4.1. Глагол плюс предлог 195
10. "What happened with your sister?"
"Oh, she wants to get married, but nobody pays attention to her, although she wears all those weird clothes and wild makeup."
"But she looks like a whore."
"Yes, but she thinks she looks tike on a princess. She is waiting for a charming prince, you know."
"Oh, I doubt her chances."
11. "Nothing is going to happen to her," he said reassuringly. "Listen me. She met a nice, decent man, she asked him for help, and he was ready to give to her it. We shouldn't discuss about her behavior now, it's too late, anyway. Let's discuss her future instead."
12. "Where are my papers?" he shouted. "I can't look for after them any more! I can't depend on those lazy morons of servants any longer! My patience is over. 1 can't play these games anymore, I'll go away and join the army!"
The Keys
Стр. 194
Предлоги, которые в первоначальных предложениях стояли правильно, выделены и подчеркнуты. Неправильные предлоги зачеркнуты, и вместо них вставлены жирные правильные или, если глагол не требовал предлога, вставлен жирный восклицательный знак в скобках.
1.
"HelpTO(!)
me!" she screamed. "I need IN(!)your
help! Help TO
(!)
me
to
go away from here, to go TO
(!)
home!
Help
me!"
2.
"Look ON
at
yourself," he snapped. "You look like AS
(!)
a drunken hooker. If you go IN
to
the restaurant with this makeup on, everybody will laugh UPON
at you. And what's more. they'll laugh at
me, too."
3.
I already SAID
told
you, I am not going to wait
for
you
any longer. If you want to
stay
home,
I'll go TO
(!)
there without you.
4.
"She is wearing IN
(!)
a pretty evening gown." his wife said. "When are you going
to earn enough to buy FOR
(!)
me something like this?"
5.
I don't think you are really going to
follow
his example.
I doubt IN
(!)
it. You may not pay attention AT
to my words, but I'm telling TO
(!) you
I'm right.
6.
When she comes AT
(!) home late, they go IN
to
bed
right away. they don't play IN
(!)
cards, they don't even
listen
to the radio.
7.
"Join TO
(!) us," he said, smiling charmingly ON
at
poor Mrs Robbins. "Follow AFTER
(!)
your sisters.
Give
us
your money. Someday you're going to
need
us,
and we will help FOR
(!)
you."
8.
"I ask FOR
(!)
you to forget me." he said in a trembling voice. "I know
I'll miss ABOUT
(!) you, and you'll never
miss
me.
Someday, maybe soon, you'll meet WITH
(!)
another man, and he will” make you happy.
Look
at
me —1 have nothing to tell TO
(!)
you."
9.
Now he's
looking
for
a job, because he doesn't want to depend OF
on
his father any longer. He goes
to different places,
and everywhere they tell
him
to come next week.
10.
"What happened WITH
to
your sister?"
"Oh, she wants to get married, but nobody pays attention to her. although she wears all those weird clothes and wild makeup."
" But she looks like a whore."
"yes,
but she thinks she looks like ON
(!)
a princess. She is
waiting
for a charming prince.
you
know."
"Oh, I doubt her chances."
11. "Nothing is going to happen to her," he said reassuringly. "Listen to me. She met a nice, decent man, she asked him for help, and he
was
ready to GIVE
TO HER IT
give
it to her.
We shouldn't discuss ABAUT
(!)
her behavior now, it's too late, anyway. Let's
discuss
he
12.
"Where are my papers?" he shouted. "I can't look
for
AFTER
them
any more! I can't depend
on those lazy morons of servants
any longer!
My
patience is over. 1 can't play these games anymore, I'll go
away
and join
the army!"
Упражнения
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1. She asked... me... help... her, but 1 didn't pay attention... her request, and only laughed... her.
2. He tells... her he will miss... her, but she doubts... his words.
3. If you listen... me and follow... my advice, nobody is going to laugh... you.
4. They are playing... cards, drinking wine and discussing... their problems at the same time.
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5. She looked... his pale face and smiled... him. Then she said, "I am ready to helpf.-you if you really need... my help."
6. "Listen... me," he said. "If you don't want to look... an idiot, you shouldn't join... this organization."
7. I am waiting... her because she promised to come... here.
8. She is looking... her black hat, but she can't find it anywhere. If she doesn't find it. she can't go... the party. Without the hat, she is going to look... a scarecrow.
9. "A strange thing happened... me," he said. "I met... a gypsy girl who told... me all about my fate. I wanted to give... her all my money, but she didn't take it."
10. "I wouldn't like to depend... you." he said coldly. "Although you're wearing... this police uniform, you don't look... a policeman. You don't even look... an honest man. You don't look... trustworthy."
11. I meet... her at the same crossroads everyday. She constantly wears... the same black stockings and red skirt. I think she waits... somebody. But 1 never tried to follow... her.
12. If he absolutely wants to play... violin, I can give... him my own violin. But I doubt... the firmness of his decision. If he needs... something, it's a guitar, not a violin.
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4.2. Предлог плюс обстоятельство 197
