Добавил:
ivanov666
Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз:
Предмет:
Файл:Mystery Greats (original mystery and crime stories). Учебное пособие
.pdf
121
At this point I put my finger in the pie. The arrival of a diamond expert is announced. Lady Yardly, as I felt sure she would, immediately arranges a robbery –
and does it very well too! But Hercule Poirot, he sees nothing but facts. What happens in actuality? The lady switches off the light, bangs the door, throws the necklace down the passage, and screams. She has already wrenched out the diamond with
pliers upstairs – '
'But we saw the necklace round her neck!' I objected.
11
'I demand pardon, my friend. Her hand concealed the part of it where the gap
would have shown. To place a piece of silk in the door beforehand is child's play! Of
course, as soon as Rolf read of the robbery, he arranged his own little comedy. And
very well he played it!'
'What did you say to him?' I asked with lively curiosity.
'I said to him that Lady Yardly had told her husband all, that I was empowered to
recover the jewel, and that if it were not immediately handed over proceedings
would be taken. Also a few more little lies which occurred to me. He was as wax in
my hands!'
I pondered the matter.
'It seems a little unfair on Mary Marvell. She has lost her diamond through no
fault of her own.'
'Bah!' said Poirot brutally. 'She has a magnificent advertisement. That is all she
cares for, that one! Now the other, she is different. Bonne mère, très femme!'
'Yes,' I said doubtfully, hardly sharing Poirot's views on femininity. 'I suppose it
was Rolf who sent her the duplicate letters.'
'Pas du tout,' said Poirot briskly. 'She came by the advice of Mary Cavendish to
seek my aid in her dilemma. Then she heard that Mary Marvell, whom she knew to
be her enemy, had been here, and she changed her mind, jumping at a pretext that
you, my friend, offered her. A very few questions sufficed to show me that you told
her of the letters, not she you! She jumped at the chance your words offered.'
'I don't believe it,' I cried, stung.
'Si, si, mon ami, it is a pity that you study not the psychology. She told you that
the letters were destroyed? Oh, la la, never does a woman destroy a letter if she can
avoid it! Not even if it would be more prudent to do so!'
'It's all very well,' I said, my anger rising, 'but you've made a perfect fool of me!
From beginning to end! No, it's all very well to try and explain it away afterwards.
There really is a limit!'
'But you were so enjoying yourself, my friend. I had not the heart to shatter your
illusions.'
'It's no good. You've gone a bit too far this time.'
'Mon Dieu! but how you enrage yourself for nothing, mon ami!'
'I'm fed up!' I went out, banging the door. Poirot had made an absolute laughingstock of me. I decided that he needed a sharp lesson. I would let some time elapse
before I forgave him. He had encouraged me to make a perfect fool of myself!
122
Vocabulary
1.
dignified adjective
someone who is dignified behaves in a calm way that people respect:
He was handsome and dignified.
a. used about people's behaviour: She maintained a dignified silence.
I made what I hoped was a dignified exit.
b. used about places and events: these ancient and dignified Italian towns
a dignified ceremony
opposite UNDIGNIFIED
2.
log noun [count]
a thick piece of wood cut from a tree:
a roaring log fire
3.
bent adjective
1 a bent object has a curved or twisted shape: bent railings
2 INFORMAL dishonest: a bent copper (=police officer)
3 an offensive word used to describe a gay person
4.
inn noun
a small hotel or PUB, especially one in the country
a. used in the names of hotels:
the Holiday Inn, Edinburgh
5.
salver noun [count]
a flat metal object like a large plate, used for serving food or drinks
6.
rivulet noun [count]
a small stream of liquid
7.
gaily adverb
1 in a happy and lively way:
She greeted us gaily with a wave.
2 in a way that shows you do not understand or care how what you do
affects other people:
James gaily continued to offend everyone with his remarks.
3 with bright attractive colours: BRIGHTLY:
gaily lit shop windows
8.
embroidery noun[count or uncount]
a design of coloured stitches on cloth
[uncount] the activity of decorating cloth with coloured stitches
9.
crestfallen adjective
sad and disappointed, especially when something has not succeeded
10
obtuseness obtuse adjective FORMAL
someone who is obtuse does not understand explanations or situations
quickly: I think he was being deliberately obtuse.
