Vocabulary

diverse [dai’vɜ:s]- разноплановый

derive [di’raiv] – получать, унаследовать

breadth – [bredθ] – широта, охват

microscale [‘maikrəskeil] – микромасштаб

inkjet – струйный

nozzle – [‘noz(ə)l] – распылитель, сопло

acquire – [ə’kwaiə] – приобретать, получить

thermal – [‘θɜ:məl] – термический, температурный

encounter – [in’kaʊntə] – сталкиваться, встречать

aesthetics – [i:s’θetiks] – эстетика

domain – [də’mein] - область деятельности

virtually – [‘vɜ:tʃʊəli] – фактически, практически

chassis – [‘ʃæsi] – шасси

prosthetic – [pros’θetik]] – протезный, ортопедический

fluidic –[flu:’idik] – гидравлический

semiconductor – [,semikən’dʌktə] – полупроводниковый

actuator [‘æktʃʊeitə]– привод, цилиндр привода, гидроусилитель

micropower – маломощный, микромощный

turbine – [‘tɜ:bain] - турбина

cell – ячейка, элемент

HVAC =Heat Ventilation And Air Conditioning – теплохладотехника

acquisition – [,ækwi’ziʃən] – получение, сбор

machining – металлообработка

prototyping - прототипирование

microfabrication – микрообработка

Exercise 1

Find Russian equivalents to the following words in the text. Learn them by heart.

Производство/производить, устройство, станок- автомат, с тем чтобы, достигать/выполнять, приобретать, температурная среда, способность, подвергаться чему-то, определить/установить, работать (об устройстве), сбой, конструировать/задумывать, движение, требовать, мотор, система контроля, гидравлический, система охлаждения, энергия, топливо, охлаждение/замораживание, данные, распознавание.

Exercise 2

Translate these sentences into Russian, paying special attention to the underlined words.

1) There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, an electric can opener or a mixer.

2) The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.

3) I managed to acquire all the books I needed.

4) I am sorry I have to subject you to all this questioning.

5) Changes are being introduced to make the department operate more profitably.

6) Almost all of the fuels used for transportation and the majority of the fuels used for heat and electricity come from petroleum products.

7) Johannes Kepler formulated the laws of planetary motion, but died in relative poverty and obscurity in 1631.

8) Metalworking Machine Tools definition includes a wide variety of machines that are powered to manufacture products or parts (usually metallic but not only).

9) These programs are used to edit and prepare the collected data for analysis.

10) Diesel-powered submarines use combustion (возгoрание) engines to provide power and charge the sub's batteries.

11) Study results vary and some experts say more research is needed to determine what negative impacts DDT (дихлордифенилтрихлорэтан ) has on humans.

12) Approximately 35% of the energy from a nuclear explosion is an intense burst of thermal radiation, ie heat.

13) This device enables deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.

14) In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.

Exercise 3

Match the words to their definitions.

1) engine 2) fuel 3) failure 4) ability 5) device 6) manufacture 7) accomplish

a) Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power b) Possession of the means or skill to do something c) A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion d) The action or state of not functioning e) To succeed in doing or completing something f) To make goods in large quantities, using machinery g) An object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job

Exercise 4

Match the synonyms. Sometimes there are more than two synonyms.

Fluidic, data, gadget, failure, liquid, get, refrigeration, identification, demand, achieve, hydraulic, device, equipment, manufacture, production, accomplish, information, obtain, error, cooling, require, recognition