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The solicitor is the legal adviser of the public. Members of the public are able to call at a solicitor's office and seek his advice in a personal interview. The barrister is the specialist adviser much of whose time is taken up with court-room appearance. A barrister can only be consulted indirectly through a solicitor. Today however the lines of demarcation are blurred.
There is approximately one solicitor to every 1300 of the population, with considerable regional and local variations. There is a heavy concentration in commercial centres. The ratio for barristers is about one per every 10,000. Taking the legal profession as a whole (38,500), there is one practising lawyer per 1200 people. This compares with about one lawyer per 600 in the USA. But a lot of work in English solicitors' offices is undertaken by managing clerks, now called «legal executives», who are a third type of lawyers. (Legal executives now have their own professional and examining body — «the Institute of Legal Executives»).
V. Поставьте письменно 4 вопроса к тексту.
Вариант 8
I. Перепишите предложения и преобразуйте их из прямой речи в косвенную. Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.
1) “What are the main criminal courts?” she asked.
2) “Will you finish your work tomorrow?” my father asked.
3) “I was glad to meet you”, John said.
II. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык предложения, обращая внимание на перевод условных предложений.
1) If you were absolutely sincere with your solicitor, he would help you.
2) I wish you didn’t lose so much time.
3) If you go to the country, you will enjoy the beauty of the nature.
III. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык предложения. Обратите внимание на перевод инфинитива и инфинитивных конструкций, подчеркните их (в англ. предложении).
1) They heard the plaintiff give evidence.
2) His invention is considered to be of great importance.
3) It is important for a lawyer to study law well.
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