Задания по главам 4-6 Jerome k. Jerome “Three Men in a Boat”

I. Please, find the Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:

Chapter IV	Chapter V	Chapter VI
to take an awful oath (p.25) to dash off to have the presence of mind to detain (p.27) eloquent to impress the fact upon smb (p.28) a light-hearted spirit (p.30) to squirm in (p.31) to be a perfect nuisance	to sink in soul-clogging oblivion (p.33) irritating tomfoolishness (p.34) “weather-forecast” fraud aggravating to cheer oneself up with an idea (p.35) to finish a grand day to dress oneself in flimsy things smth is a thing that is beyond smb altogether drought (p.36) famine sunstroke simooms to come down in a steady torrent to make head or tail of smth to feel an affection for smb (p.36) severe cross-examination (p.37) to prove a complete alibi to attach much importance to incline to the idea (p.38)	on the brink of smth (p.40) to take life as lightly as possible (p.42) to be a credit to one’s parents and an honour to the school to sacrifice smth (p.43) intrinsic beauty to give smb one’s charms in one’s eyes household utensils to be awed by smth(p.44) to excuse violence of language and coarseness of expression (p.45) to cast uncanny shadows to pluck up courage(p.46) to treat smth as an accident (p.47)

II. Please, translate the following extracts into Russian

Chapter IV. (five paragraphs)

“…This was hardly what I intended. What I had meant, of course,….

……They do make me so wild.”

Chapter V. (three paragraphs)

“….George got hold of the paper….

….And people would pass the house, going off in wagonettes and coaches as jolly and merry as could be, the sun shining out, and not a cloud to be seen.”

Chapter VI. (four paragraphs)

“…There was a boy at our school, we used to call him Sandford and Merton…

….He had to stop in bed when he was ill, and eat chicken and custards and hot-house grapes; and he would lie there and sob, because they would not let him do Latin exercises, and took his German grammar away from him.”

III. Please, translate into English

Путешествуя по Италии, не перестаешь удивляться великолепию и грандиозности этой страны. Не каждому путешественнику удается сохранять присутствие духа при знакомстве с итальянскими традициями и красотами.

Красноречивые итальянцы, которые так любят поговорить о своей стране и о своих предках, всегда с радостью расскажут вам одну или парочку историй, чтобы взбодрить путешественника и привлечь его внимание к какой-либо незначительной мелочи, которая потом окажется очень важной для развития сюжета.

Недалеко от Колизея, в одной из церквей Рима, Санта Мария ин Космедин, находятся знаменитые «Уста истины», античный лик с открытыми устами. Поверье гласит, что если лжец вложит в них свою руку, уста закроются, и лжец будет наказан, оставшись без ладони. Этот способ проверки алиби был придуман итальянцами еще жл того, как появились полицейские и суды, и никто еще не знал о перекрестных допросах и экспертизах ДНК.

Очарованный этой историей и собрав все свое мужество, путешественник смело обязательно захочет вложить руку в уста. Затем итальянский гид наверняка объяснит ему, что эту идею придется оставить, так как итальянцы, которые относятся к жизни легко, давно обнесли этот монумент решеткой, чтобы ни один из любознательных туристов не был принесен в жертву старинной легенде. И газеты потом не будут писать об этом как о несчастном случае и не осудят красноречивого гида, обвинив его в мошенничестве при отягчающих обстоятельствах.

IV. Please, answer the following questions:

Chapter IV.

6. What are the advantages of cheese as a travelling companion ? Why was the food question so important ?

7. Why did the author mock about their way of packing things ? What was the best way to solve the problem of packing ?

8. What were the reasons for Montmorency awful behavior ?

9. Was there any other reason to become upset ?

Chapter V.

5. What was the weather forecast ? Did anybody believe it ?

6. What was the story that was told about a small boy who was fond of studying ? Was he really enjoying his school ?

7. What was the attitude of the South Western Officials concerning such worldly things as trains ? Show the author’s humour in the text.

8. Which means of transport was used by the friends in the end ? Why ?

Chapter VI.

1) What was their impression of Kingston ?

2) What were the instructive remarks on early English history mentioned in the text ?

3) Please, tell about the case of Stivvings. What happened to him?

4) What was the result of their trip ?

5) Where did they arrive ? Why was Hampton Court maze fo exciting ?

6) Please, describe Harris as a guide.

V. Please, present small reports on the things that the following characters dealt with in these chapters

1) George; 2) the author; 3) Harris 4) Montmorancy 5) Stivvings;

VI. Please, comment on the following:

1) “Such is life; and we are but as grass that is cut down, and put into the oven and baked.”(Jerome K. Jerome, p.43)

2) “Who doth ambition shun,

And loves to live i’ the sun,

Seeking the food he eats,

And pleased with what he gets” (W. Shakespeare, As You Like it, p. 38)

3) “What is food to one man is bitter poison to others.” (Lucretius, De rerum Natura, I p.637)

4) “There is a history in all men’s lives.” (W. Shakespeare, Henry IV, p.80)

VII. Please, speak on the following topics for discussion:

1) Food is the engine of people’s life. You are what you eat.

2. Healthy Eating. Any good recipes to share?

3. History is essential for human understanding of life.

4. School—is it a torture or fun? Can it be both? Speak about your school years.

5. Are you fond of sightseeing when you travel. Why is it so fascinating to see and discover new things and emotions.