Jerome Jerome - Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки (ASCII-IPA)

frequent ['fri:kw@nt] resistance [rI'zIst@ns]

Much of this sort of trouble would be saved if those who are towing would keep remembering that they are towing, and give a pretty frequent look round to see how their man is getting on. It is best to let one person tow. When two are doing it, they get chattering, and forget, and the boat itself, offering, as it does, but little resistance, is of no real service in reminding them of the fact.

As an example of how utterly oblivious a pair of towers can be to their work, George told us, later on in the evening, when we were discussing the subject after supper, of a very curious instance.

He and three other men, so he said, were sculling a very heavily laden boat up from Maidenhead one evening (он и трое других, как он сказал, вели тяжело груженную лодку вверх /по реке/ из Мэйденхеда как-то вечером; to lade — грузить, нагружать) , and a little above Cookham lock they noticed a fellow and a girl, walking along the towpath (и несколько выше Кукхэмского шлюза они заметили парня и девушку, шедших по дороге на берегу; towpath — пешеходная дорога на берегу реки, канала) , both deep in an apparently interesting and absorbing conversation (оба поглощенные очевидно интересным и увлекательным разговором) . They were carrying a boat-hook between them (они несли багор /между собой/) , and, attached to the boat-hook was a tow-line (а к багру был привязан канат) , which trailed behind them, its end in the water (который волочился за ними, а его конец был в воде = скрылся под водой) . No boat was near, no boat was in sight (поблизости не было лодки, и никакой лодки не было в пределах видимости) . There must have been a boat attached to that tow-line at some time or other, that was certain (лодка была привязана к этому канату когда-то: «в то или иное время», это было несомненно) ; but what had become of it, what ghastly fate had overtaken it (но что с ней случилось, какая ужасная участь постигла ее; to overtake-overtook-overtaken; to overtake — догнать, настигнуть; охватить, обрушиться внезапно) , and those who had been left in it, was buried in mystery (и тех, кто был оставлен в ней, — было окутано тайной; to bury — хоронить; прятать, укрывать) .

Whatever the accident may have been, however (какое бы несчастье ни случилось, тем не менее) , it had in no way disturbed the young lady and gentleman, who were towing (оно никоим образом не беспокоило барышню и молодого джентльмена, которые тянули /лодку/) . They had the boat-hook and they had the line (у них были багор и веревка) , and that seemed to be all that they thought necessary to their work (и это, казалось, все, что они считают необходимым для своей работы = все, что им нужно) .

accident ['&ksId(@)nt] necessary ['nesIs(@)rI]

He and three other men, so he said, were sculling a very heavily laden boat up from Maidenhead one evening, and a little above Cookham lock they noticed a fellow and a girl, walking along the towpath, both deep in an apparently interesting and absorbing conversation. They were carrying a boat-hook between them, and, attached to the boat-hook was a tow-line, which trailed behind them, its end in the water. No boat was near, no boat was in sight. There must have been a boat attached to that tow-line at some time or other, that was certain; but what had become of it, what ghastly fate had overtaken it, and those who had been left in it, was buried in mystery.

Whatever the accident may have been, however, it had in no way disturbed the young lady and gentleman, who were towing. They had the boat-hook and they had the line, and that seemed to be all that they thought necessary to their work.

George was about to call out and wake them up (Джордж собирался крикнуть и разбудить их; to be about to do something — собираться, намереваться сделать что-либо) , but, at that moment, a bright idea flashed across him, and he didn't (но в ту минуту великолепная идея/мысль промелькнула у него в голове, и он не стал /кричать/) . He got the hitcher instead, and reached over (он взял багор вместо этого, протянул его) , and drew in the end of the tow-line (и втянул /в лодку/ конец каната) ; and they made a loop in it, and put it over their mast (и они сделали на нем петлю, и накинули на свою мачту) , and then they tidied up the sculls (а потом подобрали весла; to tidy — убирать; приводить в порядок) , and went and sat down in the stern, and lit their pipes (и сели на корме, и зажгли трубки; to light) .

And that young man and young woman towed those four hulking chaps and a heavy boat up to Marlow (и молодой человек c девушкой тянули тех четырех увесистых парней и тяжелую лодку до Марлоу; hulking — громадный, массивный; неповоротливый, неуклюжий) .

