Chapters 1-2

I. Translate into English:

• научиться состраданию к кому-то;

• новости на первой странице газеты;

• быть замешанным в десятках преступлений;

• поставить на колени;

• быть избранным губернатором;

• завести будильник;

• быть на побегушках;

• окружать (осаждать) репортерами;

• быть хорошим знаком (предзнаменованием);

• быть страшно испуганным.

II. Interpret the following:

• “He went through life as though he were five minutes late for the appointment” (p.16);

• “One by one, every loop-hole had been closed” (p.17);

• “In cases where important Mafia figures were involved, jurors had been known to disappear or to have unexplained fatal accidents” (p.17);

• “She had gotten a run in her stocking when she broke the heel of her shoe” (p.18);

• “You are going to bury your noses in legal research” (p.20);

• “The real law that dealt with human beings and their follies” (p.20);

• “The court stands adjourned until two o’clock” (p.25);

• “Five seconds later Jennifer Parker found herself being grabbed, handcuffed and placed under arrest” (p.28).

III. Give a good literary translation of the following:

• “The lion attacking him was … late for an appointment” (ch.1, p.16);

• “Jennifer Parker was a slender, dark-haired girl … a face that would be hard to forget” (ch.1, p.18);

• “There were fifteen rows of spectators’ benches on each side of the rear area … heart of freedom” (ch.2, p. 27);

• “I want her held for obstructing justice … He was incoherent with rage” (ch.2, p.31);

• “Whatever the motivation, … proceedings against you” (ch.2, p.31).

IV. Comment on the following:

• “The lion attacking him was Robert Di Silva, the fiery District Attorney for the County of New York” (p.16);

• “It is an ordinary courtroom – but it’s the heart of freedom” (p.27);

• “If citizens were ever denied the right to a trial by jury, then America would cease to exist as a free nation” (p.28);

• “The yellow canary on the desk had said it all” (p.31).

Chapter 3

I. Translate into English:

• убежать, спастись бегством;

• глубоко укоренившееся чувство справедливости;

• ходить на свидания;

• учитель и наставник;

• прекратить делать что-либо;

• изучать объявления «требуется на работу»;

• быть загадкой;

• быть просроченным (о векселе, долге и т.д.);

• уговорить кого-либо вернуться;

• стоить много денег.

II. Interpret the following:

• “They were hammering at her from all sides” (p.32);

• “He (Abner Parker) was a compassionate man with a deep-rooted sense of justice” (p.34);

• “Jennifer was absorbed in lawsuits and wills” (p.34);

• “For the first time in her life Jennifer was overwhelmed with a sense of desperation” (p.38);

• “It took her four days to realize that she was the pariah of the legal profession” (p.39);

• “The catch was that that took money” (p.40);

• “Now that Jennifer had office space, the only thing she lacked was clients” (p.43);

• “He was dressed in a tailored suit that must have cost a fortune” (p.47).

III. Give a good literary translation of the following:

• “When she was graduated she … and got a job at the Law Library” (p.35);

• “She stayed locked in her apartment all day, … mirrored in her eyes” (p.38);

• “Jennifer kept telephoning prospective employers, … to practice her profession” (p. 39).

IV. Comment on the following:

• “Jennifer Parker was not only on the evening news – she was the evening news” (p.32);

• “Half of the lawyers believed she had been bribed by the Mafia, and the other half that she had been an innocent dupe” (p.33);

• “It took seven years for his heart to stop beating, but he (Abner Parker) was dead from the moment he heard the news about his wife” (p.34);

• “At first Jennifer was convinced that he (Ken Bailey) was a con man; making extravagant promises and collecting large advances” (p.43);

• “Who can figure women out?” (p.45);

• There is one law for the rich and another for the poor.

Chapter 4

I. Translate into English:

• испытать чувство восторга, неминуемой радости;

• брать на себя ответственность;

• услуга за услугу;

• искать слова;

• отделаться, избавиться от какого-либо дела;

• по слухам, ходят слухи;

• поверить на слово;

• стараться из всех сил сделать что-либо;

• комок в горле;

• быть благодарным кому-либо.

II. Interpret the following:

• “He preferred to remain in the background and use in his considerable influence to affect the outcome of legislation, high government appointments and national politics” (p.49);

• “He had been married to Mary Beth for fourteen years and did not approve of extramarital affairs” (p.50);

• “We have a couple of dozen young lawyers around here who could handle this” (p.51);

• “Wouldn’t you say that went beyond the bounds of stupidity” (p.52);

• “He knew where the bodies were buried and he knew how to squeeze the most out of that information” (p.55);

• “No matter how much he pretended, the charming man seated opposite her was the enemy” (p.59).

III. Give a good literary translation of the following:

• “Late that afternoon Adam Warner was … had prosecuted the case flawlessly” (p.52);

• “There were thirty more pages of transcript. … Tomorrow he would dispose of the Jennifer Parker matter” (p.54);

• “Meaning Jennifer Parker … the tone of Jennifer Parker’s voice when he denied her guilt” (p.55);

• “He was all too familiar with the long, … there was justification” (p.55).

IV. Comment on the following:

• “… there was a pleasure in power” (p.51);

• “I’m not going to let you twist my words around” (p.53);

• “Her story was so transparently naïve that it had a ring of truth about it” (p.54);

• “Unless Jennifer Parker was the most consummate actress who ever lived …” (p.56);

• Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Chapter 5

I. Translate into English:

• быть способным и начитанным;

• уничтожить кого-либо;

• уступать в чем-то;

• иметь недостатки;

• посмотреть на кого-либо другими глазами;

• подонки общества;

• неприспособленные к жизни люди;

• сдаваться;

• улаживать дела;

• дело, которое широко освещается в прессе.

II. Interpret the following:

• “It was as though he had resigned himself to being a failure and was afraid to try for success” (p.64);

• “He was a bodyguard-butler who keeps everyone away” (p.65);

• “All the evidence against her was circumstantial, Robert. She was I in the wrong place at the wrong time and she got mousetrapped. That doesn’t spell Mafia to me” (p.68);

• “Most of Jennifer’s clients were unimportant, but the education was priceless” (p.73);

• “The majority of clients who cam to Jennifer’s office were people who had been ground down by poverty, the system, themselves. They were peple who had long since surrendered” (p.75);

• “She couldn’t afford to become involved in a highly publicized case that she had no chance of winning” (p.78).