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APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE 71
independent [,IndI´pendAnt]— независимый
full lips [fUl…]— полные губы
a wide smile— широкая улыбка
warm [wD:m]— зд. добросердечный
charming [´tS C:mIN]— очаровательный
a habit [´hBbIt]— привычка
impression [Im´preSn]— впечатление
a commonplace expression [´kOmAn,pleIs Ik´spreSn]— расхо-
жее выражение
to meet one’s expectations […,ekspek´teISnz]— оправдывать
чьи-л. ожидания
to turn out [´tQ:n ´aUt]— оказываться
arrogant [´BrAgAnt]— высокомерный
meticulous [mI´tIkjUlAs]— мелочный, щепетильный
plain [pleIn]— простой, невзрачный
the real inner beauty [´rIAl ´InA ´bju:ti]— истинная внутрен-
няя красота
a rich spiritual world […´spIrItSUAl, wQ:ld]— богатый духов-
ный мир
to conceal [kAn´si:l]— скрывать
to follow a modern trend [´fOlAU A´mOdAn…] — следовать
засовременной тенденцией; придерживаться современной тенденции
a hairstyle [´heA,staIl]— модная прическа
make-up [´meIk, Ep]— макияж
external [Ik´stQ:nl]— внешний
to change [tSeIndZ]— менять, изменять
72 THE FACE ISTHE INDEX OFTHE HEART
an image [´ImIdZ]— образ
an image-maker […,meIkA]— стилист
recently [´ri: sntli]— недавно
to appear [A´pIA]— появляться
a society [sA´saIAti]— общество
unrecognisable [En´rekAg,naIzAbl] — неузнаваемый
to correct the inner world [kA´rekt GA ,InA ´wQ:ld]— изменять
внутренний мир
glamorous [´ glBmArAs]— гламурный, блистательный
outside [,aUt´saId]— снаружи
disappointing [,dIsA´pDIntIN]— разочаровывающий
inside [,In´saId]— изнутри
outer [´aUtA]— внешний
essential [I´senSl]— существенный
intelligence [In´telIdZAns]— ум
painted upto the eyes— разрисованная, сильно накрашенная
Answer the questions:
1. Do you agree with the proverb “Appearances are deceptive”? Have you
ever met someone whose nice look misled you? Who was that person?
Were you disappointed bythat?
2. What ismore interesting for you inpeople, the way they look ortheir
inner world? What personal qualities doyou appre ciate inyour friends?
3. Can you make aconclusion about someone’s character atrst sight?
How can the clothes characterise people?
APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE 73
4. What doyou think anideal man (woman) can look like? Doyou believe
that acertain outer look ofaperson corresponds tocertain features
ofhis (her) character?
5. Do you follow modern trends inclothes? What style doyou prefer?
Here are some proverbs and set expressions dealing
withpeople’s appearance:
Beauty isin the eye ofthe gazers (in the beholder’s eye).—
У каждого свое представление окрасоте.
Beauty isbut skin deep.—
Нельзя судить понаружности, красота обманчива.
e eyes are the mirror ofthe soul.—
Глаза— зеркало души.
e face isthe index ofthe heart.—
Глаза— зеркало души.
What the eye does not see, the heart cannot grieve.—
Чего глаз невидит, потому сердце неболит. Сглаз до-
лой— изсердца вон.
A fair face may hide afoul heart.—
Под красивой внешностью может быть скрыта низ-
каядуша.
A good face isaletter ofrecommendation.—
Хорошее лицо— лучшая рекомендация.
Her face isher fortune.—
Все еебогатство— вкрасоте.
74 THE FACE ISTHE INDEX OFTHE HEART
Fine feathers make ne birds.—
Красивые перья делают красивой птицу. / Одежда кра-
сит человека.
A beautiful appearance will last a few decades, but a beau-
tiful personality will last a lifetime. —
Внешняя красота преходяща, а красота души остаётся
на всю жизнь.
Do you agree that agood face isa letter ofrecommendation and,
onthe other hand, afair face may hide afoul heart?
How could you interpret the meaning of the proverb “Beauty
isintheeye ofthe gazer”?
