Unit 8 rendering the meaning of verbs with a complex semantic structure

Exercise 25. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian actualizing all the elements of the semantic structure of the verbs in italics.

1. “You can’t catch me. You can’t catch me,” he singsonged. 2. “I’m glad you’re leaving,” she snarled at him. 3. A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape. 4. Although he frequented the great houses of the city, his own quarters were modest. 5. And, I suppose, if I’ve been dethroned I must at some stage have been enthroned! 6. As irrational as it sounds, many companies hire new workers and then turn around and slash their payrolls. 7. As the civil war intensified and the Communist armies neared Canton, prices for food and other necessities skyrocketed. 8. At a sound in the street she peered out through drawn curtains. 9. Being a member entitles you to discounts on tickets. 10. Claudia was railroaded into selling her late husband’s land. 11. Currently such research is obliged to have only one aim – unhooking existing addicts. 12. Early mapmakers often underestimated the earth’s circumference. 13. For the same reason, though, Stern would not let unqualified women officiate. 14. He babbled on and on about how he was ruining me. 15. He beamed at the watch, for he could contemplate even inanimate objects with that cordiality which was especially his own. 16. He stared at the boy. 17. How would you categorize your relationship with your parents? 18. I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half. 19. I skimmed the newspaper but didn’t see any report on the demonstration. 20. I toddled through the gate and made for the tree because it was studded all over with soft dark fruit. 21. If she’d been sneaking out at night to meet Gabriel, Veronica could have heard her – and seen them. 22. If we look closely at Professor Thomson’s argument, we see that his conclusion is invalidated by a number of factual errors. 23. In these mountains the animal population outnumbers the human by three to one. 24. Mim will have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. 25. Napoleon threatened to starve the country into submission. 26. One rainy afternoon Wade moped about the sitting-room, occasionally going to the window and flattening his nose on the dripping pane. 27. Only nurses, maids, daughters, and an occasional grandchild glimpsed her in her decline. 28. Prior to 1982, unemployment among architects mirrored national trends. 29. Remember the hair-raising tales of the wheels of our industry grinding to a halt? 30. Ross was charged with misapplying public money.

Exercise 26. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian actualizing all the elements of the semantic structure of the verbs in italics.

1. She could hear him thumping around in the bathroom, washing before dinner. 2. She mouthed the name at Ottershaw, and he jerked his head towards the kitchen. 3. She slipped her feet into fleece-lined slippers and padded to the door. 4. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door. 5. She snaked her body away from him while they continued to stare at each other. 6. She stared at it [letter] as if it were an enemy. 7. Since we do not currently have this knowledge we hypothesize the user groups and their needs. 8. The company has been overworking its employees to try to keep up with demand. 9. The company was forced to pay fines and penalties totalling $24.8. 10. The country’s foreign currency reserves have dwindled over the past few years. 11. The fiddle squealed the old dance music. 12. The hotel was full of rich people strutting around in fur coats and Rolex watches. 13. The price of a Kalashnikov has soared in just a few days from $ 50 to about $ 250 Tuesday. 14. The results, tabulated by computer, were predictable. 15. The speedometer on the dashboard hovered at 75. 16. The whisky is bottled here before being sent abroad. 17. Then she jotted down some notes to remind her about the other items she wanted to discuss with Manion. 18. They were bullied into submission. 19. Thought of fat Goldberg shuffling round in the little room, rubbing his hands, wheezing. 20. To misuse or break the rules of winking is to produce misunderstanding, puzzlement, complaint, or some other social reaction. 21. We found him at last, lost in the forest, floundering about in deep snow. 22. We jolted along rough wet roads through an endless banana plantation. 23. When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm. 24. You have the gift of a sense of humour, but with you it’s misdirected. 25. Не walked out on the edge of the small dock and knifed his way into the water. 26. Не heard me clatter down the wooden staircase. 27. And Colonel Cathcart had roared away as abruptly as he’d come, whipping the jeep around with a vicious spinning of wheels. 28. She staggered blindly into the street. 29. The young men sparkled down the skislopes like lovely little aeroplanes caught in the sun. 30. Cooper flushed, did not for a moment know what to say or do, turned on his heel, and stumbled out of the room. 31. Each plane purred loudly along the runways. 32. She stormed up the stairs. 33. So I decided to pedal down to the station.