II Lesson 12

In your browser JavaScript is disabled!dry [draI] — ‘сухой’:
dry clothes — ‘сухая одежда’;
dry wood (weather) — ‘сухое дерево’;
to keep dry — ‘оставаться сухим’;
to keep smth. dry — ‘сохранить сухим’;
Ant.: wet — ‘сырой, мокрый’;
tear [teq] — ‘слеза’:
The girl's face was wet with tears. — ‘мокрым от слёз’ a wet road — ‘мокрая дорога’;
wet clothes — ‘промокшая одежда’;
wet weather (day, summer) — ‘сырая погода’;
to get wet — ‘промокнуть’:
Did you get wet? — ‘Вы промокли?’
The children were caught in the rain — ‘попали под дождь’ and by the time they reached home, they were wet through. — ‘промокли до нитки’ forecast [´fLkRst] — ‘предсказание’:
the weather forecast — ‘прогноз погоды’;
occasional [q´keIZnql] — ‘случ-ся иногда’:
She makes an occasional mistake — ‘иногда делает О.’, but she is very reliable. — ‘можно положиться’ an occasional letter — ‘редкое письмо’;
an occasional visit — ‘Р. посещение’;
occasional rains — ‘кратковременные дожди’;
occasional showers [´SaVqz] — ‘кр. ливни’;
occasionally — ‘время от времени’:
He came to see us occasionally. — ‘иногда заходил’ occasion [q´keIZqn] — ‘случай, повод’:
a good occasion — ‘хороший повод’;
a favourable occasion — ‘благоприятный случай’;
a sad occasion — ‘печальное событие’;
on (for) this (that) occasion — ‘по этому случаю’;
on the occasion of... — ‘по случаю…’:
A party was going to be held at the office and Mary had a new dress made for the occasion. — ‘сшила’ drizzle — ‘моросящий дождь’;
to drizzle — ‘моросить’;
settle — ‘1. решать, разрешать’;
Syn.: to decide:
That settles the matter. — ‘Это решает дело’
We couldn't settle the matter ourselves. — ‘решить сами’
Nothing is settled yet. — ‘Ничего еще не решено’ settle — ‘2. поселиться, устроиться’:
His sister went to Siberia [saI´bIqrIq] and settled (down) there. — ‘поселилась там’ settled (p. II) — ‘устойчивый, решенный’;
Ant.: unsettled — ‘неустойчивый’:
Everything is still very unsettled. — ‘…так неопределенно’ settlement — ‘урегулирование’;
settlement — ‘поселение’;
awful [´LfVl] — ‘ужасный (разг.)’;
Syn.: terrible:
The weather's awful today.
He's an awful skater. — ‘У. катается на коньках’ awfully [´LflI] — ‘1. ужасно’;
awfully — ‘2. крайне, очень (разг.)’:
I'm awfully sorry. — ‘крайне сожалею’ clear up — ‘1. выяснять(ся)’:
I'd like to clear it up before the meeting. — ‘выяснить до собрания’
Don't worry, everything will be cleared up soon. — ‘Не беспокойтесь,…’ clear up — ‘проясняться (о погоде)’:
The weather cleared up. — ‘Погода прояснилась’ outing — ‘поездка за город’:
Would you like to join the outing? — ‘принять уч. в прогулке’ to go for an outing — ‘поехать за город’;
suggest [sq´Gest] — ‘подать мысль’;
camping — ‘туризм, походы’:
to go camping — ‘заниматься Т., пойти в П.’;
hobby — ‘хобби’:
Peter has taken up photography [fq´tPgrqfI] as a hobby. — ‘стала фотография’
Is gardening your hobby now? — ‘увл-ся садоводством?’ a hobby group — ‘кружок самодеят-ти’;
suppose [sq´pqVz] — ‘полагать’;
Syn.: to think, to believe:
I suppose he's quite happy now.
Will she come? - I suppose so! — ‘Должно быть’
- No, I don't suppose so. — ‘Пожалуй, нет.’
I don't suppose I'll be back soon. — ‘думаю, что’
Let us suppose — ‘Предположим’ for a moment — ‘на минуту’ that the information is really true.

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