Номер 2, страница 31 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

2. Have you ever heard of Loch Ness Monster? Listen, read and answer: Is there enough evidence of its existence (свидетельств его существования)?

People believe that in the deep waters of Scotland's long lake, called Loch Ness ("loch" means "lake" in Scottish), spreading almost from coast to coast in Glen More1, there is a huge monster. It was seen first as long as 1,400 years ago.

Since that time thousands of people said they had seen the monster. And all those who saw the creature, whether it was in the 19th or 20th century, whether they were ordinary local people or serious people like priests2, lawyers (юристы), policemen, teachers, describe the same thing: a huge, dark-coloured creature, about seven to ten metres long with a long snake-like head and neck.

There are very few photographs of the monster and there are very few good ones. It's understandable. Imagine you meet such a creature. First you freeze open-mouthed, then you give a cry of excitement, horror or great surprise. At last you remember that it's a good idea to take a photo of the thing, but the creature is hundreds of metres away and your hands are shaking so much, that the photo can't be good first thing.

Nevertheless, a group of scientists organised an Investigation Bureau3 in the 1960s. For a long time they watched with cameras, listening equipment and sonar equipment4. The equipment discovered animal-like sounds and the film showed something alive. In fact, even (даже) with lights it's difficult to see a few metres ahead, because the water in Loch Ness is full of peat (торф) from the mountains around. So, it's very dark. Later some new sonar equipment found two huge very strange moving objects (движущиеся объекты).

In August 1972 a team of experts picked up an echo and an underwater camera took a photo of something that looked like a huge flipper (плавник). The experts explained that it looked like a huge prehistoric creature – plesiosaur ['pliːsiəso:], which had died out 70 million years before.

Loch Ness is 35 kilometres long and it's very deep. The water is cold but never freezes (замерзает). So, it's big enough and good enough for a family of large creatures.

Could the myth be reality? Should we laugh at the discovery?

2. Вы когда-нибудь слышали о Лох-несском чудовище? Прослушайте, прочтите и ответьте: Достаточно ли свидетельств его существования?

Ответ:

According to the text, there is not enough conclusive evidence to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. The text presents several pieces of evidence, such as thousands of eyewitness accounts, sonar readings that detected large moving objects, and a photograph of something resembling a flipper. However, it also points out the weaknesses of this evidence: there are very few good photographs, and the water in Loch Ness is very dark, making clear observation difficult. The text ends with questions, suggesting that the evidence is intriguing but not definitive.

Перевод:

Согласно тексту, не существует достаточного количества убедительных доказательств, чтобы подтвердить существование Лох-Несского чудовища. В тексте представлены некоторые свидетельства, такие как тысячи рассказов очевидцев, показания сонаров, обнаруживших крупные движущиеся объекты, и фотография чего-то, напоминающего плавник. Однако в нем также указывается на слабые стороны этих доказательств: существует очень мало хороших фотографий, а вода в озере Лох-Несс очень темная, что затрудняет четкое наблюдение. Текст заканчивается вопросами, что говорит о том, что доказательства интригуют, но не являются окончательными.