Словарик по алфавиту (694 слова) с примерами

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Слово	Транскрипция	Перевод	Примеры
a little	ə ˈlɪtl̩	немного	On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist. I was a little afraid. My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking. He remembered those wonderful Tuesday mornings, and he smiled. ‘We sang a little on Tuesday mornings, that’s all,’ he said. This sometimes made him a little unhappy, because he loved music very much. But he sang with the children.
a little time	ə ˈlɪtl̩ ˈtaɪm	немного времени	‘We have a little time before my concert. I’ll tell you my story. It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true.
a long time	ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm	длительное время, долго	They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other. ‘This is going to take a long time,’ said Tony. ‘You were away a long time,’ said Pip. ‘Did you have a drink, or a holiday?’ They all laughed. After a long time the man came in and said, ‘Mr Evans, please.’
a long time ago	ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm əˈɡəʊ	много лет тому назад; давным-давно	We were young once, weren’t we, Linda? But of course that was a long time ago.
a long way	ə ˈlɒŋ ˈweɪ	далеко	From a long way away he heard the sound of a piano. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
a lot	ə lɒt	много	But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot. Mr Wood had no sons. He had one daughter.
a lot of	ə lɒt ɒv	много	He had a lot of straight, silvery hair. He saw something behind a lot of old boxes. You gave us a lot of happiness, Mrs Lark.
about	əˈbaʊt	о, об, насчет	He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street. ‘How can I tell them?’ he thought. ‘How can I tell them how I feel about it?’ He looked at his hands. Tony knew nothing about their conversation. He was cleaning Mr Wood’s new car when Mr Gordon visited the farm.
above	əˈbʌv	над	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT. The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.
across	əˈkrɒs	через	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill. ‘Come on, Tony,’ said his mother.
afraid	əˈfreɪd	боящийся; испуганный	On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist. I was a little afraid. He was afraid to turn on a light in the school. He did not want anybody to see him.
after	ˈɑ:ftə	после, спустя	A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school too. That summer was a happy time for Tony. Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle. After a long time the man came in and said, ‘Mr Evans, please.’
afternoon	ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n	послеобеденное время до заката	One hot summer afternoon she decided to take her son to a farm outside the town. You are going to go to the school at four o’clock every afternoon. Tony worked and worked. He got up at six every morning. He worked on the farm until four o’clock in the afternoon.
again	əˈɡen	вновь, снова	Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. ‘Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again. He cycled to the school, and he played the piano. When it was dark he cycled back to the farm again. ‘Mr Anthony Evans, please!’ said the man again. ‘Come along – we haven’t got all night!’
again and again	əˈɡen ənd əˈɡen	снова и снова	Tony played the same line of music again and again. It was not easy.
against	əˈɡenst	к	Then they moved the piano. It was very heavy, but they were young and strong. They pushed it into the classroom and stood it against a wall.
aged	eɪdʒd	в возрасте, достигший возраста	The programme was big and beautiful and expensive. Tony looked for his name. He found it. ‘Anthony Evans, aged 15. Piano.’
ago	əˈɡəʊ	тому назад	‘Yes. This is Anthony – but we call him Tony at home. He left school two weeks ago. He’s a good boy, and he’s very strong. We’ve been married for sixty years. Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
all	ɔ:l	весь, всю, все, всё	It took all evening. Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath. But the boys spent all their holidays on Mr Wood’s farm. ‘You were away a long time,’ said Pip. ‘Did you have a drink, or a holiday?’ They all laughed.
all over	ɔ:l ˈəʊvə	повсюду; всюду	One day, Anthony Evans will be famous all over the world.
all over the world	ɔ:l ˈəʊvə ðə wɜ:ld	по всему миру	Anthony Evans is a musician. One day, Anthony Evans will be famous all over the world. And from today I’m going to call you Anthony.’
along	əˈlɒŋ	вдоль, по	Then the bus left the town and drove along a country road. The bus stopped in every village. It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands.
always	ˈɔ:lweɪz	всегда; постоянно	But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. It isn’t always summer, you know. The sun doesn’t always shine. Farmers work hard in the winter too.
angrily	anɡrəli	сердито; рассерженно; яростно; раздраженно	He shook his newspaper angrily. The sun shone down angrily.
angry	ˈæŋɡri	раздраженный; разгневанный; возмущенный	‘No, he can’t!’ said Mr Wood. Suddenly his face was red and angry.
another	əˈnʌðə	другой, еще один	Then twelve o’clock came. Mrs Lark said ‘goodbye’ and locked up the piano for another week. He did not look at the keys. His eyes were closed. He was in another world. ‘I can find another farm boy,’ said Mr Wood, ‘but good musicians are special people.
answer	ˈɑ:nsə	ответ; отвечать	‘What shall we do with the rubbish, Mr Wood?’ asked Pip. ‘Get rid of it, of course!’ answered the farmer. They thought that was a very clever answer. But Anthony was too tired to answer.
any more	ˈeni mɔ:	больше, больше не	I was not afraid any more. I sat down and opened my notebook.
anybody	ˈenibɒdi	кто-нибудь	He was afraid to turn on a light in the school. He did not want anybody to see him.
anything	ˈeniθɪŋ	что-либо, ничего	‘He won’t say anything! He’s on holiday,’ said Tony. You had piano lessons for three years, but you didn’t learn anything. Play something for us, Tony. But he could not remember anything about it. All he remembered was his feet.
apple	ˈæpl̩	яблоко	Then he had three small cakes and an apple.
arm	ɑ:m	рука (от кисти до плеча)	It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands.
arrive	əˈraɪv	прибыть; достичь; приходить	I arrived outside the dressing-room. Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard. My new car will arrive here next week.
ask	ɑ:sk	просить; спрашивать; задавать (вопрос)	The farmer looked at Tony. ‘How old are you, boy?’ he asked. I wrote to Mr Wood last week and asked him to give you a job on the farm. ‘Can I go and listen?’ asked Tony.
at first	ət ˈfɜ:st	вначале; сначала	At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook. At first they drove through streets of small, grey houses.
at home	ət həʊm	дома	‘Yes. This is Anthony – but we call him Tony at home. He left school two weeks ago. He’s a good boy, and he’s very strong. They can’t send him to college. They have five small children at home. Tony sends them money every month.’
at last	ət lɑ:st	наконец	At last the bus stopped.
at night	ət naɪt	ночью, вечером	At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
at once	ət wʌns	сейчас же; тотчас же; немедленно; сразу	‘I know!’ he said suddenly. ‘I left it at school. I’ll go there at once. It isn’t far away.’ He must have music lessons at once.
at the end	ət ði end	в конце чего-либо	They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, grey street. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby.
away	əˈweɪ	прочь, вдали, на расстоянии	The musician shook his head and pushed his little piano away. From a long way away he heard the sound of a piano. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
baby	ˈbeɪbi	младенец	Tony was happy. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby.
back	ˈbæk	спина; задняя часть; назад; обратно	At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby. He went to the back of the building. When it was dark he cycled back to the farm again.
bad (worse, worst)	bæd (wɜ:s, wɜ:st)	плохо (еще хуже, самый худший)	The shops were bad, but the factory was worse. ‘Nothing can be worse than that,’ he thought.
bath	bɑ:θ	ванна	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire. Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath. Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water.
bathroom	ˈbɑ:θru:m	ванная комната	The toilet was outside, in the yard. There was no bathroom.
be\am\is\are (was\were, been)	bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)	быть	She was not a very good pianist, but she liked children and she enjoyed her work. She knew a lot of songs too. There were six children in the Evans family, and Tony was the oldest. He wanted them to go to college and learn to be businessmen.
be\am\is\are (was\were, been) away	bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n) əˈweɪ	отсутствовать	‘You were away a long time,’ said Pip. ‘Did you have a drink, or a holiday?’ They all laughed.
beautiful	ˈbju:təfl̩	красивый; прекрасный	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. Beautiful sounds filled the theatre.
because	bɪˈkɒz	по причине, потому что, оттого что, так как	I had a special ticket, because I was a newspaper reporter. I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert. But he needed a job because his family needed the money. A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school too. This sometimes made him a little unhappy, because he loved music very much. But he sang with the children.
bed	bed	кровать	They helped him up to bed, and he slept until nine o’clock the next morning. Linda brought him breakfast in bed. He felt very strange and uncomfortable. ‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her.
before	bɪˈfɔ:	перед; прежде чем; прежде; раньше	‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her. And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time. ‘Two weeks to go before the competition,’ said Mr Gordon one evening.
begin (began, begun)	bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)	начать	‘My name’s Sally Hill,’ I began. ‘I…’ He began to play an old song. Tony sat down and began to play one of Mrs Lark’s songs.
behind	bɪˈhaɪnd	позади; за	They heard a noise behind them. He went out and closed the door behind him. He took him to a room behind the stage.
bicycle	ˈbaɪsɪkl̩	велосипед	Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle.
big	bɪɡ	большой, крупный	On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano. She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano. The dark wood shone like glass. He could see his face in it.
bigger	ˈbɪɡə	больше	He touched the piano. It was much bigger than the old piano in the classroom.
biggest	ˈbɪɡɪst	самый большой	They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
bird	bɜ:d	птица	Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano. The children sang like birds, too. He saw brightly-coloured birds, flowers and leaves.
birthday	ˈbɜ:θdeɪ	день рождения	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket. A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school too.
black	blæk	черный	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. He had a lot of straight, silvery hair. He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
blue	blu:	голубой, синий	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He was very old, but his eyes were blue and bright.
book	bʊk	книга	Tony learned to read music. Linda brought him a book of easy songs. She showed him the music. One night during the summer holidays Mr Gordon wanted a book. He looked everywhere. After supper he read Mr Gordon’s music books. Often he fell asleep at the kitchen table.
borrow	ˈbɒrəʊ	брать на время; одалживать	Do you want to borrow it? Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight. Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle.
both	bəʊθ	оба	Pip was seventeen and John was sixteen, but they were both still at school. But Tony was not slow. He learned very fast. Linda was a good teacher. Both of them enjoyed her lessons.
bottle	ˈbɒtl̩	бутылка	They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field. At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty. He took a long drink and filled his bottle.
box	bɒks	коробка, ящик	He went to the back of the building. He saw something behind a lot of old boxes. It was very big. John came and moved some of the boxes. Mrs Wood paid for the shoes, and Pip’s father put them in a box.
boy	ˌbɔɪ	мальчик	I saw a little boy called Tony Evans, playing football with an old tin… ‘Now, boys,’ he said, ‘I have a job for you.’ Linda gave the boys their supper that night. Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village.
breakfast	ˈbrekfəst	завтрак	Linda brought him breakfast in bed. He felt very strange and uncomfortable. ‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her.
bridge	brɪdʒ	мост	Tony could see a river and an old bridge. A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill.
bright	braɪt	блестящий; сияющий; ясный	He was very old, but his eyes were blue and bright. She was usually a quiet woman, but her eyes were bright and excited.
brightly-coloured	ˈbraɪtli ˈkʌləd	яркий; ярко окрашенный	He saw brightly-coloured birds, flowers and leaves.
bring (brought, brought)	brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)	приносить	Mother has sent you some cakes and milk. She asked me to bring them. Linda brought him a book of easy songs. Linda brought him breakfast in bed.
broken	ˈbrəʊkən	разбитый; сломанный	There was broken glass on top of the wall. He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.
brother	ˈbrʌðə	брат	He sent his old clothes home for his brothers. He sent his family money, too. In the school holidays Pip and his brother John came to the farm. ‘Listen to that!’ said his brother. ‘You had piano lessons for three years, but you didn’t learn anything. Play something for us, Tony.’
brown	braʊn	коричневый	She bought him a new brown suit and a new white shirt.
brown eyes	braʊn aɪz	карие глаза	She smiled at me with friendly brown eyes. She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. He looked into her kind brown eyes and he told her his story.
brown hair	braʊn heə	каштановые волосы	She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
Buckingham Palace	ˈbʌkɪŋəm ˈpælɪs	Букингемский дворец	Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
building	ˈbɪldɪŋ	здание; помещение	They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse. They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building. He wants the building for his new car.
burn (burnt, burnt)	bɜ:n (bɜ:nt, bɜ:nt)	гореть; пылать	His feet hurt. They burned like fire.
bus	bʌs	автобус	Tony and his mother got on a bus in the middle of the town. The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus. They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun.
businessman (businessmen)	ˈbɪznəsmæn (ˈbɪznəsmen)	бизнесмен, предприниматель, коммерсант	He wanted them to go to college and learn to be businessmen. But the boys spent all their holidays on Mr Wood’s farm.
busy	ˈbɪzi	занятый; работающий; насыщенный; беспокойный	I’m a busy man. The farmer liked to keep them busy. I’ve had a busy day and I want to read my newspaper.
busy man	ˈbɪzi mæn	занятой человек; деловой человек	I’m a busy man.
buy (bought, bought)	baɪ (ˈbɔ:t, ˈbɔ:t)	покупать	Buy something nice with the money. She bought him a new brown suit and a new white shirt.
cake	keɪk	кекс	Mother has sent you some cakes and milk. The cakes were still warm… Then he had three small cakes and an apple.
call	kɔ:l	звать; называть	‘Nobody calls me Anthony,’ he said. And from today I’m going to call you Anthony. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
called	kɔ:ld	именуемый, называемый, под именем	As he spoke, pictures came into my mind. I saw a little boy called Tony Evans, playing football with an old tin… Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. It’s called Green Fields. I’ve got the music at school, but I can’t play it. It’s too difficult for me.
called	kɔ:ld	именуемый; называемый; под именем	I saw a little boy called Tony Evans, playing football with an old tin… Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. I like that song. It’s called Green Fields.
can (could)	kən (kʊd)	мочь, уметь, иметь возможность, быть в состоянии	‘I can play the piano,’ he thought. ‘Nobody taught me, but my mind tells my fingers what to do, and I can make music.’ I’ve got six weeks. And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.’ ‘I can find another farm boy,’ said Mr Wood, ‘but good musicians are special people.
car	kɑ:	машина	‘Now,’ said Mr Wood. ‘My new car will arrive here next week. I want this building for a garage. ‘It is rubbish, boy. Take it away. Get rid of it. I want that building for my new car. The old man got into the car and they all drove to the competition.
careful	ˈkeəfʊl	внимательный; аккуратный; осторожный	Then she said, very quietly, ‘Good luck, Tony – and be careful!’
carefully	ˈkeəfəli	внимательно	He looked carefully at the little black notes on their thin black lines.
cat	kæt	кошка	Chickens were looking for food. A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes.
chair	tʃeə	стул	He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano. His fingers touched the keys. He closed his eyes. The desks and chairs were very small, because it was a school for young children.
change	tʃeɪndʒ	изменяться; менять	But that visit changed his life.
