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Jokes, anecdotes, short

stories

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CDOTES

SHORT STORIES

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hOlt STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN

JOKESANECDOTES

SHORT STORIES

BOOK ONE

PROGRESS PUBLISHERS

Moscow

YUTEI tl S8TIET IIM

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COMPILED BY B. G. ANPILOGOVA, E. Y. VLADIMIRSKY, E. Y. SOSENKO

TRANSLATED BY V. N. KOROTKY

996922

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COMPILERS' NOTE

This book is intended for English-speaking students of Russian

who are still in the elementary stage. It will help the students to in-

crease their vocabulary and will teach them to speak Russian.

The book consists of two parts.

Part I is composed of jokes, anecdotes and funny stories in draw-

ings by Soviet (R. Ovivyan, L. & Y. Cherepanovs, V. Chizhikov,

etc.) and foreign (H. Bidstrup, Z. Lengren, W. Busch, etc.) artists.

Most of these stories have been written by the compilers themselves.

The jokes and anecdotes have been borrowed from English humour,

for the compilers believe that linguistic material introduced throughfamiliar subjects and situations is easier for the student to assimilate.

Part II consists of short stories on simple subjects, written bySoviet authors (T. Tess, V. Lidin, A. Pristavkin, V. Karbovskaya,

etc.), which have been considerably adapted and abridged.The grammar and vocabulary are repeated from text to text, the

latter being arranged in order of increasing difficulty.

Nearly all the texts are followed by set phrases, colloquial ex-

pressions and grammar patterns, which are given in frames. These

should be memorised by the students. Phrases and idioms that mayprove difficult to understand are translated in the footnotes.

A comprehensive Russian-English Vocabulary is supplied at the

end of the book.

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CONTENTS

Part I page.

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_v

1. Ha ypOKe . . . '. 92. IIoieMy Jlyna Sjieflnaa 93. B KOCMOce ....*..... -,,4" ..;'',;-. . .. -. . . 104. OHH BCTperHJiHCb , 105. CnojibKo BBM JIBT? 106. Pasrofiop B aBidSyce 11

7. KaKde cerdflHH HHCJIO 118. PasroBOp 129. B Myaee 12

10. Ha Mope . 1211. CHacTjiHBbiii oreu 1312. OKOJIO Mopa . 1313. Kanae CHEVIOT H<eHimiin>i 1414. HTO CKaHtei OTCI^ 1615. fl HO HHTaro 1616. BopoH 1617. Man. H ^OHB , 1718. KopoTKHe AHH 1719. Maib yqHT flout 1820. JleKijiiH npo<J>eccopa H 1821. Ha yj)OKe 1822. XopOfflHH MaJIbHHK 2023. Hropb H ero Apyr 2024. HaCTOJIbHMH T6HHHC 2125. KaK nana . 2226. Mne HHKTO He nosepHT 2227. V Bpaia 2328. OKOJIO TOJieBHsopa . . ..'.. 2329. Ha Jibi>Kax ....;....... 2330. HOBHH TOA -i .' 2431. Bujiex .,;.. 2532. KopOTKHii paaroBop ...'..;. 2533. B >KapKHH AGHb 2634. YTPOM 2835. VMHaa co6aKa 3036. Bee xopoino, HTO xopoino Koiriaerca . . 3237. HHTepecHuii COH 3238. JJenb pojKAeHHH 3339. Mw JICTHM na Jlyny 3340. KpecTbHHHH H Marpoc 3641. B oKeaae 3642. SOHTHK 37

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43. B aoouapKe 3844. TeJieBHsop 3945. He Mory oea Hero cnaib . . . . 4046. KaK MOH >Kena paarosapHBajia no Tejie$6iiy 4147. JleioM 4248. JJeicKaH KHiira . 4449. HM... cnyiHO 6ea xeSn 4650. HTO KyniiTb? 4651. B napuKMaxepcKoii 4752. KaK eac noACTpi'iHb 4853. CKOJibKO CTOHT ero JKHSHB 4854. Kor/ia BBI jjyMaexe 4855. Ha KOHijepTe 4956. CMemaHHUH xop 4957. KaK yaHaTb ^ejioseKa 4958. MH noccopmiHCb 4959. JKena 5060. EH HAer 3Ta rajiana ... 5061. HosaH rajinna

'

5162. HoaxoMy H sepio CMy 5163. TOIHHH aapec 5164. PaaAejiiwi 51

65. B Marasiine 5266. H ne Mory ecib cyn 5267. Cosei Bpa^a 5368. HepBtiH ruBeroK 5469. HoieMy ona paccepAHJiact 55

Part II

y Mopa (no paccKday B. Mapiuand) 59

Ho^apOK (no paccnday B. Jjnsiuieea) 60IlHTb KoneeK (no paccnday E. XapuyKd) 61

OHH BCTpeTHjiHCb (no paccuday A. ApKdnoea) 61

c K3MH6M (no paccnday P. (PpaepMdna) 62

(no paccKday M . JKutdjioeoii) ......... 63

JIiocfl (no paccKday B. Tejibnyeosa) 64

Cner (no paccKday T. Tacc) 66

HB6TU (no paccKday JI. ffecmuHa) 67

CUH (no paccnday B. JTuduua) 68

ii ajibHHHiiCT (no paccnday E. IlpuedJioea) .... 69

>KeiiHib6a (no paccnday JI. JJenna) ....... 70

, pacciOHHHe, BpeMH (no paccnday F. Fyjiua) ... 72

Mopc-Kiie necHii (no paccttday A. JJpucindeKiiHa) 73

VjiuoKa (no paccnday B. Rap66ecKOu) 75

Bcxpeia (us aaaemw KoMCOMOjibCKaa npdedav) 77

H MU! (no paccKdsy B. flpmyncKoeo) 77

KaK H OHJI Po6iiH30HOM (no paccKday E. Cdnuna) ... 80

Vocabulary 83

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PART I

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I. Ha ypoKe

Ky:roBOpni yiemi-

TenepB paccKajKH o

BOCTOKG.

yieiraK: KanoM Boc-TOKe? BocTOKe-l,BocTOKe-2, BocTOKe-3,BocTOKe-4, BocTOKe-5

HJIH

2. IIoqeMy Jlyna 6.ie;uia?i

K^*<^ Cojmije cnpamHBaeT Jly-ny:

IloieMy TH

KoneiHO, HOTBe^aeT Jlyna, BCK>

>KH3Hb H paSoTaio TOJILKOHOHBK).

1BOCTOK-1, BoCT6K-2, BoCTOK-3, BoCTOK-4, BoCTOK-5,

BocioK-6: the names of the six Soviet manned spaceships

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3. B KocMOce

Kan Tpyflno PH-SeMJiio:

1 ona{\

Bee

4. OHH BCTpCTHJIHCb

liana, r,n;e THH po/THjiCH B MocKBe.A MaMa?MaMa po/i;HjiacB B

A H?A TLI po^HjicH B KneBe.Kan xopomo,

2 HTO MLI BCG BM^CTG BCTPBTHJIHCB!

TLI (BBI) po^HJicH Where were you born?

JIHCB)?H o^HJicH B MocKBe. I was born in Moscow.

5. CKOJIBKO BaM aex?

CKOJIBKO BaM jieT? cnparnHBaei span >Kenni;HHy,Mne TpHfln;aTB ppa. ro^a...A BBI He onmSaexecB?... H copoK inecTB MecHn;eB.

CKOJIBKO BaM (Te6e) JICT? How old are you?Mne 32 (Tpn/maTB ^sa) ro- I am 32 (thirty-two), 31

,n;a, 31 (Tpafli];aTB O/I;HH) (thirty-one), 35 (thirty-

rofl, 35 (Tpn^;n;aTB HHTB) five) years old.

JI6T.

1 KaK Tpy^HO piicoBaib SeMJiio: how difficult it is to draw the Earth2 KaK xopomo: How nice it is

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6. PaaroBop B

B aBT66yce O,H,HH nejiOBeK cnpauraBaex jKenrnHHy, KoxopaHCH.HHX paflOM c HHM:

y sac ecxb flexH?

^a, 6CTB. OflHH CblH.

OH nypHT?Hex, OH HG Kypnx.3xo xopomo. OH HOS/JHO HPHXO^HT ^OMOH?Hex.

0, Bam CHH xopomHH MOJIO^OH nejioBeK. CKOJILKO

einy JIGT?

Einy HeiHpe Mecan;a.

sac ecxb

J\a, eciB.

J\a, y MBHH ecTL

Hex.

Hex, y M6HH nex flexen.

Have you any children?

Yes, I have.

Yes, I have children.

No, I haven't.

No, I have no children.

7. KaKoe cero^Hfl

Tu ne anaenib,1 Kanoe cero^HH HHCJIO?

Ha XB06M cxojie Jiewnx rasexa. HocMoxpH.He cxoHx.2 9xo B^epaniHflfl rasexa.

KaKoe ceroflHH HHCJIO?

,n;ecHxoe anpejin.

What is the date today?Today is the tenth of April.

1 TH ne 3naemb..?==3Haerab JIH TH..?: Do you know...?2 He CTOHT.: It's not worth the while.

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8. PaaroBOp

KaK xe6fl sosyx? cnpocnjia OAHOFOKaK Moero oxn;a.

2

A KaK soByx xsoero oxn,a?

KaK Moero ^eflyniKy.A CKOJibKO lejiOBeK y sac B ceMbe?CKOJibKO TapeJioK na CTOJIG.

A CKOJILKO TapeJioK?y Ka>K,n;oro nejioseKa ecxb CBOH TapejiKa.

KaK xe6fl (sac) 30Byx? What is your name?Mena soByx Ojier (Mama). My name is Oleg (Masha).

9KCKypcoBOfl:MOJIO^OH

9. B

OTOH Base 3027 Jiex.

OxKy^a BLI 3x0 snaexe?8

Kor^a H Ha^aji pa66xaxb 3,n,ecb, Base6tijio 3000 jiex, H 27 Jiex a

pa66xaio.

10. Ha Mope

Em,e niar nasa/i,,

1cnpocHJiH OAHOFO MajibHHKa: a boy was asked

2 (Meiw aosyT) KaK Moero oma.: (My name is) the same as myfather's.

3OiKyfla BIJ OTO anaere?: How do you know?

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11. CiaCTJIHBblH OT6U,

sac!

eacBOHKH!

OH npmneji panbrne,H! l

sac! Congratulations!

12. OKOJIO iop

TOJIbKO 1TO -

MOH Maranna!

1... pani>rae, IGM n: ... befora me

8 TOJibKO HTO: just

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13. KaKHe SbiBaiox /Konii;unbi

nyrjiHBLie,

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TepnejiiiBHe.

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14. 4ro CKasneT

MajibiHK lie xoiex cnaxL. Maxb roBopiix eiviy:

y>Ke flesaxb qacoB, a TH ern,e ne cnnnib. Ilopa cnaxb.

CKa>Kex oxen;, Kor/ja OH npn^ex .HOMOH?OH CKamex: ((y^Kunaxb! 1 y>KHnaxb! ^xo cero^HH na

y>KHH?2

flopa cnaxb. It is time to go to bed

15. H ne

Ojj,Ha >KeiimnHa cH,o,eJia B ca^y H nncajia nucbMO. B^pyrona yBH^ejia, HTO KaKOH-xo My^K^rana CXOHX OKOJIO nee H

qnxaex ee nucbMo. }KeHin,HHa o^eHb paccep,u,HJiacb H Hannca-jia B nncbMe: fl HC Mory nncaxb, noxoiny HXO KaKon-xo

CIOHX OKOJIO M6HH H HHXaCX M06 DHCbMO)).

fl ne inxaio!

16. BopOH

Ba6ymKa cnpauiHBaex3aneM XH npHHec Bopona? 4xo

XM 6y^emb ,n,ejiaxb c HHM?3

FIocMOXpio, 6y^ex JIH on JKHXI.

xpncxa jiex.4

.

1 y>KHnaTi!: Let's have supper!2 MTO ceroflHH na JH<HH?: What is for supper tonight?s tjTO TU Sy^emt fle^axt c HHM?: What are you going to do with it?*ZIocMOTpio, SVACT JJH OH WHTb TpDCTH JIPT.: I'll see whether it'll

live for three hundred years

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17. MaTb H

6ujia

roBopnjia GH:

ryjiHTb, n cana BCG

CTajia Sojibinoil2 H ne

xoTeJia noMoraxb Maiepn. Ona

BCG caMa, H

18. KopoxKne

cnpamHBaeT jienHBoro

TH HH^erd HGGeniac 3HMa, ^HH Tanne KopoiKne,ne CTOHT HH^ero

6tuia MajienbKOH: her daughter was small2Jl.OHb cxajia Gojibraoii: The daughter had grown up

3 He CTOHT iiHiero HainnaTb: it's not worth while beginning any-thing

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19. Maxb yiHT

MaTb: Mama, neCKasaxbH3BHHHXe.

jKajiyiicxa.

HsBHHHxe, nojKajiyiicxa. Excuse me, please.

npo(j>eccopa H.20.

J^EdL HesnaKOMbix HejioeeKa pasroBapHBaioT B aBT66yce.- HoHfleTe JIH EH cero^HH Ha jiemjmo npo<|)eccopa H.?

cnparnHBaex O^HH H3

,Dia

>OTBenaeT

He xoflHTe. H cjibimaji, HTO H. HJIOXO qnTaei jieKn,HH.- H flomKeH HOHTH, roBOpHT BxopoH. fl npo<J)ec-

cop H.

21. Ha ypoKe

nonpocHJi ynenHKOB nanncaTb o 4>yT66jie.nanncaji o^eHb 6bicTpo H ^aji CBOIO paSoxy

BSHJI ero xexpa,n;b H nponnxaji: IIIeji

, <|)yx66jia ne 6mio 2.

H^ex (cner.

(cner.

It rains (snows...).It rained (snowed...).

HH us HMX: one of them2^)yr66jia ne SMJIO: there was no football

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* * *

: M-TO BH MOJKGTe CKaSaTL O SHaMGHHTHXXVIII BGKa?

K: OHH BCG yiviepjiH.

* * *

cnpocHji- HTO Tanoe nojiydcTpOB?

106'bflCHH,

-IIojiyOCTpOB?... 9TO OCTpOB, KOTOpHH

na

* *

cnpamHBaeT yienHKa:Kan MOJKHO paa^ejiHTb naxb KapTomeK na mecTb

JIOB6K?3

CfleJiaTb nrope, OTEGTHJI

, , You must cook mashed po-Hao CfleJiaTb mope. tatoes.

THfl nosflHO Bbiineji HS

IloHeMy TH ne Bbimeji paiibnie?BMJIO y>Ke nosflno Bbixo^HTb pan bine. 4

* * *

Ha ypoKe ynaxejib cnpamnBaexCKaTKHTe, HTO HaXO^HTCH 6jIH/K6 K H3M5

: AlViepHKa HJIH

Jlyna?-

Jlyiia, OTBeHaei O^HH H3 Majib^HKOB.- Jlyna? IIoHeMy TH TaK ^yMaernb?HoTOMy HTO MH BH^HM Jlyny, HO ne BiiflHM AiviepHKy.

1 qTO TaK5e nojiyocxpoB?: What is a peninsula?2 3io OCTPOB, KOTOpuii pasffe^HJiH aa flee nacTn: It is an island

which has been divided in two parts (The pun is based on the meaningof the prefix nojiy- 'half'.)

3 KaK MO>KHO paa^ejiHTb naxb KapTomeK na inecrb icJiOBeK?: Howcan five potatoes be divided among six people?

4 BUJIO y>Ke nosflHO BBixofliiTb paiibme.: It was already too late

f.o leave earlier.5 qro naxo^iiTCH 6jXH?Ke K eain?: what is nearer to us?

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Bbi 6y,n;eTe cep^HTbcn na MajibHHKa sa TO, qero OHne c^ejiaji?

1

Hex, H ne cep>Kycb na yqeiiHKOB 3a TO,

OHH ne c,n;eJiajiH. A no^eMy TLI cnparaHBaeuib?IIoTOMy HTO H ne cflejiaji cero^na ypoiai.

cnpocHji yieHiraa:

KaKyio (J)6pMy HMGOT SCMJIH?

SeMJia Kpyrjiaa, cnasaji

A OTKyfla TLI snaernb, ^TO ona Kpyrjian? cnpocHJi

He Kpyrjian, CKasaji ynenHK. H He xonyCHOpHTb C B3MH H3~3a 3TOFO. 2

22. Xopnuiiiii

Te'TH: BOT Te6e xjie6 c

Cnacii6o, TCTH.

9io xopomo, HeTH. H jiK>6jiio xopdmnx ji,eTeH.

Mne HpaBHTca, Kor^a MajibHHKH roBopHT cna-

CH6o.ECJIH BH xoraTe, T6TH, HTo6Bi a em;e pascnacH6o 4

, ,n;aHTe MHO em,e

23. Hropb H ero

Hropio mecTb JieT. OH roBopHT CBoeMyBopnc, TBOH MaMa yHHTejibHHn,a, a TH He yMeemb

nncaTb HH o/nioro cjiosa5.

A TBOH OTen; 3y6HOH Bpa^, HO y TBoero MajieHbKoro

6paTa HOT HH OflHoro 3y6a6

.

1 BH SyfleTe cepflHTtca HaMajibiHKa aa TO, iero OH ne CfleJiaJi?: Will

you be angry with a boy for what he hasn't done?2 H ne xoiy cnopnTb c saMH H3-aa axoro.: I won't argue with you

about that.3 Box Te6e x;ie6 c MacjioM.: Here's some bread and butter for you.4 ECJIH DW xoTHTe, HToSti H em;e pas CKasaji cnacH6o: If you want

me to say "thank you" again6 TM ne yMeemb nucaTb HH o^noro cjiosa: you can't write a single

word6y TBoero MajieiibKoro 6paTa HOT HH o^noro 3y6a: your little brother

hasn't got a single tooth

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24. HaCTOJIbHblH T6HHHC

1. JJeflynma H oxen; OHGHB Jii66flx nrpaxbB HaCTOJILHHH T6HHHC. MaJIbTOKH CMOTpHT, KaK

nrpaioT fleflymKa H oxen;.1 HM x6>Ke npaBHTca

B HaCTOJIbHLIH T6HHHC.

2. Tenepb ' OHH To

HaCXOJILHBIH X6HHHC.Moryx nrpaxb B

HM HpaBHxcH nrpaxb B xen- They like to play tennis.

HHC.

CMOTPHT, KaK HrpaioTtheir grandfather and father playing.

H OTGIJ.: The boys watch

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25. Kai< naiia

HTO c To66n cjiy-

? cnpamHBaeTMajienbKoro cb'raa.

H noflCTpnrc

nana, OTBenaei1HK.

c To66ii cjiy^HJioct? What's happened to you?

26. Mne HHKTO ne noBepirr1

'

O/I,HH

6ojibmyio pfci6y, HOee oSpaTHO B Bo^y. OH

H 3HaK>, HHKTO H6

noBepnT, HTO H noHMaji Ta-

Kyio 6ojibHiyK) pbi6y.

1 MHO HHKTO ne HOBepHx: No one will believe me

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27. Bpaia

EOJIBHOH: Y MGHH 6ojiHT

npasaH nora.

3xo OT cxapocTH1

,

BOJILHOH: Ho jieBaa jiora

Tanaa ?KG cxa-

pan2

,a He 60-

JIHT.

M6HH 60JIHT HOra. My foot hurts me. I havea pain in my foot.

28. OKOJIO

roBOpHT3naemL, nanm npa,n,eflyniKH He

TejieBHsopa3

. KaK OHH MOFJIH JKHTB?

BOT OHH H

HH pa^no, HH

29. Ha

0,Ha

H Ka-

y>Ke

H Kaxajicfl na JiBi>Kax (na KontKax). I ski'd (skated).

1 STO OT CTapocTn: That is with old age2 TaKaH H\e cTapaa: is just as old3 ne 3H3JIH HH pa^HO, HH Te.ueBH30pa: knew neither radio nor T. V.4 BOT OHH H yMepJiH-: That's why they died.

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30.

1. CKOpO HOBLIH

ro/i;!1 Mnma nome'ji H

Kynnji e'jmy. Ejma 6w-Jia HeSojitmaH, HO xo-

poniaa. Majib^HK no-exaji flOMon na

2. B TpojuieH6yce6tuio MHoro napd^a.

3. Kor,n;a Mama BM-nieji HS TpojijieiiCyca

2,

y nerd 6mia HG ej

a najiKa. HoKOTopue exajiH B

SHJIHGJIKH.

OH noexaji

OH noexaji

na TpojuieH6yce.

He went home.He went home by trolley-

bus.

OH exaji B (na) jpojijien- He went by trolley-bus.

6yce.B Tpojuieii6yce StiJio MHO- There were many people in

ro napo^a. the trolley-bus.

1CKOpo HOBHH rofl!: The New Year was approachingl

8 BHmeJi us TpoJiJieMyca: got off the trolley-bus

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31. BHJICT

snaMeHHTHii iracaTejib exaji na noes^e. Kor^a KOH-na^aji nposepHTb SnjieTH, nHcaxejib ne MOP nanra

CBOH 6njieT. KoH/jyKTOp ysnaji nncaTejia H CKasaji- He Hm;HTe SHJIGT. H snaro, HTO BH ero BSHJIH.- H flOJIHteH H3HTH GFO, OTB6THJI HHCaTejIB. H

Kyji;a H e/jy.

exait na noes^e to travel by train

32. KopoTKHH paaroBop

1 . CeroAHfl xopomHH. G6jiHii;e npKO cseTHT.

Hnna c MyjKeM H/j,ex B Ma-

ra3HH. Ona Bcxpe^aeT CBOIO

ra

)H

166pbiH ,n;eHb!

xopomaa noro^a!HnHa. H noflpy-

paaroBapn-

2. OHH pasroBapHBaiOT, a

3. H BOT *ITO CJiy^HJIOCb

1 H BOT HTO CJiyHHJIOCb C My->KGM HHHH.: And here is whathas happened to Nina's hus-

band.

