«Конкурс перевода для старшеклассников “Мои первые переводы”»

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«Конкурс перевода для старшеклассников

“Мои первые переводы”»

Для участия в заочном туре необходимо:

1) выполнить перевод публицистического текста (задание 1) и отрывка художественного произведения (задание 2) с английского языка на русский; 

на Конкурс представляются переводы, оформленные в соответствии со следующими требованиями: перевод печатается шрифтом Times New Roman №14 через полтора интервала;

- победители определяются путем суммирования баллов за перевод художественного текста и публицистического текста.

- работы–плагиаты, а также работы, демонстрирующие машинный (с помощью компьютерных программ-переводчиков) перевод, снимаются с участия в Конкурсе.

 Конкурсная комиссия рассматривает представленные работы и проводит их оценивание. Список победителей будет опубликован на официальном сайте факультета иностранных языков ДонНУ до 25 февраля 2022г.

Выполнить работу необходимо до 23 января 2022г.

ЗАДАНИЯ НА ПЕРЕВОД

задание 1

         Someone was knocking at the outer door. Her first impulse was to ignore it and let whoever it was go away. The knocking became insistent. It occurred to her that it might be the terrorized girl who had come in a few days ago with bruises all over her neck and arms. She got up and opened the door.

A well-dressed man of early middle age, wearing a grey overcoat, stood before her.

“My name’s Robinson. I know it’s late, but I saw the light. May I come in?”

He was already in, following Jenny into her room, where debris of the busy day,

papers finished and papers not finished, littered every surface.

         He laid his attaché case on the floor beside a chair, removed a small sheaf of Jennie’s papers from the chair, and handed them to her.

“Mind if I sit down?”

She took her papers from his hands, thinking. He’s cool, mighty cool. Who is he?

“You’ve got a nice place here,” he said, looking around at the mess. “And the flowers. I raise roses myself. It’s a hobby of mine.”

“What can I do for you?” Jennie asked, wary now.

“Somebody’s got to think a whole lot of you to send those flowers. They cost,

those long stems. They cost a bundle.”

         Who was he? The hairs on Jennie’s forearms rose. An animal besieged in its den recognizes danger. But where is safety? Where can one hide?

         “ I asked you,” she said, keeping a level tone, “what I can do for you. What is your business?”

         “Well, this and that.”

         “ ‘This and that’ tells me nothing. Do you have a legal problem? I’m a lawyer.”

         “Well, I know that. And also that you’ve had experience with adoption law. I know that too.”

         Startled Jennie looked into a pair of narrow black eyes, the eyes of a rodent watching from a hidden corner.

(from Blessings by Belva Plain)

Задание 2

Welcome to The World Ahead 2022, our guide to the coming year. Our correspondents and outside experts consider the new reality that is emerging in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and ask what it means for politics, economics, business, science and culture. 

The aftermath of the pandemic will make politics more turbulent

When the plague killed a third of Europeans in the 14th century, it left landlords with too few hands to till their land, allowing labourers to demand better treatment. When influenza killed 20m Indians in 1918-19 (and another 30m people worldwide), it spread misery that helped Mahatma Gandhi’s campaign to end British colonial rule. Pandemics can upend politics. A study of 133 countries between 2001 and 2018 finds that political unrest tends to peak two years after a typical epidemic starts. If so, 2022 will be a bumpy year.

What to expect in year three of the pandemic

In the well-vaccinated wealthier countries of the world, year three of the pandemic will be better than year two, and covid-19 will have much less impact on health and everyday activities. Vaccines have weakened the link between cases and deaths in countries such as Britain and Israel. But in countries that are poorer the harmful effects of the virus will linger. Many countries will remain under-vaccinated for much of 2022. This will lead to higher rates of death and illness and weaker economic recoveries.

What to expect in economy

The Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest charities, predicts that average incomes will return to their pre-pandemic levels in 90% of advanced economies, compared with only a third of low- and middle-income economies.

The Economist, 25 November