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Английский язык. Практический курс перевода

Вопрос id:1617831
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It was a spur to go
on.
Years after his death, I saw in Buenos
sorry for himself.
It made him angry, but he never felt
Aires many of his books in a shop window as I wandered through the streets.
Вопрос id:1617832
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It was a
shock.
His pack balanced on top of the stump, harness holding
stump and smoked a cigarette.
Nick sat down against the charred
ready, a hollow moulded in it from his back.
Вопрос id:1617833
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He knew where be was from the
over the country.
Nick sat smoking, looking out
to get his map out.
He did not need
position of the river.
Вопрос id:1617834
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As he smoked, his legs stretched out in front of him, he noticed
was black.
The grasshopper
a grasshopper walk along the ground and up on to his woollen sock.
As he had walked along the road, climbing,
he had started many grasshoppers with yellow and black or red and black wings whirring out from their black wing sheathing as they fly up.
Вопрос id:1617835
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Nick had wondered about them as
with its fourway lip, he realized that they had all turned black from living in the burned-over land.
Now, as he watched the black hopper that was nibbling at the wool of his sock
but all a sooty black in colour.
These were just ordinary hoppers,
he walked, without really thinking about them.
Вопрос id:1617836
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He wondered how long they would
the year before, but the grasshoppers were all black now.
Carefully he reached his hand down and
stay that way.
He realized that the fire must have come
took hold of the hopper by the wings.
Вопрос id:1617837
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Yes, it was black too, iridescent
protected by three outer wards, or courtyards, divided from one another by ditch and rampart as added obstacles to an attacker.
The original wooden tower and its motte were
where the back and head were dusty.
He turned him up, all his legs walking
in the air, and looked at his jointed belly.
Вопрос id:1617838
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The desultory, if vicious campaigns between King Stephen
and Matilda produced anarchy in England but largely passed Windsor by.
There were to be no major changes at Windsor for
the next 80 years, nor was the military history of the place particularly memorable.
Then, in 1154, Matilda's son ascended
the throne as King Henry.
Вопрос id:1617839
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Henry's most pressing probem was to restore royal authority
these strongholds and strengthened the royal seats of power.
During his reign (1154-1189), the wooden fortifications at
against powerful barons in scores of unauthorized or "adulterine" castles.
Henry ordered the destruction of
Windsor were replaced by a stone tower and stone walls.
Вопрос id:1617840
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Of these, only the lower masonry courses
in business and journalism, in film and radio, in school and university.
The apartments built for Henry
in the Upper and Lower Wards have long since disappeared.
This we see in many differing spheres: in national and local government,
of the tower, providing the basis for the Round Tower, survive.
Вопрос id:1617841
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Perhaps the greatest of all England's kings, Henry brought justice and peace to the troubled kingdom, but his firm rule provoked growing discontent among the barons,
when John's castellan was besieged - unsuccessfully - by the rebellious barons.
It was at this time that Windsor withstood
the only two sieges of its history.
The first was in 1193 when John took and garrisoned the place during the absence of his brother Richard I on crusade, and the second in 1215
which grew into full-scale rebellion when his younger son John (1199-1216) continued the rigorous regime of his father without the ability to retain the loyalty of the great men.
Вопрос id:1617842
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The conical roof on Curfew Tower was added in
are the principal structures surviving from this period.
Like his father, Henry III was faced with civil war, and the next
stage of the fortifications at Windsor went up during his reign (1216-1272).
The Salisbury, Garter and Curfew Towers of the southwest wall
the 1860s, though possibly all three were originally covered in this way.
Вопрос id:1617843
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Away to the south stretches Windsor Great Park, reached from the castle by the
stands on a low hill on the south bank of the Thames with the shops and houses of the town of Windsor coming up to the gates.
The chief residence of the English royal house and the largest inhabited castle in the world, Windsor Castle
completed the transformation of Windsor into a palace - late in the 13th century a chronicler described it as the most magnificent in Europe.
Henry also built a Chapel to St Edward the Confessor, later demolished, and, with other work,
Long Walk; to the east, Home Park runs down to the river.