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Good afternoon!

KaKaa cero/jim xoponiaa What fine weather we are

having today!

Time goes by.BpeMH

33. B Httipimii jjeiib

1. IIor6,a,a cero/jHH oHent xopoman. C6jiHn;e apico cseTHT.

TKena ryjiHeT B aoonapKe, EH >KapKO. Ona BH^HT 6ejiux

MeflBeneH.

:HaBepHO, HM TOJK6 JKapKO

2. Kynjno HM MOpd>KeHoe, pemaeT ona.

GKOJILKO CTOHT MOpojKenoe? cnpamnBaeTMopojKenoe CTOHT flBa/maTB KoneeK.

Ho>KajiyHCTa! BOT

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3. JKeHH 6epe'T Mopowenoe H oe

JKHT

4. Tenepb BRM ne

EH (HM) >KapKo.EH (HM) CHJIO (6yflex)

KO.

EH (HM) He 6HJio (ne 6y/i;eT)

>KapKo.

She (they) is (are) hot.

She (they) was (were, will

be) hot.

She (they) was (were, not

(will not be) hot.

CKOJIBKO CTOHT MopojKenoe?MopojKenoe

KoneeK.

How much is the ice-cream?The ice-cream is twenty

copecks.

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34.

1. CeML HacoB yrpa. SBOHHT

6y/ntnbHHK. Mama npocbina-6TCH,

CeMb yrpa.It is seven o'clock in the

morning.

Ilopa It's time to get up!

2. Ona yMHBaeTCH, IHCTHT sy6Li, ny/jpiJTCH.

KpacHT ry6H, npHiectiBaeTCH, o^eBaexcH H CMOTPHTna ce6a B sepKajio.

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3. Bflpyr OHa EH/JUT, HTO y>Ke

HOHTH jjeBHTb HacoB. fl ona-

na pa66iy!

4. Bucxpee!

5. BH OHHTB ono-ajiH Ha 3

Bu onoa^aJiH na Tpn (HHTL) You are three (five) minuteslate.

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35.

1. BosbMH nanny!aji XO3HHH coSane.

2. BOSLMH! noBTO-

PHJI on.

3.

Gfflb M6HH? CnpOCHJIOH.

/;m;

4. XoafJHii paccep-

AHJiCfl. Tu ;i,oji>KHa

BSHTB najiny!OH.

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5. Tenepb TH 110-

HHMaemb, ITO TH AOJIJK-

Ha

6. Xoporao! Te-

nepb TH3x0!

7. KanaHcoSana! Bee

8. MTO cjiy^HJiocb? IloqeMy BTH JIIOAH KpnnaT H 6eryT

Tti oji/ BSHTb You must take (do...)

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36. Bee xopomo, HTO xopomo Konqa

1. HaKoneii, H naraeji HO-

Boe semecxBo /JJIH pocxa pac-TGHHH!

2. CeHqac nocMOTpib...

3. HTOKOM?

^c n;BeT-

4. ... HO see xopomo,xopomo

37. lIiiTepeciii.m COH

pano yxpoin MajienbKHH MajibHHK THXOK KposaTH Maxepn H cnasaji ea:

Mana, Mama! H BH^GJI HHTepeCHtra con. 2

>Ke TLI BHfleji? cnpocHJia Maina.

no^yiviaji H cnasaji:

Hex, jiynme TEI paccnajKH. TH TaM TOH\e 6bijia.

1 Bee xopomo, HTO xoporao KOHHaeicfl: All is well that ends well2 H BiifleJi HHTepecHHH COH.: I've had an interesting dream.

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38.

liana, flan Mne, mmajiyncTa, flecaTb KoneeK, ro-

BOpHT IleTH.

A MHG flBa^naTt KoneeK, npocHT Mama.- Mne nyjKHO TpH,n,n,aTB py6jien, roBopHT jKena.

HTO c BaMH cero^HH cjiy^njiocL? cnpamnBaeTTM saStui? y Te6fl cero^HH

Mne nyjKHO TpH^ij;aTi> py6- I need thirty roubles.

39. Mw JIGTHM Ha Jlyny

1. MH XOTHM Jieieib na

Jlyny. BOT Kapxa. Hamnyxb MocKBa Jlyna.

2. Cna^ajia MH [nonuiH K

H3BecTHOMy ynenoMy.XOTHTG jiexeTL na Jly-

ny? cnpocHji on. HnoMory.

xe6H ceroflnfl .: It's your birthday today.

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3. H MH nojieTeJiH. KaKXOpOmO, HTO MH y>K6 B KOC-

Moce!

4. HaKoneu; MM na Jlyne.

TenepB MOJKHO BLinHTb Haw!

5. Ho B TO BpeMfl1 no-

. H3 3B63,H2

.

1 B arc BPCMH: at that moment2 noineji ROIKRI, ... HS 3BC3fl: it began raining ... stars

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6. Ha cjieflyromHH AeHb

norofla Ctijia xopomaa. HCGJI H Ha^aji pucoBaib ne-

60 H

7. CKOpO MH flOJIJKHH

B03Bpam,aTbCH na SOMJIIO.

noporofi1 OT-

8. H... a npocnyjiCH.B 3TOT fl,eHB no a

ycjitimaji2

,HTO B CoBeT-

CKOM Corose aanymen KOC-

MHHecKHHKOpa6jib3 .Ha HGM

JI6THT

1Ilepefl Aoporofi: Before we set out

2 no pa^HO H ycjibiraaji: I heard on the radio8sanymen KOCMHqecKHH KopaSjib: a spaceship had been launched

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40. I \pOCTLiil IHII II

H KpecxbHHHH BCxpexHJi Maxpoca. OHH Ha^iajiH pasro-

BapHBaxb. KpecxbHHHH cnpocHJi Maxpoca, r^o yMop ero

oxen;.

MOH oxen; noraC B Mope, OXBOXIIJI Maxpoc.A sam fleAynma?OH XOJKG 6mi MaxpocoM H norn6 B Mope.A Bam npa^eflymKa?H on 1 norn6 B Mope.Kan >Ke BH ne 6onxecb 2 njiasaxb B Mope? cnpocnji

KpecxbHHHH Maxpoca.Tor^a Maxpoc cnpocnji KpecxbHHHHa, r^e yMep ero

oxen,.

OH yMep B Kposaxn, OXBGXHJI KpecxbHHHH.A sam fleflymKa H npafle^yniKa?OHH xome yMepJia B KposaxH.KaK >Ke BH He 6onxecb Ka>KflbiH flenb jio>KHXbCH B

Kposaxb3

,ecjiH see Bamn po/nibie yMepjin B Kpo-

BaxH?

41. B oueaiie

APyra njibijiH na KopaSjie no TnxoMy OKeany.

THXHH OKean B ^sa paaa 66jibme4

OKeana.

BxopoH nocMOxpeJi na OKean H oxsexHJi:

HpaBHJibHO, POBHO B flsa pasa 66jibine.

1 H OH: He, too3 KaK we BH ne 6oHTecb: Why aren't you afraid3 jiojKHTbca B KposaTb: to go to bed

paaa 6o^tnie: twice as large as

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42. 36HTHK

\

1. CTOHJia xopoman noroAa. 2. BApyr noineji

CoJiHn,e jipKO CBGTHJIO. MOJIOAOH KaK xopomo, HTO H BSHJI BOH-rroTrn-a&ir TrnTTTOTi r^TTOTT.! rn rnnpu TWK. TTOTTVMaJT MOJIOTTOH tifi-nomeji ryjiHTb

1 co CBoeH THK>>,

coSaKOH. Co6aKa necjia son- JIOBBK.MOJIO^OH

THK.

;\ .^ \\.; : v x

\ ;

A\*iV>>\ A v,*m\N \

3. /JjaH 6Hcxpee SOHTHK! 4. OHHco6aKe. Ho codaKa ne HO co6aKa mvia

30HTHK MOJIOAOMy HG^O- a MOJIOAOH HGJIOBGK HIGJI

BGKy.nome'ji cnjibnee. 2

ijia (CTOHT) xopoman no- The weather was (is) fine,

ro/ja.

1 nomeji ryjiHTb: went for a walk2JJojKAt nomeji CHJibnee.: It rained harder.

3 co6aKa nuia nofl SOHTHKOM: the dog was walking under the um-brella

4MOJIOAOH qeJiOBCK me'ji HOA AOH<AGM: the young man was walking

in the rain

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43. B aoonapue

1. AHaJKflBi OAHH My/Knomeji B soonapn.

OH Kynnji rasexy Hee. Faseiy

2. Hepea MHHyxy1 raseia

6bma y

3. MyHraraa yjitiSajica H

CMOxpeJi na oSesbHHy, KOTO-

pan HHTajia

4. CKOpO H OHKHHH 6tijiH y o6e3baHLiHG HOHpaBHJIOCB GMy.

3

5. Ho Korjja oSesBHHa na-

,n;ejia OHKH4 H B3Hjia raseiy,

My>KHHHa Becejio

1Hepea MHiiyxy: In a moment

2 rasexa 6HJia y o6e3bHHH: the monkey had the newspaper3 DTO ne noHpaBHJiocb eivry.: He did not like it.4 oSesbfliia na^ejia OHKH: the monkey put on the spectacles

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44. TejieBiiaop

1. Mama CMoxpuT nepefta-

no xejieBHSopy. B,n;pyr on

rarpa. Turp COBCGM

c Mnnien. 1

Mnnie 6qem> CTpamno. OH6e>KHT B flpyryio KOMHaxy.

2. Tenept eMy nn^erd ne

cipainno!2

OH CMOTPHT nepe^a^y no

T6JieBH30py.

He is watching T. V.

Mnnie (eMy) o^enb cTpara-HO.

Misha (he) is terriblyafraid.

1Tnrp coBceia pri^oM c MMHICH.: The tiger is quite near Misha-

2eiay HHHero HC CTpamno: he is not afraid of anything

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45. He Mory 6e3 nero cnaxb...

1. JKena BXoflHT B Koivmaxy. OnaBH^HT, HTO xejieBHSOp paSOTaGT

1,3

CDHT B Kpecjie.

2. HaBepHoe, xejieBHSop Mema-ex eMy cnaxi>, ^yinaex jKena B

xejI6BH3Op2

.

3. My>K cpasynpocLinaexcH H...

BH30p3

xejie-

He Mory 6ea nero cnaxb

paCoTaex: the T. V. is on2 BUKJuonaeT TejieBHsop: switches off the T. V.3 BKjiroHaeT reJieBiisop: switches on the T. V.

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1.

46. Kan MOH arena paaroBapnBajia no xejiecpony

B03-

MOH JK6H3 yBHffejia Tejie^oH H pe-

mHJia nosBOHHTb noflpyre.

IlOAOJKAH M6HH OflHy MHHy-

xy, cKasajia ona.

2. JKena Bonuia B

6y,n1Ky, cnajia xpySny1 H

roBOpnib.H CHOKOHHO CTOHJI H

3. Cnopo MHGfl nocMoipeJi na

4. npomjio y>Ke Ae

JK,n,aTb.

Ilpomjio flBaAn;aTb MHHyT, co-

POK, HHTbAeCHT...JKena npoflOJUKajia roBOpnTb c

no,n;pyroH.

5. Tor^a fl noAHflJi 6y;i,Ky

BMeCTG C JK6HOH H nOHGC flOMOH.

A JKena npoji;oji>Kajia roeopnTb no

xejie(|)6Hy.

no Tejie<J)6ny to speak on the telephone

Mne (Te6e, eMy, em) na- I (he, she, you) am (is, are)

(roBopiiTb). tired of waiting (talk-

ing).

1 JKena... CHHJia xpy6Ky: My wife ... picked up the receiver

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47. JleTOM

Mama penrajia JIGTOM noexaiB K Mopro1

. EH na^o CHJIOTB pasHtie Beni,H, H ona nonuia B MaraaiiH.

1.

Mama Kynnjia

mjiany

2. HOHKH 2

3. BMarasime ona Ky-

30HTHK,

1 noexarb K Mopro: to go to the seaside2 TeMHtie OHKH (=3amHTHBie OHKw): sun-glasses

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4 maKynaHiifl

1

5. H jiernne

TV<J)JIH. TeneptMOJKHO exaib K

Mopio!

H EOT KRK BCTpexHjio ee Mope!2

Bee BpeMH men jipiKXb, .nyji Bexep, SHJIO

M Mama flyMajia: 3aTieM H Kynnjia mjiany, SOHTHK,

XoJIOflHO.BBIJIO (6yji;eT) XOJIO^HO.

It is cold.

It was (will be) cold.

EH na.no (6tiJio, 6y^eT) Ky- She has (had, will have) to

HHTB Bein;H. buy some things.

1 manoiKa AJIH KynannH: bathing cap2 KaK BcrpeTHJio ee Mope: how the sea welcomed her

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48. Kiiitra

1. BaSymna xoiejia

KynHTb cBoeMy Majiem.-

KOMy BnyKy Hirrepec-

nyio AeTCKyro KHHry.

2. npOflaBeij B Marasnue nonasaji et MHOFO KHHF, HO HHa HG HpaBHJiacb 6a6ymKe

1.

3. HoKajKHTe MHG, 4. Box BTO xopoinan

nojKajiyiicTa, eni,e 9Ty H Becejiaa KHHra!

KHHry!

1 HH oflna HG npaBHaacb 6a6ymKe: none of them pleased the grand-mother

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6. OH 6pocHji CBOH

HrpymKH H TKJ^BJI, KOF-

fla 6a6ymKa

^..7. Ba6ymKe KHHra HpaBimact. EH 6Lijio cMenmo. Ho ona

ne BHflejia, HTO Majit^HKy oieni.

8. G y^HEjieHHeM1 cma

BflPyr yBHAena, HTO

BHyK CHHT.BOT TaK HHTepeCHaa

KHHra! 2

OH (6tui, 6y,n;eT) pafl. He is (was, will be) glad.Ona (6mia, Sy^eT) pa/i;a. She is (was, will be) glad.BH (6HJIH, 6y,n;eTe) pa^H. You are (were, will be)

glad.EH (6biJio, 6yfl6T) cMerano. It makes (made, will make)

her laugh.

Einy (6HJio, 6y/i;eT) cKynno. He is (was, will be) bored.

1 G yflHBJieHHeM: To her surprise2 BOT THK HHTepecHEH KHHra!: There is an interesting book for you!

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49. HM. . . CKyiHO 6ea

HH HejiOBeK npaexaji B TOCTH K CBoeiviy Apyry. APvrB 6ojibinoM ropo^e. Cna^ajia flpyr SLIJI oHem> flOBOJien. HoBpeivm iHJio

1,a qejiOBeK ne XOTGJI yesn^aTL. HaKOHeu; ero

flpyr cnpocHJi:Tti ne /jyiviaeniL, HTO TBOBH jKene H ^BTHM CKy^HO 6ea

xe6fl?2

Tti npas, OTBGTHJI qejiOBeK. H sasxpa nanHinyHM, HT66H OHH

OH npnexajiK Apyry.

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51. B napHKMaxepCKoii

1.

3ioHe , Mama! 2. HOCMOTPH, MHG COB-

CGM He SOJIBHO.

emt njianaxb? Xo^emt, a

eme paa nonajKy Te6e?

4. Hepes ^ac OHH BMecTeH3 napHKMaxepcKOH.

Mne (6biJio, Cy^ei) 66jibno. It hurts (hurt, will hurt) me.Mne ne (SHJIO, ne Syflex) It does not (did not, will

66jibHO. not) hurt me.

1 3io He 66jibHo!: It doesn't hurt!

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52. KaK sac

SHaMeiiHTbiH HHcaTejib EepHap.0, IHoy npamejiB napHKMaxepcKyro. IlapHKMaxep o^enb MHOFOOH cnpocHJi Bepnap^a Illoy:

Kan sac no^CTpHHL?OTB6THJI SHaMeHHTLIH

53. CKOJIBKO CTOHT ero

IIo3T P66epT Bepncmeji no 6epery perni. OHSoraiHH HejioBeK ynaji B peny.

3Be^HLiii MOJIOAOH

6p6cHJica B peny H cnac SoraToro. BoraxuH lejioseK

MOHeTy. Jlro^H, KOxdpLie BH^GJIH 9TO, o^ent paccep-OHH xoTeJiH 6pdcHTb 6oraToro oSpaiHO B peny. Ho

Bepnc CKasaji:

He na^o 3xoro flejiaTb.4 BoraxHH HejioseK jiynme Bcex 6

CKOJIBKO CTOHT ero >KH3Hb.

54. Kor^a BM

anrjiHHCKHH yneHbiH Peaep^op/i; aamea o^-

Ha>K,n,bi B o^Hy HS CBOHX jia6opaTopHH. BHJIO no3,n;H06

,HO

B JiaSopaTopHH pa6oTaji O^HH HS y^enHKOB Pesepx^op/ja.HTO BLI .mejiaeie xaK HOB^HO? cnpocnjiPa66Taro,A *ITO BLI

Kone^HO, pa66Taro.H paHO yTpOM TOHte

- ^a, npo^eccop, H yTpon pa6oTaio, OTBeTiM yiennK.OH gyMaji qio Pesep^opg noxBajiHT ero.

Ho Peseptfcopfl paccep,znijiCH H cnpocnji:A Koiyja jKe BH

1 Kan sacnpflCTpnib?: How do you want your hair cut?

2 Mojiia: Without talking, in silence3 OH ysHfleji, ^:TO 6oraTHH HCJIOBCK ynaji B peKy.: He saw a rich

man fall into the river.4 He naflo aroro ^ejiaib.: You mustn't do that.6Jiyroie scex: better than anyone else

6 BbiJio nosflHo: It was late

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55. Ha Koimepre

Ha KOHH,epxe snaMemixbiH HeMen,Kim KOMHOSH-

Top BpaMC nrpaji BMecxe c O^HHM CKpnnaTOM. CKpanaq 6biji

oienb IIJIOXOH, H BpaMC nrpaji rpoMKO, 1x6611 He cjitimaxb 1,

KaK nrpaex CKpnna 1!. Ilocjie KOHD,epTa CKpnnaH CKasaji BpaM-cy:

BH Hrpajin xaK rpoMKO, HTO H ne cjiwraaji, KBK n. nrpaio2

.

Bpaaic.

56. CMOinaiiiiuii xop

BLI HasuBaexe TOT xop CMemanHtiM?TOJIbKO

J\a. Ho O^HH YMBIOT neTb, a ^pyrne Hex.

57. Kan yanaTb

ECJIH xo^emb ysnaxb66xaex. TpyflOjno6HBbiH

nocMOxpn, KaK OH pa-

noex, Kor^a paCoxaex, a

58. Mbi noccopnjiHCb

Bicpa a noccopnjica c jKenon, HO

nocjieAHee CJIOBO SLIJIO 3a MHOH*:

Xopomo, Kynn ce66 axo njiaxbe,

CKasaji a eii.

1BpaMC nrpaji rpoMKO, TroSu ne CjUbnnaTb: Brahms played loudly

so as not to hear2 a ne cjimnaji, KaK H nrpaio: I didn't hear myself playing3OiacTJiiiBHii!: How lucky you were!

SHJIO aa MUCH: but I had the last word

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59. Hiena

JKena roBOpnx My>Ky:- Korfta H npiiroTOBJiio y^KHH, naKOpMjiK) Aeien, nojioiKy

LIX CnaTb1,MM CMO>K6M HOHTH B KHHO.

- Xoponio, HO Torfla y Te6a ne Sy^eT BpeMenn6njieTbi! oincMaeT My/K.

MGHH (y Te6fi) Hex (HO I (you) have (had, shall

SMJIO, lie Sy^eT) Bpe- (will) have) no time.

MCHII.

60. Eii H^eT 3Ta

ECJIH 6ti TLI'

3Ta,Kan ie6e

EH iifle'T Ta nuinna (DTO This hat (dress, costume)

,8TOT KocTioM). becomes her.

y HX cnatb: (I'll) put them to bed2 ECJIH 6ti TU mifleJia: I wish you could see

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61.

MyjK: H XH HasbiBaenib axo nijianoH? 1 H HHKorfla ne ne-

pGCTclHy CMG^IT-DC^I .

5Kena: HepecxaHeuib, Kor,n,a ysnaeuib, CKojibKO ona cxonx.

V62. IIo3TOMy H Bepro eMy

Hey>KeJiii Tbi Bepnuib CBoeMy My>Ky, *ITO OH GS^HT JiOBHTb

Je^b OH HH pasy ne noiiMaji HH o/pmnIlo9TOMy H H Bepro eMy.

63. TOHHWH a^,pec

MOH flpyr Jiro6HT OTBenaTL onenb TOHHO.

r/j,e naxo^HTCH Marasim? cnpocHJi ero O^HHMarasHH? Ha^o npoiiTii MOCT H HOTOM noBepnyxb

HanpaBO.- A MOCT flJIHHHLlii?- OKOJIO flBa^aTii MGTPOB.

HejiOBeK CKasaji cnacn6o H nonie'ji K Mocxy. B^pyr OH

ycjibimaji, HTO KTO-TO 6en\HT sa HUM4.

GTOHTG! Kpiraaji MOH Apyr. fl BCHOMHHJI, ^xona Mocxa copOK MGTPOB. OcTanoBHTecb: BH npon^exeii;aTb MeTpoB, noBepneTe Hanpaso, nan H BaM cnasaji, H

yna^exe B peKy.

64. Pas,nejiHJi!

Ha cxojie Jie>KajiH

MajienbKHH Majib^im o^eiib XOTGJI ci.ecTb HX.

H6jioK jie>KHT Ha cTOjie? cnpociijia

- Tpn.

