{"id":3311,"date":"2012-07-09T08:40:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T08:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2014-07-17T18:30:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T18:30:44","slug":"%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d1%8d%d1%82%d1%83-%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d1%86%d1%83-name-that-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d1%8d%d1%82%d1%83-%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d1%86%d1%83-name-that-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041d\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u042d\u0442\u0443 \u041f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0443! (Name That Bird!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we’re going to get some sentence-reading practice as we play a round of that thrilling new \u0448\u043e<\/span>\u0443-\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/b> (“trivia-game show”), \u041d\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u042d<\/span>\u0442\u0443 \u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0443!<\/b> (“Name That Bird!”).<\/p>\n

And without further ado, here’s the \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0443<\/span>\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/b> (“TV-show hostess, moderator”) of our show, direct from her sold-out concert appearances in Vegas! \u0414\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044b \u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span><\/b> (“ladies and gentlemen”), please put your hands, paws, or wings together and give a warm welcome for that superstar entertainer, the FABULOUS \u041c\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0441 \u0416\u0430<\/span>\u0440-\u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0430<\/b> (“Miss Fire-Bird”)!!!<\/p>\n

[\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0443\u0437\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u043e \u0437\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 — pause for thunderous ovation from audience]<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0416\u0410<\/span>\u0420-\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410:<\/b> Thank you, \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0431\u043e!<\/b> Howdy, folks — I’m the \u0416\u0430<\/span>\u0440-\u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0430<\/b>! You may remember me from my starring roles in such classic fairytales as \u0418\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043d \u0438 \u0421\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0412\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043a<\/b> (“Ivan and Gray-Wolf”), which inspired Igor Stravinsky’s controversial modernist symphony The Fire-Bird<\/i>. And, more recently, I’ve branched out into cabaret with “The \u0416\u0430<\/span>\u0440-\u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0430<\/b> Sings Burt Bacharach” at the legendary Golden Nugget hotel\/casino!<\/p>\n

[\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0443\u0437\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0430\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u043e \u0437\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 — pause for clapping from audience]<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0416\u041f:<\/b> Thank you… thanks, that means a lot! I suppose they picked me to host this show because I’m totally mythical, and imaginary creatures aren’t covered by Screen Actors Guild union payscales… so, to paraphrase an old Soviet joke, \u044f<\/span> \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u044e \u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0434, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443<\/span>\u044e — \u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span> \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0434, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435<\/span> \u043f\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044f\u0442<\/b> (“I pretend that I exist, they pretend that they’re paying me”)!<\/p>\n

[\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0443\u0437\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0430 \u0441 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0438 — pause for recorded laugh-track]<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0416\u041f:<\/b> Now, I’m sure you all know the rules of the game. Here with us in the studio is a panel of six mystery guests, and we’ve electronically disguised their faces and voices. Each guest will give you clues to his or her identity, and it’s up to you to…<\/p>\n

…\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u042d<\/span>\u0442\u0443 \u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0443<\/b> (“Name That Bird”)!!<\/p>\n

\u0416\u041f:<\/b> Naturally, all of our panelists will read their clues in Russian, but \u0432 \u0446\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044f\u0445 \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043e\u0449\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043c \u0438\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0437\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c<\/b> (“for the purpose of helping our foreign viewers”), we’re providing “invisible closed captions” in English — select and highlight the yellow lines for the full translations, or simply “hover” without clicking if you want a few clues. However, all answers in the comments section must be given \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u044f<\/span>\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0435<\/b> (“in Russian”)!<\/p>\n

