Упр.7 Юнит 1 Step 1 ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 10 класс, Дрофа: 7A. Listen to the song “If I Could”and sing it along.
If I Could
I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
Chorus
Yes I would.
If I could,
Away, I’d rather sail away
I surely would.
Like a swan that’s here and gone.
A man grows older every day.
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes I would.
It gives the world
Its saddest sound,
If I could,
I surely would.
Its saddest sound.
I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Originally «If I Could» was a ritual song of Peruvian Indians performed to ask gods for rain. The music of the song is still very popular in Latin America. The English text was written by the famous singer Paul Simon. Soon the song became popular all over the world.
Paul Simon
B.Optional task. Try to translate the lyrics into Russian. Then compare your translations and decide whose is more successful. You may also see some translations on the Internet and analyse them. Here are some of the sites:
1) megalyrics.ru>about/paul-simon.htm
2) answers.com>topic/paul-simon
3) en.wikipedia.org>paul-simon
*Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail. — Я бы предпочёл быть воробьём, а не улиткой.

I’d rather be a hammer than a nail. — Я бы предпочёл быть молотком, а не гвоздём.

I’d rather sail away like a swan that’s here and gone. — Я бы предпочёл уплыть прочь, как лебедь, который здесь и исчезает.

I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet. — Я бы предпочёл чувствовать землю под ногами.

I’d rather be a forest than a street. — Я бы предпочёл быть лесом, а не улицей.