2) Безусловный, абсолютный

Eg. You have my unqualified support.

pursuit – 1) преследование, погоня,

Eg. The hounds were running in the woods in pursuit of a fox.

2) стремление, осуществление

Eg. in pursuit of a college degree; in pursuit of happiness

He would do everything in pursuit of wealth and fame.

integrity – честность, принципиальность

Eg. He is a man of the highest integrity.

She had the integrity to refuse to compromise on matters of principles.

deter – сдерживать, задерживать, приостанавливать, останавливать

Eg. They hoped that the new law would deter the advertisers from making false claims.

He played an important role in international efforts to deter nuclear war.

look down – смотреть свысока,

Eg. The family was looked down upon for being different.

The other children looked down on me because my parents were poor.

sly – хитрый, коварный

a sly con man; a sly scheme

squirm – увиливать, съеживаться,

stifle – подавлять

lag (v) behind – отставать,

accomplishment (v) – достижения, успехи,

bring up – растить, выращивать, воспитывать,

struggle along – стоять на месте, заступориться,

teller – служащий

сhore – рутинная, повседневная работа

perplexity – растерянность, недоумение

inconspicuous – непримечательный

throw/kick over the traces – выходить за пределы (рамки) дозволенного, действовать агрессивно

back out of (a contract) – уклоняться, отказываться (от договора)

agility – живость, проворство

Read the poem of George Byron about Freedom

Stanzas, Italy, 1820

When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home,

Let him combat for that of his heighbours;

Let him think of the glories of Greece and of Rome.

And get knock’d on the head for his labours.

To do good to mankind is the chivalrous plan,

And is always as noble requited;

Then battle for freedom wherever you can,

And, if not shot or hang’d you’ll get knighted.

1. What is the gist of the poem?

2. Do you believe in such things as universal values? Can we attribute freedom to the values that are unique to every nationality?

3. What do you think the line “and get knock’d on the head for his labours” refers to?

3. Language Education

4. Present and Future in Education