Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)

Сарапов Михаил

earnest ['@:nIst], perceive [p@'si:v], escort ['eskO:t]

They had reached the base of the hill by this time, and were surrounded by crowds of the pilgrims — pale-faced meek-looking women, strong laughing children, and anxious earnest-eyed men. Many were the cries of astonishment and of commiseration which arose from them when they perceived the youth of one of the strangers and the destitution of the other. Their escort did not halt, however, but pushed on, followed by a great crowd of Mormons, until they reached a waggon, which was conspicuous for its great size and for the gaudiness and smartness of its appearance. Six horses were yoked to it, whereas the others were furnished with two, or, at most, four a-piece. Beside the driver there sat a man who could not have been more than thirty years of age, but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader. He was reading a brown-backed volume, but as the crowd approached he laid it aside, and listened attentively to an account of the episode. Then he turned to the two castaways.

"If we take you with us," he said, in solemn words (если

мы возьмем вас с собой, — торжественно произнес он: «сказал он торжественными словами»; solemn — торжественный; производящий большое впечатление; официальный; формальный), "it can only be as believers in our own creed (то только как последователей нашей веры; believer — верующий; приверженец; creed — вероисповедание). We shall have no wolves in our fold (мы не потерпим волков в нашем стаде; fold — загон для скота, обычно овец; паства, стадо Христово). Better far that your bones should bleach in this wilderness (лучше уж пусть ваши кости белеют: «намного лучше, чтобы ваши кости побелели» в этой пустоши) than that you should prove to be that little speck of decay (чем рисковать тем, что вы можете оказаться: «чем если бы вы оказались тем» маленьким пятнышком гнили; to prove — оказываться) which in time corrupts the whole fruit (от которого со временем пропадет весь фрукт; to corrupt — гноить, портить). Will you come with us on these terms (вы пойдете с нами на этих условиях)?"

"Guess I'll come with you on any terms," said Ferrier (сдается мне, я пойду с вами на любых условиях, — сказал Феррьер), with such emphasis that the grave Elders could not restrain a smile (с таким пылом, что степенные старейшины не смогли удержаться от улыбки; emphasis — выразительность, сила, ударение). The leader alone retained his stern, impressive expression (только их вожак сохранил свое строгое, величавое выражение лица).

"Take him, Brother Stangerson (позаботьтесь о нем, брат Стенджерсон)," he said, "give him food and drink, and the child likewise (дайте ему воды и питья, и ребенку тоже). Let it be your task also to teach him our holy creed (вашей задачей будет донести до него нашу святую веру: «научить его нашей святой вере»). We have delayed long enough (мы и так достаточно задержались). Forward (вперед)! On, on to Zion (вперед, к Сиону; Zion — Сион [13] )!"

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Гора, холм, часть Иерусалима, где располагалась крепость царя Давида, символ еврейского народа; святое место; идеальное общество.

solemn ['sOl@m], wolf [wulf], wolves [wulvz], decay [dI'keI]

"If we take you with us," he said, in solemn words, "it can only be as believers in our own creed. We shall have no wolves in our fold. Better far that your bones should bleach in this wilderness than that you should prove to be that little speck of decay which in time corrupts the whole fruit. Will you come with us on these terms?"

"Guess I'll come with you on any terms," said Ferrier, with such emphasis that the grave Elders could not restrain a smile. The leader alone retained his stern, impressive expression.

"Take him, Brother Stangerson," he said, "give him food and drink, and the child likewise. Let it be your task also to teach him our holy creed. We have delayed long enough. Forward! On, on to Zion!"

