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

"Who are you (кто вы) , then? What do you want (чего хотите) ?" he asked in a quavering voice (спросил он дрожащим голосом) .

"You will excuse me (/вы/ извините меня) ," said Holmes blandly (вежливо/мягко) , "but I could not help overhearing (не мог не услышать случайно) the questions which you put (ставили = задавали) to the salesman just now. I think that I could be of assistance to you (могу быть вам полезен; assistance — помощь) ."

"You? Who are you? How could you know anything of the matter (как вы могли знать = как вы узнали что-то об этом) ?"

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know (моя профессия — знать /то/ чего другие люди не знают) ."

"But you can know nothing of this (но вы ничего не можете знать об этом) ?"

"Who are you, then? What do you want?" he asked in a quavering voice.

"You will excuse me," said Holmes blandly, "but I could not help overhearing the questions which you put to the salesman just now. I think that I could be of assistance to you."

"You? Who are you? How could you know anything of the matter?"

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know."

"But you can know nothing of this?"

"Excuse me, I know everything of it (я знаю все об этом) . You are endeavoring to trace (пытаетесь отследить) some geese which were sold by Mrs. Oakshott, of Brixton Road, to a salesman named Breckinridge, by him in turn (а им, в свою очередь) to Mr. Windigate, of the Alpha, and by him to his club, of which Mr. Henry Baker is a member (членом которого является Генри Бейкер) ."

"Oh, sir, you are the very man (тот самый человек) whom I have longed to meet (кого я страстно желал встретить) ," cried the little fellow with outstretched hands (с распростертыми руками) and quivering fingers (и дрожащими пальцами) . "I can hardly explain (едва могу объяснить) to you how interested I am in this matter (насколько я заинтересован в этом деле) ."

outstretched ['autstr@tSt], quivering ['kwIv@rIN]

"Excuse me, I know everything of it. You are endeavoring to trace some geese which were sold by Mrs. Oakshott, of Brixton Road, to a salesman named Breckinridge, by him in turn to Mr. Windigate, of the Alpha, and by him to his club, of which Mr. Henry Baker is a member."

"Oh, sir, you are the very man whom I have longed to meet," cried the little fellow with outstretched hands and quivering fingers. "I can hardly explain to you how interested I am in this matter."

Sherlock Holmes hailed a four-wheeler (остановил извозчичью карету; wheel — колесо) which was passing (проезжала /мимо/) . "In that case we had better discuss it (нам лучше /бы/ обсудить это) in a cosy room (в уютной комнате) rather than in this wind-swept market-place (чем на этой незащищенной от ветра рыночной площади; to sweep — мести) ," said he. "But pray tell me (но, пожалуйста: «прошу», скажите мне) , before we go farther (прежде чем мы пойдем дальше) , who it is that I have the pleasure of assisting (/кто это/, кому я имею удовольствие помогать) ."

cosy ['k@uzI], wind [wInd], farther ['fA:D@], pleasure ['pleZ@]

The man hesitated for an instant (заколебался на мгновение) . "My name is John Robinson," he answered with a sidelong glance (с косым взглядом = бросив косой взгляд) .

Sherlock Holmes hailed a four-wheeler which was passing. "In that case we had better discuss it in a cosy room rather than in this wind-swept market-place," said he. "But pray tell me, before we go farther, who it is that I have the pleasure of assisting."

The man hesitated for an instant. "My name is John Robinson," he answered with a sidelong glance.

"No, no; the real name (настоящее имя) ," said Holmes sweetly (мягко) . "It is always awkward doing business with an alias (неудобно вести дела с псевдонимами) ."

A flush sprang to the white cheeks of the stranger (румянец вспыхнул на бледных: «белых» щеках незнакомца; to spring — броситься, приливать) . "Well then (итак) ," said he, "my real name is James Ryder."

"Precisely so (вот именно) . Head attendant (главный слуга) at the Hotel Cosmopolitan. Pray step into the cab (пожалуйста, садитесь в кеб) , and I shall soon be able to tell (смогу рассказать) you everything which you would wish to know (что вы пожелали бы знать) ."

"No, no; the real name," said Holmes sweetly. "It is always awkward doing business with an alias."

A flush sprang to the white cheeks of the stranger. "Well then," said he, "my real name is James Ryder."

"Precisely so. Head attendant at the Hotel Cosmopolitan. Pray step into the cab, and I shall soon be able to tell you everything which you would wish to know."

