The Ant and the Grasshopper

Learn by heart

Учить наизусть (to memorize something exactly)

Industry is rewarded

Hard work brings success

To could not help thinking of something

Someone automatically remembered this story

To suspected at once

Immediately thought something was true

To borrowed money

Took money expecting to return in later

To depended on someone/something

To relied on someone for support

To left someone everything

To give someone all your property after death

To burst into laughter

Suddenly began laughing

Idle

Lazy, avoiding work

Worthless

Having no value or usefulness

Dissolute

Living immorally and carelessly

Amusing company

Pleasant and entertaining to be with

Unscrupulous

беспринципный, неразборчивый в средствах

Having or showing no moral principles; dishonest.

Gambled

Betting:

“For twenty years Tom raced and gambled, philandered with the prettiest girl”

Philandered

волочился за женщинами, занимался донжуанством

(of a man) engaged in many casual love affairs.

Grudged

жалел (давать), скупился

To give or allow reluctantly or resentfully.

Levied

взимал, собирал (деньги)

Imposed or collected (a payment or contribution).

Rogue

мошенник, плут

A dishonest or unprincipled man.

Wrathful

гневный, разгневанный

Full of or characterized by intense anger.

Scapegrace

шалопай, повеса, негодник

A mischievous or wayward person, especially a young one.

Vindictive

мстительный

Having a strong desire for revenge.

Industrious

Hard-working and persistent

Respectable

Morally good and socially accepted

Worthy

Deserving respect

Straightforward

Honest and direct

Lived blameless life

Lived without doing anything wrong

Commonsense

здравый смысл

Good practical judgement.

Sore trial

тяжёлое испытание, тяжкое бремя

A severe test of patience or endurance.

Expostulations

убеждения, увещевания, протесты

Strong expressions of protest or reasoned disapproval.

Thrift

Careful use of money

Inheritance

Money received after someone dies

Amendment

исправление, улучшение поведения

A change for the better; here — promise to reform.

Giddiness

легкомыслие, ветреность, безрассудство

Silliness, frivolous behaviour, lack of seriousness.

Perversity

извращённость, упрямство, своенравие

Deliberate and unreasonable behaviour, especially in opposition to what is expected.

reconcile (oneself to)

примириться, смириться

To make oneself accept something unpleasant or difficult.

Prudence

благоразумие, осмотрительность

The quality of being careful and sensible in practical matters.

Enticements

приманки, соблазны

Things that attract or tempt someone.

Qualm

угрызения совести, сомнение

A feeling of doubt or hesitation, especially about conscience.

Blackmail

шантажировать

To demand money from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information.

Scoundrel

негодяй, мерзавец

A dishonest or unscrupulous person.