Номер 5, страница 53 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Man the Believer. Listening comprehension - номер 5, страница 53.

Условие.

5. Read these funny verses and give them names. What superstitions are mentioned in them?

1.

Would you marry in black instead of white?

Cut your nails on a Friday night?

Give a witch a lock of your hair?

Break a mirror and not even care?

Jump up out of the wrong side of bed?

Never sing, but whistle instead?

Walk under ladders but care not a jot

Point at rainbows while shouting,

Is your favourite number 666?

Do you enjoy taking all these risks?

Do you lap up dragon's blood and still feel glad?

No, you're not brave

YOU'RE COMPLETELY MAD!

2.

I crossed my fingers,

Crossed my toes,

Crossed my eyebrows

Over my nose.

I crossed my legs

And then my eyes.

I crossed my heart

And hoped to die.

But I crossed TOO

And now I'm stuck.

Seems too much crossing

Brings bad luck.

3.

I walked backwards up the stairs,

I left shirts on the backs of chairs,

I counted stars in the sky for a week,

I slept with wedding cake under my cheek,

I spun knives on the kitchen table.

Was it true, or merely a fable?

Was it possible to predict

Who I'd marry,

Who I'd pick?

Oh, yes, it was.

It worked all right

As the clock struck twelve

On Midsummer night.

For there, in a bucket of water

Smiling back at me

Was the face of my own true love

My future husband-to-be.

I was so delighted,

Truly overjoyed,

Because now I know what he looks like,

I'll know who to avoid!

4.

You can walk under ladders.

What's wrong with that?

You can see any number

Of jet black cats.

You can break a million mirrors

And I won't shed a tear.

It's all just stuff and nonsense,

Simply groundless fears.

No, you're wrong

And how do I know that it's not superstitious fuss?

I know because I've just been

Run over by a bus.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте эти забавные стихи и дайте им названия. Какие суеверия в них упоминаются?

Ответ:

1. Title: "Completely Mad" (Название: "Совершенно сумасшедший")

Superstitions mentioned (Упомянутые суеверия):

Marrying in black is bad luck.	Выходить замуж в черном - к несчастью.
Cutting your nails on a Friday night is bad luck.	Стричь ногти в пятницу вечером - к несчастью.
Breaking a mirror brings bad luck.	Разбить зеркало - к несчастью.
Getting up out of the wrong side of bed brings a bad day.	Встать не с той ноги - к неудачному дню.
Whistling instead of singing is bad luck.	Свистеть - к несчастью.
Walking under a ladder is bad luck.	Проходить под лестницей - к несчастью.
Pointing at rainbows is bad luck.	Показывать пальцем на радугу - к несчастью.
The number 666 is considered unlucky.	Число 666 считается несчастливым.

2. Title: "Too Much Crossing" (Название: "Слишком много скрещиваний")

Superstitions mentioned (Упомянутые суеверия):

Crossing your fingers brings good luck.

Скрещивание пальцев приносит удачу.

3. Title: "Now I Know Who to Avoid" (Название: "Теперь я знаю, кого избегать")

Superstitions mentioned (Упомянутые суеверия):

It is possible to predict who you will marry by performing certain rituals.	Можно предсказать, за кого выйдешь замуж, выполнив определенные ритуалы.
Walking backwards up the stairs.	Ходить по лестнице задом наперед.
Sleeping with a piece of wedding cake under your cheek to see your future husband.	Спать с кусочком свадебного торта под щекой, чтобы увидеть будущего мужа.
Seeing the face of your future husband in a bucket of water on Midsummer night.	Увидеть лицо будущего мужа в ведре с водой в ночь на Ивана Купалу.

4. Title: "Groundless Fears?" (Название: "Беспочвенные страхи?")

Superstitions mentioned (Упомянутые суеверия):

Walking under a ladder is bad luck.	Проходить под лестницей - к несчастью.
Seeing black cats is bad luck.	Увидеть черную кошку - к несчастью.
Breaking a mirror is bad luck.	Разбить зеркало - к несчастью.