Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов
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millionaire [mlje'ne], figure ['f], festivities [fe'stvtz], heiress ['ers]
Lord St. Simon, who has shown himself for over twenty years proof against the little god’s arrows, has now definitely announced his approaching marriage with Miss Hatty Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire. Miss Doran, whose graceful figure and striking face attracted much attention at the Westbury House festivities, is an only child, and it is currently reported that her dowry will run to considerably over the six figures, with expectancies for the future.
As it is an open secret that the Duke of Balmoral has been compelled to sell his pictures within the last few years, and as Lord St. Simon has no property of his own save the small estate of Birchmoor, it is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress.’”
“Anything else (что-нибудь
“Oh, yes; plenty (о да, много). Then there is another note in the Morning Post to say (вот другая заметка в «Морнинг Пост», в ней говорится) that the marriage would be an absolutely quiet one (что свадьба будет совсем тихой/скромной), that it would be at St. George’s, Hanover Square (что произойдет она в /церкви/ Святого Георгия на Гановер-Сквер /место аристократических свадеб/), that only half a dozen intimate friends would be invited (и что всего лишь несколько: «полдюжины» близких друзей будут приглашены), and that the party would return to the furnished house at Lancaster Gate (и эта компания вернется в меблированный дом на Ланкастер-Гейт) which has been taken by Mr. Aloysius Doran (cнятый мистером Алоизиусом Дораном). Two days later — that is, on Wednesday last (два дня спустя, то есть в прошлую среду) — there is a curt announcement that the wedding had taken place (появилось краткое сообщение о том, что свадьба состоялась), and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord Backwater’s place, near Petersfield (и что медовый месяц будет проведен в поместье лорда Бэкуотера, близ Питерсфилда). Those are all the notices (вот все заметки) which appeared before the disappearance of the bride (появившиеся до исчезновения невесты).”
“Before the what (до чего)?” asked Holmes with a start (спросил Холмс, подскочив /на месте/).
yawning ['j:n], half [h:f], announcement ['naunsmnt], honeymoon ['hnmu:n]
“Anything else?” asked Holmes, yawning.
“Oh, yes; plenty. Then there is another note in the Morning Post to say that the marriage would be an absolutely quiet one, that it would be at St. George’s, Hanover Square, that only half a dozen intimate friends would be invited, and that the party would return to the furnished house at Lancaster Gate which has been taken by Mr. Aloysius Doran. Two days later — that is, on Wednesday last — there is a curt announcement that the wedding had taken place, and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord Backwater’s place, near Petersfield. Those are all the notices which appeared before the disappearance of the bride.”
“Before the what?” asked Holmes with a start.
“The vanishing of the lady (до исчезновения леди).”
“When did she vanish, then (когда же она исчезла)?”
“At the wedding breakfast (во время свадебного угощения; breakfast — утренний завтрак; wedding breakfast — свадебное угощение; прием гостей после бракосочетания /в любое время дня/).”
“Indeed (вот как). This is more interesting than it promised to be (дело интереснее, чем казалось: «чем обещало быть»); quite dramatic, in fact (надо сказать, весьма драматично).”
“Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common (да, мне показалось, что оно немного незаурядное: «вне обычного»).”
“They often vanish before the ceremony (они /женщины/ часто исчезают до церемонии), and occasionally during the honeymoon (иногда во время медового месяца); but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this (но
“I warn you that they are very incomplete (предупреждаю, что они далеко не полны).”
“Perhaps we may make them less so (возможно, нам удастся их дополнить: «сделать их менее неполными»).”
breakfast ['brekfst], ceremony ['sermn], incomplete [nkm'pli:t]
“The vanishing of the lady.”
“When did she vanish, then?”
“At the wedding breakfast.”
“Indeed. This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
“Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
“They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this. Pray let me have the details.”
“I warn you that they are very incomplete.”
“Perhaps we may make them less so.”
“Such as they are (как бы то ни было), they are set forth in a single article of a morning paper of yesterday (эти подробности изложены в одной статье вчерашней утренней газеты), which I will read to you (которую я вам прочитаю). It is headed, ‘Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding’ (она озаглавлена: «Необычайное происшествие на великосветской свадьбе»):
“‘The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation (семья лорда Роберта Сент-Саймона крайне потрясена: «была брошена = повержена в крайний ужас/в величайшее отчаяние»; consternation — ужас; испуг; оцепенение /от страха/) by the strange and painful episodes (странными и прискорбными событиями) which have taken place in connection with his wedding (произошедшими в связи с его свадьбой). The ceremony, as shortly announced in the papers of yesterday (свадьба, как кратко сообщалось во вчерашних газетах), occurred on the previous morning (состоялась предыдущим утром); but it is only now that it has been possible to confirm the strange rumours (но только сейчас можно подтвердить странные слухи) which have been so persistently floating about (так упорно циркулирующие вокруг /этой истории/; to float about — витать, носиться в воздухе /об идеях, слухах и т. п./; to float — плавать; всплывать; держаться на поверхности воды). In spite of the attempts of the friends to hush the matter up (несмотря на попытки друзей замять это происшествие; to hush up — замалчивать, скрывать), so much public attention has now been drawn to it (столь много общественного внимания привлечено к нему) that no good purpose can be served by affecting to disregard (что нет смысла замалчивать то; purpose — намерение, цель; замысел, стремление; to serve a purpose — служить определенной цели; to disregard — не обращать внимания, не придавать значения; пренебрегать) what is a common subject for conversation (что является обычным предметом разговора = о чем все говорят).
consternation [knst'nen], previous ['pri:vs], disregard [dsr':d]
“Such as they are, they are set forth in a single article of a morning paper of yesterday, which I will read to you. It is headed, ‘Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding’:
“‘The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation by the strange and painful episodes which have taken place in connection with his wedding. The ceremony, as shortly announced in the papers of yesterday, occurred on the previous morning; but it is only now that it has been possible to confirm the strange rumours which have been so persistently floating about. In spite of the attempts of the friends to hush the matter up, so much public attention has now been drawn to it that no good purpose can be served by affecting to disregard what is a common subject for conversation.