EXERCISE 1. Translate the following sentences and define the type of the abbreviations in bold type

Translate the following sentences and define the type of the abbreviations in bold type.

1. I suppose I shall find the address in the phone book.

2. “I’m afraid I’ve had a suspicion from very early days.” “Since when?” “I’m afraid – since the three of you came to me in the lab last Christmas.”

3. Wishing you congrats and all the best from my wife and I, Yours faithfully, Mr. and Mrs. Harper.

4. “Look, I’ll rev the engine again, and you watch the back wheels.”

5. When I came back from France they all wanted me to go to college. I couldn’t. After what I’d been through I felt I couldn’t go back to school. I learnt nothing at my prep school anyway.

6. She had given Reggie a good education, sent him to riding lessons, and pushed him through his professional exams in the property business.

7. “I will leave you those mags,” she said. “You ought to read them sometime.”

8. It was his sister’s voice from the stairs. “Oh, Matthew, you promised.” – I know, sis. But I can’t.

9. On the polished lino the old noised-up cleaner sounded like a squadron of aeroplanes.

10. There were two prams in the hall and the smell, milky and tender, of small children.

11. “Wasn’t there any subject you enjoyed.” “Only maths. ” “Maths?” I said rather surprised. “I loved maths. But it wasn’t well taught.”

12. He could no more write words to a pop song, or a piece for a pop paper, than break the sound barrier on his bicycle.

13. You don’t mean to say that bloody British gent is coming to inspect you?

14. I do nearly all shopping and most of the cooking since my old ma’s had her op.

15. Jeff Jefferies stopped his van outside one of the few detached houses in Archibald Road.