Упражнение 7. Переведите предложения на английский язык, обращая внимание на предлоги.

1. Я набрал ваш номер по ошибке. I dialed your number by mistake.
2. Я с удовольствием сяду у окна. I will sit by the window with pleasure.
3. Мне нужно купить нож для резки мяса. I need to buy a knife for cutting meat.
4. По пути домой я люблю слушать музыку. I like to listen to music on the way home.
5. Не открывайте консервы ножом. Это опасно. Don’t open a tin/can with a knife.
6. Один дом в середине нашей улицы продается. One house in the middle of our street is for sale.
7. Абонемент нельзя купить в автобусе. You can’t buy a season ticket on the bus.
8. Что находится на углу Коммунистической и Карла Маркса? What is there at the corner of K. Street and K.M. Street?
9. – Я приду через полчаса. – Хорошо, я подожду тебя на автобусной остановке. I’ll be back in half an hour. – Ok, I’ll wait for you at the bus stop.
10. К моему удивлению на фотографии она выглядела даже лучше, чем в жизни. To my surprise in the photo she looked even better than she really was.
11. Она посмотрела на меня с удивлением. She looked at me in surprise.
12. Не слушай, что он говорит. Он, кроме того, что хвастун, еще и лгунишка. Don’t listen to what he says. He is both a boaster and a liar.
13. Я люблю ходить пешком. К тому же, по моему мнению, это полезно. I like walking/going on foot. Besides, I think it’s useful.
14. За обедом все хранили молчание. At dinner everyone kept silent.
15. Я нахожусь в Англии по приглашению Премьер-министра. I am in England at the Prime Minister’s invitation.
16. – Мистер Питт у себя? – Нет, но он уже на пути в офис. Перезвоните через 10 минут. Is Mr. Pitt in? – No, but he is on the way to the office. Call back in 10 minutes.
17. – Объясните мне, пожалуйста, что это за блюдо в меню внизу страницы. – Это пирожные, покрытые сахарной глазурью. Explain to me, please, what dish is there on the menu at the bottom of the page? – These are cakes covered with sugar icing.
18. На мой день рождения мы пойдем в ночной клуб. We’ll go to a night club on my birthday.
19. –Что у тебя на уме? – Я спешу, потом объясню. What’s on your mind? – I’m in a hurry, I will explain later.
20. – У меня не получается задача по математике. – Я с удовольствием помогу тебе. Я хорошо разбираюсь в математике. I can’t do the sum. – I’ll help you with pleasure. I am good at Math.

REVISION

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the word in bold type.

Advise

(a) Until the situation has settled down, it is …inadvisable to travel to that country.

(b) The government set up an …advisory body on the use of drugs in sport.

(c) I doubt the …advisability of drinking alcohol while undergoing that medical treatment.

Admire

(a) She was a pleasant, attractive girl, always surrounded by …admirers.

(b) I am full of …admiration for what she has achieved.

(c) I approve of him wholeheartedly. He is an …admirable man.

Economy

(a) We’re spending too much. We must …economize.

(b) This car uses a lot of petrol. It’s terribly … uneconomical.

(c) The Minister of Finance is responsible for …economic affairs.

Comfort

(a) In that tense situation I found the good news very … comforting.

(b) I felt rather …uncomfortable, so I put a soft cushion behind me.

(c) She sat in terrible …discomfort on the hard chair for an hour.

Argue

(a) She had an …argument with her husband last night.

(b) He’s very bad-tempered, …argumentative chap. He’s always quarrelling.

(c) She is …unarguably the finest pianist in the world.

С. Read the texts, fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles and answer the questions below.

Buyers Can’t Sleep

…A young couple who bought …a 300-year-old cottage in Applefield, North Yorkshire are taking …the sellers to … court because they were not told …the property was haunted.

James Duncan, 28, and his wife Betty, 25, are demanding repayment of … £ 46,000 they paid for …the cottage. They claim that they became aware of …the ‘evil presence’ after they moved into …the cottage. They also learned from …a number of … local people that …the cottage had …a spooky reputation.

Applefield resident George Deakin, 72, who has lived in …the village all his life, remembers his grandfather telling of …a boy being strangled in …the cottage in …the late eighteenth century.

‘I didn’t believe in … ghosts before I lived here,’ said Mr. Duncan, …a university lecturer. ‘I thought it was all … rubbish – but there is definitely something here. There are … sudden changes in …the temperature and … foul, … unexplainable smells; … things move on their own accord; and we sometimes wake at … night with …a sensation of hands around our throats. I’ve been scared stiff at times.’

