Английский язык с Р.Л.Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ (ASCII-IPA)
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We are not the only men who know of this paper. These fellows who attacked the inn to-night — bold, desperate blades, for sure — and the rest who stayed aboard that lugger, and more, I dare say, not far off, are, one and all, through thick and thin, bound that they’ll get that money. We must none of us go alone till we get to sea. Jim and I shall stick together in the meanwhile; you’ll take Joyce and Hunter when you ride to Bristol, and, from first to last, not one of us must breathe a word of what we’ve found.”
“Livesey,” returned the squire, “you are always in the right of it. I’ll be as silent as the grave.”
PART TWO (часть 2)
The Sea Cook (кок /судовой повар/)
Chapter VII (глава 7)
Go to Bristol (я еду в Бристоль)
IT was longer than the squire imagined ere we were ready for the sea (это было дольше, чем сквайр предполагал, прежде чем мы были готовы к морю = на подготовку к плаванию ушло гораздо больше времени; ere — прежде чем, до, перед), and none of our first plans (и ни один из наших первоначальных планов) — not even Dr. Livesey’s of keeping me beside him (даже /план/
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IT was longer than the squire imagined ere we were ready for the sea, and none of our first plans — not even Dr. Livesey’s of keeping me beside him — could be carried out as we intended. The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take charge of his practice; the squire was hard at work a Bristol; and I lived on at the Hall under the charge of old Redruth, the gamekeeper, almost a prisoner, but full of sea dreams and the most charming anticipations of strange island and adventures. I brooded by the hour together over the map, all the details of which I well remembered. Sitting by the fire in the house-keeper’s room, I approached that island in my fancy, from every possible direction; I explored every acre of its surface; I climbed a thousand times to that tall hill they call the Spy-glass, and from the top enjoyed the most wonderful and changing prospects. Sometimes the isle was thick with savages, with whom we fought; sometimes full of dangerous animals that hunted us; but in all my fancies nothing occurred to me so strange and tragic as our actual adventures.
So the weeks passed on (так недели проходили), till one fine day there came a letter addressed to Dr Livesey (до тех пор, пока в один прекрасный день пришло письмо, адресованное доктору Ливси), with this addition, “To be opened in the case of his absence, by Tom Redruth, or young Hawkins (с этим добавлением: «Вскрыть, в случае его отсутствия, Тому Редруту или молодому Хокинсу).” Obeying this order, we found, or rather, I found (выполняя это требование, мы обнаружили = прочли, вернее, я прочел) — for the gamekeeper was a poor hand at reading anything but print (так как егерь был неискусным: «бедной рукой» в прочтении всего, чего угодно, кроме печатного текста) — the following important news (следующие важные известия): —
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So the weeks passed on, till one fine day there came a letter addressed to Dr Livesey, with this addition, “To be opened in the case of his absence, by Tom Redruth, or young Hawkins.” Obeying this order, we found, or rather, I found — for the gamekeeper was a poor hand at reading anything but print — the following important news: —
“DEAR LIVESEY (дорогой Ливси), — As I do not know whether you are at the Hall or still in London (так как я не знаю, находитесь ли вы в усадьбе или все еще в Лондоне), I send this in double to both places (я посылаю это /письмо/ в двойном экземпляре, в оба места).
“The ship is bought and fitted (корабль куплен и снаряжен). She lies at anchor, ready for sea (он стоит на якоре, готовый /выйти/
“I got her through my old friend, Blandly (я получил ее через = благодаря моему старому другу, Блендли), who has proved himself throughout the most surprising trump (который доказал, что он во всех отношениях удивительно славный малый; to prove — доказать; throughout — совершенно, во всем). The admirable fellow literally slaved in my interest (этот замечательный парень буквально работал в поте лица для меня; to slave — работать как раб, надрываться; slave — раб), and so, I may say, did everyone in Bristol (и также, могу сказать, /старался помочь/ каждый в Бристоле), as soon as they got wind of the port we sailed for — treasure, I mean (как только они узнали о порте, в который мы плывем — я имею в виду, /что мы отправляемся за/ сокровищем).”
“Redruth,” said I, interrupting the letter (сказал я, прерывая /чтение/ письма), “Doctor Livesey will not like that (доктору это не понравится). The squire has been talking, after all (сквайр проболтался все-таки).”
“Well, who’s a better right (ну, а кто важнее: «кто /из них/ имеет лучшее право»)?” growled the gamekeeper (проворчал егерь). “A pretty rum go if squire ain’t to talk for Doctor Livesey, I should think (довольно странное дельце, если сквайр не должен говорить для = должен молчать, чтобы угодить доктору Ливси, я думаю; ain’t = is not).”
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“DEAR LIVESEY, — As I do not know whether you are at the Hall or still in London, I send this in double to both places.
“The ship is bought and fitted. She lies at anchor, ready for sea. You never imagined a sweeter schooner — a child might sail her — two hundred tons; name, Hispaniola.
“I got her through my old friend, Blandly, who has proved himself throughout the most surprising trump. The admirable fellow literally slaved in my interest, and so, I may say, did everyone in Bristol, as soon as they got wind of the port we sailed for — treasure, I mean.”
“Redruth,” said I, interrupting the letter, “Doctor Livesey will not like that. The squire has been talking, after all.”
“Well, who’s a better right?” growled the gamekeeper. “A pretty rum go if squire ain’t to talk for Doctor Livesey, I should think.”
At that I gave up all attempt at commentary (при этом я бросил всякую попытку = решил не комментировать /прочитанное/), and read straight on (читал дальше; straight on — напрямик; straight — прямой): —
“Blandly himself found the Hispaniola (Блендли сам нашел Испаньолу), and by the most admirable management got her for the merest trifle (и благодаря своему восхитительному умению вести дела = ловкости, получил ее за сущий пустяк; management — управление, руководство; хитрость; mere — простой, не более чем, всего лишь; абсолютный, совершенный, полный). There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly (в Бристоле есть люди, /которые/ ужасно настроены против = терпеть не могут Блендли; prejudice — предубеждение, предвзятое мнение). They go the length of declaring (они имеют наглость заявлять; to go the length of — решиться на /что-то/; length — длина) that this honest creature would do anything for money (что это честное существо = честнейший человек сделал бы что угодно за деньги), that the Hispaniola belonged to him (будто Испаньола принадлежала ему), and that he sold it me absurdly high (и он продал ее мне нелепо дорого = втридорога) — the most transparent calumnies (явная клевета; transparent — прозрачный, ясный; calumny — клевета, ложное обвинение). None of them dare, however, to deny the merits of the ship (никто из них не осмеливается, однако, отрицать достоинства судна).
“So far there was not a hitch (до этого момента не было никаких препятствий; hitch — задержка, заминка). The workpeople, to be sure (рабочие, правда) — riggers and what not (такелажники и прочие) — were most annoyingly slow (были раздражающе медленными); but time cured that (но время вылечило это = управились в срок). It was the crew that troubled me (команда была /тем/, что доставило мне хлопот = пришлось повозиться с набором команды).
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At that I gave up all attempt at commentary, and read straight on: —
“Blandly himself found the Hispaniola, and by the most admirable management got her for the merest trifle. There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly. They go the length of declaring that this honest creature would do anything for money, that the Hispaniola belonged to him, and that he sold it me absurdly high — the most transparent calumnies. None of them dare, however, to deny the merits of the ship.
“So far there was not a hitch. The workpeople, to be sure — riggers and what not — were most annoyingly slow; but time cured that. It was the crew that troubled me.