II. Независимые герундиальные обороты

1. Независимые герундиальные обороты – это такие обороты, в которых между предлогом и герундием имеется слово, выражающее лицо (или предмет), которое совершает действие, передаваемое герундием. Такое слово может быть притяжательным местоимением или существительным в общем или притяжательном падеже. При переводе оборота придаточным предложением это местоимение или существительное становится подлежащим, а герундий – сказуемым придаточного предложения. Перевод герундиального оборота придаточным предложением начинается с перевода предлога, стоящего перед герундием, например:

The accuracy of the defini- Точность определения зави-

tion depends on the terms be- сит от того, насколько тща-

ing carefully formulated. тельно сформулированы (все) члены.

Примечание. Если герундиальный оборот играет роль подлежащего (перед герундием нет предлога), то перевод его придаточным предложением следует начинать со слов то, что (в именительном падеже), например:

His having made this experiment То, что он уже провел этот экспери-

is a known fact. мент, является известным фактом.

2. При переводе независимых герундиальных оборотов, в которых перед герундием стоит притяжательное местоимение, это местоимение в русском предложении становится личным местоимением в именительном падеже, т.е. подлежащим, например:

There is no hope of our get- Нет надежды, что мы полу-

ting a complete analysis of the чим полный анализ этих из-

measurements within 10 days. мерений в течение 10 дней.

 

Упражнение 1. Прочитайте и переведите предложения, в которых герундий употребляется в роли:

1) подлежащего:

1.Computer-aided testing is determined by the aims of educational procedure. 2. Learning rules without examples is of little use. 3. Knowing English is helpful for any programmer. 4. Learning to use a computer is important for every educated person. 5. Manipulating this matrix requires about 80 million separate multiplications. 6. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. (R. Steel). 7. Defining problems precisely requires patience. 8. Getting several viewpoints is vital. 9. Carrying out experiments is a must with every scientist. 10. Measuring resistance is necessary in many experiments. 11. Programming a computer involves analyzing the problem to be solved and a plan to solve it. 12. Trying to minimize the importance of the discovery was of no use. 13. Using computers in a classroom enhanced the actual teaching and learning processes. 14. Understanding the distinction between memory and storage is essential. 15. Learning to use a word processing program is an excellent step toward computer literacy. 16. Distance learning, taking the classroom to the student, has been tried without much success over the last twenty years.

2) именной части составного сказуемого:

1. Our aim is studying information science. 2. We started improving the device. 3. Computer-managed learning is processing and storing students’ exam results, registering and timetabling. 4. The main requirement is observing the rules. 5. The main point of a transformer is providing the change of voltage. 6. It is worth (while) discussing this phenomenon. 7. The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. 8. It is no use considering these writings. 9. Today we cannot help witnessing a tendency in science to direct the collective efforts of a research team at the achievement of a common goal. 10. The primary function of the office is handling the information. 11. Programmers begin solving a problem by developing an algorithm. 12. Businesses first began using computer systems and setting up computer departments in the 1950s. 13. The teacher simply cannot keep repeating a lesson in different ways until he or she is sure that all the children understand the concept. But a computer can. 14. Computer professionals are busy attending seminars, conferences and shows and participating in professional associations. 15. The negotiations are still far from being ended.

3) прямого дополнения:

1. We expected being given further assistance. 2. They discussed improving the program. 3. I like using BASIC and Pascal. 4. The device needed retesting before the experiment. 5. He remembers being shown this project. 6. He who likes borrowing dislikes paying. 7. The scientists’ names deserve mentioning. 8. Computer teaching programs often involve breaking a learning task down into a series of subtasks. 9. He preferred changing the course of actions. 10. It is no good arguing about this issue. 11. Would you mind answering one more question. 12. Avoid mixing these two substances. 13. Simulating an expedition, a discovery, an exploration involves making decision and cooperation. 14. For many people, computer literacy means simply knowing which key to press. 15. Very few people who have tried word processing would consider going back to a paper-and-pencil method.

4) дополнения с предлогом:

1. He insisted on adopting a new plan. 2. They succeeded in solving the problem. 3. I am sure of having debugged the program. 4. Computers are used to assist in teaching and learning. 5. Some people might object to making sacrifices now in order to satisfy demands of others in future. 6. They insisted on postponing the discussion. 7. I think of trying another approach. 8. The book aims at acquainting the readers with modern achievements in information technologies. 9. Silicon resembles carbon in forming a series of volatile hydrates. 10. Up to the present time, several writers have succeeded in finding exact solution of the fundamental differential equation in certain particular cases. 11. In the passing of current through the conductor resistance results in giving off heat. 12. Drill and practice programs can enhance practice in improving a skill or understanding and application of concepts. 13. When you think about viewing computer output, you probably visualize a monitor. 14. There are systems analysts who are responsible for analyzing and designing new applications as well as complete systems. 15. Computers have been important in saving, restoring, and studying works of art from the past. 16. Joyce is a talented artist who is interested in learning more about computer-generated graphics.

