Crabbe Thinks of a Plan But Keeps It to Himself

to be unable to get a word out of smb as to his intentions; first (sec­ond, etc.) stoppage; the boathouse; the tavern; the chemist's; to in­quire about the terms of boat hire (whether smb keeps beds, a galvanic battery); to disappoint smb; to be satisfied with the information re­ceived; to set off in the opposite direction; to head for home

 

The Friends Prepare foi Zero Hour

to agree to risk one's life for one's friend's sake; to move to a hotel; to wake up; to swallow a cup of coffee; to set out; to catch sight of smb; to pass smb without sign of recognition; to hire a boat; to have smb row; to make an attempt to get hold of the oars; to pay no attention to the cry of warning; to insist; to lose balance; a sharp, melodramatic cry; to fall over into the water; to wish; not a pleasant feeling; to have the water close over one's head; to strike the bottom with one's feet; to shoot up to the surface; to imitate an accident; to be oversuccessful

 

The Boatman Does His Bit

to be caught by surprise; not to expect smth to occur; to keep one's head; to show presence of mind; to act quickly; without a fuss; to be used to dealing with such situations, to rescue smb; to hit smb a pain­ful blow on the head; to seize by the hair; to drag smb to land; to have no suspicions

 

Crabbe Steps in

to turn up; to offer one's help; to introduce oneself; a physician; to inquire what has occurred; to give instructions that,..; to insist; except for a dozen of the most respectable townspeople; to give smb a quick examination; to make an attempt to bring smb back to life; to try Marshall Hill's treatment; to push smb about; in a rough man­ner; to express one's fears; impossible to cure; a hopeless case; to be through with smb; to be up to the police; to get rid of the corpse

 

Crabbe Decides to Try His Own Method

to occur to smb; a possible hope; not to be put off by failure; to in­tend; to try electricity; to hesitate; to be doubtful that …; to have smb fetch a galvanic battery; the first to use electricity for this purpose, to warn; to produce surprising effects; harmless; to send a strong cur­rent through smb's body; to give smb a terrible shock; to add greatly to smb's suffering; extremely painful

 

The Treatment is Effective

the patient; to be unable to stand the pain; to give a loud cry; to jump out of bed; to lose one's temper; to suspect; to do smth on pur­pose; to shake one's fist in smb's face.

Crabbe; to calm smb; presence of mind; to save the situation; to explain; a miracle; to develop dangerous symptoms; to need rest; to lead the patient to the cab; to keep repeating one's name and address

 

The Plan is a Success

to succeed in getting one's name into the papers; a column and a half; to describe in detail; the extraordinary effects of electricity on a drowned man; a wonderful cure; to make a great impression on the pub­lic; to mark a turning point in smb's career; a financial success; lots of new names on the list; after all; to be worth the trouble; to send smb a letter of thanks; to offer one's services to smb.

 

SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES

Ex. 15. Translate the following sentences using "case", "incident", "accident", "chance" according to the sense.

1. Это необычный случай, на него следует обратить особое вни­мание. 2. Не волнуйтесь! Он приедет в любом случае. 3. Говорят, что на днях здесь произошел несчастный случай. 4. Ему следовало бы знать, как надо поступать в таких случаях. 5. В своей юриди­ческой практике ему пришлось иметь дело с разными случаями. 6. Это неприятный случай, и мне не хотелось бы вспоминать о нем. 7. За последнее время у них было только два случая заболевания скарлатиной. 8. Жаль, что вы упустили такой прекрасный случай. 9. Он не мог забыть о забавном случае, который произошел с ним однажды. 10. Это дело случая.

 

Ex. 16. Fill in the blanks with the verbs "to lie" or "to lay" in the cor­rect form according to the sense.

1. You are young and a great future... in front of you. 2. The agreement... the foundation for the development of future closer contacts between the two countries. 3. After he had made inquiries into the mat­ter he... the facts before the committee. 4. From the airplane we could see the valley... below. 5. The mother... her hand on the child's shoul­der and he calmed down at once. 6. They are redecorating the flat and intend to... the floors with carpets. 7. She picked up the book which... open on the table and started reading. 8. He won't join us, he is... up with the grippe. 9. He was half... on the deck chair enjoying the sun. 10. The village... in ruins after the bombing. 11. The scene of the tragedy "Hamlet" is... in Denmark. 12. Some minerals... deep in the ground.

 

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Subjunctive Mood (continued)