Лекция: The Attribute

Ex. 672.Say what the attributes are expressed by in the following sentences.

I. It was a gorgeous morning, much too gorgeous to waste. 2. After lunch at the zoo cafe, the children went to the reptile house. 3. The zoo director himself made a cup of strong sweet tea for Aunt Petunia. 4. He was the first to make a first step. 5. This old woman has the power to see the past and the future. 6. Old people have a habit of forgetting things. 7. The police warned the tourists that there were pickpockets operating in the area. 8. There were no rooms to be had anywhere. 9. Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. 10. The room looked like an unused classroom. II. Some herbs have astonishing powers. 12. The idea of visiting Scotland was wonderful. 13. This is my file, your files are on the upper shelf. 14. The professor looked at them very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. 15. Merry Christmas! What a glorious season!

Ex. 673.Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian. Pay special attention to the attributes in bold type.

1. Before Christmas a lot of people go shopping for last-minutegifts. 2. Whenever I feel depressed, I take an «away-from-it-all»holiday and head for my century-oldhouse. 3. This play has become a «once-a-year»treat. 4. You always were a regular old motherhen, even when you were little. 5. Santa Barbara is a must-seecity on California's Riviera. 6. This is an easy-to-makesoup for a hot day. 7. She made an excuse-meface. 8. Maxim was not a nine-to-fiveman. 9.He behaved in an I-don't-careattitude. 10. Sue Townsend's marvellous novels are not-to-be-missedbooks which have become English classic literature. 11. A pay-as-you-gosystem is practised here.

12.You are my true-bluefriend. 13. It was a life-changingevent. 14. Most drugs have a five-yearshelf life. 14. She gave me a bored, nothing-to-do-with-meshrug. 15. Theirs was a cat-and-doglife.