Уильям Моэм - Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. На окраине империи. Рассказы

rebuke [rI'bju: k], endurance [In'djuqrqns], oppressed [q`prest]

At the beginning of the year Cooper went down with fever, and when Mr. Warburton caught sight of him again he was surprised to see how thin he had grown. He looked ill and worn. The solitude, so much more unnatural because it was due to no necessity, was getting on his nerves. It was getting on Mr. Warburton`s too, and often he could not sleep at night. He lay awake brooding. Cooper was drinking heavily and surely the breaking point was near; but in his dealings with the natives he took care to do nothing that might expose him to his chief`s rebuke. They fought a grim and silent battle with one another. It was a test of endurance. The months passed, and neither gave sign of weakening. They were like men dwelling in regions of eternal night, and their souls were oppressed with the knowledge that never would the day dawn for them. It looked as though their lives would continue for ever in this dull and hideous monotony of hatred.

And when at last the inevitable happened it came upon Mr. Warburton with all the shock of the unexpected (и когда наконец неизбежное случилось, оно охватило/обрушилось на мистера Уорбертона совершенно неожиданным ударом/потрясением: «со всем ударом/потрясением внезапности»; to come upon— натолкнуться на /что-либо/, неожиданно найти /что-либо/, случайно встретить /кого-либо/, охватывать /кого-либо/;to expect— ждать, ожидать ). Cooper accused the boy Abas of stealing some of his clothes (Купер обвинил боя Абаса в краже какой-то/кое-какой его одежды), and when the boy denied the theft took him by the scruff of the neck and kicked him down the steps of the bungalow (и когда парень отрицал воровство/кражу, взял его за шиворот и пнул его /сбросив/ вниз со ступенек бунгало; to take by the scruff of the neck— взять за шиворот; scruff — загривок, затылок, задняя часть шеи ). The boy demanded his wages (парень потребовал свое жалованье) and Cooper flung at his head every word of abuse he knew (и Купер обрушил на него все ругательства: «бросил на его голову каждое слово брани», которые он знал; a term/word of abuse — ругательство; abuse — оскорбление; брань;to abuse — злоупотреблять; оскорблять; ругать; бесчестить, поносить ). If he saw him in the compound in an hour he would hand him over to the police (если он увидит его на территории /резиденции/ через час, он передаст его /в руки/ полиции; to hand over — передавать из рук в руки; передавать /кого-либо или что-либо/ в руки властей; compound — огороженная для каких-либо целей территория ). Next morning the boy waylaid him outside the Fort when he was walking over to his office (на следующее утро парень подстерегал его = Купера у: «снаружи» Форта, когда он шел в канцелярию), and again demanded his wages (и снова потребовал свое жалованье). Cooper struck him in the face with his clenched fist (Купер ударил его в лицо кулаком: «сжатым кулаком»). The boy fell to the ground and got up with blood streaming from his nose (парень упал на землю и встал/поднялся с кровью, струящейся у него из носа).

accuse [q'kju: z], abuse [q`bju: s], clenched [klentSt]

And when at last the inevitable happened it came upon Mr. Warburton with all the shock of the unexpected. Cooper accused the boy Abas of stealing some of his clothes, and when the boy denied the theft took him by the scruff of the neck and kicked him down the steps of the bungalow. The boy demanded his wages and Cooper flung at his head every word of abuse he knew. If he saw him in the compound in an hour he would hand him over to the police. Next morning the boy waylaid him outside the Fort when he was walking over to his office, and again demanded his wages. Cooper struck him in the face with his clenched fist. The boy fell to the ground and got up with blood streaming from his nose.

