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4.2. Give the translational analysis of the sentences and alternative translations into English.

1. A well thought out program would serve as a lesson to other divisions.

2. Labour security became a key issue in the Nuclear Power Plant’s policies.

3. These tools systems allow the firm to respond to a variety of accident market conditions.

4. These new systems substantially changed the whole system of protection work organization at the Plant.

5. Expert visits to plants areas will add up to the labour security either.

5. Economic development does not always mean socio-economic well-being of a people

5.1. Words to remember:

gini coefficient (dʒInI)

индекс Джини, степень расслоения общества

in leaps and bounds

стремительно

top the charts

возглавлять гонку

inflate

раздувать

strain

натягивать, настраивать

celebrity

знаменитость

appall

поражать

misgiving

опасение, убеждённость

muzzle

одеть намордник

erode the image

подмывать

5.2. Match the definition with the necessary term.

1) appalled 2) the gini coefficient 3) celebrities 4) misgivings

5) topping the charts 6) in leaps and bounds 7) straining

a) Since we had that good rain, my tomatoes have grown … .

b) We are … of economic prosperity these days.

c) The Economic growth only serves to inflate … .

d) Public policy is what we ought to check as the musical chord that we are … in.

e) I am … that we still have to hire … to come and remind us when and how to wash

f ) hat tired song of blaming our … on the colonialists is long worn out.

5.3. Match the words with the definitions:

1. gini coefficient

A degree of inequality in income

2. grow in leaps and bounds

B. become successful quickly

3. top the charts

C. front runner, a major player

4. race the bottom

D. lose, the stake is never returned

5. strain

E. tune the violin

6. appalled

F. surprised and terrified

7. celebrity

G. trouble shooter

8. misgivings

H. suspicious of buying these bonds

9. muzzle

I. guard of straps over a dog head

10. erode the image

J. being steadily destroyed

5.4. Read the text. You don’t have to be schooled in economics to notice that economic development does not always translate into socio-economic well-being of a people. The economy can grow in leaps and bounds. It matters not whether all macroeconomic indicators are well balanced or whether we are topping the charts of economic prosperity. If that principled guide to action taken by the administrative executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs is missing. The Economic growth would only mean an ever increasing gap between the rich and the poor and instead of scaling down the income parity gaps, it only serves to inflate the gini coefficient. Public policy, at this point, is what we ought to check as the musical chord that we are straining in the economic orchestra. Fifty years into independence and trivial things such as basic conditions of hygiene are still weighty issues to the nation! I am appalled that we still have to hire celebrities to come and remind us when and how to wash our hands. That in some parts of our great nation we still have to ask people to build toilets. Then something is seriously amiss. Life’s basics are being taught to a fifty year old state? In the 21st Century? We missed the point somewhere along the way. I will dare ask what identity we had as a people at independence. But that may not be a sufficient answer to my question. That tired song of blaming our misgivings on the colonialists is long worn out. The time that has flown past since independence until now is too long for that trick to work. Our leadership is part the problem; and so is the populace. Seemingly, we live in a country of misplaced priorities. Should some ill-fated shuttle diplomacy to grant immunity to sitting head of states for crimes against humanity take precedence? Sponsoring selfish bills to muzzle the media? The answer is a fat NO. For a country crippled with so many problems both natural and man-created: —from battling high levels of unemployment, —failed leadership, — an underperforming economy, — terror threats that stand to erode the image of the country as a peaceful heaven in a sea of chaos, —a highly-charged devolution drive with no clear directive or signs of getting it right anytime soon, — crippling poverty and an ever increasing income gap between the haves and the haves- not. The list goes on?