Will you do me a favour ...
Не будете ли вы любезны...
to be (look) like
выглядеть; быть похожим на, e. g. She is like her
mother. What is the weather like? What does he look like? to take
after smb.
быть похожим (унаследовать внешность, черты характе
ра), e. g. Her son took after her husband.
the trouble is ...
беда (дело) в том, что ...; trouble
n
,
vt/i
, e. g. You
mustn’t trouble about your mother’s health. She is all right. Proverb:
Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
at 5 sharp
ровно в пять
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
People’s Appearance
Figure: tall, short, middlesized; stout, thin, slim; straight,
stooping
Face: thin, plump, fat; oval, round, square; beautiful, hand
some, goodlooking; lovely, pretty, attractive; common, plain,
ugly
Complexion: rosy, pale; fresh, dark, fair
Eyes: blue, brown, hazel, dark, grey; deepset, closeset,
wideset
(Eye)lashes: long, short, curving, straight
(Eye)brows: straight, arched, pencilled, bushy
Forehead: broad, narrow; low, high
Nose: straight, hooked, turned up, snub(bed)
Mouth: large, small, tiny, red.
Lips: thin, full, thick
Hair: long, short; curly, straight; red, brown, dark, fair, grey,
chestnut, golden; thick; to wear one’s hair long, short; to wear
a beard, a moustache
Arms and legs: long, short; shapely, small
to gain (lose) weight; to keep fit
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EXERCISES
I. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the
stresses and tunes. Concentrate your attention on the sounds. b) Let your
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