XIII. Подготовьте пересказ текста “B” на английском языке. XIV. Прочтите и перескажите своим друзьям английские шутки

XIV. Прочтите и перескажите своим друзьям английские шутки:

Murder is always a mistake... One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.

Oscar Wilde

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It is the end of the 18^th century. The last day of the criminal condemned to death comes. The guard wakes him up and asks him what he’d like to have for breakfast. The guard says that the criminal can have anything he wants.

“Well,” the criminal says, “I think I’d like to have some peaches and strawberries.”

“You know it is winter now and there are no peaches or strawberries.”

“Never mind,” says the criminal. “I can wait.”

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a criminal condemned to death – преступник, приговоренный к казни

peaches and strawberries – персики и клубника

Never mind! – Ничего страшного!

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Believe it or not, but…

… in Texas, USA, it is illegal to swear near a corpse.

… in the town of New Ark, New Jersey, USA, it is illegal to buy ice-cream after 6 p.m. without written permission from your doctor.

… there is a law in Michigan, USA, which says that the husband is the owner of his wife’s hair.

…the last will and testament of the great French writer Francois Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553) reads as follows: “I have nothing. I owe much. The rest I leave to the poor.”

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it is illegal – это незаконно

to swear – 1) (зд.) ругаться, богохульствовать; 2) клясться

a corpse - труп

written permission – письменное разрешение

an owner - владелец

а will – завещание, воля

testament – (зд.) завещание

to owe – быть должным (кому-либо)

the rest – остаток, остальное, все прочее

UNIT 2

LAW SYSTEMS

Active vocabulary

a law system – правовая система

main traditions – основные традиции

English Common law – общее право Англии

countries of Commonwealth – страны содружества

Continental law – континентально – европейское право

Roman law – римское право

a law decision – судебное решение

case law – прецедентное право

a judge – судья

to judge – судить

a case – судебное дело

to apply the law – применять закон

a precedent – прецедент

court – суд

to follow – следовать

to make a code – выработать кодекс/свод законов

to make a decision – принять решение

clear – понятный

I. Прочтите и переведите текст “А”.

Text A