Exercise 3.4. Choose the correct option of the translation. Mind the use of articles with nouns modified by infinitives, participles, and gerunds.
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Вот человек, с которым можно поговорить на эту тему.
- He is A man to discuss this subject with.
- He is THE man to discuss this subject with.
Вот та самая статья, которую нужно прочесть к следующему семинару.
- Here is AN article to be read for the coming seminar.
- Here is THE article to be read for the coming seminar.
Взглянув на записку, лежащую на столе, он тотчас узнал почерк своего брата.
- On looking at A note lying on the table he recognized his brother’s handwriting at once.
- On looking at THE note lying on the table he recognized his brother’s handwriting at once.
Мне не нравилась мысль о твоем уходе.
- I didn’t like AN idea of your going.
- I didn’t like THE idea of your going.
В комнате стояла тишина, прерываемая лишь шуршанием газеты в его руках.
- There was silence in the room broken only by the crackle of the newspaper in his hands.
- There was A silence in the room broken only by the crackle of the newspaper in his hands.
- There was THE silence in the room broken only by the crackle of the newspaper in his hands.
Я едва удержался, чтобы не рассмеяться.
- I hardly suppressed AN intention to laugh.
- I hardly suppressed THE intention to laugh.
Я попробовал дышать, но попытка вдохнуть еще сильнее сдавила мне грудь.
- I tried to breathe, but AN effort to inhale knotted my chest even tighter.
- I tried to breathe, but THE effort to inhale knotted my chest even tighter.
Мысль о совершенной ошибке мучала меня довольно долго, и я старался отогнать ее.
- A thought of having made a mistake tormented me for quite some time and I tried to push it away.
- THE thought of having made a mistake tormented me for quite some time and I tried to push it away.
Как только войдешь в холл, увидишь лестницу, ведущую в подвал.
- As soon as you enter the hall you’ll see A staircase leading to the basement.
- As soon as you enter the hall you’ll see THE staircase leading to the basement.
За поимку сбежавшего из цирка дрессированного медведя была обещана награда.
- A reward was announced for catching A tamed bear that had escaped from the circus.
- A reward was announced for catching THE tamed bear that had escaped from the circus.