1. Муж был старше жены на пять лет.
2. Это был в высшей степени элегантный обед.
3. Наш десятый ребенок гораздо выше, чем первый.
4. Его голова (brains) работает лучше, чем у других детей.
5. Он – лучший в семье.
6. Это было самое чудесное переживание в моей жизни.
7. Он был самым непослушным (naughty) из всех детей, когда был маленьким.
8. Слеза на правом глазу намного больше, чем слеза на левом.
9. Ты гораздо глупее (stupid), чем отец остальных детей.1. A very elderly couple is sitting _______ a restaurant.
2. The old man says softlyh _______ is wife, «Dear, take some _______ this salad.»
3. Our tenth child never quite looked like the rest _______ our children.
4. These years have been the most wonderful experience I could have ever hoped _______.
5. She is unable to look her husband _______ the eye.
6. The wife paused _______ a moment and then confessed.
7. The old man is very shaken _______ the reality what his wife admitted.
8. With a tear _______ his eye he asks, «Who?»
9. She said nothing _______ first, and then she told the truth _______ her husband.Section 22 The mistress
A married couple was enjoying a dinner out when a statuesque brunette walked over to their table, exchanged warm greetings with the husband, and walked off.
«Who was that?» the wife demanded.
«If you must know,» the husband replied, «that was my mistress.»
«Your mistress? That\'s it! I want a divorce!» the wife fumed.
The husband looked her straight in the eye and said, «Are you sure you want to give up our big house in the suburbs, your Mercedes, your furs, your jewelry, and our vacation home in Mexico?»
For a long time they continued dining in silence. Finally, the woman nudged her husband and said, «Isn\'t that Howard over there? Who\'s he with?»
«That\'s HIS mistress,» her husband replied.
«Oh,» she said, taking a bite of dessert. «Ours is much cuter.»
to enjoy
наслаждаться, получать удовольствиеstatuesque
статный, фигуристыйbrunette
брюнеткаto exchange
обмениватьсяwarm
теплыйgreetings
приветствияto demand
требовать; спрашиватьmistress
любовницаdivorce
разводto fume
straight
прямоto give up
бросать, отказыватьсяMercedes
«мерседес»furs
мехаjewelry
драгоценностиvacation
отпускto continue
продолжатьto dine
обедатьsilence
молчание, тишинаto nudge
подталкивать локтемbite
кусочекdessert
десертours
нашаa dinner out
обед в ресторанеto walk over
подойтиsuburbs
пригородExercises to the text1. Who came over the couple when they were having dinner?
2. What\'s a brunette?
3. What type of a car does the wife have?
4. Where do they spend their vacation?
5. Whose mistress is better – the husband\'s or Howard\'s?