Знамениты и влюблены. Увлекательные истории для изучения английского языка

reject (someone’s) advances [rɪˈdʒekt ədˈvænsɪz] – отвергать чьи-то ухаживания

suitor [ˈsuːtər] – поклонник, ухажер, жених

mutual love [ˈmjuːtʃuəl lʌv] – взаимная любовь

betrothed [bɪˈtrəʊðd] – суженая, нареченная

with (one’s) beloved, even a hut is heaven [wɪð bɪˈlʌvɪd ˈiːvn ə hʌt ɪz ˈhɛvᵊn] – с милым и рай в шалаше

be accustomed [bi əˈkʌstəmd] – привыкнуть

run the household [rʌn ðəˈhaʊshoʊld] – вести домашнее хозяйство

selfless love [ˈselfləs lʌv] – бескорыстная любовь

unconditional love [ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃᵊnᵊl lʌv] – безусловная любовь

start from scratch [sta: t frəm skrætʃ] – начинать с нуля, с чистого листа

convince [kənˈvɪns] – убедить, уговорить

true calling [truːˈkɔːlɪŋ] – истинное призвание

creative insight [kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪnsaɪt] – творческое озарение

come up with [kʌm ʌp wɪð] – придумать, сочинить

pawn [pɔːn] – закладывать в ломбард

persuade [pəˈsweɪd] – переубедить, уговорить

take charge (of) [teɪk ʧɑːʤ əv] – взять на себя ответственность

lose faith [luːz feɪθ] – потерять веру

manuscript [ˈmænjəskrɪpt] – рукопись

postage fees [ˈpəʊstɪdʒ fi: z] – почтовые расходы

become an overnight sensation [bɪˈkʌm ənˌəʊvərˈnaɪt senˈseɪʃn] – мгновенно стать сенсацией; неожиданно обрести знаменитость

recognition [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] – признание

fame [feɪm] – слава, известность

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1) When and where was Gabriel Garcia Márquez born?

2) What was his nickname?

3) Where did Gabo spend his early childhood?

4) Who was the most important person in Gabo’s life?

5) What was Gabo’s relationship with his grandparents?

6) Why did Gabo move back in with his parents?

7) When and where was Mercedes Barcha born?

8) How would you characterize Mercedes Barcha?

9) What did Mercedes look like?

10) Where did the couple meet?

11) How old were they when they first met?

12) What was Gabo like? And what was Mercedes like?

13) How long had Gabo and Mercedes known each other before they finally got married?

14) When did Gabo and Mercedes finally get married?

15) How would you comment on the following statemen: “Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great”?

16) Why did Gabo ask his wife to destroy all their love letters?

17) How long did it take Márquez to write his most famous novel One Hundred Years of Solitude?

18) How long were they married?

19) When did Márquez die?

20) What were Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s most famous works?

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of the following words and phrases in the text:

роман, в одночасье ставший сенсацией; отвергать ухаживания поклонников; в глубине души; вести домашнее хозяйство; первоначально; стать двумя половинками одного целого; он был поражен ее неземной красотой; сохранить ауру загадочности и интриги; по настоянию его семьи; вложить всю душу в его воспитание; недаром говорят; верить в сверхъестественное; переехать к родителям; бросить учебу в университете; отличить реальность от вымысла

Exercise 3. Give the Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:

a heart-touching story; to act immediately; to get lost in the maze of fantasies; without a shadow of a doubt; to spend a lifetime together; with one’s beloved, even a hut is heaven; under no circumstances; to borrow money from friends; to pawn home appliances; to pay all the postage fees; they complemented each other; a girl of an extraordinarily charming beauty; a retired colonel; an unsurpassed masterpiece; pure, sublime love

Exercise 4. Match each word with its antonym: