second thoughts /ˌsekənd ˈθɔːts/сомнения (после решения)
turn down /ˌtɜːn ˈdaʊn/отклонить (предложение)
miss out on /ˌmɪs ˈaʊt ɒn/упустить (возможность)
the road not taken /ðə ˌrəʊd nɒt ˈteɪkən/путь, который не выбрал
settle for /ˈsetl fɔː/довольствоваться, согласиться на меньшее
Важный выбор: ожидания, возможности и результат
История выбора — четыре шага: развилка (at a crossroads: X or Y), ожидания (I expected …, I was afraid that …), решение (opted for, took a gamble, played it safe, turned down) и результат (paid off, backfired, no regrets, second thoughts). На B2 важна честность оценки: и что получил, и что упустил (missed out on, the road not taken).
шаг
обороты
пример
развилка
I was at a crossroads: … or … · I had two options · faced with a choice between …
At 25 I was at a crossroads: stay or go abroad.
ожидания
I expected … · I assumed … · I was afraid (that) … · The risk was …
I assumed the job would last; I was afraid of failing abroad.
решение
opt for · take a gamble · play it safe · turn down · settle for · go for
I played it safe and turned down the offer in Berlin.
результат
It paid off. · It backfired. · I have no regrets. · I'm having second thoughts. · I missed out on …
The gamble paid off — but I missed out on a year abroad.
Риск и безопасность — пары
риск
осторожность
take a gamble · take the plunge · go for it
play it safe · stick with what you know · settle for the safe option
The gamble paid off.
Playing it safe cost me the chance to …
I took a risk and it backfired.
I settled for less than I wanted.
Честная оценка
оборот
пример
I have no regrets, although …
I have no regrets, although I do wonder about Berlin.
On the one hand … on the other …
On the one hand the job is secure; on the other, I missed out on a year abroad.
Everyone has a road not taken.
Everyone has a road not taken; mine is Berlin.
On second thoughts, …
On second thoughts, I might have been happier there.
История выбора: четыре шага с формами
шаг
оборот
пример
перевод
развилка
I was at a crossroads: X or Y; I had to choose between X and Y
I had to choose between a safe job and my own business.
Мне пришлось выбирать между надёжной работой и своим делом.
ожидания
I expected (that) …; I was afraid (that) …; I assumed …
I was afraid I would fail.
Я боялся, что провалюсь.
решение
I opted for + сущ.; I went for; I took a gamble on; I played it safe
In the end I opted for the business.
В итоге я выбрал своё дело.
результат
It paid off; It turned out …; I have no regrets; Looking back, …
It paid off, though the first year was hard.
Это окупилось, хотя первый год был трудным.
Ошибки новичков
неверно
верно
правило
choose between X or Y
choose between X and Y
between … and
I opted the business.opted to the business
I opted for the business. / I opted to start a business.
opt for + сущ.; opt to + глагол
I was afraid to fail. (в рассказе о решении)
I was afraid I would fail. / afraid of failing.
afraid of + -ing — о страхе; afraid to — не решаюсь
It was worth.It paid itself.
It was worth it. It paid off.
устойчивые обороты
I don't regret about it.
I don't regret it. / I have no regrets.
regret без about
Нюансы
opt for + существительное / -ing: opted for the safer job / for staying.
have second thoughts about — сомнения после решения; on second thoughts — «впрочем, передумал».
miss out on + возможность (an opportunity, a year abroad); miss — пропустить / скучать.
settle for ≠ settle down / settle in: settle for less — согласиться на меньшее.
push_pinразвилка: at a crossroads; ожидания: I assumed, I was afraid; решение: opt for, take a gamble, play it safe, turn down, settle for; результат: paid off, backfired, no regrets, second thoughts, missed out on, the road not taken
Фразы урока · 7
At 25 I was at a crossroads: stay or go abroad.В 25 я был на распутье: остаться или уехать за границу.
In the end I opted for the safer job.В конце концов я выбрал более безопасную работу.
She took a gamble and started her own company, and the gamble paid off.Она рискнула и открыла свою компанию, и риск оправдал себя.
I played it safe and stayed, but I'm having second thoughts.Я не стал рисковать и остался, но у меня сомнения.
I turned down the offer in Berlin and missed out on a year abroad.Я отклонил предложение в Берлине и упустил год за границей.
Everyone has a road not taken.У каждого есть путь, который он не выбрал.
Don't settle for less.Не соглашайтесь на меньшее.
lightbulbИстория выбора: at a crossroads → I assumed / I was afraid → opted for / took a gamble / played it safe / turned down → paid off / second thoughts / missed out on. Честно: и что получил, и что упустил.
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