Question

18.7. Употребите правильную форму глагола в скобках и перескажите шутку. LAZY TIM It was summer. Two friends (camp) together on the bank of a river. Their names (be) Jim and Tim. Tim (be) a very lazy boy. On the first evening of their holiday, Jim (say) to Tim, “Here (be) some money. Go and buy some meat.” “I (be) too tired,” (answer) Tim. “You go.” So Jim (go) and (buy) the meat. When he (come) back, he (tell) Tim that he (must) (cook) it. But Tim (explain), “No, I (be) not good at cooking. You must (do) it.” So Jim (fry) the meat. Then Jim (cut) the bread as Tom not (want) to do it. After that he (offer) his friend (bring) some water. This time Tim (reply), “My clothes (be) clean, I not (be going) to do it.” So Jim (bring) the water. At last the meat (be) ready and Jim (invite) Tim to eat it. “Well, I can (do) that,” (agree) Tim. “I not (like) to say “no” all the time.”

Answer 1

Two friends were camping together of a river. Their names were Jim and Tim. Tim was very lazy boy. On the first evening of their holiday, Jim said to Tim, "Here’s some money. Go and buy some meat."

"I’m too tired," answered Tim. "You go." So Jim went to buy the meat.

When he came back, he told Tim that he must cook it. But Tim explained, "No, I’m not good at cooking. You must do it." So Jim fried the meat. Than Jim cut  the bread as Tom did not want to do it. After that he offered his friend brung some water.This time Tim replied: "No, I don’t want to get my clothes dirty"  .So Jim got the water.

At last the meat was ready and  Jim invited Tim to eat it. 

"Well, I can do that," - agreed  Tim.  "I don’t like saying “No” all the time."

Answer 2

LAZY TIM

It was summer, and two friends, Jim and Tim, were camping together on the bank of a river. Tim was known for being a very lazy boy. On the first evening of their holiday, Jim said to Tim, "Here is some money. Go and buy some meat."

"I'm too tired," Tim answered lazily. "You go."

So Jim went and bought the meat. When he came back, he told Tim that he must cook it. But Tim explained, "No, I'm not good at cooking. You must do it."

So Jim fried the meat. Then Jim cut the bread as Tim didn't want to do it. After that, he offered his friend some water. This time Tim replied, "My clothes are clean, I'm not going to do it."

So Jim brought the water. At last, the meat was ready, and Jim invited Tim to eat it. Tim agreed, saying, "Well, I can do that. I don't like saying 'no' all the time."

The joke here revolves around Lazy Tim's laziness and how he avoids doing any work during their camping trip, leaving everything to his friend Jim. Despite his laziness, Tim eventually agrees to eat the meat as that is something he can manage without any effort.