1 H Tbi iiasbiBaefflb STO mjiHnoii?: Do you call that a hat?2 H HiiKor^a ne nepecTany CMeaTbCH.: I'll never stop laughing.3Beflb OH HH pasy ne nofiMaJi HH OAHOH pbi6H.: He has never caught

a single fish.4 OH ycjibimaji, HTO KTO-TO 6c>KHT sa HUM: he heard someone running

after him

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XopOmo, CKasajia Maxb, o/nio ^JIH oxn,a

Meim n OflHO fljiH xe6n. TLI MO/Kemb ci>ecxb ero.

Majib^HK CT>eji OflHO a6jiOKO H saxoxeji em,e O/JHO.

CKOJibKO aSjioK ocxajiocb? cnpocHJia MaMa.

ABa> oxBexHji MajibHHK, O^HO .njifl oxn,a H

flJIH M6HH.A r^e >ne MOC H^JTOKO? cnpocnjiaft cijOji ero CKaSaji CLIH.

65. B

IlocMOTpHTe na axy py^Ky, roBOpnT9xo onenb xopomaH py^Ka. Ee MOJKHO 6pocaxb B Bo^y, ero

MO/KHO flejiaxb see, ^xo xoxnxe... 1

HsBHHHxe, roBOpnx O/J,HH H3 noKynaxejien, a MOJK-

HO JIH 6K) DHCaXb?

66. H HG Mory ecTb cyn

npmne'ji B pecxopan H nonpocnji ji;axb

xapeJiKy cyna.Kor^a o<|)HnHaHX npHnec cyn, qejioseK CKasaji:

H ne Mory ecxb axox cyn.

0<|)Hn,iiaHX B3HJI xapeJiKy o6paxno H CKopo npnuecxapeJiKy cyna.

H .nyMaro, BaM nonpaBuxcH sxox cyn, CKasaji OH.

H ne Mory ecxb axox cyn, noBxopHji nejioseK.

Ho no^keMy? cnpocnji o<J)Hn,HaHX. 9xo onenb xo-

porana cyn, noneMy BBI ne MOJKexe ero ecxb?

IIoxoMy ^xo y MOHH nex JIOJKKH.

1 Ee MOJKHO 6pocarb B BOfly, ero MOJKHO flojiaib BCC, ITO

You may throw it into water, you may do whatever you like with it

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07. COBGT

CxapiiK npmneji K Bpany. Bpaq Biicjiymaji cro 11 CKa-

BRM naflo noexaxb ox/joxnyxb B ^epeBHio.1 Tan BH

AOJIJKHIJ: pano jiojKiixbCH cnaxb, ecTb MHCO H mixb MOJIOKO,MHoro ryjiHTb

2. BH Mo/Keie Kypnib TOJibKO o^Hy nannpdcy

B fleiib.3

Mepea MGCHI; ciapim npiiraeji K Bpa^y OHHTL H CKa-

saji:

Bam coBeT o^enb noMor MHG. H noexaji B

pano JIO>KHJICH cnaTb, eji MHCO, HHJI MOJIOKO

qio BH MHO CKaaajin. TdjibKO cna^iajia Mne 6ujio

Kypnxb ojjfiy nannpocy B ^enb. 9xo ne npocxo4

see,

KypHTb B MOGM BOSpaCTG.

cnaxb

Mne (6biJio, 6y/i,ex) xpy^no It is (was, will be) difficult

Kypaib. for me to begin smoking.

1 Ban H3AO noexaib OTfloxHyiL B ^epeunio.: You should go andrest in the country.

2 MHoro ryjiHTb: walk a lot3 BH Mo/Kexe Kypirri, TOJIBKO o^ny nannpocy B ^ent.: You may

smoke only one cigarette a day.4 3ro HC npocio: It's not so simple6 B MOOM Boapacie: at my time of life

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68. IlepBbiii

1. Emia Becna. OHH OHa ryjifljin B napKe.

CMOTPH! riepBtiii

OR! Ho Kan er6

2. fl nepenecy Te6n

na pyKax1

! CKaaan

OH H CM6JIO BOmeJI B

3. Bo,T,a

yme no rpynb2

,HO OH

H/I.TH Bne-

1 na pyKax: in my arms2

no,n,a 6tiJia eMy ywe nowater

: he was already chest-deep in the

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4. CKopoocxajiHCb TOJibKO ero

PVKH. B pynax OH oc-

TOpOJKHO ftepHfajI CBOK)

JIK)6HMyiO. VVFTF;*,, i.'n'-.-TvT/ {// V iV

5. UJBexoK y>Ke SJIHS-

KO!

6. Ona copeajia n,Be-

TOK, H OHHJIH

69. ona

H MOJI 0,0,611 HejiOBeK nojiK)6HJi KpacHByio ^eByniKy. OHiji en n,BeTbi. ^eBynme TOH\e HpaEHjica MOJIO^OH

MOJIO^OH ^ejiOBGK ysnaji, HTO CKopo y

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Sy/jex ^enb pWK^eHiiH1

. EH HCIIOJIHHTCH 22

On peimiji no,n,apHTB en 22 poaBi. MOJIO^OH nejiOBeK nome'ji

B MarasHH, r#e OH o6brano noKynaji n.BeTti, H nonpociijiGMV 22 POSBI. npoftaBen, xoponio snaji Mojio^oro

noTOMy HTO OH Bcer^a s^ecb noKynaji n;BeTBi.

9TOT TOJIOBGK OHGHL nacTO noKynaeT B nameMn.BeTti. H R&M euy Ha 10 pos 66jii>nie. Hpo^aBeiii

n,BeTLi MOjio/^OMy nejiOBeKy, H TOT nomeji K fleBynme. KorflaOH npnincji K fleBynme, OH CKasaji:

nosflpaBjiflio Bac c ^neM pon^eHHa! EOT MOH uoflapoK.

SflGCB CTOJIBKO p03, CKOJILKO B3M JI6T!3

Kor,n;a ^eBymKa BSHJia u;BeTBi H nocMOTpeJia na HHX, ona

A MOJIO^OH nejiOBeK Tan H He noHHJi4, noHeMy OHa paccep^H-

sac c flneM I wish you many happyreturn of the day!

Bac c npas^,- Best wishes of the season!

HHKOM!

IIo3/i;paBJi7iK) sac c HOBBIM I wish you a happy NewYear!

1 y fleuyniim gy^er ^enb pcwKfleHiia: it would be the girl's birthday2 Efl ncnojiHHTCH 22 ro^a.: She would be 22 years old.3S^eci, CTOJII>KO pos, CKOJibKO Ban jrex!: There are as many roses

here as you are years old!*Tajt H He noHHJi: just couldn't understand

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y Morn

(no paccKasy B. Mapuiam)

Xy^6>KHHK c cbiHOM imyx no 6epery Mopa. Xy,n,6>KHiiK

Hecex Kpacmi, a MajibHUK cyMKy. Mope cnoKoimo. Becb

6eper noKptrr KaMHHMH n Ka>Kexca cepwM.1

ocxanaBjiHBaexca H Ha^nmaex pa66xaxb. ACXOHX B BO^,e H co6apaex co #na Mopa MajieHbKHe

KaMHH. B BOfle OHH Ka>KyXCH OHGHb KpaCHBMMH2

. B CyMKGy Hero y>Ke jie>Kax Sejitie, KpacnLie, gepntie, aejieHbie KaMHH.

IIoxoM MajibHHK KJia^ex CBOH KaMHH na rasexy H 6e>HX

Kynaxbca.OH, HaBepno, nepBLiii pas Ha Mope

3. MajibHHK Kynaexca,

noKa oxen; ne aoBex ero. 4

liana! a xti BH^eji, Kamie KaMHii a co6pa:i?OH oxu,y. OHH Jiemax OKOJIO xe6a na rasexe.

MajibHHK nofl6eraex K raaexe H ocxanaBjiHBaexcH. Harasexe jien^ax cepne neKpacHBHe KaMHH.

y M6HH 6bIJIH KpaCHBBie KaMHH, a 3X0 H6 X6...

Hex, 3x0 KaMHH, Koxopue XLI coSpaji, roBopnxoxen;. TojibKO OHH BLICOXJIH H cxajin ceptiMH.

Gjiyraan, CUHOK. FoBOpax5

,HXO oneHb

1 Becb 6eper... KaJKercn ccpHM.: The whole shore ... seems grey.2 OHII (naMim)... KaJKyTca oienb KpacHBUMn: they (the stones) . . .

seem very beautiful3 na Mope: at the seaside4 Ma.ibHiiK KynaexcH, nona OTOI^ ne SOBGT ero.: The boy bathe?

till his father calls him.6FoBOpat: People say

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Bbicoime ropw. OftH&JKflH o/nm ropa ynajia 11 pasGn-jiacb. Tan po^iiJiiicb axH MajieiibKHC KaMim B BORQ. Mopeiirpajio c HHMH ii jiaciwjio iix, H EOT omi cxajm xaiuiMH npa-CHBMMH. Ho 6e3 MOpfl, 663 CBOeil pOflHHM, OHH XepfllOX

KpaCOXy, CTaHOBHTCH CepLIMH H HGHHTepeCHLIMH.MajibHHK HfleT K BOfle, coSnpaeT KpacHBbie KaMHH H CMOT-

PHT, KaK OHH TGPHIOT CBOH KpacKH.A xy,o;6>KHHK B CBOGH KapraHe cxapaeTCfi nepe^aib Kpacoiy

cepux

(no paccmsy B.

ona njia^ex? ^len MM oSH^ejiH 5xy c.naBiiyK)

Mw c TOBapHm,oM2npnexajin B ^ajieKyio ^epeBHio. Hac

BCTpexnjia yTOTejibHHLia >KeHa3,HHa c rpycTHbiMH rjiasa-

MH. Qua 6wjia fl66paH H saSoTJiHBaa. Ka>K^oe yipo yHHxejib-

HHH,a npimocHJia naM MOJIOKO H CBe>KHe rasexbi. H BCG BpeMHcnparaHBajia:

- Ban ne CKyiHO?3

IIepe3 OT'bes^OM MM pemiijin c^ejiaTb en no^apOK4

. MOHTOBapHHi; Ho^bio noexaji B ropo^, HT66M Kynnxb I^BCTLI.

Fdpoff Haxo^HjiCH ^ajieKo OT Hamen ^epeBHii. VxpOM OH

npHBe'3 u;BeTbi. 3xo SMJIH posM. H EOT... Ona njianex.LIxo c BaMH? MM ne xoxejiH sac oGn^exb.BM ne BiiHOBaxM. Mne HHKXO HHKor.o.a B JKHSHH He

BM He (He CMJIH, ne 6y,n,exe) It is not (was not, will notBimoBaxM. be) your fault.

TM (SMJI, 6yAeuib) BUUO- I is (was, will be) yourBax. fault.

1 Hew MH oSdflejiH 3Ty ... jKeHin,uny?: In what have we offendedthis ... woman?

2 MH c TOBapmneM: My friend and I

8 Ban He CKyHHO?: Are you not bored?en no^apOK: to give her a present

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KOIIEEK

(no paccKCisy E. Xapuynd)

Btiineji na yjiimy H yBH^eji na ^opore Monexy.KTO ee noxepflji? no^yMaji OH. Monexy HHKXO He

HiiMaji, KaK 6y,n,xo HHKTO He BH/i,e.Ti ee. Tor^a Majib^HK

HHJI ee H noflome'ji K MHJiHHHOnepy.! MaJibHHK HOKasaji MOiieiy.

-- KTO-TO noiepHJi

Hy H ITO? 1CnpOCHJI MHJIHI];HOHep.

Kan ^To? 2Hafi^HTe axoro ^ejioseKa H Bepiraxe eiiy

BHHMaxejiLHO nocMOipeJi na MajiL^HKa a

Tox, KXO noxepaji Monexy, cea^ac onenL ^ajieKo. EroHaiixH H6JIB3H. 3

Snaemb, BOSLMH MOHexy ce6e.

Ho MajiBHim IIOJIOKHJI naxB KoneeK xy^a, r^e OH HX B3HJi4,

H noraeji ^OMOH. Ha cjie,n,yioin,HH ji;eHb Majib^HK OHHXB Bbimeji

na yjiuuy: MOnexbi na Mecxe ne Sbijio5

. OH nofl6e>Kaji K MH-

jiHii,HOHepy H aaKpn^aji:

J\fiRn, a Bce-xaKH OH B3HJI 6 CBOH HHXB KoneeK!

OHM BCTPETIIJIHCb

(no paccKCLsy A. Apnauoea)

J^aBaH HOCHAHM 3,n;ecb, CKasajia ona.

Hex, CH^eM na cKaMeMKy, CKasaji OH. Tan pa,n,OM

necoK. fl JiK)6jn6 >Kejrrbrii HGCOK.

OHH CH^eJiH na MajieHbKoii CKaMeiiKe pa^OM. OH

pucoBaji najiKOH Ha H^GJIXOM necKe.

Hxo XLI pncyeuib?3xo XH.

He noxo^Ka. 7

Hy H nycxb!8

1 Hy H ITO?: And what of it?2 KaK HTO?: What do you mean by "what of it?"3 Ero naHTH ne^bSH.: He can't be found.4Tyfla, r^e on HX BSHJI: where he had taken it from

6 MOHCTH na MCCTC He 6HJio: the coin was not in its placf6 Bce-TaKii OH B3HJi: he has taken ... after all7 He noxoJKa.: It's not like me.8 Hy H nycib!: So what?

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Eivry 6tiJio Tpy^no pncoBaxb. IlecoK CHJI cyxofi. Jjyji xen-jibiii Bexep.

- ^aean saBxpa npn^eM ero^a omixb, CKasajia ona. -Tbi npH/jenib cio^a OHHTL?

Ho OH ne npinne'ji sasxpa, ne npnmeji nocjiesaBxpa.He npimie'ji nepes ^Ba ^,HH, nepea Mecfli;. On 66jibme ne npn-nieji.

Qua nocjie aioro ^acxo cn^ejia na MajieHbKoii cKaMGHKeo^na. Ona ^yMajia n HiraaK He Morjia nonaTb, no^eMy OHHO npHme'ji. Ona ne snajrn, qxo po^HTejin OT^ajin ero B

roii ^excKHH ca,n,.

AEBOMKA c KAMHEM

(no paccKdsy P. 0paepMdna)

IIlKOjia, r,n,e yqiijiacb AHH MaMe^osa ,6Hjia

PH^OM 6biJiH BbicoKHe ropbi. AHH MaMe^OBa 6njia

KasaxcKan ^eBo^Ka. Y nee 6bijin xe'MHwe rjiasa HBOJIOCbl.

Ane xpy^HO otijio ynnxbca,2noxoMy HXO ona HJIOXO TOBO-

pnjia no-pyccKH. Ho ona xoxejia roBOpnxb no-pyccim xo-

porao, noaxoMy npiixo^iijia B niKOjiy o^eiib pano.B BoceML nacoB AHH npuxo^Hjia B mKOJiy H roBopiiJia:

S/jpaBcxByfixe, 5xo a npnnijia.

Hnor^a na yjiHu;e ine'ji cner, HHor^a me'ji flOyK^b, imor^aCMJIO o^eHb >KapKO, HO fleBOHKa Bcerfla npuxo/nijia B

B BOC6Mb HaCOB.

Ho oflHa/Kflbi na yjmn;e 6biji oienb CHjibHHH sexep3

.

6bijia B iHKOJie o^na. Ona saKpb'uia Bee flBepn H. Ona noHHMajia, HXO ,n;exH lie CMoryx cerdflHH npniixH

B mKOJiy.

B,n,pyr y^HxejibHima ycjibiinajia TOJIOC. Ona 6wcxpo oxKpbijiaH yBHflejia MajieHbKyio ^eBOHKy. 9xo 6mia AHH MaMe-

. Ona /i;ep>Kajia 6ojibra6ii XH/Kejibii

XH flep>KHmb axox KaMenb?

1 TH npiiAemb cicfta OHHTL? ITpaB^a?: You'll come here again,won't you?

2 Ane rpyfliio 6uJio yHHTbcn: It was difficult for Anya to learn3 na yjiiine 6HJi... CIIJIBHHH Beiep: out of doors a strong wind was

blowing

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- H ^epjKajia TOT KaMenb, HTo6bi Bexep ne ynec MGHH.

y*iHTejiLHnu;a flajia AHG pyKy, n OHH BMecie Bprajin B

raKOJiy.Ha yjinne 6mi CHJibHbiii BeTep.

nee (SbiJiii) TeMHLierjiasa. She has (had) dark eyes.

(no paccKasy M.

BTO CHJI 6ojiLm6H MeppeRb. Tamoma yBii/],ejia ero B Mara-

sirae. TaM SBIJIO MHoro KpaciiBLix iirpynieK, HO fl,eBOHKa

CMOipejia TOJIBKO na Me^Beflfl.

MaMOHKa, H OHGHB xoHy 3Toro Me^BeflH.- He ceiiHac, Tanionia. Cefmac H He Mory Kymiib ero.

TaHiome 6HJio mecTb jieT. OTeu; ee yMep Tpn ro/i.a naaa^;.

KajKflBiii jjeHb TaHioma Bcipenajia MaTb OKOJIO ^ojia H no-

Morajia HCCTH cyMKy c npo^yKTaiin.IIocjieAHHe Tpn flim MaMa npnxo/iiHJia uosjiflo. Tanioma

jio/KHJiacb cnaTb 6ea nee.

H BOX B BOCKpecenbe MaMa no^onuia K KpoBaiii TaHioinn

H CKasajia:

o^Ka. HoH^eM B MarasHH nonynaTb Me^BeAfl-6bijia oneHb pa^a.

B MarasHne 6bijio MHOFO Me^Be^en, HO TaHionia xoTeJia

e^Be^H, Koxoporo ona BH^ejia panbrne.Tanioraa no6e>Kajia B napn. Ona xoiejia noKasaxbCBOHM ^pysbHM. Me^Be^b nonpaBHJiCH BceM. 1

B^pyrK Tane nop,6e/Kajia HesnaKOMan /jeBOHKa.

KaKon y xeCn KpacHBHH Me^Be,o,b! saKpnnajia ,0,6-

BO^Ka. ^aii MHC ero, a xo^y nonrpaib c HHM.Tamoma ne xoiejia OT^asaTb Me^BeAfl. Tor^a ^eBOHKa

CKasajia:- TLI /Kalian!

TaHioma TI'IXO oTBeTiuia:

Hex, H ne H<aAHaa. BosbMii Me^Ee^n, TOJibKO saBTpa

nonpaBiiJicH BCGM.: Everyone liked the teddy bear.

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y6e/ajia c Me^se/jeM, a Tamoma nuia AOMOH a

THXO imaKajia.

MaMa Bcxpexnjia ee H ciipocnjia:A Tpp Me,nBe,n,b?

H ero flajia O/JHOH fleBOHKC. H ne jKa^Han.Tbi SHaeinb axy fleBOHKy? cnpociijia Maxb.

- He 3Haio, H ee nepBbiii pas BH^ejia, oxBexnjia Ta-nioma. Ho OH a cnasajia, ^TO saBTpa npimece'T Me^BeAHoopaiHO.MaMa non;ejioBajia ee H CKaaajia:

3io xoporao, ^TO TLI ne jKaflHaa. HejioseK HHKor,n;a ne

;j,6ji>K6H 6tiib >Ka^HLiM. KoHeHHO, fleBOHKa npimecex iie^-

Beflfl o6paxHO.Ha cjie^yiomHH p,eni> ^eBO^Ka ne npHHecjia Me.n.Be.nfl. He

npimecjia ona ero H ^epea flent. TaHionia ne Morjia nose-

PHXB, ^ITO ee oSManyjiH.1

Ofl,Ha}K/i,bi naxL npimecjia TaHiome Me^Be/iifl. 9xo 6mi xa-

Koii H^e Me^BeflL, XOJILKO c ^pyron jienxofi.

, flOHKa, ^efio^Ka Bepnyjia xsoero Me^BeflH,MaMa. 3xo, nafiepHO, xopomaa fleBOHKa. Ona

cpasy noHHJia, HXO Me^Beflio 66jibrae H^ex flpyraa Jienxa 2.

H ^yMajia, HTO ^eBo^Ka Sojibme y>Ke HHKor^a He npn-flex, CKasajia Tanioma.

- KaK XM Morjia xaK ^yMaxb? oxBexnjia Maxb. HyjK-HO Bepnxb jiio^HM.

3 ECJIH XH 6yemb Bepnxb JIIO^HM, OHH

HHKor,n;a ne

CTAHIJHH JlR)Cfl

(no paccK(i3y B.

B 1953 ro/i;y B Kaaaxcxan npiiexajin MOjio^bie napnn B

AefiymKii. OHH npnexajia HB MOCKBLI H Jlenirarpafla, HS

KneBa H Capaxosa, HS FopbKoro H Kasann. Tor/ja 3fl,ecb

He 6bijio HH^ero, KpoMe Bexpa H

1 Tamoma HG Morjia noeepHTb, HTO ee oSManyjin.: Tanyusha couldnot believe that she had been deceived.

2MeflBCflio Gojibme IIACT ^pyraa wieHTa: that another ribbon would

suit the bear better3HyJKiio BepiiTb moflHM.: You must trust people.

4 3ecb ne GHJIO mnero, KPOMC sexpa H cojran,a: there was nothingthere except wind and sunlight

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CTPOHTB HOBHH coBxos.ece /KHJIH B najiainax, B Baronax. HOTOM nocTpomiH HOBtie

npacHBLie flOMa, KJiy6, nojiHKJiHHHKy. B aio JKG BpeMHB OflHOH MOJIOflOH CGMbG pOflHJiaCb flGBOHKa JIlOCH. Ofia

nptraecjia ceMbe 6ojibmoe c^acxbe H HOBbie saSoxbi.

