Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)
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"How in the world did you deduce that?" I asked.
"Deduce what?" said he, petulantly.
"Why, that he was a retired sergeant of Marines."
"I have no time for trifles," he answered, brusquely (у меня нет времени на пустяки, — резко ответил он; brusque — бесцеремонный, грубый); then with a smile, "Excuse my rudeness (затем, с улыбкой, — извините мою грубость; rude — грубый). You broke the thread of my thoughts (вы нарушили ход моей мысли; to break — ломать; thread — нитка, нить); but perhaps it is as well (но, возможно, это и к лучшему). So you actually were not able to see that that man was a sergeant of Marines (так вы и в самом деле были не в состоянии заметить, что этот человек был сержантом морской пехоты)?"
"No, indeed (да нет же, конечно)."
"It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it (это было легче заметить: «узнать», чем объяснить, почему я это знаю). If you were asked to prove that two and two made four (если бы вас попросили доказать,
trifle [traIfl], brusquely ['brusklI], thread [Tred], quite [kwaIt]
"I have no time for trifles," he answered, brusquely; then with a smile, "Excuse my rudeness. You broke the thread of my thoughts; but perhaps it is as well. So you actually were not able to see that that man was a sergeant of Marines?"
"No, indeed."
"It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow's hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. There we have the marine. He was a man with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him — all facts which led me to believe that he had been a sergeant."
"Wonderful!" I ejaculated (изумительно, — воскликнул я).
"Commonplace," said Holmes (самое обычное дело, — сказал Холмс; commonplace — обычное явление, типичный случай), though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration (хотя мне показалось: «я подумал», судя по его лицу, что он был доволен моим явным удивлением и восторгом). "I said just now that there were no criminals (я только что сказал, что преступники перевелись: «нет преступников»). It appears that I am wrong — look at this (похоже, я неправ — взгляните на это)!" He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought (он кинул мне записку, которую принес посыльный; to throw over — перебрасывать).
"Why," I cried, as I cast my eye over it, "this is terrible (да уж, — вскричал я, пробежав ее глазами, — это ужасно; to cast — бросать, кидать; to cast an eye — бросить взгляд)!"
"It does seem to be a little out of the common," he remarked, calmly (похоже, это и в самом деле несколько выходит за пределы обыденного, — спокойно заметил он). "Would you mind reading it to me aloud (не будете ли так добры прочитать мне ее вслух)?"
This is the letter which I read to him (вот письмо, которое я прочитал ему)——
ejaculate [I'dZ&kjuleIt], wrong [rON], brought [brO:t], calmly ['kA:mlI]
"Wonderful!" I ejaculated.
"Commonplace," said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration. "I said just now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong — look at this!" He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought.
"Why," I cried, as I cast my eye over it, "this is terrible!"
"It does seem to be a little out of the common," he remarked, calmly. "Would you mind reading it to me aloud?"
This is the letter which I read to him ——
"MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (мой дорогой мистер Шерлок Холмс), — "There has been a bad business during the night (ночью совершено преступление; bad — дурной, плохой; business — дело) at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road (по адресу: Лористон-гарденз, 3, неподалеку от Брикстон-роуд; Lauriston Gardens — выдуманная улица, выходит на Брикстон-роуд, расположенную в Ламбете, районе Лондона). Our man on the beat saw a light there about two in the morning (наш человек, совершавший обход, увидел там свет около двух
amiss [@'mIs], death [deT], whole [h@ul], favour ['feIv@]
"MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, — "There has been a bad business during the night at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road. Our man on the beat saw a light there about two in the morning, and as the house was an empty one, suspected that something was amiss. He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of `Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.' There had been no robbery, nor is there any evidence as to how the man met his death. There are marks of blood in the room, but there is no wound upon his person. We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair is a puzzler. If you can come round to the house any time before twelve, you will find me there. I have left everything in statu quo until I hear from you. If you are unable to come I shall give you fuller details, and would esteem it a great kindness if you would favour me with your opinion. Yours faithfully, "TOBIAS GREGSON."
"Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders," my friend remarked (Грегсон самый сообразительный в Скотленд-Ярде); "he and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot (он и Лестрейд — лучшие из этой не самой блестящей компании; pick — что-либо отборное, лучшая часть; to pick — собирать, снимать /плоды/, рвать, срывать /цветы, фрукты/; выбирать, отбирать; bad — плохой; lot — группа, компания). They are both quick and energetic (они оба быстры и энергичны), but conventional — shockingly so (но до ужаса закоснели в рамках привычного; conventional — обычный, традиционный; общепринятый; shocking — потрясающий; ужасающий). They have their knives into one another, too (и у них зуб друг на друга к тому же; knife — нож). They are as jealous as a pair of professional beauties (они ревнивы /к успехам друг друга/, как пара профессиональных красоток). There will be some fun over this case if they are both put upon the scent (расследование этого дела будет выглядеть довольно забавно, если их обоих пустят по следу; fun — веселье, забава; to put upon the scent — пустить по следу; scent — запах, аромат)."
I was amazed at the calm way in which he rippled on (я был удивлен той спокойной манере, в которой он продолжал разглагольствовать; to ripple — струиться, течь, журчать). "Surely there is not a moment to be lost," I cried (конечно же, нельзя терять ни минуты, — вскричал я; to lose — терять), "shall I go and order you a cab (мне пойти и заказать вам кеб)?"
"I'm not sure about whether I shall go (я не уверен, поеду ли я). I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather (из всех чертей, которые когда-либо носили ботинки, я самый неизлечимо ленивый: «я самый неизлечимо ленивый дьявол, который когда-либо стоял в обувной коже»)— that is, when the fit is on me (то есть, когда на меня нападет лень; fit — припадок, приступ), for I can be spry enough at times (так как временами я могу быть весьма подвижным; spry — активный, живой; подвижный)."