Vocabulary notes. reminder напоминание gentle reminder намек tight [taIt] 1) плотный

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...............................................................

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