Charlie Chaplin	ˈtʃɑ:li ˈtʃæplən	Чарли Чаплин	‘I’m walking like Charlie Chaplin,’ he thought. ‘Everybody will laugh at me.’
chicken	ˈtʃɪkɪn	курица	Chickens were looking for food.
child (children)	tʃaɪld (ˈtʃɪldrən)	ребенок (дети)	In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen. It was summer and the children were on holiday. They have five small children at home.
classroom	ˈklæsru:m	класс; классная комната	I’m going to put my piano in the classroom. He talked about the village school, and the open door, and the quiet, empty classroom. It was much bigger than the old piano in the classroom.
clean	kli:n	убирать; чистить; полировать; чистый; опрятный; протирать; мыть	But the Evans were clean and they had enough to eat. Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the wood with it. He was cleaning Mr Wood’s new car when Mr Gordon visited the farm.
clean out	kli:n ˈaʊt	очищать; вычищать	They cleaned out the building.
clever	ˈklevə	умный	They thought that was a very clever answer. But Tony was not a clever boy.
clock	ˈklɒk	часы	‘What’s happening to me?’ he thought. Pip looked at the clock. ‘It’s late,’ he said.
close	kləʊz	закрывать	He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano. His fingers touched the keys. He closed his eyes. ‘I’ve finished,’ said Tony shortly. He closed the piano. ‘Yes, Mr Wood,’ said Tony. He went out and closed the door behind him. He came back into the kitchen.
closed	kləʊzd	закрытый	He did not look at the keys. His eyes were closed. He was in another world.
clothes	kləʊðz	одежда	Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath. Soon he needed new clothes. He sent his old clothes home for his brothers.
cold	kəʊld	холодный	At seven o’clock Tony washed in cold water and put on his clean shirt. Then he went to the kitchen with Pip and John. They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
college	ˈkɒlɪdʒ	колледж	He wanted them to go to college and learn to be businessmen. But the boys spent all their holidays on Mr Wood’s farm. Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…’ ‘I went to the College of Music for three years. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
come (came, come)	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)	наступить; приходить; подходить; прийти; происходить; вести свое происхождение	Did you come from a musical family? Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. Then twelve o’clock came. The leaves fell from the trees. Winter came.
come (came, come) along	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) əˈlɒŋ	поспешите; поторапливайся; идемте	Come along – we haven’t got all night!
come (came, come) back	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈbæk	возвращаться; вернуться	‘Please come back at half past nine,’ she said to Pip. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. He came back into the kitchen.
come (came, come) from	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) frɒm	родом из	‘Tell me about yourself, please, Sir Anthony. Did you come from a musical family?
come (came, come) in	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ɪn	войти; поступать; войдите	Come in and sit down. The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
come (came, come) into mind	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈɪntə maɪnd	прийти на ум	As he spoke, pictures came into my mind.
come (came, come) out	kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) aʊt	выходить; появиться	The people came out of their houses to listen to his music. When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. No water came out.
come on	kʌm ɒn	живее, быстрей, поторопись	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill. ‘Come on, Tony,’ said his mother.
competition	ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn̩	конкурс; соревнование	‘There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th,’ said Mr Gordon one evening. You are going to play in the competition. ‘That competition was the start of wonderful things for me,’ he said.
concert	kənˈsɜ:t	концерт	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket. There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts. For me, every concert is new and exciting.
conversation	ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn̩	разговор; беседа	Tony knew nothing about their conversation.
cook	kʊk	повар	Mrs Wood was a very good cook. The cakes were still warm… They all ate and drank.
corner	ˈkɔ:nə	угол	He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. Linda herself was doing her homework at the table in the corner.
cost	kɒst	стоить	Pianos cost a lot of money.
country	ˈkʌntri	cельская местность; деревня; сельский; деревенский	‘Do you like the country?’ He ate Mrs Wood’s good country food. ‘I’m a country boy now,’ he thought.
country road	ˈkʌntri rəʊd	проселочная дорога	Then the bus left the town and drove along a country road.
cow	kaʊ	корова	He looked at the cows in the fields. ‘I’ve never seen a real cow,’ he said to himself.
cup	kʌp	чашка	The people came out of their houses to listen to his music. Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup. ‘Give us a penny!’ sang the musician. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
cupboard	ˈkʌbəd	буфет; шкаф	‘Is it a cupboard?’ asked Pip. ‘It isn’t a cupboard,’ he said in surprise. ‘It’s an old piano.’
cut (cut, cut)	kʌt (kʌt, kʌt)	косить	One hot summer afternoon Tony, John and Pip were cutting the long grass. They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
cycle	ˈsaɪkl̩	ездить на велосипеде	He cycled to the school, and he played the piano. He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper. It was dark when he cycled to his piano lesson, and it was dark when he cycled back to the farm again.
dance	dɑ:ns	танцевать, кружиться, скользить, двигаться	Half-forgotten music danced through his mind. His fingers began to move. It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
dark	dɑ:k	мрачный; темный; темно	They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building. It was dark when Tony got up in the mornings. The dark wood shone like glass.
dark brown	dɑ:k braʊn	темно-коричневый; шоколадный	The piano was made of beautiful, dark brown wood.
daughter	ˈdɔ:tə	дочь	Mr Wood had no sons. He had one daughter.
day	deɪ	день	But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day. Tony was happy. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby. Now go away. I’m tired. I’ve had a busy day and I want to read my newspaper.’
daytime	ˈdeɪtaɪm	день, дневное время	Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…’
dear	dɪə	дорогой	The famous pianist smiled. ‘No, no, my dear. I am the first musician in my family. I was Sir Anthony Evans when I came out … and,’ – he took his wife’s hand – ‘my dear Linda was Lady Evans.’ Now go, my dear, and write your story. Tell the readers of your newspaper that I am a very lucky man.’
dearly	ˈdɪəli	горячо; нежно	Mr Wood loved Linda dearly, but he wanted a son very much.
decide	dɪˈsaɪd	решить	One hot summer afternoon she decided to take her son to a farm outside the town. Then he can decide what to do with it. Then he decided to look around the little school.
desk	desk	парта	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. The desks and chairs were very small, because it was a school for young children.
different	ˈdɪfrənt	другой; не похожий на обычный	But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day.
difficult	ˈdɪfɪkəlt	сложный; трудный	I’ve got the music at school, but I can’t play it. It’s too difficult for me.
dirty	ˈdɜ:ti	грязный	He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street. It’s a hard, dirty job. Tony looked down at his dirty old shoes.
do\does (did, done)	dʊ\dʌz (dɪd, dʌn)	делать	‘What shall we do with the rubbish, Mr Wood?’ asked Pip. Linda herself was doing her homework at the table in the corner. ‘But I can’t do that! I need to practise more. I’m not ready!’ said Tony.
do\does (did, done) wrong	dʊ\dʌz (dɪd, dʌn) rɒŋ	совершать правонарушение, причинять ущерб	‘Don’t tell the police,’ he said. ‘Please. I haven’t stolen anything. I haven’t done anything wrong.’
door	dɔ:	дверь	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT. The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high. ‘Listen,’ said Tony. ‘The school door is open. The school’s empty. I’m going to put my piano in the classroom.’ There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room. ‘Two minutes, Sir Anthony!’ said a voice.
doorman	ˈdɔ:mæn	вахтер; швейцар	I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre.
down	ˈdaʊn	вниз	Tony looked down at his dirty old shoes. ‘I can’t play the piano,’ he said. The sun shone down angrily. The boys were hot and thirsty. At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty.
dress	dres	платье	Mrs Wood was mending a hole in Linda’s school dress. The women were wearing long dresses. The men were wearing evening suits. Nobody spoke to Anthony.
dressing-room	ˈdresɪŋrʊm	гримерная; грим-уборная	Then I walked upstairs to the dressing-room. I arrived outside the dressing-room. There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room.
drink	ˈdrɪŋk	питье, напиток, глоток	At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty. ‘I want a drink of water,’ he said to Pip and John. He took the empty bottle and went into the school garden. There was a little kitchen. Tony turned on the tap. He took a long drink and filled his bottle.
drink (drank, drunk)	drɪŋk (dræŋk, drʌŋk)	пить; питье; глоток	He took a long drink and filled his bottle. At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty. He drank a lot of milk.
drive (drove, driven)	draɪv (drəʊv, ˈdrɪvn̩)	ехать; отвозить; вести; управлять	The boys drove Linda to Catherine’s house. In the evening the Wood family and Anthony drove to Mr Gordon’s house. The old man got into the car and they all drove to the competition. ‘Boys,’ said Linda. ‘Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight.’ ‘Yes, that’s right,’ said Pip. ‘I’m driving.’
drive (drove, drunk) through	draɪv (drəʊv, ˈdrɪvn̩) θru:	проезжать	At first they drove through streets of small, grey houses.
dry	draɪ	сухой	My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
during	ˈdjʊərɪŋ	в течение; на протяжении; во время	One night during the summer holidays Mr Gordon wanted a book.
each other	i:tʃ ˈʌðə	друг друга	They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other.
easy	ˈi:zi	легкий; простой	Linda brought him a book of easy songs. ‘This is easy,’ he said to Linda. Tony played the same line of music again and again. It was not easy.
eat (ate, eaten)	i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)	есть	But the Evans were clean and they had enough to eat. Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
eight	eɪt	восемь	‘What time are we going?’ asked Pip. ‘Eight o’clock,’ answered Tony.
eightieth	ˈeɪtɪəθ	восьмидесятый	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket.
eleven	ɪˈlevn̩	11	The sun shone down angrily. The boys were hot and thirsty. At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty.
empty	ˈempti	пустой	But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. He took the empty bottle and went into the school garden. He talked about the village school, and the open door, and the quiet, empty classroom.
end	end	конец	Chapter 8 – The end of the story
enjoy	ɪnˈdʒoɪ	получать удовольствие; хорошо проводить время; наслаждаться	Mr Grey did not enjoy his job. She was not a very good pianist, but she liked children and she enjoyed her work. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
enough	ɪˈnʌf	достаточно	But the Evans were clean and they had enough to eat.
evening	ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ	вечер, вечерний	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire. That summer was a happy time for Tony. Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle. The women were wearing long dresses. The men were wearing evening suits. Nobody spoke to Anthony.
every	ˈevri	каждый	It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true. That summer was a happy time for Tony. Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle. From a long way away he heard the sound of a piano. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
everybody	ˈevrɪˌbɒdi	все, каждый	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket. There was no bathroom. Everybody washed in the kitchen. ‘I’m walking like Charlie Chaplin,’ he thought. ‘Everybody will laugh at me.’
everyone	ˈevrɪwʌn	все, все до единого	Tony went back into the kitchen. ‘It’s July,’ he thought. ‘Everyone is on holiday.
everything	ˈevrɪθɪŋ	всё	It was an exciting story and he told it well. At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook. Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face.
everywhere	ˈevrɪweə	всюду, везде	One night during the summer holidays Mr Gordon wanted a book. He looked everywhere.
excited	ɪkˈsaɪtɪd	взволнованный; возбужденный; оживленный	She was usually a quiet woman, but her eyes were bright and excited.
exciting	ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ	захватывающий; увлекательный	It was an exciting story and he told it well. This is a very exciting time for me. For me, every concert is new and exciting.
expensive	ɪkˈspensɪv	дорогой	The programme was big and beautiful and expensive.
explain	ɪkˈspleɪn	объяснить	I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy. I feel – oh, how can I explain to you?... This is a very exciting time for me.
eyes	aɪz	глаза	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He was very old, but his eyes were blue and bright. He did not look at the keys. His eyes were closed. He was in another world. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
face	feɪs	лицо	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ He stood up. His face was red and he felt hot and uncomfortable. He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano. The dark wood shone like glass. He could see his face in it.
factory	ˈfæktəri	фабрика; завод	Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory. The factory did not want him. When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill.
fall (fell, fallen)	fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən)	падать; упасть	Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. The leaves fell from the trees.
fall (fell, fallen) asleep	fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən) əˈsli:p	уснуть; засыпать	Often he fell asleep at the kitchen table.
family	ˈfæməli	семья	‘Tell me about yourself, please, Sir Anthony. Did you come from a musical family? There were six children in the Evans family, and Tony was the oldest. ‘That’s easy,’ said Pip. ‘We can put it on Mr Wood’s lorry. We can take the piano to your house. Your family will love it!’
famous	ˈfeɪməs	знаменитый; известный	I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert. One day, Anthony Evans will be famous all over the world. But one day I shall be rich and famous.
far away	fɑ:r əˈweɪ	далеко	‘I know!’ he said suddenly. ‘I left it at school. I’ll go there at once. It isn’t far away.’
farm	fɑ:m	ферма, фермерская	You see, I left school when I was thirteen. Everybody called me Tony in those days. I worked on a farm…’ He cycled to the school, and he played the piano. When it was dark he cycled back to the farm again. He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper.