THE PORTRAIT OFMY CLOSE FRIEND
My best friend’s name isAlexandra. She graduated from the
University where she had studied economics. Now she isama nager
inacompany which sells oce equipment. Alexandra isayoung
woman, she isin her early thirties but she looks younger. She isquite
anoticeable person with an attractive appearance. Being slender,
slim and proportionally built upshe nevertheless tries togo tothe
gym to do physical exercises, swim and play sports three times
aweek. is isamodern trend for ayoung person tokeep t.
Alexandra istall with short brown wavy hair. She does not
wear her hair long preferring the bob style which looks nice. Her
face isoval. e most remarkable feature isher big hazel eyes with
long dark eyelashes. Big eyes, according to some research into
faces, are asign offriendliness. And she isreally friendly and kindhearted. Iappreciate her friendship very much. Her eyebrows are
thin because she has them regularly trimmed. Her nose isstraight
THE PORTRAIT OFMY CLOSE FRIEND 75
but not long. Her lips are neither thin nor full. When she smiles,
two small dimples appear onher cheeks, which makes her pretty
and charming. She puts make-up onher face though not heavily
and this adds beauty toher appearance.
I am accustomed to seeing my friend casually-dressed
indark jeans and aT-shirt orwoolen pullover ofalight colour.
However, inthe company she has towear clothes inaccordance
with the dress code that binds awoman-employee tobe dressed
inablack skirt and awhite blouse and high-heeled shoes. But itis
during festive receptions and parties that Alexandra looks exquisite inher long silk dress and high-heeled shoes that match the
colour ofher dress. Inthis case she prefers towear some jewellery
decorated with her favourite precious stone— emerald: earrings,
rings and pendants which become her greatly.
As myfriend isgood-natured and sociable, she iseasy todeal
with and gets along well with other people and what isvery important for amanager— with her colleagues. Besides, she isdiligent,
hard-working and isable towork inateam. ese qualities gave
her achance toget promotion and now she isone ofthe leading
managers inthe company.
Words and Expressions
to graduate from the University [´grBdZu,eIt… ,ju:nI´vQ:sAti]—
окончить университет
economics [,i:kA´nOmIks] — экономика (наука, изучаемый
предмет)
to sell oce equipment […´OfIs I´kwIpmAnt] — продавать
офисное оборудование
in one’s early thirties […´Q:li ´FQ:tIz] — слегка за тридцать
(овозрасте)
76 THE FACE ISTHE INDEX OFTHE HEART
noticeable [´nAUtIsAbl]— заметный, видный
slender [´slendA]— тонкий, стройный
slim— тонкий, изящный
to try [traI]— пытаться
a gym [dZIm]— гимнастический зал
a modern trend [´mOdAn ,trend]— современная тенденция
tall [tD:l]— высокий
brown hair [´braUn ,heA]— каштановые волосы
wavy [´weIvi]— волнистый
bob— прическа «каре»
oval [´AUvl]— овальный
remarkable [rI´mC:rkAbl]— примечательный
hazel eyes [´heIzl ,aIz]— карие глаза
eyelashes [´aIlBSAz]— ресницы
research into faces [rI´sQ: tS…´]— исследование соответствия
внешних признаков чего-л., вчастности, лица, чертам
характера
friendly [´frendli]— дружественный
kind-hearted [,kaInd ´hC:tId]— добросердечный
to appreciate [A ´pri:Si,eIt]— ценить
eyebrows [´aIbraUz]— брови
thin— тонкий
to trim— приводить впорядок, четко очерчивать (брови)
a nose [nAUz]— нос
straight [streIt]— прямой
neither… nor [,naIGA… ´nD:]— ни… ни
THE PORTRAIT OFMY CLOSE FRIEND 77
to smile [smaIl]— улыбаться
a dimple onthe cheek [´dImpl An GA ,tSi:k]— ямочка нащеке
pretty [´prIti]— хорошенькая, миловидная
not heavily […´hevIli]— неслишком, нечересчур
to add smth. tosmth.— добавлять что-л. кчему-л.
to be accustomed to smth. […A´kEstAmd…] — привыкать
кчему-л.
