- •§ 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- •Israel has withdrawn its troops from the Gaza Strip to "defensive positions" outside the Palestinian territory.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.
V. Replace the Russian words with their English equivalents in the necessary form:
a) Syria expects to sign Arab League (мирный договор) ____________'soon'
Syria has responded "positively" to an Arab League initiative aimed at ending eight months of deadly (беспорядки, волнения)____________, its foreign ministry (представитель) has said.
Jihad al-Makdisi told reporters that he expected a deal to be signed soon.
He spoke after (истечение) ____________ of the latest (крайний срок) set by the Arab League for Damascus to agree to its peace plan and allow in (наблюдатели, чтобы контролировать) __________________it.
Syria is under pressure to end its (жесткие меры по подавлению восстания)_______________________ the UN says has left more than 4,000 people dead. The Arab League had given the Syrian government until Sunday to sign its peace initiative and agree to (размещение миссии наблюдателей)______________________, or face (наложение) ___________of further sanctions (одобренные) _____________last week.
Mr Makdisi said that the government wanted the agreement to be signed in Damascus rather than at the Arab League's (штабквартира) _______________in Cairo or elsewhere. Once that had been done, he added, he expected (что санкции в отношении Сирии будут сняты _______________________.
Despite the Arab League's efforts, (насилие)__________ is continuing in Syria. At least 950 people are reported to have been killed in November alone, making it the deadliest month since (восстание) _____________ began in mid-March.
Earlier this week, UN Human Rights Council strongly (осудил) __________the "gross and systematic"(нарушения) ___________ by Syrian forces, and said it was appointing a special investigator to report on the ongoing (репрессивные меры)__________________.
B) Eta 'is preparing (объявить прекращение огня) _______________ after secret talks'
The armed Basque separatist group Eta is expected (объявить прекращение огня) __________________within three months after secret, (непрямые переговоры) ________________ with the Spanish government, according to press reports yesterday. The newspaper El Mundo quoted unnamed sources as saying that (дата прекращения огня) ______________was "practically fixed" and only a change of heart by Eta (помешает подписанию договора) _______________________.
El Mundo said intelligence service sources had told it that the talks (продвинулись) _________considerably in August. The Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero would react to (объявление о прекращении огня) ________________by seeking parliamentary permission (заключить постоянное соглашение о мире) __________________, it added.
The report coincided with another newspaper, El País, saying that the government was demanding that (запрещенная, объявленная вне закона) _____________Basque separatist party Batasuna put pressure on Eta (сложить оружие)______________.
(Прессекретарь)_______________ Mr Zapatero last night refused to confirm or deny the reports. (Наблюдатели)__________ said they would not be surprised if (договор о прекращении огня) ______________ was close, but suspected it was premature to talk of a timetable.
Eta (несколько раз объявляла и отменяла прекращение огня) _______________before, with a 1998 (перемирие) ____________ lasting 15 months. In recent months it has given out confusing signals. In June it (призвала к мирному процессу) ______________ and said it would stop attacking elected Spanish (политики) ____________. A month later, however, it said it would still target members of the government.
This summer it did not carry out its normal bombing campaign against tourism targets, provoking further (слухи, предположения) ____________ that it was ready (сложить оружие) __________________.