123
11.
loath adjective FORMAL
very unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT:
loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of
their involvement.
12.
foreboding noun [uncount]
a strong unpleasant feeling that something very bad is going to happen
soon
13.
distraught adjective
extremely worried, upset, or confused
14.
ruse noun [count]
a plan or trick used for hiding your true intentions
15.
menace noun
1 [count] someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause
harm: the growing menace of global pollution
menace to: The escaped prisoners are considered a menace to society.
2 [count] someone or something that annoys or threatens you:
The traffic menace grew, and the town began to suffer.
2a. [uncount] a threatening quality or feeling: an air of menace in his
voice
Phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms and word combinations
1.
romp v
romp through something [transitive] INFORMAL to do something quickly and easily
2.
crimson adj
go/turn crimson
if someone goes or turns crimson, their face becomes red because they
are embarrassed or angry
3.
spring v
spring a leak
if a container or a boat springs a leak, it cracks or breaks so that water or
other liquid can get in or out
spring a surprise
to tell someone something in order to surprise them
spring to life to begin to be active: The team's sluggish attack sprang to
life in the second half.
spring to mind
if a thought or something you are trying to remember springs to mind, it
comes into your mind suddenly: His name doesn't spring to mind imme-
diately.
spring a trap
1 if an animal springs a TRAP, the trap closes on the animal so that
it is caught
124
2 to trick someone, especially after planning how you will do it
spring for [transitive] AMERICAN INFORMAL
spring for something: to pay for someone else's share of something:
I'll spring for dinner tonight.
spring from [transitive]
spring from someone/something: to come from a particular place, family,
or situation: Hugh's interest in languages sprang from his upbringing in
Spain.
spring on [transitive]
spring something on someone: to tell someone something that they do not
expect: They just sprang it on me at the office meeting.
spring up [intransitive]
to appear or be produced suddenly and quickly: In southern California
new Internet companies were springing up every day.
4.
stir v
stir yourself
to make yourself move or do something: He knew he should really stir
himself and get to work.
stir in [transitive]
to add something to a liquid or substance and mix it: Cook the mixture for
3 minutes, then stir in the flour.
stir into [transitive]
1 stir something into something: to mix something into a liquid or substance: Crush the garlic, then stir it into the soup.
2 stir someone into something: to force someone to do something by
making them feel that they should do it: Officials were stirred into action
by public complaints.
stir up [transitive]
1 to make someone feel enthusiastic about something:
stir up hatred/anger:
2 to make someone think about something: The scandal certainly
stirred up interest in the business. He was accused of stirring up racial
hatred. The sight of the school stirred up a lot of memories.
3 to make water or dust move around
5.
run v
run in [transitive]
1 to drive a new vehicle slowly so that you do not damage the engine
2 run someone in INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED to find a criminal and take them to a police station: ARREST
run into [transitive]
1. run into someone: to meet someone when you did not expect to:
125
Guess who I ran into this morning?
2 run into someone/something: to hit someone or something by accident
while you are driving: A truck ran into me (=hit my car) at the lights this
morning.
run into trouble/difficulty/problems etc
to start to have trouble/difficulty/problems etc: Our project ran into diffi-
culties when we lost a sponsor.
run off
1 [intransitive] to suddenly leave a place or person:
Their dad ran off when they were little.
2 [transitive] to quickly print a copy of something:
Would you mind running off some more copies of the agenda?
3 [transitive] to quickly and easily write something such as a poem or
speech: James can just run off a poem for any occasion.
4 [intransitive or transitive] if a liquid runs off or you run it off, it flows
away from or out of something: This channel allows rainwater to run off.
5 [transitive] run someone off AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL to
force someone to leave a place: They said Phil had run off with his wife's
best friend.
run off at the mouth AMERICAN SPOKEN
to talk too much
run off with [transitive] INFORMAL
1 run off with someone: to secretly leave a place with someone in order
to marr them or have a sexual relationship with them
2 run off with something: to steal something or take it without permission
run on [intransitive]
1 to continue for longer than expected or planned: I hope this meet-
ing doesn't run on too long.
