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 Scorpioshka

link 10.04.2005 20:40 
Subject: Помогите пожалуйста с переводом:)
Вроде бы все слова знаю, но когда складываю вместе получается как - то не шибко хорошо :)(
Фраза следующая: Ваша честь, обвинение исключает первую часть обвинения - убийство Айрин Лернер, мы продолжим процесс только по второму пункту обвинения - убийство Девида Лернера.
Заранее огромное спасибо.

 ms801

link 11.04.2005 0:58 
Your Honor, the prosecution drops the first count of the indictment, the murder of ____________, and proceeds on only on the second count, the murder of ___________.

 15 коп

link 11.04.2005 6:37 
глаголы в Present Indefinite не покатят
would like to drop и we would proceed

 Scorpioshka

link 11.04.2005 7:40 
Спасибо большое

 ms801

link 11.04.2005 17:34 
To 15 коп: Your suggestions are grammatically correct as well, but I wouldn't be so quick with глаголы в Present Indefinite.

Watch any movie, set in a court room, and you will hear expressions like "Your Honor, prosecution rests," or "My client pleads 'Not Guilty'". Both of these statements refer to something a party intends to do, and, thus, the "would like" construct is, of course, appropriate here. However, with all respect, I wouldn't go as far as saying that these sentences "не покатят" without it.

More generally, the Present Indefinite is often used to convey imminent action or intent. A TV anchor may say, "And now we turn our attention to Florida, where…."

 15 коп

link 12.04.2005 5:20 
To ms801 I see your point, and you are right – “не покатят” was uncalled for. I owe you an apology and an explanation.
My understanding was that a motion in a courtroom setting should sound more like a request. I guess I wouldn’t have any problem with Present Indefinite in …prosecution moves to drop…
But come to think of it, I agree with you on all counts.
My bad.

 ms801

link 12.04.2005 17:11 
to 15 коп: No apology needed, really. I probably learn more from other people’s critique of my suggestions than other people learn from my suggestions. And your thinking totally makes sense.

 

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