Jerome Jerome - Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки

At the end of that trip we met together at midnight in a lonely field, under a blasted oak, and took an awful oath (we had been swearing for a whole week about the thing in an ordinary, middle-class way, but this was a swell affair) — an awful oath never to take paraffine oil with us in a boat again — except, of course, in case of sickness.

Therefore, in the present instance, we confined ourselves to methylated spirit (поэтому в настоящем случае мы ограничились спиртом) . Even that is bad enough (даже это довольно плохо) . You get methylated pie and methylated cake (вы получаете метилированный = спиртовой пирог и спиртовое печенье; cake — кекс, пирожное, торт) . But methylated spirit is more wholesome (но спирт более полезен) when taken into the system in large quantities than paraffine oil (когда принимается внутрь организма в бόльших количествах, чем керосин) .

For other breakfast things, George suggested eggs and bacon, which were easy to cook (в качестве остальных вещей для /утреннего/ завтрака, Джордж предложил яйца с беконом, которые легко приготовить) , cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam (холодное мясо, чай, хлеб с маслом и варенье) . For lunch, he said, we could have biscuits (для второго завтрака, он сказал, мы можем взять печенье; lunch — ленч, второй завтрак /в 12-14 часов/) , cold meat, bread and butter, and jam — but no cheese (но не сыр) . Cheese, like oil, makes too much of itself (сыр, как и керосин, строит из себя/воображает о себе слишком много) . It wants the whole boat to itself (он хочет /захватить/ всю лодку для себя) . It goes through the hamper, and gives a cheesy flavour to everything else there (он проходит сквозь корзину и придает сырный привкус всему прочему там = вокруг; hamper — корзина с крышкой; коробка с едой) . You can't tell whether you are eating apple-pie or German sausage, or strawberries and cream (вы не можете сказать = понять, едите ли вы яблочный пирог, немецкую сосиску или клубнику со сливками) . It all seems cheese (все кажется сыром) . There is too much odour about cheese (у сыра слишком много запаха; odour — запах; аромат, благоухание) .

methylated [ˈmeƟɪleɪtɪd] flavour [ˈfleɪvǝ] sausage [ˈsɔsɪʤ] odour [ˈǝudǝ]

Therefore, in the present instance, we confined ourselves to methylated spirit. Even that is bad enough. You get methylated pie and methylated cake. But methylated spirit is more wholesome when taken into the system in large quantities than paraffine oil.

For other breakfast things, George suggested eggs and bacon, which were easy to cook, cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam. For lunch, he said, we could have biscuits, cold meat, bread and butter, and jam — but no cheese . Cheese, like oil, makes too much of itself. It wants the whole boat to itself. It goes through the hamper, and gives a cheesy flavour to everything else there. You can't tell whether you are eating apple-pie or German sausage, or strawberries and cream. It all seems cheese. There is too much odour about cheese.

I remember a friend of mine, buying a couple of cheeses at Liverpool (помню, как один мой приятель купил пару сыров в Ливерпуле) . Splendid cheeses they were, ripe and mellow (прекрасные это были сыры, выдержанные и зрелые; ripe — зрелый, спелый, выдержанный; mellow — спелый, сочный, мягкий; выдержанный) , and with a two hundred horse-power scent about them (с ароматом в двести лошадиных сил) that might have been warranted to carry three miles (который, пожалуй, распространялся на три мили; to warrant — подтверждать, гарантировать) , and knock a man over at two hundred yards (и сбивал человека /с ног/ за две сотни ярдов; yard — ярд /91, 4 см/) . I was in Liverpool at the time, and my friend said that if I didn't mind (я был в Ливерпуле в то время, и мой приятель сказал, что если я не возражаю) he would get me to take them back with me to London (он попросит меня взять их /сыры/ с собой обратно в Лондон) , as he should not be coming up for a day or two himself (поскольку он сам не приедет день или два = вернется через день-два) , and he did not think the cheeses ought to be kept much longer (и не думает, /что/ эти сыры следует хранить намного дольше) .

"Oh, with pleasure, dear boy (о, с удовольствием, дорогой парень = дружище) ," I replied (ответил я) , "with pleasure."

knock [nɔk] friend [frend] ought [ɔ:t] pleasure [ˈpleʒǝ]

I remember a friend of mine, buying a couple of cheeses at Liverpool. Splendid cheeses they were, ripe and mellow, and with a two hundred horse-power scent about them that might have been warranted to carry three miles, and knock a man over at two hundred yards. I was in Liverpool at the time, and my friend said that if I didn't mind he would get me to take them back with me to London, as he should not be coming up for a day or two himself, and he did not think the cheeses ought to be kept much longer.

