True Story 7. A Super Soaker and a Super Kid
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Retell the story using the words below. Find the odd-man-out.
Celsius [ˈselsiəs]
to dash - бросаться, мчаться, нестись
locked inside
scorching - палящий, жаркий, знойный; обжигающий; сжигающий
suffocation - удушье
to do one's best to do smth
pour in(to)
to open smth a crack (coll.) - приоткрыть, a crack = приставка при, crack of dawn - заря, самый рассвет
to have /to take/ pity on /upon/ smb.
to be ajar = to be on (upon) the (a) jar - быть приоткрытым, или в ссоре, или рана открытая (=зияющая)
scorcher (coll.) - жаркий день
tap water
Fahrenheit [ˈfærənhaɪt]
Choose one idiom that best describes the idea of the story. Retell the story using as many of the idioms as possible.
(a) tower of strength (надежная опора)
just in case (на всякий случай)
everything comes to him who knows how to wait (кто ждет, тот дождется)
strike while the iron is hot (куй железо, пока горячо)
between Scylla [`sila] and Charybdis [ka`ribdis] (между Сциллой и Харибдой)
false alarm (ложная тревога)
curiosity killed the cat (любопытной Варваре нос оторвали)
rats desert a sinking ship (крысы бегут с тонущего корабля)
Изложение
Как-то Данила, мальчик 10 лет, возвращался домой. Стояла несусветная жара за 30 градусов.
Проходя мимо припаркованной тачки, он услышал какой-то скулящий звук.
Он заглянул в окно тачки и увидел на сидении двух щенков, мучающихся от жары и жажды.
Данила попытался открыть дверь, но она была закрыта.
Он понимал, что щенки могут погибнуть, если их не напоить.
Данила заметил, что одно из окон машины было приоткрыто.
Внезапно ему пришла в голову хорошая идея.
Он побежал домой, взял свой водяной пистолет и наполнил его водой.
Вернувшись к машине, Данила начал брызгать внутрь машины водой через приоткрытое окно.
Не сразу, но щенки сообразили и начали ловить водяные брызги.
Целый час Данила так поил щенков, пока наконец не подоспела помощь.
Полицейские разбили окно машины и щенки были освобождены из раскаленного плена.
Данила взял щенков на руки, он был очень доволен, что они остались живы.
2.
Данила, мальчик 10 лет, как-то возвращался домой. Стояла 30-ти градусная жара.
Проходя мимо припаркованной машины, он услышал скулеж, который издавали два щенка, мучавшихся от жары и жажды на заднем сидении автомобиля.
Ему стало жалко щенков, и он попытался их выпустить, но дверь была заперта.
Он понимал, что щенки могут погибнуть, если их срочно не напоить.
Данила заметил, что одно из окон машины было приоткрыто.
Внезапно ему пришла в голову блестящая идея.
Он побежал домой, взял свой водяной пистолет и наполнил его водой.
Вернувшись к машине, Данила направил струю воды внутрь на щенков через щель приоткрытого окна.
Щенки принялись пить.
Целый час Данила поил щенков, пока наконец не подоспела помощь.
Полицейские разбили окно машины и щенки были освобождены из плена.
Данила взял щенков на руки, он был очень доволен, что они остались живы.
Перевод
One day, a ten years boy Daniel was walking home while he noticed two puppies locked inside of a parked car.
There was the scorching heat, around thirty-five degrees Celsius, and the two puppies seemed to suffer from suffocation and thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car's door but without success.
There was a stone in the side of the road and Danial thought he could break the window and rescue the puppies.
He found himself between Scylla of the suffering puppies and Charybdis of an offence against law which was a difficult decision.
However he noticed that one of the car's windows was ajar and he had got a good idea.
He dashed to his house, found his big water gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the ajar window.
The puppies soon understood that they could quench their thirst.
Daniel was giving to drink to the puppies during an hour when the police came and help him.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them being alive and safe in his arms.
One day, a ten years boy Daniel was walking home while he noticed two puppies locked inside of a parked car.
There was the scorching heat, around thirty-five degrees Celsius, and the two puppies seemed to suffer from suffocation and thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car's door but without success.
There was a stone in the side of the road and Danial thought he could break the window and rescue the puppies.
He found himself between Scylla of the suffering puppies and Charybdis of an offence against law which was a difficult decision.
However he noticed that one of the car's windows was ajar and he had got a good idea.
He dashed to his house, found his big water gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the ajar window.
The puppies soon understood that they could quench their thirst.
Daniel was giving to drink to the puppies during an hour when the police came and help him.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them being alive and safe in his arms.
30-ти градусная жара - scorcher thirty
brilliant idea
2.
One day, Daniel, a ten-years-old boy, was walking home while he noticed two puppies locked inside a parked car.
The day was scorching thirty-five degrees Celsius and the two puppies seemed to suffer from suffocation and thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car's door but without success.
There was a stone at the side of the road and Danial thought he could break the window and rescue the puppies.
He found himself between Scylla of the suffering puppies and Charybdis of an offence against law which was a difficult decision for him.
However he noticed that one of the car's windows was ajar and he had got a brilliant idea.
He dashed to his house, found his big water gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the crack in the window.