And now, let’s get started with our mystery guests…<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418\u0426\u0410 \u2116 1: \u042f \u043f\u043e-\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f<\/span>\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 “\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u044f” \u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430; \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u0437 \u0421\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0431\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u0437 \u0411\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0435<\/span>\u044f. \u0410 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span>-\u0442\u043e, \u0438 \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0438 \u0438 \u0432 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u043e\u044f\u0437\u044b<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0430\u0445, \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u043e\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438<\/span> \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u0432\u0441\u044f<\/span>\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u044f \u0433\u0435\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0444\u0438\u0438!<\/b>
\nBIRD #1: I’m truly a “native” American — not from Istanbul, and not from Bombay. But for some reason, both in Russia and English-speaking countries, I was named by illiterate morons without any notion of geography!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410 \u2116 2: \u0412\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0435<\/span> \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u044f<\/span> \u0442\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043e \u043f\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u0447\u0443 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u043a \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0439\u0448\u0435\u0439 \u043e\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438. \u041d\u043e<\/span> \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e \u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0430\u044f \u0447\u0435\u043f\u0443\u0445\u0430<\/span>! \u041d\u0430 \u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u043e\u043c \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435, \u044f<\/span> \u0430\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430<\/span>\u044e \u0433\u043d\u0435\u0437\u0434\u043e<\/span> \u0438 \u044f<\/span>\u0439\u0446\u0430, \u0438 \u043f\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u044e\u0441\u044c, \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0442\u043e \u0411\u0440\u044e<\/span>\u0441 \u041b\u0438<\/span>!<\/b>
\nBIRD #2: It’s widely rumored that I hide my head in the sand like a coward, at the slightest danger. But that’s pure baloney! The fact is, I aggressively defend my nest and eggs, and I can kick like Bruce Lee!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410 \u2116 3: \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0442! \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0442! \u0414\u0430<\/span>\u0439 \u043c\u043d\u0435<\/span> \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0435! \u042f<\/span> — \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0430! \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435-\u044d-\u044d-\u044d<\/span>\u0442! \u041f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0430, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0430, \u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0439-\u043a\u0430 \u043c\u043d\u0435<\/span> \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0435! \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0442!<\/b> [\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0443\u0437\u0430]<\/i> \u0410 \u044f<\/span> \u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0451\u0437\u043d\u043e… \u0443\u0436\u0435<\/span> \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434 \u044f<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0435, \u0438 \u0435\u0449\u0451 \u0436\u0434\u0443<\/span>! \u0411\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043d, \u0433\u0434\u0435<\/span> \u0436\u0435 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0442, \u0431\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043d?!<\/b>
\nBIRD #3: Hello! Hello! Give me a cookie! I’m a pretty birdy! Hello-o-o-o! Pretty birdy, pretty birdy, give me a cookie! Hello-o-o-o! [pause] No, seriously — I ordered a cookie, like, an hour-and-a-half ago, and I’m still waiting! Where the heck is the freakin’ waiter?!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418\u0426\u0410 \u2116 4: \u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0441 \u043f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0446, \u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442 \u043f\u043e-\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span>. \u0422\u043e<\/span>\u0442 \u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0451\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0435\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u043c\u0438; \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u043c\u044b<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u043b\u044f\u0433\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438. \u0410 \u044f<\/span> \u0431\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043b\u044e<\/span> \u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0430\u043b\u044c — \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0442\u0443\u0445\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0443\u044e. (\u041e, \u043a\u0430\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0431\u043e\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u0451 \u0430\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u0442!) \u042f<\/span> \u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0443<\/span> \u0432 \u0415\u0433\u0438<\/span>\u043f\u0442\u0435, \u0430 \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u043d\u0430 \u0424\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0431\u0443<\/span>\u043a\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u043c\u043f\u0430\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u0438\u0437 \u041a\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0444\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0438 — \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0451 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e \u043b\u044b<\/span>\u0441\u0430\u044f!<\/b>
\nBIRD #4: Among us birds, each eats according to his own preference. Some feed on grains and insects; others on mice and frogs. But I love carrion best of all, preferably a little bit rotten. (Oh, it smells just heavenly…) I live in Egypt, but on Facebook I have a cute girlfriend from California — she’s totally bald-headed!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410 \u2116 5: \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0433 \u0443\u0432\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u043b \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u044c\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044b. \u0415\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u0437\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 “\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043d \u041f\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447”. \u0410 \u0436\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u0444\u0430\u043c\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438\u044e \u044f<\/span> \u043a\u0430<\/span>\u043a-\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443<\/span> \u0432\u0441\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u0432\u0435\u0434\u044c \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044f<\/span> \u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span>, \u043c\u043e\u0451 \u0438<\/span>\u043c\u044f \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span> \u043c\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0443!<\/b>
\nBIRD #5: A great Russian playwright immortalized me in the title of a play. “Anton Pavlovich,” they used to call him… it’s too bad that I somehow can’t quite recall what his surname was; after all, thanks to him my name is famous the world over!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410 \u2116 6: \u0417\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u044c, \u0445\u0432\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0448\u043a\u0430 — \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0432\u044f<\/span>\u0437\u0438! \u041f\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043c, \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u044e \u0432 \u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0431\u044b \u041b\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0430, \u0442\u0443\u0441\u0443<\/span>\u044e\u0441\u044c \u0441 \u0412\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0438-\u041f\u0443<\/span>\u0445\u043e\u043c \u0438 \u0413\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0440\u0438 \u041f\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c! <\/b>
\nBIRD #6: Put a cork in it, braggart! I have literary connections, too. In the evenings, I drop in at [by flying] the most exclusive clubs in London and hang out with Winnie-the-Pooh and Harry Potter!<\/span><\/p>\n

* * * * *<\/p>\n

\u0416\u0410<\/span>\u0420-\u041f\u0422\u0418<\/span>\u0426\u0410:<\/b> Now that you’ve heard from all the mystery panelists, \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043b\u0438 \u0432\u044b<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c — \u043a\u0442\u043e<\/span> \u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>?<\/b> (“can you guess who they are?”) As the rules said, we’re looking for the Russian names of the birds; but if you know the answers only in English, try using Wikipedia to find the Russian equivalents!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"A

Today, we’re going to get some sentence-reading practice as we play a round of that thrilling new \u0448\u043e\u0443-\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430 (“trivia-game show”), \u041d\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u042d\u0442\u0443 \u041f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0443! (“Name That Bird!”). And without further ado, here’s the \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0430\u044f (“TV-show hostess, moderator”) of our show, direct from her sold-out concert appearances in Vegas! \u0414\u0430\u043c\u044b \u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430 (“ladies and gentlemen”), please put…<\/p>\n

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