Do the names Sim City, The Sims, MS Flight Simulator mean anything to you? Well, they are all popular video games that simulate reality. In Sim City, for example, players have to build a city that looks and functions1 much like a real one, with houses, shops and factories. Говорят ли вам о чем-нибудь такие названия как Sim City, The Sims, MS Flight Simulator? Впрочем, это все популярные видео-игры, которые симулируют реальность. Например, в Sim City игроки должны построить город, который выглядит и функционирует во многом, как настоящий, с домами, магазинами и фабриками.
However, we don’t only use computer simulations for fun. There are many things that we cannot study or test in real life because it would be too difficult or dangerous. Computer simulations make such study and testing possible. In the past, for example, pilot training used to be very dangerous. Nowadays, pilots can practise their skills before they enter the cockpit by using flight simulators. Engineers also use computer simulations to design and test new products before people start using them. They can identify dangerous faults in cars and buildings, for instance, and therefore save lives. Однако, мы используем компьютерные симуляции не только для развлечения. Существует много вещей, которые мы не можем изучить или опробовать в реальной жизни, потому что это было бы слишком трудно или опасно. Компьютерные симуляции делают такое изучение и апробацию возможной. В например, обучение пилота было опасным занятием. Сегодня пилоты могут отработать свои навыки с использованием симулятора полета до того, как они войдут в кабину. Инженеры также используют компьютерные симуляции для разработки и тестирования новых продуктов до того, как люди начнут ими пользоваться. Например, они могут определить опасные дефекты в машинах и зданиях и, таким образом жизни людей.
With the help of computer simulations we can develop new things without putting people’s lives at risk during real life testing. They not only provide us with entertainment, but also play an important role in our future. С компьютерных симуляций мы можем разрабатывать новые вещи, не подвергая риску жизни людей во время эксплуатационного испытания. Они не только обеспечивают нас развлечением, но также играют важную роль для нашего будущего.
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The living-room is the biggest room in our house. It is very light. Our family often spends time together in the living room. We watch TV, talk, drink tea, play board games and do many other things there.
Walls in the living-room are creamy coloured. There is a big painting with flowers on one of them and a clock on another. There are two big windows with white lace curtains. The windowsills are wide and there are some potted plants on them. There is a big dark yellow carpet on the floor. We have got a big chandelier and two small sconces in our living-room.
There is a big sandy coloured sofa in the room. In front of the sofa we have got a small glass coffee table. There are two cupboards where we keep crystal tableware, beautiful statuettes and souvenirs.
Between the cupboards there is a TV stand with a big TV set on it. Above the TV set there are some bookshelves. We keep a lot of books and magazines on the shelves.
Opposite the cupboards and the TV set there are two soft sandy coloured armchairs. Between them there is a big potted plant. It is a lemon tree. We bought it last year, but we have already had the first harvest of lemons.
2. Mike East isn't a school-teacher.
3. They don't go to college by bus.
4. It isn't an easy exercise.
5. These books aren't of great help for scholars.
6. There isn't a time-table outside the school.
7. Pupils don't always do this task with great pleasure.
8. It isn't getting dark in the school yard now.
9. I am not speaking with my fellow-student now.
10. They aren't going to pass their exams as soon as possible.