farmer	ˈfɑ:mə	фермер; крестьянин; земледелец	He looked into the farmer’s smiling red face. The old farmer did not pay him much money. But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot.
farmhouse	ˈfɑ:mhaʊs	жилой дом на ферме; сельский жилой дом	Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard. Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse.
farming	ˈfɑ:mɪŋ	фермерство; работа на земле	Then his mother thought, ‘What about farming?’ ‘That’s right,’ said John. ‘Farming is the best job in the world!’
farmyard	ˈfɑ:mjɑ:d	двор фермы; участок, где расположены фермерские постройки; скотный двор	Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard.
fast	fɑ:st	быстро	But Tony was not slow. He learned very fast. ‘Prestissimo,’ said the words at the top of the page. ‘Very fast.’ His fingers flew over the keys.
fat	fæt	толстый; упитанный	A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes. Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano.
father	ˈfɑ:ðə	отец	Then I met your father and we moved to the town. But I enjoyed farm work, and I think you’ll like it too… ‘Boys,’ said Linda. ‘Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight.’ Then she took him into a shoe shop – and Pip’s father sold her some new shoes for Anthony.
feel (felt, felt)	fi:l (felt, felt)	искать ощупью; шарить; трогать; чувствовать; ощущать	He wanted to feel the black and white keys under his fingers again. He felt in his pocket for the key – it was not there! But suddenly Anthony felt their love and their kindness.
feel (felt, felt) cold	fi:l (felt, felt) kəʊld	мерзнуть; зябнуть	His hands felt cold.
few	fju:	несколько	A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school too. There were flowers and vegetables and a few fruit trees. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
field	fi:ld	поле	Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages. He looked at the cows in the fields. The field was near a quiet road.
fifteen	ˌfɪfˈti:n	15	The programme was big and beautiful and expensive. Tony looked for his name. He found it. ‘Anthony Evans, aged 15. Piano.’
fill	fɪl	наполнять	He took a long drink and filled his bottle. He filled their young minds with songs and stories. But every minute of the day, music filled his mind.
find (found, found)	faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)	находить	Most of Tony’s friends found jobs in shops or factories in the town. Last night I came to school to look for a book, and I found a musician! And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.
finger	ˈfɪŋɡə	палец руки	His fingers touched the keys. He wanted to feel the black and white keys under his fingers again. His fingers flew over the keys.
finish	ˈfɪnɪʃ	заканчивать	‘I’ve finished,’ said Tony shortly. He closed the piano.
fire	ˈfaɪə	огонь	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire. His feet hurt. They burned like fire. His hands felt cold. They were shaking.
first	ˈfɜ:st	первый	The famous pianist smiled. ‘No, no, my dear. I am the first musician in my family. ‘I can give Tony his first lessons,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy. Give me three tickets for your first concert, and I’ll be happy.’
five	faɪv	пять	He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book. They can’t send him to college. They have five small children at home. Tony sends them money every month.’ We’ve been married for sixty years. Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
flower	ˈflaʊə	цветок	The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus. There were no flowers or trees in his street. There were flowers and vegetables and a few fruit trees.
fly (flew, flown)	flaɪ (flu:, fləʊn)	лететь	Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano. His hands flew over the piano keys.
follow	ˈfɒləʊ	идти за; следовать	He followed the man up some stairs.
food	fu:d	еда	Chickens were looking for food. He ate Mrs Wood’s good country food. They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates.
foot (feet)	fʊt (fi:t)	нога; ступня; (ноги, ступни)	The shoes were too small and they hurt Anthony’s feet. His feet stopped hurting, his hands stopped shaking. Forget about your feet, boy – you’ve won the competition!
for a long time	fər ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm	долго	Anthony sat in the waiting room for a long time.
for the first time	fə ðə ˈfɜ:st ˈtaɪm	в первый раз, впервые	And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time.’ He saw the surprise on my face.
forget (forgot, forgotten)	fəˈɡet (fəˈɡɒt, fəˈɡɒtn̩)	забывать	Forget about your feet, boy – you’ve won the competition! I forgot to lock the door. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends.
forty	ˈfɔ:ti	40	‘Tony is very special,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘I have been a teacher for forty years, but I have never met a boy like Tony.
four	fɔ:	четыре	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. He worked on the farm until four o’clock in the afternoon. Mr Gordon was a kind old man. But he made Tony practise for four hours every day.
fourteen	ˌfɔ:ˈti:n	14	And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time.’ He saw the surprise on my face.
friend	ˈfrend	друг	But the Evans were clean and they had enough to eat. Tony did not feel poor, because all his friends were poor too. His friends listened. Tony was not clever. He was big and quiet and slow. But there was music in his big, strong hands. He forgot about himself. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends.
friendly	ˈfrendli	дружески; дружелюбно	She smiled at me with friendly brown eyes.
from today	frəm təˈdeɪ	с сегодняшнего дня	Anthony Evans is a musician. One day, Anthony Evans will be famous all over the world. And from today I’m going to call you Anthony.’
fruit-tree	ˈfru:ttri:	фруктовое дерево	There were flowers and vegetables and a few fruit trees.
full	ˈfʊl	полный, наполненный	At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
garage	ˈɡærɑ:ʒ	гараж	I want this building for a garage.
garden	ˈɡɑ:dn̩	сад	Every house had a garden. He took the empty bottle and went into the school garden. He walked through the school garden.
get (got, got)	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt)	очутиться, попасть	‘No, no, of course not,’ said the teacher. ‘But who are you? What are you doing in my classroom? And how did this piano get here?’
get (got, got) into	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə	садиться; войти	The old man got into the car and they all drove to the competition.
get (got, got) married	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈmærɪd	жениться	‘You look wonderful, Mr Gordon!’ laughed Mrs Wood. ‘Are you getting married?’
get (got, got) on	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ɒn	садиться в; делать успехи; успевать; продвигаться	‘How’s the boy getting on?’ the farmer asked Mr Gordon one day. Tony and his mother got on a bus in the middle of the town.
get (got, got) out	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) aʊt	выходить; вынимать	Get the rubbish out of the building. They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun. When he got out of the car, he could not walk.
get (got, got) rid of	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) rɪd ɒv	избавиться	We can’t get rid of this,’ he said. It is rubbish, boy. Take it away. Get rid of it.
get (got, got) up	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ʌp	вставать	He got up and went to the door. The next morning the boys got up at six o’clock.
girl	ɡɜ:l	девушка, девочка	She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair. He must have music lessons at once. Then he must go to the College of Music in London. He needs to work with other musical boys and girls.’
girlfriend	ˈɡɜ:lfrend	девушка	‘I think Tony has a girlfriend,’ said Mrs Wood to Linda. Linda just smiled.
give (gave, given)	ɡɪv (ɡeɪv, ɡɪvn̩)	давать, подавать, дарить	‘Give us a penny!’ sang the musician. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. Linda gave the boys their supper that night. Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village. ‘Where are you now, Mrs Lark?’ he thought. ‘Do you remember Tony Evans? You gave us a lot of happiness, Mrs Lark.
give (gave, given) a look	ɡɪv (ɡeɪv, ɡɪvn̩) ə lʊk	посмотреть, взглянуть	Then I’ll come back again, and I’ll ask you to marry me.” She gave me a long, loving look. Then she laughed.
glass	ɡlɑ:s	стекло	There was broken glass on top of the wall. They were beautiful shoes. They shone like glass and Mrs Wood liked them very much. The dark wood shone like glass.
go (went, gone)	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)	идти; пойти; ходить; направляться; действовать	Then he must go to the College of Music in London. He went to the back of the building. Then she went to have supper with Mr Wood and Linda.
go (went, gone) away	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) əˈweɪ	уходить	Now go away. I’m tired. I’ve had a busy day and I want to read my newspaper.’ ‘I don’t want to know!’ said Mr Wood. ‘Go away!’ He shook his newspaper angrily.
go (went, gone) back	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈbæk	возвращаться	When do you go back to school? Tony went back into the kitchen. He went back to the field.
go (went, gone) home	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) həʊm	идти домой	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home.
go (went, gone) into	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈɪntə	войти; прийти	I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre. He took the empty bottle and went into the school garden. On the morning of the competition Mr and Mrs Wood and Anthony went into town in the car.
go (went, gone) out	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) aʊt	выходить	He went out and closed the door behind him.
go (went, gone) round	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈraʊnd	обходить всех по очереди	Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup.
go (went, gone) to bed	ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed	ложиться спать	‘And I’m tired. I’m going to go to bed. We can think about your piano tomorrow.’
go before	ɡəʊ bɪˈfɔ:	предшествовать	‘Two weeks to go before the competition,’ said Mr Gordon one evening. ‘Look, this is the programme.’
going to	ɡəʊɪŋ tu:	собираться что-то сделать	‘This is going to take a long time,’ said Tony. ‘That’s right!’ said Tony. ‘Listen – The door’s open. The key’s in the door. I’m not going to steal anything. Anthony Evans is a musician. One day, Anthony Evans will be famous all over the world. And from today I’m going to call you Anthony.’
gold	ɡəʊld	золотой	There was a big gold star on the door.
good (better, best)	ɡʊd (ˈbetə, best)	хороший; (лучше, лучше всего)	Farming is the best job in the world! He was wearing his best suit. That will be better than the factory.
Good luck	ɡʊd lʌk	удачи; в добрый час	Then she said, very quietly, ‘Good luck, Tony – and be careful!’ I saw your name in the programme. Anthony Evans – it sounds wonderful. Good luck! ‘Goodbye, my boy,’ said Mr Gordon, ‘and good luck.’
grass	ɡrɑ:s	трава	He watched them moving very slowly though the long, green grass. One hot summer afternoon Tony, John and Pip were cutting the long grass. They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
green	ɡri:n	зеленый	Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages. Every house had a garden. He watched them moving very slowly through the long, green grass. They looked big and quiet. Spring came, and the trees were green again.
grey	ɡreɪ	серый; седой	The teacher’s name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his name: he was old and grey and tired. Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face. At first they drove through streets of small, grey houses.
hair	ˈheə	волосы	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. He had a lot of straight, silvery hair. Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face.
half	hɑ:f	половина	The boys drove Linda to Catherine’s house. ‘Please come back at half past nine,’ she said to Pip.
half past nine	hɑ:f pɑ:st naɪn	полдесятого	The boys drove Linda to Catherine’s house. ‘Please come back at half past nine,’ she said to Pip.
half-forgotten	hɑ:f fəˈɡɒtn̩	наполовину забытая	Half-forgotten music danced through his mind.
hand	hænd	рука (кисть)	On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist. I was a little afraid. My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking. It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands. He looked carefully at the little black notes on their thin black lines. ‘The left hand goes like this.’
happen	ˈhæpən	происходить; случаться	He wanted to hear the music in his mind… ‘What’s happening to me?’ he thought.
happiest	ˈhæpiɪst	самый счастливый	‘He’s going to win the competition,’ Mr Gordon said to himself. ‘And this is the happiest day of my life.’
happiness	ˈhæpinəs	счастье	You gave us a lot of happiness, Mrs Lark. Thank you.
happy	ˈhæpi	счастливый, довольный, веселый, благополучный	Sometimes Tony visited his family. He enjoyed those visits, but he was always happy to leave again. He filled their young minds with songs and stories. It was a happy school. I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy.
hard	hɑ:d	усердно; тяжело; усиленно	Tony was a good, strong boy and he worked very hard for Mr Wood. Farmers work hard in the winter too. It’s a hard, dirty job. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
have\has (had, had)	həv\hæz (həd, hæd)	иметь, владеть, получать, есть	I had a special ticket, because I was a newspaper reporter. Their father had a large shoe shop in the town. He stood and looked at the piano. ‘I must have it,’ he said to himself. ‘I’ll ask Mr Wood.’ Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea. Then he had three small cakes and an apple.
have\has (had, had) a bath	həv\hæz (həd, hæd) ə bɑ:θ	купаться, принять ванну	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire.
have\has (had, had) a drink	həv\hæz (həd, hæd) ə drɪŋk	напиться, попить, пить	‘You were away a long time,’ said Pip. ‘Did you have a drink, or a holiday?’ They all laughed. While Mr Wood had a drink with some friends, Mrs Wood took Anthony shopping.
have\has (had, had) breakfast	həv\hæz (həd, hæd) ˈbrekfəst	завтракать	Linda brought him breakfast in bed. He felt very strange and uncomfortable. ‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her.
have\has (had, had) supper	həv\hæz (həd, hæd) ˈsʌpə	ужинать	Then she went to have supper with Mr Wood and Linda. You will have your lesson, and you will practice on the piano for two hours. Then you’ll come back to the farm and have your supper.’
have\has (had, had) to	həv\hæz (həd, hæd) tu:	быть должным	Soon he will need a really good teacher. Then we’ll have to think about money. Sometimes it snowed. Then he had to walk to and from the school. But he never missed a lesson.
have\has got	həv\hæz ˈɡɒt	иметь	Please give him a job, Mr Wood. We need the money. We’ve got six children, you know.’ I’ve got six weeks. And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.’ ‘Mr Anthony Evans, please!’ said the man again. ‘Come along – we haven’t got all night!’
head	ˈhed	голова	The musician shook his head and pushed his little piano away. Tony’s eyes shone like stars. Then he shook his head. ‘I haven’t any money, sir,’ he said.
hear (heard, heard)	hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)	слышать	Tony did not often hear music. They heard a noise behind them. Tony heard her and stopped playing.
heavy	ˈhevi	тяжелый	Then they moved the piano. It was very heavy, but they were young and strong.
hello	həˈləʊ	здравствуй	Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. ‘Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again.
help	help	помогать	‘Listen – can you help me?’ he said to Pip and John. ‘Mr Wood doesn’t want that old piano. Another boy helped Mr Wood on the farm while Tony practised for the competition. They helped him up to bed, and he slept until nine o’clock the next morning.
high	haɪ	высокий; имеющий определенную высоту	The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high. He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street.
hill	hɪl	холм	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill.
hole	həʊl	дыра	Mrs Wood was mending a hole in Linda’s school dress.
holiday	ˈhɒlədeɪ	каникулы	It was summer and the children were on holiday. Did you have a drink, or a holiday?’ They all laughed. One night during the summer holidays Mr Gordon wanted a book.
home	həʊm	дом	He sent his old clothes home for his brothers. He sent his family money, too. I’ve got six weeks. And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.’ They can’t send him to college. They have five small children at home. Tony sends them money every month.’
homework	ˈhəʊmwɜ:k	уроки; домашние задания	Linda herself was doing her homework at the table in the corner.
hot	hɒt	горячий; жаркий; разгоряченный	One hot summer afternoon she decided to take her son to a farm outside the town. The sun was hot and they were tired. His face was red and he felt hot and uncomfortable.
hour	ˈaʊə	час	You will have your lesson, and you will practice on the piano for two hours. Mr Gordon was a kind old man. But he made Tony practise for four hours every day.
house	ˈhaʊs	дом	The people came out of their houses to listen to his music. Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages. Every house had a garden. ‘You’ve never seen our house,’ said Tony. ‘It’s very small, and there are seven people living in it. We can’t take the piano there.’
how	ˈhaʊ	как	‘How can I tell them?’ he thought. ‘How can I tell them how I feel about it?’ He looked at his hands. And how did this piano get here?’ ‘How’s the boy getting on?’ the farmer asked Mr Gordon one day.
