Номер 115, страница 116 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Трубанева

Unit 3. Mass media: pros and cons. Section 8. Reading Books - номер 115, страница 116.

Условие.

115 Read the story about Voltaire, a famous French philosopher and writer. Guess what the signs '?' and '!' in the letters meant.

There are many unusual stories in the history of letter writing. This is one of them.

The letter that we are speaking about was written by Voltaire, the great French philosopher and writer. Voltaire wrote a pamphlet and sent it to his publisher. Some time passed, but Voltaire received no news of his pamphlet's fate. Voltaire, who knew his publisher very well, at last sent him a letter which only contained the sign '?'.

A letter like that would be meaningless to any other person but not to Voltaire's publisher. It was quite clear to him what the sign '?' meant in Voltaire's letter.

All copies of the published pamphlet were already sold. So he sent an answer that was as short as Voltaire's letter and no less clear. The answer also contained only one sign — '!'.

Решение.

Решение 2.

115 Прочтите рассказ о Вольтере, известном французском философе и писателе. Угадайте, что означали знаки '?' и '!' в письмах.

Ответ:

The question mark '?' sent by Voltaire meant: "What is the news about my pamphlet?" or "How are the sales going?".

(Вопросительный знак '?', отправленный Вольтером, означал: "Какие новости о моей брошюре?" или "Как идут продажи?")

The exclamation mark '!' sent by the publisher in response meant: "It's a great success! All copies have been sold!".

(Восклицательный знак '!', отправленный издателем в ответ, означал: "Это большой успех! Все экземпляры проданы!")