WAYS OF TRANSLATING GERUND

Exercise I.

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. I did this by loosening all the planks, by cutting the sinews, and heating the pitch
that bound them together. (S.O'Dell) 2. Finally, after having abandoned so many,
he decided that he must act or return defeated. (Dreiser) 3. An 11-year girl died
after being savaged by two Rottweiler dogs which she had taken for a walk. (The
Guardian) 4. After taking off her stage make-up Julia had not done anything.
(Maugham) 5. Mr.Bumble's conduct on being left to himself was rather
inexplicable. (Dickens) 6. After a long period of writing, editing and patching up,
we agreed on a final draft. (Snow) 7. In five minutes they were at the Northern
Light building, and without being kept too long they were shown up to Page's
office. 8. Page left for Manchester without telling Malcomb about it. 9. In uttering
those words, he was conscious of a girl coming down from the common just above
them. 10. The day was spent in preparing and writing the articles to the new issue.
(Cronin) 11. Upon reaching the park he waited and waited and Daisy did not come.
(Fitzgerald) 12. After being expelled he became a reporter to Gas World.
(J.Osborne) 13. Broken edges on lawns can be fixed by removing a square of turf
and replacing it in the reverse position. (The Guardian) 14. He always ended up by
sending her his best love and signing himself «hers very affectionately...» 15. They
started by breaking a cup. (J.K.Jerome) 16. Before following her in her round of
seeking, let us look at the sphere in which her future was to lie. (Dreiser) 17. After
the summer, after being friends with Won-a-nee and her young, I never killed an-
other otter. (S.O'Dell) 18. When the two men had gone, she looked through the
photographs again before putting them back. 19. She consoled herself by thinking
that he loved her as much as he was capable of loving. (Maugham) 20. «I don't
suppose you feel much like talking about it now.» (T.Williams)
Exercise II.

Find a Ukrainian equivalent for each passive gerund in the sentences below
and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1. We liked neither reading aloud nor being read aloud to. 2.1 insisted on being
told everything. 3. «... but damn it all, I insist on your being educated like a
gentleman.» (Galsworthy) 4. Dartie on being told it was pleased enough.
(Maugham) 5. «But he has no right to come without being invited,» said Tom.
(Fitzgerald) 6. I am very fond of being looked at. (Wilde) 7. He had met the
woman at last - the woman that he thought little about, not being given to thinking
about women ... 8. Several times he barely escaped being caught by her brothers.
(London) 9. Versh remembered laughing aloud, and the laugh being carried by the
wind away from me. (Saroyan) 10. He did not like the idea of being haunted down
by her. (Dickens) 11. Objection and argument finally ending in the question being
allowed. (Dreiser) 12. The countries financial difficulties being unsolved un-
dermines its economic stability. (F.News) 13. I remember the candles being lit
again. (Fitzgerald) 14. He became chief of a fine ship without ever having been
tested by these events. (Caldwell) 15. There followed disturbing pictures of how
their respective parents or relatives had it on being informed of their sins. (Dreiser)
16. The court was told that the victim had given himself up to police after having
been beaten with sticks by a punishment squad. (The Guardian)
 WAYS OF TRANSLATING GERUNDIAL COMPLEXES

Exercise III.

Find the complexes with the gerund in the sentences below. State their
function and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

A. 1. Your winning the war is what counts. 2. Our fishing kills me exactly as it
keeps me alive. 3. Our seeing and doing are two entirely different things. 4. Your
avoiding difficulties is not my method. 5. Perhaps our being friendly was a family
trait. 6. Oh, well, your crying over spilt milk is no good. 7. His not having money
is a problem. (Saroyan) 8. My being adored is a nuisance. 9. Our having a baby
settled her. 10. «Do you want to go on our seeing each other?» 11. He remembers
my writing him. 12. I remember the candles being lit again. 13. He continued
blinking his eyes and trying to smile. (Joyce) 14. I'm not used to its living out of
doors. 15. «I tell you, you're not physically capable of our carrying on this fight.»

B. 16. «She's awfully keen on our getting in the Siddon Theatre.» 17. I remember
his asking people about it. 18. She never thought of my doing anything. 19. He
cursed himself for his having come. 20. «Oh, what the good of our beating about
the bush?» 21. I can count upon your getting back to France at the end of the year.
22. «I forget Ann for her not calling me.» 23. I like the idea of your coming soon.
24. «Thanks for your having invited us, Edward» 25. «Fancy having to go back to-
night upsets me.» 26. I don't remember our seeing either of them. 27. «I don't mind
her telling you.» 28. «What was the use of your having a bit of experience?» 29. I
only wanted to thank for your writing to me. 30. Now he remembered his coming
down through the forest in the dark holding the horse... 31. «That's a trick worth
our learning.» 32. «Can you ever forgive Jane for her doubting you?»