How are you?	ˈhaʊ ə ju	как дела?, как поживаете?	Thank you for your letter. How are you?’ They talked together like old friends.
how many	ˈhaʊ məni	сколько	‘How many concerts have I given? Two thousand? Three thousand? For me, every concert is new and exciting.
How old are you?	ˈhaʊ əʊld ə ju	Сколько тебе лет?	The farmer looked at Tony. ‘How old are you, boy?’ he asked. ‘Thirteen, sir.’
hundred	ˈhʌndrəd	сотня	Hundreds of people were waiting outside the ticket office.
hungry	ˈhʌŋɡri	голодный	Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea. Then he had three small cakes and an apple. He was always hungry.
hurt (hurt, hurt)	hɜ:t (hɜ:t, hɜ:t)	причинить боль; болеть	At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby. The shoes were too small and they hurt Anthony’s feet. His feet stopped hurting, his hands stopped shaking.
ill	ɪl	больной; нездоровый	When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. Please, can you take me to the village? Catherine is ill.
important	ɪmˈpɔ:tnt	важный; знаменательный; особенный	This is the most important night in your life! And one summer, when I was twenty, I asked Miss Linda Wood a very important question.
in front of	ɪn frʌnt ɒv	перед чем-либо	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
in surprise	ɪn səˈpraɪz	удивленно	John came and moved some of the boxes. ‘It isn’t a cupboard,’ he said in surprise. ‘It’s an old piano.’
in the evening	ɪn ði ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ	вечером	When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…’ In the evening the Wood family and Anthony drove to Mr Gordon’s house. Mr Gordon came out. He was wearing his best suit.
in the middle of	ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl̩ ɒv	в центре	Tony and his mother got on a bus in the middle of the town.
in the morning	ɪn ðə ˈmɔ:nɪŋ	утром	The leaves fell from the trees. Winter came. It was dark when Tony got up in the mornings.
in those days	ɪn ðəʊz deɪz	в те времена	You see, I left school when I was thirteen. Everybody called me Tony in those days. I worked on a farm…’ There was no TV or radio in those days. There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts. In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen.
invite	ɪnˈvaɪt	пригласить	Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
Italian	ɪˈtæljən	итальянский	Sometimes an Italian street musician came to town. ‘Look!’ she said. ‘That’s Italian. Lento-slow.’
job	dʒɒb	работа	I wrote to Mr Wood last week and asked him to give you a job on the farm. ‘Now, boys,’ he said, ‘I have a job for you.’ But he needed a job because his family needed the money.
July	dʒu:ˈlaɪ	Июль	Tony went back into the kitchen. ‘It’s July,’ he thought. ‘Everyone is on holiday.
June	dʒu:n	Июнь	‘There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th,’ said Mr Gordon one evening.
just	dʒəst	лишь, просто	Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story. Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends.
just like	dʒəst ˈlaɪk	точно так же как, прямо как, совсем как	He looked just like his picture on the wall of the theatre.
keep (kept, kept)	ki:p (kept, kept)	держать, хранить, оставлять	Get the rubbish out of the building. Then clean it really well. I want to keep the car in it.’ I’m just going to keep the piano in the classroom for a week or two…
keep (kept, kept) busy	ki:p (kept, kept) ˈbɪzi	загружать работой	The farmer liked to keep them busy.
key	ki:	клавиша; ключ	He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano. His fingers touched the keys. He wanted to feel the black and white keys under his fingers again. The door’s open. The key’s in the door.
kilometre	kɪˈlɒmɪtə	километр	They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun. There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road.
kind	kaɪnd	добрый	But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot. She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. He was a kind old man and the children liked him.
kindness	ˈkaɪndnəs	доброта	But suddenly Anthony felt their love and their kindness.
kitchen	ˈkɪtʃɪn	кухня; кухонный	Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates. Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water.
knock	nɒk	стучать; постучать; стук	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He knocked at the door of the sitting-room. There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room.
know (knew, known)	nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)	знать	There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road. Tony did not know their names. She knew a lot of songs too. He knew that he was the winner because he saw his photograph in the newspaper the next day.
Lady	ˈleɪdi	леди	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. Mrs Lark played the piano and the children sang. I was Sir Anthony Evans when I came out … and,’ – he took his wife’s hand – ‘my dear Linda was Lady Evans.’
large	lɑ:dʒ	крупный; большой	Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.
Lark	lɑ:k	фамилия; дословный перевод: жаворонок; шутка; веселье	Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school.
last	lɑ:st	прошлый	I wrote to Mr Wood last week and asked him to give you a job on the farm. Last night I came to school to look for a book, and I found a musician!
late	leɪt	поздно; поздний	Pip looked at the clock. ‘It’s late,’ he said.
later	ˈleɪtə	позже	Mr Wood had a quiet talk with him later.
laugh	lɑ:f	смеяться; сказать со смехом	‘I’m walking like Charlie Chaplin,’ he thought. ‘Everybody will laugh at me.’ ‘You look wonderful, Mr Gordon!’ laughed Mrs Wood. ‘Are you getting married?’ ‘But he likes the long school holidays!’ said Tony. The other children laughed.
leaf (leaves)	li:f (li:vz)	лист (листья)	He saw brightly-coloured birds, flowers and leaves. The leaves fell from the trees. Winter came.
learn (learnt\learned, learnt\learned)	lɜ:n (lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd, lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd)	учиться	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?’ Tony learned to read music. Linda brought him a book of easy songs. She showed him the music. But Tony was not slow. He learned very fast. Linda was a good teacher. Both of them enjoyed her lessons.
leave (left, left)	li:v (left, left)	оставлять; покидать; уходить	Sometimes Tony visited his family. He enjoyed those visits, but he was always happy to leave again. In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen. Then the bus left the town and drove along a country road.
left	left	левый	He looked carefully at the little black notes on their thin black lines. ‘The left hand goes like this.’
leg	leɡ	нога (от бедра до ступни)	Tony was happy. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby.
lento	ˈlentəʊ	медленно	‘Look!’ she said. ‘That’s Italian. Lento-slow.’
lesson	ˈlesn̩	урок; занятие	I have piano lessons at school, but I can’t play like you. We didn’t have music lessons at my school. ‘I can give Tony his first lessons,’ said Mr Gordon.
letter	ˈletə	письмо	Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again. Thank you for your letter. How are you?
life	laɪf	жизнь	But that visit changed his life. Mr Wood had a quiet talk with him later. ‘He’s going to win the competition,’ Mr Gordon said to himself. ‘And this is the happiest day of my life.’ ‘Forget about your feet, boy – you’ve won the competition! This is the most important night in your life!’
light	laɪt	свет	He was afraid to turn on a light in the school.
like	ˈlaɪk	как; подобный чему-то/кому-то; похожий; нравиться; любить; хотеть	He looked just like his picture on the wall of the theatre. He was like a father to Tony. Tony liked his job very much.
like this	ˈlaɪk ðɪs	таким образом, вот так	He looked carefully at the little black notes on their thin black lines. ‘The left hand goes like this.’ Mr Gordon spoke. ‘And the right hand goes like this…’
line	ˈlaɪn	линия, строка	He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book. Tony played the same line of music again and again. It was not easy. He looked carefully at the little black notes on their thin black lines. ‘The left hand goes like this.’
listen	ˈlɪsn̩	слушать	Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story. He told her about Mrs Lark. He talked about the village school, and the open door, and the quiet, empty classroom. Linda listened. John and Pip listened too. Then Linda smiled. Mr Gordon stood and listened. There was a happy smile on his face. Then Tony stopped playing.
Liszt	ˈlɪst	Лист	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT.
little (less, least)	ˈlɪtl̩ (les, li:st)	маленький, небольшой (меньше, самое малое)	He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it. There was a little kitchen. Tony turned on the tap. He took a long drink and filled his bottle. The boys drove the lorry to the little school. Then they moved the piano.
live	lɪv	жить	They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, grey street. The toilet was outside, in the yard. ‘You’ve never seen our house,’ said Tony. ‘It’s very small, and there are seven people living in it. We can’t take the piano there.’ When he woke up the music was still there. Tony lived in a world of music.
lock	lɒk	закрыть на замок	I forgot to lock the door.
lock up	lɒk ʌp	закрывать	Mrs Lark said ‘goodbye’ and locked up the piano for another week.
London	ˈlʌndən	Лондон	He must have music lessons at once. Then he must go to the College of Music in London. He needs to work with other musical boys and girls.
long	ˈlɒŋ	длинный; долгий; долго	Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face. ‘But he likes the long school holidays!’ said Tony. She showed him the long notes and the short notes.
look	ˈlʊk	выглядеть, смотреть, глядеть	He looked just like his picture on the wall of the theatre. Tony looked down at his dirty old shoes. ‘I can’t play the piano,’ he said. ‘You look wonderful, Mr Gordon!’ laughed Mrs Wood. ‘Are you getting married?’
look around	lʊk əˈraʊnd	оглядеться; осмотреться	Then he decided to look around the little school.
look at	ˈlʊk ət	смотреть на	There were no flowers or trees in his street. He looked at the cows in the fields. ‘What’s happening to me?’ he thought. Pip looked at the clock. ‘It’s late,’ he said. He did not look at the keys. His eyes were closed. He was in another world.
look for	lʊk fɔ:	искать	He began to look for a job. Chickens were looking for food. The programme was big and beautiful and expensive. Tony looked for his name.
look into	lʊk ˈɪntə	заглядывать	‘But…’ began Tony. He looked into her kind brown eyes and he told her his story. He told her about his old school.
look like	lʊk ˈlaɪk	выглядеть как, быть похожим	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’
lorry	ˈlɒri	грузовик	We’ll put the piano on the lorry, and we’ll take it to the school. Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight. The boys drove the lorry to the little school.
lose (lost, lost)	lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)	терять, затеряться	Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story. Tony stood at the door. He felt lost and uncomfortable. But the farmer smiled at him.
lost	lɒst	погруженный; потерянный	I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story. He felt lost and uncomfortable.
loud	laʊd	громкий	He touched the keys. They made a loud, unmusical noise.
loudly	ˈlaʊdli	громко	She spoke loudly because Catherine’s mother was listening.
love	lʌv	любить, любить	Mr Wood loved Linda dearly, but he wanted a son very much. He was like a father to Tony. This sometimes made him a little unhappy, because he loved music very much. But he sang with the children. But suddenly Anthony felt their love and their kindness. His feet stopped hurting, his hands stopped shaking.
loving	ˈlʌvɪŋ	нежный, полный любви	Then I’ll come back again, and I’ll ask you to marry me.” She gave me a long, loving look. Then she laughed.
lucky	ˈlʌki	удачливый; везучий	Tell the readers of your newspaper that I am a very lucky man.
make (made, made)	ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)	делать; создать; заставлять; являться причиной чего-либо; вынуждать	Nobody taught me, but my mind tells my fingers what to do, and I can make music. There was no piano at the school. This sometimes made him a little unhappy, because he loved music very much. But he made Tony practise for four hours every day.
man (men)	mæn (men)	мужчина; человек; (мужчины, люди)	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. The men were wearing evening suits.
married	ˈmærɪd	женатый; замужем	We’ve been married for sixty years.
marry	ˈmæri	выходить замуж	But one day I shall be rich and famous. Then I’ll come back again, and I’ll ask you to marry me.
meal	mi:l	еда; пища	Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse.
meat	mi:t	мясо	Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
meet (met, met)	mi:t (met, met)	встречаться; познакомиться	Then I met your father and we moved to the town. I have been a teacher for forty years, but I have never met a boy like Tony.
meeting	ˈmi:tɪŋ	собрание; встреча	Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village.
mend	mend	штопать	Mrs Wood was mending a hole in Linda’s school dress.
metre	ˈmi:tə	метр	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT. The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.
milk	mɪlk	молоко	He ate Mrs Wood’s good country food. He drank a lot of milk. Soon he needed new clothes. ‘Look,’ she said, ‘Mother has sent you some cakes and milk. She asked me to bring them.’
mind	maɪnd	ум; разум; память	He wanted to hear the music in his mind… The music sang in his mind. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music.
minute	ˈmɪnɪt	минута	But every minute of the day, music filled his mind. At four o’clock he cycled to his piano lesson with Mr Gordon. ‘I went to the College of Music for three years. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute. There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room. ‘Two minutes, Sir Anthony!’ said a voice.
miss	mɪs	пропускать	Sometimes it snowed. Then he had to walk to and from the school. But he never missed a lesson.
