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straw [´strL] — ‘соломинка’;convince [kqn´vIns] — ‘убедить’:to convince smb. that — ‘У. кого-л. в том, что…’, to convince smb. of smth. — ‘У. кого-л. в чем-л.’:We could not convince him that he was mistaken.We could not convince him of the necessity for this step. — ‘в необходимости…’
to try to convince — ‘убеждать’:The doctors tried to convince her that she would strain her heart if she swam too much. — ‘испортит себе сердце’
convincing — ‘убедительный’:convincing arguments (speech, words):He spoke for a long time, but his words were not convincing. — ‘Он говорил долго…’
innocence [´Inqsqns] — ‘невинный’;persuade [pqs´weId] — ‘1. убедить’:to persuade smb. that — ‘У. кого-л. в том, что…’;to persuade smb. of smth. — ‘У. кого-л. в чем-л.’:He managed to persuade (to convince) everybody that he was innocent (= of his innocence). — ‘что он невиновен’
persuade — ‘2. склонить, уговорить’:to persuade smb. to do smth. — ‘У. сделать что-л.’:We persuaded him to see the doctor at once. — ‘немедленно пойти’We persuaded her not to wear a black dress to the party. — ‘не одевать ч. платье’
permission [pq´mISn] — ‘разрешение’:He had no permission to do it. — ‘не было на это Р.’Why did you do it without permission?Did the manager give you permission to stay away from work? — ‘не приходить на работу?’
to ask (for) permission — ‘просить Р.’:If you want to join the group — ‘заниматься в группе’ ask (for) permission first. — ‘спросите сначала’
to permit [pq´mIt] — ‘разрешать’;to allow [q´laV] — ‘разрешать’;permit [´pE:mIt] — ‘письменное разр-е’;distant [´dIstqnt] — ‘далёкий’:a distant village — ‘дальняя деревня’;a distant relative — ‘дальний родственник’;distant music (sounds) — ‘Д. (издалека) музыка’:When my brother was fifteen, he dreamt of travelling to distant countries. — ‘мечтал о путешествиях’
shy [SaI] — ‘застенчивый’:a shy person (smile) — ‘З. человек’;shyly — ‘застенчиво’;awkward [´Lkwqd] — ‘1. неуклюжий’:an awkward skater (dancer) — ‘неумелый конькобежец’:He was sitting in an awkward position — ‘в неловком положении’ and his back began to ache. — ‘заболела спина’The doctor was shy and awkward in company — ‘в обществе’, but at the hospital he seemed quite another man. — ‘казался совсем другим’
awkward — ‘2. затруднительный’:to feel awkward — ‘ч-ть себя неловко’;to find oneself in an awkward situation (position) — ‘очутиться в З.полож.’:When Mr Winkle was asked to skate, he found himself in an awkward position. — ‘пригласили кататься’
fetch [fetS] — ‘сходить за чем-л.’:to fetch a thing (a chair, a hat) — ‘принести вещь…’;to fetch a person (a doctor, a porter) — ‘сходить за кем-л.’:Shall I fetch you a glass of water? - Yes, please. — ‘Принести вам стакан…?’