А)Интернациональные слова и ложные друзья переводчика

Выберите правильный вариант:

1. В романе изображены исторические личности.

a) Historic personages are depicted in this novel.

b) Historical personages are depicted in this roman.

c) Historical personages are depicted in this novel.

2. Корабли снабжены аналогичными двигателями.

a) The ships are equipped with analogical engines.

b) The ships are equipped with identical engines.

c) The ships are equipped with analogous engines.

3. Исполнялся второй концерт Гайдна.

a) A performance was given of second Haydn’s concerto.

b) A performance was given of Haydn’s second concert.

c) A performance was given of Haydn’s second concerto.

4. Московская государственная консерватория им. П.И. Чайковского находится в центре Москвы.

a) The Tchaikovsky State Conservatoire is situated in the center of Moscow.

b) Tchaikovsky’s State Conservatoire is situated in the center of Moscow.

c) The Tchaikovsky State Conservatory is situated in the center of Moscow.

5. Еще один военный корпус был размещен на территории этой страны.

a) Another military corps was stationed on the territory of this country.

b) Another military corpse was stationed on the territory of this country.

c) Another military corpus was stationed on the territory of this country.

6. Встреча со Стравинским оказала большое влияние на его музыкальное развитие.

a) His meeting with Stravinsky had a great effect on his musical development.

b) His meeting with Stravinsky had a great affect on his musical development.

c) His meeting with Stravinsky effected his musical development.

7. Декорации воссоздают эпоху Шекспира.

a) The decorations are those of the times of Shakespeare.

b) The scenery is those of the times of Shakespeare.

c) The sets are those of the times of Shakespeare.

8. Он хорошо знает Датский.

a) He knows Dutch well.

b) He knows Danish well.

c) He knows Dane well.

9. Это был настоящий (ловкий) танцор.

a) He was a gracious dancer.

b) It was a graceful dancer.

c) He was a graceful dancer.

10. Я предпочитаю гуманитарные науки.

a) I prefer humanitarian studies.

b) I prefer human studies.

c) I prefer humane studies.

11. Делегаты съезда исполнили Интернационал.

a) The Congress delegates stood up and sang The Internationale.

b) The Congress delegates stood up and sang The International.

c) The Congress delegates stood up and sang Internationale.

12. Письмо написано в мажорном, оптимистическом тоне.

a) A letter was written in major, optimistic tone.

b) A letter was written in joyful, optimistic tone.

c) A letter was written in mayor, optimistic tone.

13. Материю отмерили деревянным метром.

a) Cloth was measured with a wooden meter ruler.

b) Cloth was measured with a wooden meter.

c) Cloth was measured with a wooden metre.

14. Граница, разделяющая физику и химию, никогда не была особенно четкой.

a) The line of demarcation separating physic and chemistry has never been very clear.

b) The line of demarcation separating physics and chemistry has never been very clear.

c) The line of demarcation separating physique and chemistry has never been very clear.

15. Они также беседовали о политике, международных проблемах.

a) They also discussed together policy and the world international problems.

b) They also discussed together politics and the world international problems.

16. Это вопрос принципа.

a) It’s a question of principle.

b) It’s a matter of principal.

c) It’s a matter of principle.

17. У него был богатый репертуар.

a) His repertory was very rich.

b) His repertoire was very rich.

18. У нее роман с моим секретарем.

a) She is having an affair with my secretary.

b) She is having a roman with my secretary.

c) She is having a romance with my secretary.

19. На ней было атласное платье.

a) She had a sateen dress on.

b) She had a satin dress.

c) She had a satin dress on.

20. Мы увидели девушку в русском костюме.

a) We saw a girl in a Russian suit.

b) We saw a girl in a Russian costume.

c) We saw a girl in a Russian suite.

21. Техника исполнения у него прекрасная.

a) His technic of performance is superb.

b) His technics of performance is superb.

c) His technique of performance is superb.

22. Трансляция концерта из зала консерватории.

a) The relaying of a concert from the conservatoire.

b) The translation of a concert from the conservatoire.

c) The relaying of a concert from the conservatory.

