- •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
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Functions of thinking and reasoning
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •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
agree (1) to have the same opinion about something as someone else
(2) to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them
(3) to say yes to an idea, suggestion, offer, invitation, etc.
consent to give your permission for something or agree to do something
fall in with | go along with to agree with someone or someone’s ideas, suggestions, decisions, etc.
play along (with) to pretend to agree with someone or someone’s ideas because you want to gain an advantage for yourself or to avoid a quarrel
be/see eye to eye (with) to agree completely with someone; to have the same opinion as someone else
be of one mind/of the same mind/of like mind to agree with someone about something
be/operate/work on the same wavelength (informal) to have the same opinions and feelings as someone else
disagree to have or express a different opinion from someone else
differ to have or express an opposite opinion to someone else
clash to express, by way of argument, very different opinions and beliefs from someone else
part company (with) to no longer agree with or think the same as someone else
contradict (1) to express a complete disagreement with someone
(2) to disagree with something written or spoken by saying that it is wrong or not true, especially by saying that the opposite is true
be/operate/work on a different wavelength (informal) to have different opinions and feelings from someone else
Objecting
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= John: I’m all against this plan. It’s unrealistic. |
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= John strongly objected to the plan on the grounds that it was unrealistic. |
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= The police sergeant: Of course you know this man. |
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John: But I don’t. I see him for the first time. |
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= The police sergeant was sure that John knew the man but John protested that he had never seen him. |
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objected |
to the new plan/airport. to the plan being implemented. to being treated like a child. to Peter’s/Peter treating him like a child. in strong language. |
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Peter’s idea/suggestion/proposal. Jim’s/Jim applying to the university. |
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aroused stirred up came across met with was up against came up against ran up against |
determined fierce stiff strong unbending unyielding vehement |
opposition. |
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(bitterly) (loudly) (strongly) (vigorously) |
against the war/new factory. against the new factory being built. against (his) being maltreated. the war. (AmE) to the manager (about his decision). when the manager’s decision was announced. |
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his innocence. (to the police) that he had never been near the scene of the crime. |
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Peter. his idea/suggestion/proposal. (Peter) going abroad. |
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