Перевод в сфере профессиональных коммуникаций (стр. 2 )

- Right from watching movies, listening to music, playing games, preparing office documents, preparing daily plans to the latest facilities of emailing, chatting, video-conferencing and social interaction through networking, computers work simply amazingly.

- Marketing, shopping, advertising, fashion designing, event organizing, job seeking are all the latest usage of computers.

- Getting the right kind of information is a major challenge.

- Research shows that computers can enhance performance in learning.

2.6. Переведите следующее предложение, обращая внимание на перевод местоимения “it”:

- Scientists have long been users of it.

 

2.7. Переведите следующее предложение, обращая внимание на бессоюзное соединение простых предложений в сложное:

- Students exposed to the Internet say they think the web has helped them improve the quality of their academic research.

 

2.8. Выполните полный письменный перевод текста А.

 

Текст В

1. Прочитайте текст.

 

Technological advances are changing our lives very rapidly. Nowadays we can’t do without such gadgets as mobile phones, PCs, digital tape recorders, air conditioners, fax machines and so on. Many people feel ill at ease without their laptop computers or GPS navigation systems. However, many people say technology makes us lazier and weaker. For example such technological developments as the telephone and the Internet have made communication much easier, but they can cause the loss of social interaction. A lot of people prefer communicating through a keyboard than face to face. So they move less, speak less and they even think less. Of course, we should continue to develop technology, but we must do it wisely.

Mobile phones have changed the way people live. They give us an opportunity to stay in touch and to be reachable everywhere. It is very fast and convenient. However, mobile phones have some disadvantages. They deprive people of privacy and it is almost impossible to relax with your mobile phone on. Many people are worried about the harmful influence of mobile phones on their health. Mobile phones use electromagnetic radiation. Scientists say there is no significant health effect from it. But still it is better not to use your mobile phone too often.

Nowadays more and more people are sending e-mails and SMS messages, while others say it may lead to the loss of social interaction. When we are short of time, e-mails and SMS messages are the best way of communication. But if we want to give or learn more detailed information, letters or phone calls are better.

The Internet is a great source of information and entertainment for many people. It has made possible new forms of social interaction and has become a major source of leisure. It gives an opportunity to access news, documents, images, sounds, video, games and sports reports, to make friends, to book tickets and to purchase different things online. What is more, the Internet has revolutionized the way people communicate. However, Internet addiction is a typical problem nowadays. Spending much time in front of the screen becomes a kind of obsession for many people. The symptoms of Internet addiction include sleep deprivation, decreased physical activity and social interaction with others. Besides, there is a lot of rubbish online and you can’t always trust what you read on the web. The Internet becomes dangerous when it is misused. But if it is used wisely and moderately, it helps you work, study or entertain and saves plenty of time.

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2. Выполните предпереводческий анализ текста В.

 

2.1. Предложите варианты перевода следующих терминов:

gadget, laptop, navigation system, Internet addiction, social interaction, sleep deprivation.

 

2.2. Приведите полные формы следующих аббревиатур. Переведите их на русский язык.

PC, GPS, SMS.

 

2.3. Найдите в тексте выделенные курсивом слова и выражения. Предложите возможные варианты их перевода.

 

2.4.Переведите следующие предложения, употребляя различные способы передачи страдательного залога:

-          Many people are worried about the harmful influence of mobile phones on their health.

-          The Internet becomes dangerous when it is misused.

-          If it is used wisely and moderately, it helps you work, study or entertain.

 

2.5. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод инфинитива в различных функциях:

-          Nowadays we can’t do without such gadgets.

-          Of course, we should continue to develop technology, but we must do it wisely.

-          They give us an opportunity to stay in touch.

-          It is almost impossible to relax with your mobile phone on.

-          It is better not to use your mobile phone too often.

-          It may lead to the loss of social interaction.

-          We want to give or learn more detailed information.

-          The Internet gives an opportunity to access news, to make friends, to book tickets and to purchase different things online.

 

2.6. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод причастий в различных функциях:

-          Technological advances are changing our lives.

-          They have made communication much easier.

-          Mobile phones have changed people’s way of life.

-          Nowadays more and more people are sending e-mails and SMS-messages.

-          The Internet has made possible new forms of social interaction and has become a major source of leisure.

-          The Internet has revolutionized communication.

-          The symptoms of Internet addiction include decreased physical activity and social interaction with others.

 

2.7. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод герундия в различных функциях:

-          A lot of people prefer communicating through a keyboard than face to face.

-          Spending much time in front of the screen becomes a kind of obsession for many people.

 

2.8. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод местоимения “it”:

-          It is very fast and convenient.

-          There is no significant health effect from it.

-          It may lead to the loss of social interaction.

-          It has made possible new forms of social interaction.

-          It gives an opportunity to access news, documents, images, sounds and sports reports.

 

2.9. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на бессоюзное соединение простых предложений в сложные:

- Many people say technology makes us lazier and weaker.

- Mobile phones have changed the way people live.

- Scientists say there is no significant health effect from it.

- Others say it may lead to the loss of social interaction.

- What is more, the Internet has revolutionized the way people communicate.

 

2.10. Выполните полный письменный перевод текста В.

1.2. типы компьютера

 

Текст А

 

1.       Прочитайте текст.

Supercomputers

 

Supercomputers, the world's largest and fastest computers, are primarily used for complex scientific calculations. Although both desktop computers and supercomputers are equipped with similar processors, their speed and memory sizes are significantly different. For instance, a desktop computer has a hard disk data capacity of between 256 and 4000 GB and one processor with tens of MB of RAM. Meanwhile, a supercomputer has thousands of processors, hundreds GB of RAM, and hard drives that allow for hundreds, and sometimes thousands GB of storage space. While desktop computers can perform millions of operations per second, supercomputers are able to perform billions of operations per second.

Supercomputers are so powerful that they can provide researchers with insight into phenomena that are too small, too big, too fast, or too slow to observe in laboratories. For example, astrophysicists use supercomputers as "time machines" to explore the past and the future of our universe.

Another example of supercomputers at work is molecular dynamics (the way molecules interact with each other).

Research centers are constantly delving into new applications like data mining. It is a class of applications that look for hidden patterns in a group of data, allowing scientists to discover previously unknown relationships among the data.

Researchers are beginning to use supercomputers to provide them with a better understanding of the relationship between the structure and function of the brain, and how the brain itself works. Specifically, neuroscientists use supercomputers to look at the dynamic and physiological structures of the brain.