Monday	ˈmʌndeɪ	Понедельник	Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath.
money	ˈmʌni	деньги	He sent his family money, too. Pianos cost a lot of money. I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy.
monkey	ˈmʌŋki	обезьяна	He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it. Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty.
month	mʌnθ	месяц	They can’t send him to college. They have five small children at home. Tony sends them money every month.’
more	mɔ:	больше	Tony did not know their names. He wanted to know more about them. He wanted to know more about the trees too. ‘But I can’t do that! I need to practise more. I’m not ready!’ said Tony.
morning	ˈmɔ:nɪŋ	утро	But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day. Tony worked and worked. He got up at six every morning. On the morning of the competition Mr and Mrs Wood and Anthony went into town in the car.
most	məʊst	самая	‘Forget about your feet, boy – you’ve won the competition! This is the most important night in your life!’
most of	məʊst ɒv	большая часть из	Most of Tony’s friends found jobs in shops or factories in the town. Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory.
mother	ˈmʌðə	мать, мама	Tony and his mother got on a bus in the middle of the town. His mother was right. Tony was a good, strong boy and he worked very hard for Mr Wood. ‘But his mother and father are poor,’ said Mrs Wood. ‘They can’t pay for music lessons.
mouth	maʊθ	рот	My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
move	mu:v	переезжать, двигаться, передвигать, перемещать	Then I met your father and we moved to the town. John came and moved some of the boxes. After a long time the man came in and said, ‘Mr Evans, please.’ Anthony did not move. Nobody usually called him Mr Evans!
Mozart	ˈməʊtsɑ:t	Моцарт	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?’
Mr (сокращение от mister)	ˈmɪstə	мистер	The teacher’s name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his name: he was old and grey and tired. But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot. Mr Wood had no sons. He had one daughter. Mr Gordon finds a Musician
Mrs (сокращение от missis или от mistress)	ˈmɪsɪz\ˈmɪstrɪs	миссис, госпожа	Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. Mrs Lark played the piano and the children sang. Linda gave the boys their supper that night. Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village.
much	ˈmʌtʃ	много, намного	The old farmer did not pay him much money. He touched the piano. It was much bigger than the old piano in the classroom. “I can’t give you much, Linda,” I told her. “But one day I shall be rich and famous.
music	ˈmju:zɪk	музыка, музыкальный, ноты	But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day. ‘I can’t read music,’ said Tony. ‘We didn’t have music lessons at my school.’ He looked unhappy and thoughtful. He must have music lessons at once. Then he must go to the College of Music in London.
musical	ˈmju:zɪkl̩	музыкальный	Did you come from a musical family? Then he must go to the College of Music in London. He needs to work with other musical boys and girls.
musician	mju:ˈzɪʃn̩	музыкант	I am the first musician in my family. ‘I can find another farm boy,’ said Mr Wood, ‘but good musicians are special people. Tony Evans was a farm boy. Anthony Evans is a musician.
must	mʌst	должен	He stood and looked at the piano. ‘I must have it,’ he said to himself. ‘I’ll ask Mr Wood.’ ‘I want to ask Mr Wood about the piano,’ said Tony. ‘Pianos cost a lot of money. We must tell him about this one. He must have music lessons at once. Then he must go to the College of Music in London.
name	ˈneɪm	имя, название	The teacher’s name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his name: he was old and grey and tired. There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road. Tony did not know their names.
near	nɪə	близко; возле; рядом	They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse. The field was near a quiet road.
need	ni:d	нуждаться в, быть должным, иметь надобность	But he needed a job because his family needed the money. He needs to work with other musical boys and girls. ‘But I can’t do that! I need to practise more. I’m not ready!’ said Tony.
never	ˈnevə	никогда	There were no flowers or trees in his street. He looked at the cows in the fields. ‘I’ve never seen a real cow,’ he said to himself. ‘Tony is very special,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘I have been a teacher for forty years, but I have never met a boy like Tony. ‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her.
new	nju:	новая	He ate Mrs Wood’s good country food. He drank a lot of milk. Soon he needed new clothes. He says I can have it. He wants the building for his new car. I can have the piano if I want it. ‘How many concerts have I given? Two thousand? Three thousand? For me, every concert is new and exciting.
newspaper	ˈnju:speɪpə	газета; газетный	I had a special ticket, because I was a newspaper reporter. Which newspaper do you work for? ‘Go away!’ He shook his newspaper angrily.
next	nekst	следующий	‘Now,’ said Mr Wood. ‘My new car will arrive here next week. I want this building for a garage. The next morning the boys got up at six o’clock. He knew that he was the winner because he saw his photograph in the newspaper the next day.
nice	naɪs	приятный, милый, хороший	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. ‘Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again. ‘Sell it, then,’ said John. ‘Buy something nice with the money.’
nice	naɪs	мило, приятно, приятный	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. ‘Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again. ‘Sell it, then,’ said John. ‘Buy something nice with the money.’
nice to see you	naɪs tə ˈsi: ju	рад вас видеть	Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. ‘Hello, Betty. It’s nice to see you again.
night	ˈnaɪt	вечер, ночь	Linda gave the boys their supper that night. Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village. Last night I came to school to look for a book, and I found a musician! … But Tony learns very quickly. ‘Mr Anthony Evans, please!’ said the man again. ‘Come along – we haven’t got all night!’
nine	naɪn	девять	The boys drove Linda to Catherine’s house. ‘Please come back at half past nine,’ she said to Pip. But Anthony was too tired to answer. They helped him up to bed, and he slept until nine o’clock the next morning.
ninth	naɪnθ	девятое	‘You’re on holiday too, aren’t you? When do you go back to school?’ ‘September the ninth,’ said John.
no one	nəʊ wʌn	никто	School doesn’t start again until September. I can put the piano here. No one will come here.
nobody	nəʊbədi	никто	Nobody taught me, but my mind tells my fingers what to do, and I can make music. ‘Nobody calls me Anthony,’ he said. ‘Why can’t they call me Tony?’ After a long time the man came in and said, ‘Mr Evans, please.’ Anthony did not move. Nobody usually called him Mr Evans!
noise	nɔɪz	шум	They heard a noise behind them. He touched the keys. They made a loud, unmusical noise.
note	nəʊt	нота	He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book. ‘That’s right,’ said Linda. She showed him the long notes and the short notes. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes.
notebook	ˈnəʊtbʊk	записная книжка; блокнот	The old man saw my notebook and smiled at me. I sat down and opened my notebook. At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook.
nothing	ˈnʌθɪŋ	ничего	When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. ‘Nothing can be worse than that,’ he thought. Tony knew nothing about their conversation. He was cleaning Mr Wood’s new car when Mr Gordon visited the farm.
now	naʊ	теперь, сейчас, итак, так вот, тотчас же	‘Now, boys,’ he said, ‘I have a job for you.’ ‘Now,’ said Mr Wood. ‘My new car will arrive here next week. I want this building for a garage. ‘Now stop asking questions, young Pip. I’m a busy man.’ He walked away.
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’)	əˈklɒk	на часах, часов	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. The sun shone down angrily. The boys were hot and thirsty. At eleven o’clock Tony went for a drink, but the bottle was empty. He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper.
of course	əv kɔ:s	разумеется; конечно; понятное дело	There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts. ‘Well,’ he said to himself, ‘of course I want to touch them. That’s why I’m here!’ Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
often	ˈɒfn̩	часто	Tony did not often hear music. His family was poor, and poor people did not often hear music. Often he fell asleep at the kitchen table.
Oh dear!	əʊ dɪə	вот те на!; боже мой!; батюшки!	‘Oh dear!’ thought Mr Gordon. ‘I forgot to lock the door.
old	əʊld	старый	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He was very old, but his eyes were blue and bright. The teacher’s name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his name: he was old and grey and tired. Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water.
old man	əʊld mæn	дедушка, старик	The old man saw my notebook and smiled at me. Mr Gordon was the teacher at the little village school. He was a kind old man and the children liked him. Mr Gordon was a kind old man. But he made Tony practise for four hours every day.
oldest	ˈəʊldɪst	самый старший	There were six children in the Evans family, and Tony was the oldest.
on way	ɒn ˈweɪ	по дороге; по пути	On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist.
once	wʌns	когда-то, однажды	‘A very good newspaper. Come in and sit down. Ask your questions. We were young once, weren’t we, Linda? But of course that was a long time ago.’
one	wʌn	один	But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot. Mr Wood had no sons. He had one daughter. Then he decided to look around the little school. It did not take him long. There was one classroom. And one summer, when I was twenty, I asked Miss Linda Wood a very important question.
one after another	wʌn ˈɑ:ftər əˈnʌðə	один за другим; друг за другом	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire.
one day	wʌn deɪ	однажды	‘Why does he work here?’ one of the children asked one day. ‘He doesn’t like us.’ ‘How’s the boy getting on?’ the farmer asked Mr Gordon one day. “I can’t give you much, Linda,” I told her. “But one day I shall be rich and famous.
open	ˈəʊpən	открывать, открытый	I was not afraid any more. I sat down and opened my notebook. ‘Listen,’ said Tony. ‘The school door is open. The school’s empty. I’m going to put my piano in the classroom.’ Tony opened the piano. He looked at the keys. ‘We can’t get rid of this,’ he said. ‘We really can’t.’
other	ˈʌðə	другие, остальные	‘But he likes the long school holidays!’ said Tony. The other children laughed. They thought that was a very clever answer. ‘He always has a job for us!’ said Pip very quietly. The other boys smiled. The farmer liked to keep them busy. He needs to work with other musical boys and girls.
outside	ˌaʊtˈsaɪd	за пределами; снаружи; на улице	Hundreds of people were waiting outside the ticket office. The toilet was outside, in the yard. One hot summer afternoon she decided to take her son to a farm outside the town.
over	ˈəʊvə	через, поверх, над	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill. ‘Come on, Tony,’ said his mother. It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands. Thank you. Thank you.’ His hands flew over the piano keys. Beautiful sounds filled the theatre.
page	peɪdʒ	страница	He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book. She taught him to read the words at the top of the page. ‘Prestissimo,’ said the words at the top of the page. ‘Very fast.’
Palace	ˈpælɪs	дворец	Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace. I was Mr Anthony Evans when I went into the Palace. I was Sir Anthony Evans when I came out … and,’ – he took his wife’s hand – ‘my dear Linda was Lady Evans.’
past	pɑ:st	после	The boys drove Linda to Catherine’s house. ‘Please come back at half past nine,’ she said to Pip.
pay (paid, paid)	peɪ (peɪd, peɪd)	платить	The old farmer did not pay him much money. ‘But his mother and father are poor,’ said Mrs Wood. ‘They can’t pay for music lessons. Mrs Wood paid for the shoes, and Pip’s father put them in a box.
pen	pen	ручка	Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story.
penny	ˈpeni	пенс; цент	Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup. ‘Give us a penny!’ sang the musician.
people	ˈpi:pl̩	люди	Hundreds of people were waiting outside the ticket office. When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. He forgot about himself. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends.
perhaps	pəˈhæps	возможно; может быть	And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano. Now somebody is in the school. Perhaps it’s a thief! Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…
photograph	ˈfəʊtəɡrɑ:f	фотография	He knew that he was the winner because he saw his photograph in the newspaper the next day.
pianist	ˈpɪənɪst	пианист	I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert. The famous pianist smiled. She was not a very good pianist, but she liked children and she enjoyed her work.
piano	pɪˈænəʊ	рояль; фортепьяно; пианино	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart? The musician shook his head and pushed his little piano away. He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano.
picture	ˈpɪktʃə	фотография; картинка	On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano. He looked just like his picture on the wall of the theatre. As he spoke, pictures came into my mind.
plate	pleɪt	тарелка	They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates. He washed his plate and his cup and put them away.
play	pleɪ	играть	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT. The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high. Tony looked down at his dirty old shoes. ‘I can’t play the piano,’ he said. Tony played the same line of music again and again. It was not easy.
play football	pleɪ ˈfʊtbɔ:l	играть в футбол	The school yard was very small. As he spoke, pictures came into my mind. I saw a little boy called Tony Evans, playing football with an old tin…
playing	ˈpleɪɪŋ	игра, исполнение	Mr Gordon stood and listened. There was a happy smile on his face. Then Tony stopped playing. ‘That wasn’t right,’ he said to himself.
please	pli:z	пожалуйста, будьте добры	‘Tell me about yourself, please, Sir Anthony. Did you come from a musical family? ‘Nothing can be worse than that,’ he thought. He looked into the farmer’s smiling red face. ‘Yes, sir,’ he said. ‘Yes, please.’ After a long time the man came in and said, ‘Mr Evans, please.’ Anthony did not move. Nobody usually called him Mr Evans!
pocket	ˈpɒkɪt	карман	He felt in his pocket for the key – it was not there!
police	pəˈli:s	полиция	‘Don’t tell the police,’ he said. ‘Please. I haven’t stolen anything. I haven’t done anything wrong.’
poor	pʊə	бедный; несчастный	Tony did not feel poor, because all his friends were poor too. In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen. ‘But his mother and father are poor,’ said Mrs Wood.
potato	pəˈteɪtəʊ	картошка	Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
practise	ˈpræktɪs	заниматься; упражняться; практиковаться	He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper. But he made Tony practise for four hours every day. Another boy helped Mr Wood on the farm while Tony practised for the competition.
prestissimo	preˈstɪsɪməʊ	престиссимо; очень быстро	‘Prestissimo,’ said the words at the top of the page. ‘Very fast.’
programme	ˈprəʊɡræm	программка; репертуар; программа	Look, this is the programme. The programme was big and beautiful and expensive. I saw your name in the programme.
push	pʊʃ	толкать	The musician shook his head and pushed his little piano away. He went to the door of the school. He pushed – and it opened. Then they moved the piano. It was very heavy, but they were young and strong. They pushed it into the classroom and stood it against a wall.
put (put, put)	ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt)	класть, положить, поместить	They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates. ‘We can put it on Mr Wood’s lorry. We can take the piano to your house. Your family will love it!’ Can you help me? We’ll put the piano on the lorry, and we’ll take it to the school.’
put (put, put) away	ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt) əˈweɪ	убирать	He was always hungry. He washed his plate and his cup and put them away.
put (put, put) on	ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt) ɒn	надеть	At seven o’clock Tony washed in cold water and put on his clean shirt.
