Translate the following dialogue into English.
Мэри и Дэвид собираются навестить своих родителей.
Мэри: Мне кажется, Дэвид, нам лучше поехать поездом. Сейчас осень, все время моросит, на машине это будет менее комфортабельно.
Дэвид: Ты абсолютно права, Мэри. Я поеду на вокзал и закажу два купейных билета. Ты тем временем укладывай вещи. (Возвращается.) Я купил два билета на ночной скорый поезд. Так что утром мы должны прибыть в пункт назначения.
Мэри: Прекрасно. Поездка ночным поездом сэкономит нам время и деньги. Нам не нужно будет обедать в вагоне-ресторане, и прекрасно выспавшись, мы уже будем утром у твоих родителей. Я уже почти сложила чемоданы.
Дэвид: Пора вызывать такси.
Мэри: Да, вот и оно. Дэвид, неси чемоданы.
Дэвид: Наконец прибыли на вокзал. Сколько с нас?
Таксист: 10 фунтов. Спасибо.
Дэвид: Спасибо. Мэри, я пойду посмотрю расписание и узнаю, прибыл ли наш поезд. (Возвращается) Наш поезд уже объявили, мы можем идти на посадку. Второй путь. Нам не нужно спешить. В нашем распоряжении еще двадцать минут. Мы не будем брать носильщика, я понесу вещи сам.
Мэри: Вот и наш вагон. Ставь чемоданы под полку, а небольшую сумку в багажную сетку. Дэвид, приготовь билеты, идет проводник.
Дэвид: Мэри, я не могу найти билеты. Боюсь, что я их оставил на камине.
Мэри: Я надеюсь, ты не шутишь?
Дэвид: Какие шутки! Что делать?
Мэри: Надо спросить у проводника. Извините нас, пожалуйста, но мы оставили билеты дома. Что нам делать?
Проводник: Очень жаль. Сейчас вам придется уплатить за билеты снова, а после вам нужно предъявить в кассу забытые билеты, и вам выплатят за них деньги.
Мэри: Дэвид, приготовь деньги и уплати за билеты.
Дэвид: Хорошо, что у нас есть наличные деньги. Вот, пожалуйста.
Мэри: Я хотела поспать в поезде, теперь я что-то не хочу спать.
Дэвид: Мэри, успокойся. Все в порядке, завтра мы будем в Шеффилде.
Мэри: Хорошо, я постараюсь.
III. SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Text 1
Discovering Australia
Read these two pieces of information and then answer the questions below.
Is Australia the world's largest island or its smallest continent? Actually, it's both. In fact, Australia is the only country that is also a continent. Although roughly the size of the United States mainland, Australia has a population of about 16.5 million people. That makes this island nation one of the least densely populated countries.
What ethnic groups make up the Australian population? The majority of Australians are of English, Irish, Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Polish descent. However, over the past 50 years, some 4 million people from more than 120 countries have made Australia their home. This includes a large number of Asian and African immigrants. About one percent of the population is Aborigine. The Aboriginal people were the first settlers in Australia. They came from Asia about 40,000 years ago.
In addition to being the smallest continent, Australia is also the driest inhabited continent. Lush green pastures may be typical in sheep farming areas (there are, by the way, more sheep than people in Australia). However, much of the land, particularly in the Outback, is so arid that people are unable to live on it in its undeveloped state. That explains why most Australians live in metropolitan areas, many of which line the coast, and why Australia is considered one of the world's more urbanized countries.
Make friends with a koala at one of our wildlife parks. Explore the lush, green bushland areas of the Blue Mountains. Marvel at the coral of our magnificent Great Barrier Reef. Or be awed by our ancient landscapes and strange land formations. Whatever your interests, Australia has what you 're looking for.
Lining our coast are some of the world's most sophisticated cities - like Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney. There you can enjoy all the best in food, fashion, the arts, theater, and sports. But you won't want to miss the wonders of the vast and amazing Outback or the peaceful beauty of the Bush. Australia has a variety of unique trees, plants, and wildlife. Discover them at any of our magnificent wildlife preserves and parks.
No matter where you go in Australia, you'll find something to delight you. So surf or ski, relax on our beautiful beaches, see Aboriginal rock art painted thousands of years ago, and meet interesting people. Don't wait. It's always a good time to visit Australia.
a) Which passage would you expect to find in a travel brochure? Why?
b) Which passage states only facts about Australia?
c) What are four facts about Australia?
d) What are four opinions?
e) Why would someone want to vacation in Australia?
f) Why do most Australians live in cities or towns?
Text 2
Old Country Advice1 to the American Traveller
By W. Saroyan
One day my uncle Melik travelled from Fresno2 to New York. Before he got aboard the train his uncle Garro paid him a visit and told him about the dangers of travel.
"When you get on the train," the old man said, "choose your seat carefully, sit down, and do not look about. ”
"Yes, sir," my uncle said. "Several moments after the train begins to move," the old man said, "two men wearing uniforms will come down the aisle and ask you for your ticket. Ignore them. They will be impostors."
"How shall I know?" my uncle said. "You will know," the old man said. "You are no longer a child."
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"Before you have travelled twenty miles, an amiable young man will come to you and offer you a cigarette. Tell him you don't smoke. The cigarette will be doped." "Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"On your way to the diner a very beautiful young woman will run into you on purpose and almost embrace you," the old man said. "She will be extremely apologetic and attractive, and your natural wish will be to become friends with her. Don't do this, go into the diner and eat. The woman will be an adventuress."
"A what?" my uncle said.
"A whore," the old man shouted. "Go in and eat. Order the best food, and if the diner is crowded, and the beautiful young woman sits at your table, do not look into her eyes. If she speaks, pretend to be deaf."
"Yes, sir," my uncle said. "Pretend to be deaf," the old man said. "That is the only way out of it."
"Out of what?" my uncle said.
"Out of the whole trouble," the old man said. "I have travelled. I know what I'm talking about."
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"Let's say no more about it," the old man said.
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"On your way back to your seat from the diner," the old man said, "you pass through the smoker. There you will find a game of cards in progress. The players will be three middle-aged men with expensive-looking rings on their fingers. They will nod at you pleasantly and one of them will invite you to join the game. Tell them, “I don't speak English.”
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"That is all," the old man said.
"Thank you very much," my uncle said.
"One thing more," the old man said. "When you go to bed at night, take your money out of your pocket and put it in your shoe. Put your shoe under the pillow, keep your head on the pillow all night, and don't sleep."
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"That is all," the old man said.
The old man went away and the next day my uncle Melik got aboard the train and went to New York. The two men in uniform were not impostors, the young man with the doped cigarettes did not appear, the beautiful young woman did not sit at his table in the diner, and there was no card game in progress in the smoker. My uncle put his money in the shoe and put his shoe under his pillow and put his head on the pillow and didn't sleep all night the first night, but the second night he abandoned the whole ritual.
The second day he himself offered another young man a cigarette which the other young man accepted. In the diner my uncle went to sit at a table with a young lady. He started a poker game in the smoker, and long before the train got to New York my uncle knew everybody aboard the train and everybody knew him. While the train was travelling through Ohio my uncle and the young man who had accepted the cigarette and two young ladies sang American songs together.
The journey was a very pleasant one.
When my uncle Melik came back from New York, his Uncle Garro visited him again.
"I see you are looking all right," he said. "Did you follow my instructions?"
"Yes, sir," my uncle said.
"I am pleased," he said, "that someone has profited by my experience."
1old country advice — совет жителя Старого Света
2 Fresno — Фресно (город в Калифорнии)
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