The Book of Riddles. Лексические задачки
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9. One plus One Makes One
Arrange these three pictures in the right order.
arrange здесь: расположить; order порядок in the right order в правильном порядке
10. The Ant Throws a Party
One day, the Ant decided to throw a party. The Grasshopper, the Bee and the Ladybug came, even the Dragonfly showed up.
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The host asked the guests to wipe their feet, and they did so without complaining. Only one guest didn’t like it. Guess who.
host хозяин; guest гость; wipe вытереть, вытирать; and they did so и они так и сделали; complain жаловаться without complaining без жалоб, безропотно; guess догадаться, угадать
11. The Masked Ball
One day, the animals decided to have a masked ball.
The Wolf soon got tired of dancing. He approached a group of animals, and suggested a game of cards. Several animals agreed to keep him company.
masked ball бал-маскарад; decide решить, принять решение; soon вскоре; gеt tired of dancing устать танцевать; approach подойти, приблизиться; suggest предлагать; a game of cards партия в карты; several несколько; agree соглашаться; keep him company составить ему компанию
“But I warn you,” said the Wolf, taking out a deck of cards from his pocket. “If I catch any of you cheating, the swindler is going to get it in his impudent, ginger snout.
warn предупреждать; deck колода; pocket карман; if если; catch поймать; any of you кого-либо из вас; cheat обманывать, мошенничать catch cheating поймать за обманом; swindler мошенник; impudent наглый; ginger рыжий, рыжеватый; snout морда (животного) is going to get it in his snout получит по морде; address адресовать
Who did the Wolf address his words to? Solve this rebus to find out.
12. Where Is the Cat?
One day, little Johnny said to his father:
“Look, Daddy. I have drawn the cat in boots.”
His father looked at the picture and said:
“That’s strange. I see the boots. But where is the cat?”
“Isn’t it clear where it is?” asked Johnny.
“No,” his father answered.
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And you, my dear reader? Do you know where the cat is?
13. At the Zoo
One day, Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet went to the zoo.
“Winnie, let’s leave this place,” Piglet said suddenly. “I’m afraid they will beat us up!”
“What makes you think so?” asked Winnie.
“Look what they did to the horse!” said Piglet.
Winnie-the-Pooh Винни Пух; Piglet Пятачок; leave покидать; place место; beat up избить; What makes you think so? Что заставляет тебя так думать?; do sth to sb1 сделать что-либо (плохое) с кем-либо
Name the animal he was looking at.
14. The Pot of Gold
The Fox’s grandmother died, leaving her a pot of gold.
Soon, the whole forest knew that the Fox had become an heiress to a large fortune.
“Aren’t you afraid that someone might break into your house and steal your gold?” asked her the Magpie who lived in a tree nearby.
pot горшок pot of gold горшок с золотом; die умереть; leave оставлять; soon вскоре; whole весь; become становиться; heiress наследница; fortune состояние; break into вломиться в; steal красть, украсть; magpie сорока; nearby неподалёку
“They will not find it,” said the Fox. “It is in a safe place.”
“Where?”
“As if I’m going to tell you!”
“I will be silent as the grave.”
“As if I could trust you!”
safe безопасный; As if I’m going to tell you! Так я тебе и сказала!; be silent as the grave молчать как могила; As if I could trust you! Так я тебе и поверила!
The Magpie begged the Fox to tell her, but the Fox was adamant. She knew better than to share her secret with the number one forest gossiper.