Past Simple +? - Passive Voice:
1. The portrait of V. Zhukovskiy WAS SOLD (to sell) for 2500 roubles.
Was the portrait sold for 2500 roubles?
It wasn't sold for 2500 roubles.
2. The collection of poems ‘Kobzar’ WAS PUBLISHED (to publish) in 1840.
Was it published in 1840?
It wasn't published in 1840.
3. Ukrainian WAS ESTABLISHED (to establish) as the national literary language.
Was it established as the national literary language?
It wasn't established as the national literary language.
4. W. Shakespeare WAS GIVEN (to give) a good education by his father.
Was he given a good education by his father?
He wasn't given a good education by his father.
5. The theatre ‘The Globe’ WAS FOUNDED (to found) in 1599.
Was it founded in 1599?
It wasn't founded in 1599.
6. Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ WAS TRANSLATED (to translate) into many languages.
Was the play translated into many languages?
It wasn't translated into many languages.
на русском:
Как вы, вероятно, знаете, Маргарет Уокер была афроамериканкой, и ее поэма относится к силе и выносливости ее предков женского пола, которые были рабами.
- Они коснулись земли, и зерно выросло."
В предыдущей строке говорится, что они сеяли семена на вспаханном поле. Очевидно, они сеяли семена вручную (не с машин), поэтому их руки приближались к земле и даже касались земли (земля здесь означает почву, а не планету Земля), и из этих семян зерно росло в полях.
-У них есть много чистых слов, чтобы сказать."
Их мысли и слова были чисты. Они не говорили плохо о людях и не использовали плохие слова.
на английском:
As you probably know, Margaret Walker was African-American, and her poem refers to the strength and endurance of her female ancestors who were slaves.
"They touched the ground, and the grain grew."
The previous line says that they sowed seeds in a plowed field. Obviously, they sowed seeds manually (not using machines), so their hands came close to the ground and even touched the ground (earth here means soil, not planet Earth), and from these seeds the grain grew in the fields.
"They have a lot of clean words to say."
Their thoughts and words were pure. They didn't say bad things about people or use bad words.
