The Book of Riddles. Лексические задачки. Елизавета Хейнонен

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      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.

      draw рисовать; boots ботинки, сапоги

      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.

      But you, dear reader, can easily find the hiding place – provided that you know the necessary English word.

      beg умолять; adamant непреклонный; she knew better than не такая она была дура, чтобы; share her secret делиться своим секретом; gossiper сплетница; hiding place тайник; provided that при условии, что; necessary нужный

      So, where did the Fox keep her gold?

      15. Dutch Courage

      The man had already paid a visit to several bars. He was so drunk, he could hardly stand. His hands shook, and he spilled several drops of whiskey on the floor. Suddenly, a mouse appeared at the table, and drank up the spilled whiskey.

      Dutch courage храбрость во хмелю (букв.: храбрость голландца); already уже; pay a visit нанести визит, посетить; several несколько; bar бар; He was so drunk, he could hardly stand. Он был настолько пьян, что едва держался на ногах; shake (shook, shaken) дрожать; spill пролить; drop капля; appear появиться

      This went on several times. At last, the drunkard decided that it was time to go home. He took his small booze companion with him. On the way, he turned over a few СКАЧАТЬ