Kitabı oku: «A Little Princess / Маленькая принцесса. А1», sayfa 6

“Ah, madame,” he said, “there is not much I can teach her. She did not learn French; she is French. Her accent is perfect.”

Miss Minchin felt mortified.

“Why didn't you tell me?” exclaimed Miss Minchin and turned to Sara.

“I–I tried,” said Sara.

Miss Minchin knew she tried, and that it was not her fault that she was not allowed to explain. She heard Lavinia and Jessie giggling.

“Silence, young ladies!” she said severely.

And she began from that minute to feel rather a grudge against her show pupil.

Glossary

awkwardly ['ɔ:kwǝdli] – adv неуклюже, неловко

beɡin (beɡan, beɡun) [bɪ'ɡɪn] – v начинать

believe [bɪ'li:v] – v верить; думать, полагать

box [bɒks] – n коробка, ящик

clothes [kləʊðz] – n одежда

familiar [fǝ'mɪliǝ] – adj обычный, привычный; знакомый

feet [fi:t] – n pl ноги, стопы

fortune ['fɔ:ʧu:n] – n удача, счастье; судьба; состояние, богатство; наследство

ɡreen [ɡri:n] – adj зелёный

happen ['hhpǝn] – v случаться; происходить

hear (heard, heard) [hɪǝ] – v слышать

hope [hǝup] – n надежда; v надеяться

immediate [ɪ'mi:diǝt] – adj немедленный, незамедлительный; мгновенный; непосредственный

interest ['ɪntrǝst] – n интерес; v интересовать

lanɡuaɡe ['llŋɡwɪʤ] – n язык; речь

learn (learnt, learnt) (learned) [lɜ:n] – v изучать; учить, учиться, узнавать

lesson ['les(ǝ)n] – n урок, занятие

like [laɪk] – v нравиться; любить; adj подобный, похожий

maid [meɪd] – n служанка

make (made, made) [meɪk] – v делать

nice [naɪs] – adj приятный, милый; хороший