Упр.4b Урок 9 Юнит 8 New Millennium English 10 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Казырбаева, Дворецкая 10 класс, Титул: B. Compare these computer age proverbs with the ones in ex. 4A. What is the effect of the change? 1 You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks, 2 Too many clicks spoil the browse, 3 Don’t byte off more than you can process, 4 A user and his leisure time are soon parted, 5 There’s no place like http:/ /www.home.com. 6 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won’t bother you for weeks. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1. You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks. — The proverb is modernized with computer vocabulary and sounds humorous.
2. Too many clicks spoil the browse. — The change makes the proverb funny and related to computers.
3. Don’t byte off more than you can process. — It is a pun on the original proverb; the effect is a playful computer joke.
4. A user and his leisure time are soon parted. — The meaning is changed to fit the computer age and sounds ironic.
5. There’s no place like http://www.home.com. — The proverb is adapted with a web address, which makes it witty.
6. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won’t bother you for weeks. — The change creates a humorous modern version of the original proverb.