Enrapture Восхищаться, восторгаться
Fascination Привлекательность, обаяние
Flock (v) Собираться (стаями)
Gaze Пристально смотреть
Gush Стремительный поток
Huge Огромный
Inspire Вдохновлять, вселять
Omen Знамение, примета
Partial Частичный
Path Тропа
Prevent 1) Мешать 2) Предотвращать
Prove Доказывать, подтверждать
Remote Отдаленный
Restless Беспокойный
Settlement Поселение
Silence Молчание
Spectacle Зрелище
Submerge Погружаться, окунаться
Swath Полоса, ряд
Tear (tore, torn) Рвать, рваться
Wonder Чудо, удивление
Palace Made Hiring Mistake
LONDON – Buckingham Palace said an administrative mistake led to a Russian trainee butler working illegally in the royal household.
Buckingham Palace failed to apply for the correct work permit when it hired Igor Golovanov, 32, in 2006, a spokesman for Queen Elizabeth’s official residence said. Golovanov was fired when the mistake was discovered.
The spokesman said Thursday that Golovanov will be recommended for reemployment if he can obtain the correct permit and it is determined that he represents no security threat.
Golovanov has lived in Britain since 2000 and has a residency permit. (AP)3
Apply Направлять свое внимание
Butler Дворецкий, старший лакей
Determine Определять, обнаруживать
Discover Обнаруживать
Fire Увольнять
Hire Нанимать
Household Королевский двор
Lead (led, led) Приводить к…
Obtain Получать
Permit Разрешение
Residency permit Разрешение на проживание
Royal Королевский
Security threat Угроза безопасности
Trainee Стажер, практикант
French Villa Link to Prokhorov Denied
COMBINED REPORTS
An official at Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group denied Sunday that the billionaire was close to buying the legendary Villa Leopolda on the French Riviera.
French newspaper Nice-Matin reported Saturday that Prokhorov would soon pay 496 million euros ($729 million) for the villa, which is owned by the widow of banker Edmond Safra. The newspaper did not say where it got the information.
Villa Leopolda is located in Ville-franche-sur-Mer, a French Mediterranean seaside resort between Nice and Monte Carlo, and is named after Belgian King Leopold II, who built the house at the start of the 20th century.
Onexim deputy CEO Sergei Chernitsyn said Sunday that the Nice-Matin report was not true. «The rumors may be connected with the activities of the Onexim division dealing with luxury real estate.» Chernitsyn said by telephone.
He added, «Mr. Prokhorov will not make any business in France until the Courchevel incident is settled and the French authorities give him an official apology.»
Prokhorov, whom Forbes ranks the sixth-richest man in Russia with an estimated fortune of $19.5 billion, last year announced that he was splitting from longtime business partner Vladimir Potanin after he and 25 other people were taken in for questioning at his hotel in the French ski resort of Courchevel over a suspected prostitution ring.
Prokhorov was released without charge after a few days. He has denied any wrongdoing and has demanded that the French authorities close the case.
Villa Leopolda was at one time owned by Fiat magnate Giovanni Agnelli, Agence France Presse reported.
Safra is said to have hosted U.S. President Ronald Reagan and crooner Frank Sinatra at the villa, the BBC reported. (Bloomberg, MT)4
Announce Объявлять
Apology Извинение
Buy (bought, bought) Покупать
Crooner Эстрадный певец
Deal with Иметь дело с…
Deny Отрицать
Division Отделение
Fortune Состояние, богатство
Host Принимать гостей
Link Связь
Mediterranean seaside resort Средиземноморский курорт
Own Владеть, иметь
Real estate Недвижимость
Ring Банда, объединение
Rumors Сплетни, слухи
Settle