Explain the meanings of the italicised phrasal verbs in the following sentences, use a dictionary if necessary.

1) looked out - to watch what is happening and be careful;

2) passed through - to go to a place for only a short period of time before continuing a journey;

3) build out of - to assemble or construct something from a certain material.

4) looked up - to turn one's gaze or attention from something else, often by literally lifting one's head and/or turning one's eyes upward.

5) got up – to stand up
pulled out - To withdraw or remove someone (from something).

6) ebbed away - to recede; to subside; to flow back.

7) put on - to dress oneself with (an article of clothing);
ran up - to run and stop in front of someone or something.

8) go with - to be matched or suited to something; belong with something:

Translate the following sentences into English.

1) His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire.

2) “If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn,” whispered the young Student

3) “But there is no red rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely” – he thought.

4) But the Nightingale understood the secret of the Student's sorrow, and she sat silent in the Oak-tree, and thought about the mystery of Love.

5) Suddenly the Nightingale spread her brown wings for flight, and flew into the air.

6) The Nightingale decided to sacrifice his life for the sake of Love.

7) All night long she sang, with her breast against the thorn, and the cold crystal moon leaned down and listened.

8) And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky.

9) "I am afraid, it will not go with my dress," she answered.

10) "Love is not half as useful as Logic, for it does not prove anything," thought the Student.

Discussion

1) Describe the Student's feelings to his ladylove.

The Student fell in love with the Professor's daughter. He didn’t know what love felt like, but the Student felt unhappy, because his ladylove didn’t belong him. But in my opinion, his feeling were childish, because he didn’t do a single thing to win the girl. All he was doing was crying and weeping over his ladylove.

2) Agree or disagree with the Nightingale: "Death is a great price for the rose."

I disagree with the Nightingale without doubt, cause Love not always worth such sacrifices. And it is never costs anyone’s life. What Nightingale has done is totally thoughtless. As it turned out, feelings of young Student weren’t so strong and it didn’t worth the Nightingale’s life.

3) Prove that the Student's ladylove was selfish and didn't deserve such a sacrifice.

The Student’s love was selfish, because he didn’t care about the Nightingale and what she has done. When he brought her ladylove a rose, he expected her to go with him at the ball, but she refused and she had other interests. If he loved her truly, he would just gave her the rose and didn’t ask her anything for exchange, because true love is unconditional.

4) Speak about the Nightingale and her great deed.

The Nightingale was innocent and naïve. She believed in love between a man and a young woman. She sacrificed her life for just one red rose. For me, it wasn’t a great deed. It was her ignorance and foolishness. But on the other hand, it represents her kindness and soulfulness: her deed was altruistic.

Writing

In my opinion, the moral of the tale is not to do reckless things. Real love, if it is, doesn’t demand someone’s life or the reddest rose in the world. If a person truly loves someone, he won’t ever ask anything to deserve his love. Love doesn’t requires any conditions. What the Nightingale had done, it was the act of love but towards the young Student. She was compassionate to him and thought only about his happiness, not hers. And I have one more theory about the moral of the tale, is that the bird wanted to found out what real love felt like and she decided to devote her life for that feeling.

 

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