VIII. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык. Укажите, в каких предложениях персонификация проявляется наиболее ярко.
1. The provincial newspapers give very full attention to local as well as national affairs. 2. She’s just the way the message said, only more so. 3. His father’s death left him entirely alone. 4. His origins recommended him to the American ladies of title. 5. If there was no competition, the railways could charge what they liked. 6. It would have pleased her to think that he made these trips to see her, but even her abnormal vanity refused to believe this. 7. His eyes mocked the fear in her face. 8. His mistake had wasted precious seconds. 9. Modern research tends to emphasise the role of the liver in maintaining blood sugar levels. 10. Recent years have seen the accumulation of new facts in this field. 11. Each day that brought her nearer England increased her distress. 12. Only the most searching investigation could disclose it. 13. The same report found that $2 billion worth of property was stolen that year from community residents and small businessmen. 14. Curiosity explained the attendance of Amos Legrand. 15. The last drenching night in the tree-house had left me with a bad cold. 16. The Knapp Commission report disclosed that a majority of the New York police force was involved in corruption. 17. Another night, deep in the summer, the heat of my room sent me out into the streets. 18. He appeared to have a serious link with his work, which was obscurely governmental, vaguely important and took him to Washington several days a week. 19. The open shops displayed wares that arrested my foreign eyes. 20. He was about to take his leave when the door to the living-room, which had remained ajar, opened fully. It framed the Duke of Croydon.
IX. А. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на значение глагола to want. 1. Не wants to study English. 2. I want you to know it. 3. Tell him you want some tender meat this time for someone who’s not well. 4. It’s as I suspected, you want watching; your stomach wants educating. 5. Patroni may want more people, depending on what his ideas are. 6. You’re quite sure you want a two-storey house and not a bungalow? 7. If I want help, I’ll ask a policeman. 8. Shall you want a garage? 9. I want some one to amuse Fleur; she’s restive. 10. Please tell Mr Jon that I want him.
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