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Часть II / softpedal
It has been too easy for Saudis to avoid working, or to snooze
away in government offi ces— дремать.
In Tehran they put up a billboard of the Queen in a nearby square,
showing her with the snout of a camel— морда, рыло.
However, we do not expect this to snowball into any serious
threat to Ghana’s stability l— расти как снежный ком.
Local businessmen complain that because of poor health and edu-
cation, the Delta’s workers are not up to snuff— надолжном уровне.
Employers have gradually snuck out of what used to be regarded
as their responsibility— делать что-то вночное время без разрешения
родителей.
With billions of dollars of aid at stake, Cambodia has snuggled
up to China and become its de-facto proxy within ASEAN— уютно
расположиться, прижаться.
It fi t snugly into a standard economic model of competition—
удобно, уютно.
American and Chinese illusions about European unity are also
popping like soapsuds in the sun— мыльная вода (обычно оставшаяся
после стирки).
Mr Portman seems unembarrassed about coming over as a so-
bersides with a head for numbers— степенный, уравновешен ный
че ловек.
He helped his adoptive home earn the sobriquet “Londonistan”,
conferred for what many saw as indulgence towards Islamic radicals—
кличка, прозвание, прозвище.
But the tour of three sodden Punjabi districts highlighted huge
worries— промокший, влажный, сонный, вялый.
Ms Ortega is no softie, she is loathed by the opposition for jailing
politicians— балда, дурень.
They are so paralysed by fear of being accused of racism that they
softpedal whenever they encounter crime perpetrated by minorities—
приглушать; сглаживать.
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Часть II / soggy
A goodwill gesture that went down about as well as a soggy pop-
padum— непропеченный, сырой (охлебе).
During his childhood sojourn in Indonesia he ate a bit of dog—
(временное) пребывание.
Illiterate and disillusioned citizens fi nding solace in mosques—
утешение; смягчение.
Anyone who does commit the solecism of talking or writing
about class in America is assailed at once by a problem of defi nition—
нарушение приличий; промах.
Ron Paul, a strident libertarian, won nothing, but his campaign will
soldier on to the end— упорно, настойчиво добиваться.
Which, you must admit, is taking both narcissism and solipsism
to new depths— солипсизм.
Tin mugs of warm milk were put into trembling hands— proof,
it was reported, of the solicitousness of Kim Jong Un— педантич ность.
Obermann begins his soliloquy by addressing his audience: those
who didn t vote for Bush— монолог (часть драматического произведения).
It doesn’t matter if Ashton wears an EU fl ag emblazoned lyotard
and does somersaults at the presidential palace— кульбит, прыжок
кувырком, кувырканье.
The election may be a done deal, according to most pollsters,
but a somnolent campaign has at last come to life— убаюкивающий,
усыпляющий.
Another trick is to bribe the sommelier of a fancy restaurant
to pass on empty bottles that once held expensive wine, along with the
corks— сомелье.
But then you noticed that this sonnagun had custom-made ostrich boots with spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds on them— паршивец;
мошенник.
492
Часть II / sound bite
A a sonorous declaration that “the duty which we owe to our
Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason
and conviction, not by force or violence”— отдающийся эхом, гулкий.
A big-haired songster Rod Stewart— певчая птица.
And everybody’s bond soothsayer, Bill Gross claims— предска-
затель, прорицатель; гадалка.
But sooty clouds are unlikely to blow over— coal has not joined
a recent commodities rally— черный как сажа.
If enough voters swallow such sophistry, Ms Le Pen could pre-
vail— софистика.
Mrs Clinton is soporifi c; Also, brain-dead governments that sur-
vive another term because soporifi c Opposition parties can’t be bothe-
red mounting a credible campaign— усыпляющий, навевающий сон,
вводящий всон.
The book had a soul-sapping effect— лишать сока; сушить.
A mobile phone, souped-up with such an antenna, can talk to
anetwork tower that is dozens of kilometres beyond its normal range—
усиленный.
