Unit 7a
Redundancy – Увольнение – the state of being not or no longer needed or useful:
* the factory’s workers face redundancy
** Redundancy was the best thing that ever happened to me.
To be out of work– Быть безработной –unemployed:
* any reduction in spending will close shops and put people out of work
** (…) she received a text message telling her she was out of work.
To fire – Уволить - informal dismiss (an employee) from a job:
* I had to fire men who’ve been with me for years
** (…) they fired me by text!
An invitation – Приглашение - a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something:
* a wedding invitation
** Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend.
To jump at the chance – Схватиться за шанс - accept (an opportunity or offer) with great eagerness:
* I’d jump at the chance of a career in football
** Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London (…)
Superficial – Поверхностный – existing or occurring at or on the surface:
* the building suffered only superficial damage
** Everything about my past life suddenly seemed superficial.
To blush with embarrassment – Краснеть от смущения - feel embarrassed or ashamed: [with infinitive]
* he blushed to think of how he’d paraded himself
** (…) and she blushed with embarrassment.
To be exhausted - быть истощенным - very tired:
* she returned home, exhausted from work
** In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted.
To be in a good mood – Быть в хорошем настроении - a temporary state of mind or feeling:
* he appeared to be in a very good mood about something
** Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath (…)
To go back - Вернуться - move from one place to another where you have been earlier:
* he went out to the shops she longs to go back home
** I could never go back to city life now.
Unit 8c
Witnesses – Свидетели – a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place:
* police are appealing for witnesses to the accident
** Witnesses described how Michael slipped and fell on the polished floor as the two men ran into the bank.
Evidence– Доказательства – Law information drawn from personal testimony, a document, or a material object, used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in a law court:
* without evidence, they can’t bring a charge
** The police also had other evidence – a bag that the thieves had left behind.
Trial – Судебное разбирательство - a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings:
* the newspaper accounts of the trial
** The trial began two month later in the High Court.
Court – Суд - (also court of law) a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases:
* she will take the matter to court
** The trial began two month later in the High Court.
Jury– Присяжные - a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court:
* the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts
** The jury found the men guilty and the judge sentenced the men to ten years in prison.
Judge - Судья - a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court:
* he is due to appear before a judge and jury on Monday a High Court Judge
** The jury found the men guilty and the judge sentenced the men to ten years in prison.
Sentenced – Приговор– the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence:
* her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud
** The jury found the men guilty and the judge sentenced the men to ten years in prison.
Abandon – Отказ - complete lack of inhibition or restraint:
* she sings and sways with total abandon
** Not wanting to abandon their plans (…)
To slip - Поскользнуться - lose one’s footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance:
* I slipped over on the ice
** Witnesses described how Michael slipped and fell on the polished floor as the two men ran into the bank.
To trip – Споткнуться - catch one’s foot on something and stumble or fall:
* he tripped over his cat
** (…) he decided to give up the attempt, but tripped and fell over his brother (…)
Launderette - Прачечная – an establishment with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use.
* My Beautiful Launderette is a 1985 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi.
** (…) they crossed the road, run into launderette next to the bank (…)