ThB Uerbaks

Give the English equivalents of the prepositions and conjunctions in brackets and translate the sentences.

1. The energy (для) a nuclear power plant comes (из) the heat released (во время) fissioning of uranium (в) a nuclear reactor.

2. There are two main differences (между) a nuclear power plant and a steam-electric power plant. The nuclear power plant uses a nuclear fuel (вместо) a fossil fuel, and it uses a reactor (вместо) a boiler.

3. (Из-за) their high fuel consumption gas turbines are more expensive to operate than steam turbines.

4. The radioactive pollution produced (в) a reactor has all three forms: gaseous, liquid and solid.

5. The beta particles are dangerous for man (так как) they penetrate deep (в) the matter.

6. Pump-turbine units are used (как для) pumping the water (так и для) driving electric generators.

Неличные формы глагола

The Infinitive Инфинитив (неопределенная форма глагола)

В английском языке имеется шесть форм инфинитива:

Active Passive

Indefinite to emitto be emitted

Continuous to be emitting -

Perfect to have emittedto have been emitted

Perfect Continuous to have been emitting -

Перевод инфинитива на русский язык зависит от его функции в предложении и от его формы.

34. Underline the infinitives in the sentences. Translate the sentences into
Russian.

1. To magnetize a body requires some energy.

2. In order to build the power plant near Northfield (USA), three miles of tunnels were drilled.

3. The distance to be covered was equal to ten miles.

4. To reduce the power losses, thick wires should be used.

5. No additional components were used since they were not needed to ac­tuate the relay.

6. Various installations were used in order to transform electric power into mechanical, heat, and chemical power.

7. At least 90 per cent of electric energy to be generated at present is a.c.

8. A.c. can be increased, or decreased to meet industrial requirements.

9. Gas turbines can be started within minutes, while steam plants may re­quire hours to be put into operation.

35. What forms of infinitives are used in the Infinitive Complexes given
below - Complex Subject or Complex Object?

1. Communication is supposed to have no limits nowadays.

2. The line appeared to be demagnetized.

3. Every battery is known to possess two terminals.

4. The output of machinery is known to be steadily increasing all over the world.

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5. In some countries, the nuclear power plants are believed to produce about 80 per cent of the whole amount of energy.

6. The capacity of generating units was said to have been doubled.

7. What two conditions are necessary to cause an electric current to flow?

8. Ebonite, rubber, and glass are considered to be good insulators.

9. Nuclear plants are expected to be located away from urban areas.

10. tbe use of underground transmission lines is known to have been in­creased.

11. By 1959, maximum transmission voltages were proclaimed to have been increased to 345,000 volts.

12. The most important problems in atomic power generation are known to be concerned with the reactor. The light-water reactor types seem to be most promising.

The Participle Причастие

В английском языке имеется пять форм причастия:

	Active	Passive
Participle I	using	being used
Participle II	-	used
Perfect Participle	having used	having been used

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