10. переведите текст на язык. the difficulties of a foreign language. there are numerous anecdotes about the difficulties of people travelling in foreign countries without knowledge of the language of that country. here’s the story of a frenchman travelling in the united states who, while eating in a restaurant, wished to order some mushrooms. unable to make himself understood, he asked for a pencil & paper & carefully drew a picture of a mushroom. his drawing, however, was not too good, for the puzzled waiter returned in about ten menu not with an order of mushrooms, but with a large man’s umbrella. another similar story concerns two americans travelling in spain. they were both unable to speak a word of spanish & one day, while eating in a restaurant in a small village, they were having considerable difficulty in explaining to the waiter what they wanted. one of them wanted a glass of milk. the waiter seemed unable to understand. finally, on the back of the menu the man drew a picture of a cow. the poor waiter, however, still seemed puzzled. finally he left & was gone from the restaurant for half an hour or so. he returned very pleased with himself. there were two tickets for a bullfight in his hand.

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