Пособие по переводу английской научно-технической литературы. Орлова Г.Д. - 55 стр.

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1.We know the electrons to flow from the negative terminal of the battery to the

positive one. 2.I want you to explain the nature of electricity. 3.We may expect a short

circuit to result from wire fault. 4.We observed small pieces of paper to be attracted by

amber. 5.Bohr considered the atom to consist of two parts: the nucleus and electrons.

6.We know J.J. Thomson to have discovered the electron. 7.The electrical engineer saw

the voltage be increasing rapidly. 8.The new methods permitted these phenomena to be

investigated thoroughly.

Задание 22. Переведите следующие предложения. Обратите внимание на

функции инфинитива и инфинитивные обороты.

1.To utilize and test their models, economists need facts of many sorts. 2.The first

function of any economic system is to determine the level and composition of society’s

output. 3.Another factor to be considered is the problem of productivity. 4.To facilitate

effective action, a serious problem should be defined in terms of the data that must be

collected. 5.Many companies expect the employee to obtain his education during

evening hours. 6.If someone asks how long a meeting is likely to last, it is all right to

mention its possible length with some such remark as, “We should be through in half an

hour” or “It may take as long as two hours”. 7.A few years ago, most manufacturers

were not likely to acknowledge that impregnation was a reliable way to seal porous cast

or powder-metallurgy parts.

Задание 23. Прочитайте и переведите следующие тексты. При переводе

обратите внимание на неличные формы глагола.

Text A.

Rethinking work

Across the planet, the shrinking of opportunities to work for decent pay is a crisis

yet to be faced. In the end, the job crisis raises the most fundamental question of human

existence: what are we doing here? There is a colossal amount of work waiting to be

done by human beings – building decent places to live, exploring the universe, making