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Vocabulary notes
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| reminder | напоминание | |||||
| gentle reminder | намек | |||||
| tight | [taIt] | 1) плотный 2) плотно прилегающий | ||||
| grip | 1) хватка, сжатие 2) власть, тиски | |||||
| to secure a grip on smth | прибрать что-либо к рукам | |||||
| to stash | (разг.) копить, припрятывать | |||||
| humiliating | [hju: 'mIlIeItIÎ ] | унизительный, оскорбительный | ||||
| retreat | [rI'trI: t] | отступление | ||||
| to make good one's retreat | легко отделаться | |||||
| resignation | [, rezIg'neISn] | 1) отставка; 2) заявление об отставке; 3) отказ от (или уход с) должности | ||||
| to detain | [dI'teIn] | 1) задерживать; 2) арестовывать, содержать под стражей | ||||
| predecessor | ['prI: dIses@] | предшественник | ||||
| to bust | (сленг) схватить с поличным, арестовать | |||||
| eligible | [@'lI³ @bl] | могущий, подходящий, имеющий право | ||||
| loophole | ['lu: phoul] | 1) бойница, амбразура; | ||||
| 2) лазейка, увертка | ||||||
| vehement | ['vI: Im@nt] | сильный, неистовый | ||||
| a man of vehement character | человек с сильным характером | |||||
| vehement desire | сильное желание | |||||
| vehement wind | сильный ветер | |||||
| keen | 1) сильный; 2) сильно желающий | |||||
| to be keen on smth | сильно желать чего-либо | |||||
| to blame | обвинять | |||||
| conspiracy | [k@n'spaIr@sI] | 1) заговор, тайный сговор; 2) конспирация; | ||||
| 3) тайная подпольная организация | ||||||
| twist | 1) изгиб, поворот; 2) характерная особенность, | |||||
| отличительная черта (часто неодобрит.); | ||||||
| 3) твист (танец) | ||||||
| to claim | 1) заявлять; 2) требовать; | |||||
| 3) возбуждать иск о возмещении убытков | ||||||
| gringo | (презр.) гринго, иностранец, особ, англичанин | |||||
| или американец (в Лат. Америке) | ||||||
| brawl | [bro: l] | шумная ссора, уличный скандал | ||||
| spate Tell that to the conspiracy theorists! (Tell that to the marines!) | излияние, проявление Рассказывайте сказки! | |||||
§ Words and Grammar
a Match the English and Russian equivalents:
b Choose the synonyms from the box:
| in that case, in this case, recently, inside, since then, about |
lately....................................... nearly............................................
on that occasion.................... within...........................................
this time............................... since............................................
с Choose the antonyms from the box:
| native, appointment, attack, peace, successor, failure |
predecessor........................... retreat.....................................
gringo.................................... success.....................................
resignation............................. war..........................................
d Underline the basic nouns in the following word combinations and translate them into Russian (usually starting with the last word):
Colombia's drugs police... Полиция Колумбии по борьбе с наркотиками...............
narcotic trade's tight grip.................................................................................................
a Colombian Air Force plane..........................................................................................
a United Nations meeting................................................................................................
America's Drug Enforcement Administration................................................................
the recent prison killings................................................................................................
a bar-room brawl............................................................................................................
e Choose the correct prepositions and write down a short sentence with each word-combination:
to find drugs at/on air-force aircraft
to discover heroine at/on the plane
to be detained at/by the attorney-general's office
to come in/into force
eligible for/to extradition from/of the USA
this puts the mobsters out of/off America's reach
f Encircle the predicates, write down in what forms the verbs are used and complete the sentences:
1 The drug police lately had another reminder of..............................................................................................
2 It is not the first time drugs have been found within.......................................................................................
3 Six of his men have been.................................................................................................................................
4 Mr. Pastrana may have more success in this than his predecessor did in busting............................................
5 Colombians have always been keen to blame..................................................................................................
g Group the following words and word combinations into a few logical units and fill in the table:
| drugs police, to resign, extradition, narcotic trade, to detain, in jail, to discover a stash of heroine, drug seizure, to bust the cartel, mobster, conspiracy, to shoot dead, involvement, current spate of drug violence |
| Group | ||||
h Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations in English and give Russian equivalents:
a retroactive law......................... to beat a humiliating retreat....................................
a loophole................................... the narcotic trade's tight grip on.............................
to be out of smb's reach.............. the country..............................................................
a drug-trafficking ring................ to be keen to blame an American............................
.................................................... conspiracy...............................................................