Jan 1, 2010 15:02
14 yrs ago
English term

long had

English to Russian Other Linguistics Лингвистика
In fact, many Russian students of English have _long had_ a theoretical grasp of English grammatical structures that is considerably better than that of quite a few native speakers of English, and many American students of Russian have a better grasp than native Russian speakers of the subtleties of the rules of Russian grammar.
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Non-PRO (1): erika rubinstein

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Discussion

SirReaL Jan 1, 2010:
В чем, собственно, вопрос? Конструкция правильная, смысл понятен.

Proposed translations

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в течение долгого времени, уже давно

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-01 15:07:38 GMT)
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Или:
С давних пор

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-01 15:09:55 GMT)
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С давних пор многие русскоязычные, изучающие английский, лучше понимают теоретические аспекты английской грамматики, чем большинство носителей.

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-01-01 15:12:12 GMT)
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Вообще, предложение чересчур многословно. Кроме того, в нем слишком много сравнительных степеней и количественных оценок (***many*** Russian students of English have ***long had*** a theoretical grasp of English grammatical structures that is ***considerably better*** than that of ***quite a few*** native speakers of English...). Некоторые из них можно без ущерба для смысла выкинуть.
Peer comment(s):

agree Tatiana Pelipeiko : have (long) had a theoretical grasp Издавна.
13 mins
agree Natalie
17 mins
agree Zoya Nayshtut
34 mins
agree sas_proz : так уж повелось
1 hr
agree Igor Boyko
1 hr
agree Tatiana Lammers
2 hrs
agree erika rubinstein
2 hrs
agree Oleksandr Kupriyanchuk
7 hrs
agree Angela Greenfield
11 hrs
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