Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский

одной рукой в ладоши не хлопнешь — if the interpreter has a text or
time for reflection, "one hand can't clap" is shorter and more idiomatic.

12. 
    через объединение усилий пролегает самый прямой путь... — this is
    a good example of the basic principle "Think nominative." Starting the
    sentence as "Through the uniting of will lead to a very awkward
    construction. By making the accusative noun the nominative subject, i.e.
    "A pooling/uniting of efforts will provide...," the interpreter starts off down
    a logical instead of a zigzag path towards completing a normal English
    sentence.
    

12. 
    тем не менее, мы не тянем одеяло на себя — of course, the
    interpreter can say "We're not pulling the whole blanket over to our side,"
    but this will sound very odd and stylistically out of place. The idea is that
    of only taking a fair share, asking for what is legitimately ours.
    

12. 
    под флагом ООН, участвуя... — English requires an explanatory
    phrase before the gerund: "and they are participating."
    

17) поддержание мира, принуждение мира — this relatively new
peacekeeping vocabulary is sometimes translated in different ways, but the
distinctions between the types of operations are important. Поддержание
мира in an ordinary sentence can be the "maintenance of peace" but an
ОПМ (PKO) is an операция по поддержанию мира (peacekeeping
operation). "Peacebuilding" is миростроительство, and the odd-sounding
принуждение к миру is "peace enforcement."

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