Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)
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“‘By Jove (черт возьми: «клянусь Юпитером!»)!’ cried my client (вскричал мой клиент). ‘That’s Brunton’s muffler (это шарф Брантона). I have seen it on him, and could swear to it (я видел этот шарф на нем, могу поклясться в этом). What has the villain been doing here (что этот негодяй здесь делал)?’
lantern ['l&nt@n], recently ['ri:s(@)ntlI], storage ['stO:rIdZ], iron ['aI@n]
“We went down a winding stone stair, and my companion, striking a match, lit a large lantern which stood on a barrel in the corner. In an instant it was obvious that we had at last come upon the true place, and that we had not been the only people to visit the spot recently.
“It had been used for the storage of wood, but the billets, which had evidently been littered over the floor, were now piled at the sides, so as to leave a clear space in the middle. In this space lay a large and heavy flagstone with a rusted iron ring in the centre to which a thick shepherd’s-check muffler was attached.
“‘By Jove!’ cried my client. ‘That’s Brunton’s muffler. I have seen it on him, and could swear to it. What has the villain been doing here?’
“At my suggestion a couple of the county police were summoned to be present (по
“A small chamber about seven feet deep (маленькая комнатка примерно семь футов глубиной) and four feet square lay open to us (с квадратным основанием, шириной и длиной около четырех /футов/, открылась перед нами; square — квадрат; квадратный, с квадратным основанием). At one side of this was a squat (в одной стороне стоял низкий и широкий), brass-bound wooden box (отделанный медью деревянный сундук; brassbound — отделанный медью: brassbound box — коробка с медными накладками), the lid of which was hinged upwards (крышка которого была откинута), with this curious old-fashioned key projecting from the lock (этот необычный старомодный ключ торчал из замка). It was furred outside by a thick layer of dust (снаружи он был покрыт толстым слоем пыли; fur — мех; накипь /в чайнике, котле/; осадок /в винной бочке/), and damp and worms had eaten through the wood (сырость и черви так изъели дерево), so that a crop of livid fungi was growing on the inside of it (что плесень росла внутри сундука; crop —урожай; обилие, масса; livid — синевато-серый, серовато-синий; мертвенно бледный). Several discs of metal (несколько металлических кружков), old coins apparently (очевидно, старинных монет), such as I hold here (таких, как эти; to hold — держать; хранить), were scattered over the bottom of the box (валялись: «были разбросаны» на дне сундука), but it contained nothing else (но больше в нем ничего не было).
cravat [kr@'v&t], yawned [jO:nd], kneeling ['ni:lIN], metal [metl]
“At my suggestion a couple of the county police were summoned to be present, and I then endeavored to raise the stone by pulling on the cravat. I could only move it slightly, and it was with the aid of one of the constables that I succeeded at last in carrying it to one side. A black hole yawned beneath into which we all peered, while Musgrave, kneeling at the side, pushed down the lantern.
“A small chamber about seven feet deep and four feet square lay open to us. At one side of this was a squat, brass-bound wooden box, the lid of which was hinged upwards, with this curious old-fashioned key projecting from the lock. It was furred outside by a thick layer of dust, and damp and worms had eaten through the wood, so that a crop of livid fungi was growing on the inside of it. Several discs of metal, old coins apparently, such as I hold here, were scattered over the bottom of the box, but it contained nothing else.
