Вопросы для самоконтроля

1) Какие функции в предложении может выполнять местоимение it?

2) Какие способы применяются для перевода местоимения it?

Упражнения Упражнение № 1

Переведите предложения с местоимением it:

1. It is useless to argue with this man. 2. It is cold. Summer is over. 3. Pat soon made it clear that she didn’t want to stay there long. 4. It’s the light that makes her look so beautiful. 5. They found it difficult to explain how the accident had happened. 6. I took the bag. It was rather heavy. 7. It was there that they went each summer. 8. He saw the beautiful ring and immediately bought it for her. 9. It’s good to remind the world of this.

Упражнение № 2

Переведите предложения, учитывая функцию it:

1. It’s getting dark. 2. It was nice to see you again. 3. Take this letter and read it. 4. – Where is the cat? – It’s in the next room. 5. It is news to me. 6. It was he who helped me. 7. It was here that I met her. 8. It is ten o’clock.9. It is necessary that this question be settled at once. 10. I consider it unwise for you to go there.

Упражнение № 3

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на синтаксическую функцию слова it:

1. It’s my business to know things like that. 2. It’s the light that makes her look so beautiful. 3. I took the bag. It was rather heavy. 4. It was there that they went each summer. 5. He saw the beautiful ring and immediately bought it for her. 6. It’s good to remind the world of this.

Упражнение № 4

Переведите предложения, применяя различные способы перевода местоимения it:

1. The African National Congress said that it backed the statement of its leader. 2. For at least two reasons it is one of the most important questions of our time. 3. It was quiet. 4. It is extremely important to rid the world of nuclear weapons. 5. It is for that reason that the book is timely and necessary. 6. In a letter to the North Korean foreign minister the Commission made it clear it hoped “to follow up the issues that we raised in our discussions. 7. This organisation remains a decisive guarantee for its member-states’ sovereignty and security. It makes an important contribution to preserving stability in Europe and the world. 8. “We strongly support “perestroika”, she said, “it’s a bold courageous idea”. 9. It is at this moment that a new mentality is needed for the reconstructive processes in the world. 10. It was Russia which made the first step towards the establishment of confidence among nations.

Упражнение № 5

1. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на слова it, that, one:

1. It’s dangerous to talk on your mobiles during thunder. 2. I find it quite difficult to balance work and family life. 3. It was Julian who saw it. 4. Most young families do not have a flat of their own, though they dream of buying one in the nearest future. 5. One should always help people in trouble. 6. The grammar of English is completely different from that of Finnish. 7. Now we all know that the Earth goes round the Sun. 8. Could you give me that vase, please?