Грамматический справочник 8 страница
7.1.19. Просмотрите данный текст и дайте ответы на вопросы:
“What constitutes the United Kingdom?”
“What peoples inhabit the United Kingdom?”
“What is the ideal of the English?”
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM
England as a unified state , is unique and paradoxical. The first thing to note is that the country does not have one fixed name. When you put Great Britain and the Northen Ireland together they are called the United Kingdom, which itself is part of the British Isles. In official circles, using the term ‘English’ has for a long time been considered ‘bad taste’, and has been replaced by ‘British’. In ordinary life, though, and particularly amongst foreigners, anybody living in the British Isles is called English. The Romans are the source of the name Albion, which is now used to refer to England in a poetical or rhetorical sense. The ancient Britons were one of the tribes which settled in England in ancient times and are considered to be the ancestors of the modern Welsh. Nowadays, 'Briton' is sometimes used to refer to all the inhabitants.
The islands are home to four peoples: the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish and nobody actually wants to be British, althoughfinding, pure-bred representative of any of these renowned nations, who are all so proud of their spiritual independence is almost impossible. There has been a noticeable rise in nationalistic tendencies within the component countries of Great Britain. The most obvious example is the Irish, whose fight for freedom from their main enemy, the English, is known to all from television news. The situation with the Scots is even more complicated. Scotland is definitely part of Great Britain, but their demands for self-governance and independence are getting louder each year. The Scots know for certain that if something is bad, it must have come from England, even the law (which to their minds is completely pointless) which bans the sale of alcohol before noon on Sundays. There is a popular joke in Scotland which is printed on postcards, tea-towels and aprons, and often repeated in guidebooks. When God created Scotland, he gave it the very best: high mountains, deep lakes, clean rivers, an abundance of fish and fowl, and expansive meadows. The country was so beautiful that the other nations became jealous and started to complain. "O Lord," they said, "why did you give so much to one nation? You have created a Heaven on earth. It's not fair." To which the Lord answered "Wait a moment, you haven't seen who I have given them as neighbours." The Welsh are less well known than the other peoples in Great Britain, and have also, more than the others, been merged with the English. The English are less worried than other 'small' nations about their identity. For them, 'British' and 'English' are usually synonyms.
How do the English themselves see their own country? It may come as a surprise, but this geographically small island is actually an entire world, which contains everything that 'big countries' do. The most important thing is that the English themselves relate to their country as if it had no borders. The English are renowned throughout history as great travellers, setting off around the world without so much as a second thought.
For the English the country is precisely there that the ideal of good old England lives on in the hearts of the citizens. What does this ideal include? Well, it is having one's own home which, although it may be small, has a plot of land, a garden and a flowerbed under the windows. It is the village pub and the church like two inseparable old friends, they can be found together all across England; it is a circle of friends with whom one can chat but who would never allow themselves to burden you, either with their joys or with their sorrows.
7.1.20. Прочитайте данный текст. Укажите, какие предложения соответствуют содержанию текста. Подтвердите свои ответы фактами из текста.
The country has got one fixed name.
Great Britain and the Northen Ireland together are called England.
In official circles using the term “English” has been considered “good taste”.
The Romans called England “Albion”.
In ordinary life England is called Albion.
The ancient Britons are the ancestors of the modern Welsh.
There are four peoples in the country: the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Britons.
One can find many pure-bred representatives of the Welsh, the Scots and the English.
The Irish fight for freedom from their enemies the English.
The English are more worried about their identity than other nations in the United Kingdom.
The country looks like an entire world for the English.
The English like to tell their friends about their joys and sorrows..
7.1.21. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.
Why is England a unique state?
Which parts does the United Kingdom consist of?
Which names are applied to the United Kingdom?
Is the term ‘English’ more common in everyday or political life?
Where does the word ‘Albion’ come from?
In what kind of speech is ‘Albion’ generally used?
Can you refer to the Scotts as the Britons?
Which countries of the UK have recently seen the rise in nationalistic tendencies?
