Практический курс английского языка для слушателей факультета заочного обучения (стр. 15 )

Упражнение 8. Составьте из следующих слов притяжательные конструкции и переведите их (см. 2.4):

А. 1.the words, this man 2. the laws, our country 3. my father, work

4. that lawyer, the report 5. her friend, the flat 6. his parents, life 7. the company, office 8. these people, the rights 9. speech, President 10. this officer, duty.

B. 1. the verdict, the jury 2. this prisoner, guilt 3. the witness, the plaintiff 4. the evidence, this eye-witness 5. the accused, the property 6. the lawyer, the defendant 7. the victim, the insurance 8. the official, responsibility 9. the alibi, the suspect 10. the office, the prosecutor.

Упражнение 9. Раскройте скобки, поставьте глагол в нужную форму Present Indefinite. Переведите предложения (см. 2.20):

А. 1. Politics (be) a profession nowadays. 2. Crime (be) a favourite subject of movies and novels. 3. My friend (be) a lawyer and I often consult him. 4. I (be) at my office at 9 every morning. 5. They (be not) detectives, they (be) investigators. 6. This information (be) very important. 7. The matter (be) under investigation.

B. 1. Justice (be) an important element in good government.

2. This man (be not) fit for the position.

3. In an emergency half-way measures (be) usually unsatisfactory.

4. The information in my possession (be) strictly confidential.

5. It (be) a positive crime to drive when you (be) intoxicated.

6. The object of criminal justice (be) the prevention and control of crime.

7. Insanity (be) a legal term, not a medical one, it refers to mental or psychological disorder.

Упражнение 10. Переведите следующие сложные предложения. Определите тип придаточного предложения (см. 2.24):

А. 1. It is a pleasure to listen to his report because it is very informative.

2. I do not know if this is quite correct. 3. The problems people face in their life are mostly small domestic problems. 4. The question is whether they are ready to help us. 5. Why he acts in such a way is not clear to the police. 6. I don’t know where he works at present.

7. Everybody knows that in Great Britain the traffic keeps to the left.

B.1.If someone offers me $1.000 for some information, I’ll be rather suspicious.

2. The accused says he has nothing to do with the actual charge against him.

3. Early law knows no witnesses of the modern type – no witnesses who can be compelled to disclose facts known to him.

4. I wonder if you are sincere.

5. As experience shows many law-breakers begin their criminal career when they do not come of age.

6. If the judge or jury finds the defendant not guilty, he is a free person.

7. Judges decide what the exact sentence or fine should be in each case.

8. Not all the evidence they have in the criminal case is of the same evidential value.

9. The search of a dwelling without a warrant is legal only where the right to arrest for a crime exists.

10. The police learn to establish contacts with the public because they deal with human relations problems.

Упражнение 11. Переведите следующие предложения, содержащие модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты (см. 2.25; 2.38):

А. 1. You may be sure that he will do everything possible to solve this case. 2. I must find somebody to act as my deputy during my absence. 3. He must be here in time, I can’t wait for him. 4. We are to take state exams in 4 years. 5. Who can tell me that judge’s name? 6. We’ll be able to analyze the results only next week. 7. He needn’t do the work today, he may do it any other day. 8. I may come and see you next summer, but my plans are not fixed. 9. You will have to leave at 6 to catch the train. 10. You needn’t worry about him, he is quite able to take care of himself.

В. 1. You shouldn’t force your ideas on other people.

2. If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.

3. They couldn’t agree on the distribution of the profits.

4. They will have to rethink their policy towards China.

5. The government must not ignore the symptoms of disconsent among their own supporters.

6. You ought not to show him that you notice his efforts, he will be hurt.

7. His partner fell ill and he had to do double work.

8. Under responsible government the rulers must account for their actions to the people.

9. The jury was to rely only on careful examination of testimony and evidence.

10. The accident might take place due to bad weather.

Упражнение 12. Выберите правильную форму глагола “to be” в Present Indefinite. Переведите предложения (см. 2.21):

А. 1. Those people (is, are) policemen too. 2. The basic law in the USA (am, is) the Сonstitution. 3. We (is, are) citizens of Russia. 4. My profession (am, is) a detective. 5. I (is, am) a cadet of the Far East Home Ministry Law institute of Russia. 6. He (am, is) a good specialist. 7. Our profession (are, is) difficult. 8. Criminal Law (are, is) a special subject. 9. They (are, is) investigators of the CID.

