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The Book of Riddles. Лексические задачки
Елизавета Хейнонен
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The Magic Entrance
To enter the World of Riddles, you must first open this magic door. Find the right key for each of the four keyholes.
Well done! Now you can come in, and here is your first riddle.
1. The Investor
“I have some good news and some bad news for you,” the owner of an art gallery said to a painter, whose works were at the exhibition in his gallery.
“What is the good news?” the painter asked.
“The good news is that one of the investors has shown great interest in your works. He asked me if they would go up in price after your death.”
owner владелец; art gallery картинная галерея; exhibition выставка; show great interest in проявить большой интерес к; price цена ?go up in price вырасти в цене; death смерть
“And what did you say?”
“I said that they would double in price after you’re gone, and he bought all your paintings.”
“All eighteen of them? That’s good news, indeed. And what’s the bad news?”
“The bad news is the identity of the buyer.”
double удвоиться; after you’re goneздесь: после вашей смерти; theidentity of the buyer личность покупателя
Who showed so much interest in the works of the painter? This rebus may help you find the right answer.
2. What Is His Peculiarity?
A man who stuttered was asked why he did so.
“It’s my p-p-p-peculiarity,” he answered. “Everybody has s-s-s-some p-p-p-peculiarity.”
“I don’t have any,” said the questioner.
“Don’t you s-s-s-stir your t-t-t-tea with your r-r-r-right hand?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Th-that’s your p-p-p-peculiarity. Most p-p-p-people __________.”
peculiarity характерная черта; stutter заикаться; stir мешать; most people большинство людей; sentence предложение
Finish the sentence. What do most people do? This rebus may help you find the right answer.
3. The Robbery
One day, a snail was robbed while walking in the park. She went to the police.
“How did it happen?” they asked her.
“I don’t know,” the snail answered. “It all happened too quickly.”
robbery ограбление; one day однажды; snail улитка; rob ограбить; while walking in the park когда она прогуливалась в парке; happen случаться, происходить ?How did it happen? Как это случилось?; tooquickly слишком быстро; solve решать; findout узнать, выяснить
Who robbed the snail? Solve this rebus to find out.
4. Eureka!
One day, the teacher asked the class:
“Which of you has heard of Archimedes?”
“I have,” said little Johnny. “Archimedes was a scientist. He was taking a bath and cried, “Eureka!”
“What is Eureka?” the teacher asked.
“Eureka means “I have found it”.
“What did he find?”
Johnny blurted out what he thought was the right answer.
What did he say?
eureka эврика; scientist учёный; mean означать; blurt out выпалить, брякнуть
5. The Three Paintings
Max decided to take a shortcut through the forest when he came across an old house he had never seen before. The house seemed deserted. He took a step inside, and the next moment the door behind him slammed shut.
shortcut короткий путь, путь напрямик ? take a shortcut срезать путь; come across наткнуться на; seem казаться; deserted заброшенный; take a step сделать шаг; inside вовнутрь помещения; slam shut захлопнуться
“Anybody here?” he asked.
A husky voice replied, “I’m here.”
“And who might you be?”
“I’m the keeper of this house.”
“Why can’t I see you?”
“You cannot see me because ghosts can’t be seen in the daytime.”
Anybody here? Здесь есть кто-нибудь?; husky хриплый; voice голос; reply ответить; And who might you be? И кто же вы такой?; keeper хранитель; ghost привидение, призрак
“Am I your prisoner?”
“No. However, you cannot leave this house unless you find the key to the door. If you don’t, you’ll stay here forever. You’ve only got one try.”
“Can you at least give me a hint?” Max asked.
“Very well,” the voice croaked. “The key is hidden behind one of the paintings in the drawing room. Find it, and you are free.”
prisoner пленник; however однако; unless если только ты не; stay оставаться; forever навсегда; try попытка; at least по крайней мере; hint намёк; croak хрипеть, прохрипеть; прокаркать; hide (hid, hidden) прятать
These are the paintings Max saw in the drawing room. Which of them hides the key?
6. The Elephant Tamer
An elephant tamer is talking to a journalist.
“I hear you used to tame other animals,” the journalist said.
“That’s right,” answered the elephant tamer. “I switched to elephants only a while ago. I have become shortsighted, you know.”
What animals did the tamer work with before he became shortsighted?
tamer укротитель; used to tame раньше дрессировали; that’s right совершенно верно; switch to переключиться на; a while ago некоторое время тому назад; shortsighted близорукий ? I have becomeshortsighted, you know. Я, видите-ли, стал близоруким
7. Doctor Pill
Johnny fell ill, and his mother called the famous doctor Pill.
“Are you really the famous doctor Pill?” the seven-year-old boy asked. “The one who spent several years in Africa treating wild animal?”
“The very same,” answered the doctor.
“Were you not eaten by cannibals?”
“No. Like they say, the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I’m still alive and kicking.”
fall (fell, fallen) ill заболеть; famous знаменитый; pill пилюля; treat лечить; wild дикий; the very same он самый; like they say как говорится; rumour слух, слухи; exaggerate преувеличивать ? the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated слухи о моей смерти сильно преувеличены; still всё ещё; alive and kicking жив и здоров
“Can you prove it?”
The doctor smiled.
“Prove what? That I’m alive?”
“No. That you’re really the famous doctor Pill.”
“Sure. Here. I hope this photo will convince you.”
The doctor took a photo out of his wallet and gave it to the boy.
Here is that photo:
prove доказывать; smile улыбаться; Here. Вот, держи (говорят, протягивая какой-либо предмет собеседнику); hope надеяться; convince убедить, убеждать; wallet бумажник
Johnny looked at the photo and said, “You’re a liar!”
“But Johnny,” his mother cut in. “How can you talk to the doctor like that?”
“But don’t you see that he is lying?” Johnny asked. “This photo is a fake! He has never been to Africa, and I can prove it!”
liar лжец; cut in вмешаться в разговор; How can you talk to the doctor like that? Как ты разговариваешь с доктором!?; don’tyousee неужели ты не видишь; lie лгать; fake подделка; clue ключ (к разгадке)
What made Johnny think that the doctor was lying? If you don’t know, this rebus may give you a clue.
8. The Essay
After the summer holidays, the teacher asked her class to write an essay on how and where the children had spent their vacation. Johnny worked on his essay for almost an hour, yet he wasn’t sure how the teacher would take it.
essay сочинение; after the summer holidays после летних каникул; spend (spent, spent) проводить; vacation каникулы; almost почти; hour час; yet тем не менее; be sure быть уверенным; how the teacher would take it как учительница это воспримет
And indeed, when the teacher opened his exercise book, she frowned, because she saw something she never expected to see. This is what she saw:
But the next moment she smiled and said to herself, “This little rascal is really very talented. I hope he liked his stay in—”
In what country? Where did Johnny spend his summer holidays?
indeed в самом деле; frown хмуриться, нахмуриться; expect ожидать; the next moment в следующее мгновение; smile улыбаться; said to herself сказала сама себе; rascal негодник, шельмец, плут; talented талантливый; hope надеяться; his stay in его пребывание в
9. One plus One Makes One
Arrange these three pictures in the right order.
arrangeздесь: расположить; order порядок ? intherightorder 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.
ant муравей; throw a party устроить вечеринку; decide решить, принять решение; grasshopper кузнечик; bee пчела; ladybug божья коровка; dragonfly стрекоза; show up появиться
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.
