Объясните постановку объясните постановку пропущенных слов! the ‘lost city of atlantis’ was first described (1) _by_plato, the famous greek philosopher, over 2,000 years ago. his story paints a picture of an ancient civilisation whose hunger for power over others led to (2) _its_ final downfall. according to plato, after a failed attempt to invade athens, ‘the island of atlantis was swallowed up by the sea and vanished’ in only one day. ever (3) _since_ this legendary account was given, philosophers and scientists have taken (4) __part__ in many debates and discussions about (5) __whether__ the city was real or not. some say that plato was merely trying to warn people about the dangers of political greed, (6) __while__ others believe the island really existed. one american classical scholar, daniel dombrowsi, claims that plato wanted to show (7) __what__ happened when man attempted to create an ‘ideal state’. however, some people have (8) forward the idea that atlantis could (9) _have_ been one of the islands we know today as crete, santorini, malta (10) __or__ cyprus. and in their book ‘when the sky fell’, rand and rose flem-ath suggest that the lost nation could still exist today under the thick snow of antarctica. could a once sundrenched paradise now (11) _be_ a frozen tomb? (12) _whichever_ theory we choose to believe, the myth of atlantis seems set to remain a subject of debate for quite (13) time to come!
2 its-её,т.е цивилизации
3 ever since-устойчивое выражение
4 to take part in-принимать участие ,устойчивое выражение
5 whether- союз,вводит косвенный вопрос
6 while -в то время как другие ...
7 what- что произошло
8 put forward - фразовый глагол
9 (could) have been-(modal) Present Perfect Passive
10 or -альтернативные страны
11 could...be-past Simple Active
12 whichever- какую бы из
13 some time-некоторое время