Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский

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I) давным-давно, начиная изучать — "a long time ago" is the most neutral expression for this. "Ages ago" is slightly colloquial, and "way back when" is highly informal.
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   и не только в ученых кругах — the word кругах does not necessarily
   have to be translated: "and not just among academics/scholars" will do and
   is shorter.
   

2. 
   надо представлять всесторонне — "an all-round view" is too informal
   for a discussion of an artist. "From all sides" is awkward and not idiomatic.
   "As a whole" or "in his entirety" are short and stylistically appropriate.
   

2. 
   моя работа была чудовищно сложной по всем мыслимым и немысли­
   мым параметрам — "Monstrously" will do but a word such as
   "horrendously" or "nightmarishly" is much more idiomatic. "Unbelievably"
   or "incredibly" are stylistically more neutral choices. "In every which way"
   condenses the long expression with параметры, saving time and words. A
   literal translation, "in terms of parameters," does not work.
   

2. 
   но, решившись однажды проделать работу добросовестно... — "once
   you've decided" takes care of однажды, and attempts to translate the
   gerund literally will lead to an awkward sentence. "To do a really honest
   piece of work" is fine for "предельно добросовестно."
   

6) удивительное дело — the colloquial expression "funny thing" in
English will cover this; "It's a" before "funny thing" is not needed but
can be added to make the sentence slightly more structured. Otherwise