Queen	kwi:n	королева	Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
question	ˈkwestʃən	вопрос	Ask your questions. Now stop asking questions, young Pip. I’m a busy man. And one summer, when I was twenty, I asked Miss Linda Wood a very important question.
quick	kwɪk	сообразительный; быстрый	‘How’s the boy getting on?’ the farmer asked Mr Gordon one day. ‘Very well,’ said the teacher. ‘But he’s too quick for me. Soon he’ll need a real teacher.’
quickly	ˈkwɪkli	быстро	But Tony learns very quickly. Soon he will need a really good teacher.
quiet	ˈkwaɪət	спокойный; тихий	Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages. He talked about the village school, and the open door, and the quiet, empty classroom. Tony was not clever. He was big and quiet and slow.
quietly	ˈkwaɪətli	спокойно; тихо; молча	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. ‘He always has a job for us!’ said Pip very quietly. Then she said, very quietly, ‘Good luck, Tony – and be careful!’
radio	ˈreɪdɪəʊ	радио	There was no TV or radio in those days. There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts.
read (read, read)	ri:d (red, red)	читать	He was reading his Farmer’s Weekly. After supper he read Mr Gordon’s music books. She taught him to read the words at the top of the page.
reader	ˈri:də	читатель	Tell the readers of your newspaper that I am a very lucky man.’
ready	ˈredi	готовый	‘But I can’t do that! I need to practise more. I’m not ready!’ said Tony. ‘You will be ready,’ said his teacher quietly. The famous musician stood up. ‘I’m ready,’ he said. He turned to me.
real	rɪəl	настоящий	There were no flowers or trees in his street. He looked at the cows in the fields. ‘I’ve never seen a real cow,’ he said to himself. ‘Very well,’ said the teacher. ‘But he’s too quick for me. Soon he’ll need a real teacher.’
really	ˈrɪəli	действительно, на самом деле	Get the rubbish out of the building. Then clean it really well. I want to keep the car in it.’ Tony opened the piano. He looked at the keys. ‘We can’t get rid of this,’ he said. ‘We really can’t.’ Soon he will need a really good teacher. Then we’ll have to think about money.
red	red	румяный, красный, пунцовый	He looked into the farmer’s smiling red face. ‘Yes, sir,’ he said. ‘Yes, please.’ He stood up. His face was red and he felt hot and uncomfortable. ‘No, he can’t!’ said Mr Wood. Suddenly his face was red and angry.
remember	rɪˈmembə	вспоминать, помнить	He remembered the street musician with his little monkey. Then he thought about Mrs Lark. ‘Where are you now, Mrs Lark?’ he thought. ‘Do you remember Tony Evans? You gave us a lot of happiness, Mrs Lark. But he could not remember anything about it. All he remembered was his feet.
reporter	rɪˈpɔ:tə	репортер; корреспондент	I had a special ticket, because I was a newspaper reporter. Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?
restaurant	ˈrestrɒnt	ресторан	Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…’
rich	rɪtʃ	богатый	But one day I shall be rich and famous. Then I’ll come back again, and I’ll ask you to marry me. Don’t wait until you’re rich and famous. Ask me now!
right	raɪt	правый, прав, верный, правильный	‘But you like it!’ said John, and he was right. Tony liked his job very much. Mr Gordon stood and listened. There was a happy smile on his face. Then Tony stopped playing. ‘That wasn’t right,’ he said to himself.
river	ˈrɪvə	река	At last the bus stopped. Tony could see a river and an old bridge.
road	rəʊd	дорога	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill. ‘Come on, Tony,’ said his mother. There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road. The field was near a quiet road. At the side of the road was a small school. It stood in a garden.
room	ru:m	комната	Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. He took him to a room behind the stage. A lot of musicians were waiting there.
rubbish	ˈrʌbɪʃ	хлам; мусор	Get the rubbish out of the building. ‘What shall we do with the rubbish, Mr Wood?’ asked Pip. But a piano isn’t rubbish, sir…
run (ran, run)	rʌn (ræn, rʌn)	бежать	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill. ‘Come on, Tony,’ said his mother.
run (ran, run) across	rʌn (ræn, rʌn) əˈkrɒs	пересекать	A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields and over a hill.
sandwich	ˈsænwɪdʒ	бутерброд; сэндвич	They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
Saturday	ˈsætədeɪ	Суббота	On Saturday evenings everybody in the family had a bath one after another in an old tin bath in front of the fire.
say (said, said)	ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)	сказать; говорить	Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight. ‘Tony is very special,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th,’ said Mr Gordon one evening.
say (said, said) goodbye	ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed) ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ	попрощаться	Then twelve o’clock came. Mrs Lark said ‘goodbye’ and locked up the piano for another week.
school	sku:l	школа, школьный, уроки	You see, I left school when I was thirteen. ‘Why does he work here?’ one of the children asked one day. ‘He doesn’t like us.’ ‘But he likes the long school holidays!’ said Tony. He was afraid to turn on a light in the school. He did not want anybody to see him.
sea	si:	море	He turned and looked at the sea of faces. He could not see the Wood family. He could not see Mr Gordon.
seat	si:t	место; сиденье	The Woods went to their seats, but Mr Gordon took Anthony through the stage door.
see (saw, seen)	ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)	видеть	He did not want anybody to see him. He saw brightly-coloured birds, flowers and leaves. ‘I’ve never seen a real cow,’ he said to himself.
sell (sold, sold)	sel (səʊld, səʊld)	продавать	‘Sell it, then,’ said John. ‘Buy something nice with the money.’ Then she took him into a shoe shop – and Pip’s father sold her some new shoes for Anthony.
send (sent, sent)	send (sent, sent)	послать; отправить	They can’t send him to college. He sent his old clothes home for his brothers. Mother has sent you some cakes and milk.
September	sepˈtembə	Сентябрь	School doesn’t start again until September. I can put the piano here. No one will come here. ‘You’re on holiday too, aren’t you? When do you go back to school?’ ‘September the ninth,’ said John.
seven	ˈsevn̩	семь	At seven o’clock Tony washed in cold water and put on his clean shirt. It’s very small, and there are seven people living in it. We can’t take the piano there. He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper.
seventeen	ˌsevnˈti:n	17	Pip was seventeen and John was sixteen, but they were both still at school. Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.
shake (shook, shaken)	ʃeɪk (ʃʊk, ˈʃeɪkən)	встряхнуть; качать; покачать; дрожать	The musician shook his head and pushed his little piano away. He shook his newspaper angrily. Tony’s eyes shone like stars. Then he shook his head. ‘I haven’t any money, sir,’ he said.
shine (shone, shone)	ʃaɪn (ʃɒn, ʃɒn)	сиять; светить	The sun doesn’t always shine. They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building. They were beautiful shoes. They shone like glass and Mrs Wood liked them very much.
shirt	ʃɜ:t	рубашка	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the wood with it. She bought him a new brown suit and a new white shirt.
shoe shop	[ʃu: ʃɒp	обувной магазин	Their father had a large shoe shop in the town. Then she took him into a shoe shop – and Pip’s father sold her some new shoes for Anthony.
shoes	ʃu:z	обувь, ботинки	Tony looked down at his dirty old shoes. ‘I can’t play the piano,’ he said. The shoes were too small and they hurt Anthony’s feet. But he did not say anything – what could he say? Linda took Anthony’s shoes off. His feet was very hot and red. He put them in the warm water.
shop	ʃɒp	магазин	Most of Tony’s friends found jobs in shops or factories in the town. Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory. He began to look for a job. But he was unlucky. The factory did not want him. The shops did not want him. Tony thought about the factory and the shops. The shops were bad, but the factory was worse.
shopping	ˈʃɑ:pɪŋ	за покупками, посещение магазинов с целью покупки	While Mr Wood had a drink with some friends, Mrs Wood took Anthony shopping.
short	ʃɔ:t	короткий; краткий	She showed him the long notes and the short notes.
shortly	ˈʃɔ:tli	резко; грубо; отрывисто	‘I’ve finished,’ said Tony shortly. He closed the piano.
shout	ʃaʊt	кричать; выкрикнуть	‘You’ve won!’ shouted Mrs Wood.
show (showed, shown)	ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd, ˈʃoʊn)	показать	I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre. Then I walked upstairs to the dressing-room. Tony learned to read music. Linda brought him a book of easy songs. She showed him the music. ‘That’s right,’ said Linda. She showed him the long notes and the short notes.
side	saɪd	край; сторона	There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road. At the side of the road was a small school.
silent	ˈsaɪlənt	тихий; молчаливый	But Tony was not a clever boy. He was big and slow and silent.
silvery	ˈsɪlvəri	серебристый	He had a lot of straight, silvery hair.
sing (sang, sung)	sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)	петь	She was smiling now, and she was singing very quietly. Mrs Lark played the piano and the children sang. The music sang in his mind.
sir	sɜ:	сэр	SIR ANTYONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT. The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high. Sir Anthony Evans turned to me. ‘That competition was the start of wonderful things for me,’ he said. I was Mr Anthony Evans when I went into the Palace. I was Sir Anthony Evans when I came out … and,’ – he took his wife’s hand – ‘my dear Linda was Lady Evans.’
sit (sat, sat)	sɪt (sæt, sæt)	сидеть	Anthony sat in the waiting room for a long time. A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes. Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home.
sit (sat, sat) down	sɪt (sæt, sæt) daʊn	сесть	Come in and sit down. He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano. Tony sat down and began to play one of Mrs Lark’s songs.
sitting-room	ˈsɪtɪŋ ru:m	гостиная	He knocked at the door of the sitting-room.
six	sɪks	шесть	There were six children in the Evans family, and Tony was the oldest. The next morning the boys got up at six o’clock. I’ve got six weeks. And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.’
sixteen	sɪkˈsti:n	16	Pip was seventeen and John was sixteen, but they were both still at school. Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.
sixty	ˈsɪksti	60	We’ve been married for sixty years. Five years ago, the Queen invited us to Buckingham Palace.
sleep (slept, slept)	sli:p (slept, slept)	спать	Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby. At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music.
sleepy	ˈsli:pi	сонный	A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes.
slow	sləʊ	тихий; медлительный; неторопливый; медленный	But Tony was not a clever boy. He was big and slow and silent. ‘Look!’ she said. ‘That’s Italian. Lento-slow.’ But Tony was not slow. He learned very fast.
slowly	ˈsləʊli	медленно	He watched them moving very slowly though the long, green grass.
small	smɔ:l	маленький, небольшой	They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, grey street. The toilet was outside, in the yard. Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages. Every house had a garden. The desks and chairs were very small, because it was a school for young children.
smell	smel	запах	The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus.
smile	smaɪl	улыбаться, улыбка	The famous pianist smiled. ‘No, no, my dear. I am the first musician in my family. She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. ‘I think Tony has a girlfriend,’ said Mrs Wood to Linda. Linda just smiled.
smile at	smaɪl æt	улыбаться кому-либо	The old man saw my notebook and smiled at me. He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. She smiled at me with friendly brown eyes. Tony stood at the door. He felt lost and uncomfortable. But the farmer smiled at him.
smiling	ˈsmaɪlɪŋ	улыбающийся	He looked into the farmer’s smiling red face. ‘Yes, sir,’ he said. ‘Yes, please.’
snow	snəʊ	идет снег	Sometimes it snowed. Then he had to walk to and from the school. But he never missed a lesson.
so	ˈsəʊ	так	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ “Oh, Anthony,” she said. “Don’t wait until you’re rich and famous. Ask me now!” So I did – and here we are!’
soft	sɒft	мягкий	She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
some	sʌm	несколько	John came and moved some of the boxes. They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field. Anthony got up. ‘Oh, my feet hurt!’ he thought. He followed the man up some stairs.
somebody	ˈsʌmbədi	кто-то	‘Oh dear!’ thought Mr Gordon. ‘I forgot to lock the door. Now somebody is in the school.
someone	ˈsʌmwʌn	кто-то	From a long way away he heard the sound of a piano. Every few minutes a man came in and called someone’s name.
something	ˈsʌmθɪŋ	что-то, что-нибудь	He went to the back of the building. He saw something behind a lot of old boxes. It was very big. ‘Sell it, then,’ said John. ‘Buy something nice with the money.’ ‘Listen to that!’ said his brother. ‘You had piano lessons for three years, but you didn’t learn anything. Play something for us, Tony.’
sometimes	ˈsʌmtaɪmz	иногда	Sometimes an Italian street musician came to town. Sometimes Tony visited his family. He enjoyed those visits, but he was always happy to leave again. Sometimes it snowed. Then he had to walk to and from the school. But he never missed a lesson.
son	sʌn	сын	One hot summer afternoon she decided to take her son to a farm outside the town. Mr Wood loved Linda dearly, but he wanted a son very much. He was like a father to Tony. ‘Tony is a good boy. He’s like a son to us. His father is poor, but we are not.’
song	sɒŋ	песня	She knew a lot of songs too. He began to play an old song. Linda brought him a book of easy songs.
soon	su:n	вскоре; скоро	Soon he needed new clothes. Soon he will need a really good teacher.
sound	ˈsaʊnd	звучать; звук	Anthony Evans – it sounds wonderful. From a long way away he heard the sound of a piano. His hands flew over the piano keys. Beautiful sounds filled the theatre.
