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5 The new locomotives to be brought into use on our railways are to be sufficiently powerful to haul long good trains.

6 The mechanical engineers want further research to be carried out into new kinds of motive power.

7 The next step to be taken was the replacement finishes of passenger cars.

III Переведите предложения, содержащие инфинитивные обороты.

1 All the stations to be equipped with modern relay signalling will also have remote control of points and crossings.

2 The share of railway transport in transportation of good and passengers is likely to reduce.

3 The acceleration is said to be negative when retarding force of the brakes slows down the motion of the car.

4 The container turned out to be key to an integrated transport system.

5 Concentration of marshalling work seems to be the world tendency.

6 The new equipment to be installed is satisfactory for the speeds of up to 250 m/h.

7 In regard to speed the air transport is known to be superior to all means of transport.

8 The new device has proved to be very efficient.

9 We know the efficiency of a passenger station to be determined by its train capacity.

10 We know a marshaling yard to be a system of tracks for making up trains.

11 It is necessary for the railway to have wagons that may be used in combined road/rail traffic.

12 The new locomotives to be brought into use on our railways are to be sufficiently powerful to haul long good trains.

13 The mechanical engineers want further research to be carried out into new kinds of motive power.

14 After the test runs the locomotive was found to have some drawbacks in its design.

15 The data to be obtained in the course in the experimental runs are to be used later for improving the passenger rolling stock.

IV Вспомните, какие русские слова имеют те же корни, что и следующие английские слова. Используйтеихдляпониманиятекста.

Process, minimal, philosophies, machine, result, final, geometry, operation, modern, techniques, resources, phase, examination, system, ideal, situation, uniform, operator, fix, distance, type, normal, position, compensate, plan, problem, practice, method, concentrate, line, immune, detector, distance, electrically, vertically, computer, design, information, calculate, automatically, program, compromise, associate, manually, correct, statistical, analysis, interference.

VВспомните значения следующих английских слов.

Consider, track, quality, accept, assess, capable, produce, approach, encounter, support, require, measurements, eliminate, repair, provide, approximately, improve, benefit, disadvantage, effort, consist of, chain, level, apply, damage, reference, surface, wheel, exactly, immediately, height, waste, equally, achieve, speed, return, evidence.

VIВыучите значения следующих слов.

Beam (n.), rig (v.), axle (n.), gap (n.), adjust (v.), crude (a.), flexible (a.), range (n.), rear (a.), wire (v.), discharge (v.), maintain (v.), maintenance (n.), framework (n.), mount (v.), hindrance (n.), dubious (a.), supervision (n.), attain (v.), smooth (a.).

Terminology:

Laser-controlled, hydraulically-controlled plows, undercutting, tamping, profiling, ballast, bed, tie, cutter bar, track geometry, maintenance techniques, well-laid track, types of irregularities, wire-guidance system, passenger traffic,

follow-up repair, front axle, rear axle, tolerance, hydraulic tube system, roar-reference system, laser system, ballast charge point, degree of movement, drag chains, surface geometry, extendible mast, curve computer system, distance measuring wheel, gradient.

VII Прочитайте английский текст и сравните его с данным переводом.