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the world’s richest nations has actually been steadily declining since
the 1960 s.
ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH
Current government figures point to an economic recovery. But
can we trust government figures? If they say our balance of trade has
improved, how do we know that it is true? If you were the government,
the pound was fragile and the announcement of a bad trade deficit
could cause it to collapse, what would you do? Spend a billion supporting
sterling or put out a set of massaged figures? As journalist Richard
Northedge puts it, «it’s often easier to be economical with the truth
than truthful about the economy».
1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT
2. FIND ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS IN THE TEXT
(1) âûðàâíèâàòü; (2) êîëåáàòüñÿ ìåæäó ãèïåðèíôëÿöèåé è
ñòðåìèòåëüíî ðàñòóùåé áåçðàáîòèöåé; (3) âíåçàïíûé ñïàä (äåëî-
âîé àêòèâíîñòè) ñìåíÿåòñÿ åå áûñòðûì ïîäúåìîì; (4) âûéòè èç
ïîä êîíòðîëÿ; (5) ñïàä è ðàçâàë; (6) ëèêâèäèðîâàòü äåôèöèò
òîðãîâîãî áàëàíñà; (7) ïðåäñòàâëÿòü óãðîçó; 8) íèçøèå ñëîè îá-
ùåñòâà; (9) áåçðàáîòíûå; (10) çàðàáîòíàÿ ïëàòà îòñòàåò îò ðàñòó-
ùåé èíôëÿöèè; (11) íàïëûâ ðàáî÷èõ; (12) âûãîíÿòü ñëóæàùèõ
ñ ðàáîòû; (13) ïîñîáèå ïî áåçðàáîòèöå; (14) çà ñ÷åò ïàäåíèÿ
ðåàëüíûõ äîõîäîâ; (15) ìèíèìàëüíàÿ çàðàáîòíàÿ ïëàòà; (16) íå-
ïîëíàÿ çàíÿòîñòü; (17) íèçêî îïëà÷èâàåìàÿ áåñïåðñïåêòèâíàÿ ðà-
áîòà, (18) ðàáîòàþùàÿ áåäíîòà; (19) äàëåêî èäóùèå ïîñëåäñòâèÿ;
(20) ïîòðåáèòåëüñêîå îáùåñòâî.
3. MATCH THE WORDS AND PHRASES ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR
DEFINITIONS
ON THE RIGHT
1. trade surplus a) put in an unfavourable position
2. massage v b) cause severe and disabling
damage to
3. put out information/statistics c) lying or deliberately
withholding information
the world’s richest nations has actually been steadily declining since
the 1960 s.
      ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH
      Current government figures point to an economic recovery. But
can we trust government figures? If they say our balance of trade has
improved, how do we know that it is true? If you were the government,
the pound was fragile and the announcement of a bad trade deficit
could cause it to collapse, what would you do? Spend a billion supporting
sterling or put out a set of massaged figures? As journalist Richard
Northedge puts it, «it’s often easier to be economical with the truth
than truthful about the economy».




     1. READ   AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT

     2. FIND ENGLISH     EQUIVALENTS IN THE TEXT

     (1) âûðàâíèâàòü; (2) êîëåáàòüñÿ ìåæäó ãèïåðèíôëÿöèåé è
ñòðåìèòåëüíî ðàñòóùåé áåçðàáîòèöåé; (3) âíåçàïíûé ñïàä (äåëî-
âîé àêòèâíîñòè) ñìåíÿåòñÿ åå áûñòðûì ïîäúåìîì; (4) âûéòè èç
ïîä êîíòðîëÿ; (5) ñïàä è ðàçâàë; (6) ëèêâèäèðîâàòü äåôèöèò
òîðãîâîãî áàëàíñà; (7) ïðåäñòàâëÿòü óãðîçó; 8) íèçøèå ñëîè îá-
ùåñòâà; (9) áåçðàáîòíûå; (10) çàðàáîòíàÿ ïëàòà îòñòàåò îò ðàñòó-
ùåé èíôëÿöèè; (11) íàïëûâ ðàáî÷èõ; (12) âûãîíÿòü ñëóæàùèõ
ñ ðàáîòû; (13) ïîñîáèå ïî áåçðàáîòèöå; (14) çà ñ÷åò ïàäåíèÿ
ðåàëüíûõ äîõîäîâ; (15) ìèíèìàëüíàÿ çàðàáîòíàÿ ïëàòà; (16) íå-
ïîëíàÿ çàíÿòîñòü; (17) íèçêî îïëà÷èâàåìàÿ áåñïåðñïåêòèâíàÿ ðà-
áîòà, (18) ðàáîòàþùàÿ áåäíîòà; (19) äàëåêî èäóùèå ïîñëåäñòâèÿ;
(20) ïîòðåáèòåëüñêîå îáùåñòâî.

     3. MATCH THE WORDS AND PHRASES ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR
DEFINITIONS ON THE RIGHT

     1. trade surplus                  a) put in an unfavourable position
     2. massage v                      b) cause severe and disabling
                                          damage to
     3. put out information/statistics c) lying or deliberately
                                          withholding information


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