Gerund as Prepositional Object
.docGerund as Prepositional Object
I. verbs with one prepositional object |
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to admit |
to |
признавать вину, сознаваться |
He admitted to having stolen the apples in their garden. |
to agree |
соглашаться на что-либо |
Jane agreed to our joining them. |
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to confess |
признаваться, сознаваться |
George confessed to having seen them in Paris. |
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to devote |
посвящать |
Alice devoted herself to serving the needs of her man. |
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to feel up |
быть в состоянии, хотеть чего-л. |
Do you feel up to having a walk? |
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to get down |
взяться, засесть за что-либо |
We got down to signing the invitation cards for the wedding. |
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to look forward |
ждать с нетерпением |
I’m looking forward to hearing from you! |
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to object |
возражать против чего-либо |
I think I must object to your going to that place alone so late. |
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to resort |
прибегнуть к чему-либо |
Finally, he resorted to threatening them. |
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to settle down |
взяться за что-либо, начать |
June settled down to writing a report. |
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to testify |
to/against |
давать показания (в пользу/против) |
He testified to Joe having been there at noon. |
to approve |
of |
одобрять |
Lauren approved of my flying alone to the meeting. |
to boast |
хвастаться |
James boasted of having done such base-jumps before. |
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to complain |
жаловаться |
You shouldn’t complain of being ill-treated by your parents. |
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to hear |
слышать, узнать |
I have never heard of their having stayed there at all. |
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to consist |
in/of |
состоять из, заключаться в чём-л. |
My duties consisted of looking after the girl in question all night. |
to believe |
in |
верить во что-либо |
I don’t believe in getting the money for nothing at all. |
to persist |
упорствовать в чём-либо |
Henry persisted in proving his point of view. |
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to specialize |
специализироваться в чём-либо |
I specialized in managing small business. |
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to succeed |
иметь успех в чём-либо |
Liew succeeded in breaking down their car. |
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to count |
on |
полагаться, рассчитывать на что-л. |
I counted on George’s paying the expenses. |
to depend |
зависеть от кого-либо |
Much depended on Kate’s coming to the office in time. |
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to insist |
настаивать на чём-либо |
They all insist on our joining them. |
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to rely |
доверять, надеяться на что-либо |
I can easily rely on your fulfilling the project successfully. |
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to dream |
of/about |
мечтать, видеть во сне |
For years I dreamed of buying a car. * |
to learn |
узнать, услышать от кого-либо |
There we learned of her having found a better job. |
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to speak |
говорить о чём-либо |
Leonard didn’t speak much about his having been there. |
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to think |
думать о чём-либо, помышлять |
I have never even thought of travelling that far in my life. |
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to recover |
from |
поправиться, преодолеть |
She feared they’d never recover from hating the whole thing. |
to refrain |
воздерживаться от чего-либо |
She chose to refrain from going there alone. |
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to decide |
against |
отказаться от чего-л., не делать это |
I decided against joining the producing group of the film. |
to aim |
at |
стремиться, нацеливаться на что-л. |
Mark aimed at achieving success in this field. |
to apologize |
for |
извиняться за что-либо |
I apologized for my having said such things to her the previous night. |
II. verbs taking a direct and a prepositional object |
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to arrest |
for |
арестовать за что-либо |
Luke was arrested for braking into their house. |
to blame |
винить за что-либо |
Alice blamed me for losing the suitcase. |
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to care |
беспокоиться о чём-л.; нравиться |
She cares a lot for buying a new pair of shoes weekly. |
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to condemn |
приговаривать за ч.-л. (to – к ч.-л.) |
Clarke was condemned for murdering that man. |
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to criticize |
критиковать за что-либо |
Sheila often criticizes me for earning too little. |
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to despise |
презирать |
Susan despised Kim for failing to get the prize after all. |
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to give credit |
доверять в чём-либо (to – кому-л.) |
I knew I can give you credit for finding the gang leader. |
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to praise |
хвалить, превозносить |
He praised me for helping him so much. |
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to punish |
наказывать |
The child was punished for breaking the vase. |
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to sentence |
приговаривать за ч.-л. (to – к ч.-л.) |
They’ll all be sentenced to death for committing that awful crime. |
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to thank |
благодарить |
Thank you for coming here, my friends! |
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to ban |
from |
запрещать, отстранять |
Keith was banned from participating in the project. |
to dissuade |
отговаривать |
I tried to dissuade her from going to that meeting without Martin’s support. |
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to free |
освобождать |
His spirit was finally freed from guarding the ruins of the castle. |
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to keep |
воздерживаться, удерживать |
She kept us from being happy. |
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to prevent |
мешать, не допускать |
John prevented his wife from signing the credit papers. |
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to stop |
удерживать от чего-либо |
It’s stopping us from communicating freely. |