6biji nepsbiH pe6eHOK, KOTopbiii po^HJica B coBxoae,Bee o^enb jnoSnjiH Jlrocio. Ka>K^biH XOTGJI

e KaKOH-Hiiy^b npHHTHbi no/j,apoK2

Hponijio 7 jieT.3 OcenbH) Jlioca ^ojiJKna 6mia H^TH B

Becb COBXOS co6npaji ^eBOHKy B mKOJiy.4 O^HH npHHec

Teipa^b, flpyroii minry, TpeTHH nopT$eJib. Ho B^pyrKTO-TO BCnOMHHJI, HTO OT COBXOSa flO DIKOJIbl 40 KHJIOM6TpOB.HTO flejiaib? M6>KeT 6biTb, flefio^Ka 6y^eT es^HTb na noes^e?Ho OKOJIO coBxoaa HBT CTaHi;HH, noaxoiviy noeafl s/jecb ne

Tor,n;a nonpocnjin MaraHHHCTa noes^aOKOJIO coBxosa flBa pasa B /j,eHb

5. MamHHHCT corjiacHJicn.

H EOT nepBoro cenTH6pfl noeafl ocTanoBHjiCH s^ecb B nep-BHH pas. Be^epOM Jlroca Bepnyjiacb /JOMOH TOJKG na noes^e.Becb COBXOS BCTpenaji ^eBOHKy.Tenepb noeafl KajK^HH ^enb ocTanaBjiHBaeTCH OKOJIO COB-

xoaa. 3^;ecb HOT HacTonmen CTaHn;HH, HO KTO-TO

na wajieHbKOH ,a;ocKe: CTaHii;HH JIiocH. Hoes/i; CTOHT

MHnyTy.Cen^ac B COBXOSG CTPOHT CBOIO mKOJiy.

1 COBXO3 (abbreviation of coBeicKoe XOSHUCTBO): a state operatedfarm

2cflejiaib efi KaKOH-nnCyflb npnaTHHH no^apOK: give her a nice

present3ripomjio 7 JICT.: 7 years went by.

4 Becb COBXO3 co6iipaji ^eBOiKy B raKOJiy.: Everybody on the farmtook part in getting the girl ready for school.

6ABa paaa B AGHB: twice a day

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CHEF

(no pa.ccKU.zy T. TaccJ

VxpOM ineji cner. 9xo 6biji nepBtiii cner B EXOM rofly. IlapK6bi.ii B u,eHxpe ropo/ja. Ho napny mjia >KeHm,HHa c ^eiCKonKOJIJJCKOH. PH/J.OM c HGH meji MajibHHK JIGT niecra 1

.

Eopn, CKaaajia >KeHm;HHa MajibHHKy, n noi"myB Maraaira, a TH ocxaHenibca c JIioSoHKOH. HOMIIII, HTO TLJ

cxapmnH, a OHU MajieHbKan. nonaTHO? 2

HOHHTHO, CKasaji Majib^HK HGBecejio. JKeHmnnaymjia.H nocMOTpeJia B KOJiacKy H ysn^ejia MajieHLKnii HOC H ,nBa

CBGTJILIX rjiaaa. JIioCo^Ka HG cnajia.

Xopomo, ^TO H^ex cner, cKasajia H. IIpaB^a?3

MajibHHK nocMOTpeJi Ha MGHH.A sa^eM H^GT cner? cnpocHJi OH.

H ^yMaro, HTO cner H^GT noiOMy, HTO 310 oienb itpa-

CHBO, CKaaajia H. MajibHHK no^omeji KO \rae.

V xe6a xopdmaa cecTpirma, CKasajia a.

Hnnero4,

oxBexnji Majib^HK. TojibKO xenepb Manac nanoH BCG BpeMH MHG roBopax: 0na MajieiibKaa, a XHcxapmHH. Panbrae H o^eHb XOXGJI cxaxb BapocjibiM, a TG-

nepb BH>Ky, qxo 9x0 HJIOXO.

Ho-MoeMy, HG. xan HJIOXO 6bixb BBPOCJILTM,- - cna-

sajia H.

Korfla HejiOBeK flaBHO BSpocjibiH, OH, naBepno, npHBti-Kaex... CKaaaji najib^HK.

Mbi onaxb noMOjiiajiH. B BXO BpeMH na AOpOHiKe HOHBHJICH

rojiyftb. B^pyr OH nojiexeji H ceji na KOJiHCKy. Ero donbmaarojiOBa 6Hjia PH.O.OM c JIHH.OM JIio6bi. ^eBO^Ka yBH^ejia erd

H sanjiaKajia.

Ilomeji BOH! SsaKpiraaji Bopa H no6e>Kaji Bnepe^.

F6jiy6b nojiexeji H ceji na .nepeBO. JIio6a npOAOJiJKajia njia-

Kaxb. Bopn no^ome'ji K neii 11 cKaaaji: He njianb! OH yjie-

XGJI! HoHfljia? H ox xe6a HHKy/ja ne yH^y*. Majib^HK JIQCKOBO

cwoxpeJi na MajieubKyio

er mecra: a boy of about six2 IIoHHTHO?: Understand?3HpaBfla?: Don't you think so?

4 HnHero: Not bad6 riomeji BOH!: Clear out! Away with you!

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M HauepHO, OH ne HOHHJI, TTO B 3xy Mnnyxy OH n^pnufipas B JKH3HH no^yBCXBOBan ce6n BSpocjibiM, CIIJIBHHM *ie-

M1, KOTOpwii uoMoraex

UBETBI

(no paccKdsy JI. Uecmnna)

Ojier jie>KiiT B BLICOKOH xpase B ca^y H CMoxpnx B ne6o.o OT nero CH/JHT Man. H cocetfKa Hacxa. Ojier

BGCB HX pasroBop. OHH roBopax o ero y^HTejibHHn,e.OHGHb HGKpaCHBaH, rOBOpHT HaCTH. I103TO-

wy ona ne MOJKGT BLIHTH saMyH^2

.

Hafl^eTcn H fljia nee HejiOBeK3 ,OTBenaeT Maib.

Xopomo, ecjiH 6y/i,eT Tan, roBOpnx Hacin.Ojier cepflHxo CMOTPHT Ha mnpoKoe JIHH.O Hacxn.

HeKpacHBaH. 9io nama yHHTejibHHH.a HeKpacHBaa? Tanaafl66paa, jiacKOBaa. BCH mKOJia Jii66HT ee. H B^pyr... ne-

KpacHBaa.BenepOM Ojier cnpamHBaeT OTH,a:

liana, nama yHHTejibiiHn;a KpacHBaa HJIH

OTGEI, yjibiSaeTca.ECJIH ona xoporao yniiT flexeS, mb6in nx,

KpacHBaa.3xox OXBGX npaBHXca Ojiery.V Ojiera ecxb cecxpa Kaxn. KajK^oe yxpo y Kaxn na cxo^e

HOHBJIHIOXCH H,BeXLI. Hx HpHHOCHT HB3H. OjieF THXO BXO^HXB KOMHaxy cecxpu.KaxH cero^HH Becejiaa. Ojier CMoxpnx na n.Bexbi, HOXOM

ea Kaxio.

(dJ.BexLi, ^ynaex Ojier. Kor,n,a OHH noflBjiaioxcH ycecxpbi na cxojie, ona cxanoBHXCH xopomen, fl,66pOH, Bece-

JIOH. Ha cjie,o,yK>in,Hii A6Hb Ojier scxaji onenb pano H no6eH<aji

no XOJIO^HOH xpaBe B nojie. TaM SBIJIO n,ejioe Mope 6eJibix

n,BexoB.4 B flOMe, r^e >KHjia yHHxejibHHH.a, eme cnajin.

Ojier no^omeji K OTKpLixoMy oimy, HOJIO>KHJI n,BexH H y6e/Kaji.

1 on... noiyucTBOuaJi ce6n Bapoc^HM, CHJitnHii ncJioseKOM: he felt

that he was a strong grown-up manona HO MoweT BMHTH aaMyw: she cannot find a husband

3Hafifle'TCH H AJIH nee qeJioseK: There will be a husband for her, too

4 TaM 6b'mo n;ejioe Mope Sejiux i^BeTOB.: There was a whole sea ofwhite flowers there.

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CLIH

(no paccKasy B. Jluduua)

BHMOH BacroxHH npnjiexeji us MOCKBLI B Majiem>Kira

r#e JKHJIH ero Maxb H cecxpa. B .EJTOM ropojje OH pojnijiCH,

Bbipoc, oTdo^a yexaji y^HTLCH.BacioTHna Bcxpexnjia cecxpa.

Kan nyBCXByex ce6n Mama? cnpocHJi BacioxHH ycecxpii.

MaMa B/^opoBa, HO ona HeBecejiaa. Ona see BpeMHo Te6e, HO TLI /KHBGHIB ^ajieKo, H MaMa pe^KO Te6n

Hepes nojinaca BacroTHH cn^eJi PH.O.OM c MaTepbio B TGH-

JIOH KOMHaTG.

BOT, MaMa, H H flOMa. YxpOM saBTpaKaji B MOCKBG,a Sflecb 6y/i,y o6e^,aTB. Ceii^ac saMeHaiejibnoe BpeMH,lejiOBeK MOJKGT c^ejiaib Bee. Xo^emb, H BHMOH BepnyMaTb ne noBepiuia eMy H rpycrao yjiuSiiyjiacb.

BenepOM, Korfla Maxb y>Ke jierjia cnaTb, BacioTHH

cecxpe:

SaBTpa MLI c To66n noH^eM na jibiH^ax B jrec. Ho ne06 9TOM MaM6.M OHH na jibiH^ax nomjiH B jiec. B jiecy na aeMJie

H na jjepeBbHX jie>Kaji rjiy66KHH cner.- TLI snaemb, HTO H penniji? CKasaji BacioTHH. B

HameM Jiecy pacxex SaryjibHHK. 9io d^enb HHiepecHoe pacxe-HH6. ECJIH HOCXaBHTb B6TKH SaryjIbHHKa B BOfly, TO CKOpOnoHBHTca jiHCTbH, a HOTOM H,BeTM. Kan MaMa Cy/i.eT pa/ja,ecjin OHa yBH^HT SHMOH jKHBLie u;BeTbi!

BacroTHH fldjiro HCKaji SaryjibHHK H naKOHen; yBH/i,eji

anaKOMoe pacTeHHe no^ cneroM.i /IjOMa cecipa nocxaBHJia BexKii B xenjiyro so^y. HepesHecKOJibKO iieii na Bexnax noHBHJiiiCb MajienbKiie

HacTynnjio 31 .neKaSpn. Bacroxira Bcxpenaji HOBHH ro,n

BMecxe c Maxepbio H cecxpon. OH nocxaBHJi na CXGJI /KiiBbie

6ejiHe i^Bexbi. Kor^,a Maxb yBH/jejia n;Bexbi, ona aaKpimajia:

U,Bexbi! SHMOH! OxKy^a?- Hs jieca, MaMa. H roBopHJi xe6e, HXO Bepny Becny SH-

MOH, a XH He nosepHjia. Tenepb XBI Bepnmb, HXOBee Mo>Kex?

Maxb yjibi6ajiacb H CMOxpeJia Ha

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C HoBbiM ro/jOM, c HOBbiM CHacxbeM 1. cnaaaji Bacio-

THH H nouejioBaji MaTb u cecxpy.

Hepes fleHb BacroxHH yjiexaji.-

,3,0 CBH^anbH, MaMOHKa, CKaaaji OH. BOT BH^iimb,H Jiexexb O MocKBbi Ha^,o TOJIKKO neCKOJibKO ^kacoB, H 3H-

MOII MO/KHO Bepnyxb Becny.- GnacnSo xe6e, CBIH, aa BCG!

MaTb xoieJia CKaaaxb, HTO ox jiacmi Cbma H B ec

n;Bexbi, HO ne cnasajia, a xojibKO

Kan xw ce6a nyBCXByenib? How are you?Kan nyBCXByex ce6n Maivia? How is mother?

AJlbOHKHCT

(no paccKdsy E. Tlpnedjioea)

6bijiii o^eiib y^iiBjieHbi. OHHna oHGHb BbicoKyio ropy. BHJIO HSBecxHO, HXO sa

jiex 3^ecb He 6bijio HH o/jHoro HejioseKa 1. Ho Kor/i;a

no^HHJiHCb Ha BepmHHy, OHH yBH^ejin sanneKy:J],oporafl Fajifl! nocBflmaio noKOpenHe SXOH BepnmHbi

xe6e o^HOH.2

I^ejiyro xe6H. TBOH Kocxa EpomKHH HHo Kanaa ^.axa! EporaKHH 6biji aflecb RBQ

EpOHIKHH, EpOHIKHH, flOJIFO BCHOMHHaJI O^HH CX3-

pbiii ajibHHHHCx. Ho-MoeMy, xaKoro Macxepa cnopxa ynac Hex!

Kor,n;a ajibnuHHCXbi BepnyjiHCb, OHH cnpocnjiH:

ToBapiiHi;H, KXO xaKoii EpomKHH? Kxo snaex EponiKHna?*HHKXO ne snaji. Cnopo OHH ycjibimajin noBocxb: na ^pynixBepnmHax ^pyrne ajibHHHHCXbi xo>Ke nanuiH sanncKH Epom-Kima. Bee san^CKH EporaKHH nncaji KaKon-xo .nesyraKeFajie. GaMbiM HHxepecnbiM 6bijiH flaxbi. Ox noKOpenHH O/JHOH

BepmHHH 3,0 noKOpeHHH flpyron npoxo^Jio coBceM Majio

BpeM6HH.O^HajK^H HOBaa rpynna ajibnimncxoB oxnpaBHJiacb B

rdpu. AjibHHHHCXbi ocxanoEHjiHCb ox/i;oxHyxb OKOJIO py^bH.Ha-sa rayMa so/ni HHKXO ne cjibimaji, Kan c ne6a cnycxHjica

1 aa nocjieAHne ^CJITb Jiex aflecb ne 611.10 HII OAHOFOfor the last ten years not a single man had been there

2HocuHmaio npKopentie aToii BepnniiiH Te6e OAHOH.: I dedicate

the conquest of this summit to you alone.

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Bopxojiex. 113 nero Bbimeji MOJI 0/1,611 qejioBeK B cnopxriBiiowKOCHOMG.

H KOHCxpyKxop EpdniKHH CKasaJi OH. MLI npOBe-pneM, KaK jiexaex HOBHH Bepxojiex B ropax.

KoHCxpyKxop o^eHb yflHBHJiCH, Kor^a Bee na^ajin ero

cnpanrasaxb o Fajie H o eo s/jopoBbe.H flyMaji, *ixo HIIKTO ne no/jHHMexcH Tan BBICOKO,

CKasaji OH. HoBTOMy H H iracaji sanacKH. Bu npocTHieM6HH.

Hex, 9TO BLI npocTHxe nac, ITO MH iiiTajin Bamn sa-

IIHCKII, CKaaajin anLnHHHCTH. Ho y nac TaKoii nop-flOK: Kor^a ajiLHHHHCT no^HHMaeTCH na BepmHHy, OH HHTaex

sanHCKy ajibHHHHCTOB, KOTopue 6Mjin s/jecb 30 Hero H caMnnmex sanncKy.TaK Sbijia OTKpMTa xanna qyAecnoro ajibnimncxa Epom-

Kima.

(no paccKdsy JI . Jleuua)

Mti yqaiEHCb B nncxuxyxe. Mnorne napnn Menxajin 06 HU-

xepecHOH pa66xe, o ^ajiemix ,n;op6rax, o nyxemecxBHax,a KOJIH MCHxaji o Hesecxe.

KaKOH H<e neBecxe Menxaji KOJIH? KpacaBiin;e c rojiy-6biMH rjiaaaMH? Hex! KOJIH xoxeji, Hx66bi ero Hesecxa yme-jia xopom6 roxosaxb. 1

KdjiH jiioSHJi noecxb H BCCM roBOpHJi 06 BXOM.KOJIH flpyjKHJi co MHorHMH fleBymKaMH, HO einy He Beajio 2

.

Cna^ajia see 6wjio xopomo. KOJIH XO/^HJI c .neByniKOH B

xeaxp, B KHH6, OHH MHOFO paaroBapHBajin, myxHjin, CMea-jiHCb. Ho HH OflHa fleBymKa ne yMeJia roxoBiixb xaK, KaK xoxeji

KOJIH.

O^Ha>Kflibi jiexoM see cxy^enxbi noexajin B Kasaxcxan, na

n;ejiHHy, nxoSbi noMOHb y6paxb xjie6. Pa66xajin MHOFO, a

B^^epOM CH^ejia y Kocxpa, nejin neCHH. JI,eBymKH TOXOEHJIH

y>KHH. Jly^me Bcex roxoBHjia Hnna cxy^eHXKa reojiora-

qecKoro 4>aKyjibxexa. Ona 6tijia o^eHb KpacHBaH.H KOJIH norn6. 3 KOJIH nanaji ecxb see, ^ixo roxoBHjia

1 KOJIH xoTeJi, HTo6H ero HesecTa yinejia xopomo roTOBHTb.: Kolyawanted his fiancee to be able to cook well.

2eMy ne BCSJIO: he had no luck

8 H KoJia norH6.: And Kolya "perished".

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Hiina, npnrjiamaji xamjesaxb TOJILKO ee o/nry.

seiep OHH yxoflHJin K peKe roBOpnjin o JKHSHH,

OfliiaTK/jbi cxyflenxbi npiinuiH oSeAaxb. Korfla OHHecxb cyn, TO no^yBCTBOBajin, ixo B HGM OHGHL MHOFO COJIH.

KTO-TO CKasaji, ecjin B cyne MHOFO COJIH, 3x0 3Ha*nix, nio

lejioBen, KOxopHH roTOBHji cyn, BJIIOSHJICH!

KOJIH 6biCTpo OTBeTHJi:

IIpeKpacHHH cyn. H COJIH B HGM COBCOM neMiioro.

A Hnna noKpacneJia.Ocenbio CTyzjeHTbi Bepnyjincb B MocKBy. CKopo OHH ysnajin,KOJIH JK6HHJICH Ha Hnne.

CKopo pe6flia OKOHHHJIH HHCTnxyT H yexajin B pasnbieKojin ocxajiCH B MocKBe.HecKOjibKO JIGT O^HH KOJIHH TOBapnin, npnexaji B

MoCKBy H H03BOHHJI K6jI6.- 06fl3aTejibHO npHXO^n! cnasaji KOJIH.

Ha cjieAyromiHH #eHb ,n;pyr npnineji K Kojie. KOJIH 6biji na

Kyxne. OH TOTOBHJI o6e,n;. ToBapiun, o^enb y^iiEHJica.A r^e Hnna? cnpocnji OH.

OnflTb yexajia B 3Kcne,n;HH,HH)1

! cep^iiio OTBeTHJi

KOJIH. H^H B KOMHaxy, cen^ac 6y^;eM oSe^axb.H lie nor ecxb KOJIHH o6eA^ B cyne 6bijio o^enb MHOFO

COJIH, a MHCO 6bijio onenb XBep^oe.Box xaK H /KHBy! rpycxno CKasaji KOJIH.

ace BpeMH B 3Kcne/nin,HHX.- Ho ona xaK xoporao roxoBHJia!

Kor^a H roBopro en 06 XOM, ona Ha^imaexOna roBopHx, ^xo xorfla, na n,ejiHHe, roxoBHJia noxoiviy,

3X0 Hy>KHO 6bIJIO BC6M. H 6^6 OHl TOBOpHX, HXOBcero 2

reojior, a HOXOM ^OMamnHH ^pysbH BbinHJiH sa s^opoBbe HHHLI.

Beae'T. He is lucky,ne Besex. He ha? no

luck.

B63Ji6. He was lucky.

E>iy ne Be3Jio. He had noluck.

OHH BbinHJiH They dranksa 3flop6Bbe to Nina's

HHHLI. health.

ITbio To yoursa Barae health!

3,n;op6Bbe!

1yexaib B 3KcneAHijHK>: to go on an expedition

2npeagje ecero: above all

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JIIOEOBb, PACCTOflHHE, BPEMJ1

(no paccKday F. Fyjina)

6ojirapcKHii HOST Pa,n;6H PQJIHH 6uji B MOCKBGna (J>ecTHBajie H BCTPOTHJI 3#ecb HTajibHHCKyio /jeBynmyJIaypy. H OH nojno6HJi JIaypy, a JIaypa nojiio6HJia Pa/jon.OH HG snaji HTajibHHCKoro H3bma, a JIaypa ne roBopnjia

no-6ojirapcKii. Ho jiioSoBb GCTB jno6oBB. H Pa^on BBiyqnjiHTajIBHHCKHii H3bIK. OH TOBOpHJI yjKG H6 TOJIBKO MHa MaMa,HO H Miia JIaypa*

1.

OHH OH6HB jiH)6HjiH Apyr APy ra - OH CKasaji: Ka>K^;yio

cpe^y nocjie o6efla H 6y^,y BBOHHTB B FeHyio.HoTOMy HTO juo6oBB jiioSHT pasroBopu.JIaypa CKasajia: H 6yn;y >K^aTB Ka>K/],yH) cpe/i;y.KOH^HJICH (jjeciHBajib. Pa/i;6ii yexaji B Co<J)Hio, a JIaypa

yexana B FeHyio.Ho Ka/Kflyio cpe^y nocjie o6e,u;a Pa/jon SBOHHJI B FeHyio.

y>K6 BCG T6Jie$OHHCTKH 3H3JIH: 3TO 3BOHHT BJIK)6jieHHBIH H03r.A JIaypa ^K^ajia KajK^yro cpe,n;y nocjie o6eAa.

O^HajK^H Pa^oii SHJI B OHGHB MajienBKOM ropo/je. OH npn-raeji na no^Ty H cnasaji:

-^aiiTe Mne FeHyio!

