(найти, выписать и перевести на русский язык ТОЛЬКО примеры метафоры, метонимии, сравнения, эпитета) 1. But if the city goes on allowing the Mayor to imprison, torture and kill, then the city won’t eat. (P.N.)
2. The Montana sunset lay between two mountains like a gigantic bruise from which dark arteries spread themselves over a poisoned sky. (F.S.F.)
3. The chinchilla clouds had drifted past now and outside the Montana night was bright as day. (F.S.F.)
4. “It’s a metaphor for adolescence,” my mother piped up. “Writing in a language – adulthood – you can’t comprehend, using an alphabet – mature social interaction – you can’t recognize.” (J.Gr.)
5. Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed. (J.K.R.1)
6. In a moment he was listening intently to the sound of flutes from just outside, flutes dripping a melody that was like a waterfall, cool and green as the room itself, accompanying a frothy piccolo, in play more fragile than the lace of suds that covered and charmed him. (F.S.F.)
7. For a few days, the school could talk of little else but the attack on Mrs. Norris. (J.K.R.1)
8. The moon had just risen, with a big pale melancholy pock-marked face. (I.M.)
9. "To drive a car along a path like this," said Miss Carter almost in a whisper, "is like sailing a boat along a street. It is an enchantment." (I.M.)
10. High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship – nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. High school is a divine-right monarchy. And when the queen goes on vacation, things change. (J.Gr.)
Task 1.
1. It's very smoky in here. Do you have a table by the window?
2. This knife is dirty. Can I have another one, please?
3. The soup is сold. Could you warm it up for me, please?
4. I asked for my steak rare. This is very well done.
5. Excuse me, I think there's a mistake in the bill. I didn't have a red wine.
Task 2.
- Listen, it's still early. Shall we go for a walk?
- Good idea. Where shall we go?
- We could go to a little cafe that I know.
- That sounds great. We could have another coffee.
- Thank you. That was a lovely dinner.
- You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it