Номер 33, страница 94 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Бабушис

Unit 3. New technological world. Section 2. Wonderful minds - номер 33, страница 94.

Условие.

33 Read the text about one of Brunel's important accomplishments. What does it add to your understanding of his life and character?

In 1852 Brunel turned to his third ship. She was even larger than two previous ones, and intended for voyages to India and Australia. The Great Eastern was cutting-edge technology for her time: almost 700 ft (213 m) long, provided the most luxurious facilities and could carry over 4,000 passengers.

She was designed to be able to cruise non-stop from London to Sydney and back. It was thought that Australia had no coal reserves at that time and she had to carry the whole supply of coal. Besides, she remained the largest ship built until the turn of the 20th century. Like many of Brunel's ambitious projects, the ship soon ran over budget and behind schedule because of some technical problems.

The ship had been talked about as 'a white elephant', but it could be argued that in that case

Brunel's failure had economical reasons – his ships were simply years ahead of their time. His vision and engineering innovations made the building of large-scale, screw-driven all-metal steamships a reality.

The Great Eastern was built at John Scott Russell's Napier Yard in London, and after two trial trips in 1859, set out the following year on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 17 June 1860.

Though a failure at its original purpose of passenger travel, she finally served as a telegraph cable-layer in the ocean, and the Great Eastern remains one of the most important vessels in the history of shipbuilding – the Trans-Atlantic cable had been laid, which meant that Europe and America now had a telecommunications link.

GLOSSARY

She was even larger...	— historically sea vessels are referred to as 'she'
luxurious	— providing the greatest comfort
schedule	— a planned order of things to be done
'a white elephant'	— an expensive and useless possession
screw-driven	— propelled by a screw
failure	— lack of success

Решение.

Решение 2.

33 Прочитайте текст об одном из важных достижений Брюнеля. Что это добавляет к вашему пониманию его жизни и характера?

Ответ:

This text shows that Brunel was a very ambitious and visionary engineer. He created projects, like the Great Eastern, that were revolutionary and years ahead of their time. Even though his projects often ran over budget and faced technical problems, they were groundbreaking. For example, the Great Eastern was initially a commercial failure as a passenger ship, but it became extremely important by laying the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, which connected Europe and America. This tells me that Brunel was a persistent character who wasn't afraid of big challenges or failures, and his engineering genius had a massive, long-lasting impact, sometimes in ways no one expected.

Этот текст показывает, что Брюнель был очень амбициозным и дальновидным инженером. Он создавал проекты, такие как «Грейт Истерн», которые были революционными и опережали свое время на годы. Несмотря на то, что его проекты часто выходили за рамки бюджета и сталкивались с техническими проблемами, они были новаторскими. Например, «Грейт Истерн» изначально был коммерческой неудачей в качестве пассажирского судна, но он стал чрезвычайно важен, проложив трансатлантический телеграфный кабель, который соединил Европу и Америку. Это говорит мне о том, что Брюнель был настойчивым человеком, который не боялся больших вызовов или неудач, а его инженерный гений оказал огромное, долгосрочное влияние, иногда самым неожиданным образом.