GIR. U3. Additional texts p.2

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Read the following text and translate the word combinations given below each point of the outline. Retell the text following the points:

BEING ILL

(From "Mozaika", No. 1, 1966)

"You don't look your usual self this morning," said my wife at breakfast.

"No, I'm not feeling up to much," I said. "I don't know what I've got, but I hardly slept a wink all night, and new I've got a splitting headache."

"Poor old thing," she said, feeling my forehead. "It feels as if you'd got a bit of temperature."

"Nonsense, dear," I said, trying to be brave. "It's probabty nothing more than a hangover after last night's party. I just ought not to drink gin, that's all. It's time I realized it doesn't agree with me."

At work, I felt ghastly all morning. My head was now throbbing violently and there were moments when it felt as if the whole office was going round. At eleven o'clock I took a couple of aspirins with my coffee, but they didn't seem to do any good. By lunchtime I had to admit that I was running a temperature: I felt hot and shivery at the same time.

I called my secretary in. "Look, Pam," I said, "I'm not feeling too well. I'm going to take the rest of the day off. You might as well do the same when you've finished the letters. Perhaps you would ring up Fraser and let him know."

"Yes, of course, Mr. Carter. You do look poorly. I hope you haven't caught this nasty 'flu' that's around."

Feeling rather sorry for myself, I put on my overcoat and wrapped a scarf round my neck."

When I got home I went straight to bed and my wife gave me a hot-water bottle. I certainly felt better lying down.

"I'll bring you some lunch in a minute," said my wife.

"No, thank you," I said. "I couldn't eat a thing. All I want is a glass of water. Then I think I'll sleep for a bit." .. "Don't you think I'd better call the doctor?" she said. "I shouldn't be surprised if you've got this 'flu', like Mrs. Higgins."

Mrs. Higgins was our daily help, and she'd been off work for the last few days.

Then I must have dozed off, for I woke up, sweating all over, to hear the doctor coming up the stairs. "Quite an epidemic of it." I heard him say to my wife. I sat up, feeling stiff and uncomfortable; my pyjamas were sticking to me.

"Now then," said the doctor, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Let's have a good look at you." He opened his bag and stuck a thermometer in my mouth. While he was waiting he took my pulse, then he took out the thermometer and looked at it. "Just over a hundred and two," he mumbled. He put a stethoscope to his ears and listened to my chest. "Now the throat. Say 'Ah'. Silence. Looks a bit sore. Does' it hurt when you swallow?".

"It's flu all right. The throat's nothing serious." He looked for his pen. "Look here, I'm going to keep you in bed for a day or two. Keep taking plenty of aspirin to bring your temperature down, and I'll give you some pills to help you to sleep at night. You should stay away from work for the rest of the week and take it easy. It's much better to shake it off in one go if you can. Otherwise, if you go back to work too soon,, it might drag on indefinitely."

For two days I was terribly weak. Whenever I had to get out of bed, I felt giddy and was glad to lie down again. Moreover, I couldn't face eating anything; all I wanted was lots of drink and plenty of sleep. I didn't even feel like reading.

Then, suddenly, I felt much better. My temperature was almost back to normal, my appetite came back, and I felt I wanted to do something useful. Now my wife had to struggle to keep me in bed. "You're not to overdo it," she said. "Flu takes it out of you more than you think." So I spent the time propped up with lots of pillows, catching up with my reading. In fact, it was now all rather pleasant, and I was very touched to receive a get-well card from Pam.

feel up to phrasal verb

feel up to something - to have the strength and energy to do or deal with something

Do we have to go to the party? I really don't feel up to it.

feel up to doing something After the accident she didn't feel up to driving.

hangover noun BrE /ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)/ ; NAmE /ˈhæŋoʊvər/

1. the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol

She woke up with a terrible hangover.

See related entries: Addiction

2. [usually singular] hangover (from something) a feeling, custom, idea, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable

the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood

hangover laws from the previous administration

ghastly adjective BrE /ˈɡɑːstli/ ; NAmE /ˈɡæstli/ (ghastlier, ghastliest)

1. (of an event) very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc.

synonym horrible

a ghastly crime/murder

She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare.

2. (informal) (of an experience or a situation) very bad; unpleasant

synonym terrible

The weather was ghastly.

It's all been a ghastly mistake.

When she mentioned redundancies, for one ghastly moment, I thought she meant me.

3. (informal) (of a person or thing) that you find unpleasant and dislike very much

synonym horrible

her ghastly husband

This lipstick is a ghastly colour.

I look ghastly in red.

4. [not usually before noun] ill/sick or upset

synonym terrible

I felt ghastly the next day.

Do I look as ghastly as I feel?

5. (literary) very pale in appearance, like a dead person

His face was ghastly white.

She had a ghastly pallor.

throb verb BrE /θrɒb/ ; NAmE /θrɑːb/

1. [intransitive] throb (with something) (of a part of the body) to feel a series of regular painful movements

His head throbbed painfully.

My feet were throbbing after the long walk home.