5) определения:

1. The idea of using symbols instead of words was very helpful. 2. Output devices are devices for giving information back to human beings. 3. Every teacher must study the language of educational computing. 4. In Middle Ages multiplication and division were both performed by the method of successive doubling numbers. 5. The device has the merit of being suitable for many purposes. 6. Memory is the process of selective forgetting. 7. He had early opportunity of becoming well acquainted with experimental work. 8. There is no necessity of making any corrections. 9. There is some reason for questioning this assumption. 10. Having a source code is a way of achieving independence. 11. The value of allowing children the freedom to program computers rather than using educational programs is rather disputable. 12. Most people don’t really understand the process of transforming raw data into usable information. 13. Voice input and control systems have the potential of revolutionizing the way we communicate with computers. 14. Programming is the process of creating a list of stored instructions that tell the computer what to do. 15. A high-level programming language is a way of writing programs using English-like words as instructions.

6) обстоятельства:

1. Without knowing the result we can’t draw a conclusion. 2. In considering the development of computers we must point out the oldest forms of mechanical devices for calculation. 3. After writing an equation the next step is to find the values of unknowns. 4. In designing computers experts have developed new techniques. 5. In CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) programs are designed to encourage knowledge by finding out and learning rather than by drill and practice. 6. After being discussed at the seminar many problems of educational computers became clear to us. 7. He can’t solve this problem without being given this program. 8. The ability of the device to place max poles while preserving others is clearly attractive. 9. By using an information retrieval program students can store their own information or they can retrieve specific items of information and display them on the screen or on paper. 10. Computer games can enhance language development by encouraging interaction between the computer and the user. 11. A computer can be used as a tool simply by using it as a calculator or in complicated programs for analyzing data or displaying data in a clear and interesting way. 12. In making observations extreme care to avoid errors is necessary. 13. Though obeying learn to command. 14. We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it. 15. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing him.

 

Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на роль герундия в предложении:

1. Upon switching off the current the pressure dropped. 2. We have modified the network while retaining the SFS property. 3. Besides being useful in general interpolation technique, the procedure can be effectively used to approximate the first coefficients of F. 4. The new opportunities may make life on this planet much more worth living. 5. They were against postponing the meeting and for going on with the discussion of this problem. 6. The purpose of the method is determining system stability. 7. We succeeded in building a flexible system. 8. He preferred changing the course of actions. 9. The main requirement is observing the rules. 10. We’ll discuss the problems of computer’s way of thinking as a model of human thinking at this conference. 11. We cannot help acknowledging the importance of this statement. 12. He had to give up experimenting. 13. Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs. 14. It is better doing well than saying well. 15. On solving one problem we went on studying the others.

Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения, определяя, какой частью речи является –ing форма (причастие I, герундий, отглагольное существительное).

1. In solving these equations you must be very careful with the signs. 2. Everything must have a beginning. 3. Swalow all your learning in the morning, but digest it in company in the evening (Ph. Chesterfield). 4. Submitting to one wrong brings to another. 5. We obtained these values in terms of the following formula. 6. This procedure is finding increasing use. 7. A man should be viewed as a free, rational being possessing a free will. 8. The problem, however, is in not dividing the structure finely enough. 9. Fortran has become a widely accepted programming language of the coding of mathematical applications. 10. Two results obtained using the protocol showed an interesting effect worth presenting and discussing here. 11. A system analyst spends much of a working day interviewing people. 12. The ideas underlying hierarchial structuring of software will be discussed at the next seminar. 13. Giving definitions ready makes the teacher forego the possibility to teach his students creative thinking. 14. Compiling a program requires great attention of a programmer. 15. Input devices are devices for putting information into a computer, ranging from a keyboard to a microphone.

 

Упражнение 4. Переведите предложения, определяя различие между зависимыми и независимыми герундиальными оборотами. Обращайте особое внимание на предлоги, вводящие герундиальные обороты.