2

Fenyio? Kanyio FeHyro? Hs 3ioro MajienLKoro ropo^a HH-KTO HHKor^a He SBOHHJI B Fenyio. Tor^a Pa^on cnasaji fl,e-

H JiH)6jii6 JIaypy. H SBOHIO eii KajK^yro cpe^y. ECJIH Hne HOSBOHIO en cerdflHH ona ynpe'T. H H TOJKO yinpy.

fleBymKH Bee Moryr: OHH ,n;ajiH Pa^dio FeHyro!TaK npome'ji ro,n;. Hpomjio ,n,Ba ro,a;a. y>Ke Bee 3na;iu o

Jiio6BH Pa^dfl H JlaypH.H BOT o^HajK^H Pa^on nosBOHHji B FeHyio B cpe^y nocjie

o6e^a. Ewry OTBeTHjin:- HejibSH nosBaTL JIaypy.

3

Pa,n;6H sanjiaKaji. Be^b OH HOBT, OH Jiio6HT.

JIaypa HSMemuia! pemnji Pa^oii H sanjiaKaji em,e

FeHyn, s^ecb njianeT HOST. OH nam TajiaHTjiHBHH HODT,H OH JiioSHT JIaypy, a BH He xoTuxe nosBaTb ee.

1 Miia MaMa: my mamma; Miia JIaypa: my Laura2JJairre MHG FeHyio!: Put me through to Genoa!

3 HejibBH nosBaTb JIaypy.: We cannot put you through to Laura.

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Fenyn- y nac saSacxoBKa. 1 MH ne MO/KGM nosBaxb JIaypy.A juo6oBb?

Ax, jiio66Bb?

Tor,n;a B Fenye coSpajica saSacTOBO^HHH KOMHTGT. H OH

pemnji: H03TJii66HT JIaypy. Ha^o coe^HHHTb Pa^on c Jlaypon!H Pa^ofl noroBOpHJi c Jlaypoii!A BpeMH rnjio. JlroSoBb ne Jii66HT, Kor^a paccxoHHiie ne

yMGHbraaeTCH. JIioSoBb He jiio6iiT, Kor^a BpeMH H^OT 6ea

KOHn;a. HTajibHHCKoe npaBHxejibCTBO ne paspemaex Pa^oio

npiiexaib B FeHyio. HTajibHHCKoe npaBHTejibCTBO ne paspe-maeT JIaype yexaTb B CO<HIO. MTO ,n;eJiaTb? JIio66Bb He MO-

/K6T >K^aTb CTO, flBeCTH JI6T. ECJIII H6T KOHn;a, BHclHHT

KOHen; JiroSBn!

Hepes Tpn r6,n;a JIaypa Bbinuia 3aMy/K B Fenye, a Pa,n;6H

JK6HHJICH B CO(|)HH.Ke ,n;eJiaTb? Ha^ajiacb noBan >KH3Hb.

MOPCKKE

(no paccKasy A. IIpiicmdeKuna)

MH BMecTe cjiyjKHjiH Ha KOpa6jie2 H BinecTe npnexajin na

BpaTCKOHrH^pocTaHHiHH.3Enj,e B BaroHe Baca

MHOFO A6 -11*. AaBaiiTe cna^ajia ne 6y,n,eM

TOJIH, Oe,H,Op, flOrOBOpHJIHCb?

^oroBopnjiHCb, CKasaji TOJIH H B3AOXHyji. H nnneroHe CKasaji.

y nac 6mi npoarpLiBaTejib H nHTnafln;aTb njiacTHHOK c

MOpcmiMH necHHMH. B flpyrHX KOMHaxax o6me/KHTHH SBynajiHnecHH o JiK)6BH, a MLI cjiymajin TOjibKO namn MOpCKHe. y nac6bijiH pasHbie necHH pyccKne H o^na HTajibHHCKan, r^eneBeii; neji Bee BpeMH: A Mopa! A Mopa!

5 H em,e: Bajia M6pa!3io Cbijio o^enb noxojKe na BeJioe Mope.Ka>KAMH pas, Kor^a MH cjiyinajiH 3Ty necHio, Bacn TOBO-

PHJI:

1 y nac 3a6acioBKa.: We are on strike.2cjiyjKHJin aa KopaSjie: served on a ship

3Bpf'iTCKaa rHjtpocTaHi^iiH: new hydro-electric power station on the

Angara in Siberia4 BnepeAH MHOFO AWI: There's a lot of work ahead of us5 a Mopa, Sajia Mopa (Italian) : love, beautiful love

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Mope! VMIIMH HTOJIH HEROINE ne cnopnji. OH GLIJI onenb CHOKOHHMH. Ho

MM c Bacea1 CMJIH yBepentr, HTO OH y>Ke Bjiio6HjiCH.

Hnorfla MM XO/HIJIH B KJiy6 na TaHijM2

. OflnajK^M MM Bcipe-iajiH H6BMH roji,

3 B KjiySe.TOJIH TanueBaji BGCL Be^ep c O^HOH fleBynmoii H HHHero

Bonpyr HG BHfleji, xai< KaK CMOTpeJi TOJILKO na nee. HOTOMOHH HCH63JIH.

HOHHTHO, CKaaaji Baca. H 3Haro, HTO aia fleBym-Ka us ,n;ecHTOH KOMHaTH. IIoH/i,y Ty^a.H OH Tonte HCHes. H >K^,aji n,eJiMH nac, a HOTOM nonie'ji B

KOMHaiy. TaM SMJIO Tpn ^eBymKH. PH/I.OM c

TOJIH, PH/I;OM c flpyroii Baca. TpeTLHH CHMnaTHHHan Becejio npnrjiacHJia MCHH:

HoHtajiyHCTa, ca^HTecb c naMH.Ho H ynie'ji B CBOIO KOMnaiy H Jier cnaTb. H cjiMmaji,

npHme'ji TOJIH H CTan cjiymaxb nanm Mopcrae neCHH.AA Mopa! neji HTajibHHeu;. HOTOM npnineji Bacn.qx6-TO CKasaji eMy, H OHH nanajiH rpoMKO CMeaibCH. H ceji

B KpOBaTH.4

Xa-xa! CMeajiCH Bacn.A Mopa... A Mopa! rpoMKO neji HTajibniicKHH neseii.

HoneMy CMeeiecb? cnpocnji a.

Tojia noKasaji na njiacxHHKy H cnpocnji:

Mope noe'T?

J\a, a HTO?5

A fleBymKH CKaaajiH, HTO no-HTajibancKH aMopaJIK)66Bb.

Baji aMopa npeKpacnaa jiio6dBb, sacMeajica Ba-

ca, a HOT6M .n.oSaBHJi, a MajienLKaa fleBynma ie6e nepe,n;a-

jia npHBeT...

AMopa neji neB^u;, KOTOPMH oSManyji nac. Ho y BacnH TOJIH 6MJIH TaKHe jiHn;a, KaK 6y^TO OH neji o Mope

8. H

1 Mu c Bacon: Vasj'a and 1

8xoflHJin... na TaHn;i>i: went ... to a dance

8 MH BCTpeiajra HOBIJH ro^: we celebrated New Year's night4 H ceji B KpOBaTH.: I sat up in bed.6/Ja, a HTO?: Yes, why?

8 y BacH H TOJIH Sbijra Tarae Jinn;a, KaK 6yATO OH neji o nope: Va-

sya's and Tolya's faces wore expressions as if he were singing aboutthe sea

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a noflyMaji, qio Mne TOJKB npHHTHO cjiymaTb 3iyneCHio... 1

Mu cn/i;eJiH H cjiymajm.

napo/j HTajibHHUH, CKasaji Bac.

H (6Hji, 6yfly) yeepeH. I am (was, shall be) sure.

MLI (6fci.nH, 6y^eM) yBepenu. We are (were, shall be)sure.

H jier cnaxb. I went to bed.

Oiia nepe^ajia npneeT Te6e She sent you (him) her

(eMy). regards.

yjlBlBKA

(no paccKaay B. Kap66ecKOti).

npOH3omjio neo>KH/i;aHHO. Pe6Hia nrpajin BO ,n;Bope.

KTO-TO us pe6flT nocMOTpeJi na BoBKy, HOTOM nocMOTpeJiem,e pas H cnasaji:

PeSflTa, nocMOTpirre, nani BoBKa noxo>K na lOpnaFarapHna... HecTnoe cjioBo! 2

Bee BHHMaTejitHO nocMOipeJin.IIox6>K, noiom! saKpiraajiH see. Tor^a BoBKa 6w-

cipo no5e/Kaji ^OMOH. OH B6ejKaji B KBapxnpy, no/i;6e>Kaji

K sepKajiy H BHHMaTejibHO nocMOTpeJi na CBO Jinn;6. B rjia-

sax 6biJiH Ha^ejK^a H cxpax: a B^pyr ne noxo>K?3 MaxtcnpocHjia:

HTO c To66n?4 TLI OHHTB pas6nji HOC? OH yjiuSajicaH npo^ojiJKaji CMOTpeTb B sepKajio. PaHbme OH HHKor^a ne

yjiwSajiCH nepe^; sepnajiOM H ne snaji, Kanaa y nero yjibi6Ka.HTO c To66a? noBTOpnjia

1 MHG TOHte npHHTHO cjiymaxb axy necnio: it was pleasant for me to

listen to that song, too2 HecTHoe CJIOBO!: Honour bright!8 a Bflpyr He noxow?: what if he is not like (Yuri Gagarin)?* HTP c ToSoii?: What's the matter with you?

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Ona ne npuBtiKJia BH^ext yjni6Ky na JIBING CLina.

OH HiiKor,n;a ne yjiLi6ajiCH.

BoBKa, no/jOK/ni, TLI 3Haemb... TM snaemb, na Koro TIJ

cen^ac HOXOJK?PeSflia cKasajiH, HTO H HOXOH\ Ha FarapHna.

BenepOM OTen, To>Ke BHHMaxejiLHO nocMOTpeji Ha BoBKy.JJencTBHTejibHO, HOXO>K. KaK H^e OH paubme ne BH^eji?

He BH/jeji, noxoMy HTO HO anaji panLnie Farapima, -

CKaaajia cecTpa BOBKH. A MOJKex CLITB, H noTOMy, HTOBoBKa HHKor^a TaK ne yjiuSajicn. OH Bcerj^a HJIOXO BCJI

XOT6JI OTB6THTL C6CTpe, HO OCTaHOBHJICH.

eiy Bcer/i,a ny>KHO HOMHHTB o TOM, HTO OH HOXO>K na Farapn-na2

.

A B inKojie y>Ke Bee snajiH, HTO BoBKa HS ce^BMoro KJiacca

HOXO/K na FarapHna. H cneu;Hajii>HO HPHXO^HJIH CMOTPCTBna nero. MHorne pe6aTa ,n,a}Ke saBH^OBajin BoBKe. Kor^aIHJIH BMecxe c HHM no yjinu;e, TO npocHJin: yjibi6aHCH, ^To6HBee BH^ejin! Ha co6panHH po^HTejien ^upeKTOp inKOJiti cna-

- BLI noMHHTe, MLI nacTO roBopnjiH o BoBe. OH HJIOXO

Be'ji ce6a B KJiacce. Ho KaK TOJIBKO KTO-TO yBH/i;eji, HTO OHHOXOJK Ha repoa-KOCMOHaBTa, najiL^HK CTaji no/i;pa>KaTL

reporo: y>Ke nojiy^HJi nnxepKy H neTBepKy, CKasaji, ^TO Jie-

TOM noe/jeT B jiarepb H 6y^;eT Tan sanHMaTLCH cuopTOM3

.

H yjiLiSaeTcn!

fl,a, no H-e see HOXO/KH Ha lOpnn Farapnna, CKaaaji

KTO-TO H3 pO,HHTejieH.Ho B >KH3HH MOJIO^MX Bcer^a ecTL npniHHa ^JIH yjiLi6-

KH, OTBeTIIJI

OH noxo>K na Farapima. He looks like Gagarin.

1 HJIOXO BGJI ce6fl: behaved badly2einy Bcer^a nyjKHO noMHiiTb o TOM, ^TO OH noxo>K na

he always had to remember that he looked like Gagarin36yex ... aaHHMaTbCH cnopiOM: will practise sport

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BCTPEHA

(113 easemu KoMCOMd<ibCKCui npdeda)

B Mapxe 1963 ro^a coneTCKHe KOCMonaBTH AH^PHHH HH-KOJiaee H IlaBeji HonoBH^ npnexajin B BpasHjraio.

JKnjiH OHH B rocTHHHue. OftHaH^Bi yipOM B rocTHHHijy K

AHflpHHuy HnKOjiaeBy npnmjia MOJiOflan 6pa3HJiBCKaH CGMBH.A KTO XOTOT BH^exL ero? cnpocHJi cjiyTKamHH TOCTH-

HHn;ti.

HnKOjiaes, CHOKOHHO OTBGTHJI

OHGHB yfliiBHJiCH. Ho Bee 6tijio

B asrycTe 1962 ro^a B ceMBe SpaanjitCKoro inaxiepa AHTOHHOfloe GaHTOca PO^HJICH CLIH. AHTOHHO H ero >K6Ha BOCXHm,a-JIHCB HO^BHrOM COB6TCKHX KOCMOHaBTOB H HaSBaJIH CBOeFOCBina HMeHGM o^Horo ns HHX.Tan MajienBKHH 6pa3Hjieu; AH^PHHH HnKOJiaeB /joe CaHTOC

BCTpeTHJICH C COB6TCKHM KOCMOHaBTOM AflflpKHHOM HHKO-

II MM!

(no paccKasy B.

MBI ysnajiH, HTO iiamH repoii-KOCMOHaBTBi HHKO-jiaeB H IIonoBH1! nastiBajiH flpyr Apyra GOKOJI H BepKyi

1.

MBI pemHJiH, HTO a TenepB 6yy BepnyT, a MnniKa GOKOJI.

MBI TaK pemHJiH, noiOMy HTO MBI XOTHM y^HTBCH B nmojie

KOCMOHaBTOB.A noKa nac eme ne npHHHJin

2 B nmojiy KOCMOHaBTOB, MBI

peraHjiH saKajiHTBCH. H cpasy nomeji ^OMOH H na^aji aaKa-

JIHTBCH. fl BCTaji nofl AY H OTKPBIJI xojio^Hyio BOfly. Mne6BIJIO XOJIO^HO, HO H CTOflJI. TaK H CTOHJI 30 MHHyT.A nocjie o6eAa y MGHH Hanajicfl nacMopK H sa6ojiejia TOJIO-

Ba 3. MaMa CKasajia:

BBIHGII jieKapcTBO H JIOKHCB B

H ycjiB'imaji

no,n;6e/Kaji K OKny H yBH^eji na ^sope MnrnKy.

1 COKOJI ii BepKyr: Falcon and Golden Eagle2 A nofca nac em,e ne npHHHJin: Till we are admitted3

... y MGHH na^aJicH nacMOpK ... a. 3a6o;iejia rojiosa: I developed aco'd in the bead and had a headache

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fl

Hero xefte1

,COKOJI?

MiiniKa oxBexnji:

BhixoflH Ha op6nxy!2

3xo BHaHHT, BLixoflii BO AB P- H GMyMaMa ne paspemaex. H

MaMa MGHH cnpocHjia:C K6M XLI pa3roBapHBami>?Ko Mne flpyr npHme'ji. HeSecuHH 6pax!

3

Ho MaMa CKasajia:

He noflxo/ni K OKny.fl CKasaji MnniKe:

MaMa ne paspemaex noflxoflnxb K OKHy. H,enb Sy^y 3,n;ecb jie>KaxB!

MnniKa HCMHoro no^yMaji, a HOXOM CKasaji:

H o^eHb xopomo! HpeKpacnaH xpeHnpoBKa!rjiaaa H JiejKH, KaK B cyp^oKaMepe

4.

H CKasaji:

BenepOM H c xo66n ycxanoBjiio xejie^oimyio

Xopomo.PI OH yme'ji. A a Jie'r na nannn ftHBan H sanpHji rjiasa.

IIoxoM a Bcxaji H CfleJiaji sapfl^Ky6

. HOXOM npHme'ji nana HMH noyjKHHajin. H HyBCXBOBaji ce6fl xopomo, HO CKasaji:

BH ^ejianxe, HXO xoxnxe, a H 6y/i;y cnaxb.

MaMa no^o>KHjia pyny na MOH Jio6 H CKaaajia:

Pe6eHOK sa6ojieji.

fl en He CKaaaji, HXO axo xpennpoBKa na KOCMonaBia7.

B/i;pyr a. BCHOMHHJI, HXO nopa ycxanaBjiHBaxB xejie^OHHyroCBH3b c MHHIKOH.

fl Btime^E B Kopnflop H nosBOHHJi MnniKe.MnniKa no^omeji 6bicxpo, HO rojioc y nero 6mi o^enb cxpan-

HHH.fl

1 Mcro Te6e?: What do you want?2 BHXOAH na opSnTy!: Go in orbit!3 neSecHHH 6pax: celestial brother4cypflOKaMepa: sensory deprivation chamber

6 H c To66ti ycTanoB^no TCJie^oHHyio CBH3b: I'll establish telephonecommunication with you

8CAejiaji aapnflKy: did my P. T. exercises

7 3TO TpeHHpOBKa Ha KOCMOHaBia: this was training to be a cos-

monaut

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COKOJI, 3XO Xbl?

A OH:- HTO-HTO?

fl noBxopiiji:

COKOJI, 3x0 XH HJIH Hex? 9xo roBOpHT BepKyx! KaK

OH aacMGHjiCH HOienb ocxpoyMHo! Hy, ^OBOJIBHO. ConeHKa, sxo BLI?

H CKaaaji:

Kanan em,e CoHGHKa, aio EepKyr! Tu ne yanaerabM6HH?

KTO 3TO TOBOpHT?fl CKasaji:

STO HHKTO KG roBOpHx! H noBGCHJi TpySny2

.

H Bepnyjicfl B KOMnaxy, pas^eJiCH H jier.

Bflpyr sasBOHiiji Tejie^on. liana Bcxaji H no^omeji K xe-

jie<J)6ny.

H ycjiLimaji ero TOJIOC:

BepnyxoBa? Kanoro BepKyxoBa? 3^ecb xandro Hex! 8

H HOHHJI, HXO 3X0 3BOHHT MHHIKa.H 3aKpn^aji:

9xo MGHH, MGHH! 3xo H BepKyx!liana ^.aji MHG xpy6Ky, H a saKpHHaji:

9xo GOKOJI? 9xo roBOpax Bepnyx. Cjiymaro Bac.

ManiKaIJTO TMfl CHJIIO!

MnniKaH xojKe. CjiymaH, BepKyx! Ilepe^; CHOM naM na^o cnexb,

ix66u y nac nojiy^njiacb KOCMH^ecKaa neCHH.H o6pa,n;oBajicfl:

Mojio^en,, COKOJI! ^aBaii nexb jiioSHMyio necnio KOCMO-HaBXOB.H a nanaji nexb. H xopomo, rpoMKO noro. Bee

Bbi6e>KajiH Bllxo

Ho nana HM

1 KaK fleJia?: How are you getting on? How are things?2 noBecHJi rpy6Ky: I hung up the receiver* Snecb TaKoro HCT!: Nobody of that name lives here!

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3xo ne6eCHtie 6paTba, COKOJI c EepKyroM, HOIOT

CHOM!H Tor,u,a Bee aaMOJinajiH.

A MH c MHHIKOH floneJiH 30 KOHija:Ha ntmbHbix Tponinmax ^ajieKax njianex ocTanyTca

KAK H EfclJI POBHH30HOM

(no paccKasy B. Canuna)

CKOJILKO ace6a noMHio 1,MHO ece roBopnjiH, HTO H He yMeio

,HTO a HHiero HG yMeio ^ejiaTL H TTO HHKor^a H ne nan-

fly fleeyniKy, KOTOpan corjiacHTCH BMHTH sa MCHH saiviyjK.

H BCe-TaKH >KeHHJICH. MOH JKGHa TOH^e KaH^HH fl6HB TOBO-

pnjia, HTO a He yneio >KHTB. B KOHi;e KonijoB2 H noBepHji B 3x0,

H MHe cpasy CTajio jier^e 3.

HaKOHen, Hxena pemnjia, ^TO MHe Hynmo npOBecTH oTnycKB flepeBne. Ona cnasajia, ^TO jiro^en, KOTopLieB ^,ep6BHe, HOTOM nejibsn yanaTB

4. Jlec, pena, HHCTLIH

HX 9HeprH^Hee H cnjibnee. H KOiyja MH noexajin B

Htena cnasajia MHe, HTO BTO MOH nocjieAHHH BOS-

MO>KHOCTB ciaib qejiOBeKOM5.

B nepBHH -fKe fleHb oinycKa a nameji ce6e oienb y^oSHoeMecTO B cafly no,n; ^epeBOM, Jien^aji TaM i;eJiHMH flHflMH

6 H HH-

Taji. H BCTasaji TOjibKo^jiHToro, HTo6bi noecib. M6>KeT 6tiTb,

TaKan JKHSHB ne ^eJiajia MOHH BHeprH^mee H cnjibnee H COB-

ceM ne npaBHJiacb Moen jKene, HO a nojiynaji HacTOHni.ee

yflOBOJIbCTBHC.Tan a >KHJI necKOJibKO ^neia. OAHa^KflLi MOH ffpyr IleTa,

KOTOptlH TOJK6 HpOBO^HJI CBOH OTHyCK B flepeBHe, HpeflJIOJKHJI

Mne coBepnraTb c HHM BMecie JierKyio nporyjiKy7

. V MCHHB nocjieflnee BPCMH 6mi njioxoii anneTHT, noaiOMy a corjia-

CHjica.

