At school - В школе

Zbyszek Karlowicz, a young man from Poland, has been invited to visit Jim's school. Jim is showing him round.


Jim: Where would you like to start? On this floor we have all the workrooms and the assembly hall.1 The classrooms are upstairs.

Zbyszek: It's really very good of you taking all this trouble.2

Jim: Not in the least.3 Being free this morning I can show you round4 without upsetting the time-table.5

Zbyszek: Let's start off with the workrooms then.

Jim: Well then, this is the dressmaking room. There's no one using it at the moment.

Zbyszek: That evening dress hanging on the wall seems most professional.

Jim: Well, you should see some of the work our carpentry class turns out.6 This is the carpentry-room. Those boys working over there are making some props for our school-play.

Zbyszek: (sound of distant singing) What's that singing? Do you have music lessons at school as well?

Jim: Don't you recognize it?

Zbyszek: Well, yes... it sounds like our Polish „Mazowsze”. Where's it coming from?

Jim: From the geography-room. I'll take you there right away.7 Er... by the way... talking of geography... I wondered whether you would like to meet one of our classes8 and tell them something about Poland. It isn't every day they have visitors9 from abroad.

Zbyszek: Well, that's a nice thing to do!10 Inviting me to look round your school and then setting me a trap11 like this!

Jim: Well, supposing you just answered questions.12 That wouldn't be so difficult, would it?

Zbyszek: But really, not knowing the language...

Jim: But you speak English perfectly. Well, here we are, this is the geography-room. We've even got a map of Poland waiting for you.

Zbyszek: Well, when would you want me to do it? This afternoon?

Jim: No, right away of course.

Zbyszek: You mean you want me to get up13 in front of all those children sitting in there? Why,14 there must be at least eighty of them.

Jim: It's two classes. Poor chap, you look just like a lamb being led to the slaughter. Will it really be such an ordeal? We could show them lantern-slides15 instead if you can't face it.16

Zbyszek: No, I'll do it. I won't let you down,17 seeing you've made all the arrangements.

Jim: That's really very nice of you. I'm sure you'll find our youngsters aren't nearly18 as terrifying as they look.

Zbyszek: Well, I'll do my best.

Jim: Good fellow! Well, here we go, then!

Примечание: используйте сноски при открытой вкладке ПОЯСНЕНИЯ

ВЫБРАННЫЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ

     Where would you like to start?
     It's really very good of you taking all this trouble.
     Not in the least.
     We enjoy having visitors.
     Let's start off with the workrooms then.

ПОЯСНЕНИЯ

1 assembly hall зал заседаний, зал собраний
2 take the trouble взять на себя труд
3 Not in the least. Нисколько, ничего подобного.
4 show you round показывать кому-либо (город, музей)
5 without upsetting the time-table не нарушая расписания занятий
6 turns out здесь: производит
7 right away сразу
8 to meet one of our classes пойти в один из наших классов
9 It isn't every day they have visitors к ним не каждый день приезжают гости
10 that's a nice thing to do! хорошенькое дело!
11 setting me a trap поймать в капкан
12 supposing you just answered questions предположим, что ты будешь отвечать только на вопросы.
13 to get up здесь: стоять
14 Why здесь: но
15 lantern-slides диапозитив
16 if you can't face it здесь: если у тебя не хватает смелости
17 I won't let you down не подведу тебя
18 not nearly здесь: даже наполовину не

ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЙ КОММЕНТАРИЙ

Форма -ing

В данной сценке встречается несколько примеров с формой -ing в разных функциях:

1. Глагол с окончанием -ing может соответствовать русскому причастию или деепричастию. Несколько примеров из сценки:

     Those boys working over there...
     Эти мальчики, работающие там...
     ...in front of all those children sitting in there.
     ...перед всеми этими детьми, сидящими там.
     Talking of geography...
     Говоря о географии...

Иногда в русском языке используются придаточные предложения там, где в английском предложении стоит причастие настоящего времени.

     Эти мальчики, которые там работают...
     ...перед всеми этими детьми, которые там сидят.

2. Форма -ing входит в состав всех времён группы Continuous; вначале ставится вспомогательный глагол be в соответствующей форме, а затем смысловой глагол с окончанием -ing. Например, возьмём Present Continuous:

     Where is it coming from?

Интересно предложение: There's no one using it at the moment. Оно равнозначно предложению: No one is using it at the moment, но на подлежащее — no one — падает логическое ударение.

Смотрите продолженное время (длительное время) - Continuous Tense

3. Форма — ing может быть неличной формой глагола, называемой герундием (The Gerund).

     What's that singing?
     Что это за пение?
     Dressmaking room.
     Пошивочная мастерская.

Иногда предложение с герундием переводится на русский язык инфинитивом:

     That's a nice thing to do. Inviting me to look round your school and then setting me a trap like this.
     Хорошенькое дело. Пригласить меня осмотреть школу и потом поймать меня в капкан (поставить меня в подобное положение).

О герундии подробно будем говорить в комментарии к сценке 28.

4. Обратите внимание на предложения:

     Supposing you just answered questions.
     I won't let you down, seeing you've made all the arrangements.

В этих предложениях формы supposing и seeing, похожие на причастия, выступают в роли союзов

     supposing — а если 6ы;
     seeing — в виду того, что, в связи с тем, что.

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

I. Измените предложения по образцу первого предложения:
1. No one is using this room at present.
    There's no one using this room at present
2. No one is sleeping in that room at present.
3. No one is using this typewriter at present.
4. No one is waiting for you downstairs.
5. Someone is singing in that room.
6. Someone is playing the piano upstairs.
7. Someone is waving to you from the other side of the street.
8. Someone is hammering in the shed.

II. Заполните пропуски глаголами с окончанием -ing, подходящими по смыслу данному предложению:
1. That evening dress  . . .  on the wall seems most professional.
2. Those boys  . . .  over there are making some props for our school play.
3. Do you want me to speak about Poland to all those children  . . . there?
4. Who is that man ... there and ... at us?
5. That beautiful new car  . . .  in front of our house belongs to Mr. Green.
6. That woman  . . .  at the top of her voice and her umbrella at the mayor is Mrs. Grainger.

III.Измените предложения, как это показано в первом.
1. Jane makes very nice dresses. Jane is very good at making dresses.
2. Those children sing very nicely.
3. Mrs. Eccles grows beautiful roses.
4. Our boys make very good props for our school plays.
5. Jane writes very interesting sketches.
6. Maggie learns languages very quickly.

Ответы к упражнениям

Упражнение I.
1. There's no one using this room at present.
2. There's no one sleeping in that room at present.
3. There's no one using this typewriter at present.
4. There's no one waiting for you downstairs.
5. There's someone singing in that room.
6. There's someone playing the piano upstairs.
7. There's someone waving to you from the other side of the street.
8. There's someone hammering in the shed.

Упражнение II.
1. That evening dress hanging on the wall seems most professional.
2. Those boys working over there are making some props for our school play.
3. Do you want me to speak about Poland to all those children sitting there?
4. Who is that man standing there and looking at us?
5. That beautiful new car standing in front of our house belongs to Mr. Green.
6. That woman shouting at the top of her voice and waving her umbrella at the mayor is Mrs. Grainger.

Упражнение III.
1. Jane is very good at making dresses.
2. These children are very good at singing.
3. Mrs. Eccles is very good at growing roses.
4. Our boys are very good at making props for our school plays.
5. Jane is very good at writing sketches.
6. Maggie is very good at learning languages.

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