Практика перевода. Андросова М.А. - 32 стр.

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out where it is, you cannot work out what direction it is moving in. (the
Economist, July 25, 1998)
4. Rather than frighten people about unwanted aliens queuing up to turn the green
and pleasant land into a “foreign country,” Tories should welcome immigrants
(and not just “asylum-seekers”) with the get up and go to come over and do
well. (Financial Times, May 12, 2001)
5. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a planet as near our Earth as Mars is
in need of little green men to live on it and visit us. Ever since mankind realised
that the stars that filled the night skies were an indefinite number of other
planets, suns and galaxies, the belief that we are the only intelligent life form in
that empty, spinning universe has made us feel a little lonely. (the Times, Dec.
6, 2002)
6. Russia’s central bank is not handling the situation well. It is shrugging off the
fall in rouble, arguing that it does not reflect economic fundamentals. Two
points. First, the Russian authorities’ assessment of the country’s economic
fundamentals may well not accord with those who might be thinking of putting
their money where the central bank’s mouth is. (the Guardian, Sept. 3, 1999)
7. Thanks to the Customs and Excise traders can submit VAT returns
electronically – but in practice only 2,500 out of 1.65 million eligible firms have
done so. You can take the horse to the computer but you can’t make it sync. (the
Guardian, Dec. 14, 2002)
Упражнение 24. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения.
1. With the world’s tallest building, a man-made archipelago in the shape of the
world and, coming soon, an indoor ski resort in the desert, Dubai is famous for
its follies.
2. American counter-terrorism work, mostly in collaboration with local militias
and the Ethiopian secret service, has gone some way to identifying extreme
Islamists inside Somalia.
3. Once a decade or so, economists ask whether the dollar’s reign as the world’s
number one currency might be at the start of a slow decline. These musings
usually coincide with a fall in the dollar’s value.
4. The energy released by a hurricane can exceed the energy consumption of the
human race for a whole year, and even an average tornado has a power similar
to that of a large power station.
5. Rather than reduce to boost saving directly, America should reduce the huge
subsidies its tax system offers to anyone buying a house, which along with low
interest rates have helped to fuel America’s recent love affair with property.
6. Medical discoveries often excite great hopes – and stem cells are not exception.
They can transform themselves into other types of tissue, such as skin or nerve
cells. This opens a possibility that they might be used to repair damage done by
disease. As a result, stem cells have been credited with almost miraculous

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