Unit 1, THREE MEN IN A BOAT

Courtyard

An open area surrounded by buildings or walls.

Example: The children were playing in the sunny _____.

Переклад: внутрішній двір

Eye

A small spot on a potato where a sprout grows.

Example: You need to cut the _____ out of the potato before boiling it.

Переклад: вічко (на картоплі)

Gravy

A sauce made from meat juices and flour.

Example: I love pouring hot _____ over my mashed potatoes.

Переклад: підлива

Irish stew

A traditional dish made of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cooked in liquid.

Example: My grandmother makes the most delicious _____ with lamb and carrots.

Переклад: ірландське рагу

Passage

A long, narrow space that connects one room or place to another.

Example: The secret door opened into a dark underground _____.

Переклад: прохід, коридор

Pea

A small round green vegetable that grows in a pod.

Example: She found a single green _____ on her plate.

Переклад: горошина, горох

Potted

Preserved in a jar or pot (usually meat or fish).

Example: We bought some _____ meat to take on our camping trip.

Переклад: консервований у банці (або горщику)

Precedent

An earlier event or action used as an example or rule.

Example: The judge's decision set a _____ for future cases.

Переклад: прецедент

Mortar

A mixture of sand, water, and cement used to hold bricks together.

Example: The builder used bricks and _____ to construct the wall.

Переклад: будівельний розчин

Salmon

A large silver fish with pink meat.

Example: We had baked _____ with lemon for dinner.

Переклад: лосось

Stomach

The organ in your body where food goes to be digested.

Example: My _____ hurts because I ate too much candy.

Переклад: шлунок

fairy-like nook

A magical, beautiful, and secluded place, resembling something from a fairy tale.

Example: It is the most _____ on the whole river.

Переклад: казковий куточок

to be smothered in roses

To be completely covered or hidden by blooming roses.

Example: Every house is _____, and now, in early June, they were bursting forth.

Переклад: потопати в трояндах

to burst forth in clouds of dainty splendour

To bloom suddenly and abundantly with delicate beauty.

Example: ...and now, in early June, they were _____.

Переклад: розпускатися хмарами витонченої краси

veritable picture

A true or exact representation; a perfect traditional example.

Example: It is a _____ of an old country inn, with a green, square courtyard.

Переклад: справжня картина

country inn

A traditional pub or small hotel located in a rural area or village.

Example: If you stop at Sonning, put up at the "Bull" ... a _____ of an old...

Переклад: сільський заїзд (корчма)

to gossip over

To talk casually about other people's private lives or local events.

Example: ...where the old men group of an evening to drink their ale and _____ village politics.

Переклад: пліткувати про

village politics

The local affairs, disputes, and events of a small rural community.

Example: ...to drink their ale and gossip over _____.

Переклад: сільські справи (політика)

quaint rooms

Attractive and unusual rooms, often in an old-fashioned way.

Example: ...with low _____ and latticed windows and awkward stairs.

Переклад: старовинні/незвичайні кімнати

latticed windows

Windows with small panes of glass set in a framework of crisscrossing strips.

Example: ...with low quaint rooms and _____ and awkward stairs.

Переклад: решітчасті вікна

awkward stairs

Stairs that are difficult or uncomfortable to climb due to their irregular design.

Example: ...and latticed windows and _____ and winding passages.

Переклад: незручні сходи

winding passages

Corridors that twist and turn rather than going straight.

Example: ...and awkward stairs and _____.

Переклад: звивисті коридори

to roam about

To walk aimlessly or wander over an area without a clear destination.

Example: We _____ sweet Sonning for an hour or so.

Переклад: блукати

for an hour or so

For approximately sixty minutes.

Example: We roamed about sweet Sonning _____.

Переклад: близько години

to put up

To stay somewhere for the night as a guest.

Example: ...we decided to go back to one of the Shiplake islands and _____ there for the night.

Переклад: зупинитися (на нічліг)

to get settled

To make oneself comfortable and established in a new place or camp.

Example: It was still early when we _____.

Переклад: влаштуватися

a splendid opportunity

An excellent and perfect chance to do something exciting.

Example: ...it would be a _____ to try a good, slap-up supper.

Переклад: чудова нагода

slap-up supper

A large, excellent, and lavish evening meal.

Example: ...it would be a splendid opportunity to try a good, _____.

Переклад: шикарна вечеря

remnants

The parts left over after other parts have been used or eaten.

Example: ...picked out all the odds and ends and the ______ and added them to the stew...

Переклад: залишки

odds and ends

Various small, miscellaneous items or leftover pieces of food.

Example: ...and general _____, we should make an Irish stew.

Переклад: всяка всячина (дрібниці)

a fascinating idea

A very interesting and attractive thought or plan.

Example: It seemed _____.

Переклад: захоплива ідея

to gather wood

To collect pieces of timber or branches for making a fire.

Example: George _____ and made a fire.

Переклад: збирати дрова

to make a fire

To ignite wood or other fuel to produce a flame for heat or cooking.

Example: George gathered wood and _____.

Переклад: розпалити вогнище

to peel

To remove the outer covering or skin from a fruit or vegetable.

Example: Harris and I started _____ the potatoes.

Переклад: чистити (від шкірки)

an undertaking

A difficult, important, or large task or project.

Example: I should never have thought that peeling potatoes was such _____.

Переклад: затія (справа)

skittishly

In a playful, lively, and un-serious manner.

