II EXERCISES

1. a) Define the meaning of these lexical units:

of one's own free will; commonplace; second-rate; vindictive; to let smb down; to hush smth up; callous; self-seeking

b) Give the corresponding nouns and translate them:

vindictive, commonplace, to let down, callous

2. Translate into Russian. Make up your own sentences with these word combinations:

a) a second-rate film (novel); a commonplace joke; a vin­dictive creature; a self-seeking adventurer; a callous word

b) to hush up a scandal; to make a clean breast of the past; to get the children out of harm's way; to be keen on sight-see­ing; to let down the best friend; to go to the front of one's own free will; to judge the principal character accurately

3. Translate these sentences:

1. In the XVII century a group of Puritans left England for Holland. On finding that the Dutch were keen on life's plea­sures, they felt scandalized and fled to North America to get their children out of harm's way.

2. When he made a clean breast of everything to his father, the old man said: "You should judge the situation accurately. You will be better off if you hush up this row. People have to think twice before they bring an action for divorce. As to your taking offence... vindictive people are second-rate. It is not for nothing that vindictiveness goes hand in hand with malice, callousness, and what not. My son should not be involved in this."

4. Complete these sentences:

1.1 was frightened out of my wits when I found... 2. If you get into another mess like that,... 3. Second-rate people are keen on... 4. I shall make a clean breast of everything if... 5. You mustn't hush up...

5. Recall the situations in which the following words an phrases occur:

vindictive; to let down; to get out of harm's way; to bring an) action for divorce; to judge accurately; callous; self-seeking

6. State whose utterances these are and under what circumstances they were made:

1. I go of my own free will.

2. I should be frightened out of my wits. It's just asking for trouble.

3. I knew that your aims and ideals were vulgar and com­monplace... I knew that you were second-rate.

4. It's a bloody mess we've got into.

5. Unless we can hush this up I don't stand a dog's chance.

6. You can't send me to certain death.

7. Paraphrase or explain:

1. Suicide. It was nothing short of that.

2."... I shall immediately file my petition."

3. 'You didn't commit yourself, did you?..."

4. "...we can't take it lying down."

5. "Is it his idea to make me co-respondent?"

6. "...There shouldn't be any publicity and people are pretty broad-minded nowadays."

8. Say who made these utterances and under what circumstances. Discuss the motives of the speaker and the moral implication of each utterance:

1. It would be madness for me to go.

2. Unfortunately I always found you physically repulsive.

3. I say, my dear, you really mustn't come here in working hours.

4. I don't suppose you want to be divorced any more than I do.

5. You know I shall never let you down.

6. I know that every man has his price.

7. If the worst came to the worst, I should make a clean breast of it to Dorothy.

8. I am very keen on my career.

9. One can be very much in love with a woman without wanting to spend the rest of one's life with her.

I0. In point of fact there's no great risk if you are careful.

II. He knew that you'd run like a hare at the approach of danger.

12. I suppose I needn't take more than a few summer frocks and ashroud, need I?

9. Say why these things happened or did not happen:

1. I shall immediately file my petition.

2. He's only too anxious to marry me.

3. You dragged me round those interminable galleries in Venice.

4. We've got into an awful scrape.

5. I've already told your amah what you'll want.

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