- •032301 «Регионоведение»
- •Введение
- •Contents
- •Предисловие Перевод общественно-политических текстов
- •Arrivals, visits, talks
- •Active vocabulary: words and word combinations
- •Translate into Russian using active vocabulary:
- •Translate the following headlines:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary Putin, Still Potent, Comes to Paris
- •Answer the questions:
- •Turn to current press materials and find the information:
- •Cooperation and agreement
- •Active vocabulary: words and word combinations:
- •Translate into Russian using active vocabulary:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: China and Taiwan's Plane Diplomacy
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: Russia and u.S. To sign civilian nuclear pact
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: eu and Russia agree to new series of wide-ranging talks
- •Answer the questions:
- •Turn to current press material. Give short pieces of information on cooperation between Russia and other countries in different fields.
- •Conflicts
- •Active vocabulary: words and word combinations:
- •Translate into Russian using active vocabulary:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary:
- •Venezuela, Colombia hold talks to repair ties
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: Gordon Brown in g8 meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: South Korea offers talks with North
- •Answer the questions:
- •Military activities, hostilities, terrorism
- •1.Active vocabulary: words and word combinations:
- •Translate into Russian using active vocabulary:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: Missile defense system hinders progress at Russia and u.S. Talks
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: u.S. And Czech Republic to sign missile shield accord
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the following article into Russian using active vocabulary: Three conflicts, two mind-sets, one solution
- •Answer the questions:
- •Introduction
- •The title of the article is
- •The article under analysis / consideration / discussion / review is
- •Main Body The Author’s Technique
- •The author looks at / takes a quick look at / explores / examines the problem of
- •Пособие по переводу и реферированию общественно-политических текстов (Функциональный и оперативный уровни)
Answer the questions:
What proposal was rejected by the government of North Korea?
What was reported by North Korea’s main newspaper about South Korean President’s proposal to restart bilateral talks between the two parties?
What incident intensified strained relations between the Koreas?
What was North Korea accused of by South Korea?
What did the South Korean government suspend after North Korea had refused to cooperate in any investigation of that case?
Since when and why have tensions between the Koreas escalated?
Were South Korea and North Korea ready to make concessions in order to ease tensions existing between them and reach a consensus on disputable issues?
Turn to current press material. Find an article on the topic “Conflicts” in a current Russian newspaper and render it into English using active vocabulary. Prepare questions on the article for discussion.
UNIT IV
Military activities, hostilities, terrorism
1.Active vocabulary: words and word combinations:
rival (adversary, enemy, foe) – соперник, противник, конкурент
rival – конкурирующий
rivalry – соперничество, противостояние, конкуренция
ally – союзник
to ally with – вступать в союз с
alliance – союз
armed forces – вооруженные силы
conventional forces – силы общего назначения
arms race – гонка вооружений
strategic arms cuts – сокращение стратегического вооружения
disarmament – разоружение
weapon – оружие
conventional weapon - обычное оружие
nuclear weapon – ядерное оружие
NBC (Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical) weapons – ядерное, бактериологическое и химическое оружие
WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) – оружие массового поражения
offensive and defensive advanced weaponry – современное наступательное и оборонительное вооружение
proliferation of weapons – распространение оружия
acquisition of weapons – приобретение оружия
unauthorized use of nuclear weapons – несанкционированное применение ядерного оружия
nuclear warheads – ядерные боеголовки
uranium enrichment programme – программа по обогащению урана
to test nuclear weapons (to conduct a nuclear-weapon test) – проводить испытания ядерного оружия
to halt tests – останавливать испытания
to ban (prohibit) the use of nuclear weapons – запретить использование ядерного оружия
an abolition – упразднение, отмена, ликвидация, уничтожение
abolition of nuclear weapons – ликвидация, уничтожение ядерного оружия
to abolish (to annihilate) – упразднять, уничтожать
the nuclear-weapon states (powers)– государства, обладающие ядерным оружием
“rouge” states – государства-изгои
transfer of armaments – поставка оружия
a supplying country – страна-поставщик
a recipient country – страна-получатель
missile – ракета
a cruise missile – крылатая ракета
a ballistic missile – баллистическая ракета
interceptor missiles – ракеты-перехватчики
antiballistic missile defence – противоракетная оборона (ПРО)
antiballistic missile defence system (shield) - система противоракетной обороны
to build, place (establish, station), install an antiballistic missile defence system (shield)– построить, разместить, установить систему противоракетной обороны
ABM Treaty – Договор по ПРО
a launch site – площадка для запуска ракет
to deploy – развертывать, применять, приводить в действие
deployment – размещение, развертывание
to deploy missiles – развертывать ракеты
to install missiles – устанавливать ракеты
war – война
full-scale war – полномасштабная война
all-out war – всеобщая война
civil war – гражданская война
on the brink of war – на гране войны
to wage the war – вести войну
warring parties – воюющие стороны
prisoners of war – военнопленные
to launch an attack – подвергнуть нападению
to pose a threat to – представлять угрозу
to jeopardize (endanger) – подвергать риску
to deter and defend against any threat of aggression – сдерживать и защищаться от любой угрозы агрессии
to fight (struggle) against smb. or smth. – бороться против кого-либо, чего-либо (с кем-либо,чем-либо)
to fight for smb. or smth. - бороться за кого-либо, что-либо
fighting - бои
hostilities - боевые действия
cessation of hostilities – прекращение боевых действий
ceasefire – прекращение огня
violence – насилие
an outbreak of violence – вспышка насилия
atrocities – зверства
massacres – массовые истребления (людей)
bloodshed – кровопролитие
military takeover – захват власти военными
civilian casualties (losses) – потери (гибели) среди мирного населения
the injured (the wounded) – раненные
a refugee – беженец
to flee (fled, fled) – покидать дома
truce – перемирие
a terrorist act – террористический акт
a terror group (cell) – террористическая группа (ячейка)
a militant – боевик
a suicide bomber – террорист-смертник
a suicide bombing – атака террориста смертника
a perpetrator of a terrorist attack – исполнитель террористической атаки
a blast (explosion) – взрыв
to claim responsibility for – взять на себя ответственность за
hostage-taking – захват заложников