Переводим тексты по экономике = Translating Economy

advertising sales in 2011 – which is certainly an improvement – and 9 percent growth through 2013. While it’s not spectacular growth, it a whole lot better than a decline [source: McClellan].

Factory Production is Increasing

Manufacturing makes up roughly 13 percent of the U.S. economy. That's significant, but in some nations, manufacturing represents 20 percent or more of the total gross domestic product (GDP) [source: U.N.]. Gains and losses in manufacturing can often be felt more keenly than even these numbers would suggest, since a shuttered factory can cripple the economy of an entire city or region.

With that in mind, news that the Ford Motor Company plans to increase factory production by 13 percent in response to a 27 percent increase in the number of individual buyers in January of 2011 is a very good sign for the economy [source: Krisher]. General Motors also reported record profits in 2010 as well [source: Bunkley].The big picture looks rosy as well: In mid-February, the Federal Reserve reported a 0.

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5. Explain (in the original language) the following words and expressions from the text:

6. Make an English annotation of the text (100-120 words).

7. Translate your English annotation into Russian.

8. Give a written translation of the text (or some part of it – in accordance with the teacher’s task) into Russian.

9. Work in the group of three. “Back-translate” orally your Russian translation of the text into English.

10. Find Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions:

improve + Adv.: improve considerably, dramatically, greatly, immeasurably, materially, radically, significantly, substantially, vastly, markedly, noticeably, marginally, slightly, rapidly, steadily.

Verb + improve: continue to improve over the weekend, strive to improve, try to improve their working conditions, help to improve, be designed to improve.

Phrases with improve: aimed at improving sth, measures aimed at improving government efficiency, an attempt/effort to improve sth, an incentive to improve sth, much improved service to the customers.

11. Give a written translation of the following extracts from Russian into English:

1. Для кого производить товары и услуги? Потребители различаются по своим доходам, вкусам, традициям, возрасту и т.д.