- •§ 5. Развитие навыков перевода с листа с английского языка. Лексическая тема: the peace process
- •I. Read and translate the articles with the help of the Topical Vocabulary list.
- •1. Six powers reach historic nuclear deal with Iran
- •2. Ukraine crisis: Geneva talks produce agreement on defusing conflict
- •3. Israel pulls troops out of Gaza
- •Israel has withdrawn its troops from the Gaza Strip to "defensive positions" outside the Palestinian territory.
- •4. Kerry says 'driving towards finish' on Iran nuke deal
- •5. Obama's marathon Putin Ukraine call: candid, direct but no meeting of minds
- •6. Syria peacekeeping contingency plan mulled at un
- •7. Syria: Putin backs Assad and berates west over proposal to arm rebels
- •8. Eta expected to announce definitive end to four decades of violence
- •9. Beijing threatens to invade Taiwan if peaceful reunification moves fail
- •10. Washington steps up efforts to end “proxy conflict” in Libya
- •11. North Korea nuclear test branded 'serious threat' to us
- •II. A) Find the English for the following word combinations used in the articles of this section (the number of the article is given in brackets):
- •III. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the underlined words.
- •V. Replace the Russian words with their English equivalents in the necessary form:
- •B) Eta 'is preparing (объявить прекращение огня) _______________ after secret talks'
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Translate the headlines:
- •VIII. This chart contains some of the geographical names mentioned in the articles and assignments of this section. Supply the missing words.
- •IX. Find an article in a current newspaper on the topic The peace process and report it in class.
10. Washington steps up efforts to end “proxy conflict” in Libya
The US is considering imposing sanctions on Libya’s combative factions to try to prevent what it says is a proxy conflict fuelled by regional powers from erupting into full-blown civil war and force militant leaders to negotiate, US officials told Reuters.
Three years after Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall, outside intervention has exacerbated the fighting, with Qatar and, to some degree, Turkey supporting Islamist-linked forces and Egypt and other Gulf states backing more secular rivals.
US sanctions would be separate from potential United Nations sanctions that aim to pressure Libyan factions and militias to take part in UN-backed political negotiations to be led by UN envoy Bernadino Leon.
Libya is in chaos with two rival governments and parliaments struggling for power and control of its oil wealth.
11. North Korea nuclear test branded 'serious threat' to us
North Korean military ambitions are a "serious threat" to the US, outgoing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has said. In a speech made after Pyongyang carried out its third nuclear test, Mr Panetta likened the North to Iran, describing them as "rogue states".
In New York, the UN Security Council "strongly condemned" the nuclear test.
The council said it would begin work on measures against North Korea, after UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the test was a "clear and grave violation".
US President Barack Obama spoke to his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak to coordinate a response. He "unequivocally reaffirmed" the US defence commitment to South Korea, "including the extended deterrence offered by the US nuclear umbrella," the White House said.
China, North Korea's main ally and a veto-wielding member of the Security Council, summoned North Korea's ambassador to Beijing to express its concern over the test.
Topical vocabulary
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to clinch an agreement |
добиться подписания соглашения, окончательно решить вопрос о подписании соглашения |
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comprehensive settlement |
всеобъемлющее урегулирование |
2. |
to defuse a conflict |
разрешить, уладить конфликт |
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to devolve powers to smb |
передавать полномочия к-л |
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n. devolution |
деволюция, передача полномочий центральной власти местным органам самоуправления |
3. |
to withdraw/to pull out troops |
выводить войска |
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n. withdrawal |
вывод |
4. |
shuttle diplomacy |
челночная дипломатия |
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to curb a nuclear programme/ the arms race |
ограничить, взять под контроль ядерную программу/ сдерживать, обуздать гонку вооружений |
5. |
violation of sovereignty/ territorial integrity
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нарушение суверенитета / территориальной целостности |
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breach of international law |
нарушение, несоблюдение норм международного права |
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v. to violate, to breach syn. to infringe on /infringement
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нарушать, не соблюдать посягать на/посягательство |
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to dispatch observers |
направить миссию наблюдателей |
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under the auspices of the UN syn. under the aegis |
под эгидой ООН |
6. |
peacekeeping |
миротворческая деятельность |
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peacekeeping force/peacekeepers |
контингент миротворческих сил |
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UN observer mission /monitoring mission |
миссия наблюдателей ООН |
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to monitor |
контролировать, наблюдать |
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to deploy a mission/ troops/ a missile defense system |
размещать, развертывать миссию/ войска/систему ПРО |
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n. deployment |
размещение, развертывание |
7. |
legitimate government |
законное правительство |
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ant. illegitimate |
незаконный |
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v. to legitimize |
узаконить, признать законным |
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to convene a conference |
созвать конференцию |
8. |
to embrace peace |
вступить на путь мира, обрести мир |
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to lay down arms/weapons |
сложить оружие |
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syn. to abandon /to hang up arms |
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ant. to take up arms |
взяться за оружие |
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dissolution/disbanding v. to dissolve/disband
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расформирование, роспуск |
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to rubber-stamp |
автоматически принимать все законопроекты, вносимые правительством |
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reunification |
воссоединение |
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sabre-rattling |
«бряцание оружием», демонстрация готовности применить военную силу |
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talking shop |
«говорильня»; парламент, не имеющий реального влияния на принятие законопроектов |
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renegade |
мятежный, изменнический |
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to claim sovereignty over sth |
требовать право суверенитета над к-л территорией |
10. |
proxy war /conflict
downfall |
опосредованная, непрямая война, ведущаяся между двумя державами через третью сторону падение, гибель, крах |
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intervention |
вмешательство |
11. |
rogue state |
государство с непредсказуемой внешней политикой |