Английский язык с Г. Уэллсом "Человек-невидимка"
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school [skHl], pantomime [`pxntqmaIm], pursuing [pq`sjHIN], realm [relm]
The other is the assertion of a little girl to the effect that, going to her afternoon school, she saw the murdered man “trotting” in a peculiar manner across a field towards the gravel pit. Her pantomime of his action suggests a man pursuing something on the ground before him and striking at it ever and again with his walking-stick. She was the last person to see him alive. He passed out of her sight to his death, the struggle being hidden from her only by a clump of beech trees and a slight depression in the ground.
Now this, to the present writer’s mind at least, lifts the murder out of the realm of the absolutely wanton. We may imagine that Griffin had taken the rod as a weapon indeed, but without any deliberate intention of using it in murder. Wicksteed may then have come by and noticed this rod inexplicably moving through the air. Without any thought of the Invisible Man — for Port Burdock is ten miles away — he may have pursued it.
It is quite conceivable that he may not even have heard of the Invisible Man (весьма
No doubt the Invisible Man could easily have distanced his middle-aged pursuer under ordinary circumstances (несомненно, Невидимка легко мог убежать от преследователя средних лет = немолодогопреследователя при обычных обстоятельствах; to distance — оставитьпозади, обогнать), but the position in which Wicksteed’s body was found suggests (но положение, в котором найдено тело Уикстида, наводит на мысль о том) that he had the ill luck to drive his quarry into a corner between a drift of stinging nettles and the gravel pit (что он имел несчастье загнать своего противника в угол между зарослями жгучей крапивы и карьером; quarry — каменоломня; добыча; преследуемый зверь; drift — дрейф; сугроб, нанос; большая цветочная клумба; множество цветов). To those who appreciate the extraordinary irascibility of the Invisible Man (тем, кто знает о необычайной вспыльчивости Невидимки; to appreciate — ценить; приниматьвовнимание; понимать), the rest of the encounter will be easy to imagine (легко представить остальное: «остаток встречи»).
discovering [dIs`kAvqrIN], locomotive ["lqukq`mqutIv], quarry [`kwOrI], irascibility [I"rxsq`bIlItI]
It is quite conceivable that he may not even have heard of the Invisible Man. One can then imagine the Invisible Man making off — quietly in order to avoid discovering his presence in the neighbourhood, and Wicksteed, excited and curious, pursuing this unaccountably locomotive object — finally striking at it.
No doubt the Invisible Man could easily have distanced his middle-aged pursuer under ordinary circumstances, but the position in which Wicksteed’s body was found suggests that he had the ill luck to drive his quarry into a corner between a drift of stinging nettles and the gravel pit. To those who appreciate the extraordinary irascibility of the Invisible Man, the rest of the encounter will be easy to imagine.
But this is pure hypothesis (однако это чистое предположение). The only undeniable facts — for stories of children are often unreliable (единственные несомненные факты, так как рассказы детей часто недостоверны/ненадежны; torely— полагаться) — are the discovery of Wicksteed’s body, done to death (обнаружение тела убитого Уикстида; todotodeath— убить), and of the blood-stained iron rod flung among the nettles (и запачканного кровью железного прута, брошенного в крапиву; tofling). The abandonment of the rod by Griffin, suggests (оставление прута Гриффиным наводит на мысль о том = очевидно, Гриффин бросил прут потому; toabandon— покидать, бросать; отказываться от) that in the emotional excitement of the affair (что /находился в эмоциональном/ волнении из-за этого происшествия/был взволнован этим инцидентом), the purpose for which he took it (от цели, для которой он взял его) — if he had a purpose — was abandoned (если у него была цель, он отказался; toabandon— покидать, оставлять; отказываться /от чего-либо/, прекращать /что-либо, делать что-либо/). He was certainly an intensely egotistical and unfeeling man (конечно, он был очень эгоистичным и бесчувственным), but the sight of his victim, his first victim (но вид его жертвы, его первой жертвы), bloody and pitiful at his feet (окровавленной и жалкой, /лежавшей/ у его ног), may have released some long pent fountain of remorse (мог освободить долго заключенный фонтан раскаяния = пробудить в нем раскаяние; pent — заключенный, запертый) which for a time may have flooded whatever scheme of action he had contrived (которое отложило: «затопило» на некоторое время придуманный им план действий).