1 CKOJIBKO a ce6a HOMHIO: As far back as I can remember2 B KOHije KOHIJOB: In tbe end3 MHO ... CTajio Jierne: I began to feel better4

jnofleii ... nejibsfi ysnaTb: people ... change beyond recognition5 3TO Mori nocjieAHHH B03MO>KHOCTb CTatb HeJiOBeKoin: that was

my last chance to become a man6 jieJKaji raM xjejiHMH flHflMn: lay there whole days on end7coBepmnTb ... JierKyro nporyjiKy: to go ... for a short walk

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MM flojiro ryjmjiH no jiecy HIleTH CKasaji, HTO OH oieHb nojno6Hji TOT jiec, y>Ke xopo-

uio ero snaeT H name c aaKpbiTMMH rjiasaMH nan/jeT

flOMOH.MM npOftOJUKajiH xo#HTb no Jiecy, n CKdpo a nonaji,

MH noTepajin flopory.H npefljiojKHJi MoeMy Apyry HOHTH AOMOH.

^OMOH? yAHBHJica Hexfl. Sa^eM? B STOM jiecy

XOpOmO, HTO MH6 H6 XO^GTCH H^TH flOMOH.- M6JK6T 6HTL, TH HOTepflJI flOpOFy? HeCMGJIO CnpOCHJI

H.

IleTfl Becejio sacMeajicn H CKasaji: MM ^encTBHTejiLHO

noxepajiH .nopory. Ho xe6e noBeajio 1,HTO TM co MHOH. CHH-

Tan, HTO TM yjKe flOMa. G TaKHM nejiOBeKOM, Kan H, HHr^ene nponaflemb!

2

H OHGHB yciaji H meji c Tpy/i;6M, Kor^a MM yBH/jejiH ne-

6ojiBmoH ROM. IleTa pa^ocTHO cooSmnji, HTO OH snaeT TO

MGCTO H OTcro^a ,0,0 Hamen ^epeBHH KHJIOMGTPOB 3Ba/i;n;aTi>3

.

B,n,pyr IleTH ynaji na seMJiio. OH ne MOF no^HflTLCfl, noTOMyy nero 3a6ojiejia nora. H ^6ji>KeH CMJI npHHecra ero B

H nojiojKHTb na KposaTb. IleTH cjiaSbiM TOJIOCOM no-

npocHJi ero pas^eTb H CKaaaji, HTO OH onenb xoneT ecib.4

H ne snaji, HTO ^eJiaTb, HO TyT aaMeTHJi HeCojibmon mKa(|),B KOTOPOM 6bijiH KOHcepBH, PHC, caxap, nan. H ne noBepnjiCBOHM rjiasaM! 5 H flOJiJKen SMJI HPHHCCTH fid^y H npnroTOBHTbyjKHH. TpH flHfl fl rOTOBHJI 3aBTpaKH H oCeflM, npHHOCHJI

* ySnpaji KOMnaTy. B E>TO BpeMH MOH APYr Jie>Kaji H

KHHrn, KOTopHe nameji 3/i;ecb me B flOMe.

HaKonen; MHC see Ha^oejio6

, cnasaji, HTO noHfly

flopory. Hepes ,n;ecflTb Mnnyi a Bbimeji HS jieca H

namy ^epeBHio. Tor^a fl nameji xopomyio najiKy H BepnyjicaB jiec. Ho B AOMe Moero Sojibnoro ,n;pyra ywe ne SMJIO, Kpo-

6MJia nycTa. Ha ciojie jie>Kajia sanncKa: Moa nora y>Ke

ypa! HpHBeT, flpyr! G TaKHM HejioseKOM, KaK a,ne npona,n;einb!

1 Te6e nosesjio: you are lucky2 C TaKHM nejiOBeKOM, Kan H, HHr^e ne nponaAemb!: You'll never

get lost with a man like me!3KHJiOMexpoB flBa;waTi>: about twenty kilometres

4 OH oienb XOHCT ecTb: he was very hungry6 H ne nosepHJi CBOHM rjiasaMl: I did not believe my own eyes!8 MHC ... nafloejio: I got bored

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JKena Bcxpexmia MGHH xaK, Kan Cy/jxo H XO^HJI aa nannpo-caMH. Ona nocMOxpeJia na MGHH H cnaaajia, *n66u H Bepnyjica B Jiec H npHnec OTTy^a KHHFH, Koiopue OHa BSHJia

B 6n6jiHOTeKe.

A Kor,n;a npHflemb ^OMOH, npoflOJi>Kajia ona, npn-HGCH BOfflbl H npHFOTOBb y)KHH.Ona ne flajia MHG OTKPHTB pxa

1 H ymjia.

ITpoBecTH oxnycK (KaHHKy- To spend one's holiday (va-

JILI, BpeMH) B flepeBne. cations, time) in the

country.

Y MeHH (6biji) xopouiHH (imo- I have (had) a good (bad)

XOH) annexHT. appetite.

1 ne nana MUG OTKpbiTb pta: did not let me say a word

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VOCABULARY

The Vocabulary contains all the words occurring in the texts,

arranged in alphabetic order.

Nouns are entered in the nominative singular. Forms derived

irregularly (e.g. MaTb gen. MaTepn) or whose derivation is accompa-nied by an interchange of sounds (e.g. UTBBTOK gen. ipeTKa) or a

shift of stress (e.g. B0#a ace. B0,ny) are entered as separate words

only if they actually occur in the texts.

Plural forms are marked pi.', singular forms are not marked for

number; thus a noun in the accusative plural is marked ace. pi., whilea noun in the accusative singular is only marked ace.

Verbs are given in the infinitive and are marked I or II for thefirst or second conjugation respectively, and p. for the perfective as-

pect. Verbs which are not marked p. are imperfective. As in the case

of nouns, verb forms whose derivation is accompanied by an inter-

change of sounds (e.g. JiK)6HTb JiK)6jno) or other peculiar changes(e.g. SeJKaxb 6e>KHT, 6eryx) are entered as separate words only if

they are used in the texts.

The past tense and the imperative of verbs are also entered as se-

parate words.Noun and verb forms markedly differing from their nominative or the

infinitive are given in the Vocabulary and the initial forms are alwaysshown (e.g. JICT gen. pi. of rofl; me'ji past of H^TH; BOSBMI'I imper. of

B3HTb). However, for the translation the student is referred to theinitial forms, which are entered in their alphabetical places even if

they do not occur in the texts.

Adjectives, participles, possessive and demonstrative pronounsand short form adjectives and participles are entered in the nominative,masculine gender, singular; the endings of the feminine and neuter

genders and of the plural are also given. Comparatives of adjectivesand adverbs are entered in their alphabetical places, and their positivedegree is always shown. Here again, for the English translation thestudent is referred to the positive degree.

Oblique cases of personal pronouns are, likewise, entered as sepa-rate words (e.g. MBHH ace. of a. ), but English translations will befound only with the initial words.

Numerals, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, parentheses and

interjections are marked num., adv., prep., con/., paren. and int. re-

spectively.

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ABBREVIATIONS

USED IN THE VOCABULARY

ace., accusative

adj., adjectiveadv., adverb

conj., conjunctionconjug., conjugationcomp., comparativedat., dative

dccl., declined

dim., diminutive

/., feminine

gen., genitiveimp., imperfectiveimper., imperativeimpers., impersonalindecl., indeclinable

instr., instrumental

interj., interjection

m., masculine

n., neuter

nom., nominative

num., numeral

p., perfective

paren., parenthesis

part., participle

pass., passivepers., personpi., plural

pred., predicate

predic., predicative

prep., prepositionprepos., prepositional

pron., pronounsing., singularspec., special

a, con}., and, but

asrycT, m., AugustanxoSyc, m.

,bus

a#pec, m., address

ajuio, interj., hullo

a.ibniiHik'T, m., mountain-climb-er

\M(''piii;a, /., Americajuiiviiiiiri.iiii. -an, -oe; -ne, Eng-

lish^annexHT, m., appetiteanpejib, TO., AprilaapojjpoM, m., aerodromeATjiaHXHiecKHH oitcaH, the Atlan-

tic Ocean

6a6yraKa, /., grandmotherfiaryabiiiiK, TO., marsh tea

6eryx, 3rd pers. pi. of 6e>naTb

6eRHWH, -an, -oe; -we, poor6e>KaTb, mixed conjug., run

6ejKHT, 3rd pers. sing, of 6eHm>6es , prep .+ gen .

,without

fitviMii, -an, -oe; -we, white; ~Me^Befli. polar bear

6eper, TO. (prepos. na Sepery),bank, shore

Seper, 3rd pers. sing, of 6paTb6epKyx, m., golden eagleSecefla, /., conversation

SecnonesHO, as pred., it is no use

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OKa, /., libraryCHJICT, m., ticket

6jiaroAapiiTb, II, thank

(JjieAHbrii, -an, -oe; -we, pale6jiH3KO, adv., near

6jiHHe, comp. of oniiaiaiii &OJ1H3KO

SoraxwH, -an, -oe; -we, rich

GojirapcKiiii, -aa, -oe; -He, Bul-

garianSojierb,

1I, ill

fxwierb,2

II, hurt, ache

SOJIHT, 3rd pers. sing, of 6ojien>2

CojibHHua, f., hospital66;ibHO, as pred., it is painfulSoJibHoii, m. (decl. as adj.), patient

66jn>me,com/).o/ uojibinoii & MHOFO

6o.ibin6ii, -an, -oe; -He, big,

large; great6oTbCfl, II, be afraid

opasji.ieu,. m., Brazilian

Bpa.3H.iiiH, /., Brazil

opaaii.ihoioiii. -aa, -oe; -He, Bra-

zilian

6par, m., brother

6paxb, I, take

Spaxbfl, pi. of 6pax6pocaTb, I, throw; give upSpocHTb, II p., throw; give up6pocHTbca, !!/>., rush

6yAer, 3rd pers. sing, of 6wrb

(jyACTe, 2nd pers. pi. of 6wn>

6yAenib, 2nd pers. sing, of 6wrb

oyAii.ibiiiiK. m., alarm-clock

6yAKa, /., booth

6y^y, 1st pers. sing, of 6wrb

6yAym;HH, -afl, -ee; -He, future

6y<per, m., buffet

6w, particle forming the condi-

tional-subjunctive moodobiBaxb, I, be

Sbicrpee, comp. of Swcrpo6werpo, adv., quickly6wcTpwfi, -afl, -oe; -we, quick6wTb, I, be

B

B, prep. -{-ace. to; into; -\-prepos.,

in, at

naron, m., railway carriage, wag-gon

, /., vase

IWM. dot., of RWitaMii, instr. of BWsac, gen. & ace. of BWBam, -a, -e; -n,pron., your, yoursB6o;naTb. mixed conjug. p., run

in

Bflpyr, adv., suddenlyBCAb, particle, you knowBejKjiHBWH, -aa, -oe; -we, polite

seano, past of BCBTH

BC3TH, impers. I, be lucky; eiwy ne

nca.i6, he had no luck

sen, m., centuryB6JI, past of BCCTH

BejiHKim, -aji, -pe; -ne, great

BepHTb, II, believe

Bepnyrb, I p., return

BepayTbCfl, I p., return

Beprojier, m., helicopter

BopiiiHHa, f., summitBecejio, adv., merrilynoce'jibiii, -an, -oe; -we, merryBecna, /., springBCCTH ce6a, I, behave

Becb, BCH, see; see pron., whole,all

Berep, m., windneTKa, /., twigBeiep, m., eveningBeqepHHH, -an, -ee; -ne, eveningBeiepoM, adv., in the evening

o, n., substance

/., thing,

I p., sighB3pocjibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, grown-up

BSflTb, I p., take

BH^CTb, II, see

BHH<y, 1st pers. sing, of BHA^TbBiiHosaT, -a, -o; -w, short adj.,

guiltyBHcerb, II, hang

, I, switch on

,II p., fall in love

-a, -oe; -we, in

love

i{.iH)o.i>iTi>cii, I, fall in love

Biwecre, adv., togetherBHHMaxejibHO, adv., attentively

Biiyit ,m. , grandson

iy-iua, /., granddaughter

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, adv., in time

, /., water

, ace. o/ BOAaB03npamaxbCH, I, return

BOSAVX, m., air

BO3M05KHocxb, /., opportunityBospacx, m., ageBO3biH(-xe), imper. of

BO3biny, ls /?ers. si/zg. o/

BOHXH, / />., go in, come in

BOKpyr, adv., round

BOJinoBaxbCH, I, worryBOJiHyfixecb, imper. of BOJIHO-

BaxbCH

BOH, adv., out

Bonpoc, m. , questionBopoH, m., raven

BoceMb, num., eightBOCKpeceHbe, n., SundayBOCTOK, m., east; "Vostok" (name

of the Soviet manned space-ships)

Bocxinn,axbCH, I, admire

BOI, particle, so; here is (are);H ~, as a result

Bome'ji, -nuia, past of BOHTH

Biiepe'A, adv., forward

BnepeAii, adv., ahead

Bpa<i, m. (gen. Bpaya), physician, gen., dat. & prepos. of

, n., time

Bee, pron., pi., all, everybodyBee, pron., n., all, everything; -

BpeMH, all the time

Bcerffa, adv., alwaysUCCM, dat. of Bee

Bce-xaKH, particle, nevertheless

BcnoMiiHUTb, I, try to rememberBcnoMHHTb, II p., rememberncxaRaii, imper. of BCxasaTb

BcxaBaxb, I, get up, rise

BCTaeer, 3rd pers. sing, of BCTaxb

Bcxaxb, I p., get up, rise

BcxpexHXb, II p., meet

BcxpexHXbCH, II p., meet

scxpeia, /., meetingBcxpeiaxb, I, meet; ~ Honbiii

roA, celebrate the New Year's

nightBCK), OCC. of BCfl

BCJI, pron., f. all

m., TuesdayBxopofi, num., second; another

Biepa, adv., yesterdayR'lcparamiii, -HJI, -ee; -HC, yester-

day'sBxoAHXb, II p., enter

BW, pron., youlibiGe/naTb, mixed conjug., p.,

run out

Bbirjiflflexb, II, look

BbI3bIBaXb, I, Call Upitbiiixn, I jo., go out; ~

aasiy/K,

marry (of a woman)BbiKjnoqaxb, I, switch off

11WJIC3, past Of BW.103XII

uhiaeajii, I p., climb out

Hwneii, imper. of BbiniiTb

Bbiniixb, I p., drink

BbipacxH, I p., grow upBbipoc, -aa, past of BbipacxnBwcjiyraaxb, I p., listen; sound

BbicpKim, -an, -oe; -ne, tall,

highBbicoKO, adv., highBbicoxnyxb, I p., dryBbicxaBKa, /., exhibition

Bbiyqnxb, II p., learn

BbixoAH, imper. of BMXOAHTI.BblXOAHXb, II, gO OUt

BbixoAHofi: ~ flCHb, day off

Bbhneji, -mjia past of BUHTH

rasexa, /. , newspaper, m., nail

, adv., where

, /., Genoa

reorpa(pHH, /., geographyreoaor, m., geologistreojiorHMecKHfi, -aa, -oe; -0e,

geologicalrepofi, m., hero

rHApocxaBUHH, /., hydro-electricpower station

rjias, m., eyeraySoKHfi, -aa, -oe; -He, deeproBopnxb, II, say, tell; speak,

talk

TOA, m. (prepos. B roAy), yearII, fit

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rojiOBa, /., head

rojioc, m., voice

rojiySofi, -an, -oe; -we, light-blue

rojiyo'b, m., pigeouropa, /., mountain

ropy, ace. of roparopao, n., throat

ropoA, m., city, town

roperb, II, burn

ropiriHH, -aa, -ee; -ne, hot

rocTHiraija, /., hotel

rocTb, m., guestroroB, -a, -o; -w, short adj.,

readyPOTOBHTb, II, COOk

rpoMKO, adv., loudlyrpyb, /., chest

rpynna, /., grouprpycxHO, adv., sadlyrpycn., /., sadness

rpycTHWH, -aa, -oe; -we, sad

ry6a, /., lip

ryjiarb, I, go for a walk, walk

Aa, particle, yesAaBaH(-Te),iTO/?er. o/AaitaTb, let us

AHBHO, adv., for a long time

, particle, even

Te), imper. of Aaxb-a, past of Aaxb

, adv., far

-aa, -oe; -He, far

comp. of nawn6HTb, II, present, give

Aaxa, /., date

AaTb, spec, conjug., p., giveAna, num., m., n., twoABaAuarb, num., twentyABC, num., f., twoAeepb, /., door

KCTCfl, 3rd pers. sing, ofaTbCH, I, movem., courtyarda, /., (small) girl

AeeyniKa, /., girl

AGBHTb, num., nine

ACA, m., grandfatherAeAymKa, m. (decl. as /.), grand-

dad

, -an, -oe; -we, on duty, adv., indeed

, TO., Decembergen. pi. of AGJIO

I, do

IO, n., business, work, TO., day;

~birthday

Aener, gen. of jie

AeHbre, pi. (no sing.), money;u'penn;i, /., village

Acpeso, n., tree

Acpeiibn, pi. of AepeBOAepJKaTb, II, hold

AecflTb, num., ten

AGTH, pi. of pe6e*HOKACTCKHH, -an, -oe; -He, chil-

dren's; ~ caA kindergartenAercTBo, n., childhood

AHB3H, TO., Sofa

AHpeKTop, TO., head master

Aairaa, /., lengthHHbiH, -aa, -oe; -we, long, prep. -[-gen., for

, gen. of AHHAHCM, adv., in the daytimeAHH, pi. of ACHbAHO, n., bottomAHH, gen. of ACHbAO, prep.+gen., (up) to; till

AO CBHAanna, good-bye, II p., add

caTb, mixed confug., p.,reach running

Ao6pwH, -aa, -oe; -we, kind,

goodAOBOJieH, AOBOJIbHa, AOBOJIbHO;

, short adj., pleased, adv., enough

II p., agreeAO;KA*>, m -i rain; HACT ~, it

rains

AOKasaTb, I p., proveAOKTOP, TO., doctor

AOJH^, m., duty; debt

AOJIFO, adv., (for) a long time

AOJI/KCH, AOJOKHa, AOJlHiHO; AOJDK-

nw, short adj., obliged, mustAOM, TO., house

AOMa, adv., at home,ioMaiim nii, -aa, -ee; -ne, house;~HH xo3Hiii;a, housewife

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AOMOH, adv., homeAonerrb, I p., sing (to the end)

Aoporafl, /. (decl. as adj.), darling

Aoporofi, -afl, -6e; -ne, dear

Aopora, /., road; journeyAopowe, comp. of Aoporo , expen-

sive

Aop&KKa, /., pathAocua, /., board

AocTaib, I p., get

Aoina, /., colloq., daughterAon>, /., daughterApyr, m., friend

Apyr flpyra, each other, oneanother

Apyrofi, -aa, -oe; -He, other,another

, II, be friends

fl, pi. of flpyr

, I, think

, I, blow

Ayraa, /., soul

flyra, m., shower

AwmaTb, II, breathe

AHA", m. (decl. as /.), uncle; mister

E

ero, ace. of on, himero, pron., his

CABa, adv., hardlyCACT, 3rd pers. sing, of exaib

eAy, 1st pers. sing, of exaxb

ee, ace. of ona

ee, pron., her, hers

eaAHTb, II, goeft, dat. of onaeji, -a, -H, past of ecTb

e'jiKa, /., fir-tree

eMy, dat. of OHecjiH, con/., if

ecT, 3rd pers. sing, of ecTb

ecTb, spec, conjug., eat

ecTb, 3rd pers. of GI>ITI>, is;

y MCHH (xe6fl, nero, nee, Hac,

etc.) ecTb, I (you, he, she, we,

etc.) have (has)

exa-rb, I, goembTe, imper. of ecxb

em;e adv., more; still, yet;~ pas,

once more; H ~, and also

m, -afl, -oe; -we, greedy

,as pred., it is a pity

/Kapiaifi, -an, -oe; -He, hot

>KapKo, as pred., it is hot; MHO

(eMy, efi, pain, Bam, HM) ,

I (he, she, we, you, they) am(is, are) hot

, I, wait; expect, particle used for emphasis,

very, somea, /., wife

>KenaT, -w, short adj., married

(of a man)}K6HHTb6a, /., marriage>KeHHTbCfl, II p., marry (of a

man), /., woman

, -aa, -oe; -we, yellowemb, 2nd pers. sing, of juiiTb

/K11H6M, 1st pers. pi. Of JKHTb

/KiiueT, 3rd pers. sing, or /KHTfa

vKiiiioii, -afl, -oe; -Me, natural

>Kii.'un>, /., life

5KHJI, past Of JKHTb

>KHTb, I, live

aa prep. -\-acc., for, during, to,

at; -\-instr., after

uaoacTOBKa, f., strike

aaSacTOBOMHbifi, -an, -oe; -we,strike

aaGojierb, I p., fall ill

saGoTa, /., trouble

uaGoTJiniii.iii, -a, -oe; -we,

thoughtfulaaSyAb, imper. of 3a6wTb

3a6wTb, I p., forget

saBHAoeaTb, I, envyaaBTpa, adv., tomorrow

3aBxpaKaTb, I, have breakfast

sasBOHHTb, II p., ringiTH, I p., come in, drop in

2nd pers. pi. of aa-

I p., order

, I, harden

,II p., finish

3aKpiiHaTb, II p., shout, cry

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ofl, imper. of

, -a, -o; -w, short part,

pass., closedi, -an, -oe; -we, closedI p., close

,I p., be closed

, II p., notice

-aa, -oe; -we,wonderful

, II p., be silent

: uwiixii ~, marry (of a

woman)samiMaTboi, I, practisesairiicKa, /., note

saroiaKaTb, I p., begin cryingsano.MHiiTb, II p., remembersanycxHTb, II p., launch

sanymeH, -a, -o; -w, short part,pass., of aanycTHTb

, /., P.T. exercises

,I p., begin laughing

, I p., fall asleep, con/., in return, to make

up for it, but

aaxorerb, mixed conjug.,p., wantaaie.M, adv., what for

saxoAHTb, II, entersnaxb, I, call

3Be3Aa, /., star

i, pi. of 3iu-;t;ia

II, ring;~ no xejie<p6-

Hy, rng up3BOHOK, m., ringing3ByK, m., sound

BByiaTb, II, be heard

3Aecb, adv., here

3AopOB, -a, -o; -w, short adj.,

healthy, n., health

i, -an, -oe; -we, healthygood morning,

good afternoon, good evening;hallo

, I, yawn-an, -oe; -we, green

seswa, /., earth; groundsepnaao, n., mirror

SHiua, /., winter

aiiMoft, adv., in winter

SHaKOM, -a, -o; -w, short adj.,familiar

, -;ui. -oe; -we, familiar

i. -afl, -oe; -we, fa-

mous3HaTb, I, know3H3HHT, paren., well, then3HaiiiiTb, II, mean3OBCT, 3rd pers. sing, of 3Baxb

sosyx, 3rd pers. pi. of 3BaTb

30HTHK, m., umbrella, parasol3ooMara3MH, m., pet shop3OonapK, m., zoo

sy5, m., tooth

sySaou: ~ upau. dentist

II

n, con/., andin pa. /., gamenrpaTb, I, playiirpymeK, gen. pi. of iirpyuiKa

iirpymKa, /., toyHAGT, 3rd pers. sing, of HATHnAH, imper. of HATHHATH, I, (1) go; (2) suit; (3) be

under wayHAyr, 3rd pers. pi. of HATHus prep. -\-gen., from, out of,

of

HssecTHbui, -aa, -oe; -we, well-

knownH3B6CTHO, as pred., it is knownH3-3a, prep.-\- gen., because of

it.-miiHeiiiic. n., apologyH3BnHHTC, imper. of ii3KiiiuiTb.

