I. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
был назначен - was assigned,
на борту торгового корабля - aboard a merchant ship,
команду корабля в подчинении - the ship's command subordinate
“трудный” ребенок - “difficult” child,
спать на вахте - sleep on watch,
поддерживать дисциплину - maintain discipline,
наряд вне очереди - outfit out of turn,
демонстрация боксерских умений - demonstration of boxing skills,
на ринге - in the ring,
отправить в нокаут - knocked out
одним ударом - in one blow,
выплачивать зарплату - pay salary,
завернутый в бумагу - wrapped in paper,
лежать без движений - lie motionless.
II. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own.
with no skills – не имеет навыков
reason with smb – рассуждать с кем-то,
punish smb with smth – наказывать кого-тоиспользуя что-то,
come to the conclusion – приходить к выводу,
take smb (not) long to do smth – заставлять кого-либо делать что-либо,
please smb – пожалуйста кто нибудь
from time to time have trouble with smb - время от времени возникают проблемы с кем-либо
Questions on the text:
1) Why was Alexander Barr being a civilian officer ordered aboard the merchant ship?
In 1943 Lieutenant Alexander Barr was ordered into the Armed Guard aboard the merchant ship, like many other civilian officers with no real mechanical skills - teachers, writers, lawyers.
2) Explain the phrase "He had his crew well in hand."
He got along with them very well.
3) What proves that Zabinsky was a problem child?
If anybody was drunk and in trouble ashore, it was Zabinski. If anybody was smoking on watch, or asleep on watch, it always was Zabinski. Discipline on board was hard to keep and Zabinski made it worse.
4) What sort of measures did Lieutenant Barr use to reason with the youngster?
Discipline on board was hard to keep and Zabinski made it worse. He punished him with everything from confinement to ship to extra duty.
5) Did Alec Barr really mean to have some recreation when he spoke about boxing?
No, he didn’t.
6) Why was Zabinski smiling when he accepted Lieutenant's suggestion?
Because he thought he would go and beat him up.
7) Did it take Barr long to discover Zabinski's boxing skills?
No, it didn’t take Lieutenant Barr long to discover that he was in the ring with a semiprofessional.
8) What was the reaction of the seamen who had gathered on deck to watch the match?
He was excited but scared at the same time.
9) Why did Barr ask for the time out?
He said. "I'm going to my cabin, I'll soon be back". He turned and ran up to his cabin.
10) What was Zabinski's tactics during the match? Prove that he didn't expect a change in the course of the match.
They were fighting two-minute rounds. But from the first five seconds of the first round Alec knew that Zabinski could knock him out with a single punch if he wanted to. But Zabinski didn't want to, he was toying with his commander, and the snickers grew into laughter.
11) What did Alexander Barr do after he had knocked the boy out?
He was lying on the floor motionless. Alec Barr looked briefly at the boy. "Somebody throwsome water on him," he said coldly to the seamen. And he went up to his room to clean his cuts and put the roll of coins back to the safe. After that Lieutenant Alexander Barr had no more personnel trouble aboard ship.
12) Did the result of the match help the Lieutenant to keep discipline on board?
Yes, it did.
4.Discuss the following:
1) Supposing Zabinski guessed something wrong in the Lieutenant's behaviour. How do you think he would have acted?
I think he would laugh at that situation and probably would act like he’s a little bit confused.
2) What kind of methods did Alexander Barr use trying to reason with the boy?Were they proper methods? Which methods to your mind should he have applied? Could Barr's methods of keeping discipline be justified?
Discipline on board was hard to keep and Zabinski made it worse. He punished him with everything from confinement to ship to extra duty. The methods were proper, but not for everyone. I think he should have been stricter to his team. The method that he used can be justified, because he didn’t have a clue how to keep everyone and everything all together.
I suppose it has two meanings, because the game, in fact, was not fair, so the word foul suits the situation very well.
4) Give a character sketch of 1) Zabinski, 2) Lieutenant Barr
Zabinski was a kind of man who didn’t care about anything, all he wanted were drinking, gambling and basically found absolutely nothing on board. If anybody was drunk and in trouble ashore, it was Zabinski.
Lieutenant Alec Barr had his crew well in hand except one particularly unpleasant character, a youngster called Zabinski. Every ship has its problem child, and Zabinski was Alec's cross. If anybody was drunk and in trouble ashore, it was Zabinski.
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