4. Having graduated from Cambridge Newton worked there as a tutor.
5. Having been published in 1687 Newton's laws of motion are still the basis for research. 6. Being invented the digital technology solved the old problems of noise in signal transmission. 7. Having published his book about space exploration in 1895 Tsiolkovsky became known all over the world. 8. Built in the middle of the last century the British Museum is situated in central London.
Упражнение 5. Определите, какой формой глагола является слово с окончанием -ей, переведите:
1. The first television set produced quite a sensation in 1939. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-lwelve inch box. 2. Newton's great work published in 1687 is called "Principia". Newton published his great work "Principia" in 1687. 3. The Russian Chemical Society organized more than a century ago is named after Mendeleev. The Russian Chemical Society organized an international conference devoted to the latest achievements in organic chemistry. 4. The energy possessed by the body due to its position is called the potential energy. The new material possessed good qualities. 5. The
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equipment required to perform laboratory experiments was very complex. The equipment required further improvement. 6. The car model developed a speed of 50 miles an hour. The car model developed bv our student design bureau will be shown on TV.
Упражнение б. Переведите выделенные словосочетания:
1. When completed in 1897, Gefferson's building was the largest and costliest library in the world. 2. Though being a school teacher of mathematics all his life, Tsiolkovsky concentrated his attention on man's travel into space. 3. If^compared to today's TV program, the first black-and-white pictures were not very good. 4. While being a teacher of deaf people Bell became interested in sound and its transmission. 5. Though discovered, Newton's mistake had no influence on his theory. 6. While working at a new transmitter for deaf people Bell invented a telephone. 7. If heated to 100° С water turns into steam.
Упражнение 7. Укажите подлежащее независимого причастного оборота, пере
ведите предложения: .
1. Numerous experiments having been carried out at the orbital stations, it became possible to develop new methods of industrial production of new materials. 2. President Jefferson having offered his personal library, the foundation of the Library of Congress was laid. 3. Anthony Panizzi designed the Reading Room of the British Museum, the Reading Room being a perfect circle. 4. A beam of light being transmitted forwards.it is possible to measure the distance between the car and the other cars in front of it. 5. The distance having been measured,the computer adjusts the car's speed. 6. Two metallurgists produced a new superplastic metal, the new steel showing properties identical to Damascus steel. 7. The young physicist having discovered Newton's error, other scientists confirmed it. 8. The first TV sets having been shown in 1939, the news about it spread throughout the world.
1. With the first steam engine built in the 17-th century, people began to use them in factories. 2. The inventor was demonstrating his new device, with the workers watching its operation attentively. 3. With his numerous experiments being over, Newton was able to write his work very quickly. 4. With the current being switched on, the machine automatically starts operating.
Упражнение 8. Переведите:
1. Читая книгу, он обычно делает заметки (make notes). 2. Прочитав текст, мы обсудим его. 3. Отвечая на вопросы, он сделал несколько ошибок. 4. Ответив на вопросы преподавателя, мы начали переводить новый текст. 5. Являясь хорошим проводником электричества, медь широко используется в промышленности. 6. Увидев
зеленый свет, мы перешли (cross) улицу. 7. Покупая газету, он потерял деньги. 8. Купив газету,он пошел к метро.
Упражнение 9. Определите значения выделенных слов:
1. The Reading Room of the Library of Congress houses a great collection of reference books. 2. The Houses of Parliament are situated in the centre of London on the banks of the Thames. 3. The fuselage of a new cargo aircraft can house large-size equipment. 4. Solar power can be used as a source of heat. When we heat water, it turnes into steam. 6. Heat energy may be of a kinetic form. 7. A new computerized system monitors the produ- ction processes of this plant. 8. This plant is equipped with video and television monitors. 9. Our laboratory is developing an electronic monitoring system for cars. 10. In new cars instrument panels will have a means to display different objects on the road. 11. Liquid-crystal display was used in the first colour television set. 12. A special electronic device signals the engine to stop. 13. Now it is possible to send signals over long distances.
Упражнение 10. Укажите, в каких предложениях only - наречие, а в каких -прилагательное:
1. The higher school today considers education not only as a collection of useful facts and theories but as a process which trains the mind to think, analyze and make decisions. 2. Halley's Comet is the only comet which has been regularly observed for more than 200 years. 3. Many experts now question the idea that environmental problems began only with the industrial revolution in the 19-th century. 4. As the operation of integrated circuits depends on microscopic components, the purity of all materials at the plant is the only requirement. 5. In the next few years since their first appearance in 1939, only few people owned television sets. 6. The collection of ethnography in the British Museum is so vast that only a tiny percentage is on show to the general public. 7. When we speak about the further development of computers we mean not only quantity, but also high technology and high speed.
Упражнение 11. а) Найдите русские эквиваленты следующих словосочетаний:
one thing is certain, public transport, the time is coming, from t home to office, a modern vehicle, in common use, to get into a car.a pack of cigarettes, how far one can drive, various objects ahead, directly above the bumper, get out of a car.
различные объекты впереди, общественный транспорт, современное транспортное средство, приходит время, сесть в машину, пачка сигарет, от дома до работы, одно явно, в повсеместном использовании, выйти из машины, сколько (как далеко) можно проехать, непосредственно над бампером.
б) Переведите следующие словосочетания:
to go out into the street, a usual means of transport, to get information, to get the best economy, a decade ago, to play a part,
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the size of a pack of cigarettes, the vehicle's carburator, an electronic instrument panel, the car's position on a road, objects ahead of the vehicle, stationary objects ahead, ten miles an hour.
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