VII. Translate the following sentences. Mind the use of the Infinitive as the adverbial modifier of result.

1. I know him too well not to believe him.

2. The question was too unexpected to be answered at once.

3. I think he is clever enough to understand it.

4. The book is not easy enough for her to read it.

5. I was too tired to speak.

6. He was too angry to speak to me.

7. She was too excited to speak.

 

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English using the same structures as in the models.

Model 1: 1. My grandfather likes to be asked about his work in the militia.

2. I hate to be made fun of.

1. Никто не любит, когда его наказывают.

2. Инженер хотел, чтобы ему показали завод.

3. Мы надеялись, что нам скажут правду.

4. Подросток не хотел, чтобы его допрашивали в присутствии его матери.

5. Он терпеть не может, когда над ним смеются.

6. Учителя хотят, чтобы им платили вовремя.

7. Он ожидал (expected), что его пошлют в командировку (a business-trip).

8. Он попросил, чтобы ему разрешили принять участие в расследовании.

Model 2: This is an interesting subject to give a talk on.

1. Это проблема, которую следует обсудить.

2. Это интересный фильм, который можно посмотреть.

3. Вот человек, на которого можно положиться.

4. Это весьма неудобный (inconvenient) момент, чтобы связаться с ним (to come into contact).

5. Это интересный факт, который следует упомянуть в докладе (to mention).

6. Я принес вам статью, которую нужно перевести.

Model 3: My friend was the next to come.

1. Кто первым поднял этот вопрос?

2. Он пришел к финишу вторым.

3. Он единственный из нас, кто бросил курить.

4. Он последний изменил свое отношение к этому вопросу.

5. Он единственный упомянул об этом факте.

6. Он хочет следующим дать показание (to testify).

 

IX. Study the following table and compose as many sentences as you can using the Complex Object.

А.

I We They

want wanted expect expected

Nelly Nick You Him her

to

make a report. return soon. ride in a taxi. sing at the party. watch the children.

В.

He She Jack Ann

sees saw

Nelly Nick Me Us Them

go along the street every morning. take the book from the desk. stand near the Kremlin. come up to the window and shut it. enter the room late at night.

С.

He She Ann

hears heard

Nelly Nick

speak loudly. sing beautifully every Sunday. laugh softly at the joke. recite a poem rather often.

D.

Jack Ann The teacher The mother

makes made

Nelly Nick Him Her Us Them

do the room every day. speak loudly enough. get up early every morning. work regularly.

Примечание. После глагола to make в страдательном залоге инфинитив последующего глагола употребляется с частицей to.

Пример:

I was made to get up early. Меня заставили встать рано.

 

X. Translate the following sentences. Mind the use of the Complex Object.

1. The witness saw the woman enter the house.

2. He believes his parents to be at home now.

3. I suppose him to be about thirty.

4. I should like you to tell the truth.

5. I don’t consider him to be an honest man.

6. The students liked the lessons to be conducted in the lab.

7. The teacher found him to be a very clever student.

8. The police officer wanted the young man to be invited here.

9. The investigator expected him to give all the information about that fact.

10. We believe the prevention of crime to be one of the main functions of militia.

 

XI. Translate the following into Russian and find the Complex Object.

1. Now listen carefully. I want you to answer the questions, and I want you to be very careful about what you say.

2. I consider the student to have been properly trained.

3. You want me to move out of the house, don’t you? All right, I’ll pack my clothes at once.

4. I want him to love me. I want him to be pleased to see me. I want him to come home and tell me what’s happened to him.

5. She apologized for her husband’s absence, which seemed unaccountable, as she knew him to have been expecting us.

6. For some reason she didn’t want him to return. That was obvious.

7. We are arranging for her to be interviewed there.

8. You might (may) wait for us to do that.