Quitters, inc.

by Stephen King

General Vocabulary:

Addict, addiction (to smth) – раб привычки, зависимость

Arouse - пробуждать

Be in charge of smth – нести ответственность за ч.-л

Bland - вкрадчивый

Cheat - жульничать

Desperate - отчаянный

Gnaw - грызть

Have smb’s interests at heart – заботиться о чьих-л. интересах

Pragmatic, pragmatist – прагматик, прагматичный

Prompt – подталкивать

Quit – прекратить ч.-л.

Retarded - отсталый

Smug – украсть

Phrasal verbs:

Blot out - вычеркнуть

Pick up - подбирать

See smth through – видеть насквозь

Throw up – страдать рвотой

Idioms:

As cold as (shaved) ice – холодный как лед

As fit as whipcord – в хорошей форме

By word of mouth – на словах

In the dead of night – глубокой ночью

Look like smth the cat dragged in – выглядеть потрепанным

Prepositional phrases:

Attend to smth – озаботиться ч.-л.

By appointment – по договоренности

For emphasis – для придания осого значения

Lesson to smb – урок кому-л.

Rummage through smth – шарить в ч.-л.

Smile at smb – улыбнуться к.-л.

Atlanta - the state capital of Georgia in the US.

Miami - a city and port on the coast of SE Florida.

New Jersey - state in the north-eastern US, on the Atlantic coast; capital, Trenton. Colonized by Dutch settlers and ceded to Britain in 1664, it became one of the original thirteen states of the Union (1787).

Kennedy International - an international airport in the borough of Queens in New York City owned by the City of New York.

Judas - an Apostle; full name Judas Iscariot. He betrayed Christ to the Jewish authorities in return for thirty pieces of silver; the Gospels leave his motives uncertain. Overcome with remorse, he later committed suicide.

Dale Carnegie - an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.

ON WRITING

by Stephen King

General Vocabulary:

Apt to be – склонный к

Bloodcurdling – леденящий кровь

Copycat - подражатель

Crib smth from smth - плагиатить

Disgusted with – чувствующий отвращение к ч.-л.

Eerie, eeriness – жуткий, жуть

Epic - эпопея

Focus on smth – сконцентрироваться на ч.-л.

Have nothing/anything to do with smth – иметь/не иметь отношение к ч.-л.

Hideous - отвратительный

Junk/trash - мусор

Masterpiece – произведение искусства

Phrasal Verbs:

Add up to smth – составлять в сумме

Come out – проявиться, выходить

Jump ahead to smth – перескакивать на ч.-л.

Liven things up – оживлять ч.-л.

Make smth up – придумывать ч.-л.

Turn out - оказаться

Word gets around – ходят слухи

Idioms:

No kidding – без шуток

Start afresh – начать заново

Word for word – слово за словом

Prepositional phrases:

Based upon – основанный на

Be in violation of smth – нарушать соглашение

Change smth for the better/worse – изменить к лучшему/худшему

In pencil - карандашом

In the first place – в первую очередь

Keep to a minimum – свести к минимуму

Lose money on the deal – терпеть убытки

On smb’s account – ради кого-л.

On the prowl - крадучись

Put smth in perspective – объективно оценивать

to one’s knowledge – насколько кому-л. известно

To smb’s credit – к чьей-л. чести

Walk around in a dream – бродить как во сне

Jack London - (1876–1916), American novelist; pseudonym of John Griffith Chaney. The Klondike gold rush of 1897 provided the material for his famous works depicting struggle for survival. Notable works: The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906).

Edgar Allan Poe - (1809–49), American short-story writer, poet, and critic. His fiction and poetry are Gothic in style and characterized by their exploration of the macabre and the grotesque. Notable works: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (short story, 1840); ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ (detective story, 1841); ‘The Raven’ (poem, 1845).

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