1. I can give you my book for a couple of days (after I have read it). 2. He can ski (for ten years). 3. We knew that she could swim (since a child). 4. You cannot take part in this serious sport competition (until you have mastered good skills) 5. I could not solve the problem (before he explained it to me)
I would like to have a racoon (енота) at home. Racoons are very funny. They are friendly to other pets. They are usually grey and black. They are fluffy. They like bisquits very much. But they can make a mess at home!
I have got a cat. He is very kind and nice. His name is Barsik. He is black. Barsik likes to play with a piece of paper. He likes meat and fish. He usually sleeps with me. I like him very much, he is a member of our family.
A little while later, Ben Rogers, another boy Tom’s age, walks by. Tom convinces Ben that whitewashing a fence is great pleasure, and after some bargaining, Ben agrees to give Tom his apple in exchange for the privilege of working on the fence. Over the course of the day, every boy who passes ends up staying to whitewash, and each one gives Tom something in exchange. By the time the fence has three coats, Tom has collected a hoard of miscellaneous treasures. Tom muses that all it takes to make someone want something is to make that thing hard to get.