Is the fight for freedom in the United Kingdom the fact of the past?
What do the Scotts think about the English law?
Why do the English feel their country as a very big one?
What reputation have the English gained throughout history?
What is the English ideal?
7.1.22. Переведите данные словосочетания на английский язык.
Единое государство; первое, что надо заметить, называться, официальные круги, в повседневной жизни, плохой вкус, борьба за свободу, рай на земле, народы, чистокровный представитель, в древние времена, духовная независимость, почти невозможны, заметный подъём, очевидный пример. более сложный, знать наверняка, запрещать продажу, путеводитель, жаловаться, целый мир, не иметь границ, неразлучные старые друзья, круг друзей.
7.1.23. Прочитайте текст ещё раз. Найдите предложения, содержащие формы Gerund. Переведите данные предложения на русский язык.
7.1.24. Сократите данный текст, опустив несущественные детали.
7.1.25. Составьте план, передайте содержание текста по ключевым словам и объясните Ваше отношение к данной информации.
Unified state, fixed name, official circles, ordinary life, nationalistic tendencies, an entire world, relate to, ideal, one’s own home, a garden, to burden.
7.1.26. Расскажите об особенностях нашей страны, об отношениях разных народов и народностей, с чем ассоциируется у Вас образ родины.
Раздел 7.2.
7.2.1. Отработайте произношение данных слов, уточнив их транскрипцию по словарю.
| institution n abbreviation n sign n wrought a bracket n mount v post n whistle n rush n bubble n confusingly adv counter n polish v beermat n sip n mug n roar v log n beam n favour v oversimplify v solitude n moor n refreshment n lodging n inn n bear v noble a bench n sprinkle v sawdust n | учреждение сокращение, аббревиатура вывеска, знак выделанный, украшенный кронштейн, держатель закреплять, монтировать столб свист, свисток напор, наплыв зд. шум (голосов) запутано, смущающе прилавок полировать подставка маленький глоток кружка реветь, грохотать бревно, полено балка благоприятствовать, относиться благосклонно чрезмерно упрощать одиночество, уединение вересковая пустошь закуски, буфет ночлег, квартира гостиница поддерживать, выносить, терпеть благородный, знатный скамья разбрасывать опилки |
7.2.2. Просмотрите данный текст и дайте ответ на вопрос “What are the main peculiarities of pubs?”
PUBS – TOWN AND COUNTRY
Every country has its drinking habits, some of which are general and obvious, others most peculiar. Most countries also have a national drink. In England the national drink is beer, and the “pub”, where Englishmen (and women to a lesser extent) go to drink it, is a peculiar English institution. The word “pub” itself, of course, is an abbreviation of “public house”.
A bright introduction to any self-respecting pub is the sign outside it. The sign might hang from a wrought-iron bracket, or be mounted on a post, or be fixed to the wall above the door. On it will be the pub’s name – “The Pig and Whistle” for example, or “The Three Mariners”. Push open the door and you will be met by a rush of warm air and a bubble of voices. At tables round not a very large room people will be sitting and in front of each person you will see a pint or half-pint mug of beer, or a smaller glass of a “short” drink – whiskey, gin and tonic, or fruit juice. This room is called the “bar”, but, confusingly, the same term is used for the great counter of polished wood which dominates one end of the room. At this bar people will be standing with a drink either in their hands or on a “beermat” at their elbow. From time to time they will take a sip – for Englishmen sip their drinks – and then put down the mug to continue the conversation. There is a general atmosphere of warmth and cosiness. Most pubs favour the traditional image – a roaring log fire, old oak beams supporting a low ceiling, and brass ornaments on the walls. Comfort is essential, for people do not drop in for a quick drink and then go; they tend generally to” make an evening of it”.
