Unit 4 — Vietnam

NVKOmanslatlon Practice

PART THREE: SUPPLEMETARY EXERCISES

Translate the following sentences orally, paying special attention to the words
and phrases given in italics.

Negative affixes 1
1. Malnutrition remains unsolved in a number of mountainous provinces.
2. All the trouble is being caused by a handful of malcontents.
3. The pilot died because the parachute malfunctioned.
4. Tourism is considered the non-smoke industry.
5. The nuclear powers seem unable to reach a non-proliferation treaty aimed at stopping
the spread of nuclear weapons.
6. The hotel bar is open to non-residents.
7. This compartment is a non-smoker.
8. A new range of non-stick frying-pans is certainly the most appealing to lady shoppers.

9. An increasing number of countries adopt a policy of non-alignment.

10.1've been working non-stop since the beginning of the month.
11.There should be a more practical program to help illegitimate children.
12.All illegal immigrants will be expelled sooner or later.
13.There's enormous inefficiency in the current banking system.
14. Tougher measures were introduced when it became clear that the existing
policies were ineffective.
15. There remain certain inadequacies in the present education system.

Negative affixes 2
1. That child is unnaturally intelligent for his age.
2. The government is concerned about the unprecedented level of unemployment in
the country's major cities.
3. I've read an unabridged edition of 'War and Peace.'
4. The court case was deterred by an uncooperative witness.
5. He couldn't go to the fancy dress party as he had some unfinished business to attend to.
6. Producers tend to meet unfulfilled demands of consumers to earn a profit.
7. 'Immature' marriages contribute to higher divorce rate.
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9. The most important thing for a bank is an impenetrable computer
network.
10.1 am most impressed by the Motorola's advert 'Make the impossible

11.A special program has been launched to help homeless and parentless

12.Most ofthe people present at the scene were in tears and speechless.
13. We've considered the advantages of the scheme. Now let's look at the
disadvantages.
14. Plastic tends to warp and discolour with age.
15. The government disclosed that some senior officials will be sacked for
spying.

Verb prefixes 1

1. After the country was reunified, the government of Vietnam had to face with a
high challenge of how to reconstruct the war-tom country.
2. Please recharge your glasses and drink to the bride and goom!
3. We guarantee to refund you your money in
full if you are not satisfied with your
purchase.
4. The auctioneer shall re-sell the painting in respect of which the dispute arises.

5. No candidate who has been disqualified shall be re-admitted to the

examination room.
6. Many doctors in Vietnam are overburdened and fail to guarantee their quality
care at both public and private health facilities.
7. Overcharged by $20, they decided not to come back to that bistro.
8. He always tends to over-indulge his taste for strong liquor.
9. The plot to overthrow the government has been revealed.
10.The fact that the responsibilities of government institutions overlap causes a
lot of difficulties for foreign investors.
 11.Repeated failures undermined the prestige of the company.
12.1t would be dangerous to underestimate his ability
13.Many teachers complain ofbeing overworked and underpaid.
14.Education was once undervalued in the transition to the market economy,
15.Customers who overdraw their accounts will be charged a fee.
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Verb prefixes 2
1. The reform was hamstrung by bureaucracy.
2. Management has been dramatically decentralised in the agricultural sector.
3. The actress has been defamed after her love scandal revealed.
4. Drug addicts are detoxified by a special drug at the rehabilitation centre.
5. His spine was deformed after spending 18 months confined to bed.
6. He outbid all his rivals and acquired the painting for $ 107,000.
7. He always outdoes his brother in almost every field.
8. A new prospect has been outlined for Vietnamese people after the counfry's
reunification.
9. Our company is outselling other rivals.
10.He had such a strange accent that I only half-understood what he said.
11.The ruins now being excavated undoubtedly ante-date the coming. of the
Romans,

12.1 want your check now. You canpost-date it if you like.

13.Economists forecast rising inflation and falling investment for the rest of the
year.
14. The result was catastrophic as he could not have foreseen how things
would tum out.
15. TOTAL withdrew from the project to build the first oil refinery in
Vietnam.

Prefix - self-
1. He sat down with a self-satisfied smile on his face.
2. They started off by growing a few of their own vegetables, and now they're
virtually self-sufficient.
3. The culprit stood up, looking extremely self-conscious.
4. Being self-employed has its advantages, but there are disadvantages too.

5. Self-service book shops have been mushroomed to cater for increasing demands.
6. No self-respecting doctor would refuse to treat a sick patient.

7. A self-made man is always highly appreciated by others.

8. She decided to take up martial arts for self-defence.
9. He has just bought a self-winding Swiss watch.
10. She is remarkably self-confident and independent for her age.

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