Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)
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sufficient [s@'fIS(@)nt], eternal [I't@:n(@)l], allusion [@'lu:Z(@)n]
“No good, my dear Watson. This, the best and only final clue, has run to nothing. But, indeed, I have little doubt that we can build up a sufficient case without it. By Jove! my dear fellow, it is nearly nine, and the landlady babbled of green peas at seven-thirty. What with your eternal tobacco, Watson, and your irregularity at meals, I expect that you will get notice to quit, and that I shall share your downfall — not, however, before we have solved the problem of the nervous tutor, the careless servant, and the three enterprising students.”
Holmes made no further allusion to the matter that day, though he sat lost in thought for a long time after our belated dinner. At eight in the morning, he came into my room just as I finished my toilet.
“Well, Watson (ну,
“Certainly (конечно).”
“Soames will be in a dreadful fidget (Сомс будет в ужасном беспокойстве; fidget — беспокойство, волнение, тревога; нетерпение; to fidget = fidget about — проявлять нетерпение, беспокойно двигаться; ерзать) until we are able to tell him something positive (пока мы не сможем сообщить ему что-нибудь позитивное = какие-либо добрые вести).”
“Have you anything positive to tell him (а у вас есть какие-нибудь добрые вести, /чтобы сообщить ему/)?”
“I think so (думаю, да).”
“You have formed a conclusion (вы пришли к какому-то заключению; to form — придавать форму; создавать, вырабатывать, формулировать /план, мнение и т. п./)?”
“Yes, my dear Watson, I have solved the mystery (да, мой дорогой Ватсон, я разрешил эту загадку; mistery — тайна, загадка, головоломка).”
“But what fresh evidence could you have got (но какие новые доказательства вы смогли найти)?”
breakfast ['brekf@st], positive ['pOzItIv], mystery ['mIst(@)rI]
“Well, Watson,” said he, “it is time we went down to St. Luke’s. Can you do without breakfast?”
“Certainly.”
“Soames will be in a dreadful fidget until we are able to tell him something positive.”
“Have you anything positive to tell him?”
“I think so.”
“You have formed a conclusion?”
“Yes, my dear Watson, I have solved the mystery.”
“But what fresh evidence could you have got?”
“Aha! It is not for nothing that I have turned myself out of bed at the untimely hour of six (не зря я поднялся в такой неурочный час, в шесть утра; to turn out — вставать /с постели/: «вывернуть себя из постели»). I have put in two hours’ hard work and covered at least five miles (я два часа тяжело поработал и прошел по крайней мере пять миль; to put in — исполнять работу; проводить время /за каким-либо делом/; to cover — покрывать; преодолевать, проходить /какое-либо расстояние/), with something to show for it (и у меня есть, что показать). Look at that (посмотрите на это)!”
He held out his hand (он протянул руку). On the palm were three little pyramids of black, doughy clay (на ладони лежали три маленькие пирамидки черной вязкой глины).
“Why, Holmes, you had only two yesterday (Холмс, но ведь у вас было только две вчера).”
“And one more this morning (еще одна /прибавилась/ этим утром). It is a fair argument that wherever No. 3 came from (понятный аргумент = понятно, что /то место/, откуда появилась /пирамидка/ №3) is also the source of Nos. 1 and 2 (является также источником №1 и №2). Eh, Watson (так ведь, Ватсон)? Well, come along and put friend Soames out of his pain (ну пойдемте, положим конец страданиям нашего друга Сомса; to put out of pain — положить конец страданиям; pain — боль; горе, страдание).”
palm [pA:m], argument ['A:gjum@nt], source [sO:s]
“Aha! It is not for nothing that I have turned myself out of bed at the untimely hour of six. I have put in two hours’ hard work and covered at least five miles, with something to show for it. Look at that!”
He held out his hand. On the palm were three little pyramids of black, doughy clay.
“Why, Holmes, you had only two yesterday.”
“And one more this morning. It is a fair argument that wherever No. 3 came from is also the source of Nos. 1 and 2. Eh, Watson? Well, come along and put friend Soames out of his pain.”
The unfortunate tutor was certainly in a state of pitiable agitation (и действительно, несчастный преподаватель находился в состоянии достойной жалости тревоги = в весьма плачевном состоянии; pity — жалость) when we found him in his chambers (когда мы навестили: «нашли» его в квартире: «в его покоях»). In a few hours the examination would commence (через несколько часов начинался экзамен), and he was still in the dilemma (а он все еще стоял перед дилеммой) between making the facts public (предать ли этот случай гласности) and allowing the culprit to compete for the valuable scholarship (или позволить виновному бороться за высокую стипендию; to compete — состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в /спортивном/ соревновании). He could hardly stand still so great was his mental agitation (он едва мог устоять на месте — таким сильным было его душевное беспокойство), and he ran towards Holmes with two eager hands outstretched (он кинулся к Холмсу с протянутыми руками; eager — страстно желающий, жаждущий; нетерпеливый).
“Thank heaven that you have come (слава Богу: «небесам», что вы пришли)! I feared that you had given it up in despair (я боялся, вы бросили это /дело/ в отчаянии). What am I to do (что мне делать)? Shall the examination proceed (начинать экзамен; to proceed — продолжать; приниматься /за/)?”
“Yes, let it proceed, by all means (да, конечно, пусть начинается; by all means — любым способом; обязательно, во что бы то ни стало).”
“But this rascal (но этот негодяй)?”
“He shall not compete (он не будет участвовать).”
pitiable ['pItI@bl], culprit ['kVlprIt], compete [k@m'pi:t], despair [dIs'pe@]
The unfortunate tutor was certainly in a state of pitiable agitation when we found him in his chambers. In a few hours the examination would commence, and he was still in the dilemma between making the facts public and allowing the culprit to compete for the valuable scholarship. He could hardly stand still so great was his mental agitation, and he ran towards Holmes with two eager hands outstretched.