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IV. Прочитайте и устно переведите с первого по пятый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно пе-
реведите первые четыре абзаца.
Пояснения к тексту
1. band – стержень
2. can be woven – могут быть сотканы
3. stainless steel – нержавеющая сталь
4. wavelike line – волнообразная форма
5. sunshading – завеса от солнца
6. pretensioned element – предварительно напряженный элемент
7. avalanche – лавина
METAL FABRICS
1. Round or flat wires, bands or cables can be woven to form various kinds of metal fabric. Commonly
used materials include stainless steel, titanium, chromium-nickel steel and even copper and brass. Where the
individual wires or strands have a diameter of more than 3 mm, their wavelike line should be preformed (with-
out pretensioning).
2. Using various classical weaves, strips up to 8m in width can be produced. Metal fabrics are available in a
natural form or with various surface treatments: painted, anodized, pickled, etc. They have great stability and
can be used over large areas without intermediate seams or connecting elements. Metal fabrics can be obtained
in roll and strip form, or cut to size. In recent years, these materials have been increasingly used in architecture.
3. The scope for rolling them makes them suitable for sunshading and visual screening purposes. They are
also used for filter heads, safety barriers, infill panels, windbreaks and even partitions. Materials of this kind
require little maintenance and can be simply cleaned. The fact that they can be built in as pretensioned elements
has the structural advantage of a load-bearing function combined with low weight.
4. Special fixing details have to be developed to ensure an efficient transmission of loads at the points of
connection. In addition to fabrics, grilles and gratings can be formed. Structures of great strength can be created
by welding or pressing the wires together at their points of intersection. A wide range of products is available in
a variety of mesh dimensions, wire thicknesses and metals, including galvanized steel, aluminium and stainless
steel.
5. Large-mesh wire structures are used for fences and enclosures. Woven wire-mesh materials are also em-
ployed in mountain regions as safety nets to resist snow or avalanches. In building, wire netting can be used in
conjunction with other materials to stabilize dry stonework. The flexibility, stability and extreme lightness of
wire mesh makes it suitable for large-area structures such as aviaries.
V. Прочитайте пятый абзац текста и ответьте письменно на следующий вопрос:
What is the characteristic of wire mesh?
ВАРИАНТ V
I. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на различные зна-
чения глаголов should и would.
1. If you had a mobile phone you would make and receive calls wherever you were.
2. I wish you would use E-mail which enables you to send and receive messages and files via your com-
puter.