23. На станции стояли пассажирские вагоны, но не было паровозы.

a) There was a line of wagons at the station, but no engines.

b) There was a line of vans at the station, but no engines.

c) There was a line of carriages at the station, but no engines.

24. Он известный физик.

a) He is a famous physicist.

b) He is a famous physician.

c) He is a famous physic.

25. Преподавательский состав был в сборе.

a) The teaching personages were present.

b) The teaching personal were present.

c) The teaching personnel were present.

ˆ Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на псевдоинтернациональную лексику:

1. When he was fifteen Chopin entered his father's school for academic studies.

2. It was largely due to Eisner's sympathy and understanding that Chopin was able to evolve a personal style of writing almost from the very beginning of his creative career.

3. His desire to leave Warsaw was intensified by a schoolboy love for Constantia Gladkowska, a singing student. A change of scene seemed the logical prescription.

4. He was bored with the city and agonized by his unrequited love.

5. His father provided him with funds and in the summer of 1829 he came to Vienna.

6. World War I was a dramatic demonstration of the fact that capitalism had plunged into an incurable general crisis.

7. The President's tour of the flood-stricken areas dramatized the fact that the terrible tragedy presented, in the first place, a federal problem.

8. He was a young man of about eighteen, tall and wellbuilt, but with a sallow complexion which suggested poor health.

9. Among Shakespeare’s characters Hamlet is the one that allows of dozens of interpretations.

10. Before accepting this copy, sight unaltered original. The original has a colored background.

‰ Переведите следующие предложения:

1. As they participate in the fight for dramatic reforms, large sections of the population come to realize the necessity of unity of action with the working class and become more active politically.

2. The victory of the popular revolution in Cuba has become a splendid exam­ple for the peoples of Latin America.

3. This policy will ensure that successive currency crises do not affect the level of economic activity and overall welfare of the nation.

4. The essence of the policy of the USA is peace everywhere, freedom and equality for all peoples, brotherhood and happiness for all nations.

5. The meeting expressed the hope that the remaining points of differences would be settled when the conference on the cessation of nuclear tests is resumed in Geneva.

6. The main item on the agenda, and one over which most differences exist, was the proposed nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

7. Disarmament will release for civilian employment millions of people now serving in the armed forces and war industries.

8. "Generally speaking," says the Survey, "developments last year were distinctly less encouraging than was expected."

9. Already very many sections of the Labor, trade union and cooperative movements support policies on these lines. Their members number millions.

10. If the talks make it clear that Britain is committed, the Government will be in a strong position if they decided to apply formally for membership next June.

Š Переведите предложения, обратите внимание на псевдоинтернациональную лексику:

1. The provincial governors returned at the March 18 elections in the Argentine have been removed from office.

2. The bowl of the new telescope was made accurately to one-eighth of an inch.

3. Ballerina Maria Tallchief has resigned from New York City Ballet Company because she feels her talents are not being exploited properly.

4. I took him out of the smoky room, and we sauntered along the street… Between the gabled houses, the shadows were dramatic.

5. The snake landed on the bed and might bite its occupant.

6. We are told that B.B.C. television this autumn will give a massive coverage to the General Election.

7. The House of Representatives killed an Administration request that laws be passed requiring universal licensing and registration of guns. On the day after the House passed its much-watered down bill, 10 people were gunned down in Cleveland.

8. The Television tycoons who are taking over some of Britain’s most famous live theaters protest that they will do all they can to encourage the live theater.

9. A workman who was near the original outbreak of the fire said he fought the fire with a fire extinguisher.

10. Ministers may have a private chat after a routine Cabinet meeting.

11. It is interesting to illustrate, at this point, how Flory's orig­inal equation can lead to serious discrepancies if applied with­out due regard to the actual concentration of materials (концентрация реагентов).

12. The relationship is responsible for the original shifting of this band.

13. This compound actually proved to be an isomer.

14. It is the method originally developed by Hahn and his co-workers.