Anne of Green Gables Flashcards
to own up / to come clean / to confess
to confess for something bad and illegal
to own up to admit that you have done something wrong; come clean
In less serious situations, when a person admits to having done something, the verbs own up and fess up, and the idiom come clean can also be used.
I suppose Anne has lost it and is afraid to ___ __ for fear she’ll be punished.
I suppose she has lost it and is afraid to own up for fear she’ll be punished.
I’m willing to ___ __ that I made a
mistake,” she concluded candidly, “but I’ve learned a lesson.
I’m willing to own up that I made a
mistake,” she concluded candidly, “but I’ve learned a lesson.
vanity
тщеславие, self-love, self-praise, pride, self-admiration
туалетный столик
the personal characteristic of being too proud of and interested in yourself, esp. in your appearance or achievements
for _______ reasons
(for self-serving, superficial reasons)
for vanity reasons
John bought a new car for vanity reasons, thinking it would increase his popularity.
shrewd
проницательный, хитрый, рассчетливый
a shrewd brain / businessmen / observer
Ярмарка тщеславия (Теккерей, also an American monthly magazine)
Vanity Fair
personalized plates for cars
vanity plates (personalized plates for cars)
Marilla was _________ (проницательная) enough to read between the lines of Anne’s history and divine the truth
Marilla was shrewd enough to read between the lines of Anne’s history and divine (= guess) the truth.
on a _______
at _______
(because of a sudden decision)
on a whim (a single event)
at whim (more general)
He quit his job on a whim.
We booked the trip on a whim.
benevolent
kind and helpful
великодушный, доброжелательный
He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.
meek
quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way;
кроткий, мягкий; смиренный
She seemed so very meek and mild.
endure / bear / suffer
терпеть, выносить
bear/endure/suffer
Bear is most common. It is used more often in writing than in speech. Negative phrases like can’t bear to are used more in speech to say that you do not like what is currently happening.
I will bear the responsibility for whatever happens.
I can’t bear the suspense!
Endure can also be used to refer to continuing in a difficult situation. Endure can also be used of physical pain. It is used most often in writing, but it is not as common as bear.
She endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon.
We’ve endured countless hardships throughout our lives.
Suffer is used most often when talking about dealing with a mental or physical condition for a long time. It can also be used in literary or formal writing to refer to continuing in any difficult situation for a long time.
She suffers from severe asthma.
He’s certainly not afraid to ________ his mind. (говорить прямо, открыто)
to speak his mind
to say what you think about something very directly
He’s certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
dismay
dismay /dɪˈsmeɪ/
a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
in/with dismay
The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42–11.
