Into the Wild 02

Question 1

MISFIT

Answer 1

человек, плохо приспособленный к окружающим условиям;
I was a social misfit, the kind of kid no one played with.
Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives.

Question 2

ENORMITY

Answer 2

громадность, широта

The enormity of the wilderness

Question 3

UNSULLIED [ʌn’sʌlɪd]

Answer 3

незапятнанный, незапачканный прям. и перен.

unsullied reputation

Question 4

CONGENIAL [kən’ʤiːnɪəl]

Answer 4

приятный; благоприятный
friendly and pleasant:
congenial company/surroundings
He was congenial and seemed well educated.

Question 5

NUTCASE

Answer 5

псих

Te more they talked, the less Alex struck Gallien as a nutcase.

Question 6

FOOLHARDY [‘fuːlˌhɑːdɪ]

Answer 6

необдуманно смелый, безрассудно храбрый; авантюрный
a foolhardy decision
Sailing the Atlantic in such a tiny boat wasn’t so much brave as foolhardy.

Question 7

DISSUADE [dɪ’sweɪd]

Answer 7

(dissuade from) отговаривать
I tried to dissuade her from leaving.
Gallien thought the hitchhiker’s scheme was foolhardy and tried repeatedly to dissuade him.

Question 8

GIVE AN INCH

Answer 8

to agree to part of what someone wants or says

My ex-husband never gave an inch on anything we disagreed about, even when I was right.

Question 9

SCOFF

Answer 9

(scoff at) насмехаться над

The critics scoffed at his paintings.

Question 10

SKETCHY

Answer 10

схематичный (дающий общее представление о чём-л.)
фрагментарный, обрывочный
So far we only have sketchy information about what caused the explosion.

Question 11

RETORT [rɪ’tɔːt]

Answer 11

возражение; резкий ответ
to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way:
[+ speech] “That doesn’t concern you!” she retorted.