Упражнение 10. Переводим предложения на все модели Subjunctive легко и с удовольствием.

1. Вам лучше проконсультироваться у врача. You’d better consult the doctor.

2. Если бы только я узнал об этом раньше! If only I had learnt about it earlier!

3. Я бы предпочел, чтобы вы не брали мои вещи без разрешения. I’d rather you didn’t take my things without a permission.

4. Уже половина девятого. Нам пора уходить. It’s half past eight. It’s time we left.

5. Если пойдет снег, мы останемся дома. If it starts snowing we will stay home.

6. Предположим, что у вас в кармане два яблока. Suppose you had two apples in your pocket.

7. Если бы я не опоздал на поезд, я бы сейчас уже спал дома. If I hadn’t missed the train I would be sleeping at home.

8. Жаль, что мы живем не у моря. I wish we lived near the sea / at the seaside.

9. Хотелось бы, чтобы люди перестали охотиться на дельфинов. I wish people would stop hunting dolphins.

10. Он улыбнулся незнакомой девушке, как будто знал ее всю жизнь. He smiled at an unknown girl as if he had known her all his life.

11. Жаль, что у нас было так мало времени. Мы могли бы увидеть гораздо больше достопримечательностей. I wish we had had more time. We might have seen much more sights.

12. Можно попользоваться вашей зубной щеткой? – Я бы предпочел, чтобы вы этого не делали. Это негигиенично. May I use your toothbrush? – I’d rather you didn’t. It’s unhygienic.

13. Если бы только у меня не было привычки опаздывать! Меня бы, возможно, уже повысили в должности. If only I wasn’t in the habit of being late! I might have already been promoted.

14. Представьте, что у вас хватает денег, чтобы купить роскошный автомобиль. Какую машину вы выберете? Imagine you had enough money to buy a luxurious car. What make would you choose?

15. Почему ты не подождал меня? Если ты не собирался меня ждать, мог бы сказать об этом. Why didn’t you wait for me? If you hadn’t been going to wait for me you might have told me about it.

16. Нога выглядит так, как будто она сломана. Нужно срочно вызвать скорую. The leg looks as if it were broken. We must call the ambulance right away.

17. Тебе уже 15 лет. В этом возрасте пора бы научиться делать кое-какие выводы. You are already 15. It’s time you learnt to draw some conclusions.

18. Не будь дураком! Если бы мне предложили такую работу, я бы ни за что не отказался. Don’t be ridiculous! If I were offered such a job I would never refuse.

19. Хотел бы я, чтобы написание слов в английском языке было проще. I wish English spelling would be simpler.

20. Если бы его не отчислили из института, он бы уже работал по специальности. If he hadn’t been sent down from institute he would already work in the sphere of his specialty.

21. Если бы люди могли летать так, как птицы! If people could fly like birds!

22. Я бы предпочел, чтобы вы приходили на работу за пять минут до начала рабочего дня. I’d rather you came to work five minutes prior to the beginning of the working day.

23. Уже поздно. Я думаю, мне лучше пойти домой. It’s already late. I think I’d better go home.

24. Жаль, что Шрек поссорился с ослом. I wish Shreck hadn’t fallen out with the donkey.

25. Представьте, что вас несправедливо обвинили. Imagine you had been unjustly accused.

26. Если ты сейчас позволишь Пиноккио уклониться (evade sth) от ответа, ты, возможно, никогда не узнаешь правду. If you let Pinocchio evade answering the question you may never know the truth.

27. Шрек говорил с Фионой так, как будто знал ее всю жизнь. Shreck talked with Fiona as if he had known her all his life.

28. Уже без четверти семь. Слону пора вставать. It’s a quarter to seven. It’s time the elephant got up.

29. Уже середина семестра. Самое время вам браться за учебу. It’s themiddle of the term. It’s time you started studying.

30. Если бы Людоед купил хлеб по пути домой, принцессе бы сейчас не пришлось идти в магазин. If the ogre had bought some bread on his way home the princess wouldn’t have to go to the shop.

Упражнение 11. Контрольный выстрел. Постарайтесь не сделать ни одной ошибки.

1. Я предпочел бы, чтобы вы не упоминали об этом. I’d rather you didn’t mention it.

2. Жаль, что факс отправили только сегодня. Боюсь, что мы опоздали. I wish the fax had been sent yesterday. I am afraid it’s too late.

3. Хотелось бы, чтобы у каждого человека были хорошие и надежные друзья. I wish everybody would have good and loyal friends.

4. Гости придут через полчаса. Думаю, самое время нам прибрать в квартире. The guests will be arriving in half an hour. I think it’s high time we cleaned the flat.

5. Если мистера Питта уволят, это будет твоя вина. If Mr. Pitt is fired it will be your fault.

