Разговорный английский

Войтенок Владимир Валерьевич

doesn’t it?

правда ли?

Have you cocked the gun?

Вы взвели курок?

Pull the trigger.

Нажмите на курок.

The trigger is hard to pull.

Курок очень тугой.

Teach me how to aim.

Научите меня целиться.

You aim at the bull’s eye.

Цельтесь в центр мишени.

Have I hit the mark?

Я попал в цель?

He scored 39 points out of 40.

Он

выбил 39 очков из 40.

Where is the moving target

Где происходит стрельба по

shooting taking place?

движущимся мишеням?

Which way is the shooting-

Как пройти на стрельбище?

range (-ground)?

A shooting tournament

Состязание в стрельбе

Target shooting

Стрельба в цель

Trap shooting

Стендовая стрельба

A marksman

Стрелок

A free rifle (pistol)

Винтовка (пистолет) произ­

вольного образца

Three positions:

Три положения:

prone, kneeling, standing

лежа, с колена, стоя

To fire at random

Стрелять не целясь

To fire a pistol

Стрелять из пистолета

To charge (load) a rifle

Зарядить ружье

13. LAWN TENNIS (ТЕННИС)

This delightful game, suitable for both women and men, is generally played on a lawn by two or four players, with balls and rackets.

The object of the game is to strike the ball into a part of his opponent’s court in such a way that he cannot return it direct(ly) or on its first bound.

The court should be 78 feet long and 27 feet wide for a single- handed game and 36 feet wide for a double-handed game. It is divided across by a net. All the lines (base lines, side lines, half-court line and service lines) are marked out by chalk.

The choice of sides and the right of serving¹ during the first game are decided by toss.

The player who first delivers the ball is called the server^{1 2}, the other — the striker-out³. The server stands on the bass line and delivers the ball from the right and left court alternatively, beginning from right. At the end of the first game the striker-out becomes the server, and the server — the striker-out.

The ball served must, without touching the net, drop within the square diagonally opposite to that from which the striker serves it. The ball must be kept in play either by volleying⁴ it or striking it back after the first bounce. A ball bouncing twice is out of play.

It is a fault if the service is delivered from the wrong court, or if the ball served drops out of court, or goes into the wrong court.

Two consecutive faults count a stroke⁵ against the server. The server scores a stroke if the striker-out fails to return the service, or returns the service in such a way that the ball would fall within the latter’s court.

If the ball touches either player, it scores a stroke for his opponent.

The first stroke scores 15 to the player, the second — 30, the third — 40, and the fourth counts game.

If, however, the players have both scored 40, it is called a deuce⁶. The player that wins two consecutive strokes directly following a deuce scores game. The player who wins six games wins the set⁷.

If, however, the players have both won five games, it is called games all⁸. The player that wins two consecutive games directly following games all wins the set.

Vocabulary Notes

¹ to serve — подавать

² server — подающий

³ striker-out — принимающий

⁴ to volley the ball — бить мяч с

лета

⁵ stroke — очко

⁶ deuce — дьюс, равный счет

⁷ set — партия, сет

⁸ games all — равный счет игр

14. ARCHERY ( СТРЕЛЬБА ИЗ ЛУКА )

Archery is a fast-growing sport in our country. It is a very exciting game because it’s most accurate. Then there is great romance to it too. The greatest pleasure comes from watching an arrow fly to its mark, from the instant it leaves the bowstring until it hits the target.

Next to that is the fun of making the tackle. It doesn’t usually pay to make a bow, but you can turn out the arrows, a quiver and a target. It’ll give you a lot of satisfaction in making them. When buying or making a bow, you must see that it has the right pull¹. If the bowstring is too tight or weak, the bow won’t shoot straight.

Depending upon the age and strength of a person the pull varies from 15 pounds (6.5 kgs) for 10 year-old kids to about 50 pounds (22 kgs) for grown-ups.

When shooting, one can use sharp-ended arrows or blunt-tipped (-nosed) ones. It is advisable to use blunt-tipped arrows because they are safer. The shaft of the arrow must not be too heavy for the bow and the feathers should be evenly trimmed (shaped). An archer who takes pride in his tackle gives careful thought to the decoration of his arrows. For this purpose lacquer of different colours is used.

A quiverful of these blount-tipped arrows, a bow and a target will get you started in archery. You can shoot with a bow and arrow from two positions — standing or kneeling. In the act of shooting with the bow the whole muscles of the body are called into play², and it is particulary necessary to stand firmly on the ground.