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Translate the following sentences paying attention to phrasal verbs.
A. 1. Who will look after the children while you go out to work? 2. The two brothers
look so much alike that even their own mother can hardly tell the difference between them.
3. She looked at him in great surprise wondering what he meant. 4. What results are you
looking for? 5. Looking through a magazine in the doctor’s waiting room I found a
photograph of my own daughter’s wedding. 6. If you don’t know the meaning of a word,
look it up in a good dictionary.
B. 1. We had to take the whole engine apart to discover the cause of the trouble. 2.
These books are for reading in the library and may not be taken away. 3 I’m sorry, I took
you for your brother, you’re so much alike. 4. Taking off his coat, he jumped into the river
to save the drowning child. 5. The government has promised to take over the responsibility
for paying people hurt by criminals.
C. 1. The man called from the other side of the river, and his friend called back. 2.
Henry called for the writer in a loud voice. 3. This trouble calls for quick action by the
government. 4. Please call in any time you’re in town, I’ll be glad to see you. 5. When I
am unwell I find it difficult to call my thoughts together.
D. 1. In his new book, the writer has switched from his usual poetic style to a plainer
manner. 2. Why have you switched off the radio? I enjoy the music. 3. With this special
instrument, you can set the cooker to switch on by itself while you’re out. 4. The power
machine will be switched over at midnight.
Ex. 7. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary if necessary.
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PECIAL-PURPOSE FREIGHT CARS
(1) Special-purpose freight vehicles are divided into covered hopper cars, open-top
hopper cars, cattle wagons, double-deck car carriers (rack cars), carrier wagons,
refrigerator cars, dump cars, etc.
(2) The hopper car is a car with floor sloping from the ends and sides to one or more
hoppers. Hopper cars discharge their freight by gravity through the hopper doors. This
makes unloading much faster and cheaper as compared to all-purpose box cars. Covered
hopper cars are used to carry cement, grain, mineral fertilizers, etc. As for open-top
hopper cars, they are used mainly for transportation of peat, coke, etc.
(3) Cattle wagons are equipped with water supply system, ventilation and other
mechanisms necessary for live stock transportation.
(4) The double-deck car carrier, or rack car, is a special development of the
standard boxcar. Automobile manufacturers call for reliable means for transporting their
products, and rack cars are considered to be the most suitable freight vehicle for this
purpose. In the rack car automobiles are put on top of each other in two stacks. Powerful
cranes load automobiles onto rack cars and special mechanisms fasten them to prevent
load shift.
(5) Very often railways are to carry goods which are not standard, i.e. their overall
dimensions do not suit the size of the freight car. Carrier wagons are used for this purpose.
The carrier wagon is a specialized freight wagon for transportation of bulky and heavy

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