BETTY SMITH
I am Betty Smith. My full name is Elizabeth Louise Smith.
I am twentyDtwo.
I am a college graduate. I am a writer, just a
beginner
, you know. I have a lot of friends. Most of them are
my former schoolDmates. My best companions are two girlD
friends
. They are very kind, jolly and wellDbred.
My brotherinlaw, Henry Sandford, is married to my elD
der
sister Helen. I am a member of her family. My brother
inlaw is a doctor. He has a mother, but he has no father.
My sister is
a houseDwife. They have only one child, Benny. Benny is
my nephew, he is four. Sometimes he is naughty. He is fond
of
birds and animals. We have white mice, a hedgehog and
a parrot in the house. Now Benny is eager to have a rabbit.
But his mother is against it, we have no peace because of
all Benny’s animals and birds.
VOCABULARY NOTES
I am twentyDtwo.
Мне 22 года. How old are you? I am nineteen (years
old).
a college graduate
выпускник колледжа; I’m a college graduate у
меня высшее образование
just a beginner
новичок
former
бывший
schoolDmate
соученик, школьный товарищ; сравни: a fellowDstuD
dent
товарищ по институту
companion
товарищ
girlDfriend
подруга; boyDfriend товарищ, друг
jolly
веселый, славный
wellDbred
хорошо воспитанный
elder
старший (о членах семьи); older старше. Например: My elder
sister is 28. She is two years older than I. I am two years younger than my sister.
houseDwife
домашняя хозяйка
naughty
непослушный, шаловливый
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