Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов неязыковых вузов специальности "Государственное и муниципальное управление". Касторнова О.Н. - 84 стр.

         Lesson 9. Competition
                                                   “Competition brings out the best in
                                                   products and worst in people.”
                                                   David Sarnoff (1891-1971),
                                                   American business leader
         & Useful vocabulary
                 1. to compete – конкурировать, соревноваться: Several advertising
         agencies are competing to get the contract.
                 2. competitor – конкурент: We lost the contract to our competitors.
                 3. competitive – конкурентоспособный:I always shop at that
         supermarket; its prices are very competitive.
                 4. competition – конкуренция, соревнование: They had to keep their
         prices low because of foreign competition.
                 5. to impress – впечатлять: My father impressed me with the value of
         hard work.
                 6. jealous – завистливый, ревнивый: He is jealous of their success.
                 7. to boast – хвастаться: Don’t believe her; she’s just boasting.
                 8. to insist – настаивать: You must come with us – I insist! All right, I’ll
         do it, if you insist.
                 9. queue – очередь: There was a long queue outside the cinema.
                 10. luxury – роскошный, роскошь: It’s a real luxury to be able to stay
         in bed instead of getting up for university.
                 11. quantity – количество: It was a bad year for new films, in terms of
         both quantity and quality.
                 12. attribute – свойство, характерная черта: Kindness is one of his best
         attributes.
                 13. to perceive – осознавать, понимать, воспринимать: They perceived
         that they were unwelcome and left.
                 14. unique – единственный в своем роде, несравнимый: Each person’s
         fingerprints are unique.
                 15. durability – прочность, стойкость, длительность: “Durability”
         means long-lasting.
                 16. to tailor – работать портным, портняжничать: We can tailor the
         insurance policy according to your special needs.
                 17. exclusion – исключение; to the ~ of за исключением: He plays golf
         to the exclusion of all other sports.
                 18. narrow – узкий, ограниченный, трудный: The decision was taken
         for narrow economic reasons, without considering its social effects.
                 19. to gain – зарабатывать, добиваться, достигать: I hope you’ll gain
         by the experience (= learn a useful lesson from it).
                 20. to relate – связывать, устанавливать связь, иметь отношение: The
         cost relates directly to the amount of time spent on the job.


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