Практическая работа № 5

I. Проанализируйте и переведите предложения на английский язык

1. Он гордится тем, что выиграл первую премию / первый приз.

2. Преподаватель начал задавать вопросы по тексту.

3. Я не могу позволить себе обучение за границей сейчас.

4. Несмотря на то, что он был болен, оп пришел на последнее обсуждение.

5. Вместо того чтобы пойти домой, он продолжил работу.

6. Мне не нравится то, что ты ничего не делаешь (ничем не занимаешься).

7. Не люблю, когда на меня смотрят.

8. Она была недовольна, что я пришел.

9. Моему врачу удалось спасти мне жизнь.

10. Ты не против, если я позвоню (с твоего телефона)?

II. Сравните употребление герундия и инфинитива в предложениях. Переведите эти предложения на русский язык.

1. The young man began turning over the pages of a book.

2. At length she began to speak softly.

3. She continued standing near the piano.

4. She continued to look at him.

5. The child was not afraid of remaining alone, but he was afraid to remain alone on such a stormy night.

6. Don’t forget shutting the windows when you leave home.

7. Don’t forget to shut the window when you leave home, it is very windy today.

8. I don’t like interrupting people.

9. I don’t like to interrupt him, he seems very busy.

10. I remember seeing the book in many, bookshops.

11. Remember to buy the book.

12. They stopped talking when he came in.

13. She stopped to exchange a few words with a neighbour.

14. I was always afraid of losing his goodwill.

15. Clare answered rather pettishly, and her mamma was afraid to say more.

III. Проанализируйте и переведите предложения на русский язык

1. I’m fed up with living in the city - it’s too dirty and crowded.

2. Speaking a foreign language every day is the best way of learning it.

3. There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.

4. Being admired by all, she felt proud and happy.

5. The boy was ashamed of having been beaten in class by his sister.

6. My answering in the affirmative gave him great satisfaction.

7. He is in the habit of boasting of his cleverness.

8. We are proud of being taught four foreign languages at this University.

9. He is an artistic person - he is very good at writing poems and composing music.

10. After having the same job for ten years, I felt I needed a change.

11. I don’t want to force you into doing something against your will.

12. I think you should apologize to your mother for being so rude to her.

13. Do you mind meeting different people every day? Meeting the same people every day, listening to people for many hours?

14. He had the most irritating habit of joking at the wrong moment.

15. I hate reminding people of their duties or being reminded of mine.

16. Forgetting may be very rapid when one has no desire to remember; overlearning shows that through extra effort, one can build up resistance to forgetting.

17. It’s no use talking like that to me.

18. He did not succeed in taking things easily.

19. Joseph could not help admiring that man.

20. Waiting for the Professor was a lame excuse for doing nothing.

IV. Проанализируйте и переведите предложения на русский язык

1. Did you hear of his having won a prize?

2. Tom’s mother spoke with pride of her son being a sailor.

3. I have no objection to your coming late.

4. We are concerned about the company’s trading in raw materials.

5. She was very much surprised at his being too worried about the incident.

6. Do you know the reason for the miners stopping work?

7. Some parents don’t approve of their children watching a lot of television.

8. I insist on both of them coming in time.

9. His being a foreigner and an ex-enemy was bad enough.

10. I can’t imagine your mother approving of what you are doing.

11. He was against my going there alone.

12. I remember his saying it.

13. I object to children going out on such a windy day.

14. Our being tired is easy to explain.

15. He insisted on my sister’s coming with us.

16. Did you ever hear of a man of sense rejecting an offer?