Set expressions
in a hurry – в спешке
to have a mind to do something (a great mind, a good mind to do something) – иметь намерение сделать что-то
in a low (loud) voice – тихо (громко)
to fly (go) into a passion – разозлиться
a great many (с исчесляемыми существительными) – много
a great (good) deal (с неисчесляемыми сужествительными) – много
it is a pity – жалко
(all) of a sudden (on a sudden) – внезапно
it is a shame – стыдно
it is a pleasure – приятно
as a result – в результате
to have a good time – хорошо провести время
to be at a loss – сомневаться
at a glance – сразу, с первого взгляда
to take a fancy – иметь симпатию к кому-либо
with an easy mind – с лёгким сердцем
to feel a passionate love – страстно любить
at a distance – на дистанции
at a time – сразу, за один раз
to have a cold – простудиться
a lot of – много
THE USE OF
The definite article “the”
1). When the speaker and the hearer know what particular object is meant. No special indication is necessary.
How did you like the play?
2). When the speaker uses a limiting attribute pointing out a particular object.
This is the house that Jack built.
3) When the noun denotes a thing unique (the sun, the moon, the universe, the world).
The sun is shining brightly.
4). With nouns used in a generic sense. A noun used in a generic sense denote a genus taken as a whole, athing taken as a type, a genre. This noun is a representative of a class with the same generic characteristics.
The telephone was invented in the 19th century.
The tragedy and the comedy first appeared in Greece.
The lion is the king of the desert.
Conan Doyle is a master of the detective story.
5). With nouns modified by a limiting attribute expressed by adjactives in the superlative degree of comparison.
February is the shortest month in the year.
6) With nouns after the constructions some of, many of, none of, most of.
Most of the members of his expedition were youn men.
None of the friends knew the truth.
Some of the boys missed the lessons yesterday.
7). With nouns when they are modified by the pronoun same and the adjectives wrong (не тот), right (тот), very (именно тот, тот самый), only (единственный).
I wish we had opened the door of the wrong room.
8). With substantivized adjectives and participles used as nouns.
The rich don’t understand the poor.
The listener noted something beyond the usual of his voice.
9). With abstract nouns when they are modified by a particularizing attribute or the situation makes the idea definite.
The weather was beautiful; it wasn’t raining.
10). With names of persons (in the plural) when they denote the whole family.
The Browns live in this charming house.
11). With names of persons modified by a particularizing attribute. In such cases the definite article can be translated into Russian as the pronun “тот”.
You are not the Andrew Manson I married.
12). With commom nouns denoting professions followed by names of persons.
The teacher Fox left school in spring.
The engineer Brown improved that old mashine.
13). With names of persons modified by adjectives or participles (exept old, young, poor, dear, little, honest).
The clever Amelia knew everything.
14). With names of oceans, seas, rivers, gulfs, channels, straits. Names of lakes are used with the definite article if there is no word lake before the proper name: the Pacific Ocean (the Pacific), the Black Sea, the Thames, the Ohio River, the Mediterranian (sea), the Suez Canal, the Finnish Gulf, the English Channel, the Ontario (Lake Ontario).
15). With names of some countries, towns, sreets, squares: the Crimea, the USA, the United Kingdom, the Caucasus, the Ruhr, the Netherlands, the Congo, the Transvaal, the Lebanon, the Sudan, the Argentine (но иногда Argentine), the Hague, the Strand, the Mall, the Dardanelles.
16). With names of mountain chains: the Urals, the Alps, the Rockies, the Crimean Mountains, the Himalayas, the Carpathians.
17). With names of deserts: the Gobi, the Sahara.
18). With names of groups of islands and archipelagos: the Philippines, the Canaries, the Orkneys, the Malay Archipelago, the Fiji Isles, the Cape Verde Isles, the Bermudas, the Hebrides, the Azores.