[Unit 2A] Reading Lost at sea Flashcards

1
Q

To stay warm, he kept himself moving and t_ short n_ of less than a minute at a time.
(= ненадолго засыпал)

A

To stay warm, he kept himself moving and took short naps of less than a minute at a time.

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To stay warm, he kept himself moving and took short naps of less than a minute _ _ t_.
(= не больше чем на минуту подряд, за один раз)

A

To stay warm, he kept himself moving and took short naps of less than a minute at a time.

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Every few hours, he called out to his l_ o_: ‘Just yelling out their names would pick me up and then I would keep going for the next hour.
(= звал своих близких)

A

Every few hours, he called out to his loved ones: ‘Just yelling out their names would pick me up and then I would keep going for the next hour.

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4
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Using his bright equipment, he tried to signal to planes that flew overhead. But as each plane turned away, his s_ d_.
(= упал духом)

A

Using his bright equipment, he tried to signal to planes that flew overhead. But as each plane turned away, his spirits dropped.

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5
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Robert woke on the third day _ a beautiful blue sky.
(проснулся… и увидел)

A

Robert woke on the third day to a beautiful blue sky.

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6
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Hope t_ _ disappointment yet again: ‘I felt disappointed in myself.
(= надежда превращалась в; оборачивалась разочарование/м)

A

Hope turned to disappointment yet again: ‘I felt disappointed in myself.

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7
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Hope turned to disappointment yet again: ‘I felt disappointed _ m_’.
(разочарованным в себе)

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Hope turned to disappointment yet again: ‘I felt disappointed in myself’.

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8
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I felt disappointed in myself. I thought I was _ _ fitter.
(= считал себя гораздо более сильным)

A

I felt disappointed in myself. I thought I was a lot fitter.

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9
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_ they handed him the water and he felt it touch his lips, he knew. This was not a vision.
(= как только они дали ему воды)

A

As they handed him the water and he felt it touch his lips, he knew. This was not a vision.

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10
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When Robert Hewitt came to the surface, he r_ s_ a_ that something was wrong.
(= сразу же заметил)

A

When Robert Hewitt came to the surface, he realised straight away that something was wrong.

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11
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Robert would soon h_ _ m_ _ t_ decision. (= ему вскоре придется принять трудное решение)

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Robert would soon have to make a tough decision.

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12
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He felt it was better to save his energy and h_ _ _ his brightly coloured equipment.
(= держаться за)

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He felt it was better to save his energy and hold on to his brightly coloured equipment.

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13
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‘Someone will come,’ he told himself. But three hours _ and still no one had come for him.
(= прошло три часа)

A

‘Someone will come,’ he told himself. But three hours passed and still no one had come for him.

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14
Q

[He] had decided to make the 200-metre swim back to shore alone. _ i_, strong underwater currents had taken him more than half a kilometre out to sea.
(= А вместо этого)

A

[He] had decided to make the 200-metre swim back to shore alone. But instead, strong underwater currents had taken him more than half a kilometre out to sea.

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15
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Lying on his back in the middle of the ocean, Robert t_ h_ _ _ p_.
(= говорил себе не паниковать)

A

Lying on his back in the middle of the ocean, Robert told himself not to panic.

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