III. Listen further (till the words “George laid down his cards thoughtfully, turned his piles of three.”) and offer the English equivalents for the following words and phrases:

1. напрягся

2. слегка присел

3. он взгляд стал оценивающим и задиристым

4. Лени съежился

5. Керли резко повернулся

6. посмотрел успокоившись

7. руки все еще согнуты в локтях

8. какого черта ему надо?

9. он горяч

10. приставать к кому-либо

11. лезет в драку с большими ребятами

12. затеять драку

13. тасовать карты

14. разложил пасьянс

15. проститутка (разг.)

Change the following sentences uttered by the personages into Standard English:

1. “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” (Curley)

2. “He don’t have to take after Lennie. Lennie didn’t do nothing to him. What’s he got against Lennie?” (George)

3. “Well . . . . tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy?” (Candy)

4. “Sure,” said George. “I seen plenty tough little guys. But this Curley better not make no mistakes about Lennie. Lennie ain’t handy, but this Curley punk is gonna get hurt if he messes around with Lennie.”

5. Never did seem right to me. Seems like Curley ain’t givin’ nobody a chance.” (Candy)

6. “Well, he better watch out for Lennie. Lennie ain’t no fighter, but Lennie’s strong and quick and Lennie don’t know no rules.” (George)

7. The old man sat down on another box. “Don’t tell Curley I said none of this. He’d slough me. He just don’t give a damn. Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss.”

1. Who was Curley? Describe his appearance and behaviour.

2. What do we find out about Curley, his wife, and his father through George's discussions with others.

3. It is known that when Steinbeck was writing the novel, he repeatedly asked acquaintances for the word for someone who swept out a bunkhouse; finally he remembered "swamper." This anecdote illustrates Steinbeck's desire to use the precise language of workers. Find other examples of Steinbeck's facility with language.

4. Several characters are identified through their hands and what they do with their hands. Comment.

IV. Listen up to the end of the chapter (“The dog raised his head, but when Curley jerked out, the grizzled head sank to the floor again.”) and find the English equivalents for the expressions in bold type.

Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, накрашенные lips and широко посаженные eyes, heavily накрашенные. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red тапочки, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red страусиные feathers. “I’m lookin’ for Curley,” she said. Her voice had a nasal, brittle quality.

Explain the words and expressions and reproduce the situations in which they were used:

1. apprehensive

2. let Curley take the rap

3. hit a pocket

4. a jerkline skinner

5. hatchet face

6. his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought

7. a temple dancer

8. it invited confidence without demanding it.

9. she slang her pups last night

Answer the following questions:

1. What did George tell Lennie to do if he got into any trouble?

2. How did Curley's wife look like when she appeared in the doorway? What were the men’s reactions to her?

3. Why did Lennie want to get away from that place? Was his fear justified?

4. Give character sketches of the new guys that came into the bunkhouse.

5. What did Lennie ask George to do after Slim and Carlson’s conversation?