"Oh, with pleasure, dear boy," I replied, "with pleasure."

I called for the cheeses, and took them away in a cab (я зашел за сырами и увез их в кебе; to call for — требовать; заходить за) . It was a ramshackle affair, dragged along by a knock-kneed (это была ветхая штука = развалюха, которую тащил колченогий/запинающийся; knock — удар; толчок; knee — колено) , broken-winded somnambulist (ослабевший: «со сломанными крыльями» лунатик) , which his owner, in a moment of enthusiasm, during conversation, referred to as a horse (которого его хозяин в минуту увлечения во время разговора называл лошадью; to refer to as — именовать, называть; to refer to — ссылаться, относиться к) . I put the cheeses on the top, and we started off at a shamble (я положил сыры на крышу, и мы тронулись со скоростью; to start off — трогаться, начинать путешествие; shamble — неуклюжая шаркающая походка) that would have done credit to the swiftest steam-roller ever built (которая сделала бы честь самому быстрому паровому катку, когда-либо построенному /в мире/; to do credit; to build) , and all went merry as a funeral bell, until we turned the corner (все шло весело, словно похоронный колокол = как на похоронах, пока мы не свернули за угол) . There, the wind carried a whiff from the cheeses full on to our steed (тут ветер донес запах /от/ сыров прямо до нашего коня; whiff — дуновение; слабый запах, душок) . It woke him up, and, with a snort of terror (это разбудило его, и, фыркнув от страха: «с фырканьем от страха»; to wake up) , he dashed off at three miles an hour (он ринулся /вперед со скоростью/ три мили в час; to dash off — броситься, кинуться) . The wind still blew in his direction (ветер по-прежнему дул в его направлении; to blow) , and before we reached the end of the street he was laying himself out at the rate of nearly four miles an hour (и, прежде чем мы достигли конца улицы, он стлался /по дороге/ со скоростью почти четыре мили в час; to lay out — выкладывать, выставлять; сваливать, сбивать с ног; at the rate — в размере, на уровне) , leaving the cripples and stout old ladies simply nowhere (оставляя калек и тучных пожилых дам далеко позади: «просто нигде») .

It took two porters as well as the driver to hold him in at the station (потребовались /усилия/ двух носильщиков, а также возницы, чтобы остановить его на вокзале; to hold in — удерживать, сдерживать/ся/) ; and I do not think they would have done it, even then (и я не думаю, /что/ они сделали бы это даже тогда) , had not one of the men had the presence of mind to put a handkerchief over his nose (не будь у одного из них присутствия духа/хладнокровия, чтобы накинуть носовой платок на нос /лошади/) , and to light a bit of brown paper (и зажечь кусок оберточной бумаги; brown — коричневый, бурый; небеленый) .

kneed [ni:d] somnambulist [sɔmˈnæmbjulɪst] funeral [ˈfju:n(ǝ)rǝl] presence [ˈprez(ǝ)ns]

I called for the cheeses, and took them away in a cab. It was a ramshackle affair, dragged along by a knock-kneed, broken-winded somnambulist, which his owner, in a moment of enthusiasm, during conversation, referred to as a horse. I put the cheeses on the top, and we started off at a shamble that would have done credit to the swiftest steam-roller ever built, and all went merry as a funeral bell, until we turned the corner. There, the wind carried a whiff from the cheeses full on to our steed. It woke him up, and, with a snort of terror, he dashed off at three miles an hour. The wind still blew in his direction, and before we reached the end of the street he was laying himself out at the rate of nearly four miles an hour, leaving the cripples and stout old ladies simply nowhere.

It took two porters as well as the driver to hold him in at the station; and I do not think they would have done it, even then, had not one of the men had the presence of mind to put a handkerchief over his nose, and to light a bit of brown paper.

I took my ticket, and marched proudly up the platform, with my cheeses (я взял билет и прошагал гордо к перрону со своими сырами) , the people falling back respectfully on either side (люди отступали /при этом/ почтительно с каждой стороны) . The train was crowded, and I had to get into a carriage where there were already seven other people (поезд был переполнен, и мне пришлось войти в купе, где уже было семь /других/ человек) . One crusty old gentleman objected, but I got in, notwithstanding (один раздражительный старый джентльмен запротестовал, но я вошел, тем не менее; crusty — покрытый коркой; сварливый, резкий) ; and, putting my cheeses upon the rack (кладя сыры на полку; rack — вешалка; полка, подставка, сетка для вещей /в вагонах, автобусах и др./) , squeezed down with a pleasant smile, and said it was a warm day (протиснулся вниз = на скамью с приятной улыбкой и сказал, что теплый денек /сегодня/) .