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

generation [,dZen@'reIS(@)n], immensely [I'menslI], view [vju:], caught [kO:t]

“‘At least,’ said I, ‘it gives us another mystery, and one which is even more interesting than the first. It may be that the solution of the one may prove to be the solution of the other. You will excuse me, Musgrave, if I say that your butler appears to me to have been a very clever man, and to have had a clearer insight than ten generations of his masters.’

“‘I hardly follow you,’ said Musgrave. ‘The paper seems to me to be of no practical importance.’

“‘But to me it seems immensely practical, and I fancy that Brunton took the same view. He had probably seen it before that night on which you caught him.’

“‘It is very possible (вполне вероятно) . We took no pains to hide it (мы и не старались спрятать ее; to take pains — прилагать усилия, стараться) .’

“‘He simply wished, I should imagine (надо полагать, он просто хотел) , to refresh his memory upon that last occasion (освежить свою память в последний раз; occasion — возможность, /благоприятный/ случай, шанс) . He had, as I understand, some sort of map or chart (как я понимаю, у него была своего рода карта или план; chart — карта; график, диаграмма, схема, план) which he was comparing with the manuscript (который он сравнивал с манускриптом) , and which he thrust into his pocket when you appeared (и который он сунул в карман, когда вы появились) .’

“‘That is true (верно) . But what could he have to do with this old family custom of ours (но какое отношение он имеет к нашему старинному семейному обряду: «обычаю»; to have to do with smth. — иметь дело с чем-либо, иметь отношение к чему-либо) , and what does this rigmarole mean (и что означает этот вздор; rigmarole — пустая болтовня, вздор) ?’

“‘I don’t think that we should have much difficulty in determining that (не думаю, что у нас будет много затруднений в определении этого = думаю, это мы выясним без особого труда) ,’ said I; ‘with your permission we will take the first train down to Sussex (с вашего позволения, мы первым /же/ поездом отправимся в Суссекс; to permit — позволять, разрешать) , and go a little more deeply into the matter upon the spot (и вникнем в дело немного глубже на месте) .’

occasion [@'keIZ(@)n], chart [tSA:t], rigmarole ['rIgm@r@ul]

“‘It is very possible. We took no pains to hide it.’

“‘He simply wished, I should imagine, to refresh his memory upon that last occasion. He had, as I understand, some sort of map or chart which he was comparing with the manuscript, and which he thrust into his pocket when you appeared.’

“‘That is true. But what could he have to do with this old family custom of ours, and what does this rigmarole mean?’

“‘I don’t think that we should have much difficulty in determining that,’ said I; ‘with your permission we will take the first train down to Sussex, and go a little more deeply into the matter upon the spot.’

“The same afternoon saw us both at Hurlstone (тот же день застал нас в Херлстоне = в тот же день мы прибыли в Херлстон) . Possibly you have seen pictures and read descriptions of the famous old building (возможно, вы видели изображения и читали описания этого знаменитого старинного здания) , so I will confine my account of it to saying (поэтому я ограничу свой рассказ о нем = скажу лишь; to confine — ограничивать; confine — граница, предел) that it is built in the shape of an L (что оно построено в виде /буквы/ «L»; shape —форма, очертание, вид) , the long arm being the more modern portion (длинное крыло является более современной частью; arm — рука; стрела /крана/; плечо /рычага/; portion — часть, доля, отдел) , and the shorter the ancient nucleus (более короткое — древним центром; nucleus — ядро, центр) , from which the other had developed (из которого выросло второе /крыло/; to develop — развивать/ся/, расти) . Over the low, heavily-lintelled door (над низкой, массивной дверью; lintel — притолока; перемычка /над оконным или дверным проемом/) , in the centre of this old part (в центре старинной части) , is chiseled the date, 1607 (высечена дата «1607»; chisel — долото, стамеска; to chisel — высекать, чеканить) , but experts are agreed that the beams and stone-work (но знатоки сходятся во мнении, что балки и каменная кладка; beam — луч; балка; брус) are really much older than this (на самом деле значительно старше) . The enormously thick walls and tiny windows of this part (чрезвычайно толстые стены и крошечные окна этой части /здания/) had in the last century driven the family into building the new wing (в прошлом веке побудили семейство построить новое крыло; to drive-drove-driven — гнать; побуждать) , and the old one was used now as a store-house and a cellar (а старое теперь использовалось как кладовая и погреб) , when it was used at all (если вообще использовалось) . A splendid park with fine old timber surrounds the house (великолепный парк с прекрасными старыми деревьями окружает дом; timber — лесоматериал; лесистый участок, район; лесные угодья) , and the lake, to which my client had referred (а пруд, о котором упоминал мой клиент) , lay close to the avenue (находился недалеко от аллеи; to lie — лежать; располагаться) , about two hundred yards from the building (примерно в двухстах ярдах от здания) .

