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Study the following phrases. Use them to make sentences of your own.

leave (let) smb. alone

1. You had better leave the dog alone. It might bite you. 2. If only she would let me alone with her questions!

take smth., smb. for smth., smb.

1. Wherever he went he was taken for his brother. There was nothing surprising about it since they were very much alike. 2. You should have taken it for what it was — a joke and nothing more.

share a secret (an idea, a room, one’s impressions, etc.)

1. I hear you’ve had a most interesting trip. I hope you’ll find time to share your impressions with us. 2. He was ready to share all he had with his friends.

take care of smb., smth.

1. He was sorry he hadn’t taken better care of himself in his younger days. Now he was paying for it. 2. She said she would be taking care of the tickets.

have one's own way

What a fellow! He will have his own way.

very well (ironical expression of discontent or disagreement)

1. You can’t very well expect me to know all the details. I’ve just started on the problem. 2. You can’t very well have your cake and eat it. 3. What you are saying is all very well for you, and how about me? Where do I come in?

comfortable fortune (income, life, night, etc.)

1. The patient had spent a comfortable night. 2. She had always had a comfortable life.

out of the question

1. What you suggest is out of the question. 2. My staying here another day is out of the question.

give way (to smth., smb.)

1. First he wouldn’t hear of any changes. What made him give way to our reasoning remains a puzzle for me to this day. 2. She was making every effort not to give way either to panic or rage. 3. She felt the ice giving way under her.

be hard on smb.

1. He was forever complaining that life was hard on him. 2. We all thought that she was a bit too hard on the children.

strike smb. as strange (surprising, exciting, peculiar, etc.)

1. The arrangement struck me as rather unusual. 2. The remark struck me as silly, to say the least.

 

4. Recast the following using adjectives with -some derived troll the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.

1. I’d keep away from that woman, if I were you. There’s nothing she likes better than a quarrel. 2. The child is no trouble at all. 3. This work makes me tired. 4. The car had become a regular burden. It was taking too much of his time and money.

5. Add the prefix out -to the italicized words and making all the other necessary changes rewrite the sentences. Translate them Into Russian.

1. More people had voted for his opponent than for him. 2. He showed better results in everything he did than the rest of the boys. 3. He had an uneasy suspicion that he had stayed too long for his welcome. 4. His arguments proved to have more weight than yours. 5. The girl has grown out of her old things. 6. He appeared to have a sharper wit than anyone of us. 7. He could run faster than any other boy at their school.

 

6. Paraphrase the following so as to use a complex object with an Infinitive or Participle I.



1. She watched how the snowflakes fell and melted the minute they touched ground. 2. We wanted that he should first get familiar with the plan as a whole. We didn’t want that he should make a hasty decision. 3. I expected that he would be annoyed at the delay. 4. I saw that he was looking my way and smiling. 5. We wanted that she should set to work at once. 6. He believed that it had happened through some mistake. 7. He often heard how she said things behind his back. 8. I find that she’s a rather exciting person. 9. She wouldn’t have it that anybody should take care of the child but herself. 10. She told him that he couldn’t expect that she should go out of her way to try and please him. 11. I believe he has already adjusted himself to the new circumstances. He’s a very adaptable sort of fellow. 12. She said she wouldn’t have it that any of her children should have their own way while she was mistress of the house.

 

7. Study the following examples. Translate them into Russian. Use the same constructions in sentences of your own.

1. He got his sister to do the cooking and cleaning for him. 2. You can have him read the book at least. 3. She won’t have anybody cross her. 4. She couldn’t have him waste his time. 5. She wondered if she would ever be able to get him to acknowledge his defeat. 6. I couldn’t get him to do his work properly. 7. You will never get him to admit a mistake. 8. The teacher had him answer the questions in writing.

 

8. Paraphrase so as to use the modal verb would. Make other necessary changes.

Model:She always insisted on having things her own way.

She would have things her own way.

1. It’s just like him to spoil the fun with his silly remarks and flat jokes. 2. He is not the kind of man to stir a finger to help. 3. Though everybody was dead tired she kept on asking her questions. 4. She didn’t give me her address though I had asked her to several times. 5. We told her that we would be coming over to her help with the packing, but she didn’t even want to hear of it. 6. I told her to listen but she said that she didn’t care to. 7. The girl insisted on wearing a light coat though her mother had told her to put on something warmer.

 

9. Note the effect ofup andouton the meaning of the verb. Trans­late the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.

A.1. He always turns up like a bad penny. 2. Now, you’re making up stories again! 3. He hardly ever shows up nowadays. 4. You mustn’t stay up for me. 5. The news made me sit up. 6. She has her own ideas about bringing up children. 7. He’s a very light sleeper. He’ll wake up at the slightest noise. 8. She looked up and smiled. 9. She was in the kitchen washing up. 10. What time do you get up on Sundays?

B.1. I can’t make out what he means. There seems to be little log­ic in what he’s saying. 2. She felt terribly ill. A cold sweat broke out on her forehead and her hands were clammy. 3. I can’t supply you with a ready answer. You’ll have to find out things for yourself. 4. She was put out by the remark. 5. The war broke out and for many years he was separated from his family. 6. You could have brought out the difference a little more clearly.

 


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