CHAPTER 3
STATE AND POLITICS. MAN AND HIS CAREER
Ex. 2, p. 93
2. If something is happened, it happens of someone’s will and protects someone’s interests.
4.
A) The docks were buzzing with the news of the strike by the time that the noon-rush overwhelmed the restaurant. – Per Bonification
B) Again it was as though a terrific blow was going to shatter the whole facade of things and show the hidden truth. – Metaphor
C) The Cabinet wants to shelve all industrial problems by loading them on to arbitration boards. — Metonymy
Most of the dockers are organized in the Transport and General, and the officials there are as likely to okay strike action as they are to jump over the moon. – Metaphor
The workers will never get any real concessions out of boards like that; and if the government keep it up, they’ll end with trying to kill trade unionism >
D) … she
E) … and yet filled with a diffused warmth of expectation. – Metaphor
F) But of course there’s always some faint hearts and double-crossers. – Metaphor
G) It breaks my heart. – Metaphor
H) But what she couldn’t understand still was the terrific force that could blow up on Wednesday and be appeased by Thursday. – Metaphor
The whole great work world of the docks and the markets stricken dead, and then as suddenly moving back into life. – Personification
Ex. 4, p. 99
1. Matt, showing his scorn in regard to the strike-breakers.
2. Phyl, making a deep discovery of what is going on around.
3. A visitor in the restaurant, talking about the beginning of the strike.
4. A small dark-browed man, talking about the recent events.
5. The other docker in the restaurant, reacting to the a small dark-browed man’s words.
6. Phyl, asking Matt to clear up the
7. M att, explaining Phyl the importance of the Committee, b. Maudie, expressing her opinion upon trade union policy.
Ex. 9, p. 100
1. faint (vague)
2. dim
3. faint (vague)
4. dim
5. faint
6. faint (vague)
7. faint
8. dim
9. vague
10. faint (vague, dim)
11. faint (vague)
12. faint (vague)
13. faint
Ex.10. p. 100
1. board
2. heaved
3. root
4. hove (heaved)
5. ceased
6. square
7. are buzzing
8. shattered
9. board
10. swept
11. square
12. buzzing
Ex. 11, p. 100
To listen to and watch carefully what is going on around – to listen hard and to piece things together;
To know the details – to be aware of; to realize – to understand (to be aware of); common people – workers;
A house where people may get rooms and meals – hotel; to undergo difficulty or misfortune – to get into deep water.
Ex. 12, p. 101
1. When there is someone feeling little irritation.
2. When someone is angry but restrains himself.
3. When someone has told shocking or unexpected news or feelings.
4. When someone can’t endure slight feeling of terror, when he is on the verge of panic or frighten.
5. When someone is on the verge of breakdown but he is trying to escape it.
6. When someone nearly forgot a serious quarrel in the past.
7. She immediately troubled about something.
8. When something dangerous or very unpleasant didn’t happen and someone under-stood it.
9. When someone is going away talking.
Ex. 17, p. 101
1. Supposition or assumption.
You must be very proud of your son.
2. Doubt.
T hey can’t have come at such an early hour.
3. Unrealised possibility referring to the past.
She must have left her child at home.
4. Advice.
You should read it first.
5. Unrealized possibility
You may have come two hours before.
6. Polite request.
Could you help me.
Ex 19, p.102
1. He was supposed to come at 5 o’clock.
2. To avoid such problem we should keep on learning the case.
3. He made us thinking about it for about a day.
4. To know everything is impossible.
8. How to tell them about it was a problem.
6. They continued to walk along the path.
7. It was necessary to get there as soon as possible.
8. I want to be taught English.
9. There is nothing to cry about here,
10. The children are too young to understand this serious problem.
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