Vocabulary
faith
– вера, доверие
to recover
– обретать снова,
возвращать себе
fortune
– удача, счастье
promotion
– продвижение,
содействие
secure
– спокойный, надежный,
безопасный
share
– доля, часть, акция, пай
value
– ценность, стоимость
conscious
– сознательный,
понимающий
break
– перерыв, пауза, перемена
commitment
– обязательство,
вручение, передача
to handle
– держать в руках, делать
(что-либо) руками, управлять
ultimate
– последний, окончательный
Упражнения
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Упражнение 1.
Найдите в тексте:
a) синонимы:
often, sincere, to comprehend, equilibrium (poise), suddenly, ever more,
lately, to consent, belief, to menace, handsome, destiny, finally, indication, to
envy, to discover, to speed, to require, to resume, determination, putting up with;
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b) антонимы:
vague, different, to slow the process, a leading role, a failure, conscious,
absence, hard.
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Упражнение 2.
Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The balance may be upset when two friends become equals. 2. She is
upset about her boyfriend going away. 3. If you don't sit still the boat may be
upset. 4. Our plans will be upset if he fails to arrive on time. 5. The government
has been upset at the recent elections. 6. Your health will be upset if you work
so hard without rest. 7. The increased amount of single-parent families causes
additional problems to the welfare committee. 8. The number of applicants to
our University is increasing year after year. 9. There is also an increasing
number of old people living alone. 10. The rate of unemployment is on the
increase in our country. 11. Teachers and doctors in our country are getting
increasingly poor. 12. The situation with drug addicts is becoming increasingly
dangerous throughout the world.
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Упражнение 3.
Переведите английские пословицы. Дайте их рус-
ские эквиваленты, если это возможно.
1. Among friends all things are common.
2. A friend to all is a friend to none.
3. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
4. A man is known by the company he keeps.
5. Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
6. A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
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Упражнение 4.
Дополните предложения, используя слова из текста.
1. As people grow up, sometimes they … . 2. Women are better prepared
for the end of a love affair than for ... 3. They lost contact over the years and
now they would like … their friendships. 4. Good friendships are often based
on … .5. Real friends do not ... each other's successes. 6. She could not make …
to the new circumstances. 7. Infuriated, he threw the … overboard. 8. What do
you ... in your friend? 9. Sometimes it's wise to … between friends and it
may … a final break. 10. Love affairs demand a certain degree of ... .
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Упражнение 5.
Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What can the loss of faith be put down to?
2. How do women take the demise of a friendship?
3. Do you think friends can break each other's hearts?
4. What are good friendships based on?
5. Do the author's friends always wish her well?
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6. What does she say about real friends?
7. What happens when two friends become equals?
8. What kind of new relationship can threaten friendship?
9. How can friendship change with time and age?
10. How can friendships be renewed?
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