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9) passable,
10) recyclable,
11) compatible.
i) изменчивый,
j) измеряемый,
k) проходимый.
Which noun given in the box will be the most suitable one to form a word combination?
a distance, words, weather, results, a signal, food,
a solution, a road, waste, a computer, an idea
Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. The exact distance was immeasurable. 2. Heat is convertible into electricity. 3. The device isn’t
workable, you should replace it by a new one. 4. The obtained results are quite comparable. Do the calculation.
5. The village is a walkable distance from here, you don’t need to take a taxi. 6. This is a listenable record
though it is very old. 7. The procedure is applicable whether or not the product is pure. 8. We should use this
compound device because its two parts are exchangeable. 9. I hope it’s an IBM compatible computer. 10. I
wasn’t able to understand your letter! It was absolutely unreadable!
Ex. 6. Translate the following attributive groups:
freight and passenger traffic, the locomotive and train crew, the semaphore mechanism, the color light
signal, day and night indications, automatic train control, station employees.
Ex. 7. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to Complex Subject.
1. The railroad engineers are said to be improving a protective device on the locomotives. 2. The
efficiency of electric locomotives is stated to be much higher than that of steam locomotives. 3. That railroad
seems to have been the first in the world. 4. High-speed trains are said to be introduced on this section of the
mainline early next year. 5. The timetable is known to be changed for the summer period. 6. The failure in
power supply system is reported to have caused considerable alarm in the work of several industrial enterprises.
7. Everyone seems to be worried about environmental protection and careful use of resources. 8. The railroad
engineers are said to be improving a protective device on the locomotives. 9. The efficiency of electric
locomotives is stated to be much higher than that of steam locomotives. 10. The system is expected to be most
effective on single lines.
Ex. 8. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to Complex Object.
1. I believe Vanessa May to be a wonderful violist. 2. I consider this business to be very profitable.
3. The firm can’t expect this unskilled man to become an experienced engineer overnight. 4. I admit the
weather this year to be unpredictable. 5. I want your appraisal to be objective and true. 6. I think us to gain a
bigger profit building a salt mine in Siberia than making a road project in South Africa. 7. I can’t believe your
personnel manager to pull the workers off the job every two weeks because they are unskilled. And I don’t
expect him to give any reasons. 8. He found his colleague to accept responsibility every time he was asked to.
9. We expect them to clear up several terms of the contract. 10. I want you or somebody from your company to
meet our guests at the airport. 11. The engineers wanted cab signals to be located in the locomotive cab.
Ex. 9. You may find it difficult to understand and translate the sentences given below because they
are too long. Transform them to make translating a bit easier.
Here is an example:
To inform the locomotive and train crew of the position of other trains in relation to their own, signals
installed at frequent intervals give indications which are visible both by day and by night.
→
Signals are
installed at frequent intervals. They give indications both by day and night. These signals are used to inform the
locomotive and train crew of the position of other trains.
The color light signal sometimes used is known to have semaphore arm and give both day and night
indications by means of red, green and yellow lights.
On some railroads locomotives are known to be equipped with apparatus located in the cab, which gives
a continuous indication to the engineman identical with that shown by wayside signals.
By cab signals the engine crew is supposed to be always informed of conditions ahead regardless of the
weather, which could prevent the driver from seeing wayside signals.

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