excuse meH3M6HHTb, II p., be unfaithful

HSMCHHTbca, II p., changeHJIH, conj., or

imvKciu'-p, m., engineerHHorAa, adv., sometimes

HHCTiixyT, m., institute

HHTepecHWH, -aa, -oe; -we, in-

terestingII.M, dat. of OHH

HMeneM, instr. of HiaHMa, n., namencicaTb, I, seek, look for

ncncoHHTbca, II p., impers., be-

comencie3(-Jiu), past of ucqeseyTbncnesHyTb, I p., disappeariiTa.iwiiK'H, m. (pi. H

Italian

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iii , -aa, -oe; -HC, Ital-

ian

nx, ace. of OHH

HX, pron., their, theirs

, impcr. pi. of HCKaxb, 1st pers. sing, of

K

K (KO), prep, -f- dat., to

uaoiiiia, /., cabin

HaoiincT, m., studyKaHJAwfi,-aa-oe; -we, pron., everyK&Kexca, 3rd pers. sing. o/Kasaxb-

Kancyxca, 3rd /?ers. /?/. of Kaaaxb-ca

Kasaxbca, I, seemKasaxcKHH, -aa, -oe; -ne, Ka-

zakhKaK, adv., how; as, like

KaK GyAXO, conj., as if

KaK BcerAa, adv., as usual

KaK xoJibKo, conj., as soon as

Kanoii, -aa, -oe; -ne, pron.,what, what sort of

KaKofi-HnSyAb, pron., someKaKofi-xo, pron., some

., m., stone

i, instr. of

i, pi. of

i, gen. of KauuKyjiwi, pi. (no sing.), holidays

KanpH3HWH, -aa, -oe; -we, ca-

priciousKanpH3HO, adv., capriciously

Kapxa, /., chart

KapiHiia, /., pictureKapxoraeK, gen. pi. of KapxoiiiKa

KapxoraKa, /., colloq., potato(es)Kaxaxbca, I: ~ na Jiw<ax, ski;

- na KOHbKax, skate

KBaApaxHwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, squareKeapxHpa, /., flat

KIKIOMCTP, m., kilometre

Kiriia, n., indecl., cinemai, m., motion picture

lex, 3rd pers. sing, of Kjiacxb

j, m f , class

, I, puti, /., cage

>, m., club

K u in -a, /., book, /., book

a, adv., whenncKa, /., carriage; Aexcitan ~,

perambulatorKOMiixex, m., committee

KoMHaxa, /., roomKOMiiO3Hxop, m., composerKOMCOMOJIbCKIlfi, -a, -OCJ -IIC,

Young Communist LeagueKoueK, m. (prepos. pi. na KOHB-

Kax), skate

HOHCU, m., end

KonayKxop m., guardKOHC^HO, paren., of course

KOHcepsbi, pi., tinned food

KOHcxpyKxop, m., designerKouua, gen. of KoneuKOHu;epx, m., concert

axb, I, finish

i, I, end

,II p., finish

, II p., come to anend

KoneeK, gen. pi. of KoneuKaKonenKa, /., copeckKoplG.ii., m., shipKopujiop, m., corridor

iiopoxKin'i, -an, -oe; -ne, shortKocMH'iecKHH , -aa, -oe; .-HC, cos-

mic, spaceKOCMOHaBX. m., cosmonautKOCMOC, m., outer space

Kocxep, m., fire

KOCXIOM, m., suit

Koxopwii, -a a, -oe; -we, pron.,that, which, who; lac?what is the time?

Kpacaeiiuja, /., beautyKpacHBO, as pred., it is beautiful

KpacHBwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, beauti-ful

KpacHXb, II, colour

KpacKa, /., paint; KpacKH, pi.oil-colours

Kpacuwu, -aa, -oe; -we, red

Kpacoxa, /., beautyKpenKo, adv., sound, fast, strong-

l?itpecjio, n., arm-chairKecxbaniiH m., eas

itpiiK, m., cry

m., peasant

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KpHKHVTb, 11 p., SllOUt

upmraTb, II, shout

upoBaTb, /. ,bed

KPOMC, prep. -\-gen., exceptKpyrjiwii, -an, -oe; -we, roundKTO, pron., whoKTO-TO, pron., somebodyKy^a, adv., where

Kynamie, n., bathingKynarbCH, I, bathe

KymiTb. II p. , buyKvmiK), 1st pers. sing, of KynHTbKypirrb, II, smokeKycoK, m., piece

, /., kitchen

JI

jiaGoparopiui, /., laboratoryjiarepb, m., campaacKa, /., kindness

jiacKaxb, I, caress

aacKOBO, adv., affectionatelyaacKOBwii, -aa, oe; -tie, af-

fectionate

jieBbiii, -an, -oe; -bie, left

aerico, as pred., it is easyaer, past of aeib.lerKiiii, -an, -oe; -ne, light; easyaeraa, past of jieib

acme, comp. of aerico

aejK&Tb, II, lie

ac/KH, imper. of aeJKarb

aeuapCTBO, n., medicine.leKHHH, /., lecture

jieHHBbiu, -an, -oe; -we, lazyaeaxa, /., ribbon

nee, m. (prepos. B Jiecy) , forest

JlecTH^^a, /., staircase; ladder

aer, gen, pi. of ro

aeraxb, I, flyaererb, II, flyneTimii, -HH, -ee; -ne, summeraeroM, adv., in summeraeiy, 1st pers. sing, of aerexbae^b, I p., lie downan, particle, whetherancT, m., leaf

ancTbH, pi. of ancrani;6, n.

, face

a06, m., forehead

, II, catch

, /., boat

i, II, lie down; ~ cnarb,go to bed

.io/KHCb, -xecb, imper. of ao/KMTb-Cfl

ao/KKa, f., spoonayna, /., moonaynrae, comp. of xopoimu'i & xo-

poino, better

tn, pi., skis

i, m.,(decl. as adj.), beloved

, -aa, -oe; -we, favour-ite

arooHTb, II, like, love

aio6"ai6, 1st pers. sing, of .110611x1,

, /., love

(pi. of MeaoseK) , people

M

m., shopMaa, -a, -6; -w, snort adj., smallMa.ieiH.Kin'i. -aH -oe; -ne, little,small

Maao, adv., few, little

Ma.ibiiiK, m., boyMaMa, /., mammaMaMOHKa, /., mummyMapr, m., MarchMacao, n., butter

Maerep, m., master

ftiarepu, gen., dat., & prepos. ofMaTfa

Maxepbio, instr. of aiarb

Maxpoc, m., seamanMaTfa, /., motherMammm, /., motor-carMamiiHHCT, m., engine-driverMCflBeAfa, m., bear

Meiibiiie, comp. of sia.ieHbKiiii

& MaaoMCIIH. gen. & ace. of aMeiiHTb, I, changeMCCTO, n., placeMconu, m., monthMexp, m., metre

Mexp6, n., indecl., undergroundrailway

MCHT^Tb, I, dreamMemaTb, I, disturb

Mii;niunoiu'p. m., militiaman

MHMO, prep.-\-gen., past

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MHHyxa, /., minute

MHC, dat., prepos. of nMnornc, manyMHoro, adv., many, muchMiioii, instr. of aMorjia, -JIH past of MOMB

Mory, 1st pers. sing, of MO'ib

Moryx, 3rd pers. pi. of MOHbMOJKCX, 3rd pers. sing, of MOHbMOJKCX 6wxi>, paren., perhapsMOJKexe, 2nd pers. pi. of JIOMIJ

MOJKCiiib, 2nd pers. sing, of ioiii>

MO/KIIO, as pred., it is possible, can

MOH, Moa, Moe; MOH, pron., my,mine

;, m., fine fellow

/., young people-aa, -oe; -we, young

MOJIOKO, n., milk

MOJiiaxb, II, be silent

Monera, /., coin

Mope, n., sea; na ~, at the sea-

side

MopojKenoe, n., ice-cream

MopcKofi, -aa, -oe; -He, sea

MOCKOBCKIIH, -aa, -O6; -H6, MOS-cow

MOCT, m., bridgeMOMI,, I, be able, can

MJTK, m., husband

MyjKecTBeHHbifl, -aH, -oe; -we,manful, courageous

Riy>KmHa, TO., manRiyaefi, m., museumnnyawKa, /., music

MW, pron., weMHCO, n., meat

H

Ha prep.-\-acc., for, at; between,

to; -\-prepos., on, at, to; in

nai'pno(e), paren., surelynafl, prep, -\-instr., over; at

na;u'>ivUi /-, hopena^eiib, imper. of Ha^erbiia;ieTi>, I p., put on

HaflenxbCH, I, hopeHa.no, as pred., it is necessary, must

eao, past of Ha^oecTb, impers. p., be tired

adv., back, agoaTb, I p., call; name

, I, call; name, 3rd pers. sing, of

CTCH, 3rd pers. sing. iiaiiTiicb

, imper. of naiiTii

flay, 1st oers. sing, of naiiTli

', I p., find

,I p., be found

, I, punishnaKonen,, adv., paren., at last

iiaKopjiHTi., II p., feed

iiaKopMjno, 1st pers. sing, of na-

KOpMHTbnaM dat. of MW(c) HaMii, instr. of MWiiainu-aTb, I p., write

naniiuiy, 1st pers. sing, of Haiui-

caTb

iiaiipauo, adv., to the right

nanyApHTbCH, II p., powderiiapo^, m., peopleHac, gen., ace. & prepos. of BIW

, m., cold in the head

, -an, -oe; -we, table

, -a, -ee; -ne, real

naciynaTb, I, comenacxynHTb, II p., comenayiHTbCfl, II p., learn

HaxoAHTbCH, II, be

nanaxb, I p., beginnaiaxbcfl, I p., beginiia'iiiiiaTfa, I, beginnaiHCT, 3rd pers. sing, of HaiiaTb

Ham, iiama, iiainc; nauiii, pron.,our, ours

iiaine.T, past of iiaimi

ne, particle, not

iicfiiViibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, celes-

tial

He6o, n., skyiicoo.-ibiiioii, -aa, -oe; -HC, not

largeiicjsccivibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, sad

Heeecejio, ao'z;., sadlyHCBecxa, /., fiancee

He^aaeKo, ao'z;., not far

ne^eaa, /., week

(y) Hero, gen. of on (followinga prep.)

nee, gen. of ona (followinga prep.)

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-an, -oe; -we,

strangeHCHHTepecHbifi, -an, -oe; -we,

uninteresting(K, c, o) nefl, dat., instr. & prepos.

of ona (following a prep.)

HeKOTopwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, pron.,some

HCKpacHBbift, -an, -oe; -we, plainHCjib3H, as pred. it is impossible,

cannot

m'Mi-nKiiii, -an, -oe; -He, German(Ha) H6M, prepos. of OH (following

a prep.)HCMHoro, adv., a few, a little

(K) Heniy, dat. of OH (followinga prep.)

Hco/KHAanHo, adv., unexpectedlynenpaivja, /., untruth; ! it's

not true!

Hecer, 3rd pers. sing, of HCCTHnfTKo.ii.Ko, num., somenecjia, past of Hecra

necMCJio, adv., timidlyHecMejiwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, timid

Hecra, I, carrynecHacTbe, n., misfortune

ner, (1) particle, no; (2) y MOIIH

(nero, etc.) HCT ..., I (he, etc.)have (has) no...

nexepneHHe, n., impatienceHeyfloSHO, adv., as pred., (it is)

uncomfortable

HeywejiH, particle, reallyon, particle: ~ OAHOFO, not a

single1 1n i .arc, adv., in no waymiKoma, adv., never

Hiraoro, gen. of HIIKTO

HIIKTO, pron., nobodymiKyaa, adv., nowhere

(c) HHM, instr. of OH (followinga prep.)

(6ea) HHX, gen. of OHH (followinga prep.)

HHMero, (1) pron., nothing; (2) as

pred., not badHO, con/., but

HouocTb, f., newsHOBbiii, -an, -oe; -we, newBora, /., foot, IpgHOC, m., nose

, II, carry; wear

, /., night, adv., at night

II, like

ny, inter)., well

HynseH, iiyiKiia, IIV/KIIO; ny>KHW,short adj., neces'sary

HVJKHO, as pred., it is necessary,one must

O

o, interj., oho (06), prep. + prepos., about,

of

o6"ejj, m., dinner

oSeAaxb, I, have dinner

o6e3bHHa, /., monkeyoQii^eTb, II p., offend

66jiaKO, n., cloud

oSmanyTb, I p., deceive

oSpafloeaTbCH, I p. ,be glad

o6paxHTb (BHHMamie) II p., pay(attention)

o6paTHO, adv., back

oGmeatHTHe, n., hostel

of>biiHO, adv., usuallyoS'bHCHHTb, II p., explainoS'bflCHH, imper. of oSmcHHTb,

explaino6T.flCHHTb, I, explainoSflsaTejibHo, adv., by all meansorHH, pi. of oroHb

oroHb, m., fire

orpo.Miii.iii. -an, -oe; -we, hugeOACBaTbca, I, dress

o;um, o;uia, OHO; O;UIH, one;

alone; HH OAHOFO ..., not a

single...

o,iHajK;n>i, adv., one dayOKean, m., ocean

OKHO, n., windowOKO.IO, prep. + gen., near, at,

by; about

OKonqHTb, II p., graduateOH, pron., he

ona, pron., she

OHH, pron., theyI, be late

, I p., be late

, adv., again, f., orbit

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, adv., in autumnooiaTpimaTb, I, examine

ocMoxpexb, II p., examineocxaBaxbca, I, remain<x'TanaB.inimTbcJi, I, stopocTaiiembCH, 2nd pers. sing, of

ocxaxbca

OCXaHOBHXb, II p., StopocxanoBHXbCH, II p., stopocxanyxcfl, lstpers.pl. of ocxaxb-

cn

ocxaxbCH, I p., remain

ocxopoHrao, adv., carefullyocxpoB, m., island

ocxpoyMHO, as pred., (it is) wittyor, prep. + gen., from; for

oTBer, m., answer

OTBCTHTb, II p., answer

oTBenaxb, I, answer

ox;jaBaxb, I, givespec, conjug., p., give, adv., separatelyb, I p., rest

b, I, rest

oxen,, m., father

oTKpwxi., I p., reveal; turn on

oTiqihiT, -a, -o; -M, short part,pass., revealed

oxKpwxbra, -aji, -oe; -we openoxKyfla, adv., whence

oxnpaBHXbca, II p., set out .

oxnycK, m., holidayoxcroAa, adv., from here

oxija, gen. of oxen.

OXIJOM, instr. of oxei;

oxny, dat. of oxen;

ox-besA, m., departure<M{)iin,ifanT, m., waiter

oieHb, adv., very, very muchOHKH, pi., spectaclesoranSaxbCH, I, be mistaken

n

, /., tent

na.iKa, /., stick

iiaabxo, n., indecL, overcoatnaiia, m., papa, daddyuaiiiui. -a, -o; -M, daddy'snaniipoca, /., cigarette

uapenb, m., fellow

/., barber's,hairdresser's

napi;, m. , parknapoxoA, rn., steamer

ncBcn, m., singernefixe, imper. of niirb

iiepitbiii, -an, -oe; -we, num., first

nepe^, prep, -{-instr., before

nepejjaxb, spec, conjug., p., con-

vey; ~ npiiaex, give one's

regardsnepeAaqa, /., transmission

nepenecxH, I p., carry across

nepecxanenib, 2nd pers. sing, of

nepecxaxbnepecxany, 1st pers. sing, of ne-

pecxaxbnepecxaxb, I p., stop(B, Ha) necKe, prepos. of necor

necHH, /., songnecoK, m., sand

nexb, I, singneraKOM, adv., on foot

nnpor, m., pie

niicaxejib, m., writer

nncaxb, I, writemiCOM, gen. pi. of micbMOnncbMo, n., letter

iniTb, I, drink

IIHUIOT, 3rd pers. sing, of micaxbiiHiiiemb, 2nd pers. sing, of nncaxb

njiasaxb, I, sail

luiaKtixb, I, cryluianexa, f., planetiijiacxHiiKa, /., gramophone record

rui^ixbe, n., dress

njiaiex, 3rd pers. sing, of n.iai\axb

ima'ib, imper. of HJiaKaxb

njieno, n. (pi. njie'iH), shoulder

itnoxo, adv., badly; as pred., it is

bad11.10x611, -an, -oe; -ne, badluibroex, 3rd pers. sing, of njiwxb

ruiWByx, 3rd pers. pi. of nnwxbnjiwxb, I, sail

ii:iioc, m., plusno, prep, -f- dat., over, on; after

noo'ejKaxb, mixed conjug., p., beginto run

no6jieAiiexb,I p., grow pale

no-5o.irapcKii, adv., in Bulgarian;

roBOpaxb ~, speak Bulgarian

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notJbixb, I p., be

nOBeaxH, impers., I p., be luckynoBepiixb, II p., believe

nOBepnyxb, I p., turn

noeecHXb, lip., bangnoBtopHTb, II p., repeatnorno, -jia, past of

noni6Byxb, I p., perisb

noroBopHTb, II p., talk, speaknoroAa, /., weatber

noA, prep. + instr., + ace.,under

noAapHTb, II p., present, givenoAapoK, m., presentnoAoeraxb, I, come runningnoA^e/KaTb, mixed conjug.. p.,come running

, m., feat

, I, lift, pick upno;;iiiiMaxboi, I, climb

3rd pers. sing, of

,I p., lift, pick up,

I p., climb; rise to

one's feet

noAOJKAaxb, I p., wait

IIOAO>KAH, imper. of nof(O7K^a.Tb

noAofi, I p., come upnoAomeji, -uijia, past of no;;oiixH

noApa>Kaxb, I, imitate

noApyra, /., friend

, past of noACTpnibCfl, I p., cut one's hair

,I p., cut one's hair

, I p., think

, /., pillow, cushion

, II, come upHOCACT, 3rd pers. sing, of no6xaxb

noeAy, 1st pers. sing, of noexaxb

noesA? m~, train

noecn., spec, conjug.; p., eat

noexarb, I p., gonoer, 3rd pers. sing, of nexb

no/KanyucTa, pleasenoasaxb, I p., call

no3BOHHXb, II p., ring upnosAHO, adv., late

noaApasaflXb, I, congratulateiionrpaxb, I p., play (for awhile)no-nxaabaiicKii, adv., in Italian;

roBopaxb ~, speak Italian

1st pers. pi. of noftxa

exe, 2nd pers. pi. of noiini

H, imper. of noiixH

nofiAy, 1st pers. sing, of nouxaiioibuiTb, I p., catch

"nofixH, I p., gonoKa, (1) adv., while; (2) core/.,

till

noKaaaixe, imper. of nouuaaxb

noKaacy, 1st pers. sing, of noKa-saxb

nonasaxb, I p., shownoKopenne, n., conquestnoKpacnxb, II p., colour

noKpacnexb, I p., flush

noi;pb'iT, -a, -o; -w, short part,

pass, covered

noKynaxeab, m., customer

nonynaxb, I, buyHOJI, m. (prepos. Ha nojiy), floor

none, n., field

noaexexb, II p., fly

nouniumHiiKa, /., polyclinicnoaoHCHXb, II p., putnojiyocxpoB, m., peninsulanojiyMHXb, LI p., get

nonyiaxbCfl, II p., turn outno.i'iaca. m., half an hourno.noojiTi>. II p., fall in love

IIO.IH, pi. (no sing.), brimIIOMHII, imper. of IIOMIIJITI.

iiuMiuixb, II, remembernoJior. past of iiOMO'ib

iioMoraxb, I, helpnoMory, 1st pers. sing, of nosioib

no-MoeMy, paren., in my opinionnoMo.i'iaxb. II p., keep silent

(for a while)nouoib, I p., helpnotieAejibHiiK, m., MondaynonecxH, I p., carryiioiniMaxb, I, understand

nonpauiixbcji, II /)., like

noHHTHO, as pred., it is clear

nonflxb, I p., understand

non.'ibixb, I p., sail, swimnono.iaM, adv., in two

no-npejKiieBiy, adv., as before,as usual

noiipooouaxb, I p., try

uoiipocuTb, II p., ask

uopa, as pred., it is time

nopxtpejib, m., satchttl

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no-pyccrai, adv., in Russian; ro-

