Lesson 3

Грамматика: Составные предлоги и союзы.

Основной текст А: Intaglio Printing

Составные предлоги

according to - согласно;		because of - из-за;
by means of - посредством;		due to - благодаря;
in addition to - в дополнение к …;		in front of - перед;
in order to - чтобы;		in spite of - несмотря на;
instead of - вместо;		on account of - вследствие, из-за;
owing to - вследствие, благодаря;		thanks to - благодаря

Упражнение 1. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на составные предлоги.

1. According to the information received by us the exhibition will open on May, 10.

2. The fisherman did not go into the open sea because of the storm.

3. All the calculations were made by means of electronic computer.

4. He achieved these results due to his hard work.

5. In addition to the oral examination they are given a written test.

6. The bus stop is just in front of my house.

7. I went to the post office in order to send a telegram.

8. I went on an excursion in spite of the rain.

9. May I go there tomorrow instead of today?

10. He could not go to work in the North on account of his poor health.

11. We could not get there in time owing to a severe storm.

12. The fire was quickly extinguished thanks to the energy of the fire brigade.

Составные союзы

as ... as -	так (же)... как (и);	as long as -	(до тех пор) пока;
аs soon as -	как только;	as well as -	так же как (и);
both ... and -	как ... так и, и ... и;	either...or -	или ... или;
neither...nor -	ни ...ни;	so that -	для того, чтобы; чтобы;
the ... the -	чем ...тем;	not sо ... аs -	не так(ой)...как

Упражнение 2. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на составные союзы и предлоги.

1. Mу younger brother is as tall as I am. 2. I shall remember you as long as I live. 3. By means of this device we can carry out more operations now in shorter time. 4. The work is going on according to the time-table. 5. The new equipment was used in order to test the vibration of the engine. 6. You can get to that part of the city either by bus or by the underground. 7. The engine did not operate because of bad fuel. 8. He takes part neither in conferences nor discussions. 9. The monument was restored in spite of many difficulties. 10. The book is interesting as well as useful. 11. Thanks to his help we finished our work early. 12. We decided to cross the mountains so that we could reach the village before dark 13. Who can repair the apparatus instead of him? 14. As soon аs all the calculations are completed, we shall begin the tests. 15. In addition to the usual methods of computation they made use of computers. 16. Both the bridge and the tunnel will be finished in time.