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nor dislike her. 10. I both admire (him) and distrust him. 11. Both Paul and Sally are on
holiday. 12. Neither the secretary nor the accountant had the file. 13. The play was both
funny and shocking. 14. He collects both paintings and jewellery. 15. You are neither right
nor wrong.
Ex. 9. GRAMMAR REVISION: the Passive Voice.
Use the Passive Voice instead of the Active Voice and translate the sentences
into Russian. The first one is done for you.
1. They consider box cars to be convenient for transporting bulk freight. → Box cars
are considered to be convenient for transporting bulk freight.
2. Customers use open-goods cars for transportation of coal, iron ore, etc.
3. They equip open-goods vehicles with special hatches.
4. They carry liquid goods in tank cars.
5. They are paying much attention to container traffic.
6. Last year they operated only flat wagons to transport bulky freight.
7. They will prevent damage to the car using safety equipment.
8. They haven’t fixed the tank to the frame.
9. The stewardess helped the old lady to fasten her seatbelt.
10. The two expert teams obtained comparable results.
Ex. 10. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary if necessary.
A
LL-PURPOSE FREIGHT CARS.
(1) Speaking about all-purpose freight wagons one should mention boxcars, open-
goods wagons, flat wagons, tank cars.
(2) Box cars are considered to be the most universal means for transporting goods
which require protection from unfavourable weather conditions. The box car is a car the
body of which is a huge box with a sliding door on each side. These cars can be used for
carrying bulk freight, part-load freight and some other types of freight. Box cars are
provided with hatches in the roof for loading bulk materials. Every box car features
standard running gear, coupling mechanisms and brakes.
(3) Open-goods cars are used for transportation of coal, iron ore, timber, rolled
stock* and other bulk freight which require no weather protection. The name of this car
speaks for itself: open-goods cars have no roof; this feature is very convenient for
loading/unloading of freight. Open-goods vehicles are equipped with discharging hatches
in the floor as well as with end doors.
(4) The flatcar (flat wagon) is a platform mounted on a frame and two-axle bogies
of four, six, or eight wheels. A standard flatcar has a robust steel frame with wooden (or
metal) floor covering and metal hinged sides. The flatcar may have neither sides nor ends:
it is very convenient to carry bulky freight, such as containers. Railway authorities are sure
that container movement has great future because it is the best way of door-to-door traffic.
Therefore much attention is being paid to introducing special container flat wagons.

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