2 MAINLY AMERICAN to talk for a long time about something in a
way that is boring. British usually go on.
126
Exercises
1. run off
a. to find a criminal and take them to a police station
2. run on
b. to make someone feel enthusiastic about something
3. run into
c. to add something to a liquid or substance and mix it
4. run in
d. to do something quickly and easily
5. stir up
e. to begin to be active
6. stir into
f. to steal something or take it without permission
7. stir in
g. to mix something into a liquid or substance
8. stir yourself
h. to appear or be produced suddenly and quickly
9. spring up
i. to trick someone, especially after planning how you
will do it
10. romp through
something
j. to make yourself move or do something
11. spring to life
k. to continue for longer than expected or planned
12. spring a trap
l. to hit someone or something by accident while you
are driving
13. spring for
m. to come from a particular place, family, or situation
14. spring from
n. spring something on someone to tell someone
something that they do not expect
15.spring on
o. to pay for someone else's share of something
Exercise № 1
Match the verbs, idioms and word collocations with their meanings.
Exercise № 2
Fill in the gaps with the missing word.
1. Well, officer, are you going to run me _____ or not? (Cam)
2. I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind ran ______ me. (Cam)
3. He ran his motorbike _____ a tree. (Cam)
4. The repair will probably run _____ thousands of pounds. (Cam)
5. The number of books we produce run ___ the 100 000 range. (Cam)
6. You can‟t run ___ now, just when I need you! (Cam)
7. My wife has run ____ and left me. (Cam)
8. Come on, ________ ________, or you‟ll be late! (Cam)
9. All winter the hedgehog never stir _____ its warm hiding place. (Cam)
10. A child‟s professional success can stir ____ rivalry between child and parents.
(Cam)
11. They have been accused of stirring ___ racial hatred against Asian immi-
grants. (Cam)
12. The teacher told him to stop stirring ____ trouble. (Cam)
127
13. Say the word “Australia” and a vision of beaches and blue seas immediately
springs __ _______.(Cam)
14. Thousands of new businesses have sprung ___ in the past couple of years.
(Cam)
15. Where did you spring ____? I didn‟t see you come in. (Cam)
16. I hope he‟s not going to spring any nasty ___________ on us at the meeting
this morning. (Cam)
17. Rory expected to romp _______ the test and interviews. (Cam)
18. She went ___________ with embarrassment and hid her face. (Cam)
Exercise № 3
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word.
1. The cricket player strode confidently out on to the pitch, but returned
___________ a few minutes later, with a score of only two. (Cam)
2. He was followed into the room by a tall ___________ woman. (Cam)
3. He has maintained a __________ silence about the rumors. (Cam)
4. The defeated candidate in the election gave a ___________ speech in which
he congratulated his rival. (Cam)
5. The missing child‟s ___________ parents made an emotional appeal on tele-
vision for information about where he might be. (Cam)
6. He was _____________ with grief when his wife died. (Cam)
7. There‟s a sense of _________________ as if fighting might at any minute
break out. (Cam)
8. Her ____________ about the future were to prove justified. (Cam)
9. He had a strange _____________ something would go wrong. (Cam)
10. I could hear he ______ singing in her bedroom. (Cam)
11. The tree lights twinkled ______ across the lake. (Cam)
12. We stayed at an ___.(Cam)
13. The _____ were stacked in a neat pile. (Cam)
14. We crossed small streams on _____ and one large river on a kind of bridge.
(Cam)
15. They believe that bikes are a ________ to pedestrians. (Cam)
16. Dogs running loose are a public _________.(Cam)
17. Jane spoke with a hint of ____________ . (Cam)
18. He was accused of unlawfully demanding money with ___________.(Cam)
19. This child is a ________! He‟s just spilled paint all over the carpet! (Cam)
20. __________ of sweat ran down his face. (Cam)
21. His _____ to get an extra week‟s pay failed completely. (Cam)
22. The servant brought the letter in on a silver ________ . (Cam)
Exercise №4
The crossword below is only half filled in. Your partner also has a crossword that is only half filled in. Take it in turns to ask what the missing words
128
are, e.g. What’s 1 Down? What’s 3 Across? etc. Answer by trying to explain
1
F
O
2
3
R E B 4C
O
R
5
D
E
I
S
6
B E N T T
G
F
7
A
L
8
R I V U L E T
E
9
N
each word.
