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Translation 1. Translate with special attention to the different meanings of the same word or words which happen to have the same spelling. 1) The critical period was over. Her condition was now quite stable. 2) He was very critical about some of the doctors in that hospital. He called them real jerks. 3) The train suddenly jerked to a stop. 4) Between gambling and women, he was broke. 5) The orderly broke his leg and an old peasant hid him in his stable. 6) The general has very orderly habits. 7) When Muslims fast, they don’t eat anything. They just drink some water. 8) When he woke up, he found his dog licking his wound. 9) The general opinion at the time was that the enemy was already licked. 10) The picture is stuck fast on the wall. 11) The bank denied that it had been lying to people about its bad debts. 12) Some young people were lying on the grassy bank, listening to the singing of the birds. 13) She was terribly worried about her son, who was thick as thieves with some loafers. 14) He was rather thick-headed. It took him quite a while to understand what was happening. 15) The fighting was basically over. But one could still hear a few occasional shots. 16) We are pinning our hopes on her to win the women’s shot-put gold medal. 17) The driver denied having drunk strong liquor. He said that he had merely taken a few shots of mild beer. 18) She is on the national basketball team, and she is a wonderful shot. 2. Translate with special attention to the different meanings of the same word or words which happen to have the same spelling. 1) A bore is a person who talks when you want him to listen.(Ambrose Bierce) 2) If you haven’t struck oil in your first three minutes, stop boring.(George Jessel) 3) She got fired just before Christmas. 4) She fired at the strange object. Then it suddenly disappeared. 5) I’m sure he will object to your going into business. 6) Today a wise businessman will not take profit-making as the only objective. He will also stress social res