B. 1. The man (are, is) not fit for the position.

2. Several hundred extra policemen (are, is) on duty for the coronation.

3. It (am, is) a positive crime to drive when you (is, are) intoxicated.

4. It (is, are) impossible to satisfy all the demands.

5. A crime (are, is) a violation of criminal law, or the penal code of a political jurisdiction.

6. The primary source of crime statistics in the United States (are, is) the FBI’s uniform crime statistics.

7. It (am, is) better to err on the side of mercy.

8. DNA (are, is) a routine law enforcement tool in the USA.

9. Haste (are, is) not a perfect means of good interrogation.

10. Police (is, are) responsible for crime prevention.

Упражнение 13. Переведите предложения, в состав которых входит инфинитив в функции обстоятельства цели (см. 2.19):

А. 1. We must start early in order to meet our friend at the station.

2. Everything was done to save his life but nothing helped. 3. We got up at 6 not to miss the morning train. 4. They made a lot of experiments to solve the problem. 5. Did you arrive to take part in the conference?

6. Pay attention to the traffic lights to cross the road safely.

B. 1. To protect their freedom the media operate as an interest group in a pluralist democracy.

2. Then he examines all the evidence to establish guilt of a person responsible for the crime.

3. To release police officers for operational duties police authorities employ over 40.000 civilians in England.

4. The efforts of the police should be coordinated to produce good relations with the community.

5. To be eligible for a jury you must be over 18 years of age and a citizen of the USA.

6. In 1946 the old members of the International Criminal Police Organization met in Belgium to revive the organization.

Упражнение 14. Переведите следующие предложения с учетом особенностей перевода предложений с конструкцией «there+be» (см. 2.26):

А. 1. There is a man to see you.

2. There isn’t anything that you can do to help me.

3. There are so many things I can do without.

4. Is there a police station near by?

5. There is nothing interesting in today’s newspapers.

6. There are informal contacts between the police and the public.

7. There must be a solution to the problem.

8. There is some connection between the two crimes.

9. There is a number of universities in our city.

10. There is a reason for everything.

II

1. There was nobody there who knew the answer.

2. There was not a word of truth in what he said.

3. There were a lot of traces at the crime scene.

4. There was no solution to the problem.

5. There were important details in that report.

III

1. There will be a lot of specialists in jurisprudence in some years.

2. There will be much street traffic on week days.

3. There will be a strict law about parking in the district this month.

4. There won’t be any need to discuss the problem with him.

B. 1. There isn’t much doubt about his guilt.

2. There were very few successful escapes from this prison.

3. There is no single “criminal justice system” in the United States.

4. There is a special separate process for juvenile offenders.

5. There is no evidence to suggest kidnapping.

6. There is a widespread belief that a contract has no significance unless it is in writing.

7. In the majority of the countries there are laws obliging citizens to defend state interests and public order.

8. There should be special instruments to open such locks.

9. There was something missing about the evidence.

10. There was no clue to the identity of the man.

11. There wasn’t enough evidence to prove him guilty.

12. There will be many political disturbances in the country during the elections.

13. There is a special method of classifying traces.

Упражнение 15. Переведите следующие безличные предложения с местоимением “it” в функции формального подлежащего (§2.27):

А. 1. It gets light early in summer. 2. How far is it to the next stop? 3. It is useful to know at least one foreign language. 4. It is useless to argue with police officers. 5. It will be so interesting to see the world. 6. It is necessary to observe the speed limits. 7. It is almost impossible to do things you want without education. 8. It usually takes me half an hour to get to the institute on foot. 9. It is important to be accurate in everything. 10. It takes many years of training to become an expert.

B. 1. It is important to do the work properly and in time.

2. It took me a week to find witnesses of the accident.

3. It is necessary for our citizens to abide laws.

4. It is seldom easy to find the right clue to the event.

5. It was reasonable to check the information for accuracy.

Упражнение 16. Переведите безличные предложения с эмфатическим

местоимением “it” (см. 2.28):

A. 1. It’s a CID that I want to work at. 2. It was that mistake that caused other mistakes. 3. It is the police that are responsible for the investigation. 4. It is unwritten law that is predominant in England. 5. It is the police that are responsible for the investigation.