A Good Lesson
Once a rich Englishwoman called Mrs Johnson decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice.
The singer got to Mrs Johnson's house at exactly six o'clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining-room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she said, "We're glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I'll call you as soon as we're ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner, too, please?"
The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs Johnson's house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When the singer went into the kitchen, the servants were having dinner, too. He joined them. After dinner, the singer thanked everybody and said, "Well, now I'm going to sing to you, my good friends." And he sang them some beautiful songs.
Soon Mrs Johnson called the singer.
"Well, sir, we're ready."
"Ready?" asked the singer. "What are you ready for?"
"To listen to you," said Mrs Johnson in an angry voice.
"Listen to me? But I have already sung, and I'm afraid I shan't be able to sing any more tonight."
"Where did you sing?"
"In the kitchen. I always sing for those I have dinner with."
2. When I came into the cinema, a new film was being shown.
3. The students were working at the laboratory the whole evening yesterday.
4. Nick was late for the party, so when he came into the room all the guests had been introduced to each other, some of them were dancing and some were singing in the next room.
5. We had discussed the problem already when you came.
6. It has been raining heavily. The windows have been broken by the strong wind.
7. When you come here in summer, their house will be repaired (или will have been repaired).
8. I have been given a kitten. It is called Pussy, but my little sister calls it Push.
1. Это музыкальное произведение мне известно. Но его ещё никогда не исполняли так красиво.
2. Когда я пришел в кино, новый фильм уже шел.
3. Вчера студенты работали в лаборатории весь вечер.
4. Ник опоздал на вечеринку, поэтому, когда он вошел в комнату, все гости были представлены друг другу, некоторые из них танцевали и некоторые пели в соседней комнате.
5. Мы уже обсудили эту проблему, когда вы пришли.
6. Шел сильный дождь. Окна были разбиты сильным ветром.
7. Когда вы приедете сюда летом, их дом будет отремонтирован.
8. Мне подарили котенка. Его зовут Pussy, но моя сестренка называет его Push.