А. А. Колобова по книге Дж.К. Роулинг «Гарри Поттер и философский камень»; assignment 6 (задание 6) - Harry Potter

А. А. Колобова

ЧИТАЕМ ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННУЮ ЛИТЕРАТУРУ: СОВЕРШЕНСТВУЕМ АНГЛИЙСКИЙ (Часть 2)

по книге Дж.К. Роулинг «Гарри Поттер и философский камень»

Assignment 6

I.

word	meaning	context	example
to cross smb (p. 113)	to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want	She had a very stern face and Harry’s first thought was that this was not someone to cross.	She seemed not to be able to cross her parents.
to make smth out (p. 113)	to be able to see, hear, or understand something	… the ceiling was too high to make out…	We were so close, but now I can't make you out at all.
to award (p. 114)	to officially give someone something such as a prize or an amount of money	At the end of the year, the House with the most points is awarded the House cup, a great honor.	You can’t get awarded a medal for eating all the porridge, honey.
to belong in (p. 118)	to be in the right place	You might belong in Gryffindor…	The velvet cushion belongs in the lounge.
to set apart (p. 118)	To make somebody different from and usually better than others of the same type	Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart.	Your sincerity will not only set you apart from the rest, it will be the shortest way to the hearts of the ones you love.
to prove oneself (p. 121)	to show that you are good at something	There’s talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that’s interesting. . .	The boy tried to prove himself all the time, and that definitely not helped with his inferiority complexes, it just made it worse.
a genius (p. 123)	someone who is extremely intelligent or extremely good at doing something	He’s a genius! Best wizard in the world!	Don’t call those genius children that way too much, otherwise they can feel they are expected to do much better than anyone at everything, and that would be dangerous.
can do with smth (p. 128)	The person saying that about him-/herself needs it or would benefit from it	Our heads could do with filling with some interesting stuff…	I could do with a cup of tea.
to do one's best (p. 128)	to make the greatest effort possible	Just do your best, we’ll do the rest…	At least you know you’ve done your best, don’t you?
too … to do smth (p. 130)	to not be able to do something because you have a very strong characteristic that is not letting you	Harry was going to ask Ron if he’d had any of the treacle tart, but he fell asleep almost at once.	That family were never too conceited to ask for forgiveness.

II.

1. ruff

2. mutely

3. splendid

4. float

5. frayed

6. toil

7. succeed

8. cheer

9. catcall

10. thirst

11. plunge

12. stained

13. help oneself

14. be after sth

15. trials

16. four-poster

• балл/очко – point

• привести в порядок – smarten up

• парик – wig

• табурет– stool

• поля шляпы – brim

• обитать – dwell

• косичка – pigtail

• ведро – bucket

• почти – nearly, almost

• завхоз/уборщик – caretaker

• бархат – velvet

III.

drone (p. 113) – гул

a goblet (p. 116) – кубок

loyal (p. 118) – преданный

patient (p. 118) – терпеливый

wise (p. 118) – мудрый

cunning (p. 118) – коварный

patched (p. 117) – с заплатами

chivalry (p. 118) – рыцарский

brave (p. 118) – храбрый

just (p. 118) – справедливый

at your service (p. 124) – к вашим услугам

to catch smb off one's guard (p. 125) - застигнуть кого-либо врасплох

out of bounds (p. 127) – вход воспрещён

a fixed smile (p. 127) – дежурная улыбка

coats of armour (p. 129) – слои доспехов

cackle (p. 129) – гогот

IV.

a report - something teachers write about a child's progress at school for their parents

roast beef (p. 123) – the meal of roasted beef

chops (p. 123) - flat pieces of meat with bones in them

steak (p. 123) - a thick, flat piece of meat or fish

Yorkshire pudding (p. 123) - a type of food from England that is a baked mixture of flour, milk, and eggs, traditionally eaten with roast beef

gravy (p. 123) - a warm, brown sauce made from the fat and liquid that comes from meat when it is being cooked

treacle tart (p. 125) – an open pastry case with a sweet filling, often of fruit made of a sweet, thick, dark liquid

trifle (p. 125) - a cold, sweet dish that has layers of cake, fruit, custard (= sweet, yellow sauce), and cream

Jelly-O (p. 125) – very similar to Jell-O, a US brand name for jelly

rice pudding (p. 125) - a sweet dish made by cooking rice in milk and sugar

V.

to scuttle off (p. 119) - to run away quickly using short steps

to jog (p. 120) - to run slowly (for exercise)

to swagger (p. 120) - to walk in a way that shows that you are confident and think that you are important

to trot (p. 128) - to walk with quick, short steps

to duck (p. 129) - to move your head or body down quickly to avoid being hit or seen

VI.

