Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Собака Баскервилей (ASCII-IPA)

woolly ['wulI], square [skwE@], crawl [krO:l]

Every minute that white woolly plain which covered one half of the moor was drifting closer and closer to the house. Already the first thin wisps of it were curling across the golden square of the lighted window. The farther wall of the orchard was already invisible, and the trees were standing out of a swirl of white vapour. As we watched it the fog-wreaths came crawling round both corners of the house and rolled slowly into one dense bank, on which the upper floor and the roof floated like a strange ship upon a shadowy sea. Holmes struck his hand passionately upon the rock in front of us, and stamped his feet in his impatience.

"If he isn't out in a quarter of an hour (если он не выйдет через четверть часа) the path will be covered (тропинку скроет /туман/). In half an hour we won't be able to see our hands in front of us (через полчаса мы не сможем разглядеть свои руки перед собой)."

"Shall we move farther back (/может/ нам передвинуться подальше назад) upon higher ground (на более высокое место: «землю»)?"

"Yes, I think it would be as well (да, думаю это было бы лучше)."

So as the fog-bank flowed onwards (так как туман струился /все/ дальше) we fell back before it (мы отступали перед ним; to fall back — отступать) until we were half a mile from the house (пока не оказались в полумиле от дома), and still that dense white sea (и, однако, это густое белое море), with the moon silvering its upper edge (с луной, серебрящейся на его верхнем краю), swept slowly and inexorably on (продолжало свое движение медленно и неумолимо; to sweep — подметать; простираться; on /зд. наречие/ — указывает на продолжение или развитие действия).

"We are going too far (мы уходим слишком далеко)," said Holmes. "We dare not take the chance (мы не смеем рисковать) of his being overtaken before he can reach us (/тем, что/ его догонят прежде, чем он доберется до нас; to overtake). At all costs we must hold our ground where we are (в любом случае мы должны остаться там, где мы есть; at all costs — любой ценой, во что бы то ни стало; to hold one’s ground — стоять на своем; держаться)." He dropped on his knees (он опустился на колени; to drop — капать; падать, опускаться) and clapped his ear to the ground (и быстро припал ухом к земле; to clap — хлопать; сделать быстрое, энергичное движение). "Thank Heaven (хвала небу), I think that I hear him coming (я думаю, что слышу его шаги: «что он идет»)."

flow [fl@u], inexorably [In'eks(@)r@blI], knee [ni:]

"If he isn't out in a quarter of an hour the path will be covered. In half an hour we won't be able to see our hands in front of us."

"Shall we move farther back upon higher ground?"

"Yes, I think it would be as well."

So as the fog-bank flowed onwards we fell back before it until we were half a mile from the house, and still that dense white sea, with the moon silvering its upper edge, swept slowly and inexorably on.

"We are going too far," said Holmes. "We dare not take the chance of his being overtaken before he can reach us. At all costs we must hold our ground where we are." He dropped on his knees and clapped his ear to the ground. "Thank Heaven, I think that I hear him coming."

A sound of quick steps broke the silence of the moor (звук быстрых шагов нарушил тишину болот; to break — ломать; нарушать). Crouching among the stones we stared intently (пригнувшись за камнями, мы пристально всматривались) at the silver-tipped bank in front of us (в серебристую массу перед нами; tip — тонкий кончик; верх, верхушка). The steps grew louder (шаги стали громче), and through the fog, as through a curtain (и из тумана, как из-за занавеса; through — через, сквозь), there stepped the man whom we were awaiting (шагнул человек, которого мы ожидали). He looked round him in surprise (он с удивлением осмотрелся) as he emerged into the clear, star-lit night (когда вышел в ясную, освещенную звездами ночь; to emerge — появляться; выходить). Then he came swiftly along the path (потом он быстро пошел по тропе), passed close to where we lay (пройдя близко к /тому месту/, где мы находились; to lie — лежать; находиться), and went on up the long slope behind us (и пошел дальше вверх по склону позади нас). As he walked he glanced continually over either shoulder (когда он шел, он постоянно оглядывался то через одно, то через другое плечо; either — любой из двух; и тот и другой), like a man who is ill at ease (как человек, который чего-то боится; ill at ease — не по себе, в напряжении).

stare [stE@], emerge [i:'m@:dZ], ease [i:z]

A sound of quick steps broke the silence of the moor. Crouching among the stones we stared intently at the silver-tipped bank in front of us. The steps grew louder, and through the fog, as through a curtain, there stepped the man whom we were awaiting. He looked round him in surprise as he emerged into the clear, star-lit night. Then he came swiftly along the path, passed close to where we lay, and went on up the long slope behind us. As he walked he glanced continually over either shoulder, like a man who is ill at ease.

"Hist!" cried Holmes (тише! — воскликнул Холмс; hist — тише!, тс!), and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol (и я услышал резкий щелчок взводимого курка пистолета). "Look out! It's coming (смотрите, она идет)!"