To describe one particular kind of pub is to oversimplify my account, since there are many, many variations on the theme. Indeed, pubs are everywhere in England; a small town of, say, 50 000 inhabitants will have between 50 and 100 pubs, each with its own character. Each tiny village has its pub. Sometimes a pub will stand in solitude on a country road over the moors, far from any village or town, a relic of days when traveling was mostly a matter of making stops for refreshment or lodging; and even today, in outlying districts as well as in towns, the pub often serves as a small hotel, or “inn”. There is a good deal of folklore behind the names which pubs bear. The derivation of some names is obvious; often animals figure in the title (The Fox and Goose); often an element of history enters with the name of a local noble family, (The Tatton Arms). Jokes, too, abound. A late-night traveler knocked at the door of the George and Dragon. From an upstairs window a female head appeared, and in vigorous terms told him that all sane folk were already in bed by that hour, and what was he doing making all that noise in the middle of the night? The traveler looked at the inn-sign and said, “Could I speak to George, please?”
There are two important peculiarities about pubs. One is that they have striсktly limited hours of opening, which vary in length in different areas, each local government authority having power to fix its own “licensing hours” as they are called. It is almost impossible to get strong drink in the early morning, in the middle of the afternoon, or at midnight or later. The second peculiarity is that most pubs are divided into at least two separated bars: the public bar and the saloon bar. The differences between the two are that the saloon bar is less uncomfortable, it has chairs and linoleum, whereas the public bar will have wooden benches and perhaps a floor sprinkled with sawdust, and the beer costs a penny or two more in the saloon bar than in the public bar.
7.2.3. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы.
1. What is the national English drink?
2. What is a peculiar English institution?
3. Why is a pub a peculiar institution?
4. Can you describe in short an English pub?
5. Why are there so many pubs in England?
7.2.4. На сколько логических частей можно разделить данный текст? Озаглавьте каждую часть.
7.2.5. Составьте план текста на русском языке.
7.2.6. Переведите составленный план на английский язык.
7.2.7. Напишите краткое изложение текста на английском языке.
7.2.8. Прочитайте данный диалог. Выучите его и разыграйте по ролям.
A: What is RP?
B: Well, it’s an abbreviation for Received Pronunciation, a non-regional accent of standard British English, often regarded as a prestige form. It is traditionally called “Received” in the sense “accepted as standard”.
A: Is it the same as BBC English?
B: Well, very much so. BBC English is a traditionally correct English, especially as formerly spoken by BBC announcers and news readers.
A: Which part of Britain has contributed most to the prestigious accent?
B: The southwest, it’s there that Britain’s best universities, Oxford and Cambridge, are situated/
Раздел 7.3.
7.3.1. Прочитайте данный текст и дайте ответ на вопрос “Who became the victims of the hoax?”
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It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. Inviting the fire-brigade to put out a non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in. Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims.
When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously. He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
The student hid in an arch way nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away. When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen, he threatened to remove them by force. The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help. Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen. As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill. The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper. He threatened to call the police. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest. Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a call-box. Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.
7.3.2. Письменно переведите данный текст, используя словарь.
7.3.3. Выберите заголовок наиболее соответствующий содержанию текста.
Who’s Who
Love For Jokes
Double Deception
Victims Of Hoax
7.3.4. Ролевая игра.
Ситуация – студенты приехали на международную студенческую конференцию из различных регионов России (Дальний Восток, Европейский Север, Черноморское побережье) и из Великобритании (Англия, Шотландия, Уэльс, Северная Ирландия). Они ведут беседу об особенностях тех мест, где они живут и учатся.
БЛОК 8
Грамматика: условные предложения
Сослагательное наклонение
Словообразование
Текст Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography
Раздел 8.1.
8.1.1. Прочитайте предложения, определите тип условного предложения. Переведите данные предложения на русский язык.
If they come they will help us. 2. If he does not ring me up I will send him a message. 3. If you are busy I will call on you later. 4. If the weather was fine we should go for a walk. 5. If he did his best he would win this competition. 6. If he went to the exhibition he would see many interesting things. 7. If she asked him about it he would not tell her the truth. 8. If the buyers had signed the contract yesterday they would have gone home. 9. If they had come yesterday she would have returned the book. 10. If the weather had been cold last Sundy they would not have gone to the country.
