6. Переведите текст выступления поабзацно с английского языка на русский:

STATEMENT by Mr. NARANJAN THAPA, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Head of Nepalese Delegation

Part 1

Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

At the outset, allow me to extend, on behalf of the Nepalese delegation and on my own behalf, our sincere and heartiest congratulation to you on your unanimous election as the President of this Conference. We are confident that under your wise and able guidance the deliberations of this important gathering will come to a successful conclusion. We also extend our felicitation to all Vice-Presidents and the Rapporteur¹elected to this conference. Mr. President, you can count on the full cooperation of my delegation for making the conference a success.

On this occasion I would like to express my delegation's deep appreciation to the Secretary General of the United Nations for his admirable role and endeavors in strengthening the global efforts to drive out the menace of drug abuse and illicit trafficking. We also highly commend the tireless efforts exerted by staff and members of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the preparation of such a comprehensive document on the draft convention, which surely will make our task easier and facilitate our discussion in this conference. We are grateful to the Government and the people of Austria for the cooperation and warm hospitality extended to us. Mr. Chairman,

Gathered here, as we are, to discuss and finalize a Convention which can effectively deal with the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance, we have before us a very important task. Drug abuse and its illicit trafficking is a sophisticated and complex problem. It knows no national boundaries and not confined to a single state or a small segment

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of the population or society. The covert nature of the drug trade and its network in many parts of the world have made the menace a problem of global nature. It is a common fact that drug abuse and its illicit trafficking have posed a serious threat to millions of persons, societies, and even to

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nations. The drug trade entices , captivates and ultimately destroys people from all walks of life.

Drug abuse and illicit trafficking are interrelated problems and they in combination have threatened the social harmony of our society. Apart from the destruction of individual life, is the damage caused to traditional values, life styles and national economics. By encouraging crimes, corruption, bribery, violence and even the terrorism, the drug menace poses a threat to the very security and political stability of nations. Despite massive quantities of illicit drugs seized by law enforcement officials each year, major international drug trafficking networks have remained a step ahead of national authorities. It is in this context that the Convention we are working for assumes its importance. Coordination of activities and cooperation among national agencies between countries is vital for eradicating⁴the menace.

Комментарий и словарь

1. Rapporteur- докладчик.

2. Covert - тайный, секретный, затаенный, невидимый.

3. Entice- соблазнять.

4. Eradicate- искоренять.

УРОК 14

1. Прослушайте, запишите и воспроизведите на русском языке следующие прецизионные слова:

Monday, 23 783, Jordan, May, Wednesday, Swiss, 230 090, Jerusalem, September, Saturday, Swedish, 1 000 408, Kola Peninsula, January, Thursday, Irish, 21 000 403 000, Ivory Coast, March 8, 1914, August, Sunday, Polish, 300 234 000 009

Leipzig, May 9, 1945, November, Tuesday, Turkish, Lausanne.

2. Прослушайте все предложения полностью и переведите их на русский язык:

   1. The price of the ticket is 2 dollars 50 cents.

   2. John's car is 9 years old.

   3. The Museum was visited by 32 650 visitors in 2001.

   4. The library collection comprises over 678 000 volumes.

   5. 68% of enterprises in Sakha republic are in municipal ownership.

   6. More than 2 million square meters of housing were commissioned in Nizhny Novgorod in 2000.

   7. Each year about 1500 (fifteen hundred) Russian scientific researchers have internships in scientific establishments of more than 20 countries.

   8. The company paid 12 560 dollars as income tax in 2000, which is 23% more than in 1999.

   9. 82% of the University graduates have found jobs immediately after graduation; 11% of graduates have found proper employment in a year after graduation while 7% enrolled in educational programs abroad.

   10. The vessel transported 78 000 tons of cargo, of which more than 2 tons were pharmaceutical products.