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26. No smoke without fire.
Нет дыма без огня.
27. Nothing venture, nothing have.
Попытка ? не пытка.
Волков бояться ? в лес не ходить.
Риск ? благородное дело.
Смелость города берет.
28. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff.
Старого воробья на мякине не проведешь.
29. Once bit (or: bitten), twice shy.
Пуганная ворона куста боится.
30. One good turn deserves another.
Услуга за услугу.
Долг платежом красен.
31. Out of sight, out of mind.
С глаз долой, из сердца вон.
32. Prevention is better than cure.
Предупреждение лучшее лечение.
33. Seeing is believing.
Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать.
34. Second thoughts are best.
Семь раз отмерь, один отрежь.
35. Still waters run deep.
В тихом омуте черти водятся.
36. Strike while the iron is hot.
Куй железо, пока горячо.
37. The devil is not so black as he is painted.
He так страшен черт, как его малюют.
38. The early bird catches the worm.
Кто рано встает, того удача ждет.
Кто рано встает, тому бог подает.
39. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Обед узнают по кушанью, а ум по слушанью.
40. There is no accounting for tastes. Tastes differ.
На вкус и цвет товарищей нет. О вкусах не спорят.
41. There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
He говори «гоп», пока не перепрыгнешь.
42. There is no use crying over spilt milk.
Слезами горю не поможешь.
Что с возу упало, то пропало.
43. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
У семи нянек дитя без глаза.
44. Two is company but three is none.
Третий лишний.
45. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Где хотенье, там и уменье.
46. While there is life there is hope.
Надежда умирает последней.
47. You can't eat your cake and have it.
За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь.
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Unit 1
Тask 1. Read and translate the meaning of the proverbs using the vocabulary.
Explanatory notes:
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: a sure advantage is better than an expected advantage. It is better to accept something tangible, if not very valuable, at the present moment than to wait for a more valuable thing which is however beyond our reach, so far. A bird in the hand is something that one already has as opposed to something one may possibly obtain, i.e. a bird in the bush.
2. A burnt child dreads the fire: after some bitter or painful experience one is supposed to become careful and keep away from the cause of one's troubles or sufferings.
Example: Her experience of love has been too bitter and she won’t like to taste it again, for a burnt child dreads the fire. (Thomas and Kelly)
3. Actions speak louder than words: a person is known and judged more by his actions than by his words, however smooth or coarse the latter might appear; actions are more important than words.
Example: "Am I to say nothing?" she stammers. "Nothing! Actions speak louder than words!!" (R. Broughton)
4. A drowning man will catch at a straw: anyone in desperate circumstances tries every possible means oil escape even though he knows it is not likely to be of any teal use. To catch at a straw means to avail oneself of even the slightest chance of rescue from one's difficulties, or to gain hope from the slightest sign that may seem favorable.
Example: Kate, a drowning man catches at straws, you know. I saw you waver just now. (R. Brougtiton)
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed: it is at a time of misfortune that you know your real friends.
Example: I thank you heartily… A friend in need is a friend indeed. (W. G. Smith)
Тask 2. Complete the following proverbs.
1) A friend in need ..................
2) Actions ................. words.
3) ......... ......... in the bush.
4) A burnt .................. fire.
5) .............. .... catch at a straw.
Тask 3. Find English equivalents to the Russian proverbs below.
Не по словам судят, а по делам.
Друзья познаются в беде.
He сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки.
Обжегшись на молоке, дуешь и на воду.
Утопающий за соломинку хватается.
Тask 4. Use appropriate proverbs to fill in the blanks.
1) He had heard that «...........» and he acted. (A. Taylor, B. J. Whiting)
2) You came to my side when I was in trouble ......................... (W. G. Smith)
Тask 5. Find phraseological units and state what proverbs they originate from.
1) Today I am busted and almost beat. I dropped eighty percent of my business all because he put me on his D.D. (demand draft) list. I came up here on a hunch, grabbing at a straw. (R. Robbins)
2) She had closed the house at Hilltop and all her time she spent looking after Arthur, preparing his food, reading to him, or merely sitting in silent companionship by his bed. Strange behaviour for a woman naturally so indifferent, so apparently self-absorbed. It was perhaps an atonement, a clutching at this chance straw of expiation in the throbbing desire to prove that there was something of good in her. (A. Cronin)
3) "There really is nothing as important as giving our town dwellers decent living conditions." ? "It's rather like going over to the enemy," muttered Michael. "Our future oughtn't to be so bound up in the towns." ? "It will be, whatever's done. 'A bird in the hand', and such a big bird, Michael." (J. Galsworthy)
4) "I've always liked your mother," Tom went on. "I like the way she's always tried to clutch at straws, and the way she's always been running, trying to catch the bus." (P. Marquand)
Тask 6. Render in English several proverbs of your own language. Use them in situations.
He сули журавля в небе ? дай синицу в руки.
Друзья познаются в беде.
Утопающий за соломинку хватается.
Пуганая ворона куста боится.
О человеке судят по делам.
Хвататься за соломинку.
Журавль в небесах.
Синица в руке.
Тask 7. Choose the right proverb for the given life situation.
I'm eager to buy a fashionable evening dress for the New Year party. It's so beautiful, but rather expensive. I think it is worth buying. The quality is excellent for the price. But my mother is against it. She says we can't afford it now. We are short of money, because my parents don't get their salary regularly.
а) Cut your coat according to your cloth.
b) A drowning man will catch at a straw.
с) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Тask 8. Make up a story using one or more of the given proverbs at the beginning.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
