Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавиту
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The superintendent uttered a groan (старший офицер издал стон). "With the schools breaking up (с заканчивающимися занятиями; school — школа; учеба; to break up — заканчиваться; закрываться на каникулы) and the holidays beginning (и начинающимися каникулами)? People are fairly flooding into the place this week (люди просто наводнят это место на этой неделе; to flood — наводнять; flood — поток; наводнение)."
sign [san], groan [rn], flood [fld]
The superintendent uttered a groan. "With the schools breaking up and the holidays beginning? People are fairly flooding into the place this week."
"We must do what we can," the Chief Constable said sharply.
Inspector Glen spoke in his turn.
"I'll have a watch kept on anyone connected with the Ascher business. Those two witnesses, Partridge and Riddell, and of course on Ascher himself. If they show any signs of leaving Andover they'll be followed."
The conference broke up after a few more suggestions (совещание
"Poirot," I said as we walked along by the river (пока мы шли вдоль реки), "surely this crime can be prevented (это преступление, конечно же, может быть предотвращено)?"
He turned a haggard face to me (он повернул ко мне свое изможденное лицо). "The sanity of a city (рассудок города) full of men (полного людей) against the insanity of one (против невменяемости одного /человека/)? I fear, Hastings (я боюсь, Гастингс) — I very much fear (я очень сильно боюсь). Remember the long-continued successes of Jack the Ripper [16] (помните, как долго длились успехи: «долго продолжавшиеся успехи» Джека Потрошителя; to rip — разрезать, распарывать)."
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Jack the Ripper — Джек Потрошитель (неизвестный лондонский преступник, совершивший ряд зверских убийств женщин в 1888 г.).
"It's horrible," I said (это ужасно).
"Madness, Hastings (сумасшествие, Гастингс), is a terrible thing (это ужасная вещь). I am afraid (я боюсь) … I am very much afraid (я очень сильно боюсь)."
desultory ['desltr], haggard ['haed], success [sk'ses]
The conference broke up after a few more suggestions and a little desultory conversation.
"Poirot," I said as we walked along by the river, "surely this crime can be prevented?"
He turned a haggard face to me. "The sanity of a city full of men against the insanity of one? I fear, Hastings — I very much fear. Remember the long-continued successes of Jack the Ripper."
"It's horrible," I said.
"Madness, Hastings, is a terrible thing. I am afraid … I am very much afraid."
IX. The Bexhill-on-Sea Murder
(убийца /из/ Бекхилла-на-Си)
I still remember my awakening on the morning of the 25th of July (я все еще помню мое пробуждение утром двадцать пятого июля; to awake). It must have been about seven-thirty (должно быть, было около семи тридцати).
Poirot was standing by my bedside (Пуаро
One glance at his face brought me from semi-consciousness into full possession of my faculties (один взгляд на его лицо вывел меня из полусна в полное сознание: «один взгляд на его лицо привел меня из полубессознательности в полное обладание своими способностями»; faculty — дар, способность; власть; факультет).
"What is it?" I demanded (что такое? — я спросил), sitting up rapidly (быстро усаживаясь).
His answer came quite simply (его ответ вышел достаточно простым), but a wealth of emotion lay behind the three words (но богатство эмоций скрывалось за /этими/ тремя словами; wealth — богатство; изобилие, интенсивность; behind — позади) he uttered (/которые/ он произнес).
"It has happened (это случилось)."
"What?" I cried (что? — я закричал). "You mean (вы имеете в виду) — but today is the 25th (но сегодня двадцать пятое)."
"It took place last night (это произошло прошлой ночью) — or rather in the early hours of this morning (или, скорее, рано этим утром: «в ранние часы этим утром»).''
As I sprang from bed (пока я поднимался с кровати; to spring — прыгать; пружинить; подскакивать) and made a rapid toilet (и быстро приводил себя в порядок: «делал быстрый туалет»), he recounted briefly (он кратко изложил) what he had just learnt over the telephone (что он только что узнал по телефону).
wealth [wel], hour [a], toilet ['tlt]
I still remember my awakening on the morning of the 25th of July. It must have been about seven-thirty.
Poirot was standing by my bedside gently shaking me by the shoulder.
One glance at his face brought me from semi-consciousness into full possession of my faculties.
"What is it?" I demanded, sitting up rapidly.
His answer came quite simply, but a wealth of emotion lay behind the three words he uttered.
"It has happened."
"What?" I cried. "You mean — but today is the 25th."
"It took place last night — or rather in the early hours of this morning.''
As I sprang from bed and made a rapid toilet, he recounted briefly what he had just learnt over the telephone.
"The body of a young girl has been found on the beach at Bexhill (тело молодой девушки было найдено на пляже в Бексхилле). She has been identified as Elizabeth Barnard (ее опознали как Элизабет Барнард; to identify — идентифицировать; опознавать, устанавливать личность), a waitress in one of the caf'es (официантка в одном из кафе), who lived with her parents in a little recently built bungalow (которая жила с родителями в маленьком, недавно построенном бунгало; to build — строить). Medical evidence gave the time of death as between 11:30 and 1 A.M. (медицинское свидетельство установило время смерти между половиной двенадцатого и часом ночи)."