Упражнения

I. Переведите предложения. Укажите предложения с инфинитивным оборотом Complex Subject.

1. The proposal is reported to have been approved by the committee.

2. It is known that he is working on the market research.

3. Mr. Yoder was considered to be a good worker.

4. The Board is changing the management of the company.

5. He is known to be working on very important problem now.

6. They are expected to make a report on Monday morning.

7. Prices are guiding your decision to buy this or that product.

II. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода Complex Subject.

1. I am afraid you seem to have missed the point.

2. She is sure to have talked to the customer.

3. The oil price increase is said to affect what is being produced in the world.

4. The question of income proved to be the second of three economic issues.

5. The question “For whom does the world economy produce” appeared to be the first economic question.

6. The way of production turned out to be the third economic question.

Глоссарий

to approve a proposal	- одобрять предложение
to miss the point	- не понять сути

Контрольная работа № 2 (вариант а)

I. Измените предложения по образцу, переведите.

Образец: A new plant is built. – Новый завод построен.

A new plant was built. – Новый завод был построен.

A new plant will be built – Новый завод будет построен.

1. Millions of products are produced every day.

2. The goods are shipped.

3. Interest rate is raised.

II. Определите видовременную форму сказуемых и переведите предложения.

Образец: The contract was signed by the president of the company. – Контракт был подписан президентом компании. Was signed – The Past Simple Tense Passive Voice.

1. Nowadays worldwide trade is made immeasurably easier.

2. The currency in Italy and Turkey was called lira.

3. Currencies are used to buy goods and services, and their value is determined in many ways.

4. It used to be that a currency’s value was fixed by its government or was linked to some item of value.

5. The problem is being discussed at the moment.

6. The letter has been posted.

III. Переведите предложения. Определите используемые инфинитивные обороты (Complex Object, Complex Subject). Определите форму инфинитива.

1. Customers expect producers to meet their needs.

2. The company was reported to have made big losses the previous year.

3. Much of economics is proved to be devoted to the study of how markets and prices enable society to solve the problems of what, how and for whom to produce.

4. The firm owner wants his business to make profit.

5. A market appears to be a mechanism which allows individuals or organizations to trade with each other.

6. Many economists are known to specialize in a particular branch of the economy.

7. We hope the representative of the firm to buy our production in bulk.

IV. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода причастия II.

1. There are several markets involved in your purchase of a product.

2. Product differentiation is a strategy used by competitive firms to achieve market power.

3. The most common form of capital income received by household is interests.

4. Detailed price lists help the customer to choose between different goods.

5. In a fully planned economy societies all land, housing, factories, power stations and transport are usually owned by the state.

6. In economic theory, the term “capital” refers to goods and money used to produce more goods and money.