Read Jessica's letter and choose the correct word. (Прочитай письмо и выбери правильное слово.)
Dear Betty,
It's a 1) shame/nightmare you didn't come with us to Sicily. But, to be honest, our trip was a bit of a disaster.
First of all, the place we stayed at was absolutely fantastic. We took lots of pictures and sunbathed. Unfortunately, I did overdo it this time and got 2) seasick/sunstroke. I felt so sick that I had to stay in my hotel room for the next two days.
When I felt better, we decided to go out for dinner in a small village near Palermo. We had a lovely time and the food was great! Unfortunately, on our way back we 3) missed/lost our way. It was dark and the roads all looked the same. I admit we felt very 4) confused/relieved. Then, from out of nowhere, a passer-by appeared and gave us directions.
Our 5) good/bad luck that night didn't end there. On the way to the hotel, we heard a strange noise and the car stopped. We had a flat tyre! Jason quickly changed the tyre and after a long evening we finally returned safe and 6) sound/secure.
Anyway, we tried not to let a few incidents 7) damage/spoil the rest of our holiday. Let me know if anything interesting happened while I was gone.
Love, Vanessa
Выбираем слово по смыслу и устойчивым сочетаниям.
- It's a shame [ʃeɪm] you didn't come — «Жаль, что ты не поехала» (a shame — обидно, жаль; nightmare — кошмар, не подходит).
- got sunstroke — «получила солнечный удар» (после слов «слишком долго загорала»; seasick — морская болезнь, не подходит).
- lost our way — «заблудились» (устойчивое выражение; missed our way не говорят).
- felt very confused — «чувствовали себя растерянно»; relieved (с облегчением) не подходит: помощь пришла позже.
- Our bad luck — «наше невезение» (дальше идёт поломка машины).
- safe and sound — «целые и невредимые» (устойчивая пара).
- spoil the rest of our holiday — «испортить остаток отпуска» (spoil — портить настроение, отдых; damage — повредить предмет).
- shame;
- sunstroke;
- lost;
- confused;
- bad;
- sound;
- spoil.
