Translate into Russian

1. You might just as well say that everyone is wrong but you. 2. It’s too late to go out, we might as well have a quiet evening at home. 3. Susan has spent only a month in Paris but for her it might as well have been a whole life. 4. The pop-star’s bodyguard didn’t look competent enough. He might as well have traveled alone. 5. If you believe his words, you might as well believe in ghosts and alien invaders. 6. It was a waste of time to ask Steve for help. You might as well have approached a stone wall. 7. Neither Greg nor Sondra liked the movie. They might just as well have stayed at home and watched an old comedy. 8. They charge so much for repairs that we might as well buy a new DVD player.

47. Develop the situations as in the model:

Model: – No one will eat this food. (to throw away)

– No one will eat this food. It might as well be thrown away.

Milly cannot find a good job in London. (to return to her home town). 2. Vera spends days in the laboratory working at the project. (to promote). 3. Nina looks very nervous and frustrated. (to leave in peace) 4. Though the tickets were very expensive, the musical turned out to be a complete failure. (to give money to charity) 5. Our trip to Italy was spoiled by snow and frost. (to go to the Arctic Circle) 6. Joyce works long hours for very little money. (to stay at home) 7. The travel agency will be closed by the time you get there. (to go tomorrow) 8. You call that wine? (to use sth as vinegar)

CAN COULD physical and mental ability possibility due to circumstances request permission prohibition doubt disbelief
MAY MIGHT request permission prohibition supposition with a shade of doubt supposition with stronger doubt reproach
MUST duty, obligation, necessity request prohibition strong advice near certainty
HAVE TO forced necessity
NEED absence of necessity absence of necessity for a performed action
SHOULD OUGHT TO necessity in form of advice criticism of a past action
TO BE TO necessity in form of an arrangement
SHALL asking for instructions in rulings and laws
WILL polite request

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