George said he never saw so much thoughtful sadness concentrated into one glance before (Гаррис сказал, он никогда прежде не видел столько задумчивой печали, сосредоточенной в одном взгляде) , as when, at the lock, that young couple grasped the idea (как когда у шлюза эта молодая пара схватила идею = поняла) that, for the last two miles, they had been towing the wrong boat (что последние две мили они тянули не ту лодку) . George fancied that, if it had not been for the restraining influence of the sweet woman at his side (Джордж предположил, что, если бы не сдерживающее влияние милой женщины на него /юношу/; side — сторона, бок; позиция, точка зрения) , the young man might have given way to violent language (молодой человек поддался бы резким словам = не удержался бы от брани) .

concentrated ['kOns(@)ntreItId] wrong [rON] influence ['Influ@ns]

George was about to call out and wake them up, but, at that moment, a bright idea flashed across him, and he didn't. He got the hitcher instead, and reached over, and drew in the end of the tow-line; and they made a loop in it, and put it over their mast, and then they tidied up the sculls, and went and sat down in the stern, and lit their pipes.

And that young man and young woman towed those four hulking chaps and a heavy boat up to Marlow.

George said he never saw so much thoughtful sadness concentrated into one glance before, as when, at the lock, that young couple grasped the idea that, for the last two miles, they had been towing the wrong boat. George fancied that, if it had not been for the restraining influence of the sweet woman at his side, the young man might have given way to violent language.

The maiden was the first to recover from her surprise (первой оправилась от удивления девушка) , and, when she did, she clasped her hands, and said, wildly (и после этого: «когда сделала это», ломая руки, сказала взволнованно; to clasp — прикреплять; сдавливать; to clasp /one's own/ hands — ломать руки в отчаянии) :

"Oh, Henry, then where is auntie (о, Генри, а где же тетушка) ?"

"Did they ever recover the old lady (нашли: «вернули» ли они пожилую даму) ?" asked Harris.

George replied he did not know (Джордж ответил, что не знает) .

Another example of the dangerous want of sympathy between tower and towed (другой пример опасного отсутствия взаимного понимания между буксирующим и буксируемым) was witnessed by George and myself once up near Walton (наблюдался однажды Джорджем и мной около Уолтона) . It was where the tow-path shelves gently down into the water (это было /там/, где дорога отлого спускается к воде) , and we were camping on the opposite bank, noticing things in general (а мы расположились лагерем на противоположном берегу, замечая вещи вообще = глядя на воду, на реку) . By-and-by a small boat came in sight (вскоре показалась маленькая лодка) , towed through the water at a tremendous pace by a powerful barge horse (которую тянула по воде с потрясающей скоростью могучая баржевая лошадь) , on which sat a very small boy (на которой сидел очень маленький мальчик) . Scattered about the boat, in dreamy and reposeful attitudes, lay five fellows (рассредоточенные = развалившись, на лодке в мечтательной и спокойной позе лежали пять человек) , the man who was steering having a particularly restful appearance (у человека, который правил рулем, был особенно безмятежный вид; restful — безмятежный, спокойный, тихий) .

auntie ['A:ntI] sympathy ['sImp@TI]

The maiden was the first to recover from her surprise, and, when she did, she clasped her hands, and said, wildly:

"Oh, Henry, then where is auntie?"

"Did they ever recover the old lady?" asked Harris.

George replied he did not know.

Another example of the dangerous want of sympathy between tower and towed was witnessed by George and myself once up near Walton. It was where the tow-path shelves gently down into the water, and we were camping on the opposite bank, noticing things in general. By-and-by a small boat came in sight, towed through the water at a tremendous pace by a powerful barge horse, on which sat a very small boy. Scattered about the boat, in dreamy and reposeful attitudes, lay five fellows, the man who was steering having a particularly restful appearance.

"I should like to see him pull the wrong line (хотел бы я увидеть, как он потянет не за ту веревку) ," murmured George, as they passed (пробормотал Джордж, когда они проплывали мимо) . And at that precise moment the man did it (и в этот точный момент = тут же человек сделал это) , and the boat rushed up the bank with a noise (и лодка налетела на берег с /таким/ треском; noise — шум, гам, грохот, гудение; неприятный звук) like the ripping up of forty thousand linen sheets (будто /треск/ разрывания сорока тысяч льняных простыней) . Two men, a hamper, and three oars immediately left the boat on the larboard side (два человека, корзина и три весла немедленно покинули лодку = вылетели с левого борта) , and reclined on the bank (и развалились на берегу; to recline — ложиться или класть на спину, приклонять голову; лежать, развалившись) , and one and a half moments afterwards, two other men disembarked from the starboard (и полторы секунды спустя двое других высадились с правого борта; to disembark — высаживать/ся/, сходить на берег) , and sat down among boat-hooks and sails and carpet-bags and bottles (и приземлились среди багров, и парусов, и саквояжей, и бутылок; carpet — ковер; bag — сумка) . The last man went on twenty yards further, and then got out on his head (последний человек проехал на двадцать ярдов дальше и затем вышел = вылетел головой /вперед/) .