Exercise 1 read and translate these sentences. a) 1. to know english literature is to know walter scott, rudyard kipling, oscar wilde and george byron. 2. the best way to learn about a country is to read a lot. 3. he said he would try to get on the afternoon flight. 4. i am happy to have met him. 5. i regret to say he thinks too much of himself. b) 6. "i'd like you to join us. will you give me your room number, jim? " said dr ingram. 7. i understood you to have changed your mind. 8. "i consider your paper on mouth diseases (to be)brilliant," said dr ingram. 9. everyone in the lobby heard the assistant-manager speak to dr nicholas. 10. he watched the curtain go up. 11. i myself saw peter hand the papers to mr bailey. 12. do you mean to say it was his father who made him go into politics? c) 13. he is said to have established another record. 14. the company is known to have been rehearsing the new play for two months. 15. "i happen to be one of the dentists," said jim . 16.bill turned out to be a very good translator. 17. they are unlikely to get to the station in time. 18. he is certain to have kept the appointment. 19. they are bound to agree to their plan.
