Labour XII The Capture of Cerberus

Assignment Twelve (pp. 106-115)

1. Answer the questions using the words given below.

   1. What did Poirot think to himself about, swaying to and fro in the tube train?

to sway to and fro

in the tube train

attractive

to sparkle with intelligence

to be alike

to be devoid of charm

to lack

to stop at a station

2. Who did Poirot see on the opposite escalator and why was he puzzled?

to carry upwards

the surface of the earth

to raise one’s eyes

on the opposite escalator

to descend

to be decorated with

to move in opposite directions

upwards/downwards

to lean over

at the rush hour

at the foot of

in turn

flamboyant

3. What mood did Poirot come home in and who helped him to find out about “Hell”?

in a mood of pleasant excitement

the magic fascination

to admit smth

to rouse

a woman in a thousand

to be efficient

to ring up for a table

to reserve a table for two

to require explanations

to run a night club

4. What was “Hell” like?

to pass through

a neon sign

to show one letter at a time

to direct smb to

to pave the way to

on one’s left

immovable

to label

to be fixed on

to pick up smth

to be lighted with

to play hot music

5. Who did the Countess introduce Poirot to and what did she tell him about them?

the terror of evildoers

to lead a life of

an elderly man

to give advice

a check coat

to have a degree

not to make the most of oneself

the young people of nowadays

to light up with pride

for smb’s sake

to adore

to talk about the welfare of smb

6. What attracted Poirot’s attention in Hell?

to exchange some words with smb

to attract smb’s attention

fair-haired

to live a life of ease and pleasure

nevertheless

neither … nor

in fact

to seem to smb

to be on business

7. What was Poirot’s reason for visiting Scotland Yard on the following morning? What did Chief Inspector Japp tell Poirot about Hell?

to pay a visit to

on the surface

to make money

a dummy

to have got an interest in smth

at the taxpayers’ expense

on a large scale

to exchange smth for smth

to supply

so far

to raid some place

to get in a jam

to search

all is well that ends well

to be a success

8. What attracted Poirot to this case?

to try one’s hand at

to be worth doing

the drug racket

to destroy

appropriate

2. Comment on the following words: “It is difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heavens.”

Assignment Thirteen (pp. 116-125)

1. Answer the questions using the words given below.

1. What and why did Poirot try to find out speaking to the Countess in Hell?

to have much affection for smb

to see smb in the jam

to own

to have a partner

a criminal past

to burst out laughing

to deal in smth

to tear into pieces

to mistrust

a sense of humour

to be in danger

2. The Police were planning to raid the place on Thursday night. They thought it would be a success. Prove it.

3. What happened in Hell on Thursday night?

to study the surroundings

to go with a swing

to be plastered with diamonds

to rise to one’s feet

to go out/on

to be halfway

round the corner

to speak in a whisper

smb/smth in question

in this/that case

4. What was the result of the raid?

to pick up the receiver

not to have the faintest idea

to speak the truth

to be wrong about the whole thing

to be mixed up in smth

to cut off smb’s exclamations

5. Why did Poirot invite the Countess to his place on Friday morning? What did he want to find out?

to sail in

by mistake

to take smth off

to feel smth hard

by touch

double-faced

to put up the money

to betray smb

now that

to embroil smb with

6. How and why did Mr. Higgs induce Cerberus to follow him out of Hell?

to be filled with

to beat the floor with

to introduce smb to smb

to be a master in one’s profession

rat-like

to resist

not to work the same way with smb

a specially trained dog

to carry smth in one’s mouth

to spit smth out

for hours

7. What was found in the dog’s mouth and how did the Countess react to it?

to step forward

a package

to be wrapped in smth

to demand

to be worth

to bring ruin and misery to smb

to swear to smb

to be used for that purpose

8. Who was the real organizer of the dope racket?

to take time and trouble

to convict

to see smb framed

to take the rap

to make an exchange

an accomplice

to produce smth

to fit smth back

to make an arrest

2. Comment on Hercule Poirot’s words: “From the Nemean Lion to the Capture of Cerberus”, he murmured. “It is complete”.

Revise the words of the last three stories for a test.

Test

Translate into English

1. Хотя обстоятельства кражи неизвестного шедевра Рубенса были обыкновенными, Пуаро взялся за это дело, так как владелец картинной галереи был его другом. Произведение было выставлено напоказ и украдено средь бела дня. Картину контрабандным путем переправят во Францию и там она перейдет в руки миллионера, которого Мистер Симпсон хорошо знал.

2. Инспектор Джеп зашел к Пуаро и попросил помочь в расследовании пропавшей школьницы по дороге из Англии в Париж. Вини, некрасивая девочка с двумя косичками и выравнивающими скобками на зубах, вместе с 18 другими школьницами пересекла пролив, прошла таможню, села в парижский поезд и исчезла в воздухе на окраине Парижа. Пуаро заинтересовался этим делом и решил убить двух зайцев, расследуя и этот случай.

3. Мисс Карнаби волновалась за одну из своих подруг, которая была ревностной верующей в секте «Стадо Пастуха». Несколько женщин умерли при загадочных обстоятельствах после того, как составили завещание и оставили все свои деньги главе секты, который обещал им духовные радости, а сам совершал убийства.

4. Знакомая Пуаро, которую он не видел несколько лет, управляла ночным клубом и пригласила его туда. Мисс Лемон позвонила, чтобы заказать столик на двоих. Комната не была большой и была освещена маленькими красными лампами. Джазовый оркестр играл зажигательную музыку.