It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.
At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.
She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.
People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.
The Unfortunate Tandem
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.
At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.
She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.
People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.
Be careful on the roads!
например:
"be careful," i told him. – i told him to be careful.
«будь осторожен», сказал я ему. – я сказал ему быть осторожнее.
"go away," he said. – he told me to go away.
«уходи», сказал он. – он велел мне уходить.
"call the first witness," said the judge. – the judge ordered them to call the first witness.
«позовите первого свидетеля», сказал судья. – судья сказал позвать первого свидетеля.
she told him, "please wait here till i return." – she requested him to wait there till she returned.
она сказала ему: «подожди, , здесь, пока я не вернусь». – она попросила его подождать здесь, пока она не вернется.
"stop smoking," the doctor said. – the doctor told me to stop smoking.
«перестаньте курить», сказал врач. – врач сказал мне перестать курить.
the stranger said to me, "please help me." – the stranger requested me to help him.
незнакомец сказал мен: «, мне». – незнакомец попросил меня ему.
the teacher said to the students, "work hard." – the teacher advised the students to work hard.
учитель сказал ученикам: «занимайтесь прилежно». – учитель посоветовал ученикам заниматься прилежно.
i said to the child, "do not look down into the well." – i warned the child not to look down into the well.
я сказал ребенку: «не заглядывай в колодец». – я ребенка не заглядывать в колодец.
the doctor said to the patient, "please come in." – the doctor allowed (= asked) the patient to come in.
врач сказал пациенту: «входите, ». – врач разрешил (= попросил) пациента войти.