VI. Переведите письмо, ответьте на него письменно

Dear Sirs,

We are producers of tinned food products to an importer overseas. We offer our standard lines and our new product (tinned bilberry juice). We can guarantee delivery in within 3 weeks of receiving your order. Please, place your order promptly as we expect considerable response from other for­eign customers to their special offer. We look forward to your reply. Yours faithfully.

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие пред ложения, принимая во внимание, что инфинитив в функ­ции определения и особенно объектный и субъектный инфинитивные обороты большей частью соответствуют при­даточным предложениям (см. образец выполнения 1).

1. Bill Gates’ ability to predict future applications for computers and software has been the foundation of his phenomenal success.

2. Davy was so much fun to talk to, so animated and full of life.

3. The delegation is likely to arrive in a day.

4. Sally and Barry were in bed, but permitted to stay awake because it was Friday night and Jannie’s birthday.

II. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие предложения, учитывая различия в переводе зависимого и независимого причастного оборота (см. образец выполне­ния 2).

1. He waited a long while before answering.

2. Having been written the translation was given to the teacher.

3. With a hurricane approaching, we prepared to stand a siege.

Ш. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие предложения, учитывая разные возможности передачи ге­рундия и герундиальных оборотов на русский язык.

1. I hope you won’t let Peg talk you out of joining me?

2. Riches are for spending. /Bacon F. /

3. They can’t bear being humiliated.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие сложные предложения, содержащие придаточные предло­жения условия.

1. If he were to get the job he would go on with his studies.

2. If he had not been ill he would have come.

3. If I have enough time I shall visit my relatives in Moscow.

V. Прочитайте и переведите весь текст письменно. Напишите план – пересказ в виде 10 вопросительных предложений.

Fibers

Fibers are probably the oldest engineering materials used by man. Jute, flax, and hemp have been used for “engineered" products such as rope, cordage, nets, water hose, and containers since antiquity. Other plant and animal fibers have been used for felts, paper, brushes, and heavy structural cloth.

The fiber industry is clearly divided between natural fibers (from plant, animal, or mineral sources) and synthetic fibers. Many synthetic fibers have been developed specifically to replace natural fibers, because synthetics often behave more predictably and are usually more uniform in size.

For engineering purposes, glass, metallic, and organically derived synthetic fibers are most significant. Nylon. for example, is used for belting, nets, hose, rope, parachutes, webbing, ballistic cloths, and as reinforcement in tyres.

Metal fibers are used in high-strength, high-temperature, light-weight composite materials for aerospace applications. Fiber composites improve the strength-to-weight ratio of base materials such as titanium and aluminium. Metal-fiber composites are used in turbine compressor blades, heavy-duty bearings, pressure vessels and spacecraft re-entry shields. Boron, carbon, graphite, and refractory oxide fibers are common materials used in high-strength fiber composites.

Glass fibers are probably the most common of all synthetic engineering fibers. These fibers are the finest of all fibers, typically 1 to 4 microns in diameter. Glass fibers are used for heat. sound, and electrical insulation; filters; reinforcements for thermoplastics and thermoset resins and for rubber (such as in tyres); fabrics; and fiber optics.