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OUR RELATIVES 11
Here are some proverbs about family and relatives:
Brothers and sisters are asclose ashands and feet.—
Связь между братьями исестрами настолько жеблизка,
как между руками иногами.
ere is only one pretty child in the world, and every
mother has it.—
На свете есть только один прелестный ребенок, ион есть
укаждой матери.
My family ismy strength and my weakness. (Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan)—
В семье моей моя сила и одновременно моя слабость.
(Айшвария Рай Баччан)
To forget one’s ancestors isto beabrook without asource,
atree without aroot.—
Человек, не помнящий своих предков, подобен ручью
с высохшим источником или дереву без корней. / Иван,
непомнящий родства.
No man can outwit the ancestors.—
Никому неудастся перехитрить своих предков.
From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues
come our honours.—
От наших предков достаются нам наши имена, а наше
доброе имя создается нашими достоинствами.
Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with
strangers.—
Ешь ипей сродственниками, аделовые отношения создавай спосторонними.
e rich never have toseek out their relatives.—
Богатые никогда неразыскивают своих родственников.
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All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble
from them.—
Все мывконце концов родственники, поэтому ожидать
друг отдруга мыможем одних проблем.
ere isablack sheep inevery family.—
Всемье небез урода.
Do you agree with all concepts expressed inthe proverbs?
How would you interpret the meaning ofthe proverbs “My family
ismy strength and myweakness” and “e rich never have toseek
out their relatives”?
Does the memory ofyour ancestors mean much for you? Ifso, why?
FRIENDSHIP
Did itever occur toyou why wehad alot ofacquaintances but
not somany friends? is isthe life reality. e notions “acquaintance” and “friend” are not the same because they denote dierent relationships between people. When weget acquainted with
someone, itdoes not mean that wewill make friends byall means.
ere isno shortage ofacquaintances with whom you have
a supercial relationship. We are surrounded by acquaintances
everywhere: inour residential place, atwork, atschool, atuniversity. Wecan meet new people when travelling, going tomuseums
ortheatres, but very rarely wemake friends with anyone. e fact
isthat wecan dowithout them. You may take anoccasional coee
with anacquaintance ordiscuss the weather orthe latest sports results, but basically his or her life isaclosed book toyou. Ofcourse,
weare also particular about choosing our acquaintances. Wedo
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this on the basis of common interests which are not enough
forfriendship.
Friendship presupposes much closer, deeper and more devoted relationships than acquaintance. Unfortunately, there are
some people (though not somany) who have never experienced
the feeling ofreal friendship aswell asthat oflove. e reasons
for this are quite individual, but inall cases these people deprive
themselves of emotional experience and pleasure of sharing
somebody else’s happiness. Friendship issomething that ismore
serious, more important and inexpressible byordinary words. Not
only are two people linked bycommon interests and the same attitude tolife ingeneral, but they appreciate their friendship and
dotheir best not tolose their friends.
A friend issomeone who shares your life— the good times
and the bad. Atrue friend will never betray you orlet you down.
He or she is reliable and will never tell anybody your secret.
Friends never criticise one another; instead they convince reasonably inthe opposite viewpoint orgive some useful advice.
ey are always helpful and ready tosacrice everything for the
sake oftheir friend’s well-being. But friendship cannot stand always onone side; itmust bemutual. True friends are hard tond
and are worth holding to. ey are worth more than gold. So,
ifyou have experienced afeeling offriendship, you are happy.
Words and Expressions
to occur tosmb. [A´k Q:]— приходить вголову кому-л.
an acquaintance [A´kweIntAns]— знакомый (человек); знаком-
ство
to get acquainted with smb. [… A´kweIntId…]— знакомиться
скем-л.
