Впадина
Hull Корпус
Immediately Немедленно
Laden Груженый
Minor Незначительный
Monumental itinerary Грандиозный маршрут
Mysterious Таинственный, загадочный
Opulent Богатый, пышный
Patch Заплата
Prevent Предотвращать
Promise Обещать
Property Собственность
Quaint Привлекательный
Refuse Отказываться
Sail Плавать
Sand Песок
Scare Испуг
Sink (sank, sunk) Тонуть
Sort-lived Мимолетный
Suffer Страдать
Sustain Претерпевать, испытывать
Unforgettable Незабываемый
While В то время как
Interview with Robert De Niro
In 1976, Robert De Niro starred in the movie «The Last Tycoon.» Now De Niro is a tycoon himself, one so big that Crain’s New York Business has included him on its list of New York’s 100 most influential businesspeople. Of course, this did not happen because De Niro is a two-time Oscar winner and one of the highest-paid actors of our time. And it didn’t happen even because he is a co-owner of the famous restaurant chain Nobu. In addition to restaurants, De Niro also owns production company Tribeca Productions; Tribeca Enterprises, which conducts the Tribeca Film Festival; and a large real-estate business.
De Niro, a native New Yorker, turned the former port area of Tribeca into one of the most fashionable (and expensive) places in New York City. He got started by buying up and overhauling local real estate. Like any businessperson, De Niro knows both victory and defeat. Vedomosti interviewed the world-famous actor and businessman, and he told of the ups and downs of his long career.4
Conduct Проводить
Defeat Поражение
Happen Случаться, происходить
In addition В добавление к этому
Include Включать
Overhaul Реконструировать, перестраивать
Own Владеть
Real-estate Недвижимость
Turn into Превращать во что-то
Tycoon Финансовый или промышленный магнат
Winner Победитель
Reputed Crime Boss Survives Shooting
Reputed crime boss Asian Usoyan, 73, and his bodyguard were hospitalized in stable condition after being shot by an unidentified assailant on Tverskaya Ulitsa late last week, police said.
Usoyan, who is thought to be the most influential crime boss on former Soviet soil and is known as Grandpa Khasan, and his bodyguard Artur Bagramyan were shot by a Kalashnikov assault rifle equipped with a silencer as they entered a building late Thursday, police said, according to national news agencies. Usoyan had been staying in his son’s apartment in the building, Lifenews.ru said. In order to prevent more attempts on Usoyan’s life, police intentionally reported Friday that both men were killed, while in fact they were only hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Interfax reported. The location was selected because it was one of the few places where Usoyan could be ambushed, Interfax said, citing a law enforcement source.
Usoyan lives in a Moscow region settlement closed to outsiders, avoids public places, travels in armored cars and employs former police officers as bodyguards, the source said. Police believe that the attacker lived in an apartment in a neighboring building and probably had accomplices who tracked Usoyan’s movements, the source said. The apartment cost 100,000 rubles ($3,230) a month and was rented by unidentified people in August, Lifenews.ru reported Sunday. The Interfax source said a search for the attacker was ongoing but he was probably killed by the people who ordered the hit. «First, he failed his task and, second, he knows his employers,» the source said. Usoyan said he did not know who might have ordered the attack, but police linked it to his alleged criminal activity, Interfax said. Kommersant speculated that the attack might have been organized by a rival, Tariel Oniani, who it said unsuccessfully competed with him for a contract to develop the territory vacated by the closed Cherkizovsky Market in eastern Moscow in 2009.5
Accomplice Сообщник
Alleged Предполагаемый
Ambush Нападать из засады
Assailant Атакующий, нападающий
Assault rifle Боевая винтовка
Attempt Попытка
Avoid Избегать
Compete Конкурировать, соревноваться
Develop Строить, застраивать
Employ Нанимать
Equip Оборудовать, снабжать
Fail Потерпеть неудачу
Former Бывший
Hit Заказное убийство
In order to Для того, чтобы…
Intentionally