6. Вам лучше принимать это лекарство на ночь. Оно вызывает сонливость (drowse). You’d better take this medicine before going to bed. It causes drowse.

7. Крокодил выглядел, как будто его побили и оставили без ужина. The crocodile looked as if he had been beaten and left without supper.

8. Предположим, что вам предложили интересную работу. Suppose you had been offered a challenging job.

9. Если бы я лучше знал английский, я бы смог перевести эти предложения без словаря. If I were better at English I could translate these sentences without a dictionary.

10. Если бы только я понял это вовремя! If only I had understood it in due time!

11. Я был бы счастлив, если бы мы сейчас летели в Париж. I would be happy if we were flying to Paris.

12. Вам бы лучше не совать свой нос (poke one’s nose into) в это дело. You’d better not poke your nose in this matter.

13. Не нужно врать. Я бы предпочел, чтобы вы сказали мне правду. You shouldn’t tell lies. I‘d rather youtold me the truth.

14. Если бы только я мог представить, что из этого выйдет! If only I could have imagined what would come out of it!

15. Шрек вел себя так, как будто они никогда не были знакомы с принцессой. Shreck behaved as if he had never met the princess before.

16. Жаль, что у нас нет денег. Мы могли бы сходить в кино. I wish we had some money. We might go to the cinema.

17. Хотелось бы, чтобы люди перестали ссориться. I wish people would stop quarrelling.

18. Если ты не будешь усердно заниматься, ты не сможешь найти хорошую работу. If you don’t study hard you won’t be able to find a good job.

19. Представьте, что у вас кончился (run out of) бензин. Imagine you had run out of petrol.

20. Если бы я не спал, я бы услышал твой телефонный звонок. If I hadn’t been sleeping I would have heard your call.

21. Вам лучше бросить курить. You’d better give up smoking.

22. Если бы только я позвонил ей вчера! If only I had phoned her yesterday!

23. Я бы предпочел, чтобы вы рассказали мне все, что знаете. I’d rather you told me all you know.

24. Уже половина шестого. Нам пора идти домой. It’s already half past five. It’s time we went home.

25. Если пойдет дождь, мы не поедем за город. If it starts raining we won’t go to the country.

26. Предположим, что у вас есть три близких друга. Suppose you had three close friends.

27. Если бы я не опоздал на лекцию, я бы сейчас не стоял за дверью. If I hadn’t been late for the lecture I wouldn’t be standing behind the door.

28. Жаль, что у меня нет родственников в деревне. I wish I had relatives in the country.

29. Хотелось бы, чтобы люди перестали загрязнять окружающую среду. I wish people would stop polluting the environment.

30. Дракон посмотрел на ведьму, как будто знал ее всю жизнь. The dragon looked at the witch as if he had known her all his life.

WORD POWER

A. Fill in the blanks with “invent” or “discover” in the appropriate form.

1. The Chinese invented printing.

2. Christopher Columbus discovered America.

3. Suddenly I discovered that my wallet was missing.

4. I discovered the crocodile swimming in our pool.

5. Why invent a bicycle? There are lots of textbooks. Choose between them.

6. It was only a year later that I discovered the truth.

7. Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

8. The pirates invented a very convincing alibi.

9. In the sixties, oil was discovered under the North Sea.

10. Who invented the computer?

11. Pete invents various stories as the reasons of his missing school classes.

12. Pinocchio was discovered to be a liar.

B. Translate the sentences into English using “interested/interesting” or “I wonder”.

a. Интересно, который теперь час? What time is it, I wonder?

b. Фильм был такой интересный, что я бы посмотрел его еще раз. The film was so interesting that I would watch it once more.

c. Я не интересуюсь физикой. I am not interested in physics.

d. Интересно, где все остальные? Where are the others, I wonder?

e. Где, интересно, ты взял эту книгу? Where did you get this book, I wonder?

f. Было интересно слушать лекцию по психологии. It was interesting to listen to the lecture on psychology.

g. Интересно узнать, что телефон изобрели в 1876 году. It’s interesting to know that the telephone was invented in 1876.

h. – Где, интересно, мои носки? – Будет очень интересно, если ты их найдешь. Ты их вечно разбрасываешь как попало. – Where are my socks, I wonder? – It will be interesting if you find them. You are always throwing them about.

i. Вот статья о зельеварении, которая может заинтересовать ведьму. Here is an article on making brews the witch may be interested in.

j. Может быть, вам будет интересно узнать, что людоед теперь возглавляет крупную компанию в Бостоне. You may be interested to know that the ogre heads a big company in Boston.

k. Синди четырнадцать лет, но все, что ее интересует – это одежда. Cindy is fourteen but all that she is interested in is clothes.

l. Интересно, а где же гном? Он должен был прийти полчаса назад. Where is the dwarf, I wonder? He was to have come half an hour ago.