Раскройте скобки, поставьте глаголы в нужную видо-временную форму в условном предложении первого типа. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
Образец:
| He (to help) us if he (to come) He will help us if he comes. |
You (to do) the work well if you (to follow) my advice. 2. He (to get) a degree if he (to work) much. 3. They (to be allowed) to go there if they (to do) the work. 4. If she (to come) we (to have) dinner. 5. If he (to take) control of the company it (to succeed). 6. If he (to enter) the university he (to study) marketing. 7. If she (to go) to the cinema she (to enjoy) the film. 8. They (to get) good proportions if they often (to go) to the gym. 9. He (to win) the competition if he (to do) his best. 10. When they (to arrive) we (to solve) this problem.
Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в необходимую видо-временную форму для образования второго типа условного предложения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
Образец:
| He (to help) us if he (to come). He would help us if he came. |
You (to do) the work well if you (to follow) my advice. 2. He (to get) a degree if he (to work) much. 3. They (to be allowed) to go there if they (to do) the work. 4. If she (to come) we (to have) dinner. 5. If he (to take) control of the company it (to succeed). 6. If he (to enter) the university he (to study) marketing. 7. If she (to go) to the cinema she (to enjoy) the film. 8. They (to get) good proportions if they often (to go) to the gym. 9. He (to win) the competition if he (to do) his best. 10. When they (to arrive) we (to solve) this problem.
8.1.4. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в необходимую видо-временную форму для образования третьего типа условного предложения. Добавьте необходимые обстоятельственные слова. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
Образец:
| He (to help) us if he (to come). He would have helped us if he had come yesterday. |
You (to do) the work well if you (to follow) my advice. 2. He (to get) a degree if he (to work) much. 3. They (to be allowed) to go there if they (to do) the work. 4. If she (to come) we (to have) dinner. 5. If he (to take) control of the company it (to succeed). 6. If he (to enter) the university he (to study) marketing. 7. If she (to go) to the cinema she (to enjoy) the film. 8. They (to get) good proportions if they often (to go) to the gym. 9. He (to win) the competition if he (to do) his best. 10. When they (to arrive) we (to solve) this problem.
8.1.5.Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в правильную видо-временную форму.
Образец:
| She (to do) it yesterday if she had come in time. She would have done it yesterday if she had come in time. |
1. If he asks I (to tell) him all about it. 2. He wouldn’t do this mistake if he (to know) it. 3. He will get up early if the lecture (to begin) at nine. 4. Unless they (to arrive) yesterday we wouldn’t have done the work in time. 5. If they (to make) a very good film they would become famous. 6. The children would have seen this film yesterday if they (to be allowed). 7. The students will do it if they (to be asked). 8. As soon as we finish we (to leave). 9. If he had come last Sunday we (to be able) to discuss it. 10. If she had sent the message beforehand he (not to be) angry with her.
8.1.6. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в правильной видо-временной форме:
Образец:
| I wish I (to be) a writer. – I wish I were a writer. It’s time we (to go) to the railway station – It’s time we went to the railway station. |
He wishes he (to be) a banker. 2. They wish they (to do) this work quickly. 3. Dan wishes he (to have) a car. 4. We wish we (to see) this film. 5. Jane wishes she (to speak) Italian better. 6. It’s time we (to visit) this exhibition.
7. It’s time we (to have) lunch. 8. It’s time they (to arrive). 9. It’s high time I (to know) this rule well. 10. It’s high time we (to come) back home.
