Различия и британских (, американских) суеверий. .

одно из самых главных отличий - суеверие о черной кошке. В России если тебе перейдет дорогу черная кошка, то она принесет тебе неудачу; в Великобритании же - счастье: «If a black cat crosses your path, you will have good luck». В русском фольклоре черные кошки всегда были связаны со злыми ведьмами.В Англии есть поверье, что если чешется левая рука - то это к потере денег: «If you scratch your left hand, you will give money away». В России же считается, что если чешется левая рука, то это сулит большое богатство.В России пауки всегда ассоциировались с чем-либо плохим, в то время как в Великобритании есть поверье: «If you see a small spider, you will get a lot of money», что переводится как «Если ты увидишь маленького паука, то ты разбогатеешь».Хотелось бы обратить внимание на суеверия Великобритании, связанные с Рождеством. Их великое множество, и вот некоторые из них:

Crosses the threshold of the white Queen of Winter, the patron of ice winds, the mistress of the sleeping Kingdom. Replacing the wet gloomy November, winter immediately sets its own rules. The nature in the winter of carefully covered with snow cover, pulling the chains of ice, the winter will be long to keep her dream. If the November still not resistant to snowfalls and snow cover are not so many, the coming of winter can be characterized by the loss of large quantities of snow. Already by the beginning of December the growth of cover noticeable by the volume of snow, which appear along the roads, increase of snow is about 30 cm. The smaller days pleases us a month, and all the more long become a cold night, when the temperature suddenly falls down.

With the loss of a large quantity of snow, the first short-term frosts. The nature in the winter wears a white coat, snow falls asleep once green lawns, trees are dressed in flowing white dresses, forest tracks are impassable, the ice falls of snow. Winter nature quiet and silent, the only sound of a rare song of winter birds, Yes dry snap of a twig in the winter forest. The weather in December is one of the winter and the severe, sometimes happen thaw, but the temperature is stable negative with occasional frosts and down to -20 degrees C. And despite frequent thaws and the volatility of negative temperatures, cold Arctic wind all the more will chill the air. Winter still show its austere character.

1. He said that he would go to the cinema tomorrow.

2. They said that they hadn't seen me yesterday.

3. I said that I was reading that book then.

4. He said that they could run very quickly.

5. We asked if he/she lived there.

6. She asked if I had done my homework.

7. I asked them why we should go there in 3 days.

8. They asked me where I had been yesterday.

9. He asked me how I was going to do it.

10. The teacher said to close our books.

11. I asked him/her/them to help me.

12.  They said not to push the door.

13. We asked them not to speak so loudly.

14. She said that we shouldn't do it.

15. He said that they had watched that film a week ago.