Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)
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"Then mother's a deader too (значит, мама тоже мертвая)," cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly (вскричала маленькая девочка, уткнув лицо в передник и горько плача; pinafore — детский передник; фартук; to sob —рыдать; всхлипывать).
"Yes, they all went except you and me (да, все умерли, кроме меня и тебя). Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction (потом я подумал, что есть шанс найти воду, если мы пойдем в этом направлении), so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together (так что я взвалил тебя на плечо, и мы вместе отправились
"Do you mean that we are going to die too (ты хочешь сказать, что мы тоже скоро умрем)?" asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face (спросил ребенок, перестав рыдать и поднимая залитое слезами лицо; to check — останавливать; сдерживать; to stain — пачкать; пятнать; stain — пятно).
pinafore ['pIn@fO:], improve [Im'pru:v], almighty [O:l'maItI]
"No, nor drink. And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go, and then Indian Pete, and then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother."
"Then mother's a deader too," cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly.
"Yes, they all went except you and me. Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction, so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together. It don't seem as though we've improved matters. There's an almighty small chance for us now!"
"Do you mean that we are going to die too?" asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face.
"I guess that's about the size of it (я думаю, что примерно так оно и есть: «примерно такого масштаба оно и есть»)."
"Why didn't you say so before (почему же ты раньше мне не сказал)?" she said, laughing gleefully (сказала она, радостно смеясь; glee — веселье; ликование). "You gave me such a fright (ты так меня напугал; fright — сильный внезапный испуг; страх). Why, of course, now as long as we die we'll be with mother again (ну конечно, раз мы умрем, мы снова встретимся с мамой)."
"Yes, you will, dearie (да, ты встретишь ее, дорогая)."
"And you too (и ты тоже). I'll tell her how awful good you've been (я расскажу ей, как ужасно добр ты был). I'll bet she meets us at the door of Heaven with a big pitcher of water (держу пари, она встретит нас у дверей в рай с большим кувшином с водой), and a lot of buckwheat cakes (и с кучей гречневых оладий), hot, and toasted on both sides (горячих и поджаренных с двух сторон), like Bob and me was fond of (как мы с Бобом любим). How long will it be first (а скоро это случится; first — сначала)?"
fright [fraIt], Heaven ['hev(@)n], buckwheat ['bVkwi:t]
"I guess that's about the size of it."
"Why didn't you say so before?" she said, laughing gleefully. "You gave me such a fright. Why, of course, now as long as we die we'll be with mother again."
"Yes, you will, dearie."
"And you too. I'll tell her how awful good you've been. I'll bet she meets us at the door of Heaven with a big pitcher of water, and a lot of buckwheat cakes, hot, and toasted on both sides, like Bob and me was fond of. How long will it be first?"
"I don't know — not very long (не
"Cocks and hens," cried the little girl gleefully (петухи и курочки, — радостно воскликнула девочка), pointing at their ill-omened forms, and clapping her hands to make them rise (указывая на их предвещающие несчастье силуэты и хлопая в ладоши, чтобы заставить их подняться; ill — вред, зло; to omen — служить предзнаменованием, предвещать; ill-omened — предвещающий беду, зловещий; omen — знак, знамение, предзнаменование, примета). "Say, did God make this country (скажи, это Бог сделал эту страну)?"
"In course He did (конечно, Он)," said her companion, rather startled by this unexpected question (сказал ее компаньон, несколько удивленный этим неожиданным вопросом; to startle — испугать; поразить, сильно удивить).
northern ['nO:D(@)n], horizon [h@'raIz(@)n], vulture ['vVltS@]
"I don't know — not very long." The man's eyes were fixed upon the northern horizon. In the blue vault of the heaven there had appeared three little specks which increased in size every moment, so rapidly did they approach. They speedily resolved themselves into three large brown birds, which circled over the heads of the two wanderers, and then settled upon some rocks which overlooked them. They were buzzards, the vultures of the west, whose coming is the forerunner of death.
"Cocks and hens," cried the little girl gleefully, pointing at their ill-omened forms, and clapping her hands to make them rise. "Say, did God make this country?"
"In course He did," said her companion, rather startled by this unexpected question.
"He made the country down in Illinois, and He made the Missouri," the little girl continued (Он создал Иллинойс, и он создал Миссури, — продолжала маленькая девочка). "I guess somebody else made the country in these parts (я думаю, эту страну сделал кто-то другой). It's not nearly so well done (она сделана куда как хуже: «она и близко не так хорошо сделана»). They forgot the water and the trees (тут забыли про воду и про деревья)."