Unit III grammar : revision



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UNIT III

Grammar : revision

Text The Notion of Capacity

Skills: Writing Summaries




Ex. 1

Read and translate the international words, try to give more than one variant of translation, where possible:


boiler

complex


component

cracking


diameter

distillation

eguipment

fraction


function

hydrocracking

invest

isolate


limit

modern


modification

modify


nature

optimum


parity

phase


reason

region


ruin

substance

technology

theory


total

upgrade


visualize

Words to Text I



handle v.

обрабатывать, перерабатывать

Ex. The finance department handles all the accounts



грузить, выгружать, транспортировать Ex. The Post Office handles nearly 2 billion letters and parcels over the Christmas period.

ultimate a.

ultimate capacity

последний, окончательный, предельный

Ex. The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.

полная мощность


extent n.

размер, величина

Ex. Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.



estimate n.

оценка, расчет

Ex. We're predicting a 10% rise in oil prices - and that's a conservative (скромный) estimate.

cмета, калькуляция

Ex. The garage said they'd send me an estimate for the work.



have to do with

иметь отношение к, касаться

Ex. I'm sure her problems have something to do with what happened when she was a child.

constraint

ограничение

Ex. There have been financial and political constraints on the development of the oilfield..



be on stream

be off stream

быть/находиться в эксплуатации

Ex. The field has been on stream for three months.

простаивать


bring/put a field on stream

начать эксплуатацию месторождения Ex. LUKOIL is going to bring two new fields on stream this month.


stream day

сутки эксплуатации

Ex. The capacity of this oilfield is n. barrels per stream day.



once conj.

как только, после того, как

Ex. Once I get him a job, he'll be fine.



flow

поток, течение;

Ex. the flow of oil from the Middle East

текучесть


natural flow

фонтанирование, естественный поток


cash flow

поток наличности

rate n.

1. темп, скорость

Ex. Children learn at different rates.

2. норма; ставка; тариф; расценка; цена; стоимость

Ex. Hotel rates advertised are per person, not per room.


deplete v.

depletion n.



истощать

Ex. As oil reserves are depleted, its price will continue to rise.

истощение (запасов месторождения) , обеднение; исчерпание (запасов нефти или газа)

Ex. In recent years, crude oil production has been falling, mostly due to depletion of existing oil fields.


shrink v. (shrank shrunk)

сжиматься, садиться

Ex. We want to expand the business, not shrink it.

I'm worried about washing that shirt in case it shrinks



surge v.

surge n.


подниматься, повышаться

Ex. Stocks surged Wednesday following positive economic reports.


резкий скачок

Ex. Last year there was a surge in the company's profits to $122m.

maintain v.

  1. поддерживать, сохранять

Ex. A lot depends on building and maintaining a good relationship with your customers.

  1. обслуживать, содержать в хорошем состоянии

Ex. His first job was installing and maintaining computers.


maintenance n.

  1. поддержание, сохранение; продолжение

Ex. The maintenance of a firm currency plays an important part in the battle against inflation.

  1. уход, ремонт и техническое обслуживание

Ex. A car is quite a big expense, especially when you consider maintenance.

invest v.


инвестировать, вкладывать денежные средства; помещать капитал

Ex. Investing in property is no longer as safe as it used to be.



investment n.

make investments in

recover investments


инвестирование, вложение капитала

Ex. The lessons cost me over $500, but I consider them a good investment.

делать инвестиции

возвращать вложенные средства


sustained a.

длительный, поддерживаемый, непрерывный

Ex. The Government can not maintain conditions for sustained growth if they do not introduce such conditions.



sustainable

sustainable producing rate

sustainable growth


устойчивый

устойчивый темп добычи

неинфляционный - стабильный экономический рост с полной занятостью

Ex. The party is promising low inflation and sustainable economic growth.



given prep.

given that



при наличии, с учетом, принимая во внимание

Given the circumstances, you've done really well.
Given that the patients have some disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as independent as possible

imply v.

означать, косвенно выражать, подразумевать

Ex. High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.

allowance n. (for)

принятие во внимание, в расчет, скидка на ч-л

Ex. There is always an allowance in insurance premiums (страховая премия) for whether someone smokes or not.

make allowances for

делать поправку на ч-л

Ex. The budget makes allowances for extra staff when needed.



volatile a.

volatile market


volatility n.

  1. летучий (о веществе)

Ex. A volatile liquid or substance changes easily into a gas.

  1. неустойчивый, переменчивый

неустойчивый рынок: рынок с быстроизменяющимися ценами

Ex. People are afraid to change jobs in today's volatile economy.


изменчивость, непостоянство (напр. в характере потребительского спроса)

Ex. It's common knowledge that types of assets experience periods of high and low volatility. That is, during some periods prices go up and down quickly, while during other times they might not seem to move at all.




average n

above the average

below the average

on average



average a.

average v.



среднее значение, число, величина

выше среднего



Ex. Executive1 salaries in financial services and the communications industry were 18 percent above the average.

ниже среднего

в среднем

Ex. On average, men still earn more than women.

средний, нормальный, обыкновенный, обычный

Ex. Average world oil prices fell by over 50 percent in 1986 .

составлять, равняться в среднем

Ex. Inflation averaged just under 2.8% per year.


downtime n.

простой по организационно-техническим причинам

Ex. If the Internet service provider has a single connection to the outside world, ask how often it fails and the length of downtime.

constrict

стягивать, сжимать, сокращать

Ex. Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body.



constriction

ограничение, стеснение

bottleneck n.

узкое место, препятствие, помеха

Ex. Internet bottlenecks and overloaded servers at popular Web sites can still create substantial delays.



cooking n.

коксование

counterpart n.

  1. аналог, эквивалент

Ex. Bars in Madrid offer more, and better, food than their American counterparts.

  1. коллега, должностное лицо, занимающее аналогичный пост (в другом учреждении, в другой стране и т.п.)

Ex. Belgian government officials are discussing the matter with their counterparts in France.




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The Notion of Capacity



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