Английские сказки для девочек / English Fairy Tales for Girls - стр. 5
.[17] But you say you have got daughters. I will forgive you on condition that one of them comes willingly and suffers for you. Go and swear that if your daughter refuses to die instead of you, you will return within three months.”
Упражнения
1. Переведите на русский язык:
magnificent, chamber, astonished, fairy, distress, to provide, request, to gather, frightful, ungrateful, to steal, to value, intention, on condition, willingly, to swear, within.
2. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. What did the merchant eat and drink?
2. Where did the merchant go after supper?
3. When did the merchant wake the next morning?
4. What did he see in the room of his own?
5. What did he see looking through the window?
6. What did the merchant remember passing through an arbour of roses?
7. Was the merchant frightened when he saw the Beast? Why?
8. What did the Beast say to the merchant?
9. Why was the Beast angry?
10. Was the Beast ready to forgive the merchant?
3. Вставьте правильные предлоги (for, in, through).
1. The merchant crossed ___________ several grand apartments with magnificent furniture.
2. He looked ___________ a window but instead of snow saw the most delightful arbours and beautiful flowers.
3. He was astonished to see a good suit of clothes ___________ the room of his own.
4. I will forgive you on condition that one of your daughters comes willingly and suffers ___________ you.
4. Дополните предложения, используя следующие слова:
a branch, intention, to prepare yourself, willingly, suit of clothes, steal, arbours, crossed
1. Growing more courageous, he went out of the hall and ______________ through several grand apartments with magnificent furniture.
2. He was astonished to see a good ______________ in the room of his own.
3. Instead of snow he saw the most delightful ______________ and beautiful flowers.
4. Passing through an arbour of roses, he remembered Beauty’s request to him and gathered ______________ with several flowers.
5. I have saved your life by receiving you into my castle, and, in return, you ______________ my roses, which I value beyond any thing in the universe.
6. I give you just a quarter of an hour _________________________.
7. I had no ______________ to offend in gathering a rose for one of my daughters, who desired me to bring her one.
8. I will forgive you on condition that one of them comes ______________ and suffers for you.
4
The merchant had no mind[18] to sacrifice his daughters to the ugly monster, but he thought in obtaining this respite he should have the satisfaction of seeing them once more, so he promised