13. She dialed 34
Parkview Avenue and waited. There was no reply. 14. A call came
through eventually explaining the situation and she was disap-
pointed and upset
11. It takes a month to get de-
liveries from China, so fast changing fashion tastes can be satisfied
only by clothes made in Japan. 12. It's against the law to trade on
inside information about an imminent merger
9. A pause fol-
lowed this apparently pointless remark. 10. As I headed for the hut,the door opened and there appeared a small, spherical individual
with a smile visible from fifty yards
7. Spring came, and
summer. The swimming pool was opened. An opening swimming
tournament was arranged. 8. A month went by, or something like
that, and Jonathan learned at a tremendous rate
5. A door at the opposite end of
the room opened and a man came out in a very hurried way. 6.
Very little attention is being paid to all of this
3. Suddenly a gate opened in the fence
of the last house in the pathway and a man came out. 4. A tall be-
spectacled man in his mid-thirties joined them. "Ah, Anthony! Let
me introduce you to Dr. Williams
A lecture followed on the inadequacies of modern policemen
and the immorality of modern youth. 2. He clicked on the Word 95
icon and almost instantly a blank document page appeared, with the
word toolbars across the top
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Лекция последовала из-за несоответствия требованиям современных полицейских и распущенности современной молодежи.
2. Он кликнул по иконке Word 95 и практически мгновенно появилась пустая страница документа, с панелью инструментов поверху.
Перевод добавил Alex SvСеребро en-ru
Liquid soaps, gels and the like made up 60 per cent of the market
in personal washing products in the early Nineties. Now they're up
to 80 per cent
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В начале девяностых жидкое мыло, гели и прочая подобная продукция составляли до 60 процентов рынка средств личной гигиены. Сейчас их доля на рынке доходит до 80 процентов.
Перевод добавил Elena BogomolovaЗолото en-ru
For example, we have had tremendous
success with laundry tablets.
Elsewhere people are turning more and more to ready-made
meals, prepared salads and even throwaway contact lenses
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Наприменр, у нас был большой успех с таблетками для стирки (/стиральных машин).
В других местах люди обращаются все больше и больше к готовым блюдам, приготовленным салатам и одноразовым контактным линзам.
Перевод добавил grumblerЗолото en-ru
Helen Fenwick, a Lever Brothers spokesman, said: "This isn't the
end of soap but anyone who's ever chased a bar of soap around a
shower will appreciate the new products that have replaced it.
People everywhere are looking for convenience, whether in wash-
ing, cooking or shopping. For example
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Хелен Фенвик, представитель компании Lever Brothers, сказала: "Это не конец [эры] мыла, но любой кому приходилось ловить кусок мыла в душе, оценит новые продукты, которые его заменили. Люди везде ищут удобство, будь то готовка пищи, стирка или хождение по магазинам. Например...
Перевод добавил Alex SvСеребро en-ru