The puppies soon understood that they could quench their thirst.
Daniel was giving the drink to the puppies for an hour when the police came and help him.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them alive and safe in his arms.
2.2
Данила, мальчик 10 лет, как-то возвращался домой. Стояла 30-ти градусная жара.
Проходя мимо припаркованной машины, он услышал скулеж, который издавали два щенка, мучавшихся от жары и жажды на заднем сидении автомобиля.
Ему стало жалко щенков, и он попытался их выпустить, но дверь была заперта.
Он понимал, что щенки могут погибнуть, если их срочно не напоить.
Данила заметил, что одно из окон машины было приоткрыто.
Внезапно ему пришла в голову блестящая идея.
Он побежал домой, взял свой водяной пистолет и наполнил его водой.
Вернувшись к машине, Данила направил струю воды внутрь на щенков через щель приоткрытого окна.
Щенки принялись пить.
Целый час Данила поил щенков, пока наконец не подоспела помощь.
Полицейские разбили окно машины и щенки были освобождены из плена.
Данила взял щенков на руки, он был очень доволен, что они остались живы.
2.2
One day, Daniel, a ten-year-old boy, was walking home.
The day was scorching thirty-five degrees Celsius.
While Daniel was passing by a parked car, he noticed two puppies on the back seat.
The puppies seemed to suffer from suffocation and thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car doors but they were locked.
He thought that the puppies could die without water but he didn't know what to do.
However he noticed that one of the car windows was ajar and he had got a brilliant idea.
He dashed to his house, took his big squirt gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the crack in the window.
Daniel was quenching the puppies' thirst for an hour when the police came and help him.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them alive and safe in his arms.
One day, Daniel, a ten-year-old boy, was walking home.
The day was scorching thirty-five degrees Celsius.
While Daniel was passing by a parked car, he noticed two puppies on the back seat.
The puppies seemed to suffer from suffocation and thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car doors but they were locked.
He thought that the puppies could die without water but he didn't know what to do.
However he noticed that one of the car windows was ajar and he had got a brilliant idea.
He dashed to his house, took his big squirt gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the crack in the window.
Daniel was quenching the puppies' thirst for an hour when the police came and help him.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them alive and safe in his arms.
2.3
One day, Daniel, a ten-year-old boy, was walking home.
The day was scorching thirty-five degrees Celsius.
While Daniel was passing, he noticed two puppies on the back seat of a parked car, .
The puppies seemed to be suffocating from thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car doors but they were locked up.
He thought that the puppies could die without water but he didn't know how to help them.
However he noticed that one of the car windows was ajar and he had a brilliant idea.
He dashed to his house, took his big squirt gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the crack of the window and the edge of the door.
It took him an hour to quench the puppies' thirts when the police came.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them alive and safe in his arms.
One day, Daniel, a ten-year-old boy, was walking home.
The day was scorching thirty-five degrees Celsius.
While Daniel was passing, he noticed two puppies on the back seat of a parked car, .
The puppies seemed to be suffocating from thirst.
Daniel took pity on the puppies and tried to open the car doors but they were locked up.
He thought that the puppies could die without water but he didn't know how to help them.
However he noticed that one of the car windows was ajar and he had a brilliant idea.
He dashed to his house, took his big squirt gun and filled it up with tap water.
Then he rushed back to the car and started to pour water into the car through the crack of the window and the edge of the door.
It took him an hour to quench the puppies' thirts when the police came.
They broke the car's window and got the puppies free from the scorching jail.
Daniel did his best to rescue the puppies and he was very glad when he took them alive and safe in his arms.
Questions:
1. Why do you think the car window was left open ajar?
I think that the owner of the car had understood that the puppies could suffer from suffocation and tried to provide fresh air access to them.
2. Do you think it's lawful to break a car's window?
I belive that if it can save someone's life as it was in the story, it's undoubtedly worth it.
In other case, it depends on the situation but you must be ready to compensate the owner of the car for the cost of the repair.
If you believe that the cost of the broken window is less than what you did it for, it would be reasonably.
3. How much does 92 degrees Fahrenheit equal in Celsius? ([°C] = ([°F] − 32) × 5⁄9 or [°F] = [°C] × 9⁄5 + 32)
It is 33,(3) degree Celsius.
Orig
DANIEL Ayala, ten years old, is walking down the street on a hot summer day. It is 92 degrees. Daniel passes a parked car. He hears dogs barking, and he looks inside the car. Two puppies are in the car. The puppies look hot and thirsty. Daniel is worried about the puppies. "Maybe the puppies will die," he thinks. Daniel tries to open the car doors, but they are locked. Daniel looks around. There are no people on the street. Nobody can help him. Daniel runs home and gets his squirt gun. It is a big squirt gun —a "Super Soaker." It holds a lot of water. Daniel fills his squirt gun with cool water. Then he runs back to the car. The car windows are open a little. Daniel squirts water at the puppies. He squirts water on their faces and into their mouths. For one hour, Daniel stands next to the car. Every five minutes, he squirts water at the puppies. Finally, help comes. A police officer breaks a car window and opens a door. Daniel picks up the puppies. They are OK — thanks to Daniel and his Super Soaker.