Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Pay attention to the words in bold type
a) 1. He came home after years of foreign travel. 2. Snow and high winds have disrupted travel in many parts of Britain. 3. We traveled 100 miles on our first days. 4. The trip lasts a week, but two days of that will be spent traveling. 5.When Sally came out of hospital, her husband suggested taking a trip together. 6. Every year he was supposed to go, and every year he could think of excuses for not making the journey. 7. The job involves a certain amount of traveling. 8.In the book she tells how she traveled round the world taking only a backpack. 9. He went into the travel agent's on impulse and booked a week in France. 10. We have a very long train journey ahead of us. 11. We couldn't afford a vacation but made a few day trips into San Francisco. 12. Eighty thousand air travelers pass through the terminal every day. 13. My father was a well-traveled man who used to entertain us wit' stories about his journeys abroad. 14.Due to the large amounts of business travel included in the job the boss thinks you should receive an increase in salary. 15. For our summer vacation this year we're touring Spain in a camper. b) 1. They hijacked a British Airways flight and threatened to blow the plane up if their government did not release its political prisoners. 2. After we'd flown to Melbourne, we thought we'd visit the family before carrying on to Adelaide. 3. Even when you get to " Vancouver, there's still a 90-minute flight up to the islands. 4. At the frontier you will be asked your destination and how long you plan to stay. 5. There is no bus service to our village. 6. We drove to the airport but couldn't find any place to park. 7. With all the airlines on strike I had no choice but to take my way overland. 8. He lost all his money in a casino in Vegas and had to hitchhike back to San Francisco. 9. The car is in good condition and has done only 15, 000 miles. 10. Itwas dark when the Southbound international express finally passed by. 11. He looked around the train at the other commuters, all as bored with their jobs as he was. 12. They turned left at the gas station into the busy main road. 13. The speed limit on British motorways is 70 miles an hour. 14. There's a police mobile phone somewhere on Highway 61. 15.She backed the car into the drive and parked in front of the house. 16. She steered the car carefully through a narrow gap. 17. We hitched a ride in a truck. c) 1. The voyage from England to America used to take more than a month. 2. They always chose to go by sea after a near fatal plane crash over the Atlantic. 3. At the age of 20 I went overseas. 4.The voyage from Europe was a hazardous undertaking, with heavy seas and strong winds. 5. We sail once a week, and as Malta is our first point of call, the voyage takes about six days. 6. There are special ferries which can carry a whole train or several loaded lorries so that cargo doesn't have to be loaded, unloaded and reloaded at ports. 7. Please let us know whether you wish to have the goods sent by the train-ferry or by ship to Roan and thence by lighter. 8. The Paris-London line will have a vessel sailing from the port of London on April 23.
12.Fill in the blanks with the words: journey, voyage, trip, tour, travel.
1.___ broadens the mind. 2. Londoners often go on a day ___ to Brighton. 3. The organization of___ has become big business. 4. A boatsman was persuading people to go for a pleasure ___ round the island. 5. He makes the same ___ every day, from London to Brighton and back. 6. You can buy a pack of tickets for twelve ___. 7. Foreign ___ is enjoyable, but rather expensive. 8. All cases not wanted on the ___ should be marked as such. 9. My companion suggested that we made a ___ of Amsterdam. 10. How long does the ___ take by car? 11. They went on a sentimental ___ back to their honeymoon resort.
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