Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Собака Баскервилей

Barrymore was crouching at the window (Бэрримор стоял, пригнувшись, у окна) with the candle held against the glass (держа свечу напротив стекла; to hold) . His profile was half turned towards me (его профиль был наполовину повернут ко мне) , and his face seemed to be rigid with expectation (а лицо, казалось, затвердело от ожидания) as he stared out into the blackness of the moor (когда он всматривался в темноту болот) . For some minutes he stood watching intently (несколько минут он стоял, пристально смотря /в окно/) .

balcony [ˈbælkǝnɪ], passage [ˈpæsɪdʒ], rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd]

I have told you that the corridor is broken by the balcony which runs round the hall, but that it is resumed upon the farther side. I waited until he had passed out of sight and then I followed him. When I came round the balcony he had reached the end of the farther corridor, and I could see from the glimmer of light through an open door that he had entered one of the rooms. Now, all these rooms are unfurnished and unoccupied, so that his expedition became more mysterious than ever. The light shone steadily as if he were standing motionless. I crept down the passage as noiselessly as I could and peeped round the corner of the door.

Barrymore was crouching at the window with the candle held against the glass. His profile was half turned towards me, and his face seemed to be rigid with expectation as he stared out into the blackness of the moor. For some minutes he stood watching intently.

Then he gave a deep groan (затем издал глубокий вздох: «стон») and with an impatient gesture he put out the light (и нетерпеливым движением погасил свечу; gesture — жест; телодвижение; to put out — удалять; тушить, гасить) . Instantly I made my way back to my room (тотчас же я направился в свою комнату; to make way — уступить дорогу; двигаться вперед) , and very shortly came the stealthy steps (и вскоре донеслись крадущиеся шаги) passing once more upon their return journey (но уже в обратном направлении; once more — еще раз; return journey — обратный путь) . Long afterwards when I had fallen into a light sleep (спустя долгое время, когда я /уже/ задремал; afterwards — позднее) I heard a key turn somewhere in a lock (я услышал, как где-то в замке повернулся ключ) , but I could not tell whence the sound came (но я не мог бы сказать, откуда шел звук) . What it all means I cannot guess (что все это значит, я не могу понять: «отгадать») , but there is some secret business going on in this house of gloom (но в этом мрачном доме творятся какие-то тайные дела; to go on — продолжать; происходить) which sooner or later we shall get to the bottom of (до сути которых мы рано или поздно докопаемся; to get to the bottom — добраться до сути; открыть правду; bottom — дно; суть, сущность) . I do not trouble you with my theories (я не утомляю: «не беспокою» вас своими теориями) , for you asked me to furnish you only with facts (поскольку вы просили, чтоб я предоставлял вам только факты; to furnish — снабжать; предоставлять) . I have had a long talk with Sir Henry this morning (этим утром я имел долгую беседу с сэром Генри) , and we have made a plan of campaign (и мы разработали план действий; campaign — кампания, поход; операция) founded upon my observations of last night (основанный на моих наблюдениях прошлой ночью) . I will not speak about it just now (я не буду говорить об этом прямо сейчас) , but it should make my next report interesting reading (чтобы это сделало мой следующий отчет интересным для чтения) .

groan [ɡrǝun], whence [wens], campaign [kæmˈpeɪn]

Then he gave a deep groan and with an impatient gesture he put out the light. Instantly I made my way back to my room, and very shortly came the stealthy steps passing once more upon their return journey. Long afterwards when I had fallen into a light sleep I heard a key turn somewhere in a lock, but I could not tell whence the sound came. What it all means I cannot guess, but there is some secret business going on in this house of gloom which sooner or later we shall get to the bottom of. I do not trouble you with my theories, for you asked me to furnish you only with facts. I have had a long talk with Sir Henry this morning, and we have made a plan of campaign founded upon my observations of last night. I will not speak about it just now, but it should make my next report interesting reading.

