11. Translate.

Example: There are many ways of classifying materials. The one we shall speak about is based on the ability of a material to conduct electricity. – Существует много способов классификации материалов. Тот (способ), о котором мы будем говорить, основан на способности материала проводить электричество.

1. There are many types of robots; the ones, we are going to discuss today, are the robots of the 3^rd generation.

2. The new computer is more powerful than the one put into service last year.

3. That semiconductor device is more efficient than the one under consideration.

12. Translate the sentences.

1. When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is less than that of the smaller capacitor.

2. The amplification factor of a pentode is higher than that of a tetrode or a triode. Germanium that is free from impurities is called intrinsic germanium.

3. The triode consists of a cathode that emits electrons; a plate or anode that collects the electrons; and a grid that controls the flow of electrons to the plate.

4. The transistor consists of an emitter that supplies electrons, a collector that collects the electrons, and a base that controls the flow of electrons.

Образование степеней сравнения

Таблица 4

Прилагательное (The Adjective)

Прилагательные	Положитель-ная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Односложные и некоторые дву-сложные прила-гательные	small cold pretty	-er smaller colder prettier	-est (the) smallest (the) coldest (the) prettiest
Некоторые дву-сложные и мно-госложные при-лагательные	active important beautiful	more active more important more beautiful	(the) most active (the) most important (the) most beautiful
Исключения:	good bad many, much little far	better worse more less f arther further	(the) best (the) worst (the) most (the) least ( the) farthest (the) furthest

Помимо степеней сравнения в английском языке для выражения категории сравнения могут использоваться определенные структуры, такие как as … as и so … as. В этом случае мы используем прилагательные в исходной форме. Например:

He is not so tall as his friend. – Он не такой высокий как его друг.

She is as beautiful as her mother. – Она такая же красивая как ее мама.

Структура The … the … переводится на русский язык Чем ... тем ...

The more interesting the book is, the quicker we read it. – Чем интереснее книга, тем быстрее мы ее читаем.

Таблица 5

Наречие (The Adverb)

Наречия	Положи-тельная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Односложные наречия (а также наречие early)	late fast early	-er later faster earlier	-est latest fastest earliest
Многосложные наречия	often slowly	more often more slowly	most often most slowly
Исключения:	well badly much l ittle far	better worse more l ess farther further	best worst most least farthest furthest

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