И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

4. Переведите предложения со сказуемыми в страда­тельном залоге; перевод начинайте с предлога.
Образец: Many inventions were not thought of before.

О многих изобретениях раньше не думали.
1. Super-high speeds were not heard of thirty years ago. 2. The achievements on the Soviet railways are often writ­ten about in newspapers and magazines. 3. The beginning of our century was spoken of as the Golden Age of travel. 4. The program was insisted on (настаивать на) by many specialists. 5. One of the projects is objected to (возражать против). 6. The experiment was watched (наблюдать за) by a group of scientists. 7. All the questions were answered (отвечать на) in detail. 8. The conference will be attended (присутствовать на) by railway experts from va­rious countries. 9. Radio communication is affected by the weather (affect — влиять на).
5. Переведите сочетания слов без словаря.
two functions of railways; the political and economic life of a country; a communication system; popular trans­port; public transport; industrial products; to demonstrate a model; a talented engineer; a metallurgical works; com­fortable trains; the opposition to the building of railroads.
СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ

Суффиксы существительных: -er (-or), -ion (-sion, -tion, -ation), -ance (-ence), -ity (-ty, -y) Суффиксы прилагательных: -ant (-ent), -able (-ible) Суффикс наречия: -lу