И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ

1. civil engineering — гражданское строительство

2. engineering structures — искусственные сооружения
3. stations are worth looking at —на вокзалы стоит посмотреть


СЛОВА ДЛЯ ЗАПОМИНАНИЯ

1. as well as cj так же как, а также

2. enable [i'nəibl] v давать возможность
3. need [ni:d] v нуждаться; п необходимость; meet the needs удовлетворять потребности
4. subject (to) [səb'dзekt] v подвергать (чему-либо)
5. stage [steidз] n стадия, этап
6. obvious ['כbviəs] а очевидный, явный
7. appearance [ə'piərəns] n (внешний) вид
8. maintain [men'tein] v поддерживать, содержать (в ис­правности); maintenance ['meintinəns] n содержание, уход; maintenance cost расходы по содержанию
9. extensively [iks'tensivli] adv широко
10. finish(es) ['finis ](iz)] n отделка
11. on the one hand с одной стороны; on the other hand с другой стороны
12. particular [pə'tikjulə] а особый, особенный; particularly adv в особенности, очень
13. regard [ri'gad] v считать, рассматривать
14. layout ['leiaut] n расположение, планировка
15. face [feis] v сталкиваться (с), стоять перед лицом
16. manual ['mænjuəl] а ручной; manual labour ручной труд
17. level ['levl] n уровень
18. call for [kכ:l] v требовать
19. prefabricated parts (units) ['pri:'fæbnkeitid] сборные части (зданий и т. д.)
20. erect [I’rekt] v сооружать,возвадить
21.considerable [kən'sidərəbl] а значительный
22. too {+ прил., нареч.) [tu:] adv слишком
23. соре (with) [koup] v справиться (с)
24. flow [flou] n поток; v течь, литься
25. terminal [tə:minəl] а конечный; п конечная станция,вокзал
26. in this respect [ris'pekt] в этом отношении
27. remarkable [ri'makəbl] а замечательный, выдающийся
28 just [dзΛst] adv только что, как раз
29.describe [dis'kraib] v описывать, характеризовать;
30.description [dis'kripfən] n описание


УПРАЖНЕНИЯ


5. Найдите в тексте предложения, подтверждающие следующие утверждения.
1. The railway buildings and other engineering structures must be strong and attractive. (2 предложения) 2. Nowa­days the problem of maintaining station buildings has been greatly facilitated. (7 предложение) 3. The designing of i station building is a complicated job. (3 предложения)
6. Определите из текста (а) два пути ускорения про­цесса строительства; (б) причину реконструкции зданий некоторых железнодорожных вокзалов.
7. Выберите нужное по форме слово. 1. The railroad time-table greatly contributes to provid­ing (safely, safe, safety) of train operation. 2. The noise (intensive, intensity, intensify) must be reduced by means of sound-proof materials to be used for finishing railway buildings. 3. The (simple, simplicity, simplify) makes the system proposed (particularly, particular) attractive. 4. In the early days of railways some station buildings were (architecture, architectural, architecturally) remarkable, but they were not (inconvenient, convergence, convenient) for passengers.
8. Определите значение слов и словосочетаний из текста по словарю.
familiar^ sufficiently, outwardly (абз. 1); collaboration, satisfying (абз. 2); of minor importance, its attendant dirt, proper materials (абз. 3); above all, strict limitations, imposed (абз. 4); nave in common (абз. 5); severe (абз. 7); notable (абз. 8); curiosities (абз. 9); rival (абз. 10); ugly (абз. 11).
9. Дайте английские эквиваленты из текста к следую­щим определениям.
1. a branch of engineering dealing with the erection of stations, buildings, railways, etc.; 2. the structures erected along the railway routes to pass over or through obstacles (препятствие); 3. hard work performed by hands; 4. parts of buildings produced at the factory; 5. the end of a railway line including the station, the depots, etc.
10. Вставьте нужный предлог.
1. As the result of the latest reconstruction the Kursky terminal in Moscow has been turned . .. one of the largest railway stations in Europe. 2. The buildings finished . .. glass call . . . costly maintenance. 3. A high-speed railroad track is subjected .. . intensive vibration. 4. When designing a station building the architect must take the track layout ...account.; 5. Railways are still unable to cope ... high­speed mass transportation. 6. The new finishing materials greatly contribute ... the attractive appearance of modern buildings.
11. Прослушайте и переведите предложения.
1. Modern station buildings must meet the «needs of an increased number of passengers. 2. The railroad track needs careful maintenance. 3. The rails in a high-speed track are subjected to rapid wear. 4. The track layout must be taken into account at the initial stage of construction. 5. The construction of bridges as well as other engineering struc­tures is very costly. 6. Hard manual labour is being replaced by machines. 7. The underground railways are one of the ways to cope with mass transportation in big cities. 8. The maintenance of passenger cars finished with plastics is not a very difficult job. 9. A remarkable success has been achieved in the diesel locomotive construction. 10. At the conference the engineer is to describe the basic features of his device. 11. The maintenance of the diesel locomotive calls for much experience. 12. In this respect, the advan­tages of the electric locomotive are too obvious to be discussed.