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5. THINK! Why do you think Mr Bumble was angry with Oliver? How do you think Oliver felt? Was the master fair? Why/Why not? Write a few sentences. Read them to the class.

Oliver Twist Life in the workhouse

By Charles Dickens

Life in the workhouse was very hard and the boys were always hungry. The food was always the same every day – a bowl of soup, which was mostly water, and on Sundays a small piece of bread. The master of the workhouse served the soup from a big pot, and he gave just one bowl to each boy. The boys became so hungry that one day they decided that someone must ask for more. They thought that if one boy got more soup, they could all get more. They chose Oliver.

The master served the soup as usual and the boys ate it quickly. They licked their fingers and then looked at Oliver and the big pot of soup.

"Go on then! Go on!" they whispered quietly and pushed Oliver with their elbows.

Oliver was afraid, but he stood, picked up his empty bowl, and walked slowly to the master. There was complete silence. All the boys were waiting, hopefully.

Oliver held out his bowl.

"Please, sir. I want some more."

The master couldn't believe his ears. He looked at Oliver's pale, thin face and the empty bowl.

"What???"

"Please, sir, I'm hungry. I haven't had enough to eat. I want some more," said Oliver again.

"Mr Bumble!" shouted the master, angrily, and he hit Oliver on the head with his big soup spoon. All the boys waited to see what would happen.

Mr Bumble appeared at the door.

"What's the matter, Master? Have the boys eaten?"

"Oliver Twist wants more soup!"

Mr Bumble's face went red and he looked very angry.

"What? It's not possible! No one has ever asked for more! Oliver Twist, you are a bad ungrateful boy."

5. Как вы думаете, почему мистер Бамбл разозлился на Оливера? Как, по-вашему, чувствовал себя Оливер? Был ли надзиратель справедлив? Почему/Почему нет?

Ответ:

I think Mr Bumble was angry with Oliver because no one had ever asked for more food before. It was against the rules of the workhouse. He called Oliver a "bad ungrateful boy," which shows he thought Oliver was disrespecting him and the rules. (Я думаю, мистер Бамбл разозлился на Оливера, потому что до этого никто никогда не просил добавки. Это было против правил работного дома. Он назвал Оливера «плохим неблагодарным мальчиком», что показывает, что он считал, что Оливер проявил неуважение к нему и к правилам.)

I think Oliver felt very scared but also hopeful. The text says, "Oliver was afraid," but he still did it because he was so hungry. The other boys were also "waiting, hopefully," so maybe Oliver felt a little bit of that hope too. (Я думаю, Оливер чувствовал себя очень испуганным, но в то же время и полным надежды. В тексте сказано: «Оливер боялся», но он все равно сделал это, потому что был очень голоден. Другие мальчики тоже «ждали с надеждой», так что, возможно, Оливер тоже чувствовал частичку этой надежды.)

No, the master was not fair at all. He was very unfair. A child was so hungry that he asked for more food, and instead of having any compassion, the master hit him on the head with a spoon. That's cruel, not fair. (Нет, надзиратель совсем не был справедлив. Он был очень несправедлив. Ребенок был настолько голоден, что попросил еще еды, и вместо того, чтобы проявить сострадание, надзиратель ударил его по голове ложкой. Это жестоко, а не справедливо.)