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Сократите текст для пересказа. The climate in the UK is generally mild because of the Gulf Stream and it is usually described as cool, humid and changeable. The weather is so changeable indeed that the English often say that they have no climate but only weather. The English also say that they have three kinds of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long. The weather is never too hot or too cold. Winters are very mild. Sometimes it snows and snow melts quickly and the English seldom have “white Christmas”. In fact in the South of England grass remains green all the year round. This humid mild climate is good for plants. The trees and flowers begin to blossom early in spring. Some of them have become symbols in the UK. You may know that poppy is the symbol of peace, the red rose is the national emblem of England, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the emblem of Ireland. The UK used to be a land of big forests, mainly oaks, elms and beeches in England, while Scotland had mainly pines and birches. But nowadays a lot of these territories are cultivated. The animal life of the UK is much like that of Europe, to which it was once joined. Many animals are now protected by law. About 50 land animals are found in the UK: foxes, hares, rabbits, and deer among them. Some 230 kinds of birds live in the UK. The most numerous are blackbirds, sparrows and starlings. Robin is the national bird of the UK. But wildlife in Britain is in great danger, because of pollution. Many British rivers have become “biologically” dead. There is no fish in them and wildlife around them is not growing the way it should.

Answer 1

he climate in the UK is generally mild because of the Gulf Stream and it is usually described as cool, humid and changeable. The weather is so changeable indeed that the English often say that they have no climate but only weather. The English also say that they have three kinds of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long. The weather is never too hot or too cold. Winters are very mild. Sometimes it snows and snow melts quickly and the English seldom have “white Christmas”. In fact in the South of England grass remains green all the year round. This humid mild climate is good for plants. The trees and flowers begin to blossom early in spring. Some of them have become symbols in the UK. You may know that poppy is the symbol of peace, the red rose is the national emblem of England, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the emblem of Ireland. The UK used to be a land of big forests, mainly oaks, elms and beeches in England, while Scotland had mainly pines and birches. But nowadays a lot of these territories are cultivated. The animal life of the UK is much like that of Europe, to which it was once joined. Many animals are now protected by law. About 50 land animals are found in the UK: foxes, hares, rabbits, and deer among them. Some 230 kinds of birds live in the UK. The most numerous are blackbirds, sparrows and starlings. Robin is the national bird of the UK. But wildlife in Britain is in great danger, because of pollution. Many British rivers have become “biologically” dead. There is no fish in them and wildlife around them is not growing the way it should.

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Великобритания имеет в целом мягкий климат благодаря течению Гольфстрима, который обычно описывается как прохладный, влажный и изменчивый. Погода настолько изменчива, что англичане часто говорят, что у них нет климата, только погода. Говорят, что в Великобритании три вида погоды: когда идет дождь утром, когда идет дождь днем и когда идет дождь весь день. Температура редко бывает слишком высокой или слишком низкой. Зимы очень мягкие, иногда идет снег, который быстро тает, и белого Рождества англичане редко видят. На юге Англии трава остается зеленой круглый год. Этот влажный мягкий климат благоприятен для растений. Деревья и цветы начинают цвести рано весной, и некоторые из них стали символами Великобритании. Мак - символ мира, красная роза - национальный символ Англии, чертополох - национальный символ Шотландии. Нарциссы и лук - символы Уэльса, а клевер - символ Ирландии. Раньше Великобритания была страной с обширными лесами, в основном дубами, вязами и буками в Англии, а в Шотландии - соснами и березами. Но в настоящее время многие из этих территорий заняты сельским хозяйством. Животный мир Великобритании схож с тем, что в Европе, к которой она когда-то принадлежала. Многие животные теперь защищены законом. В Великобритании обитает около 50 видов сухопутных животных, включая лисиц, зайцев, кроликов и оленей. Около 230 видов птиц обитают в Великобритании, самые многочисленные из которых - чёрные дрозды, воробьи и скворцы. Красногрудка - национальная птица Великобритании. Однако природа в Британии находится в большой опасности из-за загрязнения. Многие реки в Великобритании стали "биологически" мертвыми, в них нет рыбы, и природа вокруг них не развивается так, как должна.