2. [intransitive] to beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm

synonym pulsate

The ship's engines throbbed quietly.

a throbbing drumbeat

The blood was throbbing in my veins.

The club was throbbing to the beat of the music.

throb with something (figurative)

His voice was throbbing with emotion.

see pain vs. ache vs. hurt vs. боль

shivery adjective BrE /ˈʃɪvəri/ ; NAmE /ˈʃɪvəri/ - shaking with cold, fear, illness, etc.

She felt sick and shivery.

call in phrasal verb

call in - to telephone a place, especially the place where you work

Several people have called in sick today.

call somebody in

to ask for the services of somebody

to call in a doctor/the police

call something in - to order or ask for the return of something

Cars with serious faults have been called in by the manufacturers.

a tall, stiff, fair man of about thirty - высокий неприветливый блондин лет тридцати. (see GIR. U2. Tales of the Five Towns)

But he was in panic. He wanted a stiff drink. (see GIR. U3. Tales of the Five Towns)

I sat up, feeling stiff and uncomfortable; my pyjamas were sticking to me

I know you're upset about losing the game, but keep a stiff upper lip. (see Keep a stiff upper lip (understatement))

stiff adjective BrE /stɪf/ ; NAmE /stɪf/ (stiffer, stiffest)

difficult to bend/move

1. firm and difficult to bend or move

stiff cardboard

a stiff brush

The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.

muscles

2. when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them

I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.

I've got a stiff neck.

mixture

3. thick and almost solid; difficult to stir

Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

difficult/severe

4. more difficult or severe than usual

It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.

The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.

The new proposals have met with stiff opposition.

There are stiff fines for breaking the rules.

a stiff breeze/wind (= one that blows strongly)

not friendly

5. (of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed

The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.

price

6. (informal) costing a lot or too much

There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition.

alcoholic drink

7. [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol

a stiff whisky

‘What you need is a stiff drink,’ he told her.

pyjamas noun (especially US English pajamas) BrE /pəˈdʒɑːməz/ ; NAmE /pəˈdʒæməz/ [plural] - a loose jacket and trousers/pants worn in bed

mumble verb BrE /ˈmʌmbl/ ; NAmE /ˈmʌmbl/ - [intransitive, transitive] to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

synonym mutter

mumble (to somebody/yourself) I could hear him mumbling to himself.

mumble something (to somebody/yourself) She mumbled an apology and left.

+ speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.

mumble that… She mumbled that she was sorry.

stethoscope noun BrE /ˈsteθəskəʊp/ ; NAmE /ˈsteθəskoʊp/ - an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathing

shake off phrasal verb

shake somebody off - to get away from somebody who is chasing or following you

We managed to shake off the photographers.

at one go (British English) in one single attempt or try

She blew out the candles at one go.

in one go - (informal) all together on one occasion

I'd rather do the journey in one go, and not stop on the way.

They ate the packet of biscuits all in one go.

giddy adjective BrE /ˈɡɪdi/ ; NAmE /ˈɡɪdi/ (giddier, giddiest)

1. [not usually before noun] feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall

synonym dizzy

When I looked down from the top floor, I felt giddy.

2. [not usually before noun] giddy (with something) so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally

She was giddy with happiness.

She related entries: Excitement, Happiness

3. [usually before noun] making you feel as if you are about to fall

The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed.

(figurative) the giddy heights of success

4. (old-fashioned) (of people) not serious

synonym silly

Isabel’s giddy young sister

overdo verb BrE /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈduː/

1. overdo something to do something too much; to exaggerate something

She really overdid the sympathy (= and so did not seem sincere).

overdo something to use too much of something

Don't overdo the salt in the food.

Use illustrations where appropriate but don't overdo it.

2. [usually passive] overdo something to cook something for too long

The fish was overdone and very dry.

overdo it/things- to work, study, etc. too hard or for too long

He's been overdoing things recently.

I overdid it in the gym and hurt my back.

prop verb BrE /prɒp/ ; NAmE /prɑːp/

1. (propping, propped) to support an object by leaning it against something, or putting something under it etc.; to support a person in the same way

prop something/somebody/yourself (up) (against something) He propped his bike against the wall.

She propped herself up on one elbow.

He lay propped against the pillows.

prop something + adj. The door was propped open.

= prop up подпирать; снабжать подпорками; поддерживатьпомогать, поддерживать

прислонить (к чему-л.)

prop up phrasal verb

prop something up

1. to prevent something from falling by putting something under it to support it

synonym shore up

They had to prop up the tree with long poles under the branches.

2, (often disapproving) to help something that is having difficulties

The government was accused of propping up declining industries.

see IS6. Antidepressants

pain vs. ache vs. hurt vs. боль

Vocabulary Topics - at a doctor

round vs. around

see round vs. around

My head was now throbbing violently and there were moments when it felt as if the whole office was going round.

I hope you haven't caught this nasty 'flu' that's around.

Feeling rather sorry for myself, I put on my overcoat and wrapped a scarf round my neck."