speak (spoke, spoken)	spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)	говорить	As he spoke, pictures came into my mind. Mr Wood came to the door and spoke to Tony’s mother. Nobody spoke to Anthony.
special	ˈspeʃl̩	особенный; особый	I had a special ticket, because I was a newspaper reporter. ‘Tony is very special,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘I can find another farm boy,’ said Mr Wood, ‘but good musicians are special people.
spend (spent, spent)	spend (spent, spent)	проводить (время)	But the boys spent all their holidays on Mr Wood’s farm.
spring	sprɪŋ	весна	Spring came, and the trees were green again.
stage	steɪdʒ	сцена	He took him to a room behind the stage. He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano.
stage door	steɪdʒ dɔ:	служебный вход в театр; актерский вход	The Woods went to their seats, but Mr Gordon took Anthony through the stage door.
stairs	steəz	ступеньки	He followed the man up some stairs.
stand (stood, stood)	stænd (stʊd, stʊd)	находиться; стоять; поставить	He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. He stood and looked at the piano. They pushed it into the classroom and stood it against a wall.
stand (stood, stood) up	stænd (stʊd, stʊd) ʌp	встать	The famous musician stood up.
star	stɑ:	звезда	There was a big gold star on the door. They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building. Tony’s eyes shone like stars.
start	stɑ:t	начинать, начинаться, старт, начало	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?’ School doesn’t start again until September. I can put the piano here. No one will come here. Sir Anthony Evans turned to me. ‘That competition was the start of wonderful things for me,’ he said.
steal (stole, stolen)	sti:l (stəʊl, ˈstəʊlən)	воровать; красть	I’m not going to steal anything. ‘Don’t tell the police,’ he said. ‘Please. I haven’t stolen anything.
still	stɪl	всё ещё; до сих пор; по прежнему	Pip was seventeen and John was sixteen, but they were both still at school. The cakes were still warm… When he woke up the music was still there.
stop	stɒp	останавливаться, прекратить	At last the bus stopped. Tony could see a river and an old bridge. ‘Now stop asking questions, young Pip. I’m a busy man.’ He walked away. Mr Gordon stood and listened. There was a happy smile on his face. Then Tony stopped playing. ‘That wasn’t right,’ he said to himself.
story	ˈstɔ:ri	рассказ, история	We have a little time before my concert. I’ll tell you my story. It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true. Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in Sir Anthony’s wonderful story. Now go, my dear, and write your story. Tell the readers of your newspaper that I am a very lucky man.’
straight	streɪt	прямой	He had a lot of straight, silvery hair.
strange	streɪndʒ	незнакомый; странно; удивительный; необыкновенный	It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends. He felt very strange and uncomfortable.
street	stri:t	улица	He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street. They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, grey street. The toilet was outside, in the yard. There were no flowers or trees in his street. He looked at the cows in the fields.
street musician	stri:t mju:ˈzɪʃn̩	уличный музыкант; бродячий музыкант	Sometimes an Italian street musician came to town. He remembered the street musician with his little monkey.
strong	strɒŋ	крепкий; сильный; выносливый	He’s a good boy, and he’s very strong. Tony was a good, strong boy and he worked very hard for Mr Wood. Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
stupid	ˈstju:pɪd	глупый	I’m going to put my piano in the classroom.’ ‘Don’t be stupid!’ said John. ‘What will the teacher say?’
suddenly	sʌdn̩li	вдруг; неожиданно; внезапно	He began to play an old song. He was suddenly very happy. ‘No, he can’t!’ said Mr Wood. Suddenly his face was red and angry. But suddenly Anthony felt their love and their kindness.
suit	su:t	костюм	She bought him a new brown suit and a new white shirt. He was wearing his best suit. The men were wearing evening suits.
summer	ˈsʌmə	летний; лето	‘But you just come here in the summer!’ said Tony. One hot summer afternoon Tony, John and Pip were cutting the long grass. And one summer, when I was twenty, I asked Miss Linda Wood a very important question.
sun	sʌn	солнце	They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun. The sun was hot and they were tired. Mr Wood came into the field. The sun shone down angrily. The boys were hot and thirsty.
Sunday	ˈsʌndeɪ	воскресенье	‘Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?’ ‘The Sunday Times, sir.’
supper	ˈsʌpə	ужин	Linda gave the boys their supper that night. Then you’ll come back to the farm and have your supper. After supper he read Mr Gordon’s music books.
surprise	səˈpraɪz	удивление	He saw the surprise on my face. ‘It isn’t a cupboard,’ he said in surprise. ‘It’s an old piano.’
sweet	swi:t	милый; приятный; сладкий	She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile. Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea.
table	ˈteɪbl̩	стол	They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates. Linda herself was doing her homework at the table in the corner. After supper he read Mr Gordon’s music books. Often he fell asleep at the kitchen table.
take (took, taken)	teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)	занимать; отнимать; брать; отводить; сопровождать; брать с собой; доставить; отвозить	‘This is going to take a long time,’ said Tony. While Mr Wood had a drink with some friends, Mrs Wood took Anthony shopping. The Woods went to their seats, but Mr Gordon took Anthony through the stage door.
take (took, taken) away	teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) əˈweɪ	убрать, забрать	‘It is rubbish, boy. Take it away. Get rid of it. I want that building for my new car.
take (took, taken) long	teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) ˈlɒŋ	занять много времени	Then he decided to look around the little school. It did not take him long. There was one classroom.
take (took, taken) off	teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) ɒf	снимать	Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the wood with it. Linda took Anthony’s shoes off.
talk	ˈtɔ:k	говорить, разговаривать, разговор	I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert. Mr Gordon visited the farm and talked to Mr and Mrs Wood. ‘Mr Gordon doesn’t want any money. I’ve had a talk with him. You are going to go to the school at four o’clock every afternoon.
tall	tɔ:l	высокий	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
tap	tæp	кран (водопроводный)	There was a tap there and he turned it. Tony turned on the tap.
tea	ti:	чай	Tony ate his meat and potatoes and drank two cups of strong, sweet tea. Then he had three small cakes and an apple. They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea, and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood’s biggest field.
teach (taught, taught)	ti:tʃ (tɔ:t, tɔ:t)	обучать; учить	I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy. Nobody taught me, but my mind tells my fingers what to do, and I can make music. She taught him to read the words at the top of the page.
teacher	ˈti:tʃə	учитель	I have been a teacher for forty years, but I have never met a boy like Tony. Soon he’ll need a real teacher. Mr Gordon was the teacher at the little village school.
tell (told, told)	tel (təʊld, təʊld)	рассказать; сказать; говорить	Tell me about yourself, please, Sir Anthony. He looked into her kind brown eyes and he told her his story. ‘I’ve never had breakfast in bed before,’ he told her.
thank you	θæŋk ju	спасибо, спасибо тебе	Thank you for your letter. How are you?’ They talked together like old friends. ‘Thank you, Tony. Now I understand. And I want to help you.’ Thank you. Thank you.’ His hands flew over the piano keys. Beautiful sounds filled the theatre.
that’s all	ðæts ɔ:l	вот и всё	He remembered those wonderful Tuesday mornings, and he smiled. ‘We sang a little on Tuesday mornings, that’s all,’ he said.
that’s right	ðæts raɪt	верно, правильно	‘I want to be a farmer,’ said Pip. ‘That’s right,’ said John. ‘Farming is the best job in the world!’ ‘Boys,’ said Linda. ‘Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight.’ ‘Yes, that’s right,’ said Pip. ‘I’m driving.’ ‘Tony is a good boy. He’s like a son to us. His father is poor, but we are not.’ ‘That’s right!’ said his wife. She was usually a quiet woman, but her eyes were bright and excited.
the same	ðə seɪm	один и тот же	Tony played the same line of music again and again.
theatre	ˈθɪətə	театр	He looked just like his picture on the wall of the theatre. He forgot about all the strange people in the theatre, and he just played for his friends. Beautiful sounds filled the theatre.
thief	θi:f	вор	Now somebody is in the school. Perhaps it’s a thief!
thin	θɪn	бледный; тусклый; тонкий; худой	Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face. He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it. He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book.
thing	ˈθɪŋ	вещь	Sir Anthony Evans turned to me. ‘That competition was the start of wonderful things for me,’ he said.
think (thought, thought)	ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)	думать	We can think about your piano tomorrow. Then he thought about Mrs Lark. ‘I’m walking like Charlie Chaplin,’ he thought.
thirsty	ˈθɜ:sti	испытывать жажду	The boys were hot and thirsty.
thirteen	ˌθɜ:ˈti:n	13	You see, I left school when I was thirteen. Everybody called me Tony in those days. I worked on a farm…’ In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen. The farmer looked at Tony. ‘How old are you, boy?’ he asked. ‘Thirteen, sir.’
thirteenth	ˌθɜ:ˈti:nθ	тринадцатый	A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school too.
those	ðəʊz	те	Sometimes Tony visited his family. He enjoyed those visits, but he was always happy to leave again. He remembered those wonderful Tuesday mornings, and he smiled.
thoughtful	ˈθɔ:tfəl	задумчивый	He looked unhappy and thoughtful.
thousand	ˈθaʊzn̩d	тысяча	How many concerts have I given? Two thousand? Three thousand? For me, every concert is new and exciting.
three	θri:	три	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?’ Then he had three small cakes and an apple. ‘I went to the College of Music for three years. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
through	θru:	сквозь; через	The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus. Half-forgotten music danced through his mind. The Woods went to their seats, but Mr Gordon took Anthony through the stage door.
ticket	ˈtɪkɪt	билет	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket. I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre. Give me three tickets for your first concert, and I’ll be happy.
ticket office	ˈtɪkɪt ˈɒfɪs	билетная касса	Hundreds of people were waiting outside the ticket office.
time	ˈtaɪm	время	That summer was a happy time for Tony. Every evening after supper he borrowed Linda’s bicycle. I feel – oh, how can I explain to you?... This is a very exciting time for me.
times	ˈtaɪmz	времена	‘Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?’ ‘The Sunday Times, sir.’
tin	ˈtɪn	жестяной; оловянный; консервная банка	I saw a little boy called Tony Evans, playing football with an old tin… Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup. Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath.
tired	ˈtaɪəd	уставший; потерявший интерес; утомленный	The sun was hot and they were tired. At the end of every day his back was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby. But Anthony was too tired to answer.
to and from	tu ənd frɒm	туда и обратно	Sometimes it snowed. Then he had to walk to and from the school. But he never missed a lesson.
together	təˈɡeðə	вместе	Thank you for your letter. How are you?’ They talked together like old friends.
toilet	ˈtɔɪlɪt	туалет; уборная	The toilet was outside, in the yard.
tomorrow	təˈmɒrəʊ	завтра	‘And I’m tired. I’m going to go to bed. We can think about your piano tomorrow.’
tonight	təˈnaɪt	сегодня вечером\ночью	Can you help me? We’ll put the piano on the lorry, and we’ll take it to the school.’ ‘When?’ asked Pip. ‘Tonight,’ said Tony. ‘Boys,’ said Linda. ‘Father says you are borrowing the lorry tonight.’ ‘I hear you’re playing in the music competition tonight,’ he said to Anthony.
too	tu:	также, тоже, слишком	Farmers work hard in the winter too. It’s a hard, dirty job.’ ‘Very well,’ said the teacher. ‘But he’s too quick for me. Soon he’ll need a real teacher.’ But Anthony was too tired to answer. They helped him up to bed, and he slept until nine o’clock the next morning.
too much	tu: ˈmʌtʃ	слишком сильно	When he got out of the car, he could not walk. His new shoes hurt him too much.
tooth (teeth)	tu:θ (ti:θ)	зуб (зубы)	When he smiled the children saw his long, grey teeth.
top	tɒp	вершина; верхушка; верх, верхняя поверхность	There was broken glass on top of the wall. Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse. She taught him to read the words at the top of the page.
touch	tʌtʃ	касаться; прикоснуться	And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time. He touched the piano. ‘Well,’ he said to himself, ‘of course I want to touch them. That’s why I’m here!’
town	taʊn	город	There was no TV or radio in those days. There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts. Then I met your father and we moved to the town. But I enjoyed farm work, and I think you’ll like it too… Pip was seventeen and John was sixteen, but they were both still at school. Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.
travel	ˈtrævl̩	двигаться	It travelled along his arms. His fingers danced over the keys. He did not look at his hands.
tree	tri:	дерево	Tony did not know their names. He wanted to know more about them. He wanted to know more about the trees too. The leaves fell from the trees. Winter came. It was dark when Tony got up in the mornings. Spring came, and the trees were green again.
trousers	ˈtraʊzəz	брюки	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt.
true	tru:	верный; подлинный; правдивый	It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true.
try (tried)	traɪ (traɪd)	пытаться; стараться; пробовать	At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook.
Tuesday	ˈtju:zdi	вторник	But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day. He remembered those wonderful Tuesday mornings, and he smiled. ‘We sang a little on Tuesday mornings, that’s all,’ he said.
turn	tɜ:n	поворачиваться; поворачивать	He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. He turned and looked at the sea of faces. The famous musician stood up. ‘I’m ready,’ he said. He turned to me.
turn on	tɜ:n ɒn	зажигать; включать	Tony turned on the tap. He was afraid to turn on a light in the school.
turn round	tɜ:n ˈraʊnd	обернуться	Tony turned round. His face was white. ‘Don’t tell the police,’ he said. ‘Please. I haven’t stolen anything. I haven’t done anything wrong.’
