Упр.103 Unit 3 ГДЗ Enjoy English 10 класс
103 Listen and read part of the story and answer the following questions.1 Who are Mr and Mrs Weston?2 Why is Mrs Weston so worried?3 Does Mr Weston agree with her?
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103 Listen and read part of the story and answer the following questions.
1 Who are Mr and Mrs Weston?
2 Why is Mrs Weston so worried?
3 Does Mr Weston agree with her? What arguments does he give?
(...) Mrs Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
“George!”
“Hmpph?”
“George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?”
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife. “What is it, dear?”
“You know what it is, George. It’s Gloria and that terrible machine.”
“What terrible machine?”
“Now don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about. It’s that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn’t leave her for a moment.”
“Well, why should he? He’s not supposed to. And he certainly isn’t a terrible machine. He’s the best darn robot money can buy and I’m damned sure he set me back half a year’s income. He’s worth it, though darn sight cleverer than half my office staff?’
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away.
“You listen to me, George. I won’t have my daughter entrusted to a machine — and I don’t care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn’t made to be guarded a thing of metal.” (...)