Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Знак четырех
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"Fastened; but there are steps on the sill (заперто, но на подоконнике есть следы)."
"Well, well, if it was fastened the steps could have nothing to do with the matter (ну, ну, если оно заперто, следы не могут иметь отношения к делу). That's common sense (здравый смысл). Man might have died in a fit (человек мог умереть от удара; fit — припадок, приступ); but then the jewels are missing (но ведь пропали драгоценности). Ha! I have a theory (ага! у меня есть теория). These flashes come upon me at times (иногда на меня находят озарения; flash — вспышка). — Just step outside, sergeant, and you, Mr. Sholto (выйдите-ка на минутку, сержант, и вы, мистер Шолто). Your friend can remain (ваш друг может
theorize ['raz], fasten ['f:sn], sergeant ['s:nt]
"Oh, come, now, come! Never be ashamed to own up. But what is all this? Bad business! Bad business! Stern facts here, — no room for theories. How lucky that I happened to be out at Norwood over another case! I was at the station when the message arrived. What d'you think the man died of?"
"Oh, this is hardly a case for me to theorize over," said Holmes, dryly.
"No, no. Still, we can't deny that you hit the nail on the head sometimes. Dear me! Door locked, I understand. Jewels worth half a million missing. How was the window?"
"Fastened; but there are steps on the sill."
"Well, well, if it was fastened the steps could have nothing to do with the matter. That's common sense. Man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing. Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come upon me at times. — Just step outside, sergeant, and you, Mr. Sholto. Your friend can remain. — What do you think of this, Holmes? Sholto was, on his own confession, with his brother last night. The brother died in a fit, on which Sholto walked off with the treasure. How's that?"
"On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside (после чего покойник встал и заботливо запер дверь изнутри; considerate — внимательный к другим; to get up — вставать)."
"Hum! There's a flaw there (хм! это неувязка; flaw — трещина, щель, порок; упущение, ошибка). Let us apply common sense to the matter (давайте-ка применим к проблеме здравый смысл). This Thaddeus Sholto was with his brother (этот Тадеуш Шолто действительно был с братом); there was a quarrel: so much we know (ссора действительно случилась — это мы знаем). The brother is dead and the jewels are gone (брат мертв, а драгоценности пропали). So much also we know (это мы также знаем). No one saw the brother from the time Thaddeus left him (никто не видел брата, после того как Тадеуш ушел от него). His bed had not been slept in (постель его нетронута; to sleep — спать). Thaddeus is evidently in a most disturbed state of mind (Тадеуш, очевидно, сильно взволнован: «в чрезвычайно возбужденном состоянии духа»; to disturb — волновать, тревожить, беспокоить). His appearance is — well, not attractive (его внешний вид… ну, не привлекательный). You see that I am weaving my web round Thaddeus (вы видите, что я плету сеть вокруг Тадеуша; to weave — ткать; плести; web — паутина; сеть). The net begins to close upon him (сеть начинает затягиваться на нем)."
"You are not quite in possession of the facts yet," said Holmes (вы еще не вполне владеете фактами, — сказал Холмс; possession — владение, обладание). "This splinter of wood, which I have every reason to believe to be poisoned (этот шип: «эта деревянная щепка», который у меня есть все основания считать отравленным), was in the man's scalp where you still see the mark (был в голове убитого, где все еще виден след; scalp — кожа черепа, кожа головы); this card, inscribed as you see it, was on the table (эта записка — прочитайте, что в ней написано — была на столе; card — карта; карточка; to inscribe — записывать, вписывать); and beside it lay this rather curious stone-headed instrument (рядом с ней лежал этот довольно любопытный инструмент с каменным набалдашником; head — голова; верхняя часть; набалдашник). How does all that fit into your theory (как все это согласуется
inside [n'sad], flaw [fl:]
"On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside."
