Д. Абрагин - Красавица и чудовище. Золушка. Спящая красавица. Рапунцель. Волшебная лампа Аладдина / The Beauty and the Beast. Cinderella. The Sleeping Beauty. Rapunzel. The Story of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Beauty, agreeably surprised, gave the charming prince her hand to rise; they went together into the castle, and Beauty was overjoyed to find, in the great hall, her father and his whole family, whom the beautiful lady, that appeared to her in her dream, had conveyed there.

“Beauty,” said this lady, “come and receive the reward of your judicious choice; you have preferred virtue before either wit or beauty, and deserve to find a person in whom all these qualifications are united. You are going to be a great queen. I hope the throne will not lessen your virtue, or make you forget yourself. As to you, ladies,” said the fairy to Beauty’s two sisters, “I know your hearts, and all the malice they contain. Become two statues, but, under this transformation, still retain your reason. You shall stand before your sister’s palace gate, and be it your punishment; and it will not be in your power to return to your former state, [70]until you own your faults, but I am very much afraid that you will always remain statues. Though pride, anger and idleness are sometimes conquered. [71]”

Immediately the fairy gave a stroke with her wand, [72]and in a moment all that were in the hall were transported into the prince’s dominions. He married Beauty, and lived with her many years, and their happiness was complete.

1. Translate into English:

вздохнуть, рядом с изголовьем кровати, одеться, завидовать, одетая как принцесса, задержать на неделю, плакала от радости, тем временем, умирающим голосом, ценный, благодарность, в крайнем нетерпении, причина смерти, заморить себя голодом, клясться, получить вознаграждение, наказание, владения.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Where did Beauty find herself in the morning?

2. What did she learn about her sisters?

3. Why did Beauty’s sisters decide to detain her above a week?

4. Did Beauty miss the Beast?

5. What was Beauty’s dream about?

6. Where did Beauty find the Beast?

7. What did the Beast tell her?

8. What happened when Beauty said she would not live without the Beast?

9. Whom did Beauty see at her feet instead of the Beast?

10. How did the fairy punish Beauty’s sisters?

3. True or False?

1. When Beauty returned home she learnt that her sisters were happily married.

2. Beauty’s sisters were glad to see her dressed like a princess.

3. The tenth night Beauty spent at her father’s, she dreamed she was in the palace garden, and that she saw Beast lying on the grass, who, in a dying voice, reproached her with her ingratitude.

4. Beauty didn’t want to make the Beast miserable.

5. When the clock struck nine, Beast appeared.

6. Beauty feared she had been the cause of the Beast’s death.

7. Beauty said she was ready to be the Beast’s wife.

8. Beauty couldn’t believe the prince’s words about the wicked fairy.

9. Beautiful lady, that appeared to Beauty in her dream, conveyed her family to the castle.

10. When the fairy gave a stroke with her wand, all that were in the hall were transported into Beauty’s father’s house.

a – adjective – прилагательное

adv – adverb – наречие

cj – conjunction – союз

int – interjection – междометие

n – noun – имя существительное

pl – plural – множественное число

prp – preposition – предлог

v – verb – глагол

accept v принимать

account n отчет

acquaintance n знакомый, окружение

admire v восхищаться, обожать

adventure n приключение

affable n вежливый, учтивый

affectionally adv нежно

afflicted a опечаленный, огорченный

again adv снова

agreeably adv довольно, радостно

Alas! Боже!

aloud adv громко

amazement n изумление

amiable a приятный, добрый, милый

among prp среди

amuse oneselfразвлекаться, веселиться

anger n злость

apartment n апартаменты, покои

appear v появляться

arbour n беседка ( из зелени )

astonished a изумленный, потрясенный

at lastнаконец

attend v уделять внимание, заботиться, ухаживать

attention n внимание

banish v отгонять

beast n зверь, животное; чудовище

beat v биться ( о сердце )

beauty n красавица

become v становиться

bedchamber n спальня, опочивальня

beg v просить, умолять

behaviour n поведение

believe v поверить

belong v принадлежать

beloved a любимый, возлюбленный

beseech v заклинать, умолять

blush v покраснеть, покрыться румянцем

bottom n низ

branch n ветка

castle n замок

cause n причина

chamber n зал

charmed a очарованный, восхищенный

charming a очаровательный

cheerful a бодрый, неунывающий

chest n сундук

choice n выбор

civilly adv вежливо, деликатно

clean v прибирать, убирать, вычищать

comfort v утешать, успокаивать

compassion n жалость, страдание

complaisance n услужливость, обходительность

complete a полный, абсолютный