номер 3, страница 141 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Эванс, Дули

Speaking & Writing

3 a) Imagine you were the clerk in the booking office. Answer the questions.

1 What were you doing when you saw the boy?

2 How did you feel about the boy?

3 Why did you invite him behind the counter?

4 What did you do while the boy was waiting?

b) THINK Using your answers from Ex. 3a and your own ideas rewrite the last paragraph from the perspective of the clerk.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of England's greatest writers. At a young age, Dickens was forced to work in a factory under terrible conditions. This difficult time shaped his life and writings. Dickens worked as a reporter in law courts and later for London newspapers. In 1837, he published his comic novel, The Pickwick Papers, which made him popular. A long line of successful novels followed: Oliver Twist (1837), A Christmas Carol (1843), A Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Great Expectations (1861). Dickens was concerned about the social problems of English society. His books are also full of lively characters. The novel David Copperfield (1849-50) is partly based on Dickens' early life. At this point in the novel, David is sent away to boarding school early. This is his punishment for biting his stepfather, Mr Murdstone, who had hit him for not knowing his lesson.

DAVID COPPERFIELD

by Charles Dickens

We had started from Yarmouth at three o'clock in the afternoon, and were due in London about eight the next morning. It was summery weather, and the evening was very pleasant. When we 5 passed through a village, I tried to imagine what the insides of the houses were like. Then boys came running after us, jumped onto the back of the coach and swung there for a while. I wondered if their fathers were alive, and if they 10 were happy at home. So I had plenty to think about, since I was also continually thinking about the kind of place I was going to. Sometimes, I remember, I thought of home and what sort of boy I used to be before I bit Mr Murdstone.

15 The night was not as pleasant as the evening. It got chilly. I was sitting between two gentlemen who squeezed me so hard sometimes, that I could not help crying out. They didn't like that at all because it woke them. Opposite me was an 20 elderly woman in a great fur coat. This lady had a basket with her and she was trying to find a place to put it. Finally she found that, because my legs were so short, it could go underneath me. It cramped my legs so much it made me perfectly miserable. But when I moved a little bit, 25 she gave me a nasty poke with her foot and said, 'Come, don't you fidget. Your bones are young enough, I'm sure!'

At last the sun rose, and then my companions seemed to sleep easier. As the sun got higher, 30 their sleep became lighter and so slowly they awoke one by one.

What an amazing place London was to me when I saw it in the distance. I believed that it would be a city full of heroes and amazing adventures. 35 After a long time, we arrived at a hotel in the Whitechapel district. A ladder was brought, and I got down after the lady I hadn't dared to move until her basket was removed. The coach was empty of passengers by then. The luggage was 40 soon removed. The horses had been removed before that, and now the coach was pushed out of the way. Still, nobody appeared to collect the dusty boy from Blunderstone, Suffolk.

I felt more solitary than Robinson Crusoe. I 45 went to the booking office and the clerk on duty invited me behind the counter. He let me sit on the scales where they weigh the luggage. Here, as I sat looking at the parcels, packages and books, and inhaling the smell of stables (which have reminded me 50 of that morning ever since), I wondered how long they would let me stay if nobody came to pick me up.

3 a) Представьте, что вы были клерком в кассе. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Что вы делали, когда увидели мальчика?

Ответ: I was busy with my duties at the booking office, probably sorting tickets or weighing luggage for other passengers. / Я был занят своими обязанностями в кассе, вероятно, сортировал билеты или взвешивал багаж для других пассажиров.

2. Что вы почувствовали по отношению к мальчику?

Ответ: I felt sorry for the boy. He looked so small, dusty, and lonely, standing there all by himself after a long journey. / Мне стало жаль мальчика. Он выглядел таким маленьким, пыльным и одиноким, стоя там совсем один после долгого путешествия.

3. Почему вы пригласили его за прилавок?

Ответ: I invited him behind the counter to get him out of the way of the busy office and to offer him a safe and quiet place to wait. He looked like he needed someone to look after him for a bit. / Я пригласил его за прилавок, чтобы убрать его с прохода в оживленной кассе и предложить ему безопасное и тихое место для ожидания. Он выглядел так, будто ему нужно, чтобы кто-то немного о нем позаботился.

4. Что вы делали, пока мальчик ждал?

Ответ: I let him sit on the large luggage scales. I suppose I just went on with my work, keeping an eye on him to make sure he was alright while he sat there looking at the parcels and books. / Я разрешил ему сесть на большие весы для багажа. Думаю, я просто продолжал заниматься своей работой, присматривая за ним, чтобы убедиться, что с ним все в порядке, пока он сидел там, разглядывая посылки и книги.

b) Используя свои ответы из упр. 3a и собственные идеи, перепишите последний абзац с точки зрения клерка.

Ответ: A dusty young boy, looking more solitary than Robinson Crusoe, walked into the booking office. He seemed so lost and alone that I felt I had to do something. I invited him to come behind the counter, away from the hustle and bustle. I let him sit on the big scales we use for luggage. As I went about my work, I noticed him just sitting there, quietly looking at the parcels and books, taking in the smells of the stables. I couldn't help but wonder who he was and how long he'd have to wait. I hoped someone would come for him soon. / В кассу вошел пыльный мальчик, выглядевший более одиноким, чем Робинзон Крузо. Он казался таким потерянным и одиноким, что я почувствовал, что должен что-то сделать. Я пригласил его за прилавок, подальше от шума и суеты. Я разрешил ему сесть на большие весы, которые мы используем для багажа. Занимаясь своей работой, я заметил, что он просто сидит, тихо разглядывая посылки и книги, вдыхая запахи конюшен. Я не мог не задаться вопросом, кто он и как долго ему придется ждать. Я надеялся, что кто-нибудь скоро за ним придет.