Question

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функции и значение слов it и one. 1. It is not easy to investigate a criminal case. 2. As the trial was open to the public many people attended it. 3. It was the Prison Act (1865) which introduced a new approach to imprisonment in England. 4. A «written constitution» is one the whole of which is contained in one or more documents which possess the force of law. 5. One must observe traffic rules.

Answer 1

1. Расследовать уголовное дело не легко.

2. Поскольку судебный процесс был публичным,  пришло много людей.
3. Именно тюремный закон (1865), определил несколько аспектов по  лишению свободы в Англии.
4. «Конституция» является одним целым, часть ее содержится в одном или нескольких документов, имеющих законодательную  силу..
5. Необходимо соблюдать правила дорожного движения

Answer 2

1. It is not easy to investigate a criminal case. - "It" in this sentence refers to the act of investigating a criminal case. It is used as a placeholder for the subject of the sentence.

2. As the trial was open to the public many people attended it. - "It" in this sentence refers to the trial. It is used as a pronoun to avoid repeating the word "trial" in the sentence.

3. It was the Prison Act (1865) which introduced a new approach to imprisonment in England. - "It" in this sentence refers to the Prison Act (1865). It is used to introduce or emphasize the subject of the sentence.

4. A "written constitution" is one the whole of which is contained in one or more documents which possess the force of law. - "One" in this sentence refers to a written constitution. It is used to refer to a thing or person in a general sense.

5. One must observe traffic rules. - "One" in this sentence refers to a general person or individual. It is used as a pronoun to refer to people in a general sense.