1.Bungy jumping… the Kawarau Bridge prompts a heady adrenaline rush. 2. New Zealand is… the Roaring Forties. 3.Tramping is kiwi-speak… hiking.
4.The World Heritage sites in Canada have been recognised… UNESCO. 5.What`s the Use… going international? 6.It has given me a good chance to see the world… a different perspective. 7.Canada played a major role in setting… the World Heritage Convention.
Kazakhstan, officially Republic of Kazakhstan, has the population of 15,186,000 people and territory 2,719,500 sq km, is situated in central Asia. It borders on Siberian Russia in the north, China in the east, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south, and the Caspian Sea and European Russia in the west. Astana is the capital and Almaty (Alma-Ata) is the largest city. Other major cities include Shymkent, Semey, Aktobe, and Oskemen.
Kazakhstan consists of a vast flatland, bordered by a high mountain belt in the southeast. It extends from the lower Volga and the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mts. in the east. It is largely lowland in the north and west, hilly in the center (Kazakh Hills), and mountainous in the south and east (Tian Shan and Altai ranges). Kazakhstan is a region of inland drainage; the Syr Darya, the Ili, the Chu, and other rivers drain into the Aral Sea and Lake Balkash. Most of the region is desert or has limited and irregular rainfall.
The population of Kazakhstan consists mainly of Muslim Kazakhs and Russians; there are smaller minorities of Ukrainians, Germans, Uzbeks, and Tatars. Kazakh, a Turkic language, is the official tongue, but Russian is still widely used.
The Yeoman Warders or ‘Beefeaters’
1 The Beefeaters guard the Tower of London. – Бифитеры охраняют Лондонский Тауэр. (Перевод слова Beefeaters-'мясоеды’, но чаще говорят просто по-русски ‘Бифитеры’).
2 They act as guides for tourists. – Они проводят экскурсии для туристов.
3 They also take care of (the eight big black) ravens that live in the Tower. – Они также заботятся о (8и больших чёрных) воронах, которые живут в Тауэре.
4 They have two uniforms. – У них две формы.
(One is for Holidays and the other one is for every day. - Праздничная и повседневная)- это можно пропустить)
5 There are 36 Yeoman Warders at the Tower and they are all men who were in the armed forces. – В Тауэре 36 охранников и они все служили в вооружённых силах.
6 They live in the Tower with their families. – Они живут в Тауэре co своими семьями.
7 Nobody knows exactly where their name ‘Beefeaters’ came from. – Никто точно не знает, как появилось их название – ‘Бифитеры’.