| Sorry I was late. I got a flat tyre. No problem. The car’s just around the corner. What’s the matter? Why are you carrying that bag? It’s your bag, isn’t it? — No. — Then who …? |
Прости, я опоздал. У меня спустило колесо. Нет проблем. Автомобиль прямо за углом. В чем дело? Почему ты несешь эту сумку? Это твоя сумка, не так ли? — Нет. — Тогда чья …? |
| He’s wearing black jeans and a black leather jacket … Yes … And he’s carrying my bag. We met Alison that afternoon. Oh, at last! How are you? Sorry, that evening, after Matt’s conversation with the police. |
Он одет в черные джинсы и черную кожаную куртку … Да … И он несёт мою сумку. Мы встретились с Элисон в тот день. О, наконец-то! Как поживаешь? Простите, в тот вечер, после разговора Мэтта с полицией. |
So and such
(a) Изучите примеры:
— I didn’t enjoy the book. The story was so stupid.
— I didn’t enjoy the book. It was such a stupid story.
Мы употебляем so с прилагательным без существительного: so interesting
Мы употебляем such с прилагательным c существительным: such an interesting story
Мы употебляем so с наречием: so carefull
(b) So и such усиливают значение прилагательного.
Мы говорим:
so long но such a long time
so far но such a long way
so many но such a lot (of)
so much но such a lot (of)
Сравните so и such в следующих предложениях:
— I like Tom and Ann. They are so nice.
— I like Tom and Ann. They are such nice people. (но не `so nice people’)
Часто мы говорим so…that..и such…that..:
— I was so tired that I went to bed at seven o’clock.
— She worked so hard that she made herself ill.
— It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day in the garden.
— The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
Вы можете опустить that в этих предложениях:
— I was so tired (that) I went to bed at 7 o’clock.
(c) В этих предложениях мы употребляем so и such разным образом:
— I expected the weather to be mush cooler.
I didn’t expect it to be so warm. (= as warm as it is)
— I’m tired because I got up at 6 o’clock.
I don’t usually get up so early. (= as early as 6 o’clock)
— Hurry up! Don’t walk so slowly. (= as slowly as you are walking)
— I was surprised when Jack told me the house was built 100 years ago.
I didn’t realise it was so old. (= as old as it is)
I didn’t realise it was such an old house.
(d) Мы говорим: so long но `such a long time‘; so far но `such a long way‘; so many, so much но `such a lot (of)’:
— I haven’t seen him for so long that I’ve forgotten what he looks like.
(или … for such a long time …)
— I didn’t know you lived so far from the city centre.
(или … such a long way from …)
— Why did you buy so much food? (или … such a lot of food?)