TV	ˌti:ˈvi:	телевидение	There was no TV or radio in those days. There were concerts in the town, of course, but poor people did not go to concerts.
twelfth	twelfθ	двенадцатое	‘There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th,’ said Mr Gordon one evening.
twelve	twelv	12	Then twelve o’clock came. Mrs Lark said ‘goodbye’ and locked up the piano for another week.
twenty	ˈtwenti	20	And one summer, when I was twenty, I asked Miss Linda Wood a very important question.
two	tu:	два	They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun. I’m just going to keep the piano in the classroom for a week or two… There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room. ‘Two minutes, Sir Anthony!’ said a voice.
uncomfortable	ʌnˈkʌmftəbl̩	испытывающий неудобство; испытывающий неловкость	He felt lost and uncomfortable. His face was red and he felt hot and uncomfortable. Linda brought him breakfast in bed. He felt very strange and uncomfortable.
under	ˈʌndər	под	He wanted to feel the black and white keys under his fingers again. He wanted to hear the music in his mind…
understand (understood, understood)	ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)	понимать	‘Thank you, Tony. Now I understand. And I want to help you.’
unhappy	ʌnˈhæpi	несчастный	‘I can’t read music,’ said Tony. ‘We didn’t have music lessons at my school.’ He looked unhappy and thoughtful. This sometimes made him a little unhappy, because he loved music very much. But he sang with the children.
unlucky	ʌnˈlʌki	невезучий	He began to look for a job. But he was unlucky.
unmusical	ʌnˈmju:zɪkl̩	немузыкальный; немелодичный	He touched the keys. They made a loud, unmusical noise.
until	ʌnˈtɪl	до, до того как	School doesn’t start again until September. I can put the piano here. No one will come here. He practised until seven o’clock, then he cycled back to the farm for supper. “Oh, Anthony,” she said. “Don’t wait until you’re rich and famous. Ask me now!” So I did – and here we are!’
up	ʌp	вверх, подняться, наверх	Anthony got up. ‘Oh, my feet hurt!’ he thought. He followed the man up some stairs. But Anthony was too tired to answer. They helped him up to bed, and he slept until nine o’clock the next morning.
up and down	ʌp ənd daʊn	туда и сюда; вперед и назад; повсюду; вверх и вниз	Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano. His fingers began to move. They moved up and down the keys.
upstairs	ˌʌpˈsteəz	вверх по лестнице; наверх; на верхний этаж	Then I walked upstairs to the dressing-room. On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist.
usually	ˈju:ʒəli	обычно	In those days, poor children usually left school when they were thirteen. She was usually a quiet woman, but her eyes were bright and excited. Nobody usually called him Mr Evans!
vegetables	ˈvedʒɪtəbl̩z	овощи	There were flowers and vegetables and a few fruit trees.
very	ˈveri	очень	I knocked, and a tall man opened it. He was very old, but his eyes were blue and bright. The desks and chairs were very small, because it was a school for young children. The keys looked very clean and new. He wanted to touch them.
very much	ˈveri ˈmʌtʃ	очень сильно	Mr Wood loved Linda dearly, but he wanted a son very much. He was like a father to Tony. And oh, yes – I want it very much. But where can I put it?’ They were beautiful shoes. They shone like glass and Mrs Wood liked them very much.
very well	ˈveri wel	очень хорошо	‘Very well,’ said the teacher. ‘But he’s too quick for me. Soon he’ll need a real teacher.’
village	ˈvɪlɪdʒ	деревенский; сельский; деревня	The bus stopped in every village. Mrs Wood was at a meeting in the village. Mr Gordon was the teacher at the little village school.
visit	ˈvɪzɪt	посещать; навещать; посещение; визит	Sometimes Tony visited his family. He enjoyed those visits, but he was always happy to leave again. 'Catherine is ill.’ Catherine was Linda’s best friend. ‘I want to visit her.’ But that visit changed his life.
voice	vɔɪs	голос	There was a knock at the door of the dressing-room. ‘Two minutes, Sir Anthony!’ said a voice.
wait	weɪt	ждать	Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o’clock to come, when he could go home. A lot of musicians were waiting there. Don’t wait until you’re rich and famous. Ask me now!
waiting room	ˈweɪtɪŋ ru:m	помещение для ожидания	Anthony sat in the waiting room for a long time.
wake (woke, waken) up	weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp	проснуться	When he woke up the music was still there.
walk	wɔ:k	идти, идти пешком	I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre. Then I walked upstairs to the dressing-room. He walked through the school garden. The door of the school was open! He felt in his pocket for the key – it was not there! ‘I’m walking like Charlie Chaplin,’ he thought. ‘Everybody will laugh at me.’
walk away	wɔ:k əˈweɪ	уходить	‘Now stop asking questions, young Pip. I’m a busy man.’ He walked away.
wall	wɔ:l	стена	On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano. He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street. They pushed it into the classroom and stood it against a wall.
want	ˈwɒnt	хотеть, нуждаться, требоваться, понадобиться	It was Sir Anthony’s eightieth birthday concert and everybody wanted a ticket. He began to look for a job. But he was unlucky. The factory did not want him. The shops did not want him. ‘It is rubbish, boy. Take it away. Get rid of it. I want that building for my new car.
warm	wɔ:m	теплый	The cakes were still warm… Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water. Linda took Anthony’s shoes off. His feet was very hot and red. He put them in the warm water.
wash	wɒʃ	мыться; стирать	Everybody washed in the kitchen. Every Monday Mrs Evans washed all the family’s clothes in the tin bath. At seven o’clock Tony washed in cold water and put on his clean shirt.
watch	wɒtʃ	наблюдать, следить	He watched them moving very slowly through the long, green grass. They looked big and quiet. Chickens were looking for food. A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes.
water	ˈwɔ:tə	вода	At seven o’clock Tony washed in cold water and put on his clean shirt. Then he went to the kitchen with Pip and John. There was a tap there and he turned it. No water came out. He went to the door of the school. He pushed – and it opened. Linda took Anthony’s shoes off. His feet was very hot and red. He put them in the warm water.
wear (wore, worn)	weə (wɔ:, wɔ:n)	носить одежду; быть одетым во что-то	He was wearing his best suit. He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. The women were wearing long dresses. The men were wearing evening suits.
week	wi:k	неделя	He left school two weeks ago. I’ve got six weeks. And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano.’ ‘Two weeks to go before the competition,’ said Mr Gordon one evening.
weekly	ˈwi:kli	еженедельная газета	He was reading his Farmer’s Weekly.
well	wel	что ж, ну	‘Well,’ he said to himself, ‘of course I want to touch them. That’s why I’m here!’ And he began to play.
well (better, best)	wel (ˈbetə, best)	хорошо (лучше, самое лучшее)	It was an exciting story and he told it well. At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook. Get the rubbish out of the building. Then clean it really well. I want to keep the car in it.’
what	ˈwɒt	что	‘So this is Lady Evans,’ I thought. ‘What a nice face she has! She looks like a farmer’s wife.’ Then he can decide what to do with it.’ He knocked at the door of the sitting-room. ‘No, no, of course not,’ said the teacher. ‘But who are you? What are you doing in my classroom?
what about …?	ˈwɒt əˈbaʊt	как насчет …?, может …?	He began to look for a job. But he was unlucky. The factory did not want him. The shops did not want him. Then his mother thought, ‘What about farming?’
What time…	ˈwɒt ˈtaɪm	Когда …? В котором часу …?	‘What time are we going?’ asked Pip. ‘Eight o’clock,’ answered Tony.
wheel	ˈwi:l̩	колесо	He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it.
when	wen	когда	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?’ ‘I worked on Mr Wood’s farm when I was young,’ she told Tony. It was dark when he cycled to his piano lesson, and it was dark when he cycled back to the farm again.
where	weə	куда, где	‘Where are you going?’ asked John. And oh, yes – I want it very much. But where can I put it?’ ‘Where are you now, Mrs Lark?’ he thought. ‘Do you remember Tony Evans? You gave us a lot of happiness, Mrs Lark.
which	wɪtʃ	который, какой	‘Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?’ He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it.
while	ˈwaɪl	в то время как, пока	At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music. Small black notes danced in front of his eyes. Another boy helped Mr Wood on the farm while Tony practised for the competition. While Mr Wood had a drink with some friends, Mrs Wood took Anthony shopping. Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water.
white	waɪt	белый, бледный	He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt. He had a lot of straight, silvery hair. When people came out of the factory in the evening their faces looked white and ill. She bought him a new brown suit and a new white shirt.
who	ˈhu:	кто, который	He turned to a tall woman, who was standing in the corner. She smiled at me with friendly brown eyes. Linda looked at the piano. ‘Who taught you to play the piano, Tony?’ she asked. ‘No, no, of course not,’ said the teacher. ‘But who are you? What are you doing in my classroom?
why	ˈwaɪ	почему	‘Why does he work here?’ one of the children asked one day. ‘He doesn’t like us.’ ‘Nobody calls me Anthony,’ he said. ‘Why can’t they call me Tony?’ ‘Well,’ he said to himself, ‘of course I want to touch them. That’s why I’m here!’ And he began to play.
wife	waɪf	жена	She looks like a farmer’s wife. ‘That’s right!’ said his wife. I was Sir Anthony Evans when I came out … and,’ – he took his wife’s hand – ‘my dear Linda was Lady Evans.’
win (won, won)	wɪn (wʌn, wʌn)	выиграть; завоевать	‘He’s going to win the competition,’ Mr Gordon said to himself. And Anthony won the competition. Forget about your feet, boy – you’ve won the competition!
window	ˈwɪndəʊ	окно	The smell of the flowers came in through the open windows of the bus. They cleaned the windows too. Then they put the piano on Mr Wood’s lorry.
winner	ˈwɪnə	победитель	He knew that he was the winner because he saw his photograph in the newspaper the next day.
winter	ˈwɪntə	зима	Farmers work hard in the winter too. The leaves fell from the trees. Winter came.
woman (women)	ˈwʊmən (ˈwɪmɪn)	женщина (женщины)	She was usually a quiet woman, but her eyes were bright and excited. The women were wearing long dresses.
wonderful	ˈwʌndəfəl	замечательный; изумительный; чудесный; удивительный; потрясающе	I don’t want any money – I’ll be very happy to teach this wonderful boy. ‘You look wonderful, Mr Gordon!’ laughed Mrs Wood. ‘Are you getting married?’ ‘That competition was the start of wonderful things for me,’ he said.
wood	wʊd	дерево; древесина	The piano was made of beautiful, dark brown wood. Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the wood with it. The dark wood shone like glass.
wooden	ˈwʊdn̩	деревянный	They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse.
word	ˈwɜ:d	слово	It’s a strange story, but every word of it is true. She taught him to read the words at the top of the page. ‘Prestissimo,’ said the words at the top of the page.
work	ˈwɜ:k	работа	She was not a very good pianist, but she liked children and she enjoyed her work. She knew a lot of songs too. ‘Then I met your father and we moved to the town. But I enjoyed farm work, and I think you’ll like it too… You will have your lesson, and you will practice on the piano for two hours. Then you’ll come back to the farm and have your supper.’ ‘But my work …’ began Tony.
work (worked/wrought, worked/wrought)	ˈwɜ:k (wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t, wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t)	работать	‘Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?’ Tony was a good, strong boy and he worked very hard for Mr Wood. Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings…’
work (worked/wrought, worked/wrought) for	wɜ:k (wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t, wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t) fɔ:	работать для, работать на	‘Don’t tell me. You’re a reporter. Which newspaper do you work for?’ ‘Would you like to work for me, Tony?’ asked Mr Wood. ‘Would you like to be a farm boy?’
world	wɜ:ld	мир	‘That’s right,’ said John. ‘Farming is the best job in the world!’ He did not look at the keys. His eyes were closed. He was in another world. When he woke up the music was still there. Tony lived in a world of music.
Would you like…?	wʊd ju ˈlaɪk	хотел бы ты …?	‘Would you like to work for me, Tony?’ asked Mr Wood. ‘Would you like to be a farm boy?’
write (wrote, written)	ˈraɪt (rəʊt, ˈrɪtn̩)	писать	Now go, my dear, and write your story. I wrote to Mr Wood last week and asked him to give you a job on the farm.
write (wrote, written) down	ˈraɪt (rəʊt, ˈrɪtn̩) daʊn	записывать	At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook.
writing	ˈraɪtɪŋ	письмо, писание, написание	‘This is easy,’ he said to Linda. ‘It’s like writing. The notes tell your fingers what to do.’
wrong	rɒŋ	дурной, неладный	‘Don’t tell the police,’ he said. ‘Please. I haven’t stolen anything. I haven’t done anything wrong.’
yard	jɑ:d	двор	The school yard was very small. The toilet was outside, in the yard.
year	ˈjiə	год	Her name was Linda, and she was a year younger than Tony. ‘Tony is very special,’ said Mr Gordon. ‘I have been a teacher for forty years, but I have never met a boy like Tony. ‘I went to the College of Music for three years. Of course, I worked hard, but I enjoyed every minute.
years old	ˈjiəz əʊld	лет	And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time.’ He saw the surprise on my face.
yellow	ˈjeləʊ	желтый	They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun. There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road.
you know	ju nəʊ	знаете, понимаете	Please give him a job, Mr Wood. We need the money. We’ve got six children, you know.’ ‘But you just come here in the summer!’ said Tony. ‘It isn’t always summer, you know. The sun doesn’t always shine.
you see	ju ˈsi:	дело в том, видите, понимаете	You see, I left school when I was thirteen. Everybody called me Tony in those days. I worked on a farm…’
young	jʌŋ	молодой, юный	Come in and sit down. Ask your questions. We were young once, weren’t we, Linda? ‘I worked on Mr Wood’s farm when I was young,’ she told Tony. He filled their young minds with songs and stories. It was a happy school.
young child(children)	jʌŋ tʃaɪld (ˈtʃɪldrən)	ребенок (дети) младшего возраста	The desks and chairs were very small, because it was a school for young children.
younger	ˈjʌŋɡə	младше	Her name was Linda, and she was a year younger than Tony.

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