8.1.7. Вставьте недостающие части речи.
| Существительное | Глагол | Прилагательное | Наречие |
| note | note | notable | Notably |
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| consider | |||
| profit | |||
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8.1.8.. Отработайте произношение слов, уточнив транскрипцию по словарю:
| fortune n property n deal n promote v equally adv border n immediate a tough a enjoy v luxury n to raise v strict a push v keen a excellence n chores n (pl) squat n require v deliver v retire v beefy vocation train v soccer n realize v sign up v attend v contest n win (won, won) v accept v invitation n amateur n success n prediction n obviously adv competitive a psychology n partnership n in turn purchase n consequent a succession n decent a earn v fan т propose v arrive v suit v thick a sleeper n affectionately adv resolutely adv assassin n weep v enemy n rival n undoubtedly adv chairman n supporter n aid n amazing rise v temporary a replacement n resist v pocket v resign v | cчастье, удача, богатство, состояние собственность сделка, соглашение продвигать, повышать по службе поровну, одинаково граница ближайший, немедленный, непосредственный жесткий, крепкий, грубый наслаждаться, пользоваться, обладать роскошь воспитывать, растить точный, строгий, требовательный толкать, подталкивать резкий, сильный, острый совершенство, мастерство, превосходство работа по дому, уборка упор присев требовать, нуждаться передавать, вручать, представлять удаляться, уходить, ложиться спать предназначение для мускулов воспитывать, обучать, готовить футбол осуществлять, выполнять, осознавать, представлять себе записаться (в армию), поступить на работу посещать соревнование, борьба, спор выигрывать, побеждать принимать, соглашаться, признавать приглашение любитель, непрофессионал успех, удача, процветание предсказание, прогноз, пророчество явно, очевидно, безусловно соперничающий, конкурирующий психология, психика товарищество, партнерство в свою очередь, по очереди покупка последующий последовательность, непрерывный ряд приличный, скромный, пристойный зарабатывать, заслуживать поклонник, почитатель, фанат предлагать, делать предложение прибывать, приезжать подходить, устраивать густой, насыщенный, сильный соня, что-то получившее широкое признание нежно, ласково твердо, решительно наемный убийца плакать, течь, капать враг конкурент, соперник несомненно председатель сторонник, глава семьи, кормилец помощь, содействие, поддержка удивительный, поразительный вставать, подниматься, возрождать временный замена, замещение сопротивляться, устоять класть в карман, присваивать вновь подписывать |
Переведите данные словосочетания на русский язык.
The self-made man, property deals, American royalty, the fifth biggest economy, subject to intense discipline, a tough place to live, to enjoy luxuries, a strict father, perfect proportions, to accept an invitation, career unparalleled in its success, against all predictions, a master of competitive psychology, to make the first million on the side, lucrative real estate deals, a decent movie part, in many respects, active in that direction, impossibly thick accent, a big supporter of.
Прочитайте текст и назовите, кем является Арнольд Шварценеггер в настоящее время и как он поддерживает развитие спорта в США:
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER BIOGRAPHY
In all of Hollywood history, there cannot be a better example of The Self-Made Man than HYPERLINK "http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/arnold_schwarzenegger_biog.html" \o "View biography" Arnold Schwarzenegger. A millionaire many, many times over, he's made fortunes both through acting and property deals: he's married into the Kennedy clan, making him American royalty: and, of course, he's one of the very few stars whose films are promoted purely by the use of his surname. SCHWARZENEGGER. You've seen it many times. In fact, they could just use his Christian name. Arnold would work equally well. You couldn't say the same for Tom (Cruise, that is). Oh, and in 2003 he became Governor of California, taking control of the fifth biggest economy on the planet. How much higher could he possibly go?
As ever, it's all down to the early years. Born on July 30th, 1947, in the isolated Austrian village of Thal, down by the Italian border, he was subject to intense discipline from a very early age. In the immediate post-war period it was a tough place to live, and Arnold was 14 before his family enjoyed such luxuries as a fridge, and a phone. His father, Gustav, was a police chief in Graz, leaving Arnold and his older brother Meinhard to be raised by their mother Aurelia. You'd expect a policeman to be a strict father, but Gustav was doubly so. Being a champion, he was keen to push his boys to athletic excellence too. They would rise at 6, do their chores, then perform sit-ups and squats before their breakfast. They were allowed out on Sunday evenings but, legend has it, were required to deliver a 10-page essay on their activities before retiring to bed.
