Jennifer
Pudney pp. 98-99, sentences 1-21 (previously assigned and discussed in class), suggested English translations.
Lessons 4-5
Sentences 1, 2, 4,10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
ENGLISH
(1) Not only/ we but fully/as many as / at least fifty other
citizens [have] [also] [have] [also] complained to the police about this maniac.
//
Besides/ In addition to us fully/as many as / at least fifty other
citizens complained to the police about this maniac.
(2) Those / The people responsible for lift/elevator
maintenance admitted/ acknowledged that it wasn’t working/ didn’t work
properly/ as it should.
(4) [Starting] From / As of [next] December we will have
to account for / take into account a decrease/reduction in daily working hours.
(10) John asked me when the guests would arrive and where
they would stay /find lodgings/ accommodations.
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ENGLISH
(17) Yesterday we both/ both of us arrived at the station
early, in order to book/reserve a better seat.
(18) Most [of the] / The majority of [the] students find
the sentences [to be] difficult // think the sentences are difficult.
(19) They didn’t agree on politics and both of them /
each one wanted to prove/show he/she was right.
(20) The 1980’s risked being the most dangerous decade/
period/ years regarding / with regards to a [potential] nuclear war.
(21) Those who/ People who think they know everything, [actually]
show they know nothing/ don’t know anything/ haven’t understood anything. //
He/She who things he/she knows everything [actually]
shows he/she knows nothing/ doesn’t know/ hasn’t understood anything.
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