THE HIGHWAY RAT (2017)
I.
1. tasteless mancs
2. to reply ugrál
3. paw egy zsák mogyoró
4. feast rágós/kemény
5. to yell vágtázni
6. bend lakoma
7. goodies üvölt/kiabál
8. a sack of nuts kanyar
9. baddy Várj!
10. clover (+ four-leaf clover) kételkedni / kétlem
11. pastry folytat
12. to gallop rosszfiú
13. crawl(ing) söpörni
14. to sweep (+ swept - swept) tartozni vkihez/vmihez
15. tough ízetlen
16. to carry on éles
17. to share out lóhere
18. Hang on! ‘kúszni/mászni’
19. bonfire finomságok
20. to hop (+grasshopper) szétoszt
21. to doubt / I doubt péksüti
22. sharp ‘tábortűz’, máglya
23. belong to válaszolni
II.
A RABBIT came h______________ along the road. Then stopped with her paws in the air.
A SQUIRREL came bounding along the road. Then stopped with a shake and a shiver. (+ He was shivering
with cold. = __________________________________________________)
Some ANTS came c_____________ along the road. Then stopped with a somersault.
A DUCK came waddling down the road, then stopped with a ‘How do you do?’ (+ ‘How do you do?’ ‘How do
you do?’)
III.
His teeth were s_________ and yellow. His manners were rough and rude.
Riding along the highway and stealing the t_______________ food. (=__________________)
He ordered: hand it over! (=______________________________________________)
These nuts are probably r__________. (=_________________)
Give me your sweets and your _____________. (+ US – lollipop)
We have no sweets the ants replied. We just have this nice green leaf.
Oh, no, you don’t. Not any more – declared the highway _____________. (=______________)
This leaf is nasty and b_____________. (= _______________ / ______________)
With never a please or a thank you, the rat c______________ on in this way.
Flies from a spider, milk from a cat. He once stole his own horse’s ________. (=____________)
He’s eating up everyone’s dinner. (=_____________________________________________)
I see you have nothing, the rat complained. In that case, I’ll have to eat you! (=________________)
I d__________ if you’re terribly juicy. Most likely you’re tough as can be.
But/And I am the rat of the highway and I fancy a duck for tea. (+ afternoon tea – UK)
Hang on, quacked the duck. For I have a sister with goodies you might prefer.
I know that she’d love to meet you and I’m c____________ that you’d like her. (‘SYN: I’m sure’)
At l__________, (‘finally’) they came to a lonely cave and the duck began to q_______________.
And a voice from the cave came back.
Do you have cakes and chocolates? – the Highway robber c__________. (=_______________)
Chocolates, chocolates, chocolates. – the voice from the cave replied.
greedy eyes = (_____________________________)
The Highway Rat l__________ off his horse. (+ to leap – __________v2 / ___________v3 = ___________________)
Then they s__________ out the food from the saddle bags and feasted all night ___________.
Bright with the flames of the bonfire. Loud was the music and song. (=_____________ / ______________)
He robs on the road no more. (=_____________________________________________)
He landed a job in a cake shop…s______________ the cake shop floor.
