Study the vocabulary notes and translate the examples into Russian. 15. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying special attention to the words and word combinations in italics:
15. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying special attention to the words and word combinations in italics:
A. 1. A high-ranking official has arrived in the capital to negoti-ate the ambassador's release. 2. It looked as if the negotiations wouldcollapse before they started. 3. The negotiators meet tomorrow for further discussions. 4. A pretty girl standing in the middle of the room was distributing the toys and sweets among the children. 5. The prof-its are supposed to be distributed to the shareholders. 6. He ascribed his poor condition to the heat that certainly exceeded anything he had ever experienced. 7. It is the best known of the author's works, although his three later books surpass it in many ways. 8. He de-scribed the operation as an enormous success far exceeding expec-tations. 9. He was doing his best to avoid Martha, it would have been too painful to get emotionally involved once again. 10. He involved himself in what he always knew was a vain struggle. 11. The gueril-las denied they were involved in the aircrash. 12. The policy aimed at the country'js economic independence from her neighbour suc-ceeded remarkably well considering the involvement of the two econ-omies. 13. Nick himself regarded his relations with Helen as a great passion and had no idea that his mother described it to her friends as "Nick's unfortunate involvement". 14. His statement that aroused much controversy was: "Cruelty is permissible where self-preserva-tion is involved."
B. 1. His aspirations were conventional enough, but they differed from the aspirations of the majority of young men. 2. "I'm not am-bitious. " "What you mean is you're not particularly ambitious to berich or famous." 3. He was a heartless, humourless, calculating man of ambition. 4. Bob hoped to become a dramatic critic. Ernest knew something of this ambition, but not all of it, for Bob could be secre-tive when he chose. 5. He was murdered after what seems to have been a frustrated kidnap attempt. 6. Their anger and frustration are likely to stiffen their resistance. 7. Though the flashing emotions are very much on the surface, what makes the piece particularly in-teresting is Pirandello's characteristic observation of the tragedy and frustrations below the surface of the comedy, and the dazzling contrasts between reality and deception. 8. She led him about, showing him all the electrical devices. They delighted him. He must press the electric buttons and observe all the resulting phenome-na. 9. They said they would observe the cease-fire if the other side abided by it. 10. Hands in pockets, he lounged over to Finch, and,
with an eager smile lighting his clever, humorous actorish face, observed: "I want to tell you, Whiteoak, how awfully pleased I amwith your performance today." 11. Finch, scarcely noticed by the family once their rejoicing over his return had subsided, was only an observer of this drama. 12. This was what he always left out of account — the accuracy of her observation. 13. He recalled the imposing facade of the house. 14. Mrs. Brooke set briskly about her self-imposed task of retrieving the family fortunes. 15. His grand-mother! That imposing, sinister old woman! 16. The seven accused had been held in jail since the weekend, when the judge imposed stiff jail-sentences on them for contempt of court during the noisy trial. 17. A partial ban was imposed on the students' committee. 18. After several planes had been hi-jacked, the airlines imposed tight security measures. 19. They protested against minority groups imposing silence on speakers. 20. New restrictions on travel werereported to have been imposed.
16. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary:
The secretary handed the booklets to all the participants in the conference. 2. The two parties decided to discuss matters in order to come to an agreement. 3. On several occasions he did more than he had authority to do. 4. I wish he hadn't got mixed up in this. 5. I've rescued Jane from a sense of defeat and disappointment. 6. She is a better dancer than her teacher used to be in her youth. 7. The Browns were popular in town and a lot of parents ardently desired that their little boys should be the playmates of the Browns' only child. 8. This girl is in the habit of noticing things. 9. The Browns used to celebrate all the holidays. 10. When they learnt what he was up to they decided not to let him put his scheme into effect. 11. The old lady's appearance and character never failed to impress people.
The talks went off extremely well. 13. The building of the house will require great expenses. 14. The teacher remarked that the wom-an's son was too vivacious. 15. The suspect was closely watched by the police. 16. Every citizen is to pay an income tax.