Вопрос id:1617844
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And yet, apart from the Tower of London, this was the main
Windsor was built to defend the approach to the capital down the Thames Valley.
The first castle on the site was built by William the Conqueror, probably about
stronghold of the first Norman kings of England.
The castles of the invaders were soon springing up in every English shire;
1070, as part of his programme of consolidation of the victory at Hastings some four years before.
Вопрос id:1617845
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Most of the Normans' immediate postconquest castles were of this type, since it was quick
site being reinforced by the great earth mound or "motte" above which rose a wooden tower.
The site was protected to the north by the river and by
and simple to erect and offered adequate security against the disorganized and demoralized local opposition which was all the conquerors anticipated.
King William's castle was of the motte and bailey type, the natural strength of the
the sharp slope of its hill, and was little more than a good day's march from London.
Вопрос id:1617846
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Its ancestors appeared 30 to 40
put together for the fun of it.
Today, despite centuries of development, the fortress-palace still centres on the original primitive mound,
though the Round Tower which now surmounts it is characterized by Georgian Gothic of the early 19th century.
Not noted for grace or beauty, the pelican looks like something Mother Nature
million years ago.
Вопрос id:1617847
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When it sits or floats, its neck is
the pelican is an expert fisher.
Despite its clumsy appearance,
appears clumsy even at rest.
One of the largest birds in the world, it
bent in an awkward way.
Вопрос id:1617848
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The sac conveniently folds
which it keeps in the strong sac that is the creature's trademark.
The pelican uses it to catch fish
over a foot long.
Its beak can be
under the beak when not in use.
Вопрос id:1617849
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Many people believe the pelican fills its
closes its mouth and the water drains from the beak.
When it dives, the pelican gulps fish
sac with fish, then flies back to its nest with them.
After surfacing with its catch, the bird
and water into the sac which can stretch enormously.
Вопрос id:1617850
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The pelican uses it to catch fish
which it keeps in the strong sac that is the creature's trademark.
This is not only untrue but impossible,
in business and journalism, in film and radio, in school and university.
This we see in many differing spheres: in national and local government,
for the weight in the sac would unbalance the bird and make the flight out of question.
Вопрос id:1617851
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Pelicans are sexually mature when they
no fuss of mating.
Unlike many birds, a male pelican makes
are two to four years old.
He may do some head movements,
inscribing a figure eight in the air to attract a female's attention.
Вопрос id:1617852
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Next, the male brings sticks, reeds, straws, grasses,
leaves to his waiting mate who builds up the site.
Once he succeeds, he allows her onto
the nest site that he has been protecting, and mating takes place.
When the nest is complete, the female
lays two or three eggs and, for one month, the two take turns incubating them.
Вопрос id:1617853
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The young inside the eggs begin to
chip away, but birth is a slow, laborious process.
Finally, one pelican succeeds, the
feel the movement of life under them.
The birds step off the eggs when they
others follow within a few days.
Вопрос id:1617854
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During the first weeks, the parents must be in or beside the nest
to protect the newborn chicks without any feathers from the sun.
Fortunately, adult pelicans are good providers, for
of the few sounds of their lifetime, a grunt that becomes a bark, then later a scream of hunger.
Too weak even to hold their heads up, the babies make one
each baby needs a constant supply of fish every day to survive.
Вопрос id:1617855
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At first, the babies
are fed fish gruel.
Young pelicans can leave the nest and
get pieces of fish out of their parents sacs.
Later, they learn to
move about by their fifth week.
Вопрос id:1617856
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A flock of pelicans flying early in
bird behind it also lifts, almost in unison.
Following a leader, the birds move
with military precision in a long line.
As the leader lifts its wings, each
the morning is a wonderful sight.
Вопрос id:1617857
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?) "Dear friend, you cannot even guess how enormously I adore country life in this remote corner of the world.”
?) Some days ago I came across Mr. Penbroke and was amazed by the way he had changed.
?) I wish you had heard him saying to me:
Вопрос id:1617858
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?) Its every detail was perfect.