building ['bIldIN], nucleus ['nju:klI@s], enormously [I'nO:m@slI], avenue ['&v@nju:]

“The same afternoon saw us both at Hurlstone. Possibly you have seen pictures and read descriptions of the famous old building, so I will confine my account of it to saying that it is built in the shape of an L, the long arm being the more modern portion, and the shorter the ancient nucleus, from which the other had developed. Over the low, heavily-lintelled door, in the centre of this old part, is chiseled the date, 1607, but experts are agreed that the beams and stone‑work are really much older than this. The enormously thick walls and tiny windows of this part had in the last century driven the family into building the new wing, and the old one was used now as a store‑house and a cellar, when it was used at all. A splendid park with fine old timber surrounds the house, and the lake, to which my client had referred, lay close to the avenue, about two hundred yards from the building.

“I was already firmly convinced, Watson (я был уже твердо убежден, Ватсон) , that there were not three separate mysteries here (что тут не было трех отдельных загадок) , but one only, and that if I could read the Musgrave Ritual aright (а только одна, и что если бы я смог правильно понять «Обряд дома Месгрейвов») I should hold in my hand the clue (у меня бы появилась нить) which would lead me to the truth concerning both the butler Brunton and the maid Howells (которая привела бы меня к правде относительно = к разгадке исчезновения и дворецкого Брантона, и горничной Хауэллс) . To that then I turned all my energies (на это я направил все силы) . Why should this servant be so anxious to master this old formula (почему слуга так стремился проникнуть в /суть/ этой старинной формулы; to master — одолевать; овладевать, усваивать) ? Evidently because he saw something in it (очевидно, потому что он увидел в ней нечто) which had escaped all those generations of country squires (что ускользало от /внимания/ всех тех поколений местных помещиков; country — страна; /сельская/ местность, территория; squire — сквайр; /местный/ помещик, самый влиятельный землевладелец в округе) , and from which he expected some personal advantage (и из чего он предполагал /извлечь/ какую-то личную выгоду) . What was it then, and how had it affected his fate (что же это было и как это отразилось на его судьбе) ?

“It was perfectly obvious to me, on reading the ritual (мне стало совершенно ясно, когда я прочитал обряд) , that the measurements must refer to some spot (что цифры: «измерения» относятся к какому-то месту; to measure — измерять) to which the rest of the document alluded (на которое ссылается остальная часть документа) , and that if we could find that spot (и что если бы мы нашли это место) , we should be in a fair way towards finding what the secret was (мы оказались бы на верном пути к выяснению тайны) which the old Musgraves had thought it necessary to embalm in so curious a fashion (которую прежние Месгрейвы сочли необходимым сохранить таким странным способом; to embalm — бальзамировать /тело/; сохранять от забвения) .

formula ['fO:mjul@], measurement ['meZ@m@nt], embalm [Im'bA:m]

“I was already firmly convinced, Watson, that there were not three separate mysteries here, but one only, and that if I could read the Musgrave Ritual aright I should hold in my hand the clue which would lead me to the truth concerning both the butler Brunton and the maid Howells. To that then I turned all my energies. Why should this servant be so anxious to master this old formula? Evidently because he saw something in it which had escaped all those generations of country squires, and from which he expected some personal advantage. What was it then, and how had it affected his fate?