Задать вопросы Put the questions to the following sentences beginning withhow long.

1. Mike has been writing his translation for an hour.
2. My sister has been learning Italian since she was five
3. We've been waiting for him for two hours
4. They've been talking for an hour.
5. She has been playing the piano for two hours.
6. I've been looking for this dictionary for three months.
7. The students have been discussing this problem since 2 o'clock.
8. They have been developing my pictures since Monday.

Это вы о ночи?opensubtitles2About last night?Я очень хорошо спал ночью.tatoebaI slept very well last night.Он ночью не спал ночью у меня было прозрениеopensubtitles2I had an epiphany last nightКроме того я знаю, что- то хорошее случилось со мной ночью ночью ты забыл выключить радиоприёмник, не так ли?tatoebaLast night you forgot to turn off the radio, didn't you?Где ты был ночью?opensubtitles2Where were you last night?Те ужасные дни и ночи, которые пережили наши страны- дни ужаса и террора- должны остаться в За то, что... что ты сделала ночью, я не смогу отплатитьopensubtitles2What...What you did last night, I can' t repay thatХикокуро Омодака... умер ночьюopensubtitles2Hikokuro OmodakaЭто детализация счетов доктора Дюмонт из отеля две ночи в отеле " Шератон " в Бейкерсфилде в годуopensubtitles2It' s dumont' s itemized hotel bill for two nights at the sheraton in bakersfield last yearКак видишь я близок к тому, чтобы убежать, в то время как ты готовишься умереть ужасной смертью за то, что оставил меня умирать ночью!opensubtitles2I am about to escape while you on the other hand- are about to die a horrible death, for leaving me to die last night!Как и в году на фестиваль Ночи Милонгеро Орасио презжает со своей партнершей Сесилией Берра.Common crawlSame as last year Horacio comes to the Milonguero nights festival with his partner Cecilia Berra.Кто- нибудь может подтвердить ваше местонахождение ночью?opensubtitles2Is there someone who can vouch for you last night?Её убили ночьюopensubtitles2She was killed last nightВ течение нескольких часов ночью и сегодня израильские оккупационные силы, используя боевые вертолеты, танки и сторожевые катера, наносили удары с воздуха, земли и моря по ряду районов в городе Газа и секторе Газа ночью был сильный дождь.tatoebaWe had a heavy rainfall last night.К числу других инцидентов относится предпринятая поселенцами ночью на неделе попытка поджечь храм в Бейт-Ханине (Иерусалим) и совершение актов вандализма в отношении синагоги в Иерихоне ‧ октябряMultiUnOther incidents include the attempted burning of the church in Beit Hanina (Jerusalem) in a night raid by settlers last week and the vandalization of a synagogue at Jericho on ‧ ctoberИзвестно, что аудифайлы просочились где- то в полночь ночьюopensubtitles2We know that the audio file was leaked at around midnight last night

1. Peter blames his problems on his parents

It looks like he is barking up the wrong tree.

2. Helen has exhausted herself by attempting to do too much

She has been burning the candle at both ends recently.

3. I know you probably can’t help me but I thought I’d ask just in case there’s a possibility.

I know I can only rely on the off chance.

4.Arthur boasts of entering a golf tournament even though he has never played before.

He will make a fool of himself. He doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell.

5.Nick suffers from knee injury – as many tennis players do.

That’s par for the course, I must admit.

6. We may as well stop trying to achieve victory on this issue – we are just wasting time

The colonel compared it with flogging a dead horse.

7.Who needs to work harder at school?

Ann’s report said she must pull her socks up.

8.The teacher wondered who hadn’t delivered the work on time.

It was George who decided it wasn’t worth breaking his back to meet the deadline.

9.The coach is persuading his team to make an enormous effort to win the game

We’re playing well, but we need to go all out this time.

10.A teacher is telling a student not to spend too long on a question that doesn’t demand more than a few sentences as an answer.

Make the essential points but don’t make a meal out of it

11.Edward is congratulating a friend who has just got a promotion and a new flat, in the same week.

You’ve really landed on your feet this time

12.Jill is complaining about her flat-mate, who is lazy and does no housework

She doesn’t lift a finger.

13.Sara’s boss is explaining to her that she shouldn’t try to get a job done by leaving out certain parts of the task.

It’s no good trying to cut corners.

14.Jim is complaining about how hard it has been to keep his business going.

I’ve been working my socks off for the past two years.