Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 13 стр.

Alfred, the grandson of Egbert, was made king in the year 871,
England’s danger was the greatest. Nevertheless, in a great battle the
Northmen were defeated, and Alfred hurried to make peace with them.
The kingdom that was left in the possession of Alfred was Wessex. For
some years, the Anglo-Saxons had time, under their wise king, to
learn much that was useful. During this time Alfred built up the first
English Navy.
      Alfred had learned to read and write when he was quite young. He
had travelled on the continent and visited France. He was a Latin
scholar. He is famous not only for having built the first navy but for
trying to enlighten his people. He drew up a code of laws. He translated
the Church History of Bede from the Latin into a language the people
could understand, and a portion of the Bible as well. To him the
English owe the famous «Anglo-Saxon Chronicles», which may be
called the first history of England. It was continued for 250 years after
the death of Alfred, till the reign of Henry II in 1154. Alfred died in
Winchester, the capital of Wessex, in the year 899.

V. Alfred the Great was an outstanding personality. Translate some
sentences about him from Russian into English:
     1. Îí äîêàçàë, ÷òî îí âåëèêèé ïðàâèòåëü.
     2. Îí íå îáëàäàë áîëüøîé ôèçè÷åñêîé ñèëîé.
     3. Åãî âåëè÷èå êàñàëîñü èñêóññòâà ìèðà.
     4. Îí ïåðâûì ñòàë îòêðûâàòü øêîëû äëÿ çíàòè.
     5. Îí ïðèãëàñèë âåëèêèõ ó÷åíûõ ïðèåõàòü â Àíãëèþ.
     6. Îí ïåðåâåë è îïóáëèêîâàë òðè ñðåäíåâåêîâûõ áåñòñåëëåðà.

VI. It is interesting to speak about the history of three generations
after the death of Alfred the Great. There are some facts but they are
in Russian. Translate them into English:
     1. Ýòî áûë ïåðèîä ðàçðóøåíèÿ ïëåìåí è óñòàíîâëåíèÿ àíãëèé-
ñêîé êóëüòóðû.
     2. Â X âåêå ïîÿâèëèñü è ãðàôñòâà, è êîðîëåâñòâà.
     3. Ôåîäàëüíîå ïîìåñòüå ñòàëî ãëàâíûì â ñåëüñêîì õîçÿéñòâå.
     4. Ðàáîâëàäåëü÷åñêèé òðóä õàðàêòåðåí äëÿ ôåîäàëüíîãî ïî-
ìåñòüÿ.
     5. Ñâîáîäíûì ÷åëîâåêîì ñ÷èòàëñÿ òîò, êòî âëàäåë çåìëåé íà
óñëîâèÿõ âîåííîé ñëóæáû èëè ïëàòèë äåíåæíóþ ðåíòó.
     6. Ðàá — ýòî òîò ÷åëîâåê, êîòîðûé âûïîëíÿë ñåëüñêîõîçÿé-
ñòâåííóþ ïîâèííîñòü è íå ìîã îñòàâèòü çåìëþ ïî ñâîåìó æåëàíèþ.



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