Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу". Теперь нужно делать по-другому."
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs? Now do something different."
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
yield signs in 1950. But that's all we got.
Почему же тогда не использовать знак "уступи дорогу"?
So, why not use a yield sign?
Тяжело создать новое значение существующему знаку. Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу".
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs?
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950.
But that's all we got.
Знак "Стоп" был изобретен в 1915 году. Знак "Уступи дорогу"в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
Stop signs were invented in 1915, yield signs in 1950. Butthat's all we got.
The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.
Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу". Теперь нужно делать по-другому."
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs? Now do something different."
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
yield signs in 1950. But that's all we got.
Почему же тогда не использовать знак "уступи дорогу"?
So, why not use a yield sign?
Тяжело создать новое значение существующему знаку. Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу".
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs?
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950.
But that's all we got.
Знак "Стоп" был изобретен в 1915 году. Знак "Уступи дорогу"в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
Stop signs were invented in 1915, yield signs in 1950. Butthat's all we got.
Chapter One
The Boy Who Lived
The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.