Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)

My friend insisted upon my accompanying them in their expedition (мой друг настоял, чтобы я сопровождал их в этой поездке) , which I was eager enough to do (что я охотно и сделал) , for my curiosity and sympathy were deeply stirred by the story to which we had listened (так как история, которую мы услышали, пробудила во мне сильное любопытство и глубокое сочувствие) . I confess that the guilt of the banker’s son appeared to me to be as obvious (признаюсь, виновность сына банкира казалась мне столь же очевидной) as it did to his unhappy father (как и несчастному отцу) , but still I had such faith in Holmes’s judgment that I felt (и все же я настолько верил в чутье Холмса, что понимал; faith — вера, доверие) that there must be some grounds for hope (что должны быть какие-то основания для надежды) as long as he was dissatisfied with the accepted explanation (раз он недоволен признанным объяснением) . He hardly spoke a word the whole way out to the southern suburb (он почти не проронил ни слова на всем пути к южной окраине; suburb — окраина, пригород) , but sat with his chin upon his breast (но сидел, опустив голову на грудь; chin — подбородок) and his hat drawn over his eyes (и надвинув шляпу на глаза) , sunk in the deepest thought (погруженный в глубочайшее раздумье) .

accompanying [@'kVmp@nIIN], sympathy ['sImp@TI], suburb ['sVb@:b]

“It is our task to find that out,” replied Holmes; “so now, if you please, Mr. Holder, we will set off for Streatham together, and devote an hour to glancing a little more closely into details.”

My friend insisted upon my accompanying them in their expedition, which I was eager enough to do, for my curiosity and sympathy were deeply stirred by the story to which we had listened. I confess that the guilt of the banker’s son appeared to me to be as obvious as it did to his unhappy father, but still I had such faith in Holmes’s judgment that I felt that there must be some grounds for hope as long as he was dissatisfied with the accepted explanation. He hardly spoke a word the whole way out to the southern suburb, but sat with his chin upon his breast and his hat drawn over his eyes, sunk in the deepest thought.

Our client appeared to have taken fresh heart at the little glimpse of hope (казалось, наш клиент воспрянул духом от слабого проблеска надежды; to take heart — воспрянуть духом, приободриться; glimpse — мелькание; проблеск, слабый свет, слабая вспышка) which had been presented to him (которою ему подали; to present — представлять; дарить, преподносить) , and he even broke into a desultory chat with me over his business affairs (и он даже пустился/затеял со мной бесцельный разговор о своих коммерческих делах; desultory — несвязный, отрывочный; бессвязный, несистематический; бесцельный) . A short railway journey (короткая поездка по железной дороге) and a shorter walk brought us to Fairbank (и еще более короткая прогулка пешком привели нас в Фэрбенк) , the modest residence of the great financier (скромную резиденцию крупного финансиста) .

Fairbank was a good-sized square house of white stone (Фэрбенк представлял собой большой квадратный дом из белого камня) , standing back a little from the road (расположенный недалеко: «немного отстоящий» от /главной/ дороги) . A double carriage-sweep (/от которой к дому поворачивала/ дорога для двух экипажей; sweep — кривая; изгиб; поворот /дороги/: a wide sweep leads up to the house — дорога к дому широко изогнулась дугой) , with a snow-clad lawn (/проходила через/ покрытую снегом лужайку) , stretched down in front to two large iron gates (и упиралась в большие железные ворота) which closed the entrance (закрывавшие подъезд /к дому/) . On the right side was a small wooden thicket (справа находился небольшой лесок; thicket — чаща, заросль; поросль; молодой лес) , which led into a narrow path between two neat hedges (который переходил в узкую тропинку между двумя аккуратными изгородями) stretching from the road to the kitchen door (тянущуюся от дороги до двери кухни) , and forming the tradesmen’s entrance (и образовавшую вход для торговцев = этой дорогой доставлялись продукты; tradesman — торговец, лавочник; tradesmen's entrance — служебный вход /в магазине/) . On the left ran a lane which led to the stables (налево шла дорожка, которая вела к конюшням; lane — узкая дорога, тропинка /обычно между живыми изгородями/) , and was not itself within the grounds at all (она, собственно, не относилась к владениям) , being a public, though little used, thoroughfare (а являлась общественной, хотя и мало используемой, дорогой; thoroughfare — оживленная улица; главная артерия /города/, главная дорога; путь общего пользования) . Holmes left us standing at the door and walked slowly all round the house (Холмс оставил нас у дверей и медленно обошел вокруг дома) , across the front (прошел вдоль фасада) , down the tradesmen’s path (по дорожке, ведущей к кухне) , and so round by the garden behind into the stable lane (и дальше через сад позади вышел на дорожку к конюшням) .