BopHTb ~, speak Russian

nopnflOK, m., rule

nocaRHTb, II />., plantnocBHmaTb, I

, dedicate

nocerHxejib, m., visitor

noceaoK, m. (prepos. B noce'jiKe),settlement

nocn^eTb, II p., sit (for a while)nocae, prep, -\-gen., after

nocjie^HBH, -JIH, -ee; -He, last

noc-nesaBTpa, adv., the day after

tomorrow

nocMoxpeTb, II p., look

nocMoxpn, imper. of nocMOTpeTbnoccopHTbca, II p., quarrelnocxaBHTb, II p., putnocTapaTbCH, I p., try

no-cTapoiuy, adv., in the old waynocxiipaTb, I p., washnocTpoiiTb, II p., buildnoci

iirraTb, I p., count

noTepHTb, I p., lose

noTOM, adv., afterwards; then

noTowy <m>, con}., because

noyjKnnaTb, I p., have suppernoxBajiHTb, II p., praisenoxoHc, -a, -e; -H, short adj.,

resemblingnon,ejioBaTb, I p., kiss

noieMy, adv., whynoiHCTHTb, II p., clean

noiirraTb, I p., read

H, adv., nearly, /., post-office; mail

, I p., feel

nomeji, -nuia; -injm, past of

iioimi; ~;to;ic;u>, it began

rainingno9T, m., poetnoaTOMy, con]., that is whynoro, 1st pers. sing, of nerb

noHBHTbCH, II p., appearnoHBJiHTbCH, I, appearupan, -a; -u, short adj., rightnpaBbifi, -aa, -oe; -we, rightnpui!,"ia, /., truth

iipaiui.'ibiio, adv., as pred., (it is)

correct

npaBHTejibCTBo, n., governmentnpaAeflymKa, m. (decl. as

/), great-grandfather, forefather

, m., holidayeflKH, jpl.,

ancestors

npeAaoHoiTb, II p., suggestnpeJKjje Bcero, above all

npeKpacHbifi, -an, -oe; -we, ex-

cellent; beautiful

npn6e)KaTb, mixed conjug., p.,come running

npireer, (colloq.) regardspast of npiiBesTH,

I p., bring, I, get accustomed

biK, -Jia, past of npUBbiKHyrbiipiiBbiKHyTb, I p., get accustomed

npnraacHTb, II p., invite

iipinviamaTb, I, invite

npnroTOBHTb, !!/>., preparenpnroTOBjno, 1st pers. sing, of

npnroTOBHTbe'M, 1st pers. pi. of npniiTHCT, 3rd pers. sing, of npniiTHemb, 2nd pers. sing, of npnii-

TH

npn^y, 1st pers. sing, of npniiTH

npiKVU'iiif.. 2nd pers. sing, of

npnexaxbnpneaH, m., arrival

iipnexaTb, I p., comenpii;jOMJiHTbcn, II p., land

npniiTH, I p., comeiipni'iTHCh, impers., I p.: sine

(eaiy, eft, naM, etc.) npinuaoci..I (he, she, we, etc.) had to

npHJiexerb, II p., come flying

npmiep, m., examplenpiiiiocTH, I p., bringnpnaocHTb, II, bringnpniiflTb, I p.: ~B niKOJiy, admit

to school.. II, come

, I, comb one'shair

npn'iHiia, f., reason

npHmi'-ji, -nuia, past of npniminpnui.iocb, past of npiiiixHcb

npHHTHbifi, -an, -oe; -we, pleas-ant

npnflTHO, adv., (it is) pleasant

nposepHTb, I, control; check

npoBfCTH, I p., spendnpoBo^HTb, II, spendnporyjma, f., walk

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m., shop assistant

, spec, con jug., p., sell

I, continue

, m., food-stuff

, I p., think out

npoHrpbiaxc;ib, m., record-

playernpoii3oiixii , I p., happennpoii3oin.i6, past of npoircoiixii

npofixH, I p., pass; go across

nponjibisaxb, I, sail; swimnpociixb, II, ask

npocnyxbca, I p., awakenpocxiixe, imper. of npocxnxbnpocTHTb, 11 p., forgivenpocxo, adv., as pred., (it is) simplenpocxoii, -an, -6e; -we, simple

npocxyAHXbCfl,II p., catch a

cold

iipocbinaxbCH , I, wakenpoipeccop, m., professornpoxoAHXb. II, passnpoiiixaxb, I p., read

npom&i, -nuia, -mjio, past of

npoiiTH

npomy, 1st pers. sing, of upociixbnponjaxbcfl, I, take leave

, /., bird

, -afl, -oe; -we, shy, II, powder

nycT, -a, -o; -w, short adj., emptynycTofi, -an, -6e; -we, emptynycTb, particle, let (it be)

nyxemecxBiie, n., journey,voyage

nyTb, m., route

nber, 3rd pers. sing, of niiTb

nbi.ibiiwii, -an, -oe; -we, dustyniope, n., indecl., puree; uapxo-^eabHoe ~, mashed potatoes

nflT-epica, /., five (the highest markto show merit at Soviet schools)

, num., five

pafioxa, /., work; compositionpafJoxaxb, I, workpaGoMiiii, m. (decl. as adj.), work-

er

pajj, -a; -w, short adj., gladpaaiio, ., indecl., radio

, I, be glad, adv., happily

pas, m., time

paadiixi,, I p., break, smashpa:$oiixhoi I />., break

paaronapJiBaxb, I, speakpaaroBOp, m., conversation

Cfl, I, be heard

, II p., divide

,I p., undress

paaiibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, various

paapemaxb, I, allow

pano, adv., earlypaHbrae

1, comp. of pjii

panbrae2

, adv., before

paccepAHXbCfl, II p., get angrypaccennHbiii, -an, -oe; -we, ab-

sent-minded

paccitaa, m., storypacoKa/KH, imper. of paccimsaxbpaccKasaxb, I p., tell

paccKaawBaxb, I, tell

pacciasaxbca, I, partpaccxoHHne, n., distance

pacxeene, n., plantpacxH, I, growpeSenoK, m., child

peoiix, gen. of peSflxa

peSaxa, pi., children

peAKO, adv., seldom

peica, /., river

pecxopan, m., restaurant

peraHXb, II p., decide

pnc, m., rice

pucoBaxb, I, drawpoBiio, adv., exactly

Cfl, II p., be born

, /., mother country, pi., parents

pOAHwe, pi. (decl. as adf.), relatives

poJKAeHHe, n., birth

pona, /., rose

pocx, m., growth, growingpox, m., mouthpxa, gen. sing, of poxpySauma, /., shirt

pyfwib, m., rouble

pyua, /., arm, hand

pyuae, m., sleeve

pyccKHH, -an, -oe; -ne, Russian

pyiefi, m., stream

pyiua, /., pen

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pw6a, f., fish

TO., fisherman

, adv., beside, near

c (co), prep, -\-instr., with;-f- gew., from

ca#, TO., garden(B) caAy, prepos. of cafl

caAHTbca, II, sit downcain, cana; CU.MII, pron., oneself;

myself, yourself, himself, her-

self, ourselves,yourselves, them-selves

caMOJie'T, m., aeroplanecaMbrii, -aa, -oe; -we, most

oaxap, TO., sugarCB6JKHH, -aa, -ee; -ne, fresh

CBeiHTb, II, shine

CBeTawfi, -aa, -oe; -bie, light

CBOH, CBoa, CBoe; ciioii, pron.,one's own; my, his, her, its;

our, your, their

cwi;u>, /., communicationCAejiaib, I p., do; makeccSa, pron., myself, yourself,

himself, herself, itself; our-

selves, yourselves, themselves

ceroAHa, adv., todayceAfcMOH, -aa, -oe; -we, seventh

cefiiac, adv., nowceji, past of cecxb

ceMb, num., seven

ccMbAecaT, num., seventycewbjf, /., familyceirrao'pb, m., SeptembercepAHTb, II, make angrycepAHTO, adv., angrilycepAHTbca, II, be angrycepwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, greycepbesHWH, -aa, -oe; -we, seri-

ous

cecxpa, /., sister

cecxpaqKa, /., dim. of cecipacecTb, I p., sit down; alightriioiipcum'i, -aa, -oe; -ne, Siber-

ian

CHflerb, II, sit

CHjibnee, comp. of cH.n>Hwii

CHjibHwii, -aa, -oe; -we, strongciiMnaTHHHwu, -aa, -oe; -we, nice

ciiniiM, -aa, -ee; -HC, blue

aJKCT, 3rd pers. sing. f

, 2nd pers. pi. of CKasaTb

, -xe, imper. of CKaaaTb

aTb, I p., say, tell

, /., fairy-tale

, /., bench

CKOJibKO, adv., how many, hovmuch

CKOpee, comp. of CKopocKOpo, adv., soon

cKpnnaH, TO., violinist

CKyiHO, as pred., it is boring; sine

(eiy, efi, naivi, Bai, HM) ~,I (he, she, we, you, they) am(is, are) bored

cviaSwii, -aa, -oe; -we, weakcjiaBHbifi, -aa, -oe; -we, nice

CJICA, m., footprint

caeAywmHii, -aa, -ee; -ne, fol-

lowingcjiesa, /., tear

CJioea, gen. of CJIOBO

CJIOB3, pi. of CJIOBO

CJIOBO, n., word

cjiyjKamnfi, TO. (decl. as adj.),

employeecjiyjKHTb, II: ~ na uopa6ae,

serve

cjiyiHTbca, II p., happencjiymaxb, I, listen

cjiwmaTb, II, hear

CMCJIO, adv., boldlyCMejiwH, -aa, -oe; -we, bold

cuiepTb, /., death

CMCX, m., laughterCMemaHHbiH, -aa, -oe; -we,mixed

CMemiio, as pred., it is funny; MHC

(eiwy, efi, naji, BaM, HM) ~,I (he, she, we, vou, they)think (thinks) it funny

cMCuiHoii, -aa, -oe; -we, funnyCMeaTbca, I, laughCMorpeTb, II, look

csior, past of caio^b

CMO5KCM, 1st pers. pi. Of CMOIb

cMoib, I p., be able, can

cnai&ia, adv., at first

cner, TO., snowcn6Ba, adv., againCHOM, instr. of COH

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co6aKa, /., dogcof>npaTb, I, gatherco6npaTbca, I, gather togethercoSpaxb, I p., gathercoCpfinne, n., meetingcoBepmeHHO, adv., quite

coBepmHTb, 1 1 p., performcoBer, m., advice

COB6TCKHH, -aa, -OC; -HC, SovietCoBeTCKnfi COMB, the Soviet UnioncoBceM, adv., quite; at all

coBxoa, m., state farm

coeAHHHTb, II p., connect, putthrough

corjiacHTbca, II p., agreecoJKajieHHe, n., regretCOKOJI, m., falcon

co.ie'Hbiii, -aa, -oe; -tie, salt, sal-

ty, salted

c6.iHn,e, n., sun

cojib, /., salt

COH, m., dreamcooSnjHTb, II p., inform

copBarb, I p., pickcopoK, num., fortycocejj, m., neighbourcoceAKa, /., neighbourcoxpaHHTb, II p., preservecnacnSo, particle, thank youcnacTH, I p., save

cnarb, II, sleepcnerb, I p., singcneunajibHo, adv., speciallycnn, imper. of cnaTbcmiMKa, /., matchcnaio, 1st pers. sing, of cnaTb

cnoKoen, cnoKoihia, -o; -M short

adj., calmcnoKofino, adv., quietly, calmlycnoKoihibrii, -an, -oc; -we, quiet,calm

cnopHTb, II, arguecnopx, m., sportcnopTOBHbifi, -an, -oe; -we, sports

cnpamiiBaTb, I, ask

cnpocHTb, II p., ask

cnycTHTbcn, II p., come downcpaay, adv., at once

/., WednesdayH prep. + gen., between,

among, II, become

in, /., station

CTapaTbca, I, try

CTaptfK, m., old manCTapocxb, /., old agecrapwii, -aa, -oe; -we, old

CTapnraii, -aa, -ee; -ne, elder

cxaTb, I p., becomeCTCKJIO, n., glass

CTiipaxb, I, wash; erase

CToaxb, II, stand

cToiiTb, II, be worth, cost

CToirre, imper. of croarb, stopCToa, m., tableCTOJIbKO... CKOJIbKO, COnj., 3S

many (much)... as

cxoaTb, II, stand

cxpamibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, strangeCTpax, m., fear

CTpamno, aspred., (it is) terrifying

CTpamHWQ, -aa, -oe; -we, ter-

rible

crpoHTejibCTBo, n., construction

cxpoirrb, II, build

cry/jenr, m., student

CTyfleHTKa, /., student

cywoTa, /., SaturdaycyiKa, /., bagcyn, m., soupcypAOKawepa, /., sensory depri-

vation chamber

cyxofi, -aa, -oe; -HC, dryiiBbiii, -an, -oe; -we, lucky

, n., happiness, I, consider

CWH, m., son

CWHOK, m., sonnyci>ecTb, spec, conjug., p., eat

ci>eji, past of ci>ecTb

adv., here

, 1st pers. pi. of cecrb

xa, pron., /. ,that

Taiiaa, /., mysteryTan, adv., so; ~ KaK, as

TaKofi, -aa, -oe; -ne, such; ~OH...

ITO, so... that; ~6fi we, the

same; ITO ~6e...? what is...?

raw, adv., there

, m., dance, I, dance

i, pi. of

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rapejiKa, /., plate

TBepAwfi, -aa, -oe; -we:

Maco, tough meatTiioii, TBoa, TBoe; TBOH, pron.,

your, yoursre, pron., pi., those; cainwe,

the samexearp, TO., theatre

Te66, dat. of TWTe6a, gen., ace. of TWxejieBHaop, m., T.V. set

TejieAoH, TO., telephoneTCJiecpoHHCTKa, /., telephone oper-

ator

Tejie(poHHbi3, -an, -oe; -we, tele-

phoneT6MHO, adv., as pred., (it is) dark

T6MHMH, -an, -oe; -we, dark

TCMnepaTypa, /., temperatureTCHHHC, TO., tennis

Tenepb, adv., nowTCHJIO, adv., as pred., (it is) warmTepaioMCTp, m., thermometer

TepnejiHBwfi, -an, -oe; -we, pa-tient

TepaTb, I, lose

TCMHWH, -aa, -oe; -we, dark

Tenjiwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, warmTexpaAfc, /., copy-bookxera, /., aunt, aunty; ma'amTnrp, TO., tigerTiixiiii oilcan, the Pacific Ocean

THXO, adv., softlyTO, pron., n., that; con]., then

To66ii, instr. of TWTOBapnm;, TO., comrade, friend

Tor^a, adv., then

Tome, adv., also

TOJICTWH, -aa, -oe; -we, fat;

thick

TOJibKO, adv., onlyTOJIBKO HTO, adv., just

TOT, pron., m., that; the latter

TOHHO, adv., preciselyTOMiihiii, -aa, -oe; -we, exact

Tpasa, /., grassTpennpoBKa, /., trainingTpemfi, num., third

Tpn, num., three

TpH^uaTb, num., thirtyTpiicTa, num., three hundred

Tpojwefi6yc, m., trolley-bus

T|)on<fiiKa, /., pathwayySua, /., receiver

, TO., difficulty

yflHO, adv., (it is) difficult

TpyAoraoSHBwfi, -aa, -oe; -we,

hard-workingTyajier, TO., toilet

Tyjja, adv., there

Tyipjia, /., shoe

Ty*ia, /., raincloud

TW, pron., youTwcana, num., thousand

TasK&iWH, -aa, -oe; -we, heavy;hard

y

y, prep, -\-gen., at, by; y wena(nero, etc.) ecTb, I (he, etc.)have (has)

ySeiKaTb, mixed conjug., p., run

awayySepe'nib, 2ndpers. sing, o

y6epy, 1st pers. sing, of

y6iiTb, I p., kill

ySnpaTb, I, harvest; tidy upySpaTb, I p., harvest; tidy upyBepen, -a, -o; -w, short adj.,

sure

yBH^erb, II p., see

(B) yrjiy, prepos. of yroji

yroji, TO., corner

y;\ai

iin>iii, -aa, -oe; -we, happyyAHBHTejitnwfi, -aa, -oe; -we won-

derful

,II p., be surprisedn., surprise

ie'H, yAiiBJiena; -w, short

part., surprisedyAHBjiaTbca, I, be surprised

yAo6m.ifl, -aa, -oe; -we, com-fortable

yAOBoabCTBiie, n., pleasureyesiKaTb, I, go awayyexaTb, I p., go awayyw, particle, be sure

y>Kac, TO., horror

yae, adv., alreadyTO., supper

, I, have supper-aa, -oe; -ne, narrow

, I, recognise

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yanaxb, I p., recognise; learn

yMAex, 3rd pers. sing, of VHXH

yfifly, 1st pers. sing, of yfixa

yfixH, I p., go away, leave

yjiexaxb, I, fly awayyjiexexb, II p., fly awayyjimja, /., street

yjibiSaxbca, I, smile

Ka, /., smile

, I p., smilei

, I, diminish

ynexb, I, be able, can

y>iep, past of ysiepexb

yaiepexb, I p., die

VMiibiii, -aa, -oe; -we, clever

yiwpy, 1st pers. sing, of yaiepexbyiuper, 3rd pers. sing, of yniepexbVMbiuaTboi, I, wash

yMwxbca, I p., wash

ynecxH, I p., carry awayynec, past of ynecTHynaji, past of ynacxbynacxb, I p., fall

ypoK, m., lesson

vc.-ibiuiaTb, II p., hear

ycnexb, I p., have time enoughycxaao, adv., wearilyycxanaBjiHBaxb, I, establish

ycxanoBHXb, I p., establish

yxpeHHiul, -aa, -ee; -He, morningyrpo, n., morningyxpoM, adv., in the morningyxoAHTb, II, leave

yiacTBOBaxb, I, take part

yienHK, m., pupil; disciple

yHCHbifi, m. (decl. as adj.), scien-

tist

, m., schoolmaster

, /., schoolmistress

yiHTb, II, teach

yMHTbca, II, studyym&i, past of yflTH

yui.ia, past of yfi-ra

<D

, m., faculty, m., festival

oiuibM, m., film( >6pMa, /., form( K)Torpapiifl, /., photographcpyrixwi, m., football

xapaKTep, m., character

XBaxiiT, 3rd pers. sing, of XBa-THTb

xBaxHTb, impers., 1 1 p.,be enough;MHe (eaiy, efl, nasi, etc.)

xsaTHJio, I (he, she, we, ietc.)

had enoughxjie6, m., bread; corn

XOAHTb, II, gOXO3HHH, m., master

xo3HUKa, /., landlady, mistress

XOJIOAHO, adv., as pred., (it is) cold

xoaoAHbifi, -an, -oe; -we, cold

xop, TO., choir

xopom, -a; -H, short adj., goodxopomim, -an, -ee; -ne, goodxopomo, adv., as pred,, it is good,

well

xoxerb, mixed conjug., want

xoxeaocb, past of xorerbca

xoxeTbCfl, impers.: MHe (eiviy, efi,

naw, Ba>i, HM) xoqerca, I (he,

she, we, you, they) want (wants)XOTHM, 1st pers. pi. of xoxerb

xoTHTe, 2nd pers. pi. of xoxerb

XOTH, conj., althoughxoiex, 3rd pers. sing, of xoxexb

xoieinb, 2nd pers. sing, of xoxexb

xoiy, 1st pers. sing, of xoxexb

, m., artist

n,

instr. of

, TO., flower

W, pi. Of UB6XOKuc.niiia, /., virgin soil

Hc.ioiwVn., I, kiss

lu'vu.iii, -aa, -oe; -we, whole

U,ejiyio, 1st pers. sing, of n,eaoBaxb

u,eirrp, m., centre

ueiixpajibHwii, -aa, -oe; -we, cen-

tral

qafi, m., tea

qac, m., hour

qacxo, adv., often

iacxb, /., partqacw, pi. (no sing.), watch, clock

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i, /., cupro, -gen. of MTO

icaoBCK, m., man, personIBM, (1) itts/r. o/ MTO; (2) con/.,

than

icpea, pre/?. -face., through, in

lecTHwfi, -aa, -oe; -we, honest

HCTBepKa, /. ,four (the second

biggest mark to show merit

at Soviet schools)

qeTWpe, num., four

qeM-Hn6yAb, instr. of iTO-HiiSyflb

lepHbifi, -an, -oe; -we black

UHCJIO, 7i., date

, II, clean

i, -an, -oe; -we, clean

, I, read; aeKmuo, givea lecture

MTO, (1) pron., what; (2) conj.,that

MToGw, conj., in order to...,~ ne, lest

MTo-HiiSyAfc, pron., somethingMTO-TO, pron., something

, n., feelingce6a, I, feel

ce6n, 3rd pers. sing, of

fulH, -an, -oe; -we wonder-

mmar, m., step

uianoMKa, /., capinaxiuaTw, pi. (no sing.), chess

niaxTep, m., miner

uiecTHaeTHHii, -HH, -ee; -ne, six-

year-old

uiecTb, num., six

nie'ji, past of IIHTH, went;,(O-,K;U'- it rained; ~ cner, it

snowed

niiipoKiifi, -aa, -oe; -ne, broad

iniuuj), m., cupboardiiiKOJia, /., school

uwia, past of HATHIH.HII, past pi. of HATHmao, past of HATHniaana, /., hat

iiKMpe'p, m., driver

myM, m., noise

myTHTb, II, joke

m., (excursion)

guide3KcneAHijHH, /., expeditionBHepriiqHee, comp. of o

aHepruMHwu, -aa, -oe; -we, ener-

getic

9Ta)K, m., story; floor

3TO, n., this

aiTOT, 3Ta, 3To; 3TH, pron., this;

these

K)

ror, m., south

loiioiua, m., youth

H

a, pron., I

a6jioKo, n., applea3WK, m., languageapKO, adv., brightlyacHo, adv., clearly

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