Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
While travelling a man is thinking about an argument he had with a friend of his. He regretted the things he did to his friend. His friend was also very unhappy about his own behaviour. In the end, the man managed to make his friend happy again by promising to spend his money more wisely in the future. When he was close to his destination, his driver told him that they could not reach it because the weather was going to become bad.
1 F My reflections upon the road was not of a pleasant kind … the loss was not inconsiderable
2 T … I also felt wrong and unjust in regard to Savelitch …
3 T … How could I leave you alone in the hotel? …
4 T … I made him the promise not to dispose
5 NS
reflection (n): thought
inconsiderable (adj): unimportant
torment (v): to cause severe, usually persistent or repeated distress of mind
sigh (n): a slow breath out that makes a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed
sin (v): to do sth that is considered immoral
dispose (v): to spend
mutter (v): to talk in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed or embarrassed
peasant (n): a country person
whip (n): a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster
2 T … I also felt wrong and unjust in regard to Savelitch …
3 T … How could I leave you alone in the hotel? …
4 T … I made him the promise not to dispose
5 NS
reflection (n): thought
inconsiderable (adj): unimportant
torment (v): to cause severe, usually persistent or repeated distress of mind
sigh (n): a slow breath out that makes a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed
sin (v): to do sth that is considered immoral
dispose (v): to spend
mutter (v): to talk in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed or embarrassed
peasant (n): a country person
whip (n): a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster
1 henceforth
2 perceive
3 unjust
4 let bygones be bygones
5 blunder
6 console
2 perceive
3 unjust
4 let bygones be bygones
5 blunder
6 console
Alexander Pushkin wrote the novel ‘The Captain’s Daughter’ in 1836. It tells the story of a young man, Peter, who is caught up in a revolution in Russia near the end of the 18th century. The hero falls in love with the daughter of the captain who commands the fortress he is serving in. Unfortunately, another officer also wants to marry this girl. The book tells the story of Peter’s struggle to be with the woman he loves. He has to solve the problems the other officer causes him during the rebellion to be with her.
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