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night being very cold, we wore coats and hats. 9. The meeting being over, the
concert began. 10. They went to the cinema yesterday, the film being very good.
11. The film being very good, they went to the cinema.
II. Соедините два предложения в одно, используя независимый прича-
стный оборот, и переведите их на русский язык.
Образец: The lesson is over. We shall go to play football. The lesson being
over, we shall go to play football.
Когда закончится урок, мы поедем играть в футбол.
1. Nic k w as ill. We didn’t see him at the University last time. 2. Last summer w e
visited Paris. Louvre made a great impression on us. 3. The goods were
unloaded. The ship was ready to return back to the country. 4. Americans like to
travel by car. The roads are fine there. 5. The text is very difficult. He couldn’t
translate it without a dictionary. 6. It was very late. We had to return home. 7. I
arrived at the station. My parents were waiting for me.
III. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. There being dark in the room, he couldn’t find his bag. 2. The work having
been finished, the scientists realised how they were tired. 2. We have three les-
sons a day, each lesson lasting an hour and a half. 4. The experiments having
been carried out, we could compare some results. 5. Many people like to watch
TV programs in the evening, some shows being uninteresting and it is waste of
time to see them. 6. I like to read English books in the original, my favourite
writer being Theodor Dreiser. 7. People are fond of travelling, some of them
making it their profession.