УГП, |
Американский вариант |
Примечание |
№ пр. |
Британский вариант |
4 |
My brother is ___ sort
of engineer. |
My brother is ___ type
of engineer. |
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9 |
I wouldn’t climb ___
mountain for 1,000! I have ___ horror of heights. |
I wouldn’t climb ___
mountain for $1,000! I have ___ fear of heights. |
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11 |
He broke his leg in ___
skiing accident. It’s
still in ___ plaster. |
He broke his leg in ___
skiing accident. It’s
still in ___cast . |
American |
12 |
___ woman without ___
man is like ___ fish without … ___ bicycle. |
An arrogant bug is a
cocky roach / _Life is not to be solved, but a gift to be enjoyed |
This analogy doesn't
make sense. |
13 |
I want ___ assistant
with ___ knowledge of French and ___ experience of ___ office routine. |
I want ___ assistant
with ___ knowledge of French and ___ experience in ___ office routine. |
American |
42 |
Just as the air hostess
was handing me ___ cup of coffee ___ plane gave ___ lurch and ___ coffee went
all over ___ person on ___ other side of ___ gangway. |
Just as the air hostess
was handing me ___ cup of coffee ___ plane gave ___ lurch and ___ coffee went
all over ___ person on ___ other side of ___ aisle. |
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75 |
...I live in ___ very
noisy street. |
...I live on ___ very
noisy street. |
American |
107 |
She remained a good
friend in all _____ . (weather/
weathers) |
She remained a good
friend in all _____ (circumstance / circumstances) |
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108 |
Youth _____ the time for
action; age _____ the time for repose. (is/are, is/are) |
Youth _____ the time for
action; old age _____ the time for repose. (is/are, is/are) |
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134 |
In prison they fed us on
dry bread, most of ____ was mouldy. |
In prison they fed us
on dry bread, most of ____ was moldy. |
Am spelling |
136 |
We slept in the same
room as a handcuffed prisoner, ____ handcuffs rattled every time he moved. |
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Better to make two
sentences. |
137 |
The riverbed is uneven
and you may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next, ____
makes it unsafe for non-swimmers. |
The riverbed is uneven.
You may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next, ____ makes
it unsafe for non-swimmers. |
Make two sentences. |
154 |
My neighbours on either
side of me have painted their houses ____ of course only makes my house look
shabbier than it really is. |
My neighbors on either
side of me have painted their houses, ____ of course only makes my house look
shabbier than it really is. |
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168 |
_________ my neighbour
is cooking there is a smell of burning. |
_________ my neighbor is
cooking, there is a smell of burning. |
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Ex. 12. |
GENDER IN RELATION TO
ANIMALS, THINGS AND COUNTRIES |
This is a problem with
American English, because we no longer refer to ships, craft, etc. with
gender terms. If we know the sex of an animal, we use ‘he/she’. If we don’t,
we use ‘it’. For literature excerpts, one would need to use the gender as
written. |
176 |
My car’s not fast, but
___ does 50 miles to the gallon. |
My car’s not fast, but
___ gets 50 miles to the gallon. |
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180 |
How’s your new car? —
Terrific. ___’s going like a bomb. |
How’s your new car? —
Terrific. ___ runs
great. |
We would say, "it
runs great." |
193 |
He’s always ___ a bad temper
___ breakfast time. |
1. He’s always ___ a bad
mood___ breakfast time. |
Am. |
197 |
I drove ___ the car park
and joined the morning rush hour. |
I drove ___ the parking
lot and joined the morning rush hour. |
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204 |
...His lessons start dead
___ time and you get ___ terrible trouble if you’re late. |
... His lessons start right
___ time and you get ___ terrible trouble if you’re late. |
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207 |
People who drop litter
___ the pavements are liable ___ a fine ___ 50 pounds. |
People who drop litter
___ the pavements are liable ___ a fine ___ $50. |
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219 |
Remember to be ___ good
time ___ the opera because if you’re late they won’t let you ___ ___ the end
___ the act. |
Remember to be ___ time
___ the opera because if you’re late they won’t let you ___ ___ the end ___
the act. |
good delete - Am would say "be
on time" |
232 |
... He has heaps ___ friends. |
... He has lots ___ friends. |
Am - "lots" |
237 |
Buying presents ___
children is sometimes very difficult. ___ the end I bought a kite ___ Tom and
a torch ___ Ann. |
Buying presents ___
children is sometimes very difficult. ___ the end I bought a kite ___ Tom and
a flashlight ___ Ann. |
Am - flashlight |
287 |
1. Don’t shout! You’ll
have the neighbours __________ |
1. Don’t shout! You’ll
have the neighbors __________ |
Am spelling |
316 |
They _____ have built a
two-storey house, but money ran out so they built a bungalow instead. |
They _____ have built a
two-story house, but money ran out so they built a bungalow instead. |
Am spelling |
319 |
...He came out of a side
road rather fast and a lorry crashed into him. |
He came out of a side
road rather fast and a truck crashed into him. |
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344 |
She said that the car
________ at 40 k.p.h. when it ________ to skid. (travel, begin) |
She said that the car
________ at 40 mph when it ________ to skid. (travel, begin) |
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4 |
My brother is ___ sort
of engineer. |
My brother is ___ type
of engineer. |
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9 |
I wouldn’t climb ___
mountain for 1,000! I have ___ horror of heights. |
I wouldn’t climb ___
mountain for $1,000! I have ___ fear of heights. |
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