(Второй отчет доктора Ватсона. Свет на болотах)

Baskerville Hall, Oct. 15th (Баскервиль-холл, 15 октября) . MY DEAR HOLMES, — If I was compelled to leave you without much news (если я был вынужден оставлять вас без новостей) during the early days of my mission (на протяжении первых: «ранних» дней моей миссии) you must acknowledge that I am making up for lost time (вы должны признать, что я наверстываю потерянное время) , and that events are now crowding thick and fast upon us (и что сейчас события вокруг нас развиваются очень быстро; to crowd thick and fast — развиваться со стремительной быстротой: «густо и быстро»; to crowd — давить, толкать; толпиться) . In my last report I ended upon my top note with Barrymore at the window (в своем последнем отчете я остановился: «закончил» на интригующем моменте: «на верхней ноте» с Бэрримором, /стоящим/ у окна) , and now I have quite a budget already (и сейчас у меня целая гора /новостей/; budget — бюджет; запас, количество /устар./) which will, unless I am much mistaken, considerably surprise you (которые, если не сильно ошибаюсь, весьма вас удивят) . Things have taken a turn (дела приняли такой оборот) which I could not have anticipated (какой я не мог /и/ ожидать) . In some ways (в некотором смысле = с одной стороны) they have within the last forty-eight hours become much clearer (за последние сорок восемь часов они стали намного яснее/понятнее) and in some ways they have become more complicated (а с другой стороны, стали сложнее) . But I will tell you all (но я расскажу вам все) and you shall judge for yourself (и вы сделаете выводы сами; to judge — судить; делать выводы) .

compel [kǝmˈpel], crowd [kraud], budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt]

Baskerville Hall, Oct. 15th. MY DEAR HOLMES, — If I was compelled to leave you without much news during the early days of my mission you must acknowledge that I am making up for lost time, and that events are now crowding thick and fast upon us. In my last report I ended upon my top note with Barrymore at the window, and now I have quite a budget already which will, unless I am much mistaken, considerably surprise you. Things have taken a turn which I could not have anticipated. In some ways they have within the last forty-eight hours become much clearer and in some ways they have become more complicated. But I will tell you all and you shall judge for yourself.

Before breakfast on the morning following my adventure (перед завтраком, на следующее утро после моего приключения) I went down the corridor and examined the room (я прошел вниз по коридору и обследовал комнату) in which Barrymore had been on the night before (в которой был Бэрримор предыдущей ночью) . The western window through which he had stared so intently (западное окно, в которое он так упорно смотрел) has, I noticed, one peculiarity above all other windows in the house (имеет, как я заметил, одно преимущество: «одну особенность» перед всеми остальными окнами в доме) — it commands the nearest outlook on to the moor (оно предоставляет наилучший: «ближайший» вид на болота; to command — возвышаться, господствовать, давать обзор) . There is an opening between two trees (между двумя деревьями есть просвет) which enables one from this point of view (который позволяет с этой точки; view — вид; обзор) to look right down upon it (смотреть прямо на /болота/) , while from all the other windows it is only a distant glimpse which can be obtained (тогда как из всех других окон о них можно получить лишь смутное представление; distant — дальний; отдаленный; glimpse — проблеск) . It follows, therefore, that Barrymore (из этого следует, что Бэрримор) , since only this window would serve his purpose (поскольку только это окно служило его целям) , must have been looking out for something or somebody upon the moor (должно быть, высматривал что-то или кого-то на болотах) .

through [Ɵru:], peculiarity [pɪˌkjulɪˈærɪtɪ], command [kǝˈmɑ:nd]

Before breakfast on the morning following my adventure I went down the corridor and examined the room in which Barrymore had been on the night before. The western window through which he had stared so intently has, I noticed, one peculiarity above all other windows in the house — it commands the nearest outlook on to the moor. There is an opening between two trees which enables one from this point of view to look right down upon it, while from all the other windows it is only a distant glimpse which can be obtained. It follows, therefore, that Barrymore, since only this window would serve his purpose, must have been looking out for something or somebody upon the moor.