"Hum! There's a flaw there. Let us apply common sense to the matter. This Thaddeus Sholto was with his brother; there was a quarrel: so much we know. The brother is dead and the jewels are gone. So much also we know. No one saw the brother from the time Thaddeus left him. His bed had not been slept in. Thaddeus is evidently in a most disturbed state of mind. His appearance is — well, not attractive. You see that I am weaving my web round Thaddeus. The net begins to close upon him."
"You are not quite in possession of the facts yet," said Holmes. "This splinter of wood, which I have every reason to believe to be poisoned, was in the man's scalp where you still see the mark; this card, inscribed as you see it, was on the table; and beside it lay this rather curious stone-headed instrument. How does all that fit into your theory?"
"Confirms it in every respect," said the fat detective, pompously (подтверждает ее в каждом отношении, — напыщенно сказал толстый детектив; fat — жирный; толстый; pompous — напыщенный, высокопарный). "House is full of Indian curiosities (дом набит индийскими сувенирами; curiosity — любознательность; диковина, редкость). Thaddeus brought this up (Тадеуш принес его; to bring — приносить), and if this splinter be poisonous Thaddeus may as well have made murderous use of it as any other man (и если этот шип отравлен, Тадеуш мог с тем же успехом использовать его в качестве орудия убийства, как и любой другой; to make — делать; murderous — убийственный; use — использование). The card is some hocus-pocus, — a blind, as like as not (записка — какой-то трюк, для отвода глаз, скорее всего; hocus-pocus — фокус-покус; blind — занавеска, штора; уловка). The only question is, how did he depart (единственный вопрос — как он вышел отсюда)? Ah, of course, here is a hole in the roof (а, конечно, вот дыра в крыше)." With great activity, considering his bulk (с неожиданной для его веса ловкостью: «с большой энергичностью, учитывая его вес»; activity — активность; энергичность; to consider — рассматривать; учитывать; bulk — груда; масса), he sprang up the steps and squeezed through into the garret (он вскарабкался по ступенькам и протиснулся на чердак; to spring — вытекать, бить ключом; бросаться; to squeeze — сжимать; втискивать; пропихивать), and immediately afterwards we heard his exulting voice proclaiming that he had found the trap-door (и сразу же мы услышали его радостный голос, объявляющий, что он нашел откидную дверь; to exult — ликовать, радоваться, торжествовать; to proclaim — провозглашать; объявлять; to find — находить).
"He can find something," remarked Holmes, shrugging his shoulders (он может найти что-нибудь, — заметил Холмс, пожав плечами). "He has occasional glimmerings of reason (у него бывают случайные проблески разума; occasional — случающийся время от времени; случайный; glimmering — проблеск). Il n'y a pas des sots si incommodes que ceux qui ont de l'esprit (фр., нет несноснее глупцов, чем те, кто наделен разумом)!"
"You see!" said Athelney Jones, reappearing down the steps again (вот видите! — сказал Этелни Джонс, снова спускаясь по ступенькам; to reappear — вновь появляться; to appear — появляться). "Facts are better than mere theories, after all (в конце концов, факты лучше, чем просто теории). My view of the case is confirmed (мой взгляд на дело нашел подтверждение). There is a trap-door communicating with the roof, and it is partly open (там есть откидная дверь, ведущая на крышу, и она приоткрыта; to communicate — говорить, сообщать; сообщаться, соединяться; partly — частично)."
confirm [kn'f:m], respect [r'spekt], blind [bland]
"Confirms it in every respect," said the fat detective, pompously. "House is full of Indian curiosities. Thaddeus brought this up, and if this splinter be poisonous Thaddeus may as well have made murderous use of it as any other man. The card is some hocus-pocus, — a blind, as like as not. The only question is, how did he depart? Ah, of course, here is a hole in the roof." With great activity, considering his bulk, he sprang up the steps and squeezed through into the garret, and immediately afterwards we heard his exulting voice proclaiming that he had found the trap-door.