Vocabulary List

Ex.2.2. Give Russian equivalents for the following phrases.

Ex.2.1. Match the adjectives and nouns as they occur together in the article above. Translate the expressions they make into Russian.

1) economic	a) fees
2) nationalised	b) pretentions
3) high	c) circumstances
4) military	d) issue
5) small	e) education
6) political	f) clout
7) state	g) influence
8) intellectual	h) incomes
9) important	i) power
10) long-promised	j) elite
11) higher	k) industries
12) tertiary	l) review
13) reduced	m) management
14) grumpy	n) middle classes

1) to be good at turning cleverness into cash 2) the nurseries of the next generation's brains 3) long-promised review of university finance 4) to be billed for sometime next year 5) to go on strike 6) to fall over a prec­ipice 7) to make do 8) at little extra cost 9) the universities' income per student 10) to raise more capital 11) to be subjected to a system of centralised state management 12) to bear most of the costs 13) on average 14) to cut universities loose from the state 15) Mr Blair's 50% seems to be drawn out of a hat 16) former polytechnics trying to be mini-Oxbridges­ 17) higher education ranges from short, cheap, vocational courses to a full-blown academic degree 18) access for all is an important issue 19) to raise fees

1) decline n (in sth) падение, упадок, спад; ухудшение

the decline of the Roman Empire // a decline in population/

prices/popularity // be in decline // fall/go into (a) decline // be

on the decline

decline v отказываться; ухудшаться

decline an invitation // declining sales // a declining birth-rate

2) wield v владеть, иметь в руках

wield control/power/authority

3) clout n (infml) затрещина, сильный удар; влияние

This trade union hasn’t much clout with the government.

4) match v быть равным кому-л./чему-л.

No one can match her at chess // Can you match that story? (ie

Can you tell one that is equally good, amusing, etc?)

well-/ill-matched (of a pair) suitable/not suitable to be with, or to compete with,

each other: a well-matched husband and wife // The two boxers

aren’t very well-matched. (=one is much better than the other)

match n достойный противник

I’m not match for her when it comes to arithmetics.

to meet one’s match – встретить достойного противника

5) put sth off; put off doing sth phrv отложить что-л.

This afternoon’s meeting will have to be put off.

6) level off phrv выравнивать(-ся); стабилизировать(-ся)

Inflation has begun to level off // The plane levelled off

7) degree n (учёная) степень, звание

get a degree in law/a law degree //the degree of Master of Arts

Phd n Doctor of Philosophy; a high-level university degree, which you

get by doing original research, usu for three or more years, and

writing a thesis. Someone who has a PhD is said to have a

doctorate and is given the title of Dr: Jacqueline Hope, PhD //

have/be a PhD in History

8) make-up n состав, структура, строение; склад характера; макияж

change the make-up of the committee (ie replace some of the

people who work on it) // Jealousy is not part of his make-up //

She never wears make-up // eye make-up

9) plea n (for) мольба, просьба, призыв: a plea for mercy/forgiveness

(of) law иск по суду: The accused entered a plea of ‘not guilty’

10) opt for sth phrv выбирать

Very few students are opting for science courses.

choose // select // pick // opt for

You choose when you decide which thing you want: ‘You may choose up to seven library books’. You can choosebetween two things: She chose the red sweater rather than the pink one. You selectsomething by choosing very carefully: Our shop selects only the best product. You picksomething without thinking very carefully: Every time you get a question right you can pick a card. You opt fora particular course of action after examining its advantages and disadvantages: Most people in Britain opt for buying a house rather than renting.

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