Cooper walked on and set about his work (Купер пошел дальше и приступил к своей работе; to set about — начинать, приступать ). But he could not attend to it (но он не мог сосредоточиться на ней: «уделить внимание ей»). The blow had calmed his irritation (удар успокоил его раздражение), and he knew that he had gone too far (и он знал, что зашел слишком далеко). He was worried (он был обеспокоен/встревожен). He felt ill (он чувствовал /себя/ больным), miserable and discouraged (несчастным и обескураженным). In the adjoining office sat Mr. Warburton (в соседнем кабинете сидел мистер Уорбертон; office— офис, контора, канцелярия; кабинет;adjoining — граничащий, прилегающий; соседний ), and his impulse was to go and tell him what he had done (и его /первым/ порывом было пойти и рассказать ему, что он сделал); he made a movement in his chair (он сделал движение в своем кресле), but he knew with what icy scorn he would listen to the story (но он знал, с каким ледяным/холодным презрением тот будет слушать /его/ историю). He could see his patronising smile (он мог видеть = уже видел его высокомерную улыбку; to patronise — заботиться, опекать, покровительствовать; относиться свысока, снисходительно, высокомерно ). For a moment he had an uneasy fear of what Abas might do (на мгновение он имел = у него появилось тревожное опасение из-за того, что Абас может сделать). Warburton had warned him all right (ведь Уорбертон предупреждал его). He sighed (он вздохнул). What a fool he had been (каким глупцом он был)! But he shrugged his shoulders impatiently (но он пожал своими плечами раздраженно; impatient— нетерпеливый, беспокойный, раздраженный ). He did not care (ему наплевать: «он не заботился»); a fat lot he had to live for (больно уж есть ему для чего жить: «очень много для чего у него было жить»; fat lot — "очень сильно", "очень много" /т. е. совсем слабо, вовсе ничего/ ). It was all Warburton`s fault (это все было виной Уорбертона); if he hadn`t put his back up nothing like this would have happened (если бы он не вывел его из себя, ничего такого: «как это» не случилось бы; to put his back up— вывести из себя, раздражать, сердить ). Warburton had made life a hell for him from the start (Уорбертон сделал жизнь адом для него с /самого/ начала). The snob. But they were all like that (но они были все такие: «как этот»): it was because he was a Colonial (это потому, что он = Купер был уроженцем колоний). It was a damned shame that he had never got his commission in the war (стыд и срам: «это было проклятым стыдом», что он не получил звания офицера на войне); he was as good as anyone else (он был ничем не хуже других: «настолько же хорош, как кто-либо еще/любой другой»). They were a lot of dirty snobs (они — сборище грязных снобов). He was damned if he was going to knuckle under now (черта с два: «он был бы проклят», если бы он уступил/признал поражение теперь; to knuckle under — подчиняться, уступать ). Of course Warburton would hear of what had happened (конечно, Уорбертон услышит = узнает о том, что случилось/произошло); the old devil knew everything (старый дьявол знал = знает все). He wasn`t afraid (ему не было страшно: «он не боялся»). He wasn`t afraid of any Malay in Borneo (он не боялся никакого малайца на Борнео), and Warburton could go to blazes (и Уорбертон мог идти к черту; go to blazes— пропади все пропадом; идти к черту; blaze — яркий огонь, пламя; blazes— адский огонь, ад ).

irritation [IrI`teISn], miserable [`mIzqrqbl], fault [fO: lt]

Cooper walked on and set about his work. But he could not attend to it. The blow had calmed his irritation, and he knew that he had gone too far. He was worried. He felt ill, miserable and discouraged. In the adjoining office sat Mr. Warburton, and his impulse was to go and tell him what he had done; he made a movement in his chair, but he knew with what icy scorn he would listen to the story. He could see his patronising smile. For a moment he had an uneasy fear of what Abas might do. Warburton had warned him all right. He sighed. What a fool he had been! But he shrugged his shoulders impatiently. He did not care; a fat lot he had to live for. It was all Warburton`s fault; if he hadn`t put his back up nothing like this would have happened. Warburton had made life a hell for him from the start. The snob. But they were all like that: it was because he was a Colonial. It was a damned shame that he had never got his commission in the war; he was as good as anyone else. They were a lot of dirty snobs. He was damned if he was going to knuckle under now. Of course Warburton would hear of what had happened; the old devil knew everything. He wasn`t afraid. He wasn`t afraid of any Malay in Borneo, and Warburton could go to blazes.

He was right in thinking that Mr. Warburton would know what had happened (он был прав в суждении = он не ошибся в том , что мистер Уорбертон узнает о случившемся: «о том, что случилось»). His head-boy told him when he went in to tiffin (его старший бой рассказал ему /об этом/, когда он пришел завтракать; tiffin — второй завтрак ).

"Where is your nephew now (где твой племянник сейчас)?"