1. Gryffindor (griffin is an imaginary creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion), Hufflepuff (to huff and puff means to breathe loudly, especially because you have been exercising; they are hard-working), Ravenclaw (the claw of a raven is sharp, and raven is the symbol of wisdom) and Slytherin (slithering is common for cunning snakes).

2. A triumph = an important success, achievement, or victory; triumph = the feeling of happiness that you have when you win something or succeed.

3. The heavens are the sky (literary). Heaven is the place where good people go when they die (so they are in heaven); heaven is something very nice that gives you great pleasure.

4. ‘To eat one's hat’ becomes ‘I’ll eat myself if…’ because the hat is singing about itself. To cap is to cover the top of something, while a cap is a hat with a flat, curved part at the front.

5. Maybe it’s due to his disliking her, he didn’t want her to be called brave.

6. Harry is afraid of the people’s watching at him, also he doesn’t really want to get to Slytherin.

7. ‘Gym’ is in the context exercises done inside as a school subject.

8. It is exactly the one who is so famous, the one we all immediately imagine hearing the name.

9. Thumbs up means approval, whereas fingers crossed show the person wants to be lucky now.

10. Everyone expected him to say some words before the banquet. And so he did, though they were quite random.

11. Here, do means indeed, really (emphasising).

VII.

Harry’s hurt, so he accidentally and naturally allows the sounds to come out.

VIII.

1.The drone of his voice made me feel sleepy. 2. The huge windows gave us a splendid view of the garden. 3. We stared up at the heavens trying to see the plane. 4. He was wearing patched jeans. 5. Every time I made a joke, Kim tried to cap it. 6. Balloons floated in the air. 7. "What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming." 8. She was wearing a pair of paint-stained jeans. 9. The Olympic trials are to be held next week. 10. The school declared that the town was out of bounds to its pupils. 11. I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked. 12. This picture's too big to put on that wall. 13. Women find cat-calling offensive.

IX.

1. make out

2. triumph

3. awarded

4. cuff

5. in

6. goals

7. at

8. after

9. do

10. with

11. too

12. toil

X.

1. Никто не смел перечить ему. 2. Я слышал голоса, но не мог разобрать, что они говорят. 3. Он описал это открытие как один из величайших триумфов современной науки. 4. Самый молодой лыжник набрал наибольшее количество очков. 5. Думаю, что вечеринка – это великолепная идея! 6. Я положила себе немного ростбифа и подливки. 7. Это мороженое – божественно! 8. Она использовала людей, чтобы достигать свои цели. 9. Каждое утро перед завтраком она делает пробежку в течение 20 минут. 10. Эта роль дала ему шанс проявить себя как актеру. 11. Не нужно быть гением, чтобы увидеть, что план не сработает. 12. Его пальцы были испачканы синими чернилами. 13. "Почему ты рассказал ему про это?" "Он застал меня врасплох". 14. Я не отказалась бы сейчас от чашки чая. 15. Это слишком сложно объяснять. 16. Тебе бы лучше привести свою прическу в порядок. 17. Чтобы сыграть эту роль ему пришлось носить пышные кружевные воротники, парики и даже доспехи. 18. На табурете лежала шляпа с потрепанными полями. 19. Его отличительные черты – то, что он справедливый и мудрый.

1. No one dared to cross him. 2. I heard voices but could not make out what they were saying. 3. He described this discovery as one of the greatest triumphs of modern science. 4. The youngest skier won the most points. 5. I think a party is a great idea! 6. I filled my plate with some roast beef and gravy. 7. This ice cream is divine! 8. She used people to reach her goals. 9. Every morning before breakfast she jogs for 20 minutes. 10. This part gave him a chance to prove himself as an actor. 11. You do not need to be a genius to see the plan will not work. 12. His fingers were stained with blue ink. 13. “Why did you tell him about it?” – “He caught me off my guard.” 14. I could do with a cup of tea now. 15. That is too hard to explain. 16. You would better smarten your hairstyle up. 17. To play this part he had to wear fluffy ruffs, wigs and even armour. 18. On the stool lay a hat with a frayed brim. 19. His distinctive features are his being just and wise.