Hitler exercises astonishing sway over a German audience, pre-
sumably because public speaking is an unknown art in Germany, was
the British embassy in Berlin’s snarky verdict in 1937 – сварливый,
вспыльчивый.
President Obama’s SOTUS was written at an eighth grade read-
ing level for a reason — American political rhetoric has been reduced to
aset of talking points— от англ. state-of-the-union address, ежегодное
послание конгрессу.
Later on, still bargain-minded, he would stroll the souks of Da-
mascus or Jerusalem— базар (вмусульманских странах).
It is refreshing to read intelligent comment and opinion in con-
trast to the sound bite economics served to the public by most print and
TV media— короткий отрывок, фраза изречи политика (цитируемая
порадио или телевидению).
493
Часть II / soupçon
This soupçon of military experience has been played up in his
offi cial biography, which says he was an “offi cer on active service”—
крошечный, маленький.
For years they would go out drinking with colleagues and clients,
returning home sozzled at 3am— вдрызг пьяный, напившийся.
He never lost its rustic dialect and later subjected many a world
leader to local delicacies such as sow’s stomach— дикая свинья.
Each place was spanking clean; he would visit obsessively to
chew out staff for smudgy windows— идеально.
In the world of defence contracts, $200m barely buys you a Pentagon spanner— гаечный ключ.
Sparky, personable and, at the age of 44, an acknowledged Republican star, she could be the fi rst Indian-American to hold a cabinet
offi ce— живой, оживленный.
But in many ways, the sparring capitals look more like mirror
images than polar opposites— стычка, столкновение.
A scandal over a leaked memo that drew the president into an open
spat with the country’s military establishment— перебранка.
Its cover shows blood spattered over the image of a sheep— обрызганный.
The dispute spawned other niggles — порождать, вызывать.
Mr Elbegdorj’s victory cements the DP’s political dominance, giving it control of the presidency, the prime minister’s offi ce and the parliamentary speakership— должность спикера парламента.
She was a drifter, moving in a miasma of angry despair in and out
of speakeasies and other people’s beds— магазин или бар, незаконно
торгующий спиртными напитками (вовремя действия вСША сухого
закона).
This is arguably a slightly specious argument: grumbly, Eurosceptic Britain is a European champion at attracting foreign direct investment— показной; лицемерный.
494
Часть II / spiff up
The upshot, at least in Heliconius, seems to be that speciation is
a two-stage process— видообразование.
Republican presidential frontrunner visited Washington, DC for
a day of traditional foreign policy chin-stroking and speechifying—
ораторствовать, разглагольствовать, витийствовать.
Yet for close on 90 minutes he held his audience spellbound—
заколдовывать, околдовывать, очаровывать.
She was told that the solid young man making spaniel’s eyes at
her across the room— раболепствующий.
The hype about Mr Huntsman also stems from his impressive résumé,
a stint as ambassador to China, various high-powered jobs in Washington
and several spells in the family business— чары, срок, период (чего-л.).
His spendthrift policies have all but depleted the country’s re-
serves— неэкономный, расточительный.
Despite the poverty, the Kuna keep the island’s streets pretty spick
and span with a sweepers’ patrol in which people take turns to join in—
опрятный; чистый, без единого пятнышка.
Most CEOs are capable of giving an elegant spiel about how the
bulk of the fi rm’s growth in coming years will come from cities you
have never heard of— пустые разговоры, болтовня; разглагольствование.
Being too spiky would not just prick a bubble, but also prevent
alot of the useful innovation— сварливый, несговорчивый.
Police arrested a prominent PT senator, Delcídio do Amaral, for al-
legedly attempting to spirit a former Petrobras director out of the country— тайно похищать.
Evidence before the court suggests a world of harried analysts be-
ing outsmarted by spivvy bankers— плутоватый.
Some executives are doubtless spivs, willing to cut investment to
hit earnings targets— мошенник, плут.
Councils can do a good deal to spiff up town centres— наряжать.
495
Часть II / Spittoon
Spittoon use has dwindled and delegates were banned from smoking in public in 2013— плевательница.
