Номер 3, страница 51 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

3. Listen and read along the second part of the story and answer the questions below.

1. How is the continuation different from yours?

2. What happened in 1957 and 1996?

3. Why do you think their love could last for so long?

From that day forward, the sweet image of the girl would appear to him in moments of unhappiness. Her eyes, her words, her thoughtfulness, her red apple, all came in his dreams. His family died in the war. The life he had known disappeared, but this one memory was alive and gave him hope.

In 1957 in the United States, two adults, both immigrants, are on a blind date. “And where were you during the war?” the woman asks.

a blind date – a date with a person whom you have never met before

“I was in a concentration camp in Germany,” the man answers.

“I remember I used to throw apples over the fence to a boy who was in a concentration camp,” she says.

With a feeling of shock, the man says, “And did that boy say to you one day, ‘Don’t bring an apple anymore because I am being sent to another camp?’”

“Why, yes,” she answers, “but how could you possibly know that?”

He looks into her eyes and says, “I was that young boy.”

There is a long silence, and then he continues, “I was taken away from you then, and I don’t ever want to be without you again. Will you marry me?”

They embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs] one another as she says, “Yes.”

On Valentine’s Day 1996, on national TV show, this same man affirmed (подтвердил) his never-ending love to his wife for forty years.

“You fed me in the concentration camp,” he said, “You fed me throughout all these years; now, I remain hungry if only for your love.”

1. Чем продолжение отличается от вашего?

2. Что произошло в 1957 и 1996 годах?

3. Как вы думаете, почему их любовь смогла продлиться так долго?

Ответ:

1. This question requires a personal answer based on your own continuation of the story.

2. In 1957, the man and the woman met on a blind date in the United States, realized they were the boy from the concentration camp and the girl who threw him apples, and got engaged. In 1996, on a national TV show on Valentine's Day, the man affirmed his never-ending love for his wife.

3. Their love could last for so long because it was founded on an incredibly strong bond formed during the war. Her act of kindness gave him hope in his darkest moments, creating a unique and profound connection that they cherished for the rest of their lives.

Перевод:

1. Этот вопрос требует личного ответа, основанного на вашем собственном продолжении истории.

2. В 1957 году мужчина и женщина встретились на свидании вслепую в Соединенных Штатах, поняли, что они были тем самым мальчиком из концентрационного лагеря и той самой девочкой, которая бросала ему яблоки, и обручились. В 1996 году на национальном телешоу в День святого Валентина мужчина подтвердил свою бесконечную любовь к жене.

3. Их любовь смогла продлиться так долго, потому что она была основана на невероятно прочной связи, сформировавшейся во время войны. Ее добрый поступок дал ему надежду в самые мрачные моменты, создав уникальную и глубокую связь, которую они ценили всю оставшуюся жизнь.