Номер 3, страница 137, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

3. a. Read the story. Why does the storyteller never stay alone at home or give his phone to others anymore?

1. Are there any things that you are afraid of? I'm absolutely terrified of the dark when I'm alone at home at night, especially after watching a horror film. Here's what happened to me one night.

2. Two years ago was the first time I stayed at home, all alone. My parents had gone away to visit my grandparents and decided to stay there overnight. At first, I was looking forward to spending some time on my own as I wanted to watch this new horror film. It was a gloomy November evening: a strong wind was howling outside and a pouring rain was beating against the windows. A perfect night for a scary film!

3. After dinner, I turned off all the lights and made myself comfortable on the sofa. Actually, the film didn't live up to all the hype and I fell asleep while watching it. Suddenly, I was woken up by some strange noise coming from the entrance hall. It sounded like somebody was laughing but in a kind of evil way. Burglars (грабители / рабаўнікі)? Aliens? The sound didn't stop for quite a while, but I couldn't pluck up the courage (набраться смелости / набрацца смеласці) to go and see what was happening there. Instead, I hid myself under the blanket hoping that whoever was there would go away sooner or later.

4. Eventually, I think I fell asleep because when I woke up again, I saw my parents standing above me with a worried look on their faces. It turned out that they had called me several times late in the evening to make sure I was alright. And what about the evil laugh you may ask me? That was the trick my friends had played on me by changing the ringtone on my phone.

5. Since that time I have neither stayed at home alone nor lent my phone to anyone.

Read the story again and find the story elements described in ex. 2a.

3. a. Прочитайте рассказ. Почему рассказчик больше никогда не остается один дома и не дает свой телефон другим?

Ответ:

The storyteller never stays alone at home anymore because he was once terrified by what he thought was an evil laugh in his house. He doesn't give his phone to others because that scary sound turned out to be his phone's ringtone, which his friends had changed as a prank.

Перевод:

Рассказчик больше никогда не остается один дома, потому что однажды его напугал звук, который он принял за зловещий смех в своем доме. Он не дает свой телефон другим, потому что этот пугающий звук оказался рингтоном его телефона, который в качестве розыгрыша сменили его друзья.