?) Once late afternoon in October Linda and I climbed the hill above the river
?) Then we came across a splendid house.
Вопрос id:1617859
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?) The house was the incarnation of the architect's genius and seemed to be aware of it.
?) And it had the look of triumph over ignorance and chaos.
?) It was full of pride and dignity.
Вопрос id:1617860
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?) He had been a sensitive, gentle man, brilliantly educated and rather much-travelled.
?) He spoke several languages and wrote in Latin and Greek.
?) Sir Christopher Wren did not like the bright lights of the city.
Вопрос id:1617861
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?) A Norwegian catching trawler was working in the Northern Atlantic.
?) This amazing news was published by numerous newspapers and magazines across the world several years ago.
?) On the 24th of September 1990 the crew saw a young woman on the iceberg wearing an old- fashioned dress.
Вопрос id:1617862
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?) After arriving in Oslo the lists of passengers of the "Titanic" were checked.
?) And it was found out that the name Vinny Coats was on the lists of the ship passengers.
?) In Oslo the mysterious woman was put into hospital.
Вопрос id:1617863
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?) Such people are obsessed with the idea of getting loads of money and power.
?) For some getting to the top is associated with a huge country house and a new flash car.
?) Getting to the top means different things for different people.
Вопрос id:1617864
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?) Sometimes such "help" costs lots of time before you find a profession you really enjoy where you can express your talents.
?) It is important to find your own gifts and follow your goal.
?) We ourselves should understand what we are good at rather that letting parents, teachers or friends make our plans for us.
Вопрос id:1617865
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?) You can lose your friends and even health.
?) What will you have in the end?
?) Getting to the top is fraught with dangers.
Вопрос id:1617866
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?) In fact, psychologists say that our sympathy andantipathy depend mostly on our own character.
?) But it turns out that our features of character don't correspond to his or hers, and we’ll never be on friendly terms.
?) Sometimes it is difficult to explain why we don't sympathize with a nice, easy-going and well-behaved person and we can't change our opinion to the better.
Вопрос id:1617867
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?) Reliability is perhaps one of the best features of the person's character.
?) It's the greatest virtue but unfortunately you don't often meet such people.
?) This quality is especially important in men.
Вопрос id:1617868
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?) Insolent people irritate us because they don't think about others.
?) First of all it's impudence.
?) In fact, there are some features which arouse our contradictory feelings.
Вопрос id:1617869
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?) He studied people who experienced continuation of consciousness while being close to death.
?) The study of the Near Death Experience was conducted by a lot of doctors and scientists, including Dr. Raymond Moody, whose book Life after Life was not just a best-seller but encouraged lots of people to study this phenomenon.
?) The author described over hundred cases when a physical body was in coma after an accident, surgery or other life threatening trauma and then brought to life.
Вопрос id:1617870
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?) All people are different, and our characters influence and define our behavior in life situations.
?) Due to it we often can't change anything in ourselves or it can be very difficult.
?) Actually we don't realize why we behave in this particular way, we are not aware of the fact that our actions are determined on the level of subconsciousness.
Вопрос id:1617871
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: . Still, the defendants failed to appear.
Вопрос id:1617872
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: . The costumes are re-created as accurately as possible.
Вопрос id:1617873
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: In 1442 a wolf was tried in Zurich.
Вопрос id:1617874
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: Animals could be witnesses as well.
Вопрос id:1617875
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: In 1480 he won the case by explaining to the court that his clients were not able to appear in court because their homes were scattered all over the country, and the news could not reach their holes.
Вопрос id:1617876
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: Plaintiffs and counsels for the defense were given a chance to plead their cause.
Вопрос id:1617877
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: Such trials were also held in Italy, England, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Вопрос id:1617878
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: Trials of animals - birds, reptiles and insects were common in medieval Europe up to the 18th century.
Вопрос id:1617879
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: After all, where else can you see world leaders, movie stars, sporting heroes and other celebrities.
Вопрос id:1617880
Укажите в предложении функцию подчеркнутого слова: All the historic characters have been created after attentive study of old portraits and sculptures
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