Практика перевода. Андросова М.А. - 29 стр.

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16. Many Italian parents discourage their children form working while at university
because it may give the impression that they are needy.
17. English spelling and pronunciation are capricious and frustrating for non-native
speakers.
18. из выступления Билла Гейтса (опубликовано в журнале Fortune): I was
lucky enough when I was quite young to have an exposure to computers…
19. Kremlin funding for social services is sparse, and much of the burden falls on
cash-poor and often corrupt local governments
20. With the collapse of communism, virtually every country has the same
"hardware." That is, they have all adopted free market capitalism to one degree
or another. But where they differ is the "software " — the institutions of
governance, be they regulatory bodies, a watchdog press, or uncorrupted courts,
civil service, parliaments and police.
21. America's initial commitment to Indochina in 1950 established the pattern for its
future involvement (Henry Kissinger).
22. Scarborough is a fine resort, with a dramatic setting, fresh sea food and bracing
air.
23. Economic growth had little impact on social and cultural behavior in Kenya, but
the modern medicine was cutting back the death rate rather dramatically,
especially among babies and young children.
24. While bin Laden had not admitted responsibility for September 11 bombings,
his extravagant praise for the perpetrators leaves little doubt of his complicity.
25. In 1401, the unhappy city [Baghdad], always prone to disasters, suffered another
huge one: Temur-Lenk, or (as Westerners called him) Tamerlane. This Turkic
tribal leader from the vicinity of Samarkand was not himself a Mongol, though
he admired and emulated the Mongols. He was a devout Muslim, a student of
Koran, one of the best chess players of his day, and a remorseless general whose
cruelty shocked even the troops he led.
26. Public houses could stay open for 36 hours at new year under government plans
to make permanent schemes that were tested over New Year’s Eve in 1999 and
2001. The proposal would allow landlords to open between 11am on New
Year’s Eve and 11pm on New Year’s Day.
27. There are scholars aplenty in Washington all packed away in think tanks like
Brookings and the American Enterprise Institute, hard at work on social science
projects that will undoubtedly have practical applications.
28. Japanese are the people who are existing in air so foul, on waters so polluted, in
cities so choked and slurbs so ugly that by comparison the New York –
Washington corridor looks almost like a planned development.