Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
To estimate; to delay; an expulsion; an interim government; an impact; relief supplies; to carry out; a refugee; an influx of refugees.
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
Выдворение (из страны); приток беженцев; оценивать/предполагать; переходное/временное правительство; откладывать; помощь (беженцам); беженец; производить/выполнять; влияние.
3. Read the article again and express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
Agreement: Yes, you are right./I can't but agree./It's OK. I agree./Yes, it's true.
Disagreement: I'm afraid, you're not quite right./No, I can't agree with that./I'm sorry, but that's wrong.
- Afghanistan has signed an agreement with Iran and the UN on the return of its refugees.
- The UN refugee agency says the return will begin next month.
- The three sides estimate that about 200,000 people will be able to return home within a year,
- Kabul is concerned about the relief workers acting in the country.
- All Afghans living in Iran have been registered.
- Iran is going to carry out mass expulsions from the country.
- More than 100,000 Afghans have left Iran.
SECTION B
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1. Read the article and look up the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
Helping poor nations
The US president's plan to add $5 billion to the foreign aid budget shows that his administration is rethinking the importance of helping underdeveloped countries. Obviously, that is a good thing — not only because the money may ease the hopelessness that breeds terrorism. Foreign aid, well spent, will also liberate entrepreneurial energies, protect human rights and help millions achieve better lives.
The president's vision, however, is larger than his financial commitments. He wants to spend the extra $5 billion over three years. Shamefully, America, once the world's most generous aid giver, now gives less, relative to the size of its economy, than any other developed country, and much of what it does provide goes to military rather than humanitarian purposes. Many Americans have supported the retreat from foreign aid under the assumption that the money is wasted anyway. The president's plan would use economic development funds as a reward for countries that agree to combat corruption, strengthen the rule of law, respect human rights and maintain open markets.
And after a decade in which foreign assistance spending remained virtually flat, this proposal marks a significant advance. A three-year rise of $5 billion can do much good fighting AIDS and other infectious diseases, ridding of malnutrition, spreading computer literacy and helping Third World business to market their goods in the developed world.
Washington's leadership cannot be reduced to a show of military might. This proposal could help lead America back towards its traditional role as a generous partner in spreading economic development
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