Упражнение 2a. Перепишите текст. Подчеркните инфинитивы и определите их функции. Переведите на русский язык.

My hobby is to read books. I like to read books everywhere - at home, at the institute, but mostly in the bus on my way home or to the institute.

If I want to read a book I always remember that some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. I also know well that there is a great difference between the eager man who wants to read a book, and the tired man who wants a book to read.

Упражнение 2b. Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните инфинитивы и определите их функции. Переведите на русский язык.

1. They were happy to take part in our expedition.

2. She wanted to be answered at once.

3. He was happy to be working with the famous scientist.

4. It's very difficult to drive a car in a big city.

5. Water may be used to drive dynamos which generate electricity.

6. Sputniks do not need any additional energy to move along their orbit.

7. Newton made use of the three laws of motion to explain the movement of the Moon around the Earth and of the planets around the Sun.

8. To extend the main street they had to destroy some old buildings. 

Упражнение 2c. Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните инфинитивы и определите их функции. Переведите на русский язык.

1. The problem to be discussed is connected with the city water supply system.

2. This method is not good enough to be used everywhere.

3. A new comfortable coach was developed to transport people over long distances.

4. He was saving money to travel about the country.

5. It did not take much time to pave the road.

6. The internal combustion engine to be used in this lorry is of a new design.

7. The road surface to be repaired was destroyed many years ago by heavy vehicles.

8. Goods to be transported to the north are stored at the railway station.

Упражнение 2d. Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните инфинитивы и определите их функции. Переведите на русский язык.

1. A high speed electronic machine has introduced great changes in carrying out various mathematical calculations. This electronic machine works according to a program to be prepared in advance and can carry out several thousand arithmetic operations per second.

2. Dalton's atomic theory was the first to make successful use of the old Greek theory of atoms in chemistry.

3. The new channel to be constructed here will be the longest in the country.

4. The new branches of industry to be developed in this part of the country are metallurgy and radio engineering.

5. Another reason to consider is the absence of necessary facilities for the experiment.

6. England looks like one well ordered park. Englishmen like to preserve various old trees. There are some trees which were even too old to be cut for building ships in the seventeenth century.

8. The workers will use powerful machinery to assemble these huge units.