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to rescue |
спасать, избавлять |
Harry rescued her from meeting the cruel fate. |
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to browbeat |
into |
запугивать, подавлять |
The police browbeat him into taking the guilt. |
to coax |
упрашивать лестью |
Rose coaxed her husband into buying the shoes and the bag for her. |
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to delude |
вводить в заблуждение |
We were deluded into selling the house cheaply. |
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to mislead |
обманывать, сбивать с пути |
They misled Ron into committing the crime. |
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to talk |
уговаривать |
Morgan talked us all into helping him with the repairs. |
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to tempt |
искушать, соблазнять |
Carrie was tempted into buying the new dress. |
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to terrify |
запугивать |
She was terrified into giving away all her money to the burglars. |
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to accuse |
of |
обвинять |
Jude was accused of stealing the woman’s bag. |
to suspect |
подозревать |
We suspected her of trying to drive him mad. |
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to congratulate |
on |
поздравлять с чем-либо |
Lucy congratulated me on receiving the award. |
to pride oneself |
гордиться |
Ann prides herself on being such a good wife. |
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to assist |
in |
помогать, содействовать |
Sue assisted him in operating on the poor dog. |
to help |
оказывать помощь |
Father helped me in buying a new notebook. |
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to charge |
with |
обвинять (в суде) |
The judge charged him in court with robbing the bank. |
to content oneself |
удовольствоваться |
We contented ourselves with talking of trifles. |
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to persuade |
from/against |
убеждать, отговаривать |
I’m here to persuade her from making a crucial error. |
to try one’s hand |
at |
попробовать, испытать себя в ч.-л. |
I tried my hand at painting first but finally gave it up. |
III. adjectives |
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to be afraid |
of |
бояться, опасаться чего-либо |
She was afraid of being drowned in that old dirty pond. |
to be (un)aware |
(не) осознавать чего-либо |
I was completely unaware of his sitting nearby. |
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to be (un)conscious |
(не) понимать чего-либо |
We were conscious of being deceived. |
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to be (in)capable |
(не) быть способным сделать ч.-л. |
The patient was incapable of feeding himself. |
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to be fond |
любить |
I’m fond of riding a bicycle. |
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to be guilty |
быть виноватым |
We found him guilty of having said it to her. |
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to be ignorant |
быть в неведении |
Dora was ignorant of Joe having gone to the dinner without her. |
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to be proud |
гордиться |
I’m proud of being a student. |
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to be sick |
быть уставшим, пресыщенным |
Sarah felt sick of waiting for them such long hours in the hall. |
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to be sure |
быть уверенным в чем-либо |
Robert is sure of his being admitted to college. |
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to be angry |
at |
сердиться |
He was angry at his sister using his razor. |
to be clever |
быть умным, ловким |
Meg was quite clever at evading the taxes. |
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to be good |
хорошо разбираться в чём-либо |
She is good at gardening. |
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to be indignant |
злиться, негодовать |
I felt indignant at his leaving the club so soon. |
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to be skillful |
иметь навыки в чём-либо |
Hugh is rather skillful at repairing cars. |
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to be smart |
быть ловким, сообразительным |
Claire was so smart at catching the possible clients. |
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to be anxious |
about |
волноваться, тревожиться |
She was anxious about John losing his money. |
to be careful |
быть осторожным |
I was careful about keeping the news from her. |
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to be optimistic |
быть оптимистично настроенным |
I’m quite optimistic about my finding a job. |
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to be sorry |
сожалеть |
She’s so sorry about having missed the game. |
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to be intent |
on |
быть поглощённым, погружённым |
George seemed rather intent on his investigating the case. |
to be keen |
быть увлечённым |
I’m keen on riding speedy cars. |
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to be grateful |
for |
быть благодарным за что-либо |
I’m very grateful for your interfering, sir! |
to be responsible |
быть ответственным |
Carl was responsible for Liz’s coming late. |
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to be thankful |
быть благодарным за что-либо |
We are all thankful to you for joining us. |
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to be different |
from |
отличаться |
It was all much different from living in the old house just on my own. |
to be far |
быть далёким от чего-либо |
I was far from believing him. |
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to be slow |
in |
не спешить, запаздывать |
Alan was slow in keeping appointments. |
to be successful |
иметь успех в чём-либо |
Josh was successful in earning money. |
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to be wrong |
ошибаться |
I was wrong in telling him the truth. |
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to be busy |
in/with |
быть занятым, вовлечённым |
Frank was busy in cooking celebration dinner for his wife. |
IV. participle II |
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to be concerned |
about |
испытывать беспокойство |
I’m quite concerned about the kid being alone. |
to be excited |
быть взволнованным, в восторге |
Ruth felt excited about his returning home at last. |
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to be worried |
беспокоиться о чём-либо |
We are rather worried about her being so late. |
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to be astonished |
at |
быть напуганным, в ужасе |
I was astonished at Michael’s finding us. |
to be delighted |
радоваться, быть в восторге |