Madrid media splenetically denounced Catalonian nationalism—
несдержанный, раздражительный.
The conversation continues on a punt, then on a brisk walk around
the university parks, then over tea, which slips into (more) sherry, and afterwards a splendiferous “high table” dinner— тогда, втовремя, вэто
время, втупору.
Mr Verity’s translation, Achilles’s outburst above becomes the
prim “Iabominate his gifts, and Ivalue him no more than a splinter”—
заноза; осколок; обломок.
Most popular of all are the show’s fake interviews, in which a reporter in London is spliced into archive footage of Iranian politicians—
склеивание встык.
Distraction of multitasking lowers your IQ by about 10 points, more
than smoking a spliff — сигарета смарихуаной, косяк.
A letter he wrote after his arrest suggested that a “large splodge
of wonga”— куча денег.
That was arguably the biggest splurge since the 1960s under Go vernor Pat Brown, a Democrat — хвастливая демонстрация,
выставление напоказ.
To repatriate any spoils of colonial war might establish a precedent to empty out the British Museum— трофеи; добыча; награбленное.
But the government is threatening to put a legislative spoke in the
industry’s wheels— спица.
Yet recent months have highlighted how fragile are these spoke-
to-spoke relations among America’s Asian allies— напряженный.
A television station in Georgia sparked panic with a spoof broad-
cast that reported a Russian invasion of the capital— мистификация,
розыгрыш, обман.
Sergei Ivanov has a certain spooky charm— зловещий; жуткий;
страшный.
496
Часть II / spruce
Ukraine’s own troubles— Russian infl uence and creeping spook-
dom— are bad enough— шпионаж.
China’s eclectic mix of free-market principles, spoon-fed state en-
terprises and intolerance of dissent may be contradictory— находящийся
нагосударственной дотации (оботрасли промышленности).
Dick Cheney spoons poison on Colin Powell, Mr Bush’s secretary
of state, Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser, and sometimes
his own boss— черпать, зачерпывать (ложкой).
The spoor of another phone linked an abandoned suicide-vest to
Salah Abdeslam— след (зверя).
Neil Armstrong is dressed in his spacesuit, sports a three-day
beard, and is clearly exhausted— легкомысленная.
If a retired breadwinner spouse dies, his surviving homemaker
spouse assumes his pension but takes a one third cut— муж, супруг;
жена.
He harassed its media outlets: today, most free-to-air television
channels spout government propaganda— изливать, извергать.
Innocent of the bribery charges that could have sent him to prison
for up to ten years and put a spoke in the wheel of his sports empire—
ставить кому-л. палки вколеса.
Still others see the arrests as a sop to the police, who have been
given a lucrative opportunity: the average bribe to spring someone after
an arrest is between 8,000 and 20,000 taka –подарок, подачка (чтобы
задобрить).
So it came as a shock last month when a bill sprinted through the
lower house of Congress, on the fi rst day of a new session— пробежать
накороткую дистанцию.
Parents trying to shepherd their children into school as other par-
ents, their sprogs already dropped off— дети.
But after a stroll in today’s countryside you would probably tell the
poet to swap it for the Sitka spruce— нарядный, элегантный, изящный;
щеголеватый.
497
Часть II / spry
If I had to answer right now I’d say the relatively spry Donkey
clearly has the advantage over the cumbersome Elephant— деятельный;
подвижный.
Moreover, Panama canal profi ts may blunt the incentive to spruce
up a tax system that collects a paltry 11% of GDP— приводить впорядок,
украшать; наряжать.
The would-be-vice-president, gave a spunky concession speech
right before he introduced his running mate— мужественный, храбрый,
смелый, отважный.
The jets of bile that spurt forth whenever Mr Blair’s name is mentioned have all sorts of bad outcomes— прилив энергии; внезапное
резкое усилие, рывок.
But in recession Germany’s export-led model is sputtering more
than most— фырчать, чихать (о моторе); шкворчать, шипеть.
It is necessary to address the particular spurious argument raised
in this article; The reason for this sudden spate of spurious insinuation—
поддельный; подложный, фальшивый, фиктивный.
