Kitabı oku: «A Little Princess / Маленькая принцесса. А1», sayfa 4

rich [rɪʧ] – adj богатый

ride (rode, ridden) [raɪd] – v ездить (верхом); кататься; скользить; мчаться

school [sku:l] – n школа

seem [si:m] – v казаться

send (sent, sent) [send] – v посылать; отправлять

sit (sat, sat) [sɪt] – v садиться, сесть

slowly ['slǝuli] – adv медленно

sure ['ʃuǝ] – adj уверенный, убеждённый

thick [θɪk] – adj толстый; густой; тяжёлый

thouɡhtfulness ['θɔ:tfulnɪs] – n задумчивость; внимательность

uɡly ['ʌɡli] – adj некрасивый, уродливый, безобразный

whisper ['wɪspǝ] – n шёпот; v шептать

write (wrote, written) [raɪt] – v писать

Chapter 2
A French Lesson

When Sara entered the schoolroom the next morning, everybody looked at her with wide, interested eyes. Everyone in the school knew she was the new show pupil of Miss Minchin. One or two of the pupils also saw her French maid, Mariette. Mariette arrived the evening before Sara.

“I saw her maid,” said Lavinia, the thirteen years old girl, to her friend Jessie. “She was opening a box full of rich clothes. She has silk stockings on!”

“And what little feet! I never saw such little feet,” answered Jessie. “Her eyes are such an unusual green color. She's not prettylike other girls. But she makes you want to look at her.”

Sara was sitting quietly in her seat near Miss Minchin's desk. She looked back quietly at the children who looked at her. She wondered what they were thinking of.

“Young ladies,” she said, “I wish to introduce you to your new companion.” All the little girls stood up, and Sara rose also. “She just came to us from far away-in fact, from India. As soon as lessons are over you must make each other's acquaintance.”