"On, on to Zion!" cried the crowd of Mormons (вперед, вперед, к Сиону, — вскричала толпа мормонов), and the words rippled down the long caravan (и эти слова побежали вдоль длинного каравана, как рябь по воде; ripple — зыбь, рябь, небольшая волна на поверхности воды; to ripple — журчать; пробежать, прокатиться), passing from mouth to mouth until they died away in a dull murmur in the far distance (передаваясь из уст в уста, пока они не превратились в едва слышное бормотание вдали: «в далеком расстоянии»; to die — умирать; to die away — затухать; dull — приглушенный; murmur — шепот; слабый неясный шум). With a cracking of whips and a creaking of wheels the great waggons got into motion (послышалось щелканье кнутов и скрип колес, и: «с щелканьем кнутов и скрипом колес» большие повозки снова тронулись в путь: «пришли в движение»), and soon the whole caravan was winding along once more (и вскоре весь караван снова продвигался вперед; to wind — виться, извиваться). The Elder to whose care the two waifs had been committed, led them to his wagon (старейшина, под чье покровительство передали двух странников, отвел их

к своей повозке; care — забота, попечение; to commit — вверять, поручать; waif — беспризорный ребенок; бездомный человек; случайная находка), where a meal was already awaiting them (где их уже ждал обед; meal — прием пищи; еда).

"You shall remain here (оставайтесь здесь)," he said. "In a few days you will have recovered from your fatigues (через несколько дней вы придете в себя после лишений). In the meantime, remember that now and for ever you are of our religion (а пока запомните, что отныне и впредь вы нашей веры). Brigham Young has said it, and he has spoken with the voice of Joseph Smith, which is the voice of God (это сказал Бригем Янг, а его устами говорил Джозеф Смит: «а он говорил голосом Джозефа Смита», то есть глас Божий: «который есть голос Божий»)."

wind [waInd], waif [weIf], fatigue [f@'ti:g]

"On, on to Zion!" cried the crowd of Mormons, and the words rippled down the long caravan, passing from mouth to mouth until they died away in a dull murmur in the far distance. With a cracking of whips and a creaking of wheels the great waggons got into motion, and soon the whole caravan was winding along once more. The Elder to whose care the two waifs had been committed, led them to his waggon, where a meal was already awaiting them.

"You shall remain here," he said. "In a few days you will have recovered from your fatigues. In the meantime, remember that now and for ever you are of our religion. Brigham Young has said it, and he has spoken with the voice of Joseph Smith, which is the voice of God."

Chapter II. The Flower Of Utah

(Цветок Юты)

THIS is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons (это не подобающее место, чтобы перечислять испытания и лишения, выпавшие на долю иммигрантов-мормонов; to commemorate — ссылаться, упоминать; to endure — вынести, вытерпеть) before they came to their final haven (прежде чем они добрались до своего окончательного прибежища). From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history (от берегов Миссисипи до западных отрогов Скалистых гор они прокладывали свой путь с упорством, почти не имеющим аналогов в истории; to struggle — делать усилия; стараться изо всех сил; пробиваться; constancy — настойчивость, непреклонная решимость; unparalleled — не имеющий себе равного, беспримерный). The savage man (дикари), and the savage beast (и дикие звери), hunger (голод), thirst (жажда), fatigue (усталость), and disease (и болезни)— every impediment which Nature could place in the way (любые препятствия, которые природа смогла расставить на их пути), had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity (были преодолены с англосаксонской стойкостью). Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them (и все же долгое путешествие со всеми его бедами поколебали решительность даже самых отважных среди них; to accumulate — аккумулировать, накапливать; terror — страх, ужас; to shake — ослабить, поколебать; heart — сердце; мужество, отвага; stout — отважный, решительный, смелый). There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer (они все как один пали: «не было ни одного, кто не упал бы» на колени в прочувствованной молитве) when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them (когда увидели открывшуюся перед ними широкую долину Юты, залитую солнечным светом; to bathe — омывать; заливать), and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land (и узнали из уст своего лидера, что это их земля обетованная), and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore (и что эти девственные просторы навеки принадлежат им; acre — акр; acres — земли).

haven ['heIv(@)n], bathe [beID], virgin ['v@:dZIn]

This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven. From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history. The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease — every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity. Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them. There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.