- •Нижний Новгород 2003
- •Contents
- •Preface
- •General points of grammar and usage
- •Indirect statements
- •In past reported speech adverbs and adverbial phrases of time change as follows.
- •Indirect questions
- •Indirect imperatives
- •Reporting a conversation
- •Representing functions in speech Functions of communication
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Invitation
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
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- •Vocabulary
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- •Functions of thinking and reasoning
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
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- •Functions of showing attitude
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Functions of expressing emotion
- •Interest and indifference
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Functions of volition
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Insistence and compulsion
- •Vocabulary
- •Способы передачи чужой речи в английском языке
Vocabulary
convince (1) to make someone feel sure about something
(2) to make someone decide to do something by repeatedly telling them reasons why they should do so
persuade (1) to make someone decide to do something by repeatedly telling them reasons why they should do so
(2) to make someone feel sure about something
reason/talk sb. into/out of sth./doing sth. to persuade someone to do or not to do something
argue sb. into/out of sth./doing sth. (esp. BrE) to persuade someone to do or not to do something, often with strong feeling
coax sb. into/out of sth./doing sth. to persuade someone to do or not to do something by talking to them in a kind, gentle and patient way
win over/(a)round | gain over | bring over/(a)round | get (a)round to persuade someone to do what you want or to agree with you by being nice to them
come over/(a)round | go over/across to change your opinion to another point of view
assure to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried
reassure to make someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened about a problem or situation
dissuade to persuade someone not to do something
discourage | deter to persuade someone not to do something by making them realise that it will be difficult or will have unpleasant results
Explanation
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= The teacher: Why were you absent yesterday? |
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The schoolboy: I had a bad headache. |
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= The teacher asked the schoolboy why he had been absent from school the previous day. The latter explained (that) he had missed the classes because of a bad headache. |
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= John: Why did our local team suffer such a crushing defeat? |
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Peter: I don’t know. It’s quite beyond me. |
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= John asked Peter why their local team had suffered such a crushing defeat. But Peter couldn’t account for that – it was quite beyond him. |
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the meaning of the word (to Peter). (to Peter) (that) the plane was delayed. (to Peter) what the word meant. |
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their defeat. losing the game. the fact that they had lost. why they had lost the game. |
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the meaning of the statement (for Peter). what he meant. (for Peter) why he had accepted the offer. |
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interpreted construed |
Peter’s silence as consent/a refusal. Peter’s silence as meaning consent. Peter’s remarks as offensive. |
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gave offered |
a typical illustration/a few illustrations of Peter’s meanness/cowardice. |
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provided |
a typical illustration/a few illustrations of Peter’s meanness/cowardice. |
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made an interpretation of gave a wrong interpretation to put a different interpretation on |
Peter’s silence. |
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(as a refusal). (as giving consent). |
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