Martha seemed delighted at being taken home. |
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to be embarrassed |
прийти в смущение |
She felt embarrassed at his saying so. |
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to be irritated |
раздражаться |
Keith felt irritated at John’s being so stubborn. |
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to be (dis)pleased |
быть (не)довольным чем-либо |
Bex looked pleased at my helping her with the shopping. |
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to be scared |
быть напуганным |
She felt scared at finding them all dead in the basement. |
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to be annoyed |
at/about |
испытывать раздражение |
Carol was annoyed at their interrupting her constantly. |
to be renowned |
for |
быть известным благодаря ч.-л. |
Louise is renowned for acting in classic films. |
to be ashamed |
of |
стыдиться чего-либо |
I felt ashamed of my having been so jealous. |
to be frightened |
бояться |
We were frightened of James’ coming again. |
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to be tired |
быть уставшим от чего-либо |
I’m sick and tired of your ever lying to me! |
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to be (un)accustomed |
to |
(не) иметь привычку к чему- либо |
Julia was unaccustomed to being treated like that. |
to be addicted |
быть приверженным, склонным |
Fred was addicted to wasting money lavishly. |
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to be opposed |
выступать против |
Lynn was opposed to their talking to Christine such way. |
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to be used |
иметь привычку |
I’m used to reading horror stories at night. |
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to be given |
быть склонным к чему-либо |
He is given to exaggerating things. |
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to be absorbed |
in |
быть поглощённым чем-либо |
We were absorbed in reading the article. |
to be engaged |
вовлечённый, поглощённый |
We found ourselves engaged in this fighting and didn’t know how to stop it. |
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to be engrossed |
быть поглощённым чем-либо |
Brad looked engrossed in discussing the topic. |
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to be interested |
быть заинтересованным |
I’m rather interested in riding horses. |
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to be justified |
быть оправданным, извинять |
Were you morally justified in lying to Miss Fley? |
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to be bored |
with |
испытывать скуку |
Mia was bored with studying all the time and having no fun at all. |
to be entrusted |
получить поручение |
He was entrusted with deciphering the note. |
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to be fed up |
быть сытым по горло |
I’m fed up with following his commands. |
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to be preoccupied |
быть захваченным, поглощённым |
We found him preoccupied with writing a letter. |
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to be set |
on/against |
твердо решить что-либо |
She had her heart set on becoming a teacher. |
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* The verb ‘to dream’ in combination with ‘of’ means ‘to have a great desire for smth’, while in combination with ‘about’ it means ‘to see while you are sleeping’. With the rest of the verbs from this group the difference is not observed.
Gerund as Attribute
advantage |
of |
преимущество, выгода |
I can easily see the advantage of living here. |
art |
искусство |
The art of dancing is so popular among the girls of our department. |
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business |
бизнес, дело |
Roger settled the business of his leaving us by giving large allowances. |
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chance |
шанс, случай |
You can easily lose your chance of surviving if you don’t treat it seriously. |
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custom |
обычай, привычка |
We discussed his custom of coming late. |
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effort |
усилие |
The whole business requires an additional effort of evading her. |
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evidence |
подтверждение, улика |
At last we found the evidence of his having been there. |
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expence |
стоимость, цена |
Prudence stayed in the firm at the expence of losing her family. |
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fear |
страх, ужас |
For fear of being caught she chose to leave her home. |
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feeling |
чувство |
I had a feeling of being watched. |
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the good |
смысл, польза, добро |
What’s the good of dying so young? |
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habit |
привычка |
His habit of rocking in his chair irritated me. |
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hope |
надежда |
We lost the last hope of finding our beloved boy. |
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idea |
мысль, идея |
I toyed with the idea of holding back the news from her for a while. |
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intention |
намерение |
Sam understood her intention of disclosing the secret. |
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importance |
важность |
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a famous O.Wilde’s play. |
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manner |
манера, способ |
Will’s manner of talking to people is rather remarkable. |
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matter |
вопрос, причина, основание |
It’s the matter of staying alive, don’t take it as a joke! |
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means |
средство |
A car is a good means of transporting things. |
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method |
метод, способ |
His method of teaching is rather disputable. |
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necessity |
необходимость |
I don’t see the necessity of doing it right now. |
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need |
нужда |
What’s the need of leaving so early? |
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notion |
идея, понятие, намерение |
He didn’t like the notion of abandoning his job so easily. |
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opportunity |
возможность |
You mustn’t spare a single opportunity of being promoted! |
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option |
выбор, альтернатива |
They had an option of buying any night club in the city. |
