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A. Sheila! I'm ashamed of you, Sheila!
B. Oh, it's only a small scratch.
A. Are you sure?
B. Fortunately, she's only a small cheetah.
16.2. Word-building
(Compound adjectives)
16.2.1. Translate the following compound adjectives:
a paper-white face, a sky-blue car, apple-red cheeks, steel-grey eyes, life-long history, rustproof metal,
silk-soft hair, knee-high boots.
16.2.2. Make compound adjectives according to the following word combinations. Translate them:
hair
that is as brown as honey; water as cold as stone; man as deaf as stone; a vest that is proof against bullets; wood
as hard as iron; a confe rence that continues through a week (long); a son who is one year old.
16.2.3.
Translate the following sentences:
1. The sun was blood-red behind the thin trees some distance off. 2. The scooter was secured by a thief-
proof device. 3. His face whisky-red, was
handsome. 4. Her eyes were soft, cat-green. 5. Crime in Detroit had
arisen alarmingly in
recent years and now even suburban Birmingham
— once considered crime-free — had
armed robberies.
16.3. Full understanding
16.3.1.
Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте:
nationality, administrative [
d'm
n
str
t
v], minister, social, cultural, plan, protection, moment, instance,
Procurator-General, ministry, agency.
16.3.2.
Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте, запоминайте:
New words:
to do one's best — делать все возможное
to join — присоединяться
body — (зд.) орган
chamber ['
te
mb
] — палата
term — срок
executive [
'zekjut
v] — исполнительный
development — развитие
to draft [dr
ft] — проектировать
will you be so kind — не будете ли вы так добры ...?
to administer justice — отправлять правосудие
supervision ['sj
p
v
n] — надзор
to supervise ['sj
p
va
z] — осуществлять
надзор to pay attention — обращать внимание
to forget — забывать
School vocabulary:
certainly, to help, soon, year, young, to enjoy, low.
* 16.3.3. Прочитайте и переведите:
Steve asks questions
«Do you remember about your yesterday's promise to answer my questions?» asked Steve next evening.
«Certainly, we do. And we'll try to do our best», was Pete's answer. «Nell will join us soon». «So I'd like to
learn something about the highest body of state authority of this country». «Oh, I'm sure I can help you in this.
You see, the President of the Russian Federation is the head of the state. The Parliament of the Russian
Federation is the representative and legislative organ of the state consisting of two chambers: the Federation
Council and the State Duma. Both of them are elected for a term of 4 years». «And what about the executive
body?» «Well, the highest executive and administrative body of state authority of Russia is the Government of
Russia». «I wonder, if it has real powers?» «Surely, it has. The powers the Government has are rather
numerous. Let me mention some of them: direction of economic, social and cultural development, drafting
current and longterm state plans for the economic and social development of the
country, public order
maintenance, citizens' rights and freedoms protection and so on».
At this moment Nell's appeared. «Hello! I'm sorry I'm late. But really it's not my fault». «That is the thing
the girls of all countries say when they are late», Steve said, smiling. «Oh, I'm sure Pete's managed to answer
all your questions». «Yes, he did. But I've got some for you as well. Will you be so kind to tell me how justice