There was a thin, crisp, continuous patter (/послышался/ слабый хрустящий дробный: «непрерывный» топот) from somewhere in the heart of that crawling bank (откуда-то из глубины: «из сердца» наползающей массы /тумана/). The cloud was within fifty yards (его облако было в пятидесяти ярдах) of where we lay (/от того места/, где мы прятались), and we glared at it, all three uncertain (и мы все втроем пристально всматривались в него, не зная; to glare — ослепительно сверкать; пристально смотреть), what horror was about to break from the heart of it (что за ужасное /существо/ собиралось выскочить оттуда: «из его сердцевины/средоточия»). I was at Holmes's elbow (я стоял рядом с Холмсом; at one’s elbow — поблизости, рядом; elbow — локоть), and I glanced for an instant at his face (и на мгновение взглянул на его лицо). It was pale and exultant (оно было бледным и торжествующим), his eyes shining brightly in the moonlight (его глаза ярко сияли в лунном свете). But suddenly they started forward in a rigid, fixed stare (но вдруг Холмс подался вперед с суровым, твердым взглядом; to start — начинать; бросаться, кидаться; rigid — жесткий, негнущийся; суровый), and his lips parted in amazement (а рот открылся от изумления; lips — губы; to part — расставаться; разделяться). At the same instant Lestrade gave a yell of terror (в тот же миг Лестрейд, издав крик ужаса) and threw himself face downwards upon the ground (бросился лицом вниз на землю; to throw). I sprang to my feet (я вскочил), my inert hand grasping my pistol (моя неповоротливая рука сжала /рукоятку/ пистолета; inert — инертный; медлительный, неповоротливый), my mind paralyzed by the dreadful shape (мой мозг парализовало /при виде/ чудовищного призрака) which had sprung out upon us from the shadows of the fog (который выпрыгнул на нас из «тени» тумана). A hound it was (это была собака), an enormous coal-black hound (громадная угольно-черная собака), but not such a hound (но не такая собака) as mortal eyes have ever seen (которую когда-либо видели глаза смертного). Fire burst from its open mouth (огонь вырывался из ее открытой пасти; mouth — рот; пасть), its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare (ее глаза излучали неугасимое сияние; to glow — светиться; glare — яркий свет), its muzzle and hackles and dewlap (ее морда, загривок и грудь; dewlap — складка свисающей вокруг гортани кожи) were outlined in flickering flame (были очерчены мерцающим пламенем). Never in the delirious dream of a disordered brain (никогда в бредовых снах больного мозга; disordered — беспорядочный; больной) could anything more savage, more appalling, more hellish be conceived (нельзя вообразить ничего более ужасающего, более дьявольского) than that dark form and savage face (чем эти темные очертания и свирепая морда; form — форма; очертания; savage — дикий; свирепый; face — лицо; морда /животного/) which broke upon us out of the wall of fog (которые выскочили на нас из стены тумана).

exultant [Ig'zVlt(@)nt], delirious [dI'lIrI@s], savage ['s&vIdZ]

"Hist!" cried Holmes, and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol. "Look out! It's coming!"

There was a thin, crisp, continuous patter from somewhere in the heart of that crawling bank. The cloud was within fifty yards of where we lay, and we glared at it, all three, uncertain what horror was about to break from the heart of it. I was at Holmes's elbow, and I glanced for an instant at his face. It was pale and exultant, his eyes shining brightly in the moonlight. But suddenly they started forward in a rigid, fixed stare, and his lips parted in amazement. At the same instant Lestrade gave a yell of terror and threw himself face downwards upon the ground. I sprang to my feet, my inert hand grasping my pistol, my mind paralyzed by the dreadful shape which had sprung out upon us from the shadows of the fog. A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame. Never in the delirious dream of a disordered brain could anything more savage, more appalling, more hellish be conceived than that dark form and savage face which broke upon us out of the wall of fog.

CHAPTER XIV. (continued)

(продолжение)

WITH long bounds (длинными прыжками) the huge black creature was leaping down the track (огромная черная тварь мчалась: «прыгала» по тропинке), following hard upon the footsteps of our friend (настойчиво преследуя нашего друга; footsteps — следы). So paralyzed were we by the apparition (мы настолько были парализованы /видом этого/ привидения; apparition — появление; призрак) that we allowed him to pass (что позволили ему проскочить мимо) before we had recovered our nerve (прежде чем мы снова обрели хладнокровие; nerve — нерв; мужество, хладнокровие). Then Holmes and I both fired together (тогда мы с Холмсом оба выстрелили вместе = одновременно), and the creature gave a hideous howl (и тварь издала ужасный вой; to give), which showed (свидетельствовавший /о том/; to show — показывать) that one at least had hit him (что, по крайней мере, один из нас попал в нее). He did not pause, however (тем не менее, она не остановилось), but bounded onwards (а продолжала мчаться дальше; to bound — прыгать, скакать). Far away on the path we saw (вдалеке на тропинке мы увидели) Sir Henry looking back (как сэр Генри оглядывается назад), his face white in the moonlight (с лицом, белым в лунном свете), his hands raised in horror (и поднятыми в ужасе руками), glaring helplessly at the frightful thing (беспомощно смотря на страшилище) which was hunting him down (которое преследовало = догоняло его).

bound [baund], hideous ['hIdI@s], horror ['hOr@]

WITH long bounds the huge black creature was leaping down the track, following hard upon the footsteps of our friend. So paralyzed were we by the apparition that we allowed him to pass before we had recovered our nerve. Then Holmes and I both fired together, and the creature gave a hideous howl, which showed that one at least had hit him. He did not pause, however, but bounded onwards. Far away on the path we saw Sir Henry looking back, his face white in the moonlight, his hands raised in horror, glaring helplessly at the frightful thing which was hunting him down.