Переведите текст The Commons Chamber When the new House of Commons was rebuilt after the Second World War, care was taken to preserve the essential features of its old design. The chamber like that of the Lords is rectangular...

Переведите текст The Commons Chamber When the new House of Commons was rebuilt after the Second World War, care was taken to preserve the essential features of its old design. The chamber like that of the Lords is rectangular in shape. The Speaker's Chair stands at the north end, and in front of it is the Table of the House, at which the Clerk of the House sits. The benches for members (upholstered in green leather) run the length of the chamber on both sides, facing each other across a broad gangway known as the "floor of the House". The benches to the right of the Speaker are used by the Government and its supporters; those to his left are occupied by the Opposition and members of any other parties. The front bench on the Government side, known as the Treasury Bench, seats the Prime Minister and other ministers, while the front bench facing it seats the leaders of the Opposition. The whole arrangement of the House suggests concretely the two-party system. Each chamber has galleries, parts of which are kept for the use of "strangers" (i.e. the public). Opposite the public gallery is the Hansard and press gallery. Hansard is the stenographic record (Official Report) of the proceedings of the House. It records all words spoken in debate as well as voting of members. A daily edition of Hansard is available, as well as a weekly edition at Her Majesty's Stationery Office, a shop where all official publications are on sale. The nineteenth century poet, William Morris described the Chamber as, "On the one side a kind of watch committee, sitting to see that the interests of the upper classes took no hurt and on the other a sort of blind to delude people into supposing that they had some share in the management of their own affairs". Seating accommodation falls far short of providing a seat for all members, even though the Chamber was rebuilt in 1945. The total membership of the House is 635, but there are seats only for 370. Members do not have specially reserved seats and the Commons was purposely made too small in order do keep its club-like atmosphere. The newly-built chamber, although re-built on the lines of the old one has been considerably modernized, with up-to-date lighting, ventilation and heating. The dominant colour scheme is pale green and grey-brown.