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      23. Ó âàøåé îáùåé çíàêîìîé ðîäèëàñü òðîéíÿ. Íàçâàëè
ìàëûøåê - Âåðà, Íàäåæäà, Ëþáîâü. Êòî èç âàñ ñîñòàâèò ñàìîå
ëó÷øåå ïîçäðàâëåíèå?
       Your mutual associate has just had tri plets. Her little ones are
called: Vera (Faith), Nadezhda (Hope), and Loubov (Love). How would
you give your best congratulations.

     24. À ñåé÷àñ îáúÿâëÿåì êîíêóðñ íà ñàìóþ îñòðîóìíóþ òåëåãðàììó
ïî ñëó÷àþ ãîäîâùèíû ñâàäüáû (ìóæ - æåíå, æåíà - ìóæó).
      And now we are anouncing a competition for the wittiest tele-
gram that happens after the 1st anniversary of a married couple.

     25. Âû òîëüêî ÷òî âåðíóëèñü èç ãîñòåé. Ó âàñ õîðîøåå
íàñòðîåíèå. Ðàññêàæèòå ñâîèì äîìàøíèì, ãäå âû áûëè, ÷åì âàñ
óãîùàëè.
      You just returned from some guests. You are in a good mood. Tell
your family, where you were, and what you were treated to.

                  ÒÅÊÑÒÛ ÄËß ×ÒÅÍÈß
                  TEXTS FOR READING
                     ßÁËÎÊÎ - ÎÁËÀÊÎ
     Âîò ìàãàçèí.  ìàãàçèíå ðàáîòàåò ïðîäàâåö. Îí ïðîäà¸ò
ÿáëîêè è àïåëüñèíû. Òîì õî÷åò êóïèòü ÿáëîêî, íî îí åùå ïëîõî
ãîâîðèò ïî-ðóññêè. Îí ñïðàøèâàåò:
     - Ñêàæèòå, ïîæàëóéñòà, ñêîëüêî ñòîèò îáëàêî?
     Ïðîäàâåö îòâå÷àåò:
     - Îáëàêî? Îáëàêî íå çäåñü, à òàì, íà íåáå. À çäåñü ÿáëîêî.
ßáëîêè ñòîÿò 15 ðóáëåé.
     Òîì äà¸ò 20 ðóáëåé.
     Ïðîäàâåö ãîâîðèò:
     - Âîçüìèòå, ïîæàëóéñòà, ÿáëîêè è 5 ðóáëåé ñäà÷è.
     Òîì íå ïîíèìàåò, ÷òî çíà÷èò 5 ðóáëåé ñäà÷è, è ãîâîðèò:
     - Ñïàñèáî. ß áîëüøå íè÷åãî íå õî÷ó.
     Ïðîäàâåö îáúÿñíÿåò åìó:
     - Âû äà¸òå 20 ðóáëåé, ÿáëîêè ñòîÿò 15 ðóáëåé, ïîýòîìó ÿ
äàþ âàì 5 ðóáëåé ñäà÷è. Âîçüìèòå, ïîæàëóéñòà.
     Òåïåðü Òîì âñ¸ ïîíèìàåò. Îí ãîâîðèò: “Ñïàñèáî”.

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