Оригинал на английском:
19. Learn to use the new words.
1. background (n : 1) the type of family, social position, or culture that someone comes from. Our students come from very different backgrounds. His musical background helps him a Iot in his job; 2) the part of a picture or scenery that is behind the main people or things in it. It was picture of palm trees with mountains in the background; 3) in a design, the empty space around figures or objects; on a blue background, on a dark background; 4) a place or situation in which people do not notice you. He is a public person and can't stay in the background.
2. confident (adj : 1) believing in their own abilities and so not feeling nervous or frightened. / was beginning to feel more confident about the exam. He is confident in his ability to do the job well; 2) certain that sth will happen or be successful. We were confdent of victory. I'm confident that our fight will be on time.
3. confidence (n : the belief that you are able to do things well. He is a nice boy, but he doesn't have much confidence; to give (gain/lose) confidence, to do sth with confidence.
4. disposition (n : (singular) 1) the way that someone normally thinks or behaves, that shows what type of person they are. He is known for having a warm and friendly disposition; 2) a certain type of behaviour. Your friend has shown a disposition to take unnecessary risks.
5. drowse (v : to be in a light sleep or to feel that you are going to sleep. The old woman was drowsing peacefully in the sunshine.
6. grumble (v : to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things. Children always grumble about school dinners. She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing. He grumbled that he had nothing to do. —Are you well? — Mustn't (shouldn’t) grumble, (coll.
7. Iean (leaned or lent) (v : 1) to move your body so that it is closer to sth or further from sth or sb. / leaned over his shoulder to study the maps spread out on the table; 2) to stand, sit or put sth at an angle against sth for support. / leaned against the tree while we were talking. He walked leaning heavily on a cane.
8. mount (v : 1) (about a particular feeling) to get stronger over a period of time. Renisenb's rebellion and pain mounted on her again. Tension continues to mount between the two parties; 2) (formal) to go upstairs or to climb up somewhere. He mounted the steps to receive his award.
9. muse (v : to think about sth in a careful slow way or to speak in this manner. He mused upon (on, about, over) his relationship with his own father.
10. prone (adj : likely to do sth or to be affected by sth, especially sth bad. The coastal region is prone to earthquakes. He is prone to gain weight.
11. prudent (adj : careful and using good judgment. It may be prudent to get some expert advice.
12. strike (v : 1) to hit against or crash into someone or sth. One of the bullets struck his forearm. The ball struck her hard on the Ieft shoulder; 2) to refuse to work for a period of time as a protest against your pay or conditions of work. The right to strike was then established in the constitution. Pilots were striking for a 6% salary increase; 3) (never progressive: about a thought or idea) to enter your mind suddenly or unexpectedly. He stopped speaking, struck by a sudden thought; 4) to happen suddenly or unexpectedly causing harm or damage. Three earthquakes struck the island that year. Disaster struck within minutes of take-off.
13. tutor (n : 1) a teacher in a college or university. He has been a tutor in Oxford for all his life; 2) someone who gives private lessons in a particular subject. His parents employed a tutor for him instead of sending him to school.
1. background (n : 1) the type of family, social position, or culture that someone comes from. Our students come from very different backgrounds. His musical background helps him a Iot in his job; 2) the part of a picture or scenery that is behind the main people or things in it. It was picture of palm trees with mountains in the background; 3) in a design, the empty space around figures or objects; on a blue background, on a dark background; 4) a place or situation in which people do not notice you. He is a public person and can't stay in the background.
2. confident (adj : 1) believing in their own abilities and so not feeling nervous or frightened. / was beginning to feel more confident about the exam. He is confident in his ability to do the job well; 2) certain that sth will happen or be successful. We were confdent of victory. I'm confident that our fight will be on time.
3. confidence (n : the belief that you are able to do things well. He is a nice boy, but he doesn't have much confidence; to give (gain/lose) confidence, to do sth with confidence.
4. disposition (n : (singular) 1) the way that someone normally thinks or behaves, that shows what type of person they are. He is known for having a warm and friendly disposition; 2) a certain type of behaviour. Your friend has shown a disposition to take unnecessary risks.
5. drowse (v : to be in a light sleep or to feel that you are going to sleep. The old woman was drowsing peacefully in the sunshine.
6. grumble (v : to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things. Children always grumble about school dinners. She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing. He grumbled that he had nothing to do. —Are you well? — Mustn't (shouldn’t) grumble, (coll.
7. Iean (leaned or lent) (v : 1) to move your body so that it is closer to sth or further from sth or sb. / leaned over his shoulder to study the maps spread out on the table; 2) to stand, sit or put sth at an angle against sth for support. / leaned against the tree while we were talking. He walked leaning heavily on a cane.
8. mount (v : 1) (about a particular feeling) to get stronger over a period of time. Renisenb's rebellion and pain mounted on her again. Tension continues to mount between the two parties; 2) (formal) to go upstairs or to climb up somewhere. He mounted the steps to receive his award.
9. muse (v : to think about sth in a careful slow way or to speak in this manner. He mused upon (on, about, over) his relationship with his own father.
10. prone (adj : likely to do sth or to be affected by sth, especially sth bad. The coastal region is prone to earthquakes. He is prone to gain weight.
11. prudent (adj : careful and using good judgment. It may be prudent to get some expert advice.
12. strike (v : 1) to hit against or crash into someone or sth. One of the bullets struck his forearm. The ball struck her hard on the Ieft shoulder; 2) to refuse to work for a period of time as a protest against your pay or conditions of work. The right to strike was then established in the constitution. Pilots were striking for a 6% salary increase; 3) (never progressive: about a thought or idea) to enter your mind suddenly or unexpectedly. He stopped speaking, struck by a sudden thought; 4) to happen suddenly or unexpectedly causing harm or damage. Three earthquakes struck the island that year. Disaster struck within minutes of take-off.
13. tutor (n : 1) a teacher in a college or university. He has been a tutor in Oxford for all his life; 2) someone who gives private lessons in a particular subject. His parents employed a tutor for him instead of sending him to school.