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1....Дмитрий Степанович любил поговорить утром... о политике (to discuss politics). (А. Толстой)2. После обеда Дарья Александровна, сидя с ним одна на балконе, заговорила о Кити. (Л. Толстой)3. Она [Кити] внимательно посмотрела на него, как бы желая понять причину его смущения. (Л. Толстой) 4. «Простите меня, что я приехал, но я не мог провести дня, не видав вас», — продолжал он [Вронский]... (Л. Толстой) 5. Дарья Александровна между тем, успокоив ребенка... вернулась опять в спальню (Л. Толстой)6. Вронский, взглянув на часы, поспешно уехал. (Л. Толстой) 7. На другое утро, во вторник, Алексей Александрович, проснувшись, с удовольствием вспомнил вчерашнюю победу (his triumph of the previous day) и не мог не улыбнуться. (Л. Толстой)8. В присутствии ее он [Вронский] не имел своей воли: не зная причины ее тревоги, он чувствовал уже, что та же тревога невольно сообщалась и ему (to pass over to somebody). (Л. Толстой)9....проходя через залу, она [Долли] увидела сцену, наполнившую такою радостью ее сердце, что слезы выступили ей на глаза... (tears came into her eyes). (Л. Толстой)10. Он [Каренин] вошел в комнату и, не поздоровавшись с нею, прямо направился к письменному столу и, взяв ключи, отворил ящик. (Л. Толстой)11. Вошел Сережа, предшествуемый гувернанткой. (Л. Толстой)12. Сам Левин, увидав Кити Щербацкую, понял, что он не переставал любить ее; но он не мог ехать к Облонским, зная, что она там. (Л. Толстой.) 13. Швабрин, услышав предложение Пугачева, вышел из себя. (Пушкин)14. Мысль о переведении (to transfer) моем из Белогорской крепости меня ужасала. (Пушкин)15. Я спрашиваю о нем у вас как человек, недавно сюда приехавший, как родственник. (Тургенев)16. Марфа Тимофеевна сидела у себя в комнате, окруженная своим штатом. (Тургенев)17. Увидев Лаврецкого, старушка... проворно встала и начала ходить туда и сюда по комнате (about the room), как будто отыскивая свой чепец. (Тургенев)18....романтическая мысль жениться на крестьянке и жить своими трудами пришла ему в голову... (Пушкин)19. Читая ее романы, я нахожу его замечания... писанные карандашом... (Пушкин)20. Оставшись один, Пьер продолжал улыбаться. (Л. Толстой)21. Пьер с толпами солдат... дошел до перевязочного пункта (ambulance tent) и, увидав кровь и услыхав крики и стоны, поспешно пошел дальше... (Л. Толстой)22.... слезы радости, подступившие ему к горлу (to rise in one's throat), помешали ему говорить. (Л. Толстой)23. Девушка что-то кричала, но узнав (to perceive) чужого, не взглянув на него, со смехом побежала назад. (Л. Толстой)24. И, переменив разговор (the subject), Кутузов начал говорить о турецкой войне. (Л. Толстой)25....Ростов не мог не заметить, что Наполеон дурно и не твердо сидел на лошади (to have a bad and uncertain seat on horseback). (Л. Толстой)26. Приехав в Петербург, -Пьер никого не известил о своем приезде. (Л. Толстой)27. Поужинав, граф, не раздеваясь, прилег на канапе... (Л. Толстой)28. Никто уже не обращал внимания на Пьера. Раза два на него сердито крикнули (to shout at) за то, что он был на дороге. (Л. Толстой)29....Наташа начала доставать из ящика завернутые в бумаги блюда и тарелки. (Л. Толстой)30. Отдав эти и другие приказания, он [Наполеон] вернулся в свою ставку (quarters). (Л. Толстой)

THE INFINITIVE

Exercise 1. Insert the appropriate form of the infinitive.

