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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 become shortsighted, 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