Example: We began cheerfully, one might almost say _____...

Переклад: грайливо (жваво)

light-heartedness

The state of being carefree, cheerful, and not serious.

Example: ...but our _____ was gone by the time the first potato was finished.

Переклад: безтурботність

to be the size of

To have the same dimensions or volume as something else.

Example: George came and had a look at it – it was about _____ a pea-nut.

Переклад: бути розміром з

that won't do

A phrase used to say that a situation or action is unacceptable or inadequate.

Example: Oh, _____! You're wasting them.

Переклад: так не піде (це не годиться)

to scrape

To clean or clear a surface by rubbing it with something sharp or hard.

Example: You must _____ them.

Переклад: шкребти (чистити)

work steadily

To perform a task at a constant, even pace without stopping.

Example: We _____ for five-and-twenty minutes and did four potatoes.

Переклад: працювати безперестанку (стабільно)

the rest of the evening

The remaining part of the time until night falls.

Example: We said we should require _____ for scraping ourselves.

Переклад: решта вечора

absurd

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Example: George said it was _____ to have only four potatoes in an Irish stew.

Переклад: абсурдний (безглуздий)

half a dozen

A group of six items.

Example: ...so we washed _____ or so more and put them in without peeling.

ереклад: півдюжини

to stir up

To mix materials together by moving a spoon or other implement round and round.

Example: George _____ it all _____, and then he said...

Переклад: перемішати

a lot of room to spare

Plenty of extra space available inside a container beyond what is currently needed.

Example: ...there seemed to be _____...

Переклад: багато вільного місця

to overhaul

To thoroughly examine and sort out the contents of something.

Example: ...so we _____ both the hampers...

Переклад: ретельно оглянути (перебрати)

a hamper

A large basket with a lid, used for carrying food or laundry.

Example: ...so we overhauled both the _____...

Переклад: кошик (з їжею)

to empty into

To pour or transfer all the contents from one container to another.

Example: ...and he _____ that _____ the pot.

Переклад: висипати / вилити в

to get rid of

To throw away, eliminate, or dispose of something unwanted.

Example: He said that was the advantage of Irish stew: you _____ such a lot of things.

Переклад: позбутися

to fish out

To pull or extract something out of a liquid or a container, often with difficulty.

Example: I _____ a couple of eggs that had got cracked.

Переклад: вивудити (витягти)

to mix up with

To combine or blend something with other substances.

Example: ...it would be all right, _____ the other things...

Переклад: змішати з

to get cracked

To become damaged with one or more thin lines on its surface, but not completely broken.

Example: I fished out a couple of eggs that had _____.

Переклад: тріснути

to thicken

To make a meat sauce denser in consistency.

Example: George said they would _____ the gravy.

Переклад: загустити

ingredients

The individual components combined to prepare a culinary dish.

Example: I forget the other _____, but I know nothing was wasted.

Переклад: інгредієнти

to evince great interest in

To clearly display or reveal a profound curiosity regarding a matter.

Example: Montmorency, who had _____ the proceedings throughout...

Переклад: виявляти великий інтерес до

to stroll away

To depart by walking in a slow, leisurely manner.

Example: ...Montmorency _____ with an earnest and thoughtful air...

Переклад: неквапливо піти

an earnest and thoughtful air

Possessing a serious, sincere, and deeply reflective demeanour.

Example: ...strolled away with _____...

Переклад: серйозний та замислений вигляд

in a sarcastic spirit

Possessing a mocking, ironically critical, or cynical attitude.

Example: ...whether _____, or with a general desire to assist...

Переклад: із саркастичним настроєм

desire to assist

Possessing a broad intention or willingness to be helpful.

Example: ...or with a general _____, I cannot say.

Переклад: бажання допомогти

to stand up for

To vigorously defend established customs or past decisions.

Example: ...but George _____ precedent!

Переклад: відстоювати (захищати)

to be on the safe side

To act cautiously in order to avoid potential risks or errors.

Example: ...and he would rather _____, and not try experiments.

Переклад: перестрахуватися (уникати ризику)

to hamper the world's progress

To impede, hinder, or obstruct the forward movement of global development.

Example: It's men such as you that _____.

Переклад: гальмувати світовий прогрес

to be a great success

To achieve an extraordinarily positive and triumphant outcome.

Example: It was _____, that Irish stew.

Переклад: мати великий успіх

a dish with a new flavour

A culinary preparation possessing an unprecedented and unique taste.

Example: ...here was _____, with a taste like nothing else on earth.

Переклад: страва з новим смаком

hackneyed

Overused, unoriginal, and trite items that have lost their novelty.

Example: One's palate gets so tired of the old _____ things.

Переклад: банальний (заїжджений)

a taste like nothing else on earth

Completely unique, unparalleled, and incomparable to anything else in the world.

Example: ...here was a dish with a new flavour, with _____.

Переклад: смак, ні на що не схожий на світі

nourishing

Providing essential substances and nutrients necessary for health and growth.

Example: And it was _____, too.

Переклад: поживний

to have plenty of time

To have a lot of time.

Example: ...as we _____, it would be a splendid opportunity to try a good, slap-up supper.

Переклад: мати багато часу

to turn out to be

To prove to be.

Example: The job _____ the biggest thing of its kind that I had ever been in.

Переклад: виявитися

not to matter

Not to be important.

Example: ...but we all had good teeth, so that did _____ much.

Переклад: не мати значення