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Homework

1. Corrections:The Slytherin common room was a long, low, underground room, with rough stonewalls and ceiling, from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains.Out of it came something that made Harry let out a piercing, long scream no one buthe seemed to see: a vast, low-slung, hairy body and a tangle of black legs.They reached the Entrance Hall and slid back the lock on the double front dark oakdoors.There was a sudden clicking loud scary noise and suddenly he felt something long andhairy seize him.Harry saw that what had hold of him was marching on six immensely long hairy legs,the front two clutching him tightly.After ten rocky noisy minutes, the trees thinned and Harry could again see patches of

sky.

2. Fictional characters in everyday language:a) During the war he was sent on a dangerous secret mission abroad. Very exciting!

He was a sort of James Bond. b) I think Alan should go on a diet and get more exercise. Hes beginning to look

like Billy Bunter.c) He still has very youthf ul enthusiasms, and hes as slim and fit as he was 20 years

ago. Hes a Peter Pan. d) There are times when most of us like to escape from all the pressures of city life

and live a simpler, basic kind of Robinson Crusoe existence.e) Come on! Ive never met anyon e so reluctant to spend money, you Scrooge!f) Hes not very practical. What he needs is someone to look after him and do

everything for him. He needs a Man Friday.g) The firm is doing badly and facing bankruptcy . I dont think it can survive. We

dont just wan t a new director. We want a Superman.h) Well, yes, he was a criminal and he stole a lot of money, but he helped a lot of

people with it. He was a bit of a Robin Hood.i) How on earth did you guess his nationality, occupation and all those other things

about him just from his appearance? Youre a proper Sherlock Holmes.

3. a) Hes a strange chap. Usually hes very pleasant and reasonable, but there are timeswhen he gets very bad tempered and almost violent. Hes got a Jekyll and Hyde

personality. b) Joe was at the party, and the Smiths, and Mary and Mr. Jackson, and Steve andwell- Old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all.c) I dont like this new government proposal to put details of everyones private life

on computers. I can see it will mean greater efficiency and all that, but, well, its a bitlike Big Brother, isnt it?

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d)I think the neighbours kids should be allowed a bit of freedom to wear what theylike and get dirty having fun, not made to look like Little Lord Fauntleroy.e)She s really exploited by her famil y. They make her do everything for them, cook,cleanshes a sort of Cinderella.

f)Hes a body -builder and a weight-lifter. Have you seen him in a swimsuit? He lookslike Tarzan.g) He sounds very impressive when he talks about his adventures and achievements,

but its all fantasy. Hes a Walter Mitty character. h) Come on, Rip van Winkle, wake up! Its nearly lunch time!

Translate into Romanian:Colonelul Cathcart era de neobosit n acel fel, un harnic, intens dedicat tacticianmilitar ce calcula zi i noapte n serviciul su. El era propriul sarcofag, un ndrzne iinfailibil diplomat ce mereu se mustra dezgustat pentru toate ansele pe care le -a ratat,i se lovea cu regret pentru toate erorile pe care le -a fcut. El era ncordat, iritabil,ursuz i ngmfat. Era un oportunist de pre ce se repezea porcete la oriceoportunitate pe care colonelul Korn o gsea pentru el i tremura ntr -o disperaredeprimant imediat dup aceea la posibilele consecine pe care le -ar putea suferi. Acolecionat zvonuri cu lcomie i a preuit brfele. El credea toate tirile pe care leauzea i nu avea credin n niciunele. El era constant n alert pentru orice semnal,viclean de sensibil la relaii i situaii care nu existau. El era cineva mereu la curentcare se strduia n mod patetic s afle ce se ntmpla. Era un tiran ludros indrzne care a cugetat inconsolabil la impresiile teribile i imposibil de strpit de

care tia c a continuat s i le fac despre oamenii onorabili ce nu prea erau vigilenila faptul c el chiar era n via. Toat lumea l persecuta. Colonelul Cathcart se descurca n felul lui ntr -o lumeinstabil, aritmetic a ochilor negri i a penelor din apc, a copleitoarelor triumfuri imaginare i a catastroficelor nfrngeri imaginare. El oscila or de or ntre chin iexaltare, multiplicnd fantastic grandoarea victoriilor sale i exagernd n mod tragicseriozitatea nfrngerilor. Nimeni nu l- a prins aipind vreodat. Dac ajungea vreovorb la el c generalul Dreedle sau generalul Peckhem fuseser vzui zmbind,ncruntndu- se sau fcnd nimic din toate acestea, el nu se putea odihni pn nu gseao interpretare acceptabil i mormia cu ncpnare pn cnd colonelul Korn lconvingea s se relaxeze i s nu ia lucrurile prea n serio s. (Joseph Heller- Catch 22 )

Translate into English:Many nights in a row, Iov dreamt the same dream: a burnt hippo in a copper

breastplate, with a magnificent horn, who knows how it rose in the middle of his splayforehead, with his pierced by many rings ears, was chasing him in the dusty breadthof the plain, making fierce bellows, and finally he was completely devouring him,without groaning, carrying him in his gloomy belly in a time which he couldntmeasure; when he felt that his ending is close and his heart is almost stopping dead,

the beast dropped him from his depth, somewhere in the desert, hurtling him with hisforehead in a triangular rock, on which he left every time some drops of blood, being

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hurt. He was waking up dizzy, absent-minded and worried. He was asking for wine,and in a hurry waxen goblets were brought to him, and he was bathing with theirliquor from crown to feet. He was smelling fresh, ravishing and women werentallowed to approach him. He only put on his lips water passed through ten sieves.

(Mihai Manutiu- Un zeu aproape muritor)