The Book of Riddles. Лексические задачки - страница 8

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немедленно; burst (burst, burst) into врываться в; What do you mean? Что вы имеете в виду?; Whatcat? Какой кот?; Dontyouunderstand? Неужели вы не понимаете?; Ну как вы не понимаете?!; headforsb/sth направляться к кому-либо или чему-либо


“Wait a minute. Do you want to say that a burglar broke into your house, and is going to steal your cat?’

“No! I am speaking about a cat. A real cat! The one that says “meow”. My life is in serious danger!”

“How can a cat pose a threat to your life? Who is speaking, anyway?”


Who, indeed?


burglar вор; break (broke, broken) into проникнуть в; steal красть; danger опасность; threat угроза ◊ pose a threat представлять собой угрозу; Who is speaking, anyway? А кто это вообще говорит?; indeed в самом деле




22. A Difficult Question

“If there were four flies on the table and I killed one, how many would be left?” asked the teacher.

Several children raised their hands, but only Mary gave the right answer.


fly муха; how many would be left сколько останется; raise поднимать


What was that answer?




23. The Sweets

Suppose, you had ten sweets and you hid two of them. How many sweets have you got now?


suppose предположим; sweet конфета; hide (hid, hidden) прятать


Solve this rebus to see the right answer.




24. The Bird Catcher

A bird catcher went to the forest to catch birds. By the end of the day, he caught only one bird.

“Let me go,” the bird begged him. “My husband and my hungry children are waiting for me.”

“So what? I am hungry, too. I will take you home with me, cook you, and have my supper.”


bird catcher птицелов; catch (caught, caught) ловить, поймать; Let me go. Отпусти меня; beg умолять; husband муж, супруг; wait ждать; Sowhat? И что с того?


He put the bird in the cage, and headed home. On the way, he was caught in a storm. Lightning forked the sky, one thunderclap followed another. The bird catcher realized that would never get out of the forest alive. He lay down on the ground and waited for the Death to come for him.


cage клетка; headed home зашагал по направлению к дому; on the way по дороге; was caught in a storm попал под сильный дождь; lightning молния; forkздесь: прорезать; thunderclap удар грома; realize понять; alive живой; lie down (lay down, lain down) лечь, опуститься; ground земля; death смерть;