Task 1: translate sentences, paying attention to the translation of nouns in bold. in which sentence the noun in bold refers to 1) pluralia tantum, 2) singularia tantum 3) has word forms of both singular and plural.
1. i get some grey hairs but i pull them out. –у меня было несколько седых волос,но я их выдернул
2. the majority of men have hair on their chest. большинство мужчин имеют волосы на груди
3. she had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place. на ней было много макияжа и волосы были не уложены
4. don’t split hairs. you know what i am getting at. не придирайся. ты знаешь о чем я говорю.
5. she popped out to buy a tin of soup.
6. it is a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans.
7. many professional boxers end their careers with eye and brain damage.
8. he was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.
9. grossman raised the glass to his lips.
10. in her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company.

Dear Helen,

How are the things going on? Did something new happen in your life? Having received your letter, I wanted to answer it immediately but I was working a lot during the last two weeks. So I was pressed for time and did not manage to carry out my intentions.

In my country spring has already set. It is quite warm and really sunny all days long. Being at work I always imagine myself strolling down some parks. I wish you could join me! It would be funny! Some days ago my friend advised me to read a very interesting book. I did it and I would like you to know this author. Are you ready to read good literature?

Tell me more about your work and free time. Are you satisfied with all this? What are your plans for this summer? Maybe we will be able to meet one day?

Truly yours,

Jessica

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Дорогая Хелен,

Как ты поживаешь? Есть что-нибудь новенькое? Я хотела сразу же ответить на твое письмо, но в последние две недели у меня было много работы. Времени не хватало, чтобы осуществить свои планы.

У нас уже пришла весна. На улице тепло и солнечно целый день. Во время работы я постоянно представляю себя гуляющей по различным паркам. Я бы хотела, чтобы ты составила мне компанию. Было бы весело! Несколько дней назад подруга посоветовала мне почитать интересную книгу. Я ее прочла и хотела бы познакомить тебя с этим автором. Ты готова читать хорошую литературу?

Расскажи мне больше о работе и отдыхе. Тебя все устраивает? Какие у тебя планы на лето? Может, мы как-нибудь встретимся?

Всегда твоя,

Джессика

Jehu (presumably formed by the merger of two english interjections - yah! and ugh! , expressing disgust) — humanoid creatures that inhabit the island inhabited by the houyhnhnms and using them as working cattle. faced with these "weird animals", gulliver appears to be one of them for ruling on the island of intelligent horses, however, given to the barn i., is experiencing "horror and disgust". it was particularly unfortunate for him that "disgusting animal has a completely human form   the face was flat and wide, the nose flattened, the lips thick front feet of the yahoo differed from my hands only long nails, sassorosso and dark color of the palm < > and in other parts of the body the difference is mainly in color and hairy". in the course of conversations with its owner-houyhnhnms gulliver learns much about the habits of i., and he describes the lifestyles of people in european countries. so, turning throughout the story, there is a parallel between i. and people. "most of the herds of yahoos are sort of the which are always the most ugly and vicious in the whole herd. each such leader is commonly a favorite the duty of which is that he licks feet and ass of his master and deliver the females into his lair; in gratitude for this he from time to time rewarded with a piece of donkey meat. this favourite is hated by the whole herd, and therefore to protect himself, keeps always near the person of his master