“At the moment, however (однако в ту минуту), we had no thought for the old chest (мы не думали о старом сундуке), for our eyes were riveted upon that which crouched beside it (наши взгляды были прикованы к тому, что находилось рядом с ним; to rivet — клепать, склепывать; сосредоточивать /внимание/; устремлять /взгляд/; rivet — заклепка; to crouch — припадать к земле; согнуться, склониться). It was the figure of a man (это был человек), clad in a suit of black (одетый в черный костюм), who squatted down upon his hams (который сидел на корточках; ham — бедро, ляжка; to squat on one's hams — сидеть на корточках) with his forehead sunk upon the edge of the box (упершись лбом в край сундука) and his two arms thrown out on each side of it (и обхватив его руками: «обхватив каждую сторону»; to throw out — выставить, выпрямить, протянуть /ногу, руку/). The attitude had drawn all the stagnant blood to the face (такое положение вогнало всю застоявшуюся кровь в лицо = от такого положения лицо налилось кровью), and no man could have recognized that distorted liver-colored countenance (и никто бы не узнал это искаженное/перекошенное лицо темно-каштанового цвета; countenance — выражение лица, лицо; liver — печень); but his height (но его роста), his dress (одежды), and his hair were all sufficient to show my client (и волос было достаточно, чтобы мой клиент смог определить: «указать моему клиенту»), when we had drawn the body up (когда мы приподняли тело; to draw up — выпрямлять/ся/, вытягивать/ся/), that it was indeed his missing butler (что это действительно его пропавший дворецкий). He had been dead some days (он был мертв /уже/ несколько дней), but there was no wound or bruise upon his person to show (но на теле не было ни ран, ни кровоподтеков, указывавших на то) how he had met his dreadful end (каким образом он встретил свою страшную смерть). When his body had been carried from the cellar (когда его тело вытащили из подвала) we found ourselves still confronted with a problem (перед нами по-прежнему стояла загадка; to confront — встретиться лицом к лицу; столкнуться /с трудностями, проблемами и т. д./) which was almost as formidable as that with which we had started (почти такая же трудноразрешимая, как и та, с которой мы начинали; formidable — страшный; труднопреодолимый; очень трудный: formidable task — невероятно трудная задача).
crouched [krautSt], blood [blVd], distorted [dIs'tO:tId], countenance ['kauntIn@ns], sufficient [s@'fIS(@)nt], bruise [bru:z]
“At the moment, however, we had no thought for the old chest, for our eyes were riveted upon that which crouched beside it. It was the figure of a man, clad in a suit of black, who squatted down upon his hams with his forehead sunk upon the edge of the box and his two arms thrown out on each side of it. The attitude had drawn all the stagnant blood to the face, and no man could have recognized that distorted liver-colored countenance; but his height, his dress, and his hair were all sufficient to show my client, when we had drawn the body up, that it was indeed his missing butler. He had been dead some days, but there was no wound or bruise upon his person to show how he had met his dreadful end. When his body had been carried from the cellar we found ourselves still confronted with a problem which was almost as formidable as that with which we had started.
“I confess that so far, Watson (признаюсь, Ватсон, что пока), I had been disappointed in my investigation (я был разочарован /результатами/ расследования). I had reckoned upon solving the matter (я рассчитывал решить эту задачу; to reckon on — рассчитывать на; полагаться на; to reckon — считать, полагать) when once I had found the place referred to in the Ritual (обнаружив место, указанное в «Обряде»); but now I was there, and was apparently as far as ever from knowing (но теперь я стоял там /на том месте/, и, по-видимому, был так же далек от разгадки) what it was which the family had concealed with such elaborate precautions (что же было спрятано семейством с такими тщательными предосторожностями; precaution — предусмотрительность; мера предосторожности). It is true that I had thrown a light upon the fate of Brunton (правда, я пролил свет на участь Брантона), but now I had to ascertain how that fate had come upon him (но теперь мне нужно было выяснить, каким образом эта участь его постигла), and what part had been played in the matter by the woman who had disappeared (и какую роль сыграла в этом женщина, которая исчезла). I sat down upon a keg in the corner (я сел на бочонок в углу) and thought the whole matter carefully over (и тщательно обдумал все это дело).
“You know my methods in such cases, Watson (вы знаете мои методы в подобных случаях, Ватсон). I put myself in the man’s place (я ставлю себя на место действующего лица) and, having first gauged his intelligence (и, прежде оценив его умственные способности; to gauge — измерять; оценивать /человека, характер и т. д./), I try to imagine how I should myself have proceeded under the same circumstances (я пытаюсь представить, как бы я сам поступил при тех же обстоятельствах).
concealed [k@n'si:ld], precaution [prI'kO:S(@)n], gauged [geIdZd]
“I confess that so far, Watson, I had been disappointed in my investigation. I had reckoned upon solving the matter when once I had found the place referred to in the Ritual; but now I was there, and was apparently as far as ever from knowing what it was which the family had concealed with such elaborate precautions. It is true that I had thrown a light upon the fate of Brunton, but now I had to ascertain how that fate had come upon him, and what part had been played in the matter by the woman who had disappeared. I sat down upon a keg in the corner and thought the whole matter carefully over.