Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Собака Баскервилей
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I stooped, panting, and pressed my pistol to the dreadful, shimmering head, but it was useless to pull the trigger. The giant hound was dead.
Sir Henry lay insensible where he had fallen. We tore away his collar, and Holmes breathed a prayer of gratitude when we saw that there was no sign of a wound and that the rescue had been in time. Already our friend's eyelids shivered and he made a feeble effort to move. Lestrade thrust his brandy-flask between the Baronet's teeth, and two frightened eyes were looking up at us.
"My God!" he whispered. "What was it? What, in Heaven's name, was it?"
"It's dead, whatever it is," said Holmes. "We've laid the family ghost once and for ever."
In mere size and strength it was a terrible creature (/даже/
mere [m], gaunt [:nt], smoulder ['smuld]
In mere size and strength it was a terrible creature which was lying stretched before us. It was not a pure bloodhound and it was not a pure mastiff; but it appeared to be a combination of the two — gaunt, savage, and as large as a small lioness. Even now, in the stillness of death, the huge jaws seemed to be dripping with a bluish flame and the small, deep-set, cruel eyes were ringed with fire. I placed my hand upon the glowing muzzle, and as I held them up my own fingers smouldered and gleamed in the darkness.
"Phosphorus," I said (фосфор, — сказал я).
"A cunning preparation of it (искусно /сделанный/ из него препарат)," said Holmes, sniffing at the dead animal (сказал Холмс, принюхиваясь к мертвому животному). "There is no smell (нет запаха) which might have interfered with his power of scent (который мог бы перебить силу нюха /у собаки/; to interfere — пересекаться; мешать, быть помехой). We owe you a deep apology, Sir Henry (мы должны /принести/ вам свои глубокие извинения, сэр Генри), for having exposed you to this fright (за то, что подвергли вас этому страху; to expose — делать видимым; подвергать). I was prepared for a hound (я был готов /увидеть/ собаку), but not for such a creature as this (но не такую тварь, как эта). And the fog gave us little time (и туман почти не оставил: «не дал» нам времени) to receive him (чтобы подготовиться к встрече с ней: «чтобы получить ее»)."
"You have saved my life (вы спасли мою жизнь)."
"Having first endangered it (сперва подвергнув ее опасности). Are you strong enough to stand (у вас достаточно сил: «вы достаточно сильны», чтобы встать)?"
"Give me another mouthful of that brandy (дайте мне еще глоток того бренди) and I shall be ready for anything (и
"To leave you here (оставить вас здесь). You are not fit for further adventures to-night (вы не готовы для дальнейших приключений сегодня ночью; fit — пригодный; готовый). If you will wait (если вы подождете), one or other of us will go back with you to the Hall (кто-то: «один или другой» из нас вернется с вами в Баскервиль-холл)."
He tried to stagger to his feet (он попытался подняться на ноги; to stagger — шататься, покачиваться); but he was still ghastly pale (но он был все еще очень бледен; ghastly — весьма, очень) and trembling in every limb (руки и ноги его дрожали; limb — конечность). We helped him to a rock (мы помогли ему /подойти/ к камню), where he sat shivering (где он сел, дрожа /всем телом/) with his face buried in his hands (спрятав лицо в ладони; to bury — хоронить, зарывать в землю; прятать, скрывать, укрывать).
phosphorus ['fsfrs], preparation [prep'ren], bury ['ber]
"Phosphorus," I said.
"A cunning preparation of it," said Holmes, sniffing at the dead animal. "There is no smell which might have interfered with his power of scent. We owe you a deep apology, Sir Henry, for having exposed you to this fright. I was prepared for a hound, but not for such a creature as this. And the fog gave us little time to receive him."
"You have saved my life."
"Having first endangered it. Are you strong enough to stand?"
"Give me another mouthful of that brandy and I shall be ready for anything. So! Now, if you will help me up. What do you propose to do?"
"To leave you here. You are not fit for further adventures to-night. If you will wait, one or other of us will go back with you to the Hall."
He tried to stagger to his feet; but he was still ghastly pale and trembling in every limb. We helped him to a rock, where he sat shivering with his face buried in his hands.
"We must leave you now (теперь мы должны вас оставить)," said Holmes. "The rest of our work must be done (остальная часть нашей работы должна быть сделана), and every moment is of importance (и важен каждый миг). We have our case (у нас есть доказательства), and now we only want our man (и теперь нам только нужен преступник: «наш /= которого мы ищем/ человек»).
"It's a thousand to one against our finding him at the house (тысяча к одному против того, что мы найдем его в доме)," he continued (продолжал он), as we retraced our steps swiftly down the path (когда мы быстро возвращались назад по тропе; to retrace one’s steps — возвращаться по своим следам). "Those shots must have told him (те выстрелы должны были подсказать ему) that the game was up (что игра окончена; to be up — проснуться; закончиться, подойти к концу)."
"We were some distance off (мы были на некотором расстоянии), and this fog may have deadened them (и этот туман мог приглушить их)."
"He followed the hound (он следовал за собакой) to call him off (чтобы /потом/ отозвать ее) — of that you may be certain (в этом можете быть уверены). No, no, he's gone by this time (нет-нет, он к этому времени /уже/ удрал)! But we'll search the house and make sure (но мы обыщем дом и убедимся /в этом/)."