I always look forward to my summer holidays. In my opinion, there's nothing like the Russian countryside. We've got a small country house in a very picturesque place not far from Zagorsk. There's a river and a lake there. My friends and I often go swimming and boating there. I'm also fond of lying in the sun.
There's a lot of fish in the lake, so I sometimes go fishing. I like to sit in silence for a while waiting for a fish to get caught and listening to the birds singing in the trees. When I happen to catch a fish I set it free at once, because I do fishing just for pleasure.
When it's very hot I usually go to the forest. The air is cool there. I like to walk in the shade of the trees and pick mushrooms and berries. I've got a dog called Jack. He becomes so happy when I take him with me to the forest.
Jack likes to run after butterflies or dragonflies. I sometimes play with him. I throw a stick and he brings it back to me.
But last summer my parents decided to go to some other place for a change. They made up their minds to go to the Crimea. I think it was the greatest mistake they had ever made. This, in a nutshell, is what happened.
To begin with, it was very difficult to find a place to stay. We rented a room in a house a long way from the sea. It was the only place we managed to get. It took us about half an hour to get to the beach. But it didn't matter, as it turned out a few days later. Suddenly our happy sunny days were over. It started to rain. It occasionally cleared up for a while but then the rain went on again. All we could do was to spend all our time in the cinema or in a cafe. It was impossible to leave because we had made reservations beforehand and we had to spend another week there. I had never seen so many films in my life. By the end of the week I got very tired of the cinema and I could only lie on the bed reading books or staring at the ceiling.
At last the happy day of our departure came. You can't imagine how astonished we were. The sun began to shine early in the morning. It seemed to me that it was laughing at us.
After that holiday we decided to spend every summer in the country.
There's a lot of fish in the lake, so I sometimes go fishing. I like to sit in silence for a while waiting for a fish to get caught and listening to the birds singing in the trees. When I happen to catch a fish I set it free at once, because I do fishing just for pleasure.
When it's very hot I usually go to the forest. The air is cool there. I like to walk in the shade of the trees and pick mushrooms and berries. I've got a dog called Jack. He becomes so happy when I take him with me to the forest.
Jack likes to run after butterflies or dragonflies. I sometimes play with him. I throw a stick and he brings it back to me.
But last summer my parents decided to go to some other place for a change. They made up their minds to go to the Crimea. I think it was the greatest mistake they had ever made. This, in a nutshell, is what happened.
To begin with, it was very difficult to find a place to stay. We rented a room in a house a long way from the sea. It was the only place we managed to get. It took us about half an hour to get to the beach. But it didn't matter, as it turned out a few days later. Suddenly our happy sunny days were over. It started to rain. It occasionally cleared up for a while but then the rain went on again. All we could do was to spend all our time in the cinema or in a cafe. It was impossible to leave because we had made reservations beforehand and we had to spend another week there. I had never seen so many films in my life. By the end of the week I got very tired of the cinema and I could only lie on the bed reading books or staring at the ceiling.
At last the happy day of our departure came. You can't imagine how astonished we were. The sun began to shine early in the morning. It seemed to me that it was laughing at us.
After that holiday we decided to spend every summer in the country.
ПЕРЕКЛАД
Я завжди з нетерпінням чекаю літніх канікул. На мій погляд, немає нічого кращого російської природи. У нас є невеликий заміський будинок в дуже мальовничому місці недалеко від Загорська. Там є річка і озеро. Мої друзі і я часто купаємося і плаваємо на човнах там. Я також люблю полежати на сонці. В озері дуже багато риби, так що я іноді рибалю. Я люблю сидіти в тиші в очікуванні і слухати спів птахів на деревах. Випадково піймавши рибу, я відпускаю її відразу, тому що я рибалю просто заради задоволення. Коли дуже жарко, я зазвичай йду в ліс. Там прохолодно. Я люблю гуляти в тіні дерев і збирати гриби і ягоди. У мене є собака по кличці Джек. Він стає дуже щасливий, коли я беру його з собою в ліс. Джек любить ганятися за метеликами і бабками. Я іноді граю з ним. Я кидаю палицю, і він приносить її назад до мене. Але минулого літа мої батьки вирішили поїхати в інше місце. Вони вирішили поїхати в Крим. Я думаю, що це була найбільша помилка, яку вони зробили. Ось, по суті, що відбулося. По-перше, було дуже важко знайти місце для проживання. Ми зняли кімнату в будинку, далеко від моря. Це було єдине місце, яке ми змогли отримати. Нам потрібно близько півгодини, щоб дістатися до пляжу. Але це не мало значення, як виявилося кілька днів по тому. Раптом наші щасливі сонячні дні закінчилися. Почав накрапати дощ. Іноді небо прояснялося на якийсь час, але потім йшов дощ знову. Все, що ми могли робити, це проводити весь наш час в кіно або в кафе. Не можна було виїхати, тому що ми зробили замовлення заздалегідь, і ми повинні були провести там ще один тиждень. Я ніколи не бачив стільки фільмів в моєму житті. До кінця тижня я дуже втомився від кіно і міг тільки лежати на ліжку, читаючи книги або дивлячись в стелю. Нарешті настав щасливий день нашого від'їзду. Ви не можете собі уявити, як ми здивувалися. Рано вранці засяяло сонце. Мені здалося, що воно сміється над нами. Після цього відпочинку ми вирішили проводити кожне літо в селі.
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