Unit II

BIRTH AND LIFE OF ST EVFROSINIYA OF POLOTSK

1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russian.

the Mother Superior of the convent - Иегуменья

монастыря;

the feast of Transfiguration - празднование Преобра­жения Господне;

Saint - преподобная;

Blessed Virgin Mary's Assumption - Успение Богородицы;

Jesus Christ's preaching - проповеди Иисуса Христа;

the Lord's Tomb - Могила Господня;

the Holy Com­munion - святое причастие;

miracle-working relics - чудотворные мощи.

2. Practise saying the following proper names:

the Cathedral of the [ðə kə`θi:drəl əv`sevə] Спасский Храм

Saviour

Yaroslav the Wise [`jΛrəsləv ðə ‘waz] Ярослав Мудрый

Kiev-Pecherskaya [`kef pe’t∫з:skə Киево-Печерская

Monastery ‘monəstr] Лавра

Spaso-Evfrosinia Church [spə’səυ efrə’snə Спасо-Ефросинь-

‘t∫з:t∫] евская церковь

the Cross of Evfrosinia [kros əv efrə’s:nə] Крест Ефросиньи

3.Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:

extraordinary, dynastical, protest, cousin, monastery, ecclesiastic, diplomatic, sultan, activity, architect.

4. Read out the following words and memorize them

princess (n) [ prin`səs] княжна

wisdom (n) [wizdəm] мудрость

burn (v) [bз:n] гореть

Intention (n) [in`tenn]желание,

намерение

Soul (n) [ səul] душа

nun (n) [nΛn] монахиня

monastic vows [mə`nəestik vauz ] монашеские

обеты

venerate (v) [`veneret] поклоняться

pray (v) [prei] молиться

holy (adj) [`həuli] святой

sacred (adj) [`seikrid ] священный

prioress (n) [`praiəris] натоятельница

pilgrimage (n) [`pilgrimid3] паломничество

target (n) [`ta:git] цель

besiege (v) [bi`si:d3] осаждать

monk (n) [mΛηk] монах

5. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:

with the blessing of the bishop of Polotsk - по благо­словению Полоцкого епископа;

to be noted for - быть знаменитым, известным; славиться;

to come to know - узнать;

to marry smb. off - выдавать кого-либо замуж;

to be eager to do smth. - страстно желать чего-либо;

to copy by hand - переписывать от руки;

to be on the brink of smth. - находиться н грани (краю) чего-либо;

to pay tribute to smth./smb. – отдавать дань уважения (восхищения).

6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:

1. a nun a.поклоняться

2.a monk b.молиться

3. a soul c.монахиня

4. a pilgrimage d.душа

5. to pray ^{e.осаждать}

^6. holy f.обращать (в веру)

7. sacred g.монах

8. to besiege h. святой

9. to convert i. Паломничество

10. to venerate j. священный

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bishop, prioress, pass away, transfer, ecclesiastic, monastery, undertake, confess, convent, raise,

extraordinary

. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Then ead their definitions and match the words with their lefinitions:

• religious, clerical;

• change position, move;

• make known one's sins to a priest;

• place where monks live as a community under religious vows;

• beyond what is usual or ordinary; remarkable;

• society of women living apart from others in the service of God;

• die;

• set about; endeavour;

• Christia clergyman of high rank who organizes the

• work of the Church in a city or district;

• build; erect (a monument);

• a women who heads a religious house