§ 13. That, this are often found as part of set phrases. Here

are some of them:

e.g. "Mike will tell you that I seldom pass through this place

without dropping in." "That's right." ('Это-верно.') "I

have a car outside. I'll give you a ride home." "Oh, that's

all right. It isn't much of a walk." ('He надо'. 'Ничего'.)

My husband said you were properly brought up. He always

notices things like that. (=such things) Would you like a

bag like this? (=such a bag) I hate it when they dance like

this. (=in this way) I had never heard him speak like that

before. (=in that way) It was May, but for all that the rain

was falling as in the

heaviest autumn downpours, (=despite that) My mother

intended to have a glorious supper — not that she could

eat much nowadays, but for the sake of style and my

sake, ('не то чтобы...') She was young and beautiful. More

than that, she was happy.

('более того...')

You ought to know better than that, ('быть умнее') "Do you

want to speak to me about your work?" "Oh, hardly

that." ('да нет, не совсем'; 'совсем не о том') Не talked

about his responsibilities and all that, ('и тому подобное')

I'm thinking of your future, you know. That's why I'm giving

you a piece of advice, ('поэтому')

After that I did not see him for several days, ('после этого')

Marion's concern was directly for me. "Yes, it was a pity you

ran across her," she said. "Mind you, I expect you puzzled

her as much as she did you — that is, if I know anything

about you." ('то есть')

"You know what people think when a man like him dies."

"That is?" "People imagine it's a revenge." ('то есть?'

'а именно?')

Let's leave it at that, ('оставим все так'; 'остановимся на

этом')

So that's that, ('вот так-то'; 'такие-то дела')

I told you before, I won't do it, and that's that, ('и все')

That settles it. ('На том и порешим.')

What were you doing down there, or what was I doing there

for that matter? ('впрочем, даже')

Note. Note that English people speaking of their country say this country

whereas in Russian it would be наша страна.

§ 14. The demonstrative pronoun such may mean of this or

that kind (a) or indicate degree (b). Such is followed by the indefinite

article before singular countable nouns.

e.g. a) If I were you I would not have said such a thing about him.

He was a silent, ambitious man. Such men usually succeed.

Such is the present state of things.

The position of Dan Crusher was such that he was welcome

in any club, b) He is such a bore.

He wrote such desperate letters to me that year.

The meaning of such is often completed by a clause of consequence

introduced by that or a phrase introduced by as.

e.g. I had such a busy morning that I had no time to call you up.

He cut such an absurd figure that I felt inclined to laugh. I

never saw such a handsome man as Jim's father. Mr Clark

was afraid that his promotion would never come because

there was such a thing, he said, as junior clerks trying to

draw attention to themselves.

Such may be followed by an infinitive with as.

e.g. His carelessness is such as to make it unlikely that he will

pass his examination.

Note that such may be combined with some indefinite pronouns.

e.g. I'll do no such thing.

He didn't say any such thing. • Any such request is

sure to be turned down. On every such occasion dozens

of people get injured. Some such story was told to me

years ago.