Упр.4 Модуль 2a ГДЗ Spotlight 10 класс
- Объясните слова/фразы, выделенные жирным шрифтом. Используйте их, чтобы составить предложения: consumers, retailer’s, catching up, digging deeper in their pockets, handing out, making ends meet, resist, survive, student loan, pocket money, household chores, can’t afford to splash out, shopping sprees, saving up.
Consumers — people who buy things for their own use (потребители). A lot of consumers enjoy buying things during the sales.
Retailer — a shop owner or seller (розничный торговец). The biggest retailers usually have shops in the main city centres.
Catching up — reaching the same level as someone or something (догонять). Mobile phone sales are catching up with sales of sweets and chocolate.
Digging deeper into their pockets — paying out more money than usual (тратить больше денег, чем обычно). Prices are going up, so I am digging deeper into my pockets to pay for basic necessities.
Handing out — giving something to people (раздавать). The government is handing out food packages to needy families.
Making ends meet — having enough money to live on (сводить концы с концами). Both my mother and father have to work because they have problems making ends meet.
Resist — stop yourself from doing something (удержаться от какого-либо действия). If I like a particular top or skirt, I can’t resist buying it in several colours.
Survive — live or get by (выживать, справляться). I can’t survive on less than 500 roubles a week.
Student loan — money that the government lends students to pay for their studies (студенческий кредит). My parents aren’t rich, so I’ll have to take out a student loan at university.
Pocket money — money parents give their children to spend as they wish (карманные деньги). Most parents give their children pocket money every week.
Household chores — routine jobs done around the house (работа по дому). Many children have to do household chores such as washing the dishes and making the beds.
Can’t afford to splash out — not have enough money to buy luxuries or expensive things (не позволять себе тратить много денег). I can’t afford to splash out on new dresses for every wedding I am invited to.
Shopping sprees — buying lots of things at the same time (походы по магазинам с покупкой множества вещей). I always go on a shopping spree to buy things for my birthday party.
Saving up — gradually collecting money by spending less than usual (копить деньги). I am saving up for a holiday abroad.
