Праздничные дни в Великобритании и США

(Public Holidays in Great Britain and the USA)

В Великобритании выходными являются следующие дни:

1. Новый год — New Year Day (January 1).

2. Страстная пятница — Good Friday.

3. Пасхальный понедельник — Easter Monday.

4. Первый понедельник мая — May Day.

5. Последний понедельник мая — Spring Bank Holiday.

6. Последний понедельник августа — August Bank Holiday.

7. Рождество — Christmas (December 25).

8. 2-й день рождества — Boxing Day (. December 26, or December 27 if December 26 is Sunday). Название этого праздника происходит от слова “box” (коробка), куда прячут рождественские подарки.

В Соединенных Штатах Америки количество праздничных и выходных дней в различных штатах различно. Однако есть праздники, которые являются выходными днями во всех штатах. К их числу относятся:

1. Новый год — New Year Day (January 1).

2. День Мартина Лютера Кинга — М. L. King's Day (the third Monday in January).

3. День рождения Вашингтона — Washingtoni Birthday (the third Monday in February).

4. День памяти героев—Remembrance Day (the last Monday in May).

5. День независимости — Independence Day (July 4). День подписания Декларации независимости (Declaration of Independence, 1776) и провозглашения независимости 13 британских колоний в Америке.

6. День труда — Labour Day (the first Monday in September). Отмечается как дань уважения работникам промышленности и сельского хозяйства, внесшим большой вклад в развитие Америки за последние 300 лет. Знаменует собой также начало нового учебного года.

7. День Колумба — Columbus Day (the second Monday in October).

8. День ветеранов — Veterans ’ Day (November 11). Отмечается в память ветеранов армии Соединенных Штатов.

9. День благодарения — Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November). Отмечается в память первых поселенцев на американском континенте. Знаменует собой также окончание сбора урожая.

10 Рождество — Christmas (December 25).

Training exercises

Различия в американской и английской деловой терминологии. Переведите термины

В приведенном ниже диалоге поставьте глаголы в правильную форму.

Mr Hunt, the manager of a small company (to produce) bathroom showers (to speak) to his very important customer, Mr Benedetto, the manager of a hotel.

Well, I (to give) one last chance. Look at this order again. No more mistakes. You last (to deliver) the showers which I even (not to order).

Oh, do forgive me. We never (not to repeat) that. I (to hope) so. But remember. I would (to like) to stress that I must (to get) this order by Thursday next week. It (to be) very important. 1 cannot (to accept) any other delivery time.

Sure, sir. We (to send) it in time. We always (to deliver) your orders in time,.... we?

No, you.... Once I (to receive) an order with a delay of two months. Besides, packing should be excellent.

Certainly. I guess you (to agree) that this (to be) one thing we always (to do) before.

But twice my surname (to write) Bereditto by your people.

Oh, I (to be) so sorry. This time I myself (to write) your name clearly.

One last thing, (to call) me on Tuesday and (to inform) about the state of the order.

Right, I (phone) you myself. The goods will definitely (to come) to right address and at the time you (to need) them.

3. Заполните пропуски словами из списка:

administration, commerce, corporate, involve, merge, white-collar, prosper, takeover, fail, continue

a) When a firm begins to do poorly on the stock market, plans are often made to change its ----------structure.

b) The board of directors -------to inform the stockholders

of the risks of investing in South Africa.

c) How many people are__________ in advertising of the new product?

d) Despite some problems the company expects to continue to ---- in the nearest future.

e) New York has always been a centre of_________ .

f) After their annual growth rate had fallen they were ----------- by a major competitor.

g) Mr Brown is too old to________ in his present position.

h) In order to deal with additional paper-work we need to expand the . staff by 10 people.

i) The management of contemporary corporations requires people who know how to------.

j) The large companies which have been successful in the past have normally ---------with their closest competitors.