Курс лекций по лексикологии английского языка для студентов факультетов иностранных языков
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Exercise 5. Determine the main and derived meanings of the underlined words. Translate the sentences. Say whether lexical or grammatical context is predominant in determining the meaning of a word. A. 1. Do not suspend the lamp from the ceiling, fix it to the wall. 2. The molecules of the substance remain suspended in the solution. 3. The law was suspended. 5. He was suspended from all international games for three years. 6. The Lords nave the power to suspend non-financial legislation for two years. B. 1. It's like having a loose cobra around the house. 2. You can get it loose or in packets. 3 To say so would be loose grammar. 4. Have the loose tooth out. 5. That would be rather a loose translation. 6. Fix the loose end to the wall. 7. Your shoe lace got loose. 8. There was some loose change in his pocket but nothing else. 9. He has loose manners. C.1. He gets up early. 2. The speaker called for an early settlement of the issue. 3. Do it at the earliest opportunity. 4. He wants an early answer. 5. Only a joint conference will bring about an early solution of the problem. 6. Early training tells. 7. The early bird catches the first worm. D. 1. The steak is tough. 2. Don't worry, it won't get me down. I'm tough. 3. This is a tough problem. 4. He is for a tough policy. 5. Prof. Holborn is a tough examiner. Exercise 6. What linguistic phenomena are the following jokes based on? 1. Diner: Do you serve fish here? Waiter: We serve anyone, sit down. 2. -It's tough to pay forty cents a pound for meat. -But it's tougher when you pay only twenty. 3.-Allow me to present my wife to you. -Many thanks, but І have one. 4.Hotel keeper: Here are a few views of our hotel for you to take with you, sir. Guest: Thanks, but I have my own views of your hotel. жүктеу/скачать 0,7 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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