Dashiell Hammett - Мальтийский сокол. Английский язык с Д. Хэмметом.

She cried: "No, Sam, no! That is the one I got from Kemidov. I swear — "

Joel Cairo thrust himself between Spade and Gutman and began to emit words in a shrill spluttering stream: "That's it! That's it! It was the Russian! I should have known! What a fool we thought him, and what fools he made of us!"

Tears ran down (слезы бежали вниз) the Levantine's cheeks (по щекам левантинца) and he danced up and down (и он прыгал вверх и вниз; to dance — танцевать, плясать ). "You bungled it (вы испортили это; bungle — плохая работа, плохо сделанная работа; to bungle — неумело работать, портить работу; грубо ошибаться )!" he screamed at Gutman (крикнул он Гутману). "You and your stupid attempt (вы и ваша глупая попытка) to buy it from him (купить ее у него)! You fat fool (вы, толстый дурак)! You let him know (вы дали ему понять) it was valuable (что это ценно) and he found out (и он выяснил) how valuable (насколько ценно) and made a duplicate for us (и сделал копию для нас)! No wonder (неудивительно) we had so little trouble (что у нас было так мало проблем) stealing it (при его краже)! No wonder (неудивительно) he was so willing (что он так хотел) to send me off around the world (отправить меня по миру) looking for it (в поисках его)! You imbecile (вы, глупец; imbecile — слабоумный, идиот )! You bloated idiot (вы — жирный идиот; bloated — жирный, обрюзгший )!" He put his hands (он положил свои руки) to his face (к своему лицу) and blubbered (и зарыдал).

trouble ['trAb(q)l] imbecile ['Imbqsi:l] bloated ['blqVtId]

Tears ran down the Levantine's cheeks and he danced up and down. "You bungled it!" he screamed at Gutman. "You and your stupid attempt to buy it from him! You fat fool! You let him know it was valuable and he found out how valuable and made a duplicate for us! No wonder we had so little trouble stealing it! No wonder he was so willing to send me off around the world looking for it! You imbecile! You bloated idiot!" He put his hands to his face and blubbered.

Gutman's jaw sagged (челюсть Гутмана отвисла). He blinked vacant eyes (он мигнул безжизненными глазами; vacant— незанятый, свободный; вакантный; безжизненный; беззвучный ). Then he shook himself (потом он встряхнул себя) and was (и был) — by the time (к этому времени) his bulbs had stopped jouncing (когда его отвислости перестали колыхаться) — again a jovial fat man (снова веселым толстяком). "Come, sir (ладно, сэр)," he said good-naturedly (сказал он добродушно), "there's no need (нет необходимости) of going on (продолжать) like that (таким образом). Everybody errs at times (каждый ошибается временами) and you may be sure (и вы можете быть уверены) this is every bit as severe a blow to me (это такой же суровый удар по мне; bit— кусочек, частица ) as to anyone else (как и по всем другим). Yes, that is the Russian's hand (да, это рука того русского), there's no doubt of it (нет никаких сомнений в этом). Well, sir (ну, сэр), what do you suggest (что вы предлагаете)? Shall we stand here (должны мы стоять здесь) and shed tears (и проливать слезы) and call each other names (и обзывать друг друга)? Or shall we (или мы должны )" — he paused (он помедлил) and his smile was a cherub's (и его улыбка была херувимской) — "go to Constantinople (ехать в Константинополь)?"

Cairo took his hands (Кейро отнял свои руки) from his face (со своего лица) and his eyes bulged (и его глаза выпучились). He stammered (он, заикаясь, сказал): "You are (вы) — ?" Amazement (изумление) coming with full comprehension (пришедшее вместе с полным пониманием) made him speechless (сделало его безмолвным; speech— речь, дар речи ).

jaw [dZO:] vacant ['veIkqnt] jounce [dZaVns]

Gutman's jaw sagged. He blinked vacant eyes. Then he shook himself and was — by the time his bulbs had stopped jouncing — again a jovial fat man. "Come, sir," he said good-naturedly, "there's no need of going on like that. Everybody errs at times and you may be sure this is every bit as severe a blow to me as to anyone else. Yes, that is the Russian's hand, there's no doubt of it. Well, sir, what do you suggest? Shall we stand here and shed tears and call each other names? Or shall we" — he paused and his smile was a cherub's — "go to Constantinople?"

Cairo took his hands from his face and his eyes bulged. He stammered: "You are — ?" Amazement coming with full comprehension made him speechless.

Gutman patted (Гутман похлопал) his fat hands (своими толстыми ладонями) together (друг о друга). His eyes twinkled (его глаза блеснули). His voice (его голос) was a complacent (был самодовольным) throaty purring (горловым мурлыканьем; throat — горло, гортань; глотка ): "For seventeen years (семнадцать лет) I have wanted that little item (я хотел эту маленькую вещицу) and have been trying to get it (и пытался добыть ее). If I must spend another year (если я должен потратить еще год) on the quest (на поиски) — well, sir (ну, сэр) — that will be (это будет лишь) an additional expenditure in time (дополнительный расход времени) of only (только)" — his lips moved silently (его губы беззвучно двигались) as he calculated (пока он считал) — "five and fifteen seventeenths per cent (пять и пятнадцать семнадцатых процента)."

