номер 5, страница 91 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс рабочая тетрадь Hardy-Gould, Mellersh

5 Discuss these questions with a partner.

1 Is it a good idea for Emma to try to matchmake other people? Why / Why not?

2 What can go wrong when somebody tries to matchmake two people?

1 'Poor Emma,' said her father. 'She misses Miss Taylor very much.'

'Of course Emma misses her friend,' said Mr Knightley, 'but I'm sure she is happy that Miss Taylor has married.'

'Yes, I am,' said Emma smiling. 'And don't forget that they married because of me. I decided it four years ago when you all said that Mr Weston didn't want to marry again.'

'Oh, dear,' said Mr Woodhouse. 'Please don't matchmake any more, Emma. Things always happen as you say they will.'

'But, Papa, I love matchmaking,' replied Emma, laughing.

'Mr Weston married Miss Taylor because he loves her and she loves him, not because he met her through you,' said Mr Knightley, shaking his head.

'But, Mr Knightley,' she said. 'I knew how they felt before they knew it themselves. That is the secret of a good matchmaker!'

2 Emma sometimes asked a group of her father's friends to spend the evening at Hartfield. On one of these evenings Emma felt very excited. A young woman of seventeen was coming to the party. She had no friends or family but she was very beautiful. Her name was Harriet Smith.

Emma was interested in Harriet and they spent the evening talking. Harriet was not very clever, but she was friendly, kind, and had beautiful blue eyes. When Harriet and her father's friends left, Emma made a plan. She wanted to teach Harriet, to be her friend, and to introduce her to the important people in Highbury.

Emma started to spend a lot of time with Harriet and she soon knew all about her. Harriet told her about her friends, the Martins. She often stayed with them on their farm, and she liked Mr Robert Martin very much.

One day while the young women were out walking, they met Mr Martin. Emma saw at once that Harriet liked him a lot, and she was very unhappy about it. A farmer was not the right husband for beautiful Harriet! Emma decided to be Harriet's matchmaker.

Emma soon thought of the right person for Harriet. It was Mr Elton - a handsome young clergyman with a comfortable home who needed a wife. Emma started work at once. She spoke to Harriet about Mr Elton and to Mr Elton about Harriet, and planned lots of ways for them to meet.

Mr Elton started to visit Hartfield often, and Emma was sure that her plan was working well.

Обсудите эти вопросы с партнером. 1. Хорошая ли это идея для Эммы — пытаться сватать других людей? Почему / Почему нет? 2. Что может пойти не так, когда кто-то пытается свести двух людей?

Ответ:

1 It is probably not a good idea for Emma to try to matchmake other people. Although she believes she was successful with Mr. Weston and Miss Taylor, Mr. Knightley points out they married for love, not because of her. Also, her new plan for Harriet shows she is ignoring Harriet's feelings for Mr. Martin and thinks a farmer is not a good enough husband, which might cause unhappiness. / Вероятно, для Эммы это не очень хорошая идея — пытаться сватать других людей. Хотя она верит, что ее сватовство мистера Уэстона и мисс Тейлор было успешным, мистер Найтли отмечает, что они поженились по любви, а не из-за нее. Кроме того, ее новый план для Гарриет показывает, что она игнорирует чувства Гарриет к мистеру Мартину и считает, что фермер — недостаточно хороший муж, что может привести к несчастью.

2 When someone tries to matchmake, they might ignore the real feelings of the people involved. For example, Emma sees that Harriet likes Mr. Martin, but she becomes unhappy about it and decides he is not the "right husband". This can lead to hurting people's feelings, breaking up a potentially good relationship, and creating a match based on wrong reasons, like social status instead of love. / Когда кто-то пытается сватать, он может игнорировать настоящие чувства людей. Например, Эмма видит, что Гарриет нравится мистер Мартин, но она расстраивается из-за этого и решает, что он «неподходящий муж». Это может привести к тому, что чувства людей будут задеты, потенциально хорошие отношения будут разрушены, а пара будет создана по неверным причинам, таким как социальный статус, а не любовь.