The little man stood glancing from one to the other of us (стоял, поглядывая = переводя глаза с одного на другого из нас) with half-frightened (/с/ полунапуганным) , half-hopeful eyes (полунадеющимся взором: «глазами») , as one (как человек: «один») who is not sure (не уверен) whether he is on the verge of a windfall or of a catastrophe (на грани ли он неожиданного счастья или катастрофы, беды; windfall — падалица; плод, сбитый ветром; неожиданная удача, неожиданный доход) . Then he stepped into the cab (сел: «шагнул» в кеб) , and in half an hour (через полчаса) we were back in the sitting-room at Baker Street (вернулись в гостиную) . Nothing had been said (ничего не было сказано) during our drive (во время нашей поездки) , but the high, thin breathing (но шумное, сбивчивое дыхание) of our new companion, and the claspings and unclaspings of his hands (сжимания и разжимания его рук) , spoke of the nervous tension within him (говорили о нервном напряжении внутри него) .

frightened ['fraItnd], verge [vV":dZ], breathing ['bri:DIN], nervous ['nV":v@s]

The little man stood glancing from one to the other of us with half-frightened, half-hopeful eyes, as one who is not sure whether he is on the verge of a windfall or of a catastrophe. Then he stepped into the cab, and in half an hour we were back in the sitting-room at Baker Street. Nothing had been said during our drive, but the high, thin breathing of our new companion, and the claspings and unclaspings of his hands, spoke of the nervous tension within him.

"Here we are (вот мы и дома) !" said Holmes cheerily (весело) as we filed into the room (вошли шеренгой в комнату) . "The fire looks very seasonable (огонь /в камине/ выглядит очень по сезону) in this weather (в эту погоду) . You look cold (выглядите озябшим) , Mr. Ryder. Pray take the basket-chair (садитесь в плетеное кресло; basket — корзина) . I will just put on my slippers (я только надену мои комнатные туфли) before we settle (прежде чем мы уладим) this little matter of yours. Now, then! You want to know what became of those geese (что стало с этими гусями) ?"

cheerily ['tSI@lI], seasonable ['si:z@n@bl], weather ['weD@]

"Yes, sir."

"Or rather (вернее) , I fancy, of that goose (с тем гусем) . It was one bird, I imagine (мне кажется) , in which you were interested — white, with a black bar across the tail (белый, с черной полоской на хвосте) ."

"Here we are!" said Holmes cheerily as we filed into the room. "The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. You look cold, Mr. Ryder. Pray take the basket-chair. I will just put on my slippers before we settle this little matter of yours. Now, then! You want to know what became of those geese?"

"Yes, sir."

"Or rather, I fancy, of that goose. It was one bird, I imagine, in which you were interested — white, with a black bar across the tail."

Ryder quivered with emotion (задрожал от волнения: «с чувством») . "Oh, sir," he cried, "can you tell me where it went to (куда он был продан) ?"

"It came here (он попал сюда) ."

"Here?"

"Yes, and a most remarkable bird it proved (и совершенно необыкновенной птицей он оказался; to prove — доказывать; демонстрировать) . I don't wonder (не удивляюсь) that you should take an interest in it (что вы проявляте интерес к нему) . It laid an egg (снес яйцо) after it was dead (после /того, как/ он был мертв = после смерти) — the bonniest, brightest little blue egg (самое красивое, ярчайшее маленькое голубое яйцо) that ever was seen (которое когда-либо было видено) . I have it here in my museum (музее) ."

wonder ['wVnd@], bright ['braIt], museum [mju'zI@m]

Ryder quivered with emotion. "Oh, sir," he cried, "can you tell me where it went to?"

"It came here."

"Here?"

"Yes, and a most remarkable bird it proved. I don't wonder that you should take an interest in it. It laid an egg after it was dead — the bonniest, brightest little blue egg that ever was seen. I have it here in my museum."

Our visitor staggered to his feet (встал, шатаясь) and clutched the mantelpiece (схватился за каминную доску) with his right hand (правой рукой) . Holmes unlocked his strong-box (открыл сейф) and held up (показал = достал) the blue carbuncle, which shone out like a star (который сверкнул, как звезда; to shine out) , with a cold brilliant, many-pointed radiance (холодным, ярким, переливчатым сиянием) . Ryder stood glaring with a drawn face (стоял, пристально глядя, с искаженным лицом) , uncertain whether to claim or to disown it (неуверенный, требовать ли /камень/, или отказаться от него /не признать его своим/; to own — иметь; to disown — не признавать своим, отрекаться) .