Упражнение 16

А. Найдите определение, выраженное комплексом "су­ществительное + причастие", которое всегда сто­ит перед определяемым словом, характеризуя вы­полняемое им действие.

Пример: the blood-forming tissue

= the tissue that forms blood

Б. Переведите предложения.

1. The skeleton houses bone marrow, the blood-forming tissue.

2. The haemoglobin-containing erythrocytes are produced in bone marrow and
released into the circulation, where they remain for about 120 days,

3. The symptoms of bacterial pneumonia are a sputum-producing cough, fever,
chills and chest pain.

4. Lungs are the respiratory organs in air-breathing vertebrates.

5. A heat-regulating centre in the hypothalamus of the brain functions much like a
thermostat.

6. Aspirin is one of the most reliable pain-relieving medications.

7. The weight-bearing joints are the most frequent site of degenerative diseases,

8. DNA is the information-storing molecule and RNA is the information-carrying
molecule of the cell.

9. Blood-clotting proteins circulate in the blood plasma in an inactive proenzyme
form.

10. When the coronary arteries are narrowed by atherosclerotic plagues, the flow of
oxygen-bearing blood to the heart is impaired.

11. Vitamin As general immunity-boosting properties have been known for a long
time.

12. Thanks to the constant work of osteoblasts (bone-building cells) and osteoclasts
(bone-destroying cells) our entire skeleton is replaced every 7 years or so.

13. Transfusions of red blood cells are sometimes required for emergency treatment
of severe life-threatening anemia.

14. Hemoglobin is a red iron-containing protein in the red corpuscles.

15. Fat is a necessary part of diet because of the vitamins and energy-giving calories
which it contains.

16. Pollution is now studied in laboratories and evaluated medically for its cancer-
causing potential.

17. Antibody-producing cells bear specific antibody molecules on their surfaces.

18. In 1628 W. Harvey ['hd:rvi:] published an epoch-making dissertation on the
circulation of the blood.

Упражнение 17. Переведите предложения, содержащие определение, выраженное пассивной формой причастия I (being +V₃), которое всегда стоит после поределяемого существительного и соответствует в русском языке страдательным причастиям.

Например: the acid, being secreted by the stomach, …..

кислота, секретируемая желудком, …

1. Bile is the substance being made in the liver.

2. Mucus is a slippery liquid being secreted by mucous membranes inside the body.

3. A typical joint is the juncture of two bones being held together by ligaments.

4. Bone is a living, dynamic organ, being continuously remodelled in response to
external mechanical and chemical influences.

5. Diabetes mellitus is a disease which results from insufficient insulin being produced
by the special cells in the pancreas.

6. The work being done at present in the laboratory is aimed at solving such prob­
lems as blood clotting and infection.

7. Life extension experiments being performed on animals have shown promising
results.

8. Women being treated with this drug should avoid breast feeding.

9. Many people being treated for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection
undergo a redistribution of body fat which can cause abnormal levels of fat in the
blood.

10. Two fundamental procedures being used to study the genetic basis of the disease
are body mass index and genotypic linkages.

11. The needles are inserted in the skin to varying depths according to the point of
insertion and the condition being treated.

12. The main vaccine being used to eradicate polio consists of a live, weaked form of the virus.

13. In the US alone, some 14,000 people are infected and die each year from drug-
resistant microbes being picked up in hospitals.

14. A thorough knowledge of the apparatus being used for mechanical ventilation is
vital to competent care of the patient.

15. The amount of carbon dioxide constantly being taken from the atmosphere during
daylight hours by all green plants is enormous.

16. Arteries have strong, elastic walls because the blood being pumped from the
heart is under pressure.

5.2 Причастие I в функции обстоятельства