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to make friends— подружиться
no shortage [´SD:tIdZ]— нет недостатка вчем-л.
supercial [,su:pA´fISl]— поверхностный
to meet someone— знакомиться
to dowithout smb.— обходиться без кого-л.
to beparticular about smth. [pA´tIkjUlA]— быть разборчивым
вчем-л.
common interests [´kOmAn ,Intrests]— общие интересы
to presuppose [,pri:sA´pAUz]— предполагать
devoted [dI´vAUtId]— преданный
to experience [Ik´spIAriAns]— испытывать, иметь опыт
to deprive smb. ofsmth. [dI´praIv…]— лишать кого-л. чего-л.
an attitude tosmth. [´BtI,tju: d…]— отношение кчему-л.
to betray [bI´treI]— предавать
to let smb. down— подводить кого-л., ставить втрудное по-
ложение
to convince insmth. [kAn´vIns…]— убеждать вчем-л.
to sacrice smth. for the sake ofsmb. [´sBkrI,faIs…]— жертво-
вать чем-л. ради кого-л.
mutual [´mju:tSuAl]— взаимный
to beworth [wQ:F]— быть стоящим, быть достойным чего-л.
Answer the questions:
1. Doyou have aclose friend?
2. How long have you known one another?
3. Where did you get acquainted?
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4. What principles isyour friendship based on?
5. What interests doyou have incommon?
6. What features doyou appreciate inyour friend most ofall?
7. Have you ever quarrelled? Ifso, what was the reason for it?
8. What relationships in your opinion should dominate in the family
between the wife and the husband, those oflove orfriendship?
Here are some proverbs about friends and friendship:
Friendship isnot bought atafair.—
Дружбу наярмарке некупишь.
Before you choose afriend, eat abushel ofsalt with him.—
Чтобы узнать человека, надо сним пуд соли съесть.
Be slow inchoosing afriend, slower inchanging him.—
Выбирая друга, неторопись, тем более неторопись менять его.
False friends are worse than bitter (open) enemies.—
Коварный друг опаснее заклятого (явного) врага.
A friend toall isafriend tonone.—
Тот, кто дружит совсеми, недружит нискем.
Old friends and old wine are best.—
Нет лучше старого вина имноголетней дружбы.
A friend inneed isafriend indeed.—
Друзья познаются вбеде.
Between friends all iscommon.—
У друзей всё общее.
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e best offriends must part.—
Расстаются исамые лучшие друзья.
Friendship cannot stand always onone side.—
Дружба должна быть взаимной.
Do you know any other proverbs orsayings about friendship and
friends?
Do you agree with all the principles postulated bythese proverbs?
How would you interpret the meaning ofthe proverb “Old friends
and old wine are best”?
Did you ever have tobe afriend inneed for your partner? Ifso, what
was the situation?
LIVING INABIG TOWN
ORIN THE COUNTRY?
MY HOME TOWN
I was born inSt. Petersburg and Iam still living there. is
ismy home town which Ilove dearly and cannot imagine living
insome other place. When Iam away, Imiss itgreatly and fully
understand the meaning ofthe proverb: there isno place more
delightful than home.
St. Petersburg isone ofthe most wonderful cities inthe world,
the fact that isrecognised byeverybody who once visited it.
2023 our city celebrated its three hundred and twentieth anniversary since its foundation. Itwas founded byPeter the First’s order
and was built inaccordance with the European architectural pattern. at iswhy itlooks European. e most talented Russian
and foreign architects took part inthe construction of the city:
Trezzini, Rastrelli, Rossi, Voronikhin, Zakharov, Montferran —
toname but afew. Here are some ofthe most popular tourists’
attractions ofSt.-Petersburg: Winter Palace, the former residence
ofthe Russian tsars, which was built byRastrelli and inthe twentieth century was converted into a well-known museum, the
Hermitage; the majestic Alexander Column erected inthe centre
ofPalace Square inhonour ofthe victory ofRussia over Napoleon;
the Peter and Paul Fortress built bythe architect Trezzini atthe
very beginning of the eighteenth century; Mikhailovsky Palace
constructed byRossi that now houses the Russian Museum, and
many other majestic attractions.
