Exercise 10

Слово bar употребляется в нескольких значениях: 1) кусок, брусок; 2) мн тюремная решетка; 3) бар, барная стойка; 4) преграда; 5) барьер, отделяющий судей в суде, at bar – в суде; bring before the bar – предавать суду; 6) коллегия адвокатов; барристеры (собир.), call to the bar – присваивать звание барристера; и др.

Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на различия в значениях слова bar.

1. There is no bar to your applying for the job.

2. Let’s have a drink at the bar.

3. If his guilt is proven, the accused will spend six years behind the bars.

4. After passing the examination he was called to the bar.

5. The child ate the whole bar of chocolate and felt sick.

6. I have put a new bar of soap in the bathroom.

7. The prisoner is to be brought before the bar next Tuesday.

EXERCISE 11

Подберите пары близких по значению слов из двух колонок:

1) salary	a) to hire
2) to dismiss	b) wages / payment
3) to handle 4) attorney	c) slander d) to discharge
5) traffic	e) safe
6) to restrict	f) to limit
7) to employ	g) lawyer
8) libel	h) to deal with
9) secure 10) affair	i) transport j) matter
11) firm	k) company
12) contract	l) agreement

EXERCISE 12

Заполните пропуски предлогами, где это необходимо, и переведите предложения на русский язык.

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1. He specializes … immigration procedure problems.

2. The legal department works … the instructions … the employees.

3. The firm gives advice … members … the public … human rights.

4. We advise … our clients … various matters.

5. Senior barristers get large payment … their work.

6. The young lawyer wants to work … a large law firm … New York.

7. The legal adviser is said to be involved … mafia relations.

8. It is not enough to get a degree … law in order to become a lawyer.

EXERCISE 13

Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами из правой колонки. Обратите внимание на то, что два слова являются лишними.

1. When … is fully qualified he receives a certificate to sell his services. 2. In America … working in small firms do a variety of work. 3. … help with wills, house sale and other legal problems. 4. Every year many people … the Bar examination but only a few … it. 5. … speaks in a law court either for or against a case. 6. Solicitors have the right of … in magistrates’ courts and county courts. 7. … cannot continue to practice as barristers. 8. The company is going to sue the newspaper for …. 9. There are firms that … in dealing with people who are not able to pay for legal services.

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