II Lesson 8

In your browser JavaScript is disabled!financier [faI´nxnsIq] — ‘финансист’;
aware [q´weq] — ‘знающий, осведомленный’:
to be aware of smth. — ‘знать, осознавать’ mainly [´meInlI] — ‘главным образом’;
brick — ‘кирпич’:
a brick house — ‘кирпичный дом’ marble [´mRbl] — ‘мрамор’:
a marble step — ‘мраморная ступенька’ step — ‘1. шаг’:
to take a step — ‘сделать шаг’;
step by step — ‘шаг за шагом’:
We took a few steps and then one of us suddenly stopped. — ‘несколько шагов и вдруг’ step — ‘2. шаг, мера’:
What's your next step? — ‘Что вы намерены дальше…?’ to take steps — ‘принимать меры’:
You must take steps to improve the position. — ‘…чтобы улучшить положение’ step — ‘3. ступенька, подножка’:
We went up the steps to the door. — ‘поднялись по ступенькам’
It is dangerous to stand on the step of a moving tram. — ‘Опасно стоять на подножке…’ teller — ‘кассир (в банке)’;
as [xz] — ‘1. так как’;
as — ‘2. по мере того, как’;
as — ‘3. как, в качестве’:
As his knowledge increased he grew more and more interested in the subject. — ‘По мере того, как знания его…’ position [pq´zISn] — ‘место (работа)’;
Syn.: job — ‘работа’:
The young doctor was very pleased to get the position of assistant. — ‘…место ассистента’ position — ‘2. положение’:
She sat in a very uncomfortable position. — ‘Она сидела в…’ to find oneself in an awkward position — ‘очутиться в неловком П.’;
connection [kq´nekSn] — ‘связь’:
What's the connection between these ideas? — ‘между этими мыслями’ in connection with smth. — ‘в связи с чем-л.’;
one's business connections — ‘деловые связи’;
connect [kq´nekt] — ‘соединять(ся), связывать(ся)’:
Are these towns connected by a railway? — ‘Есть ли ж.д. связь…’ number — ‘число, количество’:
The number of people attending Prof. Petrov's lectures is increasing. — ‘…увеличивается.’ a number (several, a few) — ‘какое-то количество’:
There are a number of pages missing in the book. — ‘не хватает нескольких страниц’
There were a large (great) number of people there. — ‘было много людей’ deal [dJl] (dealt [delt], dealt) with — ‘иметь дело’:
I hope we'll never have to deal with these problems again. — ‘никогда больше не придется’
Matters of this kind are not dealt with at our office. — ‘не занимается такими вопр.’
What does this book deal with? — ‘О чем идет речь…’
She's easy (difficult, impossible) to deal with. — ‘С ней легко иметь дело’ broker [´brqVkq] — ‘брокер, маклер’;
represent [reprI´zent] — ‘представлять’:
Which country does he represent? — ‘Какую страну он П.?’
Almost all the nations of the world were represented at the Moscow Youth Festival. — ‘на фестивале молодежи’ representative [reprI´zentqtIv] — ‘П-ль, уполномоченный’:
(the) House of Representatives — ‘Палата представителей’ reliable [rI´laIqbl] — ‘надежный’:
a reliable person — ‘надежный человек’;
reliable news — ‘достоверные новости’;
reliable information — ‘достоверные данные’ rely [rI´laI] — ‘надеяться’:
to rely upon (on) smb. — ‘полагаться на кого-л.’;
to rely upon (on) smth. — ‘полагаться на что-л.’;
to rely upon (on) smb. doing smth. — ‘П. что кто-л. сделает что-л.’:
I rely on your doing it. — ‘Я полагаюсь на вас.’

Space - START,

Esc - STOP/Exit