but that it was dangerous to ... trade and might do him as ... businessman ... lot of harm. He did not want to join ... army ... others might, there were a lot of poor fools who would put themselves up to be shot; ... number of these people was large enough, but he was not going to run the risk (рисковать) of being killed. One day he saw ... small unit of... soldiers marching along one of... quiet streets of... town.... idea was, of course, to make such ... deep impression on all... townspeople including himself, that they would lose their sense of self-interest, and seeing only ... great need of ... country, join ... army. He saw ... workingman watch ... unit, then take ... few steps forward and finally join it. What was it that had caught ... man, Frank asked himself. He watched ... unit disappear round ... corner at ... end of ... street. No! He would rather make ... money!
V. Make up situations, using the following words and word combina tions.
1. as a boy, to be fond of, to take an interest in history, a frequent visitor to museums, as, to grow up, to gain more knowledge, to get interested in, in fact;
2. to deal with, to exchange opinions, to be frank with, to rely upon, nearly, to deceive, to feel hurt;
3. a representative, to deal with, to cancel, two weeks’ notice, to take steps, in connection with, to improve the position;
4. to remember meeting, shy, awkward, to take no no tice of, to get to know, to turn out, honest, to be ashamed of one’s attitude
VI. Make a written translation, using the active vocabulary of the
lesson.
1. Эта девушка работает с нами два месяца, и все ее хвалят. Товарищ Петров говорит, что она прекрасная ма шинистка (a typist), так как она училась этой специально сти (чтобы стать машинисткой) в течение двух лет, до того как пришла работать в нашем институте. 2. Откровенно говоря, я не могу помочь вам, так как моя работа не свя зана с такими проблемами. Если вас интересует этот вопрос, я советую вам связаться с товарищем Петровым. Их институт занимается этими вопросами с прошлого года. 3. «Всего несколько месяцев тому назад этот маль чик вел себя очень плохо, и я боялся, что у нас будут с ним неприятности,— сказал учитель.— Но мы приняли меры, ■ с тех пор дело пошло на лад (положение улучшилось).
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