Student A)
To find the crossword for student B see p. 191.
Exercise № 5
Read the sentences and pay attention to italicized parts.
1. Lady Yardly looked up with a start, her husband came forward uncertainly,
his eyes seeking instruction from Poirot.
2. Lady Yardly shook her head regretfully.
3. 'I'm afraid I don't. It is stupid of me. But, you see, I never dreamt of taking
them seriously.'
4. It was already a few minutes past the dinner hour.
5. 'The Chinaman,' she whispered painfully. 'The Chinaman – the side door.'
6. I gave in rather grudgingly.
7. 'So, having – pardon the expression – rather made a mess of things, don't you
think it would be more graceful to leave immediately?'
Exercise № 6
Use the structures in the sentences of your own.
Exercise №7
129
Read the statements 1–5 which relate to Paragraphs 1, 2 of the reading pas-
a
watching over the lady.
b
sparkling dress.
c.
retreat.
d.
running.
e.
expecting the lady
f.
disappeared.
g.
cry.
h
appeared.
i
glooming dress.
j
looking after the lady.
sage. Put T if the statement is true, F if the statement is false, or N if there is no
information given in the passage.
1. A pretty picture met our eyes: Lady Yardly and her two children, the mother's
proud dark head bent down over the two fair ones.
2. Also I wanted to ask of Lady Yardly if she remembered at all the postmarks
on the letters she received?'
3. A dressing-gong sounded, and we rose to go up to dinner.
4. Just a minute, Monsieur Poirot. I feel you have to know about this. It's from
Hoffberg.
5. 'I wish you wouldn't sell it, George,' she said, in a low voice. 'Even it hasn‟t
been in the family so long.'
Exercise № 8
Sentences 1–5 are statements beginnings which represent information given
in Paragraphs 3, 4. In the box below, there are some statements endings lettered a–j. Choose the correct ending for each statement. There are more statement endings than you will need.
1. Half an hour later, we three were assembled in the great drawing-room... .
2. Suddenly there was a low rustle, and Lady Yardly appeared framed in the
doorway, a radiant figure in a long white ... .
3. Her ill-humour seemed to have ... .
4. Suddenly without any warning, every light was extinguished, the door
banged, and from the other side of it came a long-drawn piercing woman's ... .
5. There, just short of the threshold, lay the guttering necklace, evidently
dropped by the thief in the panic of his ... .
Exercise № 9
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence according to the information given in the 5, 6 reading passages.
130
1. 'A gentleman from Mr Hoffberg's, m'lord. He says you expect him.'
'Good heavens!' cried the _______ nobleman. 'I must see him, I suppose. No, not
here, Mullings, in the library.'
a) bewildered
b) shocked
c) puzzled
d) sad
2. 'True,' said Poirot, rather crestfallen. 'It was not one of my most _________
triumphs.'
a) remarkable
b) clever
c) bright
d) glimmering
3. My idea was to go at once to the Magnificent, and relate to Miss Marvell what
had occurred, but Poirot _______ the plan, and insisted that the morning would be
time enough.
a) hindered
b) banned
c) prevented
d) allowed
4. I gave way _________ .
a) eager
b) wilful
c) inclined
d) reluctant
5. 'It appears so, mon ami' said Poirot cautiously. 'Appearances are
___________, they say, but it certainly appears so.'
a) honest
b) try
c) misleading
d) hidden
Exercise № 10
Look through the passage and complete the following statements with your
own words as briefly as possible.
1. As we hurried in a taxi to the Magnificent, I ______ _____ the true inward-
ness of the scheme.
2. 'That "full of the moon" idea was clever. The whole point of it was to get us to
___________ ____ the Friday, and so be off our guard beforehand. It is a pity you
did not realize that.'
3. 'Ma foi!' said Poirot airily, his nonchalance quite restored after its brief
eclipse. 'One cannot _______ ____everything!'
4. At the Magnificent, we were ________ ___ once into the manager's office.
Соседние файлы в предмете [НЕСОРТИРОВАННОЕ]