1. But there was nothing now __ for. (to wait) (Wilson)2. She put on the cape, and turned round __ (to admire) (Cain) 3. He appeared __ (to listen) (Lessing)4. He appeared __ plenty of money, which was said __ in the Californian goldfields. (to have, to gain) (Conan Doyle)5. "When I seemed __ a long while, the Master of Salem House unscrewed his flute into the three pieces, put them up as before, and took me away, (to doze) (Dickens)6. Every feature seemed __ since he saw her last, (to sharpen) (Galsworthy) 7. This fellow seemed __ a famous explorer or something of that sort, (to be) (Priestley) 8. The house appeared __ recently... (to repair) (Hardy)9. Nobody seemed __ his entry, but there he certainly was. (to perceive) (Hardy)10. Paula would be the first concentration camp __ by American troops, (to liberate) (Heym) 11. Willoughby was not the man __ the lessons of his predecessor. (to overlook) (Heym)12. A twelve year old girl, Patience Barlow, was the first __ his attention or __ by him. (to attract, to attract) (Dreiser)13. One might guess Mr. George __ a trooper once upon a time, (to be) (Dickens)14. I suppose Mr. Jelleby had been more talkative and lively once; but he seemed __ long before I knew him. (to exhaust). (Dickens)15. Dave seemed __ Stephanie, waiting for her to make the first move, (to watch) (Saxton) 16. For the last few days she seemed __ to nobody but strange men. (to talk) (Priestley) 17. I lack the will-power __ anything with my life, — my position by hard work, (to do, to better) (Durrell) 18. There's no time _. (to lose) (Clark)19. And, in a 140 very little while, the Murdstone and Grinby life became so strange to me that I hardly believed in it, while my present life grew so familiar, that I seemed __ it a long time, (to lead) (Dickens) 20. Roger Quaife was a youngish Concervative member who was beginning __ about, (to talk) (Snow)21. He is said __ a small fortune, (to put away) (Durrell) 22. That Jolyon seems __ in 1710, son of Jolyon and Mary, (to be born) (Galsworthy)

Exercise 2. Insert to before the infinitive where required. Translate into Russian.

1. Do you think I plan __ spend the rest of my life in the same situation? I would rather __ die! (Monsarrat)2. She could not help but __ feel a little choked for breath. (Dreiser)3. Why not __ come down to my place? (Wilson)4. He gave a quick grin that made his lean twisted face __ look more lean and twisted than ever. (Priestley) 5. Ever since I came into this silly house I have been made __ look like a fool. (Shaw)6. He did nothing from morning till night but __ wander at random. (Maugham) 7. I'm the cook, and I won't have anyone __ come interfering in my kitchen. (Maugham)8. Abe let the hammer __ drop out of his hands and __ fall on the step. (Caldwell)9. You'd better __ take me back to Oxford. (Faulkner)10. They ought. __ have asked my advice. They ought __ have. (Snow)11. The poor boy was absolutely broken up. It made my heart __ bleed. I couldn't __ let him __ go without a word of comfort. (Maugham)12. I've got nothing __ do but __ talk, talk. (Greene)13. I would — die sooner than __ ask him for another penny. (Shaw)14. Your mother's gone to some friends — they do nothing but __ play bridge. (Galsworthy)15. I know... there's nobody in the world I would rather __ work with or __ have greater respect for. (Dreiser)16. Conrad had never known her __ talk so much. (Greene) 17. But Elfride knew Mrs. Jethway __ be her enemy, and __ hate her. (Hardy)18. Then why not __ try __ save yourself? (Shaw) 19. She opened the iron gateway and bade me __ enter. (Maugham) 20. You'd better __ get some sleep. (Hemingway)21. English women in our station have duties... but we, strangers in a strange land, have nothing __ do but __ enjoy ourselves. (Maugham) 22. I want __ look at him and hear him __ talk. (Heym)23. The key of the door below was now heard in the lock, and the door was heard __ open and close. (Dickens)24. She felt herself __ be tall and slim and fresh. (Murdoch)25. I felt my blood __ freeze. (Cain) 26. And if you say you gave me no encouragement I cannot but __ contradict you. (Hardy)27. When she reached the front steps, she heard the taxi __ drive away. She turned around and watched the red tail-light __ disappear in the darkness. (Caldwell)28. Tommy really does nothing but __ propose to me. (Wilde) 29. I thought that I had better __ try __ speak openly myself. (Snow)30. Arthur could not but __ glance at Daniel Doyce in the ensuing silence. (Dickens)31. Why not __ write to her? (Hardy) 32. At first I tried. __. excuse myself, for the present, on the general ground of having occupation __ attend to, which I must not __ neglect. I then said that I had much __ learn myself before I could __ teach others. For these reasons, I thought it best __ be as useful as I couid, and __ render what kind services I could to those about me: and __ try __ let that circle of duty gradually __ expand itself. (Dickens)