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Comprehension Check

11. Answer the following questions. (Consult the text if necessary.)

  1. Why was general public so disinterested in the new appointment of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance?

  2. What promises did Ignatius give in his maiden speech?

  3. How did Ignatius set about his new task? What was the outcome of his efforts?

  4. How did his position in the state change?

  5. What special task did the Head of State entrust him with? What authority was he given?

  6. What route did Ignatius choose for his trip? What course of action did he take on arrival?

  7. What steps did Ignatius take to make the chairman of the bank comply with his demands?

  8. How did the chairman and his young assistant behave in such a critical situation?

  9. What was the ultimate aim of Ignatius’ visit to the bank?

Vocabulary Practice

12. Find English equivalents to the following words and word combinations in the text:

1.первое выступление; 2. энергично и решительно; 3. личная победа/ личный успех; 4. тщательно изученный; 5. ни малейшего намека на скандал; 6. признавать достиже­ния; 7. предоставить любые дополнительные полномочия; 8. крепко спать; 9. вышел вперед, чтобы поздороваться; 10. ни малейшего удивления; 11. я не вправе; 12. рас­крыть источник информации; 13. не­сколько преждевременно.

13. Translate into Russian words and word combinations from the text:

  • business and finance

end graft and corruption, financier, breach of the exchange control regulations, bribe, perk, the Exchequer, go-between, charged to the personal account, hold numbered accounts with the bank, bank’s rule of confidentiality, release the names of account holders without their authority, intermediary, transactions, halt all future dealings, penalty clauses;

  • International relations

deport, Ambassador Plenipotentiary, make an unscheduled visit abroad, Head of State, absolute authority of the government, carry no validity in my country, have the full backing of the Head of State, Foreign Office, lodge a communiqué, Embassy, declare somebody persona non grata.

Text Analysis and Development

14. What do the following phrases from the text imply? Paraphrase and explain.

  1. Perhaps the editor considered that, since the paper had covered the Speeches of the previous sixteen ministers in extenso, his readers might feel they had heard it all before.

  2. … the arrest of the Chief of Police for accepting bribes – a perk the citizens of Lagos had in the past considered went with the job.

  3. … made the front page of the Lagos Times.

  4. It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that he was the one to hold the purse strings.

  5. …he studied the list of banks he had so carefully drawn up after completing his research in Nigeria: each name was written out boldly in his own hand. Ignatius decided to start with Gerber et Cie…

  6. He has honored me with the task of …

  7. This document, I fear, sir, carries no validity in my country.

  8. … but he had not bargained for Clean Sweep Ignatius.

  9. … our Minister will explain to your Ambassador in the most courteous of diplomatic terms that it is just impossible to demand such disclosures.

  10. … I shall personally see to it that no penalty clauses are honored.

  11. … I will stop at nothing.

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