Номер 2, страница 60 - гдз по английскому языку 6 класс учебник Юхнель, Наумова

2. a) Read the texts. What symbols do they describe?

1. Tricolour ['trɪkələ] is the national flag of France. It has 3 stripes of three colours. The white colour on the flag is the colour of French kings. The blue and the red colours are the colours of Paris, the capital of France. The flag has a long history. It has been the national flag of France for more than a century*. The Marseillaise [ma:sə'leɪz] is the national anthem of France.

2. The Union Flag (or the Union Jack) is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is red, blue and white with three crosses on it. The symbol of a cross has a long history and is used by many countries — such as Australia and New Zealand — on their national flags.

3. Belarus also has its national symbols. And it has other symbols, too. There is a green stripe on our flag. It is a symbol of our green forests.

Belarus is famous for its white storks. People say, they are a symbol of good luck. The white colour is the symbol of peace. The blouses and the shirts in the Belarusian national costume are white with beautiful red ornaments — crosses and stripes. The symbol of Bielaviezhskaja Pushcha is the bison, a very strong animal. And the symbol of Belarusian fields is the cornflower — a small blue flower. People sometimes call Belarus the blue-eyed country.

b) What colours do Belarus, France and the UK have in common? What are they symbols of?

b) Какие общие цвета у Беларуси, Франции и Великобритании? Символами чего они являются?

Ответ:

The common colours that Belarus, France and the UK have are red and white.

In France, red is one of the colours of Paris. In the UK, it is part of St. George’s cross and St. Patrick’s cross. In Belarus, red is the colour of ornaments on the national costume.

In France, white is the colour of French kings. In the UK, it is part of St. George’s cross and St. Andrew’s cross. In Belarus, white is the symbol of peace.

Перевод:

Общие цвета для Беларуси, Франции и Великобритании - красный и белый.

Во Франции красный — это один из цветов Парижа. В Великобритании он является частью креста Святого Георгия и креста Святого Патрика. В Беларуси красный — это цвет орнаментов на национальном костюме.

Во Франции белый — это цвет французских королей. В Великобритании он является частью креста Святого Георгия и креста Святого Андрея. В Беларуси белый — это символ мира.