H. Wells - Английский язык с Г. Уэллсом Человек-невидимка

At Port Stowe (в Порт-Стоу)

Ten o’clock the next morning found Mr. Marvel (в десять часов утра на следующий день Марвел: «утро застало Марвела»), unshaven, dirty, and travel-stained (небритый, грязный, запачканный; to shave; travel-stained — запачканныйвпутешествиях/очемодане/; stain — пятно ), sitting with the books beside him (сидел, положив рядом книги) and his hands deep in his pockets (и засунув руки глубоко в карманы), looking very weary, nervous, and uncomfortable (он выглядел очень усталым, нервным и тревожным; uncomfortable — неудобный; испытывающийнеловкость, тревогу ), and inflating his cheeks at infrequent intervals (и изредка надувал щеки: «через нечастые промежутки /времени/»; infrequent — нечастый, редкий ), on the bench outside a little inn on the outskirts of Port Stowe (он сидел на скамье у трактирчика на окраине Порт-Стоу; outskirts — окраина, предместье ). Beside him were the books (рядом с ним лежали книги), but now they were tied with string (но теперь они были связаны веревкой). The bundle had been abandoned in the pine-woods beyond Bramblehurst (узел был оставлен в сосновом лесу за Брэмблхерстом; to abandon — покидать, оставлять, бросать ), in accordance with a change in the plans of the Invisible Man (в соответствии с переменой в планах Невидимки). Mr. Marvel sat on the bench, and although no one took the slightest notice of him (Марвел сидел на скамье, и, хотя никто не обращал на него ни малейшего внимания), his agitation remained at fever heat (его волнение оставалось лихорадочным/крайне сильным; fever heat — жар, лихорадка; высшаяточканапряженияиливолнения; fever — лихорадка; heat — жар ). His hands would go ever and again to his various pockets with a curious nervous fumbling (то и дело его руки беспокойно, возбужденно шарили по многочисленным карманам; various — различный; несколько; to fumble — вертетьвруках, мять, теребить ).

When he had been sitting for the best part of an hour, however (когда он просидел уже добрый час), an elderly mariner, carrying a newspaper (пожилой матрос, неся газету), came out of the inn and sat down beside him (вышел из трактира и сел рядом с ним).

“Pleasant day (приятный денек; pleasant — приятный, милый, славный ),” said the mariner.

outskirts [`autskq:ts], accordance [q`kLd(q)ns], although [Ll`Dqu], fever [`fJvq]

Ten o’clock the next morning found Mr. Marvel, unshaven, dirty, and travel-stained, sitting with the books beside him and his hands deep in his pockets, looking very weary, nervous, and uncomfortable, and inflating his cheeks at infrequent intervals, on the bench outside a little inn on the outskirts of Port Stowe. Beside him were the books, but now they were tied with string. The bundle had been abandoned in the pine-woods beyond Bramblehurst, in accordance with a change in the plans of the Invisible Man. Mr. Marvel sat on the bench, and although no one took the slightest notice of him, his agitation remained at fever heat. His hands would go ever and again to his various pockets with a curious nervous fumbling.

When he had been sitting for the best part of an hour, however, an elderly mariner, carrying a newspaper, came out of the inn and sat down beside him.

“Pleasant day,” said the mariner.

Mr. Marvel glanced about him with something very like terror (мистер Марвел оглянулся испуганно: «с чем-то, очень похожим на страх»).

“Very (очень),” he said.

“Just seasonable weather for the time of year (погода как раз по сезону; seasonable weather — погода, соответствующаявременигода ),” said the mariner, taking no denial (сказал матрос уверенным тоном, не допускавшим возражений: «не принимая возражений»; to deny — отрицать; отвергать ).

“Quite (действительно),” said Mr. Marvel.

The mariner produced a toothpick (матрос вытащил зубочистку), and (saving his regard) was engrossed thereby for some minutes (и был поглощен ею несколько минут, за исключением пристального взгляда = однакоглядя на Марвела; thereby — такимобразом; этим ). His eyes meanwhile were at liberty to examine Mr. Marvel’s dusty figure (его глаза между тем в открытую внимательно разглядывали его пыльную фигуру; to be at liberty to — иметьвозможность; позволять; liberty — свобода; вольность, дерзость ), and the books beside him (и книги, /лежавшие/ рядом с ним). As he had approached Mr. Marvel he had heard a sound like the dropping of coins into a pocket (когда он подходил к Марвелу, то услышал звук, похожий на звон монет в кармане; to drop — падать, ронять ). He was struck by the contrast of Mr. Marvel’s appearance with this suggestion of opulence (он был поражен контрастом между внешностью Марвела и этим намеком на богатство; suggestion— предложение, совет; намек, указание ). Thence his mind wandered back again to a topic (и его разум снова вернулся к теме; thence— отсюда, поэтому; towander— бродить; блуждать /о мыслях, взгляде и т.д./ ) that had taken a curiously firm hold of his imagination (которая очень сильно захватила его воображение; totakeholdof— охватывать, овладевать ).

weather [`weDq], engrossed [In`grqust], opulence [`Opjulqns]

Mr. Marvel glanced about him with something very like terror.

