И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

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Asia's Longest Suspension Bridge

(1) The Kanmon Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Asia. It is also the tenth longest bridge in the world. It was opened in 1973. The bridge spans a distance of more than one kilometre over the Kanmon Channel (пролив) which separates two Japanese¹ islands—Honshu² and Kyushu.³

(2) Until quite recently, the communication between the islands was by two underground tunnels, one for rail­ways and the other for road vehicles. But the ever-increas­ing volume of traffic under the Channel necessitated the erection of a bridge. A bridge-building idea was suggested in 1965 and construction work was started some years later.
(3) The deck of the bridge is supported by two towers erected on the opposite sides of the Channel and rising to a height of more than 140 metres above the surface of the water. (4) The erection of the bridge has influenced the devel­opment of the two industrial centres in the area and facil­itated the flow of tourist traffic to Kyushu.
ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ ^:
1. Japanese [,d3æpa'ni:z]— японский .
2. Honshu ['hכn∫u:] — о-в Хонсю ^:
3. Kyushu ['kju:∫u:]— о-в Кюсю


8. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на союзы условных предложений.
1. People could not have overcome such obstacles as mountains and rivers unless they had learnt how to build bridges and tunnels. 2. The construction cost of bridges can be decreased provided (providing) prefabricated units are applied to their building. 3. Unless the flat car is fitted with fastening devices, it cannot haul containers.
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1. Provided the highway (шоссе) were constructed, the erection of the bridge would be facilitated because of the easier transportation of building materials. 2. The river near our town can be crossed provided a three-span bridge is constructed. 3. The time for sorting trains would be considerably decreased provided all the stations were pro­vided with telecommunication service. 4. Reinforced concrete can be regarded as the best building material provided a small beam bridge is to be erected.