Exercise 15. State the function of the infinitive and Infinitive Constructions. Translate into Russian.

1. It was then an easy matter for me to go to Paul's room and make an appropriate signal to Kitty, and she turned back, up the street to disappear round the corner into Church Square. (Clark) 2. She made a curious, fumbling gesture towards me, as if to con­vey a sort of affection. (Hansford Johnson) 3. It was charming to see him play with the two children. (Maugham) 4. To tell you the truth, Mr. Butler, I did not want Aileen to leave your home at all. (Dreiser) 5. I happen to know that he was supposed to come to the wedding. (Salinger) 6. Gertrude gave a long soft exhalation. It made the young man smile at her again; and this smile made her blush a little. To take refuge from blushing she asked him if, after his long walk, he was not hungry and thirsty. (James) 7. Charles Lomax's exertions are much more likely to decrease his income than to increase it. (Shaw) 8. Your shortest way will be to follow the boulevard, and cross the park... but it is too late and too dark for a woman to go through the park alone. (Ch. Bronte) 9. In spite of herself the colour fled from her cheeks instantly, only to come back in a hot, defiant wave. (Dreiser) 10. They hardly expect him to recover consciousness; it was a terrible knock. But if he does, he's sure to want to see you, even if he can't speak. (Galsworthy) 11. Some of the rumours we knew to be nonsense, but not all. (Snow) 12. Addy and Ellie look beautiful enough to please the most fastidious man. (Shaw) 13. It was something to be sit­ting like this in the front of a box in one of the biggest theatres in Lon­don. (Priestley) 14. Anyway, just to. begin with, don't you think you might treat me as a moral equal? (Snow) 15. He was said to be bearing Roger no malice, to be speaking of him with dispassion. (Snow) 16. Paul waited for Harriet to say something about the bar, but she didn't even seem to notice it. (/. Shaw) 17. Idleness is a great sin, and I certainly don't like any of my friends to be idle or sluggish. (Wilde) 18. The only way to guard his future and retain his financial friends was to stand trial as quickly as possible and trust them to assist him to his feet in the future. (Dreiser) 19. To keep his attention engaged, she talked with him about his wardrobe... (Dickens) 20. To accept too many favors from Ramona was dangerous. He might have to pay with his freedom. (Bellow) To be frank with you, he didn't pay. That's the truth. (/. Shaw) There was a sandy little garden and a stone wall high enough to keep the children safe but not too high for her to lean upon and pierce the distance with her gaze. (Buck) 23. Her heart sank; she felt on a sudden a cold chill pass through her limbs and she shivered. (Maugham) 24. He appeared to be a man of considerable wealth, and was reputed to be a bachelor. (Conan Doyle) 25. The thing to do is to gain time. (Dreiser) 26. Now I don't choose her to be grateful to him, or to be grateful to anybody but me. (Dickens) 27. Mr. Weller left the room, and immediately afterwards was heard to shut the street door. (Dickens) 28. He felt lonesome the minute he left Bert and heard the screen door slam behind him. (Caldwell) 29. It was not customary for her father to want to see her in his office. (Dreiser) 30. The appearance of Frank Cowperwood at this time was, to say the least, prepossessing and satisfactory. (Dreiser) 31. I happen to be pretty comfortably placed. (Snow) 32. Was Aileen in any way to blame? (Dreiser) 33. Go and get Bessie to give you some tea, Tony. (Maugham) 34. There's only one thing for her to do, and that's to divorce him. (Maugham) 35. I have devised my own system and have never known it fail. (Maugham) 36. His salary was fifty dollars a week, and he was certain soon to get more. (Dreiser) 37. It was often naif to be too suspicious, much more naif than to believe too easily. (Snow) 38. Like all women, she was there to object and be convinced. It was for him to brush the doubts away and clear the path if he could. (Dreiser) 39. He's thought to be lucky to have gone as far as this... (Snow) 40. Our final decision is to have a conference tomorrow afternoon, before which each one is to think the matter over. (Benchley) 41., She longed so much for people to be happy. (Buck) 42. He turned out to. be the most efficient clerk that the house of Waterman and Co. had ever known. (Dreiser) 43. The delay didn't seem to affect him. (Salinger) 44. A sudden rattle on his right hand caused him to start from his reverie and turn in that direction. (Hardy)

Exercise 16. Memorize the following expressions and use them in examples of your own.

1. He is hard to please. (Ему трудно угодить.) 2. He is dif-ficult to deal with. (С ним трудно иметь дело.) 3. The book is difficult to translate. (Эту книгу трудно перевести.) 4. She is pleasant (beautiful, pretty) to look at. (Она хорошенькая, у нее привлекательная внешность.) 5. I have something to tell you. (Мне надо вам кое-что сказать.) 6. There is nothing to be gained by it. (Этим ничего не достигнешь.) 7. There is nothing to be done. (Ничего не поделаешь.) 8. There are many things to be done. (Надо многое сделать.) 9. The house is to let. (Дом сдается в наем.) 10. Who is to blame? (Кто виноват?) 11. Be sure to come. (Непременно приходите.) 12. There is nothing left for him to do but wait. (Единственное, что ему остается, — это ждать.)

Exercise 17. Translate into English, using the infinitive.

1. Стихи трудно переводить. 2. Ничего не поделаешь, придет­ся идти пешком. 3. Я уезжаю завтра, а многое еще надо сделать. 4. Кому писать протокол? 5. Доклад начнется ровно в пять; не­пременно приходите вовремя. 6. Уже поздно посылать письмо. Единственное, что нам остается делать, — это послать телеграмму. 7. Не уходите. Мне надо вам кое-что сказать. 8. Роман Герцена «Кто виноват?» написан в 1846 году. 9. Перестаньте спорить, этим ничего не достигнешь. 10. Некоторым людям трудно угодить. 11. Он очень умный человек, но с ним трудно иметь дело. 12. Эта актриса очень красива.