Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийство в Восточном Экспрессе
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Her voice was lovely (голос ее был очарователен) — deep (низкий; deep — глубокий; низкий, полный, грудной /о голосе/) — rich (грудной; rich — богатый; низкий, глубокий, мягкий /о звуке/) — pleading (умоляющий), the voice of the daughter of Linda Arden, the actress (голос дочери актрисы Линды Арден).
Poirot looked gravely at her (Пуаро серьезно взглянул на нее; grave — серьезный, веский, важный; серьезный).
forward ['f:wd] absolutely [aebs'lu:tl] awful [':fl] prison ['przn]
“Oh, no, no.” The girl leaned forward. “M. Poirot, he’s explained to you how it was.” She broke from French into English. “I was scared — absolutely dead scared, you understand. It had been so awful — that time — and to have it all raked up again. And to be suspected and perhaps thrown into prison. I was just scared stiff, M. Poirot. Can’t you understand at all?”
Her voice was lovely — deep — rich — pleading, the voice of the daughter of Linda Arden, the actress.
Poirot looked gravely at her.
“If I am to believe you, Madame (если
“Help you (помочь вам)?”
“Yes. The reason for the murder lies in the past (причина убийства кроется в прошлом; to lie — лежать; заключаться, быть /в чем-либо/) — in that tragedy which broke up your home (в той самой трагедии, что разрушила вашу семью; to break (broke, broken) up — расформировывать, разгонять; разрушать /семью, дом/) and saddened your young life (и опечалила вашу юную жизнь; sad — печальный, грустный; to sadden — печалить, опечаливать). Take me back into the past, Mademoiselle (расскажите мне о прошлом, мадемуазель; to take back — отводить, отвозить; напоминать /прошлое/), that I may find there the link (чтобы я мог обнаружить там связующее звено; link — звено /цепи/; связующее звено, связь) that explains the whole thing (которое объяснит все дело).”
madame ['maed:m, m'd:m] mademoiselle [maedmw'zel]
“If I am to believe you, Madame — and I do not say that I will not believe you — then you must help me.”
“Help you?”
“Yes. The reason for the murder lies in the past — in that tragedy which broke up your home and saddened your young life. Take me back into the past, Mademoiselle, that I may find there the link that explains the whole thing.”
“What can there be to tell you (что тут рассказывать)? They are all dead (они все умерли).” She repeated mournfully (она повторила скорбно; to mourn — оплакивать, скорбеть): “All dead — all dead — Robert, Sonia — darling, darling Daisy (все — и Роберт, и Соня, и дорогая Дейзи). She was so sweet (она была такая милая; sweet — сладкий; разг. милый, прелестный) — so happy (такая счастливая) — she had such lovely curls (у нее были такие прелестные кудряшки; curl — локон, завиток). We were all just crazy about her (мы все были просто без ума от нее; crazy — сумасшедший, безумный; сильно увлеченный /чем-либо, кем-либо/).”
“There was another victim, Madame (была и другая жертва, мадам). An indirect victim, you might say (косвенная жертва, можно сказать; indirect — непрямой; косвенный).”
mournfully ['m:nfl] darling ['d:l] victim ['vktm]
“What can there be to tell you? They are all dead.” She repeated mournfully: “All dead — all dead — Robert, Sonia — darling, darling Daisy. She was so sweet — so happy — she had such lovely curls. We were all just crazy about her.”
“There was another victim, Madame. An indirect victim, you might say.”
“Poor Susanne (бедная Сюзанна; poor — бедный, неимущий; бедный, несчастный)? Yes, I had forgotten about her (да, я забыла о ней). The police questioned her (ее
She buried her face in her hands (она закрыла лицо руками; to bury — хоронить, погребать; погружать, прятать, скрывать).
forgotten [f'tn] wrought [r:t] responsible [r'spnsbl]
“Poor Susanne? Yes, I had forgotten about her. The police questioned her. They were convinced that she had something to do with it. Perhaps she had — but if so only innocently. She had, I believe, chatted idly with someone, giving information as to the time of Daisy’s outings. The poor thing got terribly wrought up — she thought she was being held responsible.” She shuddered. “She threw herself out of the window. Oh! it was horrible.”
She buried her face in her hands.
“What nationality was she, Madame (кто она была по национальности, мадам)?”
“She was French (она была француженка).”
“What was her last name (какая у нее была фамилия)?”
“It’s absurd, but I can’t remember (это нелепо, но я не могу вспомнить) — we all called her Susanne (мы все звали ее Сюзанной). A pretty, laughing girl (хорошенькая, веселая девушка; to laugh — смеяться; laughing — смеющийся, улыбающийся, веселый). She was devoted to Daisy (она так любила Дейзи; to devote — посвящать, отдавать себя целиком; devoted — преданный, нежный, любящий).”
“She was the nursery-maid (она была горничной; nursery-maid — нянька /для черной работы/, девушка, помогающая ухаживать за детьми; горничная), was she not (не так ли)?”
“Yes.”
nationality [nae'naelt] laughing ['l:f] nurserymaid ['n:srmed]
“What nationality was she, Madame?”
“She was French.”
“What was her last name?”
“It’s absurd, but I can’t remember — we all called her Susanne. A pretty, laughing girl. She was devoted to Daisy.”
“She was the nursery-maid, was she not?”
“Yes.”
“Who was the nurse (а кто был няней; nurse — няня; кормилица)?”
“She was a trained hospital nurse (она была дипломированной медсестрой; trained — выученный, обученный; hospital — больница, лечебница). Stengelberg her name was (ее фамилия была Штенгельберг). She too was devoted to Daisy — and to my sister (она тоже была предана = любила Дейзи и мою сестру).”