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«Дракула» и другие лучшие мистические истории на английском. Коллектив авторов
Читать онлайн.Название «Дракула» и другие лучшие мистические истории на английском
Год выпуска 2015
isbn 978-5-699-77666-5
Автор произведения Коллектив авторов
Жанр Рассказы
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Примечания
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goitre – an enlarged thyroid gland, illness of the hormones deficiency
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‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ books – Blue book is an official document with information on a particular subject, published by the British government; Red book is an official, or canonical, collection of data or regulations.
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Bradshaw’s Guide – a series of railway timetables and travelers’ guide books
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the Honfoglalas – Hungarian conquest or land-taking, resulting in the settlement of the Hungarian people in Central Europe (9–10th centuries)
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shame of Cassova – he means the Turkish victory at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, fought between the Serbian Principality and the invading Ottoman Empire.
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the Crescent – the symbol of Islam and the Ottoman Empire
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battle of Mohács (1526) – the battle fought between the forces of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I, and the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary, resulting in the Ottoman victory
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Omnia Romae venalia sunt – Everything in Rome is for sale. (Latin)
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‘Marmion’ – a poem by Walter Scott (1771–1832) about the Battle of Flodden Field (1513)
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fash masel – trouble myself (local language)
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cured herrin’s – herring, preserved by fermentation, or pickling, or smoking
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gang ageean wards – go ahead towards
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crammle aboon the grees – climb about the steps
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lack belly-timber sairly by the clock – I’m hungry, surely, it’s time
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lock, stock, and barrel – everything, all of it
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bairns – children
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a’belderin’ – crying
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touters – here: crooks
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skeer = scare
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hafflin – youth
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steans – tombstones
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acant – crooked
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scowderment – chaos, confusio
Примечания
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2
‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ books –
3
Bradshaw’s Guide – a series of railway timetables and travelers’ guide books
4
the Honfoglalas – Hungarian conquest or land-taking, resulting in the settlement of the Hungarian people in Central Europe (9–10th centuries)
5
shame of Cassova – he means the Turkish victory at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, fought between the Serbian Principality and the invading Ottoman Empire.
6
the Crescent – the symbol of Islam and the Ottoman Empire
7
battle of Mohács (1526) – the battle fought between the forces of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I, and the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary, resulting in the Ottoman victory
8
Omnia Romae venalia sunt – Everything in Rome is for sale. (
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‘Marmion’ – a poem by Walter Scott (1771–1832) about the Battle of Flodden