В редких случаях абсолютная конструкция переводится условным придаточным предложением (с союзом «если»).

With both these factors removed there would have been a fall of over 3% in public spending.

Если бы оба эти фактора были устранены, произошло бы сокращение государственных расходов более, чем на 3%.

 

2. когда абсолютная конструкция стоит после основного состава предложения (т.е. обычно в конце предложения), она переводится придаточными предложениями, вводимыми союзами: “причем”, “а”, “но”, “же”, “так как”, либо бессоюзно (на письме отделяется запятой, точкой с запятой или двоеточием). Иногда абсолютная конструкция переводится самостоятельным предложением.

In the one week from Dec.3 –8 24 miners were killed in mine accidents, each one completely preventable.

За одну только неделю с 3 по 8 декабря во время аварий в шахтах погибли 24шахтера, причем все несчастные случаи вполне можно было предотвратить.

It was a time of great economic distress, with thousands of business houses failing and millions of people out of work.

Это было время больших экономических бедствий: тысячи фирм обанкротились и миллионы людей оказались безработными.

Services in schools, hospitals, libraries and other city institutions have curtailed, with some facilities closed entirely.

Объем услуг в школах, больницах, библиотеках и других городских заведениях был сокращен, а некоторые заведения совсем закрылись.

The IMF meets in Washington this week with all its members agreed on the need for an increase in individual countries’ quotas to boost the fund’s resources. But there arelikely to be wide differences of opinion on the size of the increase, with the US calling for moderation while poorer members demand a near-doubling of resources.

На этой неделе МВФ соберется на совещание в Вашингтоне. Хотя все страны-участницы сходятся во мнении о необходимости увеличения взносов стран в целях повышения ресурсов фонда, вопрос о размерах этого увеличения, вероятно, вызовет широкие разногласия, поскольку США призывают к умеренности, а более бедные страны требуют почти удвоить резервы фонда.

Так как основной состав второго предложения по смыслу тесно связан с абсолютной конструкцией первого предложения, в переводе они объединены, а противопоставление выражено союзом «хотя»,стоящим в начале сложно-подчиненного предложения. Вторая абсолютная причастная конструкция переведена придаточным предложением причины с союзом «поскольку».

В абсолютном инфинитивном обороте инфинитив выражает действие, относящееся к будущему.

 

Held back in the past, the Sunbelt’s industrialization burst forth during and after World War II, with the massive infusion of federal funds to expand its industrial and urban infrastructure.

Сдерживавшаяся в прошлом индустриализация Южного пояса пошла полным ходом во время и после второй мировой войны, причем вливание огромных федеральных средств способствовало развитию его промышленной и городской инфраструктуры.

Exercise. Identify Absolute Participle Constructions in the following sentences and

translate the sentences into Russian.

 

1.That being so, there is no point in dragging out the talks any longer than is really necessary. 2. With business conditions depressed as a result of last year’s bad coffee crop, unemployment has shown a large increase this year. 3. With the increase in earnings likely to fall below the level of inflation, there is likely to be a general squeeze on disposable income. 4. With nearly one out of every two Detroiters receiving some form of government assistance, a diminishing tax base and little or no federal aid forthcoming, the city faces bankruptcy. 5. With 10 m unemployed and the country in the throws of depression, the political winds are shifting. 6. The economy is already slowing, with this year’s growth rate estimated at about 4%. 7. Car factories at least can make up for lost production with workers prepared to do overtime. 8. This year is expected to produce further although somewhat slower growth with output increasing by between 2 or 3%. 9. The results of the year are highly satisfactory, with all divisions exceeding their forecasts. 10. Broking firms still employ about 24,000 people with a total wage bill approaching $190m a year. 11. The jobless rate is at a six-year high of 9m, with the auto and airspace industries hit extremely hard. 12. The zinc market is extremely depressed, with demand at a low ebb and huge stocks forcing prices to their lowest for about four years. 13. With the dollar now recovered, Japanese officials favor a cheaper yen. 14.With reserves of $6.7bn at the end of March, according to IMF, there is no case for worry for a few years yet. 15. With unemployment increasing slightly, the Ministry of Finance predicted a 3% rise in prices. 16. Production of cars reached record levels, with export falling sharply and demand at home subsequently declining. 17. With credit plentifully extended, the construction industry reached a peak in the fourth quarter.

18.The result is $50 a ton profit without him(speculator) having seen the metal or having had intention to buy it. 19. With August sales at a peak, main manufacturers managed to achieve record or near-record results in volume term despite their market share. 20.Exports of manufactures last year showed no growth, with textile exports, which accounted for 2/5 of the total, actually down on the 1999 performance. The Fiat group has seen its market share rise over the last 8 months to 4.3%, with sales increasing by 10%. 21. Last month saw a slackening of activity in the motor industry with a seasonal fall visible in both exports and imports compared with earlier in the year. 22. With continued conservation stemming from a ten-fold rise in oil prices over the past decade, and with declining importance of heavy manufacturing to the US economy, at best only token increases in demand for oil, gas, coal, and electricity are seen for next year. 23. Over the past two years, chief executives of 17 of the euro zone’s 50 biggest public companies have been replaced, with almost half of them leaving under pressure.