Lesson 47. The Influence of Science and Technological Progress on a man (Вплив науки і технічного прогресу на людину)

Vocabulary

to overestimate [әuvә΄restimeit]- переоцінити to accelerate [әk΄sel(ә)reit] -   прискорити

сooperation - співробітництво

to investigate – розслідувати

investigation - розслідування

Universe - всесвіт

to discover - виявити

to compare - порівнювати

to apply - застосовувати

beyond - за її межами

beyond recognition [rekәg΄ni∫(ә)n] - за межами пізнання

ancestors [΄ænsәstә]- предки

the slightest idea - найменшого уявлення про те

trivial things [΄trivi(ә)l] - дрібниці

a refrigerators - холодильник

a microwave oven [maikrә΄weiv]- мікрохвильова піч

a radio telephone -  радіотелефон

inventions – винаходи

combustion engines [kәm΄bΛst∫ (ә)n] - двигуни внутрішнього згоряння  jet engine [΄end3in] - реактивний двигун

rapid [΄ræpid]- швидкий

outstanding - в обігу

science and technology - наука і техніка

splitting of the atom - розщеплення атома

the conquest of space [΄koŋkwest] - завоювання космосу

mankind - людство

network - мережа

to embrace the globe [im΄breis] – охоплювати глобус

to connect – зв’язувати

to prove - довести

power - влада

reverse - назад

safety- безпека

a nuclear power stations - атомна електростанція

threat [΄Өret]-  загрози

a responsibility - відповідальність

grateful - вдячний

to disclose the secrets – розкривати секрети

thrіlled - тремтячий

the theоrу оf relаtіvіtу [relә΄tiviti] – теорія відносності

tо dіsturb [di ΄tә:b]– турбувати, хвилювати

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text:

Scientific and Technological Progress

It's difficult to overestimate the role of science and technology in our life. They accelerate the development of civilization and help us in our cooperation with nature. Scientists investigate the laws of the universe, discover the secrets of nature, and apply their knowledge in practice improving the life of people.

Let's compare our life nowadays with the life of people at the beginning of the 20th century. It has changed beyond recognition. Our ancestors hadn't the slightest idea of the trivial things created by the scientific progress that we use in our every day life. I mean refrigerators, TV sets, computers, microwave ovens, radio telephones, what not. They would seem miracles to them that made our life easy, comfortable and pleasant.

On the other hand, the great inventions of the beginning of the 20th century, I mean radio, airplanes, combustion and jet engines have become usual things and we can't imagine our life without them. A century is a long period for scientific and technological progress, as it's rather rapid. Millions of investigations the endless number of outstanding discoveries have been made.

Our century has had several names that were connected with a certain era in science and technology. At first it was called the atomic age due to the discovery of the splitting of the atom. Then it became the age of the conquest of space when for the first time in the history of mankind a man overcame the gravity and entered the Universe. And now we live in the information era when the computer network embraces the globe and connects not only the countries and space stations but a lot of people all over the world.

All these things prove the power and the greatest progressive role of science in our life. But every medal has its reverse. And the rapid scientific progress has aroused a number of problems that are a matter of our great concern. These are ecological problems, the safety of nuclear power stations, the nuclear war threat, and the responsibility of a scientist. But still we are grateful to the outstanding men of the past and the present who have courage and patience to disclose the secrets of the Universe.

Exercise 2. Trаnslаte the fоllоwіng wоrd соmbіnаtіоns:

the role of science and technology, the development of civilization, the laws of the universe, the trivial things, the great inventions, a long period for scientific and technological progress, the endless number of outstanding discoveries, the atomic age, the splitting of the atom, the information era, the greatest progressive role of science, to disclose the secrets of the Universe.

Exercise 3. Read and translate the text: