The Proposal
Translated English, stress and phrases
Recognise translated expressions and mark word stress.
Russian, not English. In an English play, an older man would not call another man 'my darling', 'my angel' or 'my treasure'. These are Russian ways of speaking, carried into the translation. Fillers like 'and so on' and 'and all that' sound translated too. 'Spit it out!' and 'I can't make head or tail of it' are natural modern English.
Every word has a beat. Say the words and find the stressed syllable:
- pal-pi-TA-tions;
- in-ter-FERE;
- im-PLORE;
- THOR-ough-bred;
- PED-i-gree;
- PRIN-ci-ple;
- em-BEZ-zle-ment;
- mis-FOR-tune.
Phrases from the play.
- 'You may take it that…' = you can be sure that…;
- 'He seems to be coming round' = he is waking up after fainting;
- 'My foot's gone to sleep' = my foot is numb from sitting still.
Translated speech has its own sound; every word has a beat.
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