9. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на фук-ции и значения глаголов should, would. Найдите аналогичные предложения в тексте А и переведите их (абз. 3, 10—12). .
1. lo prevent derailing, (сход, с рельсов) the trains should reduce the speed on curves'. The designer said the number of coaches in the new_streamriined train would be changed according to traffic requirements. 3. Were the air pumped out of the tube, the trains would have no friction while running. 4. Steps should have been taken to eliminate the costly equipment. 5. If propelled by the gas turbine, the train would produce undesirable effects on the environment. 6. Ecologists insist that the environment should be protected from the exhaust gases. 7. Being a contactless and frictionless mode of transport, the magnetically suspended vehicles would not require frequent track renewals. 8. The driving compartment of high-speed trains must be fitted with cab signalling lest the driver should pass the red light displayed by the trackside signal. 9. Provided the design of the new vehicle were accepted, a large amount of energy would be saved due to its stream-lined shape.
10. Переведите текст устно, не пользуясь словарем.
Future Railways
(1) Many years ago when railways were coming into use, they were an object of public criticism. People having doubts about steam-operated railways said that the smoke from the steam locomotives would kill birds and the houses would be burnt up by the fire from the locomotives' chimneys (труба). Travelling by rail would be highly dangerous. A German doctor wrote at that time that it would be impossible for people to watch the trains pass along without going mad (сходить с ума).
(2) Railways, however, have made a great advance since that time and turned out to be more advantageous than any other kind of land transport. Now one may suppose that railways face a bright future. A network of electrified lines would continuously expand. Passenger service would be handled by entirely new vehicles riding with a top speed of 500 kph. Diesel motive power would be used for switching operations and for hauling trains on secondary lines. Greater importance should be attached in the future to containerized service to prevent goods from being damaged. Probably wireless telephone and television communication with the whole world would be available for any passenger travelling in a long-distance express train. In addition to these benefits, railways would offer many other conveniences to passengers. (3) Had it been possible for the opponents of early railways to live till now, they should have admitted that G. Stephenson was right when he said that eventually the railway would replace other means of transportation and it would be cheaper for man to travel by rail than to walk on foot.
11. Подготовьте сообщения на следующие темы.
1. The Soviet ER-200 train.
2. The contactless transportation systems.
3. The Corridor system.
12. Прочтите текст В без словаря и изложите его содержание по-английски, используя инструкцию, данную к упр. 14, Урок 15 (20 мин.).
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