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Перевод!!!Many people have tried to simplify the spelling of English words. Unlike other languages, English spells the same sounds in very different ways. For example, there is ‘light’ but ‘white’, ‘loan’ but ‘phone’ and there are at least1 seven different ways of pronouncing the letters ‘ough’! Each of the following words is pronounced differently: ‘though’, ‘through’, ‘bough’, ‘cough’, ‘enough’, ‘ought’ and ‘thorough’. The great Irish writer, George Bernard Shaw, was very interested in making English spelling more logical. The American president Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in doing this. In 1906 one of the richest men in America, Andrew Carnegie, started the Simplified Spelling Board. This Board was a group of people whose plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sounded. For example, the word ‘though’ would be spelt ‘tho’, ‘through’ would become ‘thru’ (which it did, but much later), ‘enough’ would become ‘enuf’ and so on. Other people on the Board were Melvin Dewey, the head of the New York libraries, and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University. They took the idea to President Roosevelt who thought it was a very good one. He immediately told the government printer to use the simplified spelling on all government letters. But people do not like change – even change that makes life easier – and many people disliked the new, simpler spelling. The British – who probably thought they owned the English language – were particularly angry. More importantly, when American politicians discussed the plan, they did not like it. As Roosevelt did not want to have a problem with the politicians, he changed his plans and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling. Since then no one in any government has dared to try to simplify English spelling. However, people do simplify many words, mainly in advertisements. We often see ‘tonite’ instead of ‘tonight’, for example, and ‘thru’ instead of ‘through’.
Fill the gaps with some, any, one, somebody, anybody, anyone, something, anything where necessary. 1. There are……………………. cakes on the plate 2. There aren’t ………………………….children in the schoolyard 3. Does …………… know how to solve this task? 4. Are there ……………….shopping centres here? – Yes, there are… 5. I’m in a hurry. Give me ………… shirt. 6. Is there ………………in the fitting room? – Yes, there is……………. 7. Do you like soft cheeses? – No, I prefer hard………………….. 8. I can’t see………………..on the shelf. 9. Where can I buy………………needles and thread? 10. Take my pen. – Thank you, I have ……………
Переведите пожалуйста In 1974, a group of farmers in China were digging a well they uncovered something strange: a life-sized statue of a standing for battle. When the area was excavated later by archaeologists, one of th most incredible archaeological finds in history was revealed, a whole army of terracotta soldiers that have been undisturbed for over 2,000 years These statues were made to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China In ancient China, the dead were buried with their possessions because people believed that they could be taken into the afterlife with them. Qin Shi Huang wanted to be sure that he took all his belongings with him including his army, so he ordered his men to start working on it when he was just 13 years old. Around 70 0,000 men worked on building the elaborate treasure-filled tomb surrounded by an army of clay soldiers until the emperors. Each one of the statues is unique. They each have their own individual facial expressions and features. Some have moustaches, others have beards and they are all different heights and builds. Some people believe that each one was modelled on the real soldiers of the First Emperors personal army. In total, there are around 8,000 soldiers all lined up for battle in different pits alongside bronze horses and chariots and an armoury of weapons spread over 50 square kilometres The splendour of the burial site shows just how powerful Emperor Qin Shi Huang was. During his reign he brought the different states of China together to form the first Chinese Empire and he made the written language, the money and the laws the same for everyone. The first great fortresses that would become part of the Great Wall of China were also built during his reign. Strangely though, despite his importance and power after his death, the emperors tomb was forgotten and remained untouched for 2,000 years. Today, the First Emperors Tomb is a protected UNESCo World Cultural Heritage site. Archaeologists may never uncover all the riches of the tomb, but what has been found so far is a fantastic gift to the world Any visitor to China will be amazed by the spectacular terracotta army is a sight not to be missed check these words.
