Английский язык с Р.Л.Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ
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Out of the eight men who had fallen in the action (из восьми человек, павших = пострадавших в бою), only three still breathed (только трое еще дышали = остались в живых) — that one of the pirates who had been shot at the loophole (один из пиратов, которого подстрелили у бойницы), Hunter, and Captain Smollett (Хантер и капитан Смоллетт); and of these the first two were as good as dead (и из этих /трех/ первые двое были фактически мертвы); the mutineer, indeed, died under the doctor’s knife (бунтовщик, действительно, умер под докторским ножом = во время операции), and Hunter, do what we could, never recovered consciousness in this world (а Хантер, /несмотря на то, что/ мы делали /все/, что могли, так и не пришел в сознание на этом свете). He lingered all day (он мучительно умирал весь день; to linger — задерживаться, затягиваться, медленно умирать), breathing loudly like the old buccaneer at home in his apoplectic fit (дыша громко, как старый пират в /нашем/ доме в своем апоплексическом приступе = после удара); but the bones of his chest had been crushed by the blow (но кости его грудной клетки = ребра были раздроблены ударом) and his skull fractured in falling (и его череп проломлен при падении), and some time in the following night (в какой-то момент на следующую ночь), without sign or sound (без жеста или звука = тихо, без стона), he went to his Maker (он отправился к Создателю).
patients [`peɪʃnts] breathed [`bri:ðd] consciousness [`kɔnʃəsnɪs] fractured [`fræktʃəd]
THERE was no return of the mutineers — not so much as another shot out of the woods. They had “got their rations for that day,” as the captain put it, and we had the place to ourselves and a quiet time to overhaul the wounded and get dinner. Squire and I cooked outside in spite of the danger, and even outside we could hardly tell what we were at, for horror of the loud groans that reached us from the doctor’s patients.
Out of the eight men who had fallen in the action, only three still breathed — that one of the pirates who had been shot at the loophole, Hunter, and Captain Smollett; and of these the first two were as good as dead; the mutineer, indeed, died under the doctor’s knife, and Hunter, do what we could, never recovered consciousness in this world. He lingered all day, breathing loudly like the old buccaneer at home in his apoplectic fit; but the bones of his chest had been crushed by the blow and his skull fractured in falling, and some time in the following night, without sign or sound, he went to his Maker.
As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous (что касается капитана, его раны были действительно тяжелыми, но не опасными; grievous — горестный, тяжелый, мучительный; to grieve — огорчать, глубоко опечаливать). No organ was fatally injured (ни один орган не был фатально/смертельно = серьезно поврежден). Anderson’s ball (пуля Эндерсона) — for it was Job that shot him first (потому что это Джоб первым выстрелил в него) — had broken his shoulder-blade and touched the lung, not badly (пробила ему лопатку и задело легкое, не очень сильно); the second had only torn and displaced some muscles in the calf (вторая /пуля/ только оцарапала и сместила мышцы икры; to tear — рвать; оцарапать, поранить). He was sure to recover, the doctor said (он наверняка поправится, сказал доктор), but, in the meantime and for weeks to come (но между тем в течение нескольких недель), he must not walk nor move his arm (он не должен ни ходить, ни двигать рукой), nor so much as speak when he could help it (ни даже разговаривать, когда он может избежать этого = лишний раз не разговаривать).
My own accidental cut across the knuckles was a flea-bite (мой случайный порез на костяшках пальцев рук был пустяком: «укусом блохи»). Dr. Livesey patched it up with plaster (доктор Ливси заклеил его пластырем; to patch — заделать, латать, чинить на скорую руку), and pulled my ears for me into the bargain (и потрепал меня за уши напоследок; into the bargain — кроме того, вдобавок: «в сделку»).
After dinner the squire and the doctor sat by the captain’s side a while in consultation (после обеда сквайр и доктор посидели некоторое время с боку = возле капитана для совещания; while — промежуток времени); and when they had talked to their heart’s content (и когда они наговорились вволю: «к довольству своего сердца»), it being then a little past noon (/а/ это было немного после полудня), the doctor took up his hat and pistols (доктор взял свою шляпу и пистолеты), girt on a cutlass (пристегнул к поясу кортик), put the chart in his pocket (положил карту в карман), and with a musket over his shoulder (и с мушкетом через плечо), crossed the palisade on the north side (пересек = перебрался через частокол с северной стороны), and set off briskly through the trees (и зашагал энергично сквозь деревья = быстро исчез в чаще; to set off — отправиться).
grievous [`gri:vəs] injured [`ɪnʤəd] muscles [`mʌslz] knuckles [nʌklz] bargain [`bɑ:gɪn]
As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous. No organ was fatally injured. Anderson’s ball — for it was Job that shot him first — had broken his shoulder-blade and touched the lung, not badly; the second had only torn and displaced some muscles in the calf. He was sure to recover, the doctor said, but, in the meantime and for weeks to come, he must not walk nor move his arm, nor so much as speak when he could help it.
My own accidental cut across the knuckles was a flea-bite. Dr. Livesey patched it up with plaster, and pulled my ears for me into the bargain.
After dinner the squire and the doctor sat by the captain’s side a while in consultation; and when they had talked to their heart’s content, it being then a little past noon, the doctor took up his hat and pistols, girt on a cutlass, put the chart in his pocket, and with a musket over his shoulder, crossed the palisade on the north side, and set off briskly through the trees.
Gray and I were sitting together at the far end of the block-house (мы с Греем сидели вместе в конце = дальнем углу блокгауза), to be out of earshot of our officers consulting (чтобы быть вне пределов слышимости наших совещавшихся руководителей = старших); and Gray took his pipe out of his mouth and fairly forgot to put it back again (Грей вынул трубку изо рта и совсем забыл снова положить ее в рот), so thunderstruck he was at this occurrence (так /сильно/ ошеломлен он был этим происшествием).
“Why, in the name of Davy Jones (что за чертовщина: «именем морского дьявола»),” said he, “is Dr. Livesey mad (уж не спятил ли доктор Ливси)?”
“Why, no (нет),” says I. “He’s about the last of this crew for that, I take it (он, пожалуй, последний из этой команды, кто спятит, так мне кажется).”
“Well, shipmate (что ж, приятель; shipmate — товарищ по плаванию),” said Gray, “mad he may not be (возможно, он не спятил); but if he’s not, you mark my words, I am (но если не он, запомни мои слова, то я /сумасшедший/).”