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WHITE ROOFS FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE!
The effects of global warming are becoming more and more noticeable with the passing of the
years. The number of floods, storms and heatwaves has increased as a result of carbon
dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that do not allow the sun’s heat to escape the
Earth’s atmosphere. However, a simple and quite possibly effective idea has been suggested
as a way to help lessen the consequences of climate change.
Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary and a Nobel Prize winner, suggests that
painting our rooftops white will help the Earth’s temperature to drop. The idea is that if enough
surfaces - rooftops, pavements, roads - are painted white, more sunlight will reflect off these
surfaces and go back into space. This will help cool our planet down.
Pessimists feel that though painting rooftops and pavements in light colours is good in theory,
it is just a very small step to take towards reducing the Earth’s temperature. What we must
remember though, is that there is not one solution to global warming. It’s the combination of
different methods that will help our planet get back on its feet.
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1 я не видел его сестру(в конце\в последнее время) - после того, как она была(возле\почти) покусала собака
2 экспресс поезд из-за в 11 часов(острый\резко) прибыл(поздно\в последнее время)
3 смотри, ласточки потока(высокая\высоко) над озером
4 он говорил(злой\сердито) и мы сразу поняли, что что-л. произошло
5 говорят это слово(правильно\неправильно)
6 я говорю по-французски(плохо\плохо).Давайте говорите по-гречески
7 быть(быстро\быстро).На такси приехал
8 Не волнуйтесь. Это может быть сделано(легко\легко)
9 Ваша обувь(точный\ - металлургической) как у меня
10 наша кошка любит гулять(бесплатная\свободно).
Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote 78 detective novels, 19 plays, and 6 romantic novels. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. They are the third best-selling books in the world (after Shakespeare's works and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been filmed. The Mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest-running play in history of world theatre.
Agatha Christie was born at Torquay, Devonshire. She was educated at home and took singing lessons in Paris. She began writing at the end of the First World War. Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920. That was the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since Sherlock Holmes.
Agatha Christie became generally recognized in 1926, after the publishing of her novel "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". It is still considered her masterpiece.
When Agatha Cristie got tired of Hercule Poirot she invented Miss Mar-pie, a deceptively mild old lady with her own method of investigation.
The last Poirot book, The Curtain, appeared shortly before the writer's death, and the last Miss Marple story, The Sleeping Murder, and her autobiography were published after her death.
Agatha Christie's success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawing* and a keen sense of humour with a great observation. Her plots always mislead the reader and keep him in suspense. He cannot guess who the criminal is. Fortunately, evil is always conquered in her novels.
Agatha Christies language is simple and good and it is pleasant to read her books in the original.