“Very,” he said.

“Just seasonable weather for the time of year,” said the mariner, taking no denial.

“Quite,” said Mr. Marvel.

The mariner produced a toothpick, and (saving his regard) was engrossed thereby for some minutes. His eyes meanwhile were at liberty to examine Mr. Marvel’s dusty figure, and the books beside him. As he had approached Mr. Marvel he had heard a sound like the dropping of coins into a pocket. He was struck by the contrast of Mr. Marvel’s appearance with this suggestion of opulence. Thence his mind wandered back again to a topic that had taken a curiously firm hold of his imagination.

“Books (книги)?” he said suddenly, noisily finishing with the toothpick (вдруг спросил он, шумно заканчивая /ковырять/ зубочисткой).

Mr. Marvel started and looked at them (Марвел вздрогнул и посмотрел на них).

“Oh, yes (да),” he said. “Yes, they’re books (да, это книги).”

“There’s some extraordinary things in books (удивительные вещи бывают в книгах),” said the mariner.

“I believe you (согласен с вами; to believe — верить; полагать ),” said Mr. Marvel.

“And some extra-ordinary things out of ’em (и удивительные вещи не в книгах: «вне их» = нетольковкнигах; extra-ordinary = extraordinary ),” said the mariner.

“True likewise (тоже правильно),” said Mr. Marvel. He eyed his interlocutor (он внимательно посмотрел на собеседника), and then glanced about him (а затем огляделся по сторонам).

extraordinary [ekstrq`Ld(q)n(q)rI], believe [bI`lJv], interlocutor ["Intq`lOkjutq]

“Books?” he said suddenly, noisily finishing with the toothpick.

Mr. Marvel started and looked at them.

“Oh, yes,” he said. “Yes, they’re books.”

“There’s some extraordinary things in books,” said the mariner.

“I believe you,” said Mr. Marvel.

“And some extra-ordinary things out of ’em,” said the mariner.

“True likewise,” said Mr. Marvel. He eyed his interlocutor, and then glanced about him.

“There’s some extra-ordinary things in newspapers, for example (например, удивительные вещи /пишут/ в газетах),” said the mariner.

“There are (да, пишут).”

“In this newspaper (в этой газете),” said the mariner.

“Ah!” said Mr. Marvel.

“There’s a story (вот история),” said the mariner, fixing Mr. Marvel with an eye that was firm and deliberate (сказал матрос, неотрывно, внимательно глядя на Марвела; to fix with one's eyes — уставиться /взглядом/, пристально смотреть на; firm — крепкий, зафиксированный; deliberate — преднамеренный; осторожный, взвешенный ); “there’s a story about an Invisible Man, for instance (вот история о Невидимом человеке, например).”

Mr. Marvel pulled his mouth askew (Марвел скривил рот) and scratched his cheek and felt his ears glowing (почесал щеку и почувствовал, как у него краснеют уши; glow — сверкание, сияние; румянец, краска ).

“What will they be writing next (и что же они напишут дальше = чего только не придумают)?” he asked faintly (спросил он слабо = тихим голосом). “Ostria, or America (/где это/, в Австрии или Америке; Ostria= Austria )?”

deliberate [dI`lIb(q)rIt], askew [q`skjH], Austria [`LstrIq]

“There’s some extra-ordinary things in newspapers, for example,” said the mariner.

“There are.”

“In this newspaper,” said the mariner.

“Ah!” said Mr. Marvel.

“There’s a story,” said the mariner, fixing Mr. Marvel with an eye that was firm and deliberate; “there’s a story about an Invisible Man, for instance.”

Mr. Marvel pulled his mouth askew and scratched his cheek and felt his ears glowing.

“What will they be writing next?” he asked faintly. “Ostria, or America?”

“Neither (ни то, ни другое),” said the mariner. “ Here (здесь) .”

“Lord (Господи)!” said Mr. Marvel, starting (сказал Марвел, вздрагивая).

“When I say here (когда я говорю здесь) ,” said the mariner, to Mr. Marvel’s intense relief (сказал матрос к величайшему облегчению Марвела; intense — сильный, глубокий; напряженный ), “I don’t of course mean here in this place, I mean hereabouts (я, конечно, не имею в виду прямо здесь, на этом месте, я говорю — поблизости).”