Selection
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 498.
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Ø Âûáîð, îòáîð, ïîäáîð:
Natural selection – åñòåñòâåííûé îòáîð
Artificial selection – èñêóññòâåííûé îòáîð, ñåëåêöèÿ
A selection from Shakespeare/Russian composers – ñáîðíèê, âûáîðêà ïðîèçâåäåíèé Øåêñïèðà/ðóññêèõ êîìïîçèòîðîâ
Poetry, prose selections – ñáîðíèêè ïîýçèè, ïðîçû
A good selection of paintings (goods, etc.) – õîðîøèé ïîäáîð, íàáîð êàðòèí/òîâàðîâ
9. Size
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Ø Ðàçìåð:
It was about the size of a pea-nut.
Ø Ðàçìåð (îäåæäû, îáóâè):
What size shoes/gloves/collar do you wear? – Size 36 shoes.
I want a hat a size larger/smaller.
They bought him a coat a size (two sizes) too large/small for him.
They are both of a size – îíè îáà êðóïíûå
-sized
adj (in compounds)
Ø Îïðåäåë¸ííîãî ðàçìåðà:
Medium-sized – ñðåäíåãî ðàçìåðà
A life-sized portrait – ïîðòðåò â íàòóðàëüíóþ âåëè÷èíó
A fair-sized maple tree – áîëüøîé êë¸í
10. Effort
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Ø Óñèëèå:
A heroic/tremendous (êîëîññàëüíûé)/last/strong/great/desperate effort
Continued/constant/vain (òùåòíûé) efforts
With an almost visible effort the young man regained his control.
He made an effort to rise but his legs wouldn't support him.
With a strong mental effort Dir Lawrence tried to place himself in a like (ñõîäíûé, ïîõîæèé) dilemma
It was such an effort to get up on those dark winter mornings.
To do smth. with an effort / without effort:
He collected himself with an effort – îí ñ óñèëèåì âçÿë ñåáÿ â ðóêè/îïîìíèëñÿ, ïðèø¸ë â ñåáÿ
He lifted the box without effort.
To make an (every, no) effort: I will make every/no effort to help him.
To cost smb. much effort to do smth. – ïîòðåáîâàòü ìíîãèõ óñèëèé: It cost me much effort of will to give up tobacco.
To spare no effort(s) – íå æàëåòü ñèë: the police promised to spare no effort(s) in their search/searching for the missing child.
Word combinations and phrases
To be in a good (bad) shape
At a great sacrifice to one's health – öåíîé áîëüøèõ æ¸ðòâ çäîðîâüåì, ïðèíåñÿ â æåðòâó çäîðîâüå
To take up art (painting)
To avert the disaster – ïðåäîòâðàòèòü êàòàñòðîôó
To look at smb./smth. appraisingly – îöåíèâàþùå ñìîòðåòü íà ê-ë., ÷-ë.
A box of water-colours
A tube of oils
To send smth. to the cleaner's
To become involved in smth.
To execute a picture (a statue) – ñîçäàâàòü, âàÿòü êàðòèíó (ñòàòóþ)
To exhibit smth. in a show
A lifetime dream – ìå÷òà âñåé æèçíè
A mature artist – çðåëûé õóäîæíèê
To become a laughing-stock – ñòàòü ïîñìåøèùåì
To be accepted for the show – ïðîéòè íà âûñòàâêó
An inconspicuous place – íåïðèìåòíîå ìåñòî
To blush to the top of one's ears
The close of the exhibition
To award a prize (a medal) – ïðèñóäèòü íàãðàäó/ïðèç (ìåäàëü)
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