“I’m going to raise the detective story to the level of art. It came to me suddenly in Hyde Park. It’s a murder story and I shall call it The Achilles Statue'!”
“But what about Albert?" the young writer asked.
“Albert?” repeated Mrs Forrester. “I knew I went out to do something about Albert, but I’ve quite forgotten what it was.”
“Then you haven’t seen Albert?"
“My dear, I say I forgot all about him."
She gave a laugh. “Let Albert keep his cook. I can’t bother about Albert now. I’m going to write a detective story."
“My dear, you’re too, too wonderful!" the guests cried out.
NOTES
1. ...In your own way... в своем роде
2. They will buy me out... Они выкупят мою долю...
3. ...what a gulf separates us... какая пропасть разде ляет нас
4. You needn’t be afraid... He нужно бояться... Гла гол need выступает в данном предложении как модальный.
5. ...sitting there was a respectable-looking gentleman...
там сидел представительный господин...
6. It was the very man... Тот самый человек... Very употребляется как усилительная частица со значением тот самый, как раз. Например: That was the very book he was looking for. Это была та самая (как раз та) книга, которую он искал.
ACTIVE WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS
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to hesitate (about smth.,
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whether to do smth.) hesitation
to hold smth. open to hold a meeting to hold up to get hold (of)
to lean (on, forward, back, over,
against) cheerfully cheerful to cheer up to keep well
to keep to the point (subject) to keep away to keep smb. waiting because of to blame to be to blame fault |
to find fault (with) faulty
to do everything in one’s power
to be in one’s power to do smth.
powerful
properly
proper
to surround
In the proper sense of the word
nicely
nearly
to burst out laughing (crying) to burst (into the room) unless
to shut (shut, shut, shutting) to run (ran, run) |
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