Exercise 9, p. 159

1. Come on, it will cost you no effort at all. 2. What do you

mean? They are quite different in size. 3. Oh, no! It was surely

selected by someone else. 4. Thank God I won’t have to make

any more efforts. 5. Yes, it is executed marvelously. 6. Well,

I know I’m pretty good at drawing and painting but Iwouldn’t

go so far as to call that art. 7. Oh, yes, he’s very taciturn, one

has to make a lot ofeffort to make him open his mouth. I’ve

cultivated that skill for years, it’s quite an art. 8. Yes, to be sure,

this action film/this thriller draws crowds ofspectators, it’s

a big blockbuster. 9. And what do want you want me to do? To

paint this disaster in bright rather than in dark colours? No

way! I’m not one to colour reality. 10. I never doubted it to

begin with. 11. And I think it’s just the right size. 12. You

should have seen me yesterday. Ihadn’t slept a wink and had

no colour at all. I looked like death warmed over (êðàøå

â ãðîá êëàäóò).