Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский

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8. 
   побудить человека — this is a good example of how small, "four-
   letter" English verbs can effectively render the meaning of the Russian:
   "make" or "bring someone to" are just as good renditions as "prompt,"
   which may not immediately come to mind as a translation for побудить.
   

8. 
   а то сил нет читать... — сил here should not be translated as "force"
   or "strength," since that is not really what is meant. The idea is that the
   speaker "is fed up with" or, colloquially, "I've had it with" all these
   journalists.
   

10) выворачиваются наизнанку — "are turned upside down" or "inside
out" are idiomatic renderings of this expression. Or, simply "are all
wrong" conveys the idea.
11) мотив, который движет авторами — "the motives for these
authors'/writers' actions" will do, but "What's behind these authors'
actions" emphasizes the idea of a hidden motive.

12. 
    мой русский за эти годы стал немного корявым — Fyodorova doesn't
    want to overemphasize this — she says немного, so "a bit" or "slightly"
    shaky would be appropriate. "Isn't what it used to be" is also mild and
    vague enough for this context.
    

12. 
    говорят... — "It is said that" should be avoided, as it sounds stilted,
    particularly in a colloquial context. "I've heard that" or "It seems that"
    would be good choices.
    

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