IAAS MSU / Зимняя сессия. Английский язык. ИСАА МГУ, 2 курс. 1 группа, 1 поток: Часть вторая. 60 предложений. Voc. List 2, as if/as though, it's time
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I wish the house hadn’t fallen into decay. It looks as if it wasn’t lived in, although I know it’s not true. It was time it was redecorated ten years ago. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 17:59 |
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Some industries of the economy have been in decay since the 1990s. It’s high time the government started to face a few hard facts. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 18:04 |
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If it hadn't been for the decay of health, he wouldn't have retired when he was 55. His health was in such a bad condition that he looked as if he was a very old man. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 18:58 |
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It looks as if the words "moral decay" were written on his forehead. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 18:59 |
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It looked as if he was going to proceed with the discussion of this question, but I had had enough with those "decaying moral values". I thought it was time he changed the subject of the conversation. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:03 |
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He says he has been learning Spanish for a whole year, but he can't distinguish it from Portuguese. It's time he could. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:04 |
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-It looks as if he is colour-blind. - Why do you think so? - It looks as if he doesn't distinguish between colours. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:06 |
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Her beauty has always distinguished her from the rest of the family. But it looks as though her intellect isn't her distinguishing feature. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:09 |
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It's high time you knew it wasn't speech only that distinguished man from the animals. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:10 (colloquial style) It's high time you knew it isn't speech only that distinguishes man from the animals. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:13 |
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I wish he had distinguished himself by courage on the battlefield in the war. I wish he had been awarded an order or a medal. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:16 |
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It's time you knew that Galsworthy was an English writer and that he distinguished himself by writing the novel "The Forsyte Saga". Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:23 |
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-He says that the twin boys are hardly distinguishable from each other. In any case, he can't. - I wish he could, because he is their father. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:25 |
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I wish that at the exam he had been able to name at least one distinguished political leader of the beginning of the 20th century. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:27 |
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It looks as though there are two leaders in the class. One of them is distinguished for his intellect, and the other - for his strength. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:31 |
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You sound as if unemployment was the only distinguishing feature of this period. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:34 |
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I wish I had your spirit. I didn't know how to proceed to the next question, though I understood it's high time I did it. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:42 |
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Before we proceed any further I wish everybody calmed down. I wish our peaceful conversation hadn't grown into such a spirited argument. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:46 |
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I wish the evils proceeding from war were easier to cure. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:48 |
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You sound as if all the diseases proceeded from poverty. I wish you would touch upon the diseases proceeding from a passive way of life, overeating and everything like this. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:50 |
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It's high time the library should be put in order. I wish that the proceedings of different scientific societies were disposed on different shelves. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:54 |
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-I wish you would tell me whether the legal proceedings against your relative were stopped. -I wish it had. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:56 |
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I wish you would explain to me the procedure for adopting a child. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:57 |
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Why do you speak as if there was no possibility to follow the standard procedure? It's an absolutely correct procedure, and I wish it had been followed. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 19:59 |
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The newspapers write it's time the civil procedure was improved. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 20:00 |
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You sound as if the civil and criminal procedure in this country had been reformed at the beginning of the previous century. Rafflesium 09.12.13 в 20:02 |
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I suppose it's time we got to the procedural questions. I wish we had more time to discuss them. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:44 |
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He followed her with extreme caution as if he was afraid that she could notice him. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:58 |
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We should have proceeded with extreme caution in this business,but you didn't (do that). I wish you had. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:58 |
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I think it's high time the judge gave the defendant a caution. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:59 |
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I wish you had cautioned her against talking to strangers. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:58 |
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Mother has been in low spirits lately, it's high time we thought of something to raise her spirits. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 08:59 |
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- After the professor he expressed his cautious optimism, the students spirits rose as if he had praised their work . Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:00 |
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I wish my grand child was stronger in spirits. I wish his spirits wouldn't/didn't sink easily about trifles (because of little things). Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:01 |
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The old general is still a man of spirit. I wish young people didn't lack either the bravery or the determination of the older generation. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:01 |
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He behaved as if his spirit had been broken. I think that under these circumstances his relatives have the right to determine his future. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:02 |
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He is young in spirit as if he was thirty (years old),though he is seventy. He is always in high spirits. I wish his children had the same cheerful disposition. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:03 |
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He explained his behaviour by a complete lack of money as if a lack of money or something else could excuse such an amoral action. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:03 |
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In this company of high-spirited individuals he felt as if he was/were a man of great age among silly boys. They were obviously lacking in life experience Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 10:37 |
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His guilt wasn’t established / stayed unproved for lack of evidence. The newspapers wrote about it as if it was one of the highlights of the week’s events. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:48 |
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Modern society is lacking in spiritual values. It’s time people understood that it is the attitude towards spiritual values that determines the level of society’s development. Rafflesium 22.12.13 в 09:40 |
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It looks as if he's lacking in tact. I wish we hadn't invited him to the party. He's behaving as if he were a guest of honour here. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:16 |
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- You sound as if you don't understand that money is lacking to complete the building. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:23 |
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It's difficult to determine where the noise is coming from. It looks as though some neighbour is having a party. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:28 |
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It's high time you stopped eating junk food. After all, our health is determined by what we eat, in any case, partly. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:34 |
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- It looks as though he's fully determined to run in the elections and to win. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:40 |
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His colleagues think he's a man with a determined character. I wish he showed it in family life. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:44 |
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Every nation has a right to self-determination. And you sound as if some nations have earned this right, whereas others haven't. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:46 |
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- Please explain, what exactly determined the disposition of forces in this battle. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:49 |
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After his getting divorced he started to show a disposition to alcohol abuse. It looks as though he has become a habitual drinker already. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:52 |
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If he had disposed of his opponent in the argument, he would have been the hero of the day. I wish he had managed to do it. SonyaPolyakova94 22.12.13 в 11:55 |
