The Economist

Question 1

Fierce

Answer 1

Энергичный

Question 2

Coning of age drama

Answer 2

Драма взросления

Question 3

Approval from the writer’s estate

Answer 3

Согласие на передачу авторских прав .

Question 4

To be in awe

Answer 4

Быть восторге

Question 5

Compelling

Answer 5

Трогательный

Question 6

Set asunder

Answer 6

Разлучённый

Question 7

Injustice

Answer 7

Несправидливость

Question 8

Blessed

Answer 8

Одобренный

Question 9

Inheritor

Answer 9

Наследник

Question 10

Intimacy

Answer 10

Близость

Question 11

Manhood

Answer 11

Мужественность

Question 12

To hail

Answer 12

Провозглашать

Question 13

To sprint

Answer 13

To run as fast as possible

When a cheetah sprints it can reach speeds of 100 kilometr es per hour.

Question 14

To twist and turn

Answer 14

To turn and change direction

Крутить и крутить

Roads tend to be straight but rivers twist and turns as they move through the landscape.

Question 15

To swing

Answer 15

To move easily from one side or thing to another

Качатся

Monkeys swing from branch to branch using their arms .

Question 16

To race

Answer 16

To move very quickly

Участвовать в гонках

The dog raced around the sheep trying to keep them together .

Question 17

To float / keep afloat

Answer 17

To stay on surface of liquid and not sink

Удержаться на плаву

Animals don’t float on water, they are too heavy and tend to sink

Question 18

To slap

Answer 18

To hit hard and fast with the flat part of the hand or body.

Дыть пощечину

Dolphins often communicate by slapping the water with their talls.

Question 19

To swish

Answer 19

To cause to move quickly through the air and make a soft sound

Для полоскание

Horses often swish their tails to keep flies away.

Question 20

You never know what life going to bring you - it’s full of twists and turns.

Answer 20

The journey of the life is unpredictable - you can’t always control the path you will take and when there will be changes of direction.

Question 21

My baby has been having trouble sleeping at night lately. I am utterly exhausted but I’m just about staying afloat.

Answer 21

It’s hard to succeed and perform well when we are too tired but person is surviving in spite of not getting enough rest.

Question 22

We’re trying to keep the business afloat but we can’t deny that we’re drowing in debt .

Answer 22

The speakers business is going to through a difficult financial situation but they are continuing to operate.

Question 23

To slap, a slap

Answer 23

Шлёпать шлепок

Question 24

To swish a swish

Answer 24

Взмахивать , взмах

Zebras can swat away flies with a quick swish of their tails.
Зебры могуть отмахиваться от мух быстрым взмахом хвоста .