2. Render in English:

1. Это по всей вероятности оказывает влияние на все дальнейшие события. 2. Результаты оказались в хорошем соответствии с теорией. 3. Решение этой проблемы, как известно, зависит от многих факторов. 4. Ожидается, что работа будет закончена в этом месяце.

3. A. Learn to distinguish between indefinite and perfect infinitives. Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. He is said to have graduated from Oxford University. He is said to avoid all sorts of arguments. 2. They seem to have taken advantage of the favorable conditions. He seems to mention the problem in the last chapter of his book. 3. He appeared to have lost interest in physics altogether. The story may appear to be oversimplified. 4. He is known to have established a school of his own. This scientist is known to be keeping in touch with the latest developments in his field of research.

B. Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. He does not appear to be concerned with the problem. 2. He was not expected to spoil the sample. 3. The human body is not likely to tolerate such temperature. 4. He is not believed to represent the majority. 5. The idea does not seem to be remarkably advanced. 6. The discussion is not claimed to cover the whole range of present day research.

4. Give Russian equivalents of the sentences:

1. For scientific development to be of benefit for man, scientists must occupy themselves with problems that have direct bearing on our lives. 2. Molecular biologists are known to borrow their techniques from other sciences, mainly from physics. 3. How the application of his discovery will affect man is sometimes rather hard for the scientist to foresee. 4. The author devoted a special chapter of his book to what may be expected to dominate the science scene in the near future. 5. The method of inductive reasoning known to be established by Bacon leads from observation to general laws. 6. His idea was fruitful enough for others to take it up and develop it further. 7. For an original idea to be a product of one man's genius is quite natural. But for an idea to be transformed into a product, many people's effort is required. 8. Some people say that biology rather than physics is likely to be the central ground of the scientific advance during the remainder of our century. 9. There appear no reasons for anybody to object to this style of research.

5. Translate the following into English:

1. Большинство ученых ожидает, что в ближайшие годы молекулярная биология сделает новые успехи. 2. Мы не смогли заставить его согласиться на изменение условий эксперимента. 3. Ваш руководитель хочет, чтобы вы сосредоточили свое внимание на одной задаче. 4. Я не ожидаю, что он извлечет из этого урок. 5. Он всегда берется первым за такие проблемы. 6. Желательно, чтобы эти изменения были проверены до начала новой серии опытов.

К теме № 11: Причастие

1. Read the text and tell which forms of the Participle are used there:

People living in Japan have some customs different from ours. For example, we wipe our washed faces with dry towels, they wipe their faces with wet towels. Entering houses our men take off their hats, the Japanese take off their shoes. We give presents when arriving, they leave them when departing. When in mourning (траур) we wear black, they wear white. We frown (хмуриться) when being scolded (бранить), they smile.

When we say that Japanese are strange people, they could reply, “The same to you.”