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pleasure |
удовольствие, радость |
The pleasure of seeing you here is indescribable! |
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possibility |
возможность |
Can you score the possibility of our finding him there? |
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problem |
проблема |
The problem of polluting the atmosphere is vital now to all of us. |
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process |
процесс |
She is now in the process of looking around for ideas. |
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prospect |
перспектива |
I don’t much admire the prospect of losing my business. |
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question |
вопрос, проблема |
The question of paying the debts still remains. |
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recollection |
воспоминание |
The recollection of her having met them disturbed Ann. |
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right |
право |
Charlotte has every right of living in this house alone. |
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risk |
риск |
Vince refused to run the risk of breaking his car. |
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sensation |
ощущение |
She experienced a pleasant sensation of floating in the air. |
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sign |
of |
знак |
We found no sign of her ever having been there. |
sound |
звук |
The sound of a child crying awoke me at night. |
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tendency |
цель, склонность |
Sue had the unfortunate tendency of losing people’s trust. |
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thought |
мысль, идея |
The thought of going there alone didn’t even occur to me. |
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trouble |
проблема, недостаток |
Jemma refused to take the trouble of transporting us home. |
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use |
польза, смысл |
What’s the use of staying here all night waiting for him? |
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way |
способ, образ действия |
Chris’s way of dealing with producers is quite effective. |
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work |
дело, действие, работа |
He made hard work of finding her at home. |
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apology |
for |
извинение |
I made an apology for my being late. |
capacity |
способность, особ. умств. |
We were struck by his capacity for doing all things at once. |
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excuse |
извинение, прощение |
There is no excuse for his having been so rude to us. |
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explanation |
объяснение |
Steve gave a good explanation for missing the dinner. |
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gift |
дар |
Donna has a real gift for making friends with people. |
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ground |
основание, причина |
They saw no grounds for investing their money into the trading center. |
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instruction |
распоряжение, указание |
Penny left detailed instructions for running the bar to us. |
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passion |
страсть, увлечение |
They both had a real passion for sky-diving. |
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preparation |
подготовка, приготовление |
We ordered the flowers in preparation for conducting the ceremony. |
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reason |
причина |
Today I had a good reason for coming here. |
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talent |
талант, способность |
We tried to develop his talent for painting. |
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plan |
of/for |
план, замысел |
The administration voiced the plan of reducing the bonus payments. |
reputation |
репутация, доброе имя |
That judge has a reputation for being fair. |
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difficulty |
in |
трудность |
Russel began to shiver and found some difficulty in speaking to the visitors. |
experience |
опыт |
Unfortunately I don’t have much experience in running a restaurant. |
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harm |
вред |
I don’t see much harm in allowing her to go to the party. |
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hesitation |
сомнение, колебание |
Maureen felt no hesitation in throwing him out. |
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interest |
интерес к чему-либо |
Shirley didn’t quite believe in his sincere interest in writing memoirs. |
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skill |
навык, умение |
You should develop your skills in writing political speeches. |
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amazement |
at |
изумление, удивление |
Natasha expressed utter amazement at our coming to the party. |
astonishment |
удивление, страх |
Harry couldn’t conceal his astonishment at seeing them together again. |
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delight |
удовольствие, наслаждение |
Gordon smiled with delight at sitting with her on that dusty old sofa |
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disappointment |
разочарование |
I couldn’t help feeling disappointment at his failing to appear. |
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pleasure |
удовольствие |
We found great pleasure at returning to our homes at last. |
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surprise |
удивление |
The Foreign Office expressed surprise at the State Secretary saying so. |
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fantasy |
about |
мечта, фантазия |
He’s always had fantasies about living in a large beautiful castle. |
scruples |
сомнения, угрызения совести |
I have no scruples about throwing him out of the house. |
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objection |
to |
возражение |
Kenneth voiced his objection to the bill passing the hearings. |
preparation |
готовность, приготовление |
Kirsten was responsible for the preparation to their visiting out city. |
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point |
in/of |
смысл, значение |
What’s the point of staying here any longer? |
satisfaction |
удовлетворение |
Andrew took satisfaction in insulting everybody on his way to the room. |
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sense |
смысл, значение |
I don’t see much sense in listening to all that gossip of the market. |
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use |
толк, польза |
What’s the use of sitting here and waiting for him to come? |
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