Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Первый сборник рассказов
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"I will do nothing of the kind (я не сделаю ничего подобного = не стану садиться). My stepdaughter has been here (моя падчерица была здесь). I have traced her (я выследил ее). What has she been saying to you (что она вам говорила)?"
apparition [aep'rn], advantage [d'v:nt], quietly ['kwatl]
"Which of you is Holmes?" asked this apparition.
"My name, sir; but you have the advantage of me," said my companion quietly.
"I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran."
"Indeed, Doctor," said Holmes blandly. "Pray take a seat."
"I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I have traced her. What has she been saying to you?"
"It is a little cold for the time of the year (немного
"What has she been saying to you?" screamed the old man furiously (вскричал старик яростно).
"But I have heard that the crocuses promise well (но я слышал, что крокусы подают надежды = будут хорошо цвести)," continued my companion imperturbably (продолжил мой приятель невозмутимо).
"Ha! You put me off, do you (вы отделываетесь от меня, не так ли)?" said our new visitor (сказал наш новый посетитель), taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop (делая: «беря» шаг вперед и тряся охотничим хлыстом). "I know you, you scoundrel (я знаю вас, вы, подлец)! I have heard of you before (я слышал о вас раньше). You are Holmes, the meddler (вы Холмс, вмешивающийся во все = любитель соваться в чужие дела; to meddle — вмешиваться, лезть)."
furiously ['fjursl], imperturbably [mp't:bbl], scoundrel ['skaundrl]
"It is a little cold for the time of the year," said Holmes.
"What has she been saying to you?" screamed the old man furiously.
"But I have heard that the crocuses promise well," continued my companion imperturbably.
"Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop. "I know you, you scoundrel! I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler."
My friend smiled (улыбнулся).
"Holmes, the busybody (сующий нос в чужие дела = проныра)!"
His smile broadened (его улыбка стала шире).
"Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office (Скотланд-Ярдовский прислужник; сравните: Jack-in-the-box — "Джек в коробочке" — популярная детская игрушка; коробка с фигуркой, выскакивающей, когда открывается крышка)!"
Holmes chuckled heartily (захохотал от всего сердца = от души). "Your conversation is most entertaining (разговор с вами в высшей степени занимателен)," said he. "When you go out close the door (когда выйдете, закройте дверь), for there is a decided draught (так как здесь несомненный сквозняк)."
heartily ['h:tl], conversation [knv'sen], draught [dr:ft]
My friend smiled.
"Holmes, the busybody!"
His smile broadened.
"Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!"
Holmes chuckled heartily. "Your conversation is most entertaining," said he. "When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught."
"I will go when I have said my say (я уйду, когда выскажусь; to say one’s say — высказать все, что думаешь). Don't you dare to meddle with my affairs (не смейте вмешиваться в мои дела). I know that Miss Stoner has been here (знаю, что мисс Стонер была здесь). I traced her (я выследил ее)! I am a dangerous man to fall foul of (я опасный человек, чтобы /со мной/ ссориться; to fall foul — набрасываться, ссориться; foul — загрязненный, нечистый)! See here (смотрите сюда)." He stepped swiftly forward (шагнул быстро вперед), seized the poker (схватил кочергу), and bent it into a curve with his huge brown hands (изогнул
"See that you keep yourself out of my grip (смотрите, чтобы вы держали себя вне моей хватки = постарайтесь не попадаться мне в лапы)," he snarled, and hurling the twisted poker into the fireplace (прорычал он и, швыряя изогнутую кочергу в камин), he strode out of the room (вышел из комнаты; to stride — шагать).
dare [de], dangerous ['denrs], poker ['puk], curve [k:v],snarled [sn:ld], fireplace ['faples]
"I will go when I have said my say. Don't you dare to meddle with my affairs. I know that Miss Stoner has been here. I traced her! I am a dangerous man to fall foul of! See here." He stepped swiftly forward, seized the poker, and bent it into a curve with his huge brown hands.
"See that you keep yourself out of my grip," he snarled, and hurling the twisted poker into the fireplace, he strode out of the room.
"He seems a very amiable person (он кажется очень дружелюбной персоной = какой любезный господин)," said Holmes, laughing (сказал Холмс, смеясь). "I am not quite so bulky (я не такой крупный; bulky — огромный, грузный), but if he had remained (но если бы он остался) I might have shown him that my grip was not much more feeble than his own (я мог бы показать ему, что моя хватка не намного слабее, чем его)." As he spoke he picked up the steel poker (пока он говорил = с этими словами он поднял стальную кочергу) and, with a sudden effort, straightened it out again (и, /одним/ неожиданным усилием = движением распрямил ее вновь).
amiable ['embl], laughing ['l:f], straightened [stretnd]
"He seems a very amiable person," said Holmes, laughing. "I am not quite so bulky, but if he had remained I might have shown him that my grip was not much more feeble than his own." As he spoke he picked up the steel poker and, with a sudden effort, straightened it out again.
"Fancy his having the insolence to confound me with the official detective force (какая наглость смешивать меня с официальной сыскной полицией)! This incident gives zest to our investigation, however (этот случай придал вкус /пикантность/ нашему расследованию, как бы то ни было; zest — приправа; живость, энергия), and I only trust that our little friend will not suffer from her imprudence (и я лишь надеюсь, что наш маленький друг = наша приятельница не пострадает от своей неосторожности) in allowing this brute to trace her (позволив этой скотине выследить себя). And now, Watson, we shall order breakfast (а теперь, Ватсон, мы закажем завтрак), and afterwards I shall walk down to Doctors' Commons (и затем я отправлюсь в ассоциацию юристов), where I hope to get some data which may help us in this matter (где надеюсь получить некоторые сведения, которые могут помочь нам в этом деле)."
It was nearly one o'clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion (было около часа, когда Шерлок Холмс вернулся из поездки). He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper (он держал в руке лист голубой бумаги), scrawled over with notes and figures (исписанный заметками и цифрами).
insolence ['nslns], suffer ['sf], imprudence [im'pru:dns], brute [bru:t]
"Fancy his having the insolence to confound me with the official detective force! This incident gives zest to our investigation, however, and I only trust that our little friend will not suffer from her imprudence in allowing this brute to trace her. And now, Watson, we shall order breakfast, and afterwards I shall walk down to Doctors' Commons, where I hope to get some data which may help us in this matter."