Episode Two, страница 81 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс книга для чтения Афанасьева, Михеева

Episode Two. The Sword Excalibur

Cast: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, King Arthur, Merlin, Lady of the Lake.

Narrator 1. Once King Arthur fought a battle with the tallest knight in the land. It was a very hard battle in which Arthur got some bad wounds and lost his sword. When Arthur got better with the help of his friend Merlin, both of them began their long way home.

Arthur. I have no sword, Merlin. That makes me sad.

Merlin. Please be patient, Arthur. Wait a little. Soon you will get the most wonderful sword in the world.

Narrator 2. In a little while they came to a big lake. In the middle of the lake Arthur saw an arm rising out of the water. The arm was holding up a sword!

Merlin. Look! That is the sword I told you about, the sword Excalibur.

Narrator 1. The king looked again and saw a lady standing upon the water.

Merlin. That is the Lady of the Lake and she is coming to you. Ask her courteously and she will give you the sword.

Arthur (to the lady). Lady of the Lake, I pray you, tell me whose sword is that. I'd like to have this sword for mine is missing. I've lost it.

Lady of the Lake. That sword is mine, King Arthur, and I will give it to you if you in return will give me a gift when I ask you.

Arthur. I promise, I will give you any gift you want.

Lady of the Lake. Well, then, take the sword and the scabbard with it. As for my gift, I will ask it in my own time.

Narrator 2. Then King Arthur got into a boat and came to the place where the arm was holding the sword. Arthur took the sword and the arm disappeared. Then he brought the sword back to land.

Merlin. I see that you are looking at the sword lovingly. Which do you like best, the sword or the scabbard?

Arthur. I like the sword.

Merlin. You are not wise to say that. This magic scabbard is much more useful. As long as it is on you, you will lose no blood. The scabbard will keep you safe in any battle.

Arthur. Now I see that I was wrong. The scabbard is a greater gift than the sword: the scabbard gives life while the sword takes it.

Narrator 1. So King Arthur and Merlin went into the town of Camelot where Arthur's Knights gave him a warm welcome.

Что тебе нравится больше, меч или ножны?

Ответ:

According to the text, the scabbard is a greater gift than the sword. Merlin explains that the magic scabbard is more useful because as long as it is on you, you will lose no blood and it will keep you safe in any battle. The scabbard gives life, while the sword takes it.
(Согласно тексту, ножны являются большим даром, чем меч. Мерлин объясняет, что волшебные ножны более полезны, потому что, пока они на тебе, ты не потеряешь крови, и они сохранят тебя в безопасности в любой битве. Ножны даруют жизнь, в то время как меч её отнимает.)