131. Replace the attributive and adverbial clauses in the following sentences by participle phrases:

1. We were tired and thirsty, for we had been on the road since eight o'clock in the morning, and it was a hot day. 2. One day towards evening when both the old people were sitting in front of their cottage, they caught sight of a young girl with a bundle in her hand. 3. The lady was waiting for her sister who was arriving by the 7.30 train. 4.1 hailed the first taxi that passed by and reached the station at ten minutes to three. 5. One morning, as Johnny was looking out of the window, he saw in his neighbour's orchard a great number of fine red apples which had fallen from the trees. 6. "Villain!" cried he, as he ran down to him. 7. "Oh, sir," said the poor boy who was trembling with fear, "it isn't my fault." 8. "May I come in?" she said as she pushed the door a little wider open. 9. "I'm late," she remarked, as she sat down and drew off her gloves. 10. Here and there were signs that the flower-beds had been trampled upon by excited villagers who tried to reach the windows. 11. As he did not know the way to the station very well he often stopped to ask people who were passing by. 12. He looked like an African savage who was being shown a simple conjuring trick. 13. The old woman told me with pride that the healthy-looking child that was playing beside us was her grandson. 14. She returned presently and brought a tray with a jug of milk. 15. The path which was leading through the coppice soon got lost in the high grass.

132. Replace the participle phrases in the following sentences by attributive or adverbial clauses:

1. A middle-aged woman, wearing a print apron, stood at the door of the cottage. 2. She looked down at the floor as though seeing something there. 3. On a sunny afternoon arriving at the house in Malta Street, Jacob found it deserted. 4. A snake sleeping in the grass will bite if anyone treads upon it. 5. Being seven, she often wore her favourite brown velvet frock barely reaching the knees of her thin legs. 6. Suddenly, while watching the fear she was trying to hide, he believed her story. 7. The golden light, still lying in sheets upon the water, dazzled Nan for a moment. 8.1 felt a bitter envy towards the two small boys walking along the path with their mother at that moment. 9. It's an old face for twenty-five, Jan thought, watching the wrinkles that fanned out from eyes to temples. 10. Jim, not being sure of her real intentions, merely looked at her and paused for a moment. 11. Having satisfied himself that each guest had a plate of food and a glass of water, he was anxious to make conversation. 12. Returning home late at night, he found everybody in bed. 13. Reaching the top of the hill my companion stopped. 14. Having filled his pockets with apples, the boy was about to run away when he saw the owner of the garden with a stick in his hand. 15. The letter, beginning with "Dear sir" was not signed. 16. Having addressed and sealed the parcel, I went out at once to the Main Post Office.

133. Translate the sentences into English, using attributive participle phrases, where possible:

1. Старик, работавший в саду, не сразу заметил меня. 2. Высокий человек оказался инженером, работавшим на этом заводе несколько лет тому назад. 3. Мальчика, продававшего газеты, уже не было видно. 4. Девушка, продававшая неподалеку фиалки, казалось, чем-то напоминала Элизу Дулятл. Очевидно, я был склонен увидеть в Англии то, что когда-то читал о ней. 5. Жители деревни, видевшие девочку в то утро, говорили, что она шла в дальний конец деревни, где была речка. 6. Все, читавшие юмористические рассказы этого писателя, не могут не восхищаться ими. 7. Студенты, читавшие этот очерк, говорят, что он труден для перевода. 8. Мой друг, посетивший Панамский канал, рассказывает много интересного о своем путешествии. 9. Туристы, посетившие Музей Изобразительных Искусств одновременно со мной, выражали вслух свое восхищение. 10. Наконец молодой человек, читавший иллюстрированный журнал, поднял голову и взглянул на меня. 11. Человек, спрашивавший дорогу к мосту Ватерлоо, вдруг куда-то исчез. 12. Молодой рабочий, спрашивавший меня, откуда я приехал, показался мне знакомым, я определенно его уже видел. Но где? 13. Он заметил, что пожилой джентльмен, пристально смотревший на него, делает ему таинственные знаки. 14. Человек, принесший письмо от Артура, хотел поговорить с ней наедине. 15. Они часто думали о своих друзьях, работавших на Дальнем Востоке. 16. Наши друзья, работавшие на Дальнем Востоке, вернулись в Москву. 17. Мики, переводивший трудную статью, даже не взглянул на меня. 18. Мики, переводивший эту статью, говорит, что мы должны непременно прочесть ее в оригинале. 19. Шофер, медленно вылезший из машины, выглядел очень усталым.