4. Approval and Disapproval

Excellent! Fine!	Превосходный! Отлично!
Splendid!	Роскошный!
Wonderful!	Замечательный!
Hear! Hear! — at meetings	Слушайте! — на встречах
I'm sure you did right.	Я уверен, что Вы сделали правильно.
I'm sure that was the right thing	Я уверен, что Вы правильно поступили в такой ситуации.
to do (in the circumstances).
Good for you!	Ай да молодец!
Well, done!	Ай да молодец!
There's/that's a good boy/girl!	Хороший мальчик / девочка!
- only to children.	только детям.
I take off my hat to you/him, etc	Я снимаю шляпу перед Вами/ним, и т.д.
- for an outstanding achievement	для выдающегося достижения
That's/was clever/sensible/	Это/было умно/заметно/
thoughtful, etc (of you/him, etc).	вдумчиво и т.д.
Very sensible/thoughtful, etc (of you)!	Очень заметно/вдумчиво и т.д.
How very sensible/thoughtful, etc!

Illustrative Examples

1. - John, Mother says she could come over and stay with the children while we're away on our holiday.

- Splendid! That solves the problem.

2. – Let’ s look what we've got in the fridge. Ham, eggs, and a tin of sardines... How's that for a meal?

- Oh, wonderful! We can make scrambled eggs and sardine sandwiches.

3. - How did you like the performance?

- Well, the singing was quite good, wasn't it?

4. - I never go out in autumn without an umbrella.

- Very sensible.

5. - How do you find the people here?

- Very nice. They are so kind to me.

6. - Here’s a translation of that article you asked for. It's ready.

- That's good. You're a reliable young man.

7. - What do you think of my new hair style?

8. - Oh, Dad, we won 3:1. And I scored two goals!

- Well done!

B. Disapproval

When expressing disapproval, you should try to avoid strong terms. For this reason, a negative expression is often preferable.

	a very good idea.
It /That isn’t /wasn’t	a very nice thing to say/do.
	so interesting as we had expected.

I disapproval may also be expressed by using too:

e.g., a. The colours are too bright.

b. The film was too long.

Well, personally I think ...,	Хорошо, лично я думаю ...,
or don’t you think ...?	или Вы не думаете ...?
You shouldn't do/have done that.	Вы не должны были это делать.
What for?	Для чего?
Whatever for?	За чем?
That's/was silly/inconsiderate/	Это/было глупо, неосмотрительно, необдуманно
thoughtless/ selfish (of you/him, etc)!	/эгоистично!
I hat's/was a silly thing to do/say.	Это/было глупо.
I low could you! -	Как вы могли! -
Whoever heard of such a thing!	Кто ни слышал об этом!
You should/ought to be ashamed (of yourself)!	Вам должно быть стыдно!
It's (all) your fault (really)...	Это ваша вина...
You're (the one) to blame (for...)	Вы один виноваты
The very idea! -	То, что нужно...

1. — I'm sorry, but I haven't translated the German article you set us last week. I had a bad headache yesterday.

— Well, don't you think that sounds rather childish?

2. — It was me who invited Roger. He is my guest. ,

— wasn’t a very good idea, considering you know very well I don't get on with him.

3. — Did you enjoy your tour of the city?

— Not much. The guide was rather boring, so it wasn't so interesting as I'd expected.

4. — I know you’re nice only to people whom you think important.

— That's not a very nice thing to say. You’ll be sorry for it.

5. — I told him that you don’t want to see him or hear from him.

— How could you! 1 didn't ask you to do that!

6. — I can't understand, really, why she was so mad. 1 just said that her brother was a fool to refuse my offer.

— You shouldn't have said that. You know how she feels about her family.

7. — Did they give you a good room at the hotel?

— Too noisy. It faces a busy street, so I had a very bad night.

8. — How was the party last night?

— Well, it was rather dull to tell you the truth.

9. — I like this painting! I think it's a masterpiece.

— Well, personally I think there's too much blue in it.