InMay
18 LIVING INABIG TOWN ORIN THE COUNTRY?
Old mansions and palaces, the Neva embankments and wonderful bridges over the river are the main features ofour city which
attract tourists from all over the world. Bythe number ofrivers,
canals and bridges the city can becompared with Venice. St. Petersburg isrightfully called acity ofmuseums, many ofwhich have
the world fame. e most famous ofthem are the Hermitage, the
Russian museum, the Russian museum of Ethno graphy, the Pushkin’s museum onthe Moika River, and some others. ere are also
alot ofmonuments tothe most outstanding persons orremarkable events that mark important historical periods inthe life ofour
city and the country. Itis the sculpture “e Bronze Horseman”
made byFalconet that presents asymbol ofthe city.
St. Petersburg is also famous for its picturesque parks and
gardens that are also very popular both with local people and foreigners. e Summer Garden isone ofthe oldest places with its
world famous statues and the summer residence ofPeter the First.
Itis very pleasant towalk there along its straight alleys inthe shadow ofage-old trees which witness remarkable people and events
ofthe past. ere isone more wonderful park located onthe outskirts of St. Petersburg whose existence was closely connected
with the history of the city. is is the park known asYekaterinhof. Itwas laid out atthe very beginning ofthe XVIIIcentury
byPeter the First’s order for his wife Katherine, hence the name
ofthe park. With its ponds, leaf-bearing trees, green lawns, and
old brick buildings the park looks picturesque and impressive.
Itis especially beautiful inautumn.
Like everyone Ihave myfavourite places inSt. Petersburg.
Among them, Nevsky Avenue should bementioned rst. Dierent architectural styles are presented here: baroque, rococo, empire, classicism, modernism— all merged tocreate aunique image ofamajestic city. is isalso the main shopping centre with
numerous street cafés; that iswhy crowds ofpeople ood it at
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any time ofthe day— young and old, casually and fashionably
dressed, tourists and local people, and here and there dierent
languages can beheard. ere isa very nice street that adjoins
Nevsky Avenue which is also very popular with tourists. is
isMalaya Sadovaya Street that was pedestrianised some years ago.
Itlooks wonderful with owers insummer and avery attractive
monument toCarl Bulla, the rst photographer ofSt. Petersburg.
Tourists like totake photos ofthem against the monument.
So, don’t lose achance and come toSt. Petersburg toenjoy
the view ofthe wonderful city and the hospitality ofits residents.
Words and Expressions
a home town [´hAUm ,taUn]— родной город
to miss smth.— скучать почем-л.
a proverb [´prOvQ:b]— пословица
delightful [dI´laItfl]— восхитительный
to recognise [´rekAg,naIz]— признавать
to celebrate ananniversary [´selA,breIt An ,BnI´vQ:sAri]— празд-
новать годовщину
foundation [faUn´deISn] — основание, закладывание фунда-
мента
to found [faUnd]— основывать, закладывать фундамент
by the order […´D:dA]— поприказу
in accordance with smth. [… A´kD:dns…] — в соответствии
счем-л.
a pattern [´pBtAn]— образец, модель
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an attraction [A´trBkSn]— достопримечательность
a former residence [´fD:mA ´rezIdAns]— бывшая резиденция
to erect [I´rekt]— воздвигать
in honour ofsmb., smth. […´D:nA…]— вчесть кого-л., чего-л.
to house [haUz]— вмещать
a mansion [´mBnSAn]— особняк
a feature [´fi:tSA]— особенность, черта
rightfully [´raItfli]— справедливо, поправу
a fame— слава
picturesque [,pIktSA´resk]— живописный
a straight alley [,streIt ´Bli]— прямая аллея
in the shadow […´SBdAU]— втени
to witness smth. [´wItnAs]— быть свидетелем чего-л.
on the outskirts […´aUt,skQ:ts]— наокраине
existence [Ig´zistAns]— существование
to lay out (laid)— закладывать, разбивать (о парке)
hence [hens]— отсюда, поэтой причине
a pond— пруд
a leaf-bearing tree [´li:f,beArIN…]— лиственное дерево
a lawn [lD:n]— газон
baroque [bA´rOk]— барокко (архитектурный стиль)
rococo [rA´kAUkAU]— рококо (архитектурный стиль)
empire [´empaIA]— ампир (архитектурный стиль)
to merge [mQ:dZ]— смешиваться, сливаться
a crowd [kraUd]— толпа
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