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David: Then let's start the journey.
Anton: ... By the way, I know that when you were in Russia you hired a car and drove it a few days. Was
it very difficult to drive on the right?
David: Oh, it was very difficult at first. It was necessary to concentrate... especially when I wanted to
overtake. But the hardest were roundabouts. Well, you know, we Englishmen have always driven on the left
and are accustomed to that.
Anton: Did you usuaully find the ways very easily?
David: I wouldn't say so. Once it was terrible. I was in a traffic jam for an hour and then I got lost. But
finally everything was all right. I should let bygones be bygones.
Anton: I always wonder how fast your cars and buses go along these narrow streets. It is fantastic. You
must be all very good drivers!
There are speed limits — 30 or 40 miles per hour in or near towns in England and 70mph on motorways.
The driver must wear a seat belt and so must the front seat passenger. Two yellow lines on the load mean no
parking. One yellow line means parking is restiicted. In some big towns the car may be clamped and towed
away if it is parked illegally. It is very expensive to get the car back. All the rules and regulations on driving
are fully described in The Highway Code.
Petrol stations or garages are often self-service. The driver can select 4 star (super), unleaded petrol or
diesel from the automatic pump and pay the cashier. If the pump is not automatic there is an attendant to
help.
Words and expressions
to drive (drove, driven)
вести (машину), ехать
to drive a car
вести машину
film
диплом
latest
последний
award
[
'w
d]
награда, приз
to win (won, won)
выигрывать
winner
победитель, призер
Leicester Square
Лестер-Сквер Площадь в
Лондоне, на которой и
вблизи которой находит
ся много театров, киноте
атров и ресторанов В
старину здесь часто уст
раивались дуэли.
through
[
r
]
через
the Strand
Стрэнд. Одна из главных
улиц Лондона, соеди
няющая Уэст-Энд и Си
ти. в старину улица шла
вдоль Темзы.
cathedral
[k
'
dr
]
собор
St Paul's Cathedral (=St.
Собор Св. Павла Глав
Paul)
ный собор английской
церкви Построен архи
тектором К. Реном в
1657-1710 после Вели
кого лондонского пожара.
majestic
величественный
to overtake
обгонять
roundabouts
развязка (дорожная)
accustomed
[
'k
st
md]
привычный
to be accustomed to
привычный к чему-либо
something
jam
пробка (автомобильная)
syn traffic jam