It is the spur needed to encourage them— шпора (наобуви).
She says she is spurred by worries about the “hackability” of vot-
ing systems— подгонять, побуждать.
The spurned wife, Sue, was devastated, and the resulting fam-
ily feud would echo down the generations— отвергать спрезрением.
After a squall briefl y roils the waters, relations revert to their usual
choppy but unthreatening passage— вопль, резкий крик.
Since Mr Romney is seen by voters in general as a little square, and
by social conservatives as not enough of a social conservative, should he
be in the market for a non-square ultraconservative— консервативный.
Plants and animals are warmed and lit by the sun, mostly, and tend
to be squidgy, moving and watery— мягкий.
The Magazine is a listed building, so Hadid had less squiggle room
than she is used to— писать неразборчивым почерком.
498
Часть II / squiggly
As the global army of super-rich has grown, more tycoons have
bought sports teams for fun or prestige, many have lost squillions—
несметные богатства.
Mr Chávez has squirrelled away billions of dollars in unaudited
public funds, and should be able to pay for a pre-election spending binge—
откладывать про запас; запасаться.
In 2010, the World Bank estimated that $2 billion worth of textiles
like Mr Zakari’s are squirrelled into Nigeria every year— незаметно
завезти.
He is hardly the lefty squish Mr Rubio makes him out to be—
хлюпающий звук, плеск, всплеск.
But it is unclear if the shelling has squelched an Islamist-inspired
insurgency— решительный отпор (особая реплика, приводящая
собеседника взамешательство).
The shamus is Brendan whose search for his ex-girl-friend’s killer
leads him into a romance with a femme fatale— сыщик.
It’s very illustrative of how shrill public ‘debate’ has gotten in
America— надоедливый, навязчивый.
It also squandered much of the prestige it had enjoyed for up-
holding a spirit of public service that dated all the way back to the glory
days— разбрасывать, раскидывать.
Set aside for a moment the squalid allegations of bunga-bunga
parties— низкий, подлый; отвратительный.
Lehman’s former leaders are not the only ones squirming in the
glare— увиливать (отчего-л.), двигаться извиваясь.
Obama faces squalls at home— вопить, визжать (оптицах, жи-
вотных).
California’s legislature did this in 2001, producing cynically squig-
gly districts that made most of the seats safe for whichever Republicans
or Democrats already held them— волнообразный, изогнутый.
499
Часть II / squelched
Regulators in Florida have squelched local utilities’ plans to build
new reactors— раздавить ногой, уничтожить.
But there is a second cause: a constant struggle to stop cabinet
squabbling, or at least to keep the squabbles from being aired in public— ссориться, скандалить.
The mayors constantly cut squalid deals with interest groups,
massage statistics and hush-up scandals— подлый; отвратительный.
Her fi nely drawn literary travelogues on Taganrog, Murmansk,
Vologda, Irkutsk and other places depict squalor, pomp, misery, exhilaration, heroism and brutishness, each cameo framed in its historical, cultural and physical context— запустение, бедность.
A call to abandon forthright, principled stances in favour of squi-
shy centrism— мягкий, податливый.
With Prince William’s stag-do soundtrack best described as an eclectic mix of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Rihanna and Nickelback, he and Kate Middleton may need a helping hand picking the reception entertainment—
холостяцкая вечеринка; мальчишник.
Ideo is working with Swiss Life to help the staid insurer do better at selling fi nancial services to younger— степенный, уравнове шенный.
The Economist then proceeded to misrepresent the position of
the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, who has been a stalwart de-
fender of the court— поборник, последователь, стойкий приверженец.
The four-line stanza which ends in these words is the gist of the
history of Sri Lanka— станс, строфа.
Foreign energy companies stampeded into Tukmenistan— напор, натиск.
The urgent task is to stanch the fi nancial panic— if only to give
politicians a chance— останавливать кровотечение.
Catching some of Lula’s stardust is Ms Rousseff’s best hope—
мечтательность, романтика.
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