Allow for
Answer back
Ask after
Ask for
Ask over/round
Attend to
| Фразовые глаголы | Перевод, примечание | Примеры |
|---|---|---|
| Account for | объяснять to give an explanation of sth |
Howard and Nick have had an argument in a most extraordinary way. They can’t account for her partnership at all. They can’t accountt for little boy behaving like that. |
| Allow for | учитывать, принимать во внимание, предусматривать, делать поправку на (что-л.) to include sb/sth when calculating something |
It took them about one day to get there, allowing for trafflic jams. All these details should be allowed for. |
| Answer back | 1) огрызаться, грубить (в ответ на замечание), дерзить to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when' someone is criticizing sombody else or telling someone to do sth 2) не давать спуску, ответить, ударом на удар to defend oneself against criticism |
1) Don’t answer back! You can't answer your father back like that. 2) We were given the chance to answer back in a TV show. |
| Ask after | осведомляться to say that one would like to know how someone is, what one is doing, etc |
We always ask after her in our letters. |
| Ask for | спрашивать, хотеть видеть (кого-л.) to say that one wants to speak to somebody or be directed to a place |
As soon as you arrive, ask for Jake. |
| Ask in | приглашать кого-либо. пройти (войти) в дом и /и. п. to Invite sb to enter the house |
Mrs Sutton asked me in. |
| Ask out | приглашать (куда-л.) to invite a person to go out with someone, especially when someone wants to start a romantic relationship |
Jane’s too shy to ask him out. |
| Ask over | приглашать в гости to invite somebody to come and visit one |
What if Nick and Mike ask her over for the morning? They’ll ask Roger Pumpkin round for a milk. |
| Ask round | расспрашивать (амер.) to speak to some different people to try and get some information |
They don’t know of anything about him but We’ll ask around. |
| Attend to | следить (за кем-либо, чем-либо), заботиться (чём-либо, о ком-либо) to deal with something/somebody; to take care of sb/sth; see to |
They have some important problem to attend to. Are they being attended to, Liz? |
1. Fill in the correct particle(s). Translate the sentences.
I. She asked me ... on Tuesday,’ said the bookkeeper.
2. He rang the office and asked ... Cynthia.
3. The vicar went across the hall to ask Mrs Daniels....
4. She asked... but no one seemed to see when the little boy had gone.
5. She asked... my father.
6. Call the office and ask... my secretary.
7. They didn’t ask her ...; they kept her standing at the door while she was reading the letter.
8. Helen and her sister had a lot of relatives and were usually asked ... at the weekends, so they rarely spent weekends at home.
9.We hoped he could ask me... to his house.
10. She asked... his health.
11. Onece she asked me ... to inspect the house.
12. A nurse attended ... his needs constantly.
13. If she does not attend... the problems, they will certainly grow.
14. If you are self-employed, allow ... tax and national insurance.
15. How do you account... the show’s succes.
16. What did she do with a pupil who answers...?
2. Translate into English
1. Когда будешь писать, не забудь справиться (узнать) о ее здоровье.
2. Они никогда не приглашают меня к себе.
3. Он cnpосил меня, можно ли увидеть декана.
4. Кто-нибудь спрашивал меня?
5. Он пригласил меня пообедать в ресторане.
6. Я не знаю, но поспрашивайте (прохожих), кто-нибудь должен знать.
7. Наши соседи пригласили нас в гости.
8. Дурной характер часто объясняется возрастом.
9. Я не могу объяснить его noведения.
10. Он не находил объяснения своей нелепой ошибки.
11. С учетом дорожных пробок (заторов) путь до Центра зaймет тридцать минут.
12. Если они уйдут, кто присмотрит за нашими детьми? — Все будет устроено, не беспокойтесь.
13. Нам нужно заниматься двумя срочными делами.