casually-dressed [´kBZUAli,drest]— одетый повседневно
dark [dC:k]— темный
a T-shirt [´ti:,SQ:t]— футболка
a woolen pullover [´wUlAn ,pUlAUvA]— шерстяной пуловер
a light colour [,laIt ´kElA]— светлый цвет
a dress code [´dres,kAUd]— дресс-код
to bind [baInd]— обязывать
a black skirt [… skQ:t]— черная юбка
a white blouse [,waIt ´blaUz]— белая блузка
high-heeled shoes [´haI,hi:ld ´Su:z]— туфли навысоком каб-
луке
festive receptions and parties [´festIv rI´sepSn] And ´pC:tIz] —
праздничные приемы ивечеринки
exquisite [Ik´skwIzIt]— изысканный, утонченный
to match smth.— подходить кчему-л. поцвету, гармонировать
in this case— вэтом случае
jewellery [´dZu:Alri]— ювелирные украшения
to bedecorated with smth. […´dekA,reItId…]— быть украшен-
ным чем-л.
favourite [´feIvArAt]— любимый, излюбленный
78 THE FACE ISTHE INDEX OFTHE HEART
a precious stone [,preSAs ´stAUn]— драгоценный камень
emerald [´emArAld]— изумруд
earrings [´IArINz] — серьги
a ring— кольцо
a pendant [´pendAnt]— кулон, подвеска
to become smb.— подходить (идти) кому-л.
good-natured [,gUd´neItSAd]— добродушный
to beeasy to deal with smb. […´i:zi tA´di:l…]— легко иметь
дело скем-л.
important [Im´pD:tnt]— важный
a colleague [´kOli:g]— коллега
diligent [´dIlIdZAnt]— прилежный, усердный
hard-working [,h C:d ´wQ:kIN]— упорный, трудолюбивый
to work inateam [… ti:m]— работать вкоманде
a quality [´kwOlAti]— качество
to give achance […tSC:ns]— дать шанс (возможность)
promotion [prA´mAUSn] — продвижение послужбе, повыше-
ние вдолжности
leading [´li:dIN]— ведущий
Answer the questions:
1. How old is Alexandra? By what signs could you say that she looks
younger? Doyou think she keeps t because she goes tothe gym and
takes exercise regularly? Doyou often goto the gym?
THE PORTRAIT OFMY CLOSE FRIEND 79
2. What kind ofhair would you like tohave, long orshort, brown orblond,
straight, wavy orcurly? Doyou know the names ofany other woman’s
hairstyle besides bob? And those ofman’s? What hairstyle doyou prefer?
3. Doyou believe inthe research into faces stressing acertain corre-
spondence between some types offeatures and traits ofcharacter?
Can you make aconclusion about someone’s personality by their
appearance?
4. What is your attitude towearing make-up? Do you apply make-up?
What doyou usually use?
5. Doyou support the idea ofintroduction adress code into all compa-
nies? Why doyou think itis necessary? What style ofclothes would you
suggest for women and men inyour company?
6. What does it mean for you to be casually-dressed and exquisitely-
dressed? What doyou usually wear every day? Do you have smart
clothes for special occasions? What are these occasions?
Here are some more proverbs and sayings about people’s
appearance:
Appearances are deceptive (deceitful).—
Внешность обманчива.
A little body oen harbours agreat soul.—
Мал золотник, дадорог.
All isnot gold that glitters.—
Не все тозолото, что блестит.
A good dress isacard ofinvitation, agood mind isaletter
ofrecommendation.—
По одежке встречают, поуму провожают.
80 THE FACE ISTHE INDEX OFTHE HEART
Clothes make the man.—
Одежда красит человека.
As plain asthe nose ofaman’ face.—
Ясно, как день.
Everybody’s faults are not written intheir foreheads.—
У него налбу ненаписано.
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.—
Меньше говори, больше слушай.
Iron hand (st) inavelvet glove.—
Железная рука (кулак) вмягкой (бархатной) перчатке. /
Мягко стелет, дажестко спать.
What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.—
У кого что болит, тот отом иговорит.
Interpret the meaning ofthe proverbs “All isnot gold that glitters”
and “Iron hand (st) inavelvet glove”.
What attracts you more, anice appearance oragood-natured, reliable personality?
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