- •Учебное пособие для магистрантов и аспирантов исторического факультета
- •Part I module I Text one
- •The End of the Middle Ages. A Century of Paradox
- •It is (was)... Who (that, when ...)
- •Text two
- •Text three
- •The Age Of “Compromise”
- •Text four
- •1. Read the text.
- •Commentary
- •Module II Text one
- •The Principle of Federalism
- •Answer the following question.
- •Give the examples of
- •Text two The Principle of National Interest
- •Read the text and translate it.
- •Characterize the American political system and compare it with the English one. Text three The British Tradition of Federalism: Framework of Analysis
- •Text four
- •Read the article. The Tongue Twisters
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Module III text one
- •The Twilight of British Imperialism
- •Text two
- •Read the text. Give the main points of the text in a few sentences. The Decline of the British Empire
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Text three
- •Read the text. Translate the following text into Russian. Compare your translation with the key. Britain Revealed
- •Text four
- •Write out the pronunciation of the following geographical names and practise them.
- •Write short essays on the following issues.
- •Module IV text one
- •Read and tell your classmates the gist of the text. History and Historiography
- •Answer the following questions to check how carefully you have read the text.
- •Text two
- •Translate the text without a dictionary. Discuss the text. Make a summary of the text.
- •Summarize the text in a paragraph of about 200 words. Text three
- •Translate in writing the text.
- •Speak on one of the topics.
- •Text four
- •Translate in writing the text.
- •Write an essay of about 200 words or speak on any non-Western historiography. Text five
- •From Tax Audits to Poetry
- •Module V text one
- •Read the text and find important ideas. Civilization
- •Answer the following questions to check how well you have read the text:
- •You have a list of opinions and a list of philosophers. Match the opinion to the philosopher who held it.
- •Text two
- •Text three
- •What is Philosophy?
- •Text four
- •Read and translate the text with the help of a dictionary. State
- •Answer the following questions to check how well you have read the text:
- •Complete the sentences:
- •Module VI text one
- •Governmental Structures
- •Text two
- •Monarchy
- •Text three
- •Text four
- •Oligarchy
- •Text five
- •Democracy
- •Text six
- •Read the text. Constitutional Government
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
- •Text seven
- •Module VII text one
- •Terrorism
- •Text two
- •Text three
- •Hail Caesar
- •Text four
- •Great Britain minus Scotland?
- •Read the text and discuss the following questions in your group.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Part II keys The British Tradition of Federalism: Framework of Analysis
- •Britain Revealed
- •The British Monarchy
- •Англия Без Шотландии?
- •References
- •Contents
References
Archaeologists are Detectives Who Dig in the Dirt, by Jemery A. Sabloff, Newsday, 1990.
Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago, London, Toronto, 1945.
Learn to translate by translating. Воловикова Е.В., Москва. 2002.
Pages of History. Glimpses of Britain and USA. Токарева Н.Д., Москва, Высшая Школа. 1985.
What is Democracy? US Informational Agency. October 1991.
Английский язык для историков. Миньяр-Белоручева А.П., Москва. 2000.
Трудности перевода Служебных слов в английской научной литературе. Сивина Е.С., Улицкая Г.М., Москва. 1969.
Contents
В учебном пособии в соответствии с государственным образовательным стандартом представлен учебный материал, направленный на развитие навыков перевода текстов по специальности и реферирования. Представлены тексты из научных журналов, монографий и других аутентичных источников. 2
PART I 3
MODULE I 3
The Age Of “Compromise” 6
MODULE II 15
MODULE IV 47
TEXT ONE 47
History and Historiography 47
module V 66
a) Voltaire and Montesquieu 67
MODULE VII 83
References 98
CONTENTS 99
Unit I 3
Unit II 11
UNIT III 15
UNIT IV 23
UNIT V 28
UNIT VI 38
UNIT VII 45
UNIT VIII 58
UNIT IX 63
References 81
CONTENTS 82