Номер 2, страница 157, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Демченко, Бушуева

2. a. Read the excerpt from Tony Blair’s¹ book. How did his opinion about Americans change?

During my time as Prime Minister I came to love America – loved its sense of aspiration². I didn’t know many Americans at school or university, and I was 32 before I visited the US.

My view of America had been formed from movies and TV shows. But in 1985, I was part of a delegation of Members of Parliament. What we learnt that day is that Americans can be really, really clever. It was a useful lesson for my time in office.

Americans are different from one another. They can be all that the rest of the world sometimes accuses them of: brash, loud, limited, obsessive and heavy-handed. But America is great for a reason. There is a nobility¹ in the American character that has been developed over the centuries. That nobility isn’t about being nicer, better or more successful than anyone else. It is a feeling about the country. It is a devotion² to the American ideal that at a certain point goes beyond class, race, religion or upbringing. That ideal is about values: freedom, the rule of law, democracy. It is also about the way you achieve: on merit³, by your own efforts and hard work. But it is most of all that you as an individual take second place to the interests of the nation as a whole. It is what makes the country determined to overcome its challenges.

adapted from Tony Blair’s
A Journey: My political life,
published by Alfred A. Knopf

b. Go to the Grammar Reference section (198 / 225) and read about pronouns. Say which group the highlighted pronouns belong to, which groups are not represented in the text.

2. a. Прочитайте отрывок из книги Тони Блэра¹. Как изменилось его мнение об американцах?

Ответ: Initially, his opinion of Americans was formed from movies and TV shows. It changed after he visited the US in 1985 and met them in person. He came to believe they were "really, really clever" and discovered a "nobility" in the American character, which is a devotion to the ideals of freedom, democracy, merit, and hard work, putting the nation's interests first.

Перевод: Изначально его мнение об американцах было сформировано на основе фильмов и телешоу. Оно изменилось после того, как он посетил США в 1985 году и познакомился с ними лично. Он пришел к выводу, что они «действительно, действительно умны», и открыл для себя «благородство» в американском характере, которое заключается в преданности идеалам свободы, демократии, заслуг и упорного труда, ставя интересы нации на первое место.

b. Перейдите к разделу «Справочник по грамматике» (198 / 225) и прочитайте о местоимениях. Скажите, к какой группе относятся выделенные местоимения, какие группы не представлены в тексте.

Ответ: The highlighted pronouns belong to these groups: Personal and Possessive (I, its, My, we, They, It, you), Reciprocal (one another), and Demonstrative (that). The groups not represented by the highlighted pronouns are Reflexive, Interrogative, and Relative pronouns.

Перевод: Выделенные местоимения относятся к следующим группам: личные и притяжательные (I, its, My, we, They, It, you), взаимные (one another) и указательные (that). Группы, не представленные выделенными местоимениями, — это возвратные, вопросительные и относительные местоимения.