И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ
1. workings—горн, выработки

2. shield — щит (машина для проведения подземных выработок и туннелей, ограждающая рабочих от обрушивающихся пород и осуществляющая выемку и погрузку вынутой породы в ва­гонетки)

3. shuttle trains—челночные поезда
ИМЕНА СОБСТВЕННЫЕ
Alpine ['ælpain] — альпийский

Mont Cenis [,mכnt sə'ni]—туннель Мон-Сенй

St. Gotthard [snt 'gכtəd] — Сен-Готардский туннель

Simplon ['simplən]—Симплонский туннель

Thames [temz] — Темза'

Mark Brunnel ['ma:k bru'nel]—Марк Брунэль

Hokkaido [hכ'kaidou]—о-в Хоккайдо

Albert Mathiew [ælbət 'mæǿju:]—Альберт Мэтью
СЛОВА ДЛЯ ЗАПОМИНАНИЯ
1. depth [depǿ] n глубина; deep [di:p] а глубокий

2. middle ['midl] n середина

3. expand [iks'pænd] v расширять(ся); распространяться); expansion [iks'pæn∫ən] n расширение, распространение

4. in favour of ['feivə] в пользу

5. doubt [daut] n сомнение

6. bore [bכ:] v бурить, сверлить

7. extremely [iks'tri:mli] adv крайне, чрезвычайно

8. too! [tu:l] n инструмент, орудие (труда)

9. compress [kəm'pres] v сжимать, сдавливать; compres­sion [kəm'pre∫ən] п сжатие

10. wave [weiv] n волна

11. against [ə'gemst] prep против, напротив

12. rate [reit] n скорость, темп

13. manner ['mænə] n метод, способ; in this manner таким образом

14. beneath [bi'ni:ǿ] prep под, ниже

15. owing to ['ouin] prep благодаря, вследствие

16. figure ['figaə] n цифра; рисунок, схема

17. suppose [sə'pouz] v полагать, считать

18. permit [pe'mit] v позволять, разрешать; permission [pə'mi∫an] n позволение, разрешение

19. journey ['dзə:ni] п поездка, путешествие; рейс; syn. trip

20. interfere (with) [ntə'fiə] v мешать, служить препят­ствием

21. affect [ə'fekt] v влиять, воздействовать

22. prepare [pri'pεə] v подготавливать, готовить

23. scheme [ski:m] n план, проект

24. course [kכ:s] n курс, ход

25. pair [рεə] п пара

26. transverse |trsænzvə:s] а поперечный

27. certain ['sə:tn] а определенный, некоторый; несомнен­ный; уверенный

28. degree [di'gri:] n степень; градус

29. on account of [ə'kaunt] из-за, вследствие

30. report [ri'pכ:t] v сообщать; п доклад; сообщение

Запомните формы нестандартных глаголов:

seek hide cut

sought hid cut

sought hidden cut

искать прятать, скрывать резать; сокращать

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ
5. Определите значение словосочетаний из текста, поль­зуясь словарем.

it takes great skill and ability to avoid tunnels (абз. 1); to seek for a direct connection, some dared to do it (абз. 2); compressed air drills, the news flashed through Europe, to conquer the Alps (абз. 3); started a wave of Alpine tunnels, hidden mountain streams, rock dust and fumes from oil lamps and explosives poisoning the workers, the death rate (абз. 4); the idea of using a shield to lead the excavation (абз. 6); to have many points in its favour (абз. 10); one of them (projects) was placed before the British and the French Governments (абз. 12); single-track tunnels (абз. 13); by through trains (абз. 14); to sign an agreement, to give the green light to the project, a modified version of the project (абз. 15); twin rail link, to cut the journey time, when fully operational (абз. 16).

6. Переведите данные словосочетания.

deep under the surface, to excavate deep, deep know­ledge, to deepen a channel;

the expansion of gases, the expansion of influence, ter­ritorial expansion, to expand considerably;

there is no doubt, doubtless to say, undoubtedly, beyond any doubt;

to struggle against war, to stand against a wall, to protect against corrosion;

to move at a rate of 200 kph, a rate of growth, a high rate of construction;

to cut the journey time, to take a long journey, to run ten journeys a month;

a high degree of reliability, 30 degrees below zero;

the course of study, political course, in the course of time, in the course of the construction.

7. Дайте английские эквиваленты к выделенным словам.

a very large operation cost, to build a tunnel, below the surface of water, due to engineering difficulties, a con­stantly developing railway network, a high speed of erecting a bridge, to bore a tunnel in the modern wa\, to propose a project, to make a plan, owing to much noise, to allow more trains to run on a route, a high level of automation, to be sure of success, to influence the working conditions, to make a trip.

8. Вставьте нужный предлог.

1. Soil conditions and underground streams should be taken ... consideration when initiating the building of a tunnel. 2. Discussing the most reliable means of communi­cation between Honshu and Hokkaido islands in Japan most experts spoke ... favour ... the tunnel. 3. Owing ... the Channel Tunnel the journey time between England and France would be substantially reduced. 4. The boring of tunnels must be avoided . . . account ... a high cost of their con­struction. 5. The bridge over the English Channel could interfere ... navigation. 6. The traffic over the bridge might be affected . . . weather conditions. 7. Some ships cannot pass ... a bridge unless it is sufficiently high.

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