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28 Chapter 2

the most

найбільш

Most

більшість

This is the most interesting article I have ever read. Це найбільш цікава стаття серед тих, що я читав.

Most scientists usually work on one or two projects at one time. Більшість вчених звичайно працює над одним або двома проектами одночасно.

Also: *for the most part = mainly — головним чином

*to make the most of — використовувати найкращим чином Make the most of your studies!

*another, a second, one more — ще один *other — ще один, інший (з декількох)

* the other — останній, що залишився

leftover, remainder

vestige(s)

залишки

Other expressions:

a dozen = 12

a score = 20

a quarter =1/4

a half = 1/2

1,2,3... 80...

100... 300..,

percent Ø

hundred Ø

million Ø

BUT:

hundreds of millions

billion Ø dollars

10 dollar 0 bill(s)

* billion — мільярд — 109

two times — двічі

three times — тричі

* -fold There has been a twofold increase in company's business.

Прибуток компанії збільшився вдвічі.

twice

as little

as much

вдвічі

менший

більший

NOTE

Mind such phrases as: «as much as», «as small as», «as early as»

as early as 1970 — (ще) у 1970 році

Chapter 1 29

IS or ARE?

time (5 minutes, 3 years)

money (40 dollars)

distance (50 miles)

the number

a word of;

a pair of

1+2, 12+80 (...)

«Great Expectations»

(and similar titles of books) news

data

evidence

everything / each / everyone / anything

somebody / anybody / everybody

physics (and all other subjects)

statistics (as a science of dealing with and

explaining a collection of numbers which

represent facts or measurements)

IS

police

goods

a number

several

thanks data

ethics

statistics

(as a collection

of numbers

which represent facts or measurements)

ARE

Also

Chinese (as a language)

Chinese is a difficult language.

the Chinese (as people)

The Chinese are famous for their cuisine.

there + to be

There is (was) 1 professor and 2 (...) students.

There are (were) 2 students and 1 (...) professor(s).

WITH COLLECTIVE NOUNS:

committee

faculty

class

team

audience

public

IS having their meeting (as a group)

ARE going back to their homes (separately)

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