1. Lobachevsky’s having created a new geometry different from that of Euclid was a new stage in the development of mathematical science. 2. His having proved the advantages of the new system is very important. 3. The computer’s being used in different spheres of our life is shown in the table above. 4. I know of Pascal’s having built an adding machine at the age of 19. 5. Your having graphed the flowchart helped you to show the structure of the program. 6. Pride is therefore pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself. (B. Spinoza). 7. There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s you own self. (A. Huxley). 8. I knew nothing of having completed the experiment. 9. They succeeded in getting reliable information on dealing with this type of error. 10. This is a result of our not having specified input or output variables for the network. 11. Ch. Babbage’s having designed his Analytical Engine was very important for the development of computer engineering. 12. The professor insisted on our comparing the results of the experiments. 13. The name of M.Lomonosov became known all over the world for his having made great achievements in different branches of science. 14. We know of these properties being used in the operations of division and multiplication. 15. In spite of having met with failure they continued experimenting. 16. The change in velocity resulted from the force acting from outside. 17. Some scientists argue that these considerations are incompatible with our decision being random. 18. This problem owes its fame to looking easy but being hard. 19. Metals cannot be dissolved without being changed into new substances. 20. In addition to being a tool of science, mathematics is also an art form. 21. Computer’s offering endless practice is very helpful – it doesn’t become impatient or tired.

 

Упражнение 5. Определите значение выделенных слов и словосочетаний. Укажите индекс соответствующего им перевода:

1. Learning without thought is labour lost, thought without learning – perilous. (Confucius). 2. Having access to the code was symbolic. 3. They couldn’t help seeing the importance of the process. 4. The reaction proceeding via another route was a surprise. 5. This was due to the central atom being screened. 6. The probability of this finding being due to chance is 1 in 22600. 7. They insisted on the sample being tested repeatedly. 8. Seeing is believing. 9. Tolerate others, and refrain from ruling on of trying to direct the way they run their lives. 10. Doing is better than saying. 11. In an interview a person can learn only by listening, not by talking. 12. We thought of starting another series of experiments. 13. We succeeded in obtaining the explicit form of the component. 14. They couldn’t help using this information. 15. He published an article named “ On applying computers to commercial problems”.

 

а) процесс доступа, б) то, что реакция протекала, в) происходит случайно, г) видеть, верить, д) знания, е) о применении, ж) не могли не использовать, з) не могли не понимать, и) был экранирован, к) чтобы был проверен, л) от того, чтобы управлять, м) направлять, н) о том, чтобы начать, о) удалось получить, п) слушая, р) говоря, с) сделать, т) сказать.

 

Упражнение 6. Укажите в каждом из следующих предложений те признаки, по которым вы находите герундий. Переведите предложения.

1. We account for the incompleteness of a reaction by its being reversible. 2. Einstein’s being awarded the Nobel prize in physics soon became widely known. 3. Adding more turns makes the magnetic field stronger. 4. To a large extent the skilled analyst’s productivity may be attributed to his having acquired, through many repetitions, the necessary technique. 5. There are several precautions to be observed in making such experiments. 6. The explosion resulted from the substance being volatile. 7. We know of computers’ being used in many fields of human activity. 8. There is no hope of our getting a complete analysis of the measurements within 8 days. 9. He is responsible for the program not having been corrected in time. 10. The mistake resulted from the device not having been mended before the test. 11. We are interested in the test being carried out repeatedly. 12. This metal differs from that one by having a higher melting point. 13. The accumulated bulk of knowledge on how to run a business, provides deep understanding of the mechanism of business. 14. Two results obtained using the protocol showed an interesting effect worth presenting and discussing here. 15. Our goal should be automating the routine and thereby leave more time for the creative process. 16. Microcomputer’s being linked to national databases opens up wider possibilities for the curriculum.

 

Упражнение 7. Переведите предложения, определяя герундий по его синтаксической функции:

1. Manufacturing is one of the most important application areas for automation technology. 2. The reprogramming of the equipment in flexible automation is done at a computer terminal without using the production equipment itself. 3. Material-handling is the transfer of material and loading and unloading of machines. 4. Spot welding of automobile bodies is one of the most common applications of industrial robots. 5. The most common ways of storing data are hard disk, floppy disk and CD-ROM. 6. Just a little bit of exploring the World Wide Web will show you what a lot of use and fun it is. 7. PCs can be used for home management (balancing the family finances, for example) and for playing computer games, watching films or listening to music. 8. In the office personal computers may be used for word processing, book-keeping, storage and handling of necessary information. 9. The Internet and its technology continue to have a profound effect in promoting the exchange of information, making possible rapid transactions among businesses, and supporting global collaboration among individuals and organizations. 10. Coordinating the distribution of information in large companies is a challenge. 11. Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer. 12. We use computers for everything from banking and investing to shopping and communicating with others through e-mail or chat programs. 13. There are two parts to generating custom newspapers: collecting data in local text databases and formatting the information. 14. The biggest advantage for companies is that teleworking reduces their running costs. 15. Archimedes is credited with applying huge lenses.