С. Fill in the blanks with “reach” or “achieve” in the appropriate form.

1. Some of us reached their arms over the table, to take a new issue of "Times".

2. There was no time for the prince to reach for his crossbow.

3. There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals.

4. The ogre is not so tall as to reach the ceiling.

5. We have achieveed what we set out to do.

6. You may easily reach London in a day from here.

7. Women have yet to achieve full equality in the workplace.

8. The alarm reached the royal residence.

9. I cannot reach the meaning of this dark expression.

10. It was a relief to reach the safety of our home at last.

D. Fill in the blanks with “(be) sorry” or “apologize” in the appropriate form.

a. I amsorry. I hurt you so badly. I ….

b. You should apologize to the teacher for your behaviour.

c. I am so sorry to have offended the dwarf.

d. The guest apologized to the hostess for his coming late.

e. The witch apologized for being late.

f. I amsorry to inform you that your application has been rejected.

g. We aresorry that you weren't able to come.

h. I am dreadfully sorry for the delay in answering. I’ve been so busy lately.

i. If you have done bad you are supposed toapologize.

j. I felt sorry for the little crying girl.

REVISION

A. Fill in the gaps with ‘should (have)’,’could (have), ‘would (have) + the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

1. I’ll remind you of the rules frequently lest you should have forgotten them. 2. You should have paid more attention to the subject, when you had the opportunity. Then this wouldn’t have happened. 3. If you hadn’t been there to help me, I don’t know what I should have done. 4. I would have come to your party, had your invitation reached me sooner. 5. Mike could/would have passed the exam unless he had picked that unfortunate examination card. 6. He would/could have benefited his native town greatly, if the authorities had not opposed his plans so bitterly. 7. If I were to find myself homeless I do not know where I would go. 8. What would be the use of schools and teachers, if the scholars were not willing to learn. 9. Could you be so kind as to tell me the way to the gardens? 10. Who can say what might have happened, had not the accident been averted. 11. Those who are not without faults themselves, should avoid blaming other people. 12. Nobody could help her to understand the meaning of this happening. 13. He was so disguised that I would have never known him, but for his beard. 14. What do you think we should do in these circumstances? 15. I didn’t have an idea what I could/should do.

B. Supply the appropriate degree of comparison of the words in brackets. Don’t forget about the articles.

1. That is the most thrilling western I’ve ever seen! 2. In your opinion what is the most stressful aspect of being a doctor? 3. Who is more useful to society: a policeman or a social worker? 4. I think women are much more careful drivers than men. 5. The dragon feels much fitter since he stopped smoking. 6. There is nothing more annoying than losing the door key. 7. Eerie the donkey prefers to be alone. He is the least sociable person in the forest. 8. The ogre said his stomach aching: “That is theworst princess I’ve ever had!” 9. The spy got the most modern equipment available for searching the princess. 10. Which is the better dress of the two? 11. Of the twins Sarah is the happier. 12. Which computer has greater capacity, the dwarf’s or mine? 13. Which room is largeer, the family room or the living room? 14. Which sales representative is more successful, Mark or Brian? 15. Of the two sisters Monica is the more intelligent.

C. Use the words in the brackets to form a word that fits in each space. The first one is done for you.

One night a do-goody organization (organize) formed for the protection (protect) of animals broke into a mink¹ -farm in Britain. The minks were not consulted, of course, but the animal lovers (love) knew that minks had been born free and decided that their suffering (suffer) in captivity should be intolerable (tolerable). So several hundred minks disappeared in no time in the neighbouring (neighbour) woods. This caused the greatest possible alarm. Not that the minks behaved badly (bad). Not in the least. But their reputation proved to be truly (true) awesome. According (Accord) to another animal loving society, minks were said to be some of the most dangerous (danger) of all animals. In fact, they belong to the ferret² family, the wildest and most vicious of creatures (create). Taking the ferret’s weight (weigh) and size into consideration (consider), the minks appeared to be more dangerous than tigers. The ferret – and the mink – does not only kill the unfortunate (fortune) otter³ which is dying out in any case, but might attack and kill children.

Thus the blow struck for the freedom (free) of the Mink created wild panic among British mothers. Then an unexpected (expect) twist occurred. The minks failed to attack children in the neighbourhood (neighbour). A few hours after their release, when their morning feeding time approached, the little beasts obediently (obedient) returned to the farm and queued for a renewed term of captivity. Their decision (decide) was only too obvious: they preferred good room service (serve), proper heating and sufficient and tasty (taste) food to the dangers and other inconveniences (convenient) of the woods, to the risks of hunting and being hunted. In other words, they preferred comfort to freedom (free). Minks are only human.

Freedom means responsibility (responsible): equally shirked by man and ferret. Wearing a mink-coat seems to have demoralizing effect on both.

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