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In 1674 Milton died. He is buried in London in the churchyard of St. Giles, not far from the street where he was born.
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Работа с глаголом (10): run '
На с. 571 вам встретилось предложение: Не ran the certain risk of going blind. С глаголом run есть много составных глаголов. Вот некоторые из них:
The child was run overhy a car.
My car was run into by a bus.
To run into debt is to run into danger.
Who(m) do you think I ran into (= met by chance) yesterday? Our friend Jack.
If you run about in the playground you will soon get warm.
I ran after the bus, but couldn't catch it.
The clock has run down (= stopped) because you didn't wind it up. He has been working too hard and eating too little and is run down (= weak; in poor health).
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The careless motorist ran down (= knocked down) a boy on a bicycle.
Food was running short (= becoming very scarce).
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In
The main uses of in are to express:
(1) position or place, e.g.
There are twenty students in this room. I was right in the middle of the crowd. He lives in London.
or, as an adverb, e.g.
Has the nine o'clock train come in yet? Go in, don't wait outside.
(2) circumstances or condition, e.g.
in prison; in the dark; in good health; in debt; in danger; in a bad temper. Jan is in love with Frieda.
As an adverb, "Is the fire in or has it gone out?"
(3) dress, covering, e.g.
She was dressed in silk. William was in uniform. The book was bound in leather.
(4) time, e.g.
In the moming/afternoon/evening. I began work here in January.
Into
Into shows motion, action or change, whereas in shows position or rest, e.g.
He walked into the room in which we were sitting.
The tree was sawn into logs.
He is always getting into trouble.
Into should not be confused with in to, e.g.
He came into the room with his wife and they went in to dinner together.
Of
Of expresses:
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(1) one of the possessive (genitive) forms, e.g.
The tail of the dog; the love o/God; the Tower o/London. and the "double possessive", e.g.
A brother of mine; a friend o/John's.
(2) origin or authorship, e.g.
He was a child of poor parents; the poems o/Milton.
(3) measure; quantity, e.g.
A yard of cloth, a pound ofsugar; a packet ofcigarettes; some ofthat cake.
Off
Off expresses the idea "away from", e.g.
She pushed the books off\ht table. He jumped offihe train.
Similarly with the adverb off, e.g.
This grass is newly sown. Keep off
Off is contrasted with on, e.g.
Don't take your coat off keep it on.
Idiomatic phrases:
He is very well off (= rich; fortunate).
They visit me off and on (= occasionally; now and then).
I can't answer your question off hand (= immediately; without thinking more about it).
On
On expresses:
(1) position, e.g.
The book is on the desk. London is on the Thames.
(2) time, e.g.
He came here on.1 May 1st; on Thursday.
He changed his wet clothes on reaching home.
(3) the meaning "about", e.g.
1 On is used for dates and for particular days, e.g. On Christmas day; On Saturday afternoon. Compare with in and at, e.g. or three o'clock in the afternoon.
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He gave a lecture on India. This is a book on Roman coins.
As an adverb it often expresses continuance, e.g.
Go on; don't stop. Keep on working. Don't waken him; let him sleep on.
and is contrasted with off, e.g.
Is the gas off or on? Turn the water on.
Idiomatic phrases with on:
Hob is not a bad fellow on the whole; I don't dislike him at all; on the contrary I am very fond of him. Those passengers came on board at Gibraltar. He damaged the picture on purpose. The house is on fire. We are here on holiday. The goods will be on sale tomorrow, A policeman is not allowed to smoke on duty.
1. Работа со словами. Придумайте предложения: despise; learning (noun; note the pronunciation of learned ['b:md]
as an adjective, e.g. "a learned man"); devoted (use also devotion); architecture (use also architect); perfect (verb; note the stress [p3:'fekt]); abroad; fulfil; cure (noun and verb; use also curable, incurable); revenge (noun and verb); serpent; lofty; triumph (noun and verb; use also triumphant, triumphantly)
2. Перефразируйте следующие словосочетания:
a dislike of the beautiful; he is characteristic of the age in which he lived; he is not limited by It; he belongs not to an age but to all time; he perfected his knowledge of French; including Galileo; the coming struggle; he wrote practically no poetry; the work that he knew he was to write; in the face of blindness; he brings about his own death
3. Ответьте на вопросы: ,
1. How did Milton differ from the majority of Puritans?
2. What do you know of Milton's father?
3. What did Milton know "from his early youth and with complete certainty"?
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4. What did he do, whom did he meet in his travels abroad?
5. Why did he suddenly return?
6. What work did he do for the Puritan cause?
7. What did his work as Foreign Secretary consist of?
8. Why didn't Milton cease work when the doctors warned him what would happen if he didn't?
