distinction – ðàçíèöà
endure – äëèòüñÿ
utility – ïîëåçíîñòü
usability – ïðèãîäíîñòü
safety – áåçîïàñíîñòü
to exploit – ðàçðàáàòûâàòü
electrical conductor – ïðîâîäíèê ýëåêòðè÷åñêîãî òîêà
in this sense – â ýòîì ñìûñëå
to reap – ïîæèíàòü
explicitly – ÿñíî, ïîäðîáíî
treatise – [tri:tiz] – òðàêòàò
Exercise 17. Answer the following question:
1. Can we define the distinction between science, engineering and technology?
2. What is engineering?
3. Are technologies exclusively products of science?
4. What does the development of technology depend on?
Exercise 18. Find in the text the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
ïîñëåäñòâèå, ïîëóïðîâîäíèê
ïðèêëàäíàÿ íàóêà
îòâåðãàòü
ñïîðíûé
óäîâëåòâîðÿòü òðåáîâàíèÿì
ñîáèðàòü òåõíîëîãè÷åñêèå ðåçóëüòàòû âîâðåìÿ
Exercise 19. Find the words with similar meanings:
tool aim
investigation advanced
to involve to create
purpose to decline
to innovate machinery
to resist implement
modern research
equipment to include
contemporary