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Английский язык для магистратуры
D
iplomacy in the Mirror of Globalization
Ex. 12. As David Crystal rightly observed, “English is a kind of 
vacuum cleaner of language — it sucks in vocabulary from any 
language it can get.” 
А. 
Translate the following sentences containing foreign words. Which of the words 
come from the text?
bona fide [
ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi
]
quid pro quo [
ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ
]
carte blanche [
ˌkɑː(r)t ˈblɑːntʃ
]
par excellence [
pɑː(r) ˈeksəˌlɑːns
] 
ad hoc [
ˌæd ˈhɒk
]
raison d’etre 
[
ˈreɪ zoʊn ˈdɛ trə
]
weltanschauung 
[
ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ
]
zeitgeist [
ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst
] 
realpolitik [
reɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk
]
per se [
ˌpɜː(r) ˈseɪ
]
1. 
In our hospital, a good deal of the work is done in ad hoc teams as required by an individual 
patient’s diagnosis and condition.
2. A nation’s motto is always a reflection of the current zeitgeist.
3. Our weltanschauung is the lens through which we interpret ourselves and our relationship 
to the world around us.
4. The policy of Realpolitik was formally introduced to the Nixon White House by Henry Kiss-
inger. The policy meant dealing with other powerful nations in a practical manner rather than 
on the basis of political doctrine or ethics.
5. The Cold War was over, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved, and with the collapse of the Soviet 
Union NATO seemed to have lost its main raison d’etre.
6. If it is true that Britain has lost an empire but not yet found a role, Germany is a country with 
an identity crisis par excellence.
7. 
The museum curator verified that the newly discovered painting was a bona fide Picasso
8. German wunderkind FW Murnau was invited to Hollywood and given carte blanche to make 
whatever film he wanted. 
9. There