Skólaskýrsla 1995 - Verzlunarskóli Íslands

7. Tvö lóð, 2 kg og 0.5 kg, eru fest hvort í sinn enda á bandi sem liggur
yfir liðuga trissu (sjá mynd). Lóðunum er haldið kyrrum í byrjun en
síðan er þeim sleppt.
a) Finnið hröðun lóðanna.
b) Finnið togkraftinn í bandinu.
c) Þyngra lóðið er nú látið hvíla á vog, en
léttara lóðið hangir í lausu lofti (sjá mynd).
Hvað sýnir vogin
2 kg
0.5 kg
2 kg
0.5 kg
Enska
I Translate the underlined words into Icelandic:
1-5 The riddle of the maze reaches back several millennia, and is spread over many
parts of the world. Remarkably, one archetypal labyrinth, the seven-ring design
prevailed throughout the world.
Translate the following into good Icelandic:
6-10 We require an irrevocable letter of credit, confirmed on a London bank. We’ve
quoted in local currency, and this, of course, is conditional. It’s conditional on the
rate of exchange which prevails on the date of our quotation not fluctuating more
than three per cent either way. So we’d be protected if the Abracan currency, for
instance, was devalued in relation to sterling.
II Explain in English the underlined words and phrases:
11 Harris drew out his map again, after a while, but the sight of it only infuriated the
mob, . .
12 … but this discovery was an essential prelude to that of penicillin …
13 Hospitality is always disinterested and means giving yourself completely to guests
and strangers.
14 A child held up his glass and shook it, the liquid whirled slowly.
15 The most stupendous grocery I have every seen was the Safeway in Page, Arizona.
16 The next item on the agenda is to consider a report with recommendations tabled
by you.
17-18 Hector Grant is having a look at the quarterly breakdown of overheads detailing
actual expenditure against budget.
19 The workers and subcontractors have to be educated in new methods of building,
not given ultimatums.
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