Exercise 9

Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения:

1. The mass use of motor vehicles was bound to have some unforeseen and undesirable consequences of which three can be singled out: traffic congestion, air pollution, and highway accidents.

2. The constantly growing number of automobiles throughout the world adds to the difficulty of finding remedies for congestion.

3. The heart of the problem is that few city street systems have been designed for automobile traffic.

4. The widespread use of automobiles for business travel has also led in many cities to a decline in public transit systems.

5. Automobile exhaust commonly contributes half the atmospheric pollutants in large cities.

6. At the end of the 20th century, many scientists believed that emissions from motor vehicles, industrial processes, and power plants were leading to a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

7. Many automobile manufacturers also have undertaken development of alternative, less-polluting power sources.

8. Highway accidents create a distressing toll of fatalities and injuries wherever there is widespread use of automobiles.

9. Each year there are hundreds of thousands of motor vehicle fatalities worldwide.

10. The social and economic cost of car accidents is incalculable.

11. Efforts to improve highway safety have been successful in most countries.

12. Today many vehicles are equipped with multiple air bags to protect occupants.

13. Most countries of the world have set speed limits ranging from about 65 km per hour in some island nations to 120–130 km per hour in many European countries.

14. In some parts of the world, such as areas of Germany, India, and the Philippines, speed limits traditionally are not prescribed.

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