Номер 2, страница 103, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

2. a. Student A reads the article on Brian May – Student B – the article on Ray Bradbury. Checks their predictions.

Student A

Brian May, the founder of the legendary British glam rock band Queen, is keen on stars. Not Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, but the much larger, more beautiful ones.

Best known as Queen’s lead guitar player, May wrote We Will Rock You, Who Wants to Live Forever, I Want It All; sang the bass parts on Bohemian Rhapsody and played that guitar solo on We Are the Champions – all hits people are still listening now. That success seems very small in the history of the universe, though.

Just as his band was starting to make some noise 50 years ago, May was studying astrophysics. After taking a 30-year break to live the life of a rock god, he has completed a dissertation on interplanetary dust and earned a doctorate from Imperial College.

His doctoral thesis examines the mysterious phenomenon known as Zodiacal light that appears in the western sky after sunset and in the eastern sky two or three hours before sunrise. Many people have thought it is the first sign of morning twilight.

A Persian astronomer who lived around the 12^th century referred to it as “false dawn” in a poem. Astronomers now know that Zodiacal light represents reflected sunlight shining on space debris. Brian May has also co-authored a book with a title that could pass for a Queen song: Bang! The Complete History of the Universe.

During the interview with our reporter, May wore a long black coat, white sneakers and an electric Hawaiian shirt; his hair was a kinky black mass, so he managed to perfectly embody both rock ’n’ roller and mad scientist. “I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. And astronomy is the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp”, he said.

May enjoys dividing his time between the observatory and the recording studio these days. Whether he’s inspecting stars or working on his new album, he likes being called “Dr May”. As a guitarist, he uses his home-built guitar, “Red Special”. He built it with his father’s help. Guess what? It’s one of the most incredible instruments ever made!

Once a fellow-astronomer told him on a TV programme: “I don’t know any scientist who looks as much as Isaac Newton as you do”. In 2005 Brian May was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire for “services to the music industry and his charity work”. The same year, he was also voted the 7^th greatest guitarist of all time. Bravo, Brian! May long live May!

Student B

Ray Bradbury, who died aged 91, was the 20^th-century American short-story writer. He was born in a small town in Illinois. In 1934 his family moved to Los Angeles, where he lived for the rest of his life. He never travelled, much preferring a bicycle to a car, and usually avoiding aircraft. Bradbury lived quietly, but remained a much-loved writer throughout his long life. He wrote, “As a result of reading science fiction when I was eight, I grew up with an interest in music, architecture, city planning, transportation, politics, ethics, aesthetics on any level, art … it’s just total”.

Although he was also known for a few novels – principally Fahrenheit 451 – as well as for children’s books, plays, screenplays and poetry, it was his short stories that made him famous, with his best-known collection being The Martian Chronicles. His tales were reprinted in countless magazines and anthologies, including many school textbooks, making his name familiar to younger generations.

Surprisingly, Ray Bradbury was not only a visionary writer – he was also an architectural “imaginer” who influenced urban development. For better or worse, he was a key influence in two major urban trends of the past few decades: theme parks and shopping malls. His interest in theme parks came about through his friendship with Walt Disney.

The attitudes they shared were childhood nostalgia and futuristic utopianism, so, naturally, Disney invited Bradbury to consult on the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.

Bradbury thought deeply about the influence of our housing designs on how we live, not just as individuals but as a society. As a result, another Bradbury’s idea was to use giant shopping malls to save American cities from decay. He was recruited as a consultant by architect Jon Jerde – now one of the world’s leading mall designers – on some of his early projects. Bradbury advised on the postmodern Horton Plaza in San Diego and laid the foundation for the Glendale Galleria shopping centre in Los Angeles. He thought that the city did not have enough central meeting points, like, for example, the outdoor restaurants in Paris. In his opinion, these places should have enough tables and chairs for people to chat with their friends, and they should house restaurants, bookshops, cinemas and coffee shops surrounding what he called “the conversation pit”. He also noted that the area should be open until at least 11 p.m. because of our busy working schedules.

However, first and foremost Ray Bradbury was a science fiction writer. The things you can read about in his books are Martians, robots, dinosaurs, mummies, ghosts, time machines, rocket ships and carnival magicians. His work inspired writers and filmmakers like Stephen King, Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, and helped transport science fiction out of the pulp magazines into the mainstream.

b. Students A and B retell the facts about Brian May and Ray Bradbury to each other. Which of the two famous people is closer to a Renaissance man?

c. Work in pairs – Student A and Student B. Decide which of the two men – Brian May (BM) or Ray Bradbury (RB)...

• played the guitar;
• wrote books;
• was interested in space;
• was connected with California;
• helped design American shopping centres;
• was friends with Walt Disney;
• was friends with Freddie Mercury;
• took part in creating theme parks;
• looked like a famous scientist;
• did a lot of charity work;
• didn’t like flying by plane;
• wrote a PhD in astrophysics;
• composed famous songs;
• inspired science fiction writers;
• made a musical instrument for himself;
• thought reading was important.

b. Студенты А и Б пересказывают друг другу факты о Брайане Мэе и Рэе Брэдбери. Кто из этих двух знаменитых людей ближе к человеку эпохи Возрождения?

c. Работайте в парах – Студент А и Студент Б. Решите, кто из этих двух мужчин – Брайан Мэй (БМ) или Рэй Брэдбери (РБ)...

• играл на гитаре;
• писал книги;
• интересовался космосом;
• был связан с Калифорнией;
• помогал проектировать американские торговые центры;
• дружил с Уолтом Диснеем;
• дружил с Фредди Меркьюри;
• участвовал в создании тематических парков;
• выглядел как известный ученый;
• много занимался благотворительностью;
• не любил летать на самолете;
• написал докторскую диссертацию по астрофизике;
• сочинял известные песни;
• вдохновлял писателей-фантастов;
• сделал музыкальный инструмент для себя;
• считал чтение важным.

Ответ:

b. Both men demonstrate a wide range of talents and interests, characteristic of a Renaissance man. Brian May is a world-famous rock musician and a qualified astrophysicist with a PhD. Ray Bradbury was a prolific writer across multiple genres and also an architectural "imaginer" who influenced urban design. However, Brian May might be considered closer to a Renaissance man due to his high-level achievements in two vastly different fields: arts (music) and science (astrophysics).

c.

Перевод:

b. Оба мужчины демонстрируют широкий спектр талантов и интересов, характерный для человека эпохи Возрождения. Брайан Мэй — всемирно известный рок-музыкант и квалифицированный астрофизик с докторской степенью. Рэй Брэдбери был плодовитым писателем в разных жанрах, а также архитектурным «воображателем», повлиявшим на городской дизайн. Однако Брайана Мэя можно считать ближе к человеку эпохи Возрождения из-за его достижений высокого уровня в двух совершенно разных областях: искусстве (музыка) и науке (астрофизика).

c.