desultory ['des(@)lt(@)rI], financier [f(a)I'n&nsI@], thoroughfare ['TVr@fe@]

Our client appeared to have taken fresh heart at the little glimpse of hope which had been presented to him, and he even broke into a desultory chat with me over his business affairs. A short railway journey and a shorter walk brought us to Fairbank, the modest residence of the great financier.

Fairbank was a good-sized square house of white stone, standing back a little from the road. A double carriage-sweep, with a snow-clad lawn, stretched down in front to two large iron gates which closed the entrance. On the right side was a small wooden thicket, which led into a narrow path between two neat hedges stretching from the road to the kitchen door, and forming the tradesmen’s entrance. On the left ran a lane which led to the stables, and was not itself within the grounds at all, being a public, though little used, thoroughfare. Holmes left us standing at the door and walked slowly all round the house, across the front, down the tradesmen’s path, and so round by the garden behind into the stable lane.

So long was he that Mr. Holder and I went into the dining-room (его не было так долго, что мы с мистером Холдером вошли в столовую) and waited by the fire until he should return (и принялись ждать, /сев/ у камина, пока он вернется) . We were sitting there in silence (мы сидели молча) when the door opened and a young lady came in (как вдруг дверь отворилась, и вошла молодая девушка) . She was rather above the middle height (она была немного выше среднего роста) , slim (стройная) , with dark hair and eyes (с темными волосами и глазами) , which seemed the darker against the absolute pallor of her skin (которые казались еще темнее на фоне совершенной бледности ее кожи) . I do not think that I have ever seen such deadly paleness in a woman’s face (не думаю, что когда-либо видел такую мертвенную бледность женского лица) . Her lips, too, were bloodless (ее губы также были совсем побелевшие; bloodless — бескровный, бледный) , but her eyes were flushed with crying (а глаза, напротив, покраснели от слез) . As she swept silently into the room (когда она тихо вошла в комнату) she impressed me with a greater sense of grief (то поразила меня еще бóльшим ощущением горести = она показалась мне более горюющей) than the banker had done in the morning (чем банкир утром) , and it was the more striking in her as she was evidently a woman of strong character (и это было особенно необыкновенно, так как она, по-видимому, была женщиной сильного характера) , with immense capacity for self-restraint (и обладала огромным самообладанием: «с огромной способностью к самообладанию»; to restrain — сдерживать; обуздывать) . Disregarding my presence (не обращая внимания на мое присутствие) , she went straight to her uncle (она подошла сразу к дяде) and passed her hand over his head with a sweet womanly caress (и провела рукой по его волосам с женской нежностью и лаской = нежно, ласково провела рукой по его волосам; caress — ласка; проявление нежности) .

height [haIt], bloodless ['blVdlIs], grief [gri:f], capacity [k@'p&sItI]

So long was he that Mr. Holder and I went into the dining‑room and waited by the fire until he should return. We were sitting there in silence when the door opened and a young lady came in. She was rather above the middle height, slim, with dark hair and eyes, which seemed the darker against the absolute pallor of her skin. I do not think that I have ever seen such deadly paleness in a woman’s face. Her lips, too, were bloodless, but her eyes were flushed with crying. As she swept silently into the room she impressed me with a greater sense of grief than the banker had done in the morning, and it was the more striking in her as she was evidently a woman of strong character, with immense capacity for self-restraint. Disregarding my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand over his head with a sweet womanly caress.