Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский

этого нельзя допустить — "this must be prevented," "this must not
happen," would work as well as "this cannot be allowed."

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    в этом случае — the idea here is "if that happens," (which is a
    possible translation), rather than the literal and more clumsy "in that
    case." Or the interpreter could just say "Then," which is much shorter
    than the other variants.
    

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    мы стоим еще в самом начале пути — "path" as a translation for
    путь should be avoided insofar as possible, as it is hackneyed and often
    does not fit the context. Here the idea is that we are at the very beginning
    or first/initial stage of the search.
    

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    позади остались не только холодная война — here the sentence can
    safely be translated in an active mood: "We have left behind." "And" must
    be inserted between "Cold War" and "protracted conflicts." If the
    interpreter fails to do so, he can add "etc." after "in various regions of the
    world" to finish the sentence.
    

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    но разве все это было возможным — "really" can render the force
    of разве.
    

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    ученые во всех странах — the word ученый often presents problems.
    Since the question of destroying weapons has been discussed, "scientists"
    is a valid translation. But the context here is a broad one, of understanding
    the significance of events, and so "scholars," "academics," (in particular
    since this speech was given in a university setting) or "thinkers" would
    also work.
    

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