It worked. Meinhard rapidly became a champion boxer. Arnold too was quick to find a beefy vocation. Training for the local soccer team, he began to lift weights. Studying his body, now aged 15, he realised that to give it perfect proportions he'd need 20-inch biceps - he set to work immediately. At 18, there was National Service, and Arnold signed up, within a month in he went to attend the Mr Junior Europe bodybuilding contest in Stuttgart. He won, with a perfect score.
In 1966, he left the army to attend University in Munich, studying marketing. He also accepted an invitation to train at that city's famous Putzingger gym. In September, he came second in the amateur Mr Universe contest in London. Second being no place for a Schwarzenegger, he returned the next year to win it. He turned professional, everything was looking good. Then tragedy struck as first Meinhard was killed in a car crash, then Gustav died of a stroke. Neither, sadly, saw Arnold win the Pro Mr Universe title in 1968.
But Arnold kept going. Invited by bodybuilding champion Joe Weilder to train in the US, he moved to America and continued a career unparalleled in its success, becoming Mr. World as well as Mr. Universe. He took the latter title every year till 1975 when he retired (though he'd returned to win it again, against all predictions, in 1980). He was obviously highly intelligent, massively disciplined and a master of competitive psychology
Being the greatest bodybuilder in history was not enough, though. Arnold in 1970 played a demi-God in “Hercules In New York”. It wasn't a good film.
While his film career took a while to take off, Arnold continued winning those bodybuilding titles. He also made his first million on the side. Forming a partnership with fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu, he financed a series of fitness books and cassettes. These in turn financed the purchase of an apartment block and a consequent succession of lucrative real estate deals. He was driving a Mercedes and living in a flash Los Angeles home before he ever won a decent movie part. And he still found time to earn a degree, by correspondence, from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in International Marketing.
In 1977, Arnold met his wife, Maria Shriver, cousin of John F. Kennedy's son, John. It was in many respects an odd coupling. Arnold, unsurprisingly a big fan of capitalism, was a Republican, while Shriver was from the world's most famous Democrat dynasty and, as a TV journalist, was politically active in that direction. Nevertheless, having met at a Pro-Celebrity tennis tournament, they dated for eight years and, after Arnold proposed while they were boating on a lake in Austria, they married in 1986. They have four children - Katherine Eunice, Christina Maria Aurelia, Patrick and Christopher Sargent.
At last in 1982 a role arrived that really suited Arnold's build, and his impossibly thick accent. Then he also got a more important role, as the time-travelling cyborg assassin in James Cameron's The Terminator. This would be a cult hit, a sleeper, but it would eventually make both Cameron and Schwarzenegger. But action was always Arnold's middle name, and his blockbuster years began with Terminator 2 (affectionately known as T2), in 1992. From here on in, Arnold was resolutely The Good Guy, beginning in T2 as a cyborg assassin turned protector, saving the world and even weeping little cyborg tears.
But his film career would then be put on hold as he finally made his entry into the world of politics. When an election in California was called in 2003, Arnie stepped in on the Republican ticket. On October 7th, Arnie crushed his enemies in the elections, with 1.5 million votes beating his closest rival by a clear 500,000. He'd made it, just like Ronald Reagan before him. And immediately talk began of an assault on the Oval Office. Of course, not being born American he couldn't be President (he became a US citizen in 1983), but that didn't seem to worry anyone.
Known as the Austrian Oak (his production company is called Oak Productions), Schwarzenegger is undoubtedly the Big Man of cinema. Taking $25 million per movie ($30 million for T3), he's high up the A-list. But, aside from being Governor of California, he's so much more than that. He's a restaurateur and was chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness, taking time out to visit all 50 states (at his own expense) to promote health for kids. He also, along with his wife, is a big supporter of the Special Olympics and the Inner City Games, a foundation in aid of sport for kids.
It's amazing that he keeps rising. In 1999 he was already so famous that he inadvertently brought down the Japanese Minister for Defence. Having lost his passport in Japan, Arnold had to fill out some forms for a temporary replacement. The minister couldn't resist pocketing them as a souvenir, but was caught and forced to resign.