Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки
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We had a discussion as to whether the rat should go in or not (у нас возник спор, стоит ли класть крысу или нет; discussion — дискуссия, дебаты, прения). Harris said that he thought it would be all right (сказал, полагает, будет нормально), mixed up with the other things, and that every little helped (если смешать ее с остальными компонентами, и что каждая мелочь пригодится); but George stood up for precedent (но Джордж настаивал на прецеденте = указывал на отсутствие прецедента; to stand up for — защищать, отстаивать). He said he had never heard of water-rats in Irish stew (сказал, что никогда не слышал о том, чтобы водяных крыс /клали/ в ирландское рагу), and he would rather be on the safe side, and not try experiments (и
Harris said:
"If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like (если никогда не пробуешь ничего нового, как /сможешь/ узнать, что это такое)? It's men such as you that hamper the world's progress (такие люди, как ты, препятствуют мировому прогрессу). Think of the man who first tried German sausage (подумай/вспомни о человеке, который первым попробовал немецкие сосиски)!"
It was a great success, that Irish stew (оно было большим успехом = имело большой успех, это ирландское рагу). I don't think I ever enjoyed a meal more (не думаю, что я когда-либо больше наслаждался пищей /чем теперь/). There was something so fresh and piquant about it (в нем было что-то такое свежее и острое; piquant — пикантный, острый). One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things (язык так устал от старых банальных ощущений; palate — небо /верхняя стенка ротовой полости/; вкус, склонность): here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth (а тут было блюдо с новым ароматом, со вкусом, как ни у чего другого на земле).
precedent ['presdnt] piquant ['pi:knt] hackneyed ['haeknd]
We had a discussion as to whether the rat should go in or not. Harris said that he thought it would be all right, mixed up with the other things, and that every little helped; but George stood up for precedent. He said he had never heard of water-rats in Irish stew, and he would rather be on the safe side, and not try experiments.
Harris said:
"If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like? It's men such as you that hamper the world's progress. Think of the man who first tried German sausage!"
It was a great success, that Irish stew. I don't think I ever enjoyed a meal more. There was something so fresh and piquant about it. One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things: here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth.
And it was nourishing, too (и оно было сытно к тому же). As George said, there was good stuff in it (как сказал Джордж, в нем хороший наполнитель; stuff — материя; материал, вещество; набивка, наполнитель; продукты). The peas and potatoes might have been a bit softer (горох и картофель могли бы быть немного мягче), but we all had good teeth, so that did not matter much (но у нас у всех были хорошие зубы, так что это не имело большого значения): and as for the gravy, it was a poem (а что касается подливки, то она была /настоящей/ поэмой) — a little too rich, perhaps, for a weak stomach, but nutritious (несколько слишком густой для слабого желудка, но /зато/ питательной).
We finished up with tea and cherry tart (мы закончили чаем с вишневым пирогом). Montmorency had a fight with the kettle during tea-time, and came off a poor second (Монморенси вступил в бой с чайником в это время и вышел побежденным: «бедным вторым»; tea-time — время вечернего чая; to come off second-best — потерпеть поражение, неудачу).
Throughout the trip, he had manifested great curiosity concerning the kettle (на всем протяжении путешествия он проявлял огромное любопытство по отношению к чайнику; to manifest — делать явным; обнаруживать/ся/, проявлять/ся/). He would sit and watch it, as it boiled, with a puzzled expression (он
nourishing ['nr] growling ['raul] rouse [rauz]
And it was nourishing, too. As George said, there was good stuff in it. The peas and potatoes might have been a bit softer, but we all had good teeth, so that did not matter much: and as for the gravy, it was a poem — a little too rich, perhaps, for a weak stomach, but nutritious.
We finished up with tea and cherry tart. Montmorency had a fight with the kettle during tea-time, and came off a poor second.
Throughout the trip, he had manifested great curiosity concerning the kettle. He would sit and watch it, as it boiled, with a puzzled expression, and would try and rouse it every now and then by growling at it. When it began to splutter and steam, he regarded it as a challenge, and would want to fight it, only, at that precise moment, some one would always dash up and bear off his prey before he could get at it.
To-day he determined he would be beforehand (сегодня он решил опередить /нас/). At the first sound the kettle made, he rose, growling (при первом звуке, что издал чайник, он поднялся, рыча), and advanced towards it in a threatening attitude (и /стал/ приближаться к нему с угрожающим видом; threatening attitude — угрожающая поза). It was only a little kettle, but it was full of pluck, and it up and spit at him (это был всего лишь маленький чайник, но он был полон отваги и вдруг плюнул на Монморенси; to up and do something — взять и сделать что-либо).
"Ah! would ye (вот ты как; ye = you)!" growled Montmorency, showing his teeth (зарычал Монморенси, скаля зубы); "I'll teach ye to cheek a hard-working, respectable dog (я научу тебя/покажу тебе, как дерзить работящей, почтенной собаке; to cheek — нахальничать, говорить дерзости); ye miserable, long-nosed, dirty-looking scoundrel, ye (ты, жалкий, длинноносый, грязный негодяй). Come on (давай /подходи/)!"
And he rushed at that poor little kettle, and seized it by the spout (и он бросился на тот бедный маленький чайник и схватил его за носик).
Then, across the evening stillness, broke a blood-curdling yelp, and Montmorency left the boat (затем в вечерней тишине раздался леденящий кровь визг, и Монморенси покинул лодку), and did a constitutional three times round the island at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour (и совершил моцион три раза = сделал три круга по острову со скоростью тридцать пять миль в час), stopping every now and then to bury his nose in a bit of cool mud (останавливаясь то и дело, чтобы погрузить нос в прохладную грязь).
advanced [d'v:nst] scoundrel ['skaundrl] spout [spaut]
To-day he determined he would be beforehand. At the first sound the kettle made, he rose, growling, and advanced towards it in a threatening attitude. It was only a little kettle, but it was full of pluck, and it up and spit at him.
"Ah! would ye!" growled Montmorency, showing his teeth; "I'll teach ye to cheek a hard-working, respectable dog; ye miserable, long-nosed, dirty-looking scoundrel, ye. Come on!"