Приключения Шерлока Холмса / The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (сборник)

2) “The game’s up, Ryder,” said Holmes quietly. “Hold up, man, or you’ll be into the fire!”

3) ‘Well,” said I, “you said you’d give me one for Christmas, and I was feeling which was the fattest.”

4) “Here we are!” said Holmes cheerily as we entered the room. “The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. Please take the basket-chair. I will just put on my slippers before we settle this little matter of yours. Now, then! You want to know what became of those geese?”

5) “But was there another goose with a barred tail?’ I asked, ‘the same as the one I chose?”

6) “Think of my father! of my mother! It would break their hearts. I never went wrong before! I never will again. I swear it. I’ll swear it on a Bible. Oh, don’t bring it into court! For Christ’s sake, don’t!” he cried.

Writing

8. Choose one of the following topics for the final written task.

1) The author doesn’t solve all the lines of the plot. Think of the events that are to take place afterwards. How would Holmes return the Countess her gem? Would Peterson get his reward? What would happen to poor Horner? What explanation would Sherlock Holmes give to the police? Suggest your own epilogue to the story.

2) Some later literary research shows that several weak points can be found in Holmes’s argumentation. Try to reveal them and explain. Where could Holmes have made a mistake and what would it lead to?

3) Watch one of the films or episodes of the series. Adapt the story for the screen.

Vocabulary

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a – adjective – прилагательное

adv – adverb – наречие

cj – conjunction – союз

n – noun – существительное

prp – preposition – предлог

v – verb – глагол

A

acquaintance n знакомый

acquire v приобретать, овладевать

affection n привязанность

air n вид

akimbo adv подбоченясь, руки в боки

amid prp среди, посреди

anoint v смазывать

assailant n агрессор, нападающая сторона

astonishment n изумление, потрясение

attempt n попытка

B

bachelor n холостяк

band n лента

bar n прут

bet n спор, пари

battered a изношенный, потрепанный

bitter a горький

bonny a красивый, хорошенький

brand v клеймить

bridge of nose переносица

brims n pl поля (шляпы)

burst n взрыв

C

charcoal n древесный уголь

clap v нахлобучить (о шляпе)

clatter n топот, громыхание, грохот

clue n улика; ключ к разгадке

clutch v схватить, ухватиться

commission n задание, поручение, заказ

commissionaire n посыльный

commit v совершать

commute v смягчать

conceal v прятать, маскировать

confederate n сообщник

consideration n плата, вознаграждение

crackling a потрескивающий

cravat n шарф

crawl v ползать

cringe v съеживаться, сжиматься, пресмыкаться

crop n зоб

crumple v комкать, мять

D

dense a густой

destiny n судьба

devour v поглощать, жадно есть

dismay n смятение, испуг, тревога

disreputable a изношенный

draw v вытягивать, извлекать

dressing-gown n халат

drive at клонить, намекать

E

entry n запись

evidence n свидетельство

examination n осмотр

F

facet n грань

fall upon v наталкиваться

feature n черта, достоинство, компонент; гвоздь программы

fiercely adv свирепо, неистово

flap v хлопать крыльями

flit v упорхнуть, унестись, юркнуть

flock n стая