Trevor: it was your first time in australia, wasn’t it? — это был ваш первый раз в австралии, не так ли?
pat: oh, yes! – о, да!
trevor: and what are your first impressions of australia? — и каковы твои первые впечатления от австралии?
pat: it’s an amazing country! their summers are in winter. australian animals are pretty funny. their bears live in trees and are vegetarians. — это удивительная страна! у них лето зимой. австралийские животные довольно забавные. их медведи живут на деревьях, и они вегетарианцы.
trevor: they are probably kept as pets. — они, вероятно, держат их в качестве животных.
pat: no. the australians keep duckbills as pets. – нет. австралийцы держат в качестве животных утконосов.
trevor: what’s a duckbill? — что такое утконос?
pat: a duckbill is a mammal that lives in the water, lays eggs, has a duck’s bill and sings like a nightingale. — утконос — это млекопитающее, которое живет в воде, откладывает яйца, имеет клюв как у утки и поет, как соловей.
trevor: something like ‘get three for the price of one’! — что-то вроде «получи три по цене одного»!
pat: exactly. and australia has the biggest grasshoppers in the world. — точно. и в австралии самые большие кузнечики в мире.
trevor: really? what are they called? — в самом деле? как они называются?
pat: kangaroos. the australians hunt them with boomerangs. that’s why male kangaroos are called ‘boomers’ in australian slang. — кенгуру. австралийцы охотятся на них с бумерангами. вот почему самцов кенгуру называют «бумеры» на австралийском сленге.
trevor: what’s a boomerang? — что такое бумеранг?
pat: it’s a kind of a coat hanger. you throw it away and it comes back. – он похож на плечики для одежды. ты бросаешь его, и он возвращается.
trevor: what language do the australians speak? – на каком языке говорят австралийцы?
pat: their own variety of english. australian english is spoken all over the country. – на своем собственном варианте . на австралийском говорят по всей стране.
trevor: is australian english different from british english? — австралийский отличается от британского ?
pat: mmm… yes, as different as british english from american english. the basic language is the same but the accent is different and some words and phrases are different. at least it’s easy to understand. in australia someone who is not particularly smart ‘doesn’t have enough brains to give himself a headache’ or is ‘lamb-brailed’. — … да, отличаются, как британский от американского . основной язык тот же, но акцент отличается, и некоторые слова и фразы отличаются. по крайней мере, это легко понять. в австралии тот, кто не особенно умный – «не хватает мозгов, чтобы доставить себе головную боль» или «мозг как у барашка».
trevor: pretty straightforward, isn’t it? are you going to write an article about australia today? — довольно просто, не так ли? вы собираетесь написать статью об австралии сегодня?
pat: no, i’m invited to a party. see you tomorrow. — нет, я приглашена на вечеринку. увидимся завтра.
trevor: see you later. — увидимся позже. выписать предложения в present simple passive
2. He said he (had been sleeping) for 2 hours by my coming yesterday.
3. She said she (will come) with us tomorrow. или можно She said she (would come) with us the following day.
4. He said he often (worked) in the library.
5. He said he (will have written) the letter by 5 tomorrow. или можно He said he (would have written) the letter by 5 on the following day.
6. Mother thought children (were watching TV) at that time.
7. My friend asked me who (was playing) the piano in the sitting room.
8. He said he thought the weather (will be) fine next week. или можно He said he thought the weather (would be) fine the next week.
9. She said her sister (is) ill now.
или можно She said her sister (was) ill then.
10. She said he had already ( written) the composition.
11. Nick said he (will have prepared) dinner tomorrow by 5. или можно Nick said he (would have prepared) dinner by 5 on the following day.
12. She said she always (worked) in the library on Saturdays.
A.
1. I wondered if Jane lived in Moscow.
2. I asked him if his brother studied at Oxford University.
3. I asked her if she played tennis every day.
4. I wondered if he had ever seen the pyramids of Egypt.
5. I wanted to know if they had taught English literature at school.
6. I wondered if he was going to leave the following day.
7. I wondered if the mail had already arrived.
8. I asked if he had been talking on the phone all that time.
9. I wanted to know if they would be meeting her at the station.
10. I asked if there were any questions.
11. I wanted to know if I had to hand in the paper that day.
12. I wondered if it would take us long to get there.
B.
1. I asked him what he was talking about.
2. I wanted to know what other countries he would like to visit.
3. I wondered what the director had told him.
4. I asked what colour her hair had been.
5. I wondered where I could see her next time.
6. I asked him why he hadn't come to the party the night before.
7. I wondered how far it was to the Hawaii.
8. I asked them how many bedrooms there were in their new house.
9. I wanted to know how long it would take us if we went there by plane.
10. I asked her how many articles she would have translated by the end of that month.
11. I wanted to know who the author of this book was.
12. I wondered when it had started raining.