try

пробовать, пытаться

• — If you want a safe flight, try this airline. It’s very good. / Если хо-

чешь без проблем долететь, воспользуйся услугами этой авиа-

компании. Она отличная.

— OK. Thanks for the advice. / Хорошо. Спасибо за совет.

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try

стараться

• — I hear Carol is having a problem with her teacher. / Я слышал, у

Кэрол проблемы с преподавателем.

— Yeah, she’s a gifted girl, but she doesn’t try. / Да, она способная

девочка, но она не старается.

turn

меняться

• — I haven’t been lucky lately. I lost my driver’s license, broke up with my girlfriend and was fired. / Мне в последнее время не ве-

зет. Я потерял водительские права, расстался с девушкой и

вылетел с работы.

— I hope your luck will turn around. / Надеюсь, удача тебе улыбнется.

turn down

отказать, не принять, отвергнуть

• — I can’t believe you turned down such a fantastic job! / Не могу

поверить, что ты отказался такой прекрасной работы!

— No, it only looked good on paper. / Она казалась привлекатель-

ной только на бумаге.

turn off / on

выключать / выключать

• It was cold in the room. So Sarah turned off the air conditioner. /

В комнате было холодно, поэтому Сара выключила кондиционер.

turn out

оказываться

• — It turned out that he was one of the top managers in a huge oil company. / Оказалось, что он был одним из топ-менеджеров

крупной нефтяной компании.

— Did he give you his business card? / Он дал тебе свою визитку?

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Exercises

Заполните пропуски и найдите определение или синоним для

подчеркнутых фраз.

1. I want ... before the beach season.

a) to get a job; b) to get a tan; c) to get ahead

2. I asked him one simple question, and he blew up on me.

a) he blew in my face; b) he was blue in the face; c) he lost his temper 3. I just got a text from Ted, the actor. He won’t be available for the re-cording next weekend.

a) got an email; b) got a call; c) got an SMS

4. When your friends are going on vacation, you wish them: a) Have a good time! b) Have a nice day! c) Have a safe trip home!

5. If you work from 9 am until 6 pm, you can say that you work... .

a) full time; b) part time; c) you are your own boss

6. Let’s ... for next week to do some work. When are you free?

a) make the time; b) set a time; c) make it out

7. I want to go see that modern art exhibit, but I just can’t make the time.

a) I don’t have an opportunity; b) I’m short on time; c) I’m too busy with work

8. Sam’s car is broken. He needs .... to the car service.

a) to bring it; b) to go with it; c) to take it

9. If you don’t like what you bought in the store, you can ... .

a) take it back; b) take it to the dump; c) take it along

10. When the child acts and looks like someone in his blood line, he ... .

a) takes after this person; b) reminds of this person; c) makes it after this person

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11. When a business starts to work well, you can say that it ... .

a) got off nicely; b) took off; c) set off well

12. When your friend invites you for dinner, you can say that he ... .

a) takes you over for dinner; b) takes you out for dinner; c) takes you on for dinner