C. 33. «I don't much care to your leaving London.» 34. Bard ... made a particular
excuse for his being far. 35. To Dorothy, pleased at her having confounded him, it
seemed a good moment to leave. 36. Jack did not remember his ever having been
in that room. 37. «You give that girl absolutely no credit for her having any good
taste ... 38. He insisted on your coming downstairs with her and putting her into a
cab. 39. «There's no objection in our going back to that.» 40. «I wouldn't mind our
making an exception in your favour.» 41. Nobody thought of his going to bed so
early. (Fitzgerald) 42. « ... there is no use in your standing here and arguing about
it.» 43. ... «You do not object to our having your picture taken, Mr. Eden?» 44.
She was completely stunned at my having left Paul's notebook on the train. 45.
Nobody was given a choice of their having plums or not having plums. 46. «I can't
bear the thought of your doing it in front of all those important people.» 47. There
is no use in your losing temper. 48. ... her heart ached for the lost opportunities,
young man seeming to prefer playing golf with her son to communicating with her.
Exercise IV.

1) State the function of the gerundial complex in each sentence and

2) translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1. «His singing is gorgeous,» I think. (Christie) 2. Miss O'Shay's calling her to the
office had been in the nature of a preparation and warning. (Hughes) 3. «It's no
good your flying in a temper.» (Maugham) 4. The most unexpected event then was
her being engaged to Bob. (Wolfe) 5.1 can't expect Julia's putting on shorts and
coming for a sun with me in the park. 6. Her consideration was prevented by Evie's
coming into the room. (Maugham) 7. «He is disturbed by my not taking part in the
game.» (USA Today) 8. Tom was evidently perturbed by Daisy's running around
alone. 9. I've heard of it's being made out of a stable. (Fitzgerald) 10. Tell me about
this horrible business of my father wanting to set aside for another son. (B.Shaw)
11. I dread him coming into the room. (J.Osborne) 12.... there is no use in my
getting excited over it. 13. «Hope you don't mind my coming?» (London) 14.1
insist on both of them coming in time. 15. Doris was awakened by the sound of her
husband's splashing in the bathhouse. 16. «Perhaps you wouldn't mind her coming
in?» 17. «You don't mind my asking though, do you?» 18. It's my fault, I ought to
have insisted on your taking a holiday long ago.» 19. «I don't know that I should
altogether approve of your having animated conversations with ladies, while you're
having your bath.» 20. «I couldn't bear to think of your having to throw away your
good money on tips.» 21. «I am surprised at your having said it.» (Maugham) 22.
«Is there any objection to my seeing her?» 23. «Don't fear of my forgetting Daisy,»
said Gatsby. 24. «I wonder at Tom's allowing this engagement,» he said to Jordan.
(Fitzgerald) 25. We were astonished by the policeman's taking down names with
such correction and sweat in a little book. (Greene) 26. «I could imagine his giving
a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid ... (C.Doyle) 27.1 remember
her being surprised by Gatsby's gracefulness.28. «Don't fear my forgetting her.
(Fitzgerald) 29. «And I don't worry about me losing a night.» (M.Puzo) 30.
Speaking without thinking is shooting without aiming. (Cronin) 31. His father, not
liking the idea of his going on the stage, had insisted on it. 32. She couldn't hear
the thought of her wasting his life over her. (Maugham) 33. « ... there was no
chance of your getting over to Apia for at least another week.» (W.Styron) 34.
«The reason for your writing is to make a living, isn't it?» (London) 35. A feeling
of its being too dangerous to take a step in any direction had fallen on them all.
(Galsworthy) 36. Simultaneously came a tumult from the parlour, and a sound of
windows being closed. (Wells) 37. Alice laughed so much at this that she had to
run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her. (Caldwell) 38. «I can never do
anything without your interfering.» (Maugham)
Exercise V.

Translate the sentences into English. Use in each of them an appropriate form
of the gerundial complex.

1. Оцінка залежала від своєчасного перекладу студентом цього тексту. 2. Ми

раптом дізналися про те, що він минулого тижня їздив із делегацією до
Лондона. 3. Після його повернення з Лондона, він уже двічі відвідав мене.
4. Незважаючи на те, що цей вчений молодий, він досяг значних успіхів. 5.
Його відвідини стали для мене приємною несподіванкою. 6. Те, що він
досвідчений, не надало йому помітної переваги над молодими учасниками
змагання. 7. Перебування цього письменника в спілці пояснюється його
креативними творами. 8. Уявити тільки, щоб вона не вміла танцювати. 9. Я
не пригадую жодного актора, котрий не хотів би знятися у цому фільмі. 10.
Не всі ще усвідомили, що паління шкодить людському організмові. 11. Ми
пишаємось тим, що українця паризька спортивна газета назвала найкращим
спортсменом року. 12. Його всебічна поінформованість про плани
футбольної команди не викликала здивування. 13. Студенти погодилися з
тим, що їхній іспит перенесено на інший час дня. 14. Уникайте
контактування із хворими на грип під час епідемії. 15. Нам стало відомо про
проведення переговорів з метою підписання вигідного для нашої країни
договору. 16. Він розпочав колекціювання поштових марок, ще навчаючись у
середній школі. 17. Те, що ці товари поставляються багатьом клієнтам, є
свідченням виробничого потенціалу цього оснащеного найновішим
устаткуванням заводу. 18. Як вам подобається, що ім'я цього українського
баскетболіста не згадується серед найвизначніших спортсменів року? 19.
Збори акціонерів наполягли на тому, щоб ця вигідна підприємству угода була
підписана негайно. 20. Моя пропозиція, щоб ми поїхали до Львова.