Enjoy Reading. Книга для чтения на английском языке в 7-м классе общеобразовательных учреждений
Книга адресована юным читателям, которые любят чудеса и приключения, в ней представлены произведения Джонатана Свифта «Путешествие Гулливера в Бробдингнег», Джека Лондона «Зов предков», Артура Конан Дойла «Знак четырёх», Чарльза Диккенса «Битва жизни». Здесь ребята смогут не только применить свои знания английского языка, но и познакомиться с новыми интересными героями произведений английской литературы.
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38* * *The king, who loved music, had concerts at court, to which I wassometimes carried, and set in my box on a table to hear them. The noisewas so great that I could hardly distinguish the tunes25. I am confident thatall the drums and trumpets of a royal army, beating and sounding togetherjust at your ears, could not equal it. My practice was to have my boxremoved from the place where the performers sat, as far as I could. I alwaysshut the doors and windows; after which I found their music notdisagreeable.I had learned in my youth to play a little upon the spinet26. Glumdalclitchkept one in her chamber, and a master came twice a-week to teach her. Idecided to entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon thisinstrument. But this was extremely difficult: for the spinet was near sixtyfeet long, so I could not reach to above five keys. The method I found wasthis: they placed a bench before the spinet, and I was put upon the bench. Iran sideling upon it, that way and this27, as fast as I could; banging the keyswith the two sticks, to the great satisfaction of both their majesties.The king was a man of excellent understanding. I had severalconversations with him. One day I took the freedom28to tell his majesty thatthe contempt he had discovered towards Europe, and the rest of the world,did not seem answerable29to those excellent qualities of mind that he wasmaster of. The king heard me with attention, and began to conceive a muchbetter opinion of me than he had ever before. He desired I would give him asexact information of the government of England as I possibly could. Heshould be glad to hear of any thing useful for him. I was glad and proud ofchance to tell about my own dear native country.25I could hardly distinguish the tunes – что я с трудом различал мотив26the spinet – (ист.) спинет (музыкальный инструмент, разновидностьклавесина, обычно меньшего размера и чаще прямоугольной формы,был распространён в Англии в XVIII веке)27I ran sideling upon it, ...
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