Unit 10 engineering problems section a. Energy problems Grammar: Participle

1. Составьте предложения по образцу. Переведите на русский язык.

EXAMPLE 1: The engineers who researched fossil fuels came to disappointing results.

The engineers researching fossil fuels came to disappointing results.

1. In the future we are certain to have vehicles that will move at a greater speed.

2. The person who changes a burnt bulb must switch off the power first of all.

3. Windmills that make 100 kW can provide enough electricity to power several houses.

4. Man that consumes a lot of energy is faced with the energy shortage.

1. In the future we are certain to have vehicles moving at a greater speed. Перевод: В будущем мы наверняка будем иметь транспортные средства, движущиеся с большей скоростью.

2. The person changing a burnt bulb must switch off the power first of all. Перевод: Человек, меняющий перегоревшую лампочку, должен сначала отключить электричество.

3. Windmills making 100 kW can provide enough electricity to power several houses. Перевод: Ветряные мельницы, производящие 100 кВт, могут обеспечить достаточное количество электроэнергии для питания нескольких домов.

4. Man consuming a lot of energy is faced with the energy shortage. Перевод: Человек, потребляющий много энергии, сталкивается с энергетическим дефицитом.

EXAMPLE 2: Students were carrying out a test in the lab. They were discussing it. They were discussing the test being carried out in the lab.

1. The battery is producing a current. I'd like you to measure it.

2. Engineers are constructing solar villages worldwide. They are very economical.

3. Man is exhausting fossil fuels quickly. They are not likely to last long.

4. The teacher is checking an electric circuit. It is broken.

1. I'd like you to measure the current being produced by the battery. Перевод: Я хотел бы, чтобы вы измерили ток, вырабатываемый батареей.

2. The solar villages being constructed worldwide are very economical. Перевод: Солнечные деревни, строящиеся по всему миру, очень экономичны.

3. The fossil fuels being exhausted quickly by man are not likely to last long. Перевод: Ископаемое топливо, быстро истощаемое человеком, вряд ли прослужит долго.

4. The electric circuit being checked by the teacher is broken. Перевод: Электрическая цепь, проверяемая учителем, неисправна.

2. Составьте предложения по образцу. Переведите на русский язык.

EXAMPLE: Scientific investigations were of great value. (to carry out in this lab) Scientific investigations carried out in this lab were of great value.

1. The results of the check of the complete electric circuit have revealed many faults. (to describe in the engineer's report).

2. Numerous advantages of a new personal computer interested scientists from different countries. (to enumerate in the report).

3. The car does not pollute the environment. (to supply with solar batteries).

4. Robots have made our life much easier. (to develop recently)

1. The results of the check of the complete electric circuit described in the engineer's report have revealed many faults. Перевод: Результаты проверки полной электрической цепи, описанные в отчёте инженера, выявили множество неисправностей.

2. Numerous advantages of a new personal computer enumerated in the report interested scientists from different countries. Перевод: Многочисленные преимущества нового персонального компьютера, перечисленные в отчёте, заинтересовали учёных из разных стран.

3. The car supplied with solar batteries does not pollute the environment. Перевод: Автомобиль, оснащённый солнечными батареями, не загрязняет окружающую среду.

4. Robots developed recently have made our life much easier. Перевод: Роботы, разработанные недавно, сделали нашу жизнь намного проще.