Question

20. Write what they are: 1) a person who works in the library; 2) an act of speaking; 3) a person who knows a lot of stories and tells them well; 4) a soft cover people put over an egg in the eggcup to keep it warm; 5) an act of looking for or searching for something; 6) boxes, bottles or other things to put something in and keep it there; 7) a list in a book saying what the book contains; 8) someone who talks a lot; 9) magic words; 10) a number of copies of a book, newspaper, magazine that are produced and printed at one time; 11) a soft cover people put over a teapot to keep the water warm.

Answer 1

1) a person who works in the library -- a librarian (человек,работающий в библиотеке -- библиотекарь);

2) an act of speaking -- a speech (акт говорения -- речь);

3) a person who knows a lot of stories and tells them well -- a storyteller (человек,знающий много историй и умеющий их рассказывать -- рассказчик);

4) a soft cover people put over an egg in the eggcup to keep it warm -- an egg-cosy (мягкий футляр,которым накрывают яйцо для того,чтобы оно не остывало -- чехольчик для яйца);

5) an act of looking for or searching for something -- a seeking (действия по поиску чего-либо -- розыск);

6) boxes, bottles or other things to put something in and keep it there -- a container (коробки,бутылки или другие ёмкости для размещения и хранения чего-либо -- тара);

7) a list in a book saying what the book contains -- a contents list (перечень в книге,рассказывающий о том,что она содержит -- оглавление);

8) someone who talks a lot -- a chatterbox (человек,который много говорит -- болтун);

9) magic words -- a spell (волшебные слова -- заклинание);

10) a number of copies of a book, newspaper, magazine that are produced and printed at one time -- a circulation (количество копий книг,газет,журналов,созданных и отпечатанных в одно время -- тираж);

11) a soft cover people put over a teapot to keep the water warm -- a tea-cosy (мягкий футляр,который надевается на чайник,чтобы вода оставалась тёплой -- чехол для чайника).

Answer 2

1) A person who works in the library: A librarian or library assistant. 2) An act of speaking: Utterance or verbal communication. 3) A person who knows a lot of stories and tells them well: A storyteller or raconteur. 4) A soft cover people put over an egg in the eggcup to keep it warm: An egg cozy or egg warmer. 5) An act of looking for or searching for something: A quest or pursuit. 6) Boxes, bottles, or other things to put something in and keep it there: Containers or storage vessels. 7) A list in a book saying what the book contains: Table of contents or index. 8) Someone who talks a lot: Chatterbox or motormouth. 9) Magic words: Incantations or enchantments. 10) A number of copies of a book, newspaper, magazine that are produced and printed at one time: Print run or edition. 11) A soft cover people put over a teapot to keep the water warm: A tea cozy or teapot warmer.