Angela Cooke, who sold …the cottage to …the Duncans, said: ‘This is … complete nonsense. I lived there for ten years. I never saw …a ghost and I never heard about any reputation.’

Ghost Hunt

…A team of … scientists and volunteers led by Dr Richard Wiseman of …the University of Hertfordshire has been investigating Edinburgh’s ghosts. Only … volunteers who knew nothing of Edinburgh’s ghostly history were selected, and they were taken both to … places that were believed to be haunted and to … places with no reports of … ghosts at all. … high frequency of … unusual experiences was reported in …the places with …a reputation for being haunted. These experiences included: … sudden falls in …the temperature; … feelings of being watched; being touched on …the face; having one’s clothes pulled; and seeing strange figures.

Have a Haunted Holiday!

Take …a 18-day tour of the US, stay in … haunted hotels and visit … spooky places! Put together your own personalized trip chosen from our carefully-complied list of …the most amazing paranormal experiences...the US has to offer.

1. Feel …the ghosts of Gerald and Diane in …the Hotel de la Poste in New Orleans.

2. Hear …the pathetic sighs of Alice in …the Hotel Rosario, Orcas Island.

3. Experience strange happenings in …the Logan Hotel, New Hope, Pennsylvania.

4. Meet … face to … face …the blue-eyed girl in Resurrection Cemetry, Chicago.

5. Call 0800-635-5774 and ask for your free ‘Haunted Holidays’ brochure.

D. Give the antonyms to the following adjectives. To successfully fulfil the task please consult a dictionary.

Polite – impolite, readable – unreadable, successful – unsuccessful, new – old, bearable – unbearable, sensible – unreasonable, careful – careless, responsible – irresponsible, able – unable, perfect – imperfect, friendly – unfriendly, strong – weak, charged – uncharged, discharged, lucky – unlucky, ambiguous – unambiguous, regular – irregular, miserable – happy, wrong – right, heavy – light, easy – difficult, hard, relevant – irrelevant, possible – impossible, dangerous – safe, brave – cowardly, reparable – irreparable, fat – lean, connected – unconnected, disconnected, personal – impersonal, low – high, short – long, tall, rational – irrational, retrievable – irretrievable, believable – unbelievable, patient – impatient, approving – disapproving, frequent – rare, acceptable – unacceptable, curved – straight, wide – narrow, ugly – beautiful, similar – dissimilar, helpful – unhelpful, hard-working – lazy, rude – polite, scarce – abundant, little – big, familiar – strange, predictable – unpredictable, famous – unknown, popular – unpopular, honest – dishonest, wild – domestic, satisfied – unsatisfied, dissatisfied, healthy – unhealthy, rich – poor, boring – interesting, employed – unemployed, worn – new, pretty – plain, worried – calm, flexible - inflexible, merry – sad, sociable – unsociable, just – unjust.

E. Translate into English paying attention to the use of articles.

(а) pay special attention to uncountable nouns

1. Это очень хороший совет. This is very good advice. 2. Совет хорош. The advice is good. 3. Что нового? What’s new? 4. Новости хорошие? Is the news good? 5. Он принес плохие новости. He brought bad news. 6. Такие сведения всегда нужны. Such information is always needed. 7. Это довольно странный совет. This is rather odd/strange advice. 8. Он дал нам такой отличный совет. He gave us such good advice! 9. Какая отвратительная погода! What miserable weather!10. Это такая увлекательная работа! This is such challenging work! 11. Это очень полезная информация. This is very useful information! 12. Информация была интересная. The information was interesting. 13. Это не честные деньги. This is not fair money. 14. Я согласен на ваши условия. Деньги хорошие. I agree to your conditions. The money is good.

(b) use “what”, “such”, “quite” and “rather”

1. Какой красивый цветок! What a beautiful flower! 2. Что за ребенок! What a child! 3. Он еще такой ребенок. He is still such a child! 4. Какой интересный рассказ я прочитала вчера! What an interesting story I read yesterday! 5. Он такой интересный человек! He is such an interesting person! 6. Она довольно хорошая студентка. She is rather a good student. 7. Это вполне хороший совет. This is quite good advice. 8. Он довольно смелый человек. He is rather a brave man. 9. Это совсем легкая контрольная. This is quite an easy test. 10. Это был такой неожиданный конец. That was such an unexpected end! 11. Это довольно смешной рассказ. This is rather a funny story. 12. Это совершенно неуместное (misplaced) замечание. This is quite a misplaced remark. 13. Это довольно неприятное положение. This is rather an unpleasant situation.14. Это совершенно ненужная вещь. This is quite a useless thing. 15. Это довольно странное задание. This is rather a strange/odd task.

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