The love drug (o’henry) jim, the young car-driver, was a border at old riddles. he was in love with riddle’s daughter rosy. and rosy in love with jim. they wanted to get married but mr.riddle, rosy’s father was against it. he hoped to find a rich husband for his daughter. jim had a friend who worked as a clerk at a druggist’s shop. his name was pilkins. jim often called on pilkins at his shop and they talked together and jim, who was very frank, told pilkins that he was in love with rosy. when jim talked of rosy, pilkins listened to him in silence and never said the word. one afternoon jim called at the shop. he looked very nervous. “old riddle does not like me,” he began. “for a week he hasn’t let rosy go outside the door with me. he probably knows that we are in love with each other. so rosy and i have decided to run away tonight and get married. of course,” he continued, “if she doesn’t change her mind. because one day she says she will, the same evening she says she won’t as she is afraid. we have decided to run away tonight. but it is five hours yet till the time and i am afraid that she will change her mind again! ” jim stopped and looked at pilkins. “but you can help me,” he added. “i don’t see now”. said pilkins. “i say, pilkins, isn’t there a drug that will make a girl like me better if i give it to her. i think i have such a drug to give rosy when i see her in supper tonight it may give her courage and she will keep her promise and run away with me.” “when is this foolishness to happen? ” asked pilkins gloomily. “at ten o’clock supper is at seven. at nine rosy will get to bed with headache. at ten i’ll come under her window and help her to climb down. can you make such a drug, pilkins? ” “of course i can,” said pilkins and went behind the desk. there he crushed to powder two tablets. “this will make rosy sleep for several hours,” he said to himself. then he handed the powder to jim. when jim had gone pilkins who was secretly in love with rosy went to mr.riddle and told him everything. mr.riddle decided to watch the lovers and shoot at jim. pilkins was sure that he had nothing to fear of. all night he waited for the news of the tragedy but none came. at eight o’clock pilkins could wait no longer and went to mr.riddle’s to learn the outcome. the first man he saw in the street was jim. jim seized his hand and said: “rosy and i were married last night. she is in my flat now. oh, how happy i am! you must come to see us some day.” “but the powder! ” exclaimed pilkins. “oh, that powder you gave me? well, it was this way. i sat down at supper table last night at riddle’s. i looked at rosy and said to myself: don’t try any tricks with that girl. she loves you enough without that. then i looked at her father and thought: he must feel more love for me. so i took my chance and put the powder into old riddle’s coffee.” ответьте на вопросы: 1. why wasn’t jim sure that rosy would married him? 2. what drug did jim ask pilkins to make? 3. what was pilkins’ plan? 4. did his plan work?
Music is my life
I love music, I think people can not live without it. The first thing I do in the morning I switch on my tape — recorder.
We can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on TV, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. I think it's really doesn't matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. A lot of people are fond of music. They buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit Concert Halls and Opera Theatres.
I enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. Very often when I'm blue, I play my favourite merry songs and feel much better.
Sometimes I attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. I like watching music programs on TV. I like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers I like.
One wall of my room is covered with posters of "Bon Jovi", "Scorpions", "Roxette", Russian singers Agutin, Sjutkin, Linda and others. Some people go to musics schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music.
Unfortunately there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad.
To have a good producer doesn't mean to have good ears and voice. I think that only talented people can claim to be singers.
Music plays an important role in my life. I simply can’t live without music. There are so many kinds of music nowadays, including rap, hip-hop, rock-n-roll, dance, classical, opera, alternative, drum & bass, techno, rock, metal, jazz, reggae, blues, etc.
I like nearly all these types. When I’m sad I listen to alternative music or rock. When I’m in good mood I listen to either hip-hop or dance music. Sometimes my teacher takes us to classical concerts or operas, which I also enjoy. When there is a school disco I like dancing at rap and techno music. Once or twice I went to a jazz concert, which I thought was marvelous.
At the moment my favourite band is “Linkin Park”. I love their songs and listen to them every time I get a spare minute. The reason why I like them is the unusual melody and intelligent texts. The band was formed in 1996 and was named after one of Californian parks. There are six people in the band. The most talented of all is Chester Bennington. Although I like all their songs and albums, my favourite one if “Skin to Bone”. Their songs follow different styles. Some songs refer to rock, some – to alternative style, others – to metal.
Speaking of British music, I enjoy one of the oldest and non-existent now bands – “The Beatles”. I think their music will never die as it’s legendary. Reggae is another style I follow and my all-time favourite singer is Bob Marley.
To sum up, I’d like to say that music can influence people. It can inspire and enrich them. It can remind of some places and times. Music is not only another art form but a powerful force, which helps us to live.
Перевод:
Музыка играет важную роль в моей жизни. Я просто не могу жить без музыки. В настоящее время есть очень много видов музыки, среди них: рэп, хип-хоп, рок-н-ролл, танцевальная, классическая, опера, альтернативная, драм-н-бэйс, техно, рок, металл, джаз, регги, блюз и т.д.
Мне нравятся почти все эти разновидности. Когда мне грустно я слушаю альтернативную музыку или рок. Когда я в хорошем настроении я слушаю хип-хоп или танцевальную музыку. Иногда моя учительница водит нас на концерты классической музыки или оперы, и это мне тоже нравится. Во время школьной дискотеки я люблю танцевать под рэп или техно. Один или два раза я ходила на концерт джаза, который я посчитала изумительным.
На данный момент моя любимая группа «Linkin Park». Мне очень нравятся их песни, и я слушаю их каждый раз, когда выдается свободная минутка. Причина, по которой я люблю их в необычной мелодии и осмысленных текстах. Группа была образована в 1996 году и была названа в честь одного из калифорнийских парков. В группе шесть человек. Самый талантливый из всех – это Честер Беннингтон. Хотя мне нравятся все их песни и альбомы, моя любимая песня – «Skin to Bone». Их песни относятся к различным направлениям. Некоторые песни относятся к року, некоторые – к альтернативному стилю, а другие – к металлу.
Говоря о британской музыке, мне нравится одна из старейших и несуществующих сейчас групп – «The Beatles». Я думаю, что их музыка никогда не умрет, поскольку она легендарна. Другой стиль, которому я поклоняюсь – это рэгги, и мой самый любимый певец Боб Марли.
Подводя итог, я хотела бы сказать, что музыка может влиять на людей. Она может вдохновлять и обогащать их. Она может напомнить о некоторых местах и временах. Музыка это не только очередная форма искусства, а мощная сила, которая нам жить.