Как и было обещано, сегодня мы закончим с описанием одного из наших героев, и пойдем дальше.
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved,
in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood."
Этап 1. Начинаем читать, обращая внимание на подлежащее и сказуемое:
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget wasengraved, in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.
One – один
Сказуемые в настоящем времени:
Is – является
Remains – остается
Сказуемые в прошедшем времени:
Was – был
Was engraved – был выгравирован
Теперь пытаемся связать подлежащее и сказуемое в осмысленные фразы:
1
One part
Одна часть
Remains
2
It
это
is
3
An inscription
Надпись
Was engraved
4
Gurth, the son of Beowulph
Is
Этап 2. Читаем, выделяя причастия (выделено красным) и предлоги (выделено синим)
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, andsoldered fast round his neck, so
loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable ofbeingremoved, exceptingby the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved,
in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood."
Suppressed – подавленный, пропущенный
Resembling – напоминающий
Soldered– запаянный
Being removed – бытьудаленным
Excepting – исключая
Born – рожденный
Of – указывает принадлежность чему-либо
But - но
And - и
As – настолько, что
Yet – все еще, все же
By – при (при действии чего либо)
In – в
Этап 3. Теперь выделяем все местоимения (выделено оранжевым) и существительные (выделено розовым)
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog'scollar, but without anyopening, and soldered fast round hisneck,
so loose as to form no impediment to hisbreathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved, in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is
the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood."
Any – любой, всякий
His – его
Dress – платье
Ring – кольцо
Dog – собака
Collar – ошейник
Opening – замок
Neck – шея
Impediment – препятствие
Breathing – дыхание
File – пила
Gorget – ожерелье, воротник
Purport – смысл
Thrall – раб
Этап 4. Теперь попробуем разобраться в прилагательных:
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening,
and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved, in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood."
Remarkable – замечательный
Brass – латунный
Dog’s – собачий
Fast – прочный
Loose – свободный
Tight – тугой
Incapable – неспособный
Following – следующий
Этап 5. Теперь попробуйте прочитать еще раз и понять смысл написанного:
One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved,
in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood."
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