XV. Прочтите и перескажите своим друзьям английские шутки:

A rich man is dying. Before his death he wants to tell his partner who is in business with him some important things. So he asks his family to leave him with his partner John alone. The rich man thinks that John is a reliable partner and a good friend. When they are alone the man says: “I am dying and I ask you to forgive me. When you were away on business two years ago I took a big sum of money from the safe and never put it back. I sold the secret of your plan to another company for two hundred thousand dollars. Oh, John, I’m very sorry.” “That’s all right,” says John. “I am not so reliable as you think. It was I who put the poison into your coffee yesterday.”

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to die – умереть

a reliable partner – надежный партнер

to forgive – прощать

to be away on business – отсутствовать по делам, уехать в командировку

poison – яд

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Believe it or not, but…

… according to the International Association of Art Security, art theft is the second most common international crime in the world (the first is narcotics smuggling).

… fire-insurance companies in the United States pay half the money for fire loss due to arson.

… Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, illegal breaking and entering, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

… forensic scientists can determine a person’s sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.

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art theft – кража предметов искусства

an insurance company – страховая компания

fire loss – убытки во время пожара

arson – поджог

the full moon – полная луна

theft – кража

disorderly conduct – хулиганство, нарушение общественного порядка, хулиганское поведение

larceny - воровство

armed robbery – вооруженное ограбление

assault and battery – оскорбление действием

illegal - незаконный

rape – изнасилование

forensic – судебный (forensic medicine – судебная медицина)

a strand of hair – волос

Unit 13 terrorism

Active vocabulary

threat of а terrorist action – угроза террористического акта

to influence the government – повлиять на правительство

to intimidate the public – запугивать общественность

for political, religious or ideological reasons - по политическим, религиозным или идеологическим причинам

to involve – включать в себя

violence against a person – насилие над личностью

damage to property – ущерб имуществу

to endanger a person’s life – подвергнуть риску жизнь человека

to commit аn act of terrorism – совершить террористический акт

to create a serious risk to the safety of the public – подвергнуть большому риску безопасность общества

firearms – огнестрельное оружие

explosives – взрывчатые вещества

to interfere with smth – вмешаться во что-либо

to disrupt an electronic system – разрушить электронную систему

an organization is concerned in terrorism - организация замешана в террористических акциях

to participate in smth – принимать участие в чем-либо

to promote – содействовать, продвигать, способствовать

to encourage – поощрять, поддерживать

fight against terrorism – борьба против терроризма

to intensify cooperation – расширять (усилить) сотрудничество

to adapt domestic legislation to…–адаптировать внутреннее законодательство к

international conventions – международные конвенции

new technological and other developments of terrorists – новые технологические и другие усовершенствования террористов

as well as – также как

growing sophistication – (зд.) все увеличивающаяся изворотливость, хитрость

authorities – власти

to trace the origin and the routing of funds intended for terrorists – отследить происхождение и пути прохождения финансовых средств, предназначенных для террористов