After the murder of Mr. Wicksteed (после убийства мистера Уикстида), he would seem to have struck across the country towards the downland (он, вероятно, направился в сторону холмистой местности; downland— холмистая безлесая местность). There is a story of a voice heard about sunset by a couple of men in a field near Fern Bottom (рассказывают, что два человека слышали на закате какой-то голос в поле у Ферн-Боттом). It was wailing and laughing, sobbing and groaning (он причитал и смеялся,
плакал и стонал), and ever and again it shouted (а иногда: «постоянно и снова» вскрикивал). It must have been queer hearing (должно быть, странно и необычно было это слышать: «это должно было быть странным слышаньем»). It drove up across the middle of a clover field and died away towards the hills (голос пронесся посреди клеверного поля и замер, направляясь к холмам).hypothesis [haI`pOTqsIz], undeniable ["AndI`naIqbl], intensely [In`tenslI], fountain [`fauntIn]
But this is pure hypothesis. The only undeniable facts — for stories of children are often unreliable — are the discovery of Wicksteed’s body, done to death, and of the blood-stained iron rod flung among the nettles. The abandonment of the rod by Griffin, suggests that in the emotional excitement of the affair, the purpose for which he took it — if he had a purpose — was abandoned. He was certainly an intensely egotistical and unfeeling man, but the sight of his victim, his first victim, bloody and pitiful at his feet, may have released some long pent fountain of remorse which for a time may have flooded whatever scheme of action he had contrived.
After the murder of Mr. Wicksteed, he would seem to have struck across the country towards the downland. There is a story of a voice heard about sunset by a couple of men in a field near Fern Bottom. It was wailing and laughing, sobbing and groaning, and ever and again it shouted. It must have been queer hearing. It drove up across the middle of a clover field and died away towards the hills.
That afternoon the Invisible Man must have learnt something (в этот вечер Невидимка, должно быть, узнал кое-что о том; to learn) of the rapid use Kemp had made of his confidences (как быстро Кемп воспользовался его откровениями: «какое быстрое использование Кемп сделал…»; to make use of — использовать, применять). He must have found houses locked and secured (должно быть, он нашел дома запертыми и защищенными); he may have loitered about railway stations and prowled about inns (он, видимо, околачивался у железнодорожных станций, подкрадывался к трактирам), and no doubt he read the proclamations (и, без сомнения, он прочитал воззвания) and realised something of the nature of the campaign against him (и понял, что за кампанию ведут против него). And as the evening advanced (а с приближением вечера), the fields became dotted here and there with groups of three or four men (на полях тут и там появились группы по три-четыре человека; to dot — ставитьточку; усеивать), and noisy with the yelping of dogs (и поля огласились лаем собак).
prowled [prauld], prowl [praul], campaign [kxm`peIn], noisy [`nOIzI]
That afternoon the Invisible Man must have learnt something of the rapid use Kemp had made of his confidences. He must have found houses locked and secured; he may have loitered about railway stations and prowled about inns, and no doubt he read the proclamations and realised something of the nature of the campaign against him. And as the evening advanced, the fields became dotted here and there with groups of three or four men, and noisy with the yelping of dogs.
These men-hunters had particular instructions in the case of an encounter as to the way they should support one another (эти охотники на человека имели особые указания как в случае столкновения /с врагом/ помогать друг другу). But he avoided them all (но Невидимка избежал их всех). We may understand something of his exasperation (мы можем отчасти понять его гнев), and it could have been none the less because he himself had supplied the information (тем более, что он сам сообщил сведения; none the less — темнеменее, однако) that was being used so remorselessly against him (которые теперь так беспощадно использовались против него; remorse — угрызениесовести; раскаяние; сожаление). For that day at least he lost heart (в тот день, по крайней мере, он пал духом/отчаялся; to lose heart); for nearly twenty-four hours (почти двадцать четыре часа), save when he turned on Wicksteed, he was a hunted man (не считая /времени/, когда он наткнулся на Уикстида, на него охотились). In the night, he must have eaten and slept (ночью он, вероятно, поел и поспал; to eat; to sleep); for in the morning he was himself again (поскольку утром снова был самим собой), active, powerful, angry, and malignant (деятельным, сильным, сердитым и злобным), prepared for his last great struggle against the world (готовым к своей последней великой борьбе со всем миром).
remorselessly [rI`mLslqslI], hour [`auq], malignant [mq`lIgnqnt]
These men-hunters had particular instructions in the case of an encounter as to the way they should support one another. But he avoided them all. We may understand something of his exasperation, and it could have been none the less because he himself had supplied the information that was being used so remorselessly against him. For that day at least he lost heart; for nearly twenty-four hours, save when he turned on Wicksteed, he was a hunted man. In the night, he must have eaten and slept; for in the morning he was himself again, active, powerful, angry, and malignant, prepared for his last great struggle against the world.