The Levantine giggled and cried (левантинец захихикал и закричал): "I go with you (я поеду с вами)!"

complacent [kqm'pleIs(q)nt] throaty ['TrqVtI] expenditure [Ik'spendItSq]

Gutman patted his fat hands together. His eyes twinkled. His voice was a complacent throaty purring: "For seventeen years I have wanted that little item and have been trying to get it. If I must spend another year on the quest — well, sir — that will be an additional expenditure in time of only" — his lips moved silently as he calculated — "five and fifteen seventeenths per cent."

The Levantine giggled and cried: "I go with you!"

Spade suddenly released (Спейд вдруг отпустил) the girl's wrist (запястье девушки) and looked around the room (и осмотрел комнату). The boy was not there (юноши там не было). Spade went into the passageway (Спейд вышел в коридор). The corridor-door stood open (коридорная дверь стояла открытой). Spade made a dissatisfied mouth (Спейд скривил: «сделал» неудовлетворенный рот; to satisfy — удовлетворять ), shut the door (закрыл дверь), and returned to the living-room (и вернулся в гостиную). He leaned against the door-frame (он прислонился к дверной раме) and looked at Gutman and Cairo (и посмотрел на Гутмана и Кейро). He looked at Gutman (он смотрел на Гутмана) for a long time (долго), sourly (мрачно; sourly — кислый, недовольный ). Then he spoke (потом он заговорил), mimicking (имитируя) the fat man's throaty purr (горловое мурлыканье толстяка): "Well, sir, I must say (я должен сказать) you're a swell lot of thieves (что вы прекрасная свора воров)!"

dissatisfied [dIs'sxtIsfaId] sour ['saVq] thieves [Ti:vz]

Spade suddenly released the girl's wrist and looked around the room. The boy was not there. Spade went into the passageway. The corridor-door stood open. Spade made a dissatisfied mouth, shut the door, and returned to the living-room. He leaned against the door-frame and looked at Gutman and Cairo. He looked at Gutman for a long time, sourly. Then he spoke, mimicking the fat man's throaty purr: "Well, sir, I must say you're a swell lot of thieves!"

Gutman chuckled (Гутман хихикнул). "We've little enough (мы слишком ничтожны) to boast about (чтобы хвастаться), and that's a fact, sir (и это факт, сэр)," he said. "But, well (но, ладно), we're none of us dead yet (никто из нас не мертв пока) and there's not a bit of use (и нет ни малейшей пользы) thinking (/в том, чтобы/ думать) the world's come to an end (что мир подошел к концу) just because we've run into a little setback (только потому, что мы потерпели небольшую неудачу; setback — задержка, препятствие; to set back — отодвигать, передвигать назад; препятствовать, задерживать )." He brought his left hand (он достал свою левую руку) from behind him (из-за своей спины) and held it out towards Spade (и протянул ее Спейду), pink smooth hilly (розовую, гладкую, бугристую; hill — холм ) palm up (ладонью вверх). "I'll have to ask you (должен буду попросить у вас) for that envelope, sir (тот конверт, сэр)."

boast [bqVst] world [wq:ld] hilly ['hIlI]

Gutman chuckled. "We've little enough to boast about, and that's a fact, sir," he said. "But, well, we're none of us dead yet and there's not a bit of use thinking the world's come to an end just because we've run into a little setback." He brought his left hand from behind him and held it out towards Spade, pink smooth hilly palm up. "I'll have to ask you for that envelope, sir."

Spade did not move (Спейд не двинулся). His face was wooden (его лицо было деревянным). He said: "I held up my end (я свои обязательства выполнил; end — конец, край, намерения ). You got your dingus (вы получили вашу штуку). It's your hard luck (это ваша неудача), not mine (а не моя), that it wasn't what you wanted (что это не было тем, что вы хотели)."

"Now come, sir (да ладно, сэр)," Gutman said persuasively (сказал Гутман убеждающе; to persuade — убеждать ), "we've all failed (мы все потерпели неудачу) and there's no reason (и нет причины) for expecting (ожидать) any one of us (что кто-то из нас) to bear the brunt of it (вынесет основную тяжесть всего этого; brunt — главный удар ), and — " He brought his right hand (он достал свою правую руку) from behind him (из-за своей спины). In the hand was a small pistol (в руке был маленький пистолет), an ornately engraved (пышно гравированная) and inlaid affair (и инкрустированная штучка) of silver and gold (серебром и золотом) and mother-of-pearl (и перламутром). "In short, sir (короче, сэр), I must ask you (я должен попросить вас) to return my ten thousand dollars (вернуть мои десять тысяч долларов)."