Vocabulary
to convert – превращать
to transmit – передавать
to refine – улучшать
to snap – щелкать
despair – отчаяние
Question
What are the inventions of the 19th century?
Вариант 3
I.Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Помните, что объектный и субъектный инфинитивные обороты соответствуют придаточным предложениям (см. образец выполнения 1).
1. The Sun and the stars are proved to be able to produce great quantities of energy by means of certain nuclear reactions.
2. For the experiment we need several electrical devices to be connected in series.
3. Lasers are known to have found application in medicine.
II. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Обратите внимание на перевод зависимого и независимого причастных оборотов (см. образец выполнения 2).
1. Measurements of solar radiation reaching the Earth each day make it possible to calculate the surface temperature of the Sun.
2. Having built a new automobile plant, we increase the output of cars and buses.
3. Knowledge being the most valuable wealth of our times, the information theory became of great importance for the national economy.
III. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Обратите внимание на перевод условных предложений (см. образец выполнения 3).
1. If the gathered data had been presented in time, the results of the experiments would have been different.
2. If you had answered six questions in the competition, you would have won the first prize.
3. It would be impossible to carry on a careful study of the process without the new device.
IV. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 7-ой абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 4 и 6-ой абзацы. Письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста.
Fax and telex
1. The word “fax” comes from the word “facsimile”. A fax machine will send a duplicate of the message, document, design or photo that is fed into it.
2. Faxing is a means of telecommunication that has developed very quickly over the past few years. There are various models of fax machine which connect to a telephone socket and which work on a system similar to the telephone system.
3. Charges are measured in telephone units and therefore vary according to the time of day and where the fax is being sent.
4. The advantages of the fax include instant reception of documents and documentary evidence of what has been transferred. A document can be relayed from one source to hundreds of other receivers, for example, if the head office of a chain store wants to circulate a memo or report to its branches.
5. Telegrams and cables can be sent at any time and from any post office. This means of communication is available for twenty hours a day, but between sending a message and its arrival there can be short delay. Telex is as direct as using the phone.
6. The telex is a machine like a typewriter but the difference is that it has a dial on its casting. You can send message by dialing the receiver’s number or by asking the operator at the exchange to connect you. An answer-back code will appear on the teleprinter indicating that the sender is through as soon as the operator has dialed the code. The message is typed and will appear on the receiver’s machine.
7. Besides the advantages of sending a cable, telex is available right in the office, you needn’t go to the post office. It offers a direct line with immediate reply.