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

"Sir Henry Baskerville is upstairs expecting you," said the clerk (сэр Генри ожидает вас наверху, — сказал дежурный; clerk — офисный служащий; портье). "He asked me to show you up at once when you came (он просил сразу же, как придете, проводить вас; to show up — показывать; показывать /путь/, провожать)."

"Have you any objection to my looking at your register (не возражаете, если я просмотрю вашу регистрационную книгу)?" said Holmes.

"Not in the least (нисколько)."

The book showed (из книги следовало: «книга показала») that two names had been added after that of Baskerville (что после Баскервиля было добавлено два имени). One was Theophilus Johnson and family, of Newcastle (одно — Теофилиус Джонсон из Ньюкасла с семьей); the other Mrs. Oldmore and maid, of High Lodge, Alton (и второе — миссис Олдмор со служанкой, из Хай-Лодж, Элтон).

degree [dɪˈɡri:], master [ˈmɑ:stǝ], register [ˈredʒɪstǝ]

SHERLOCK HOLMES had, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will. For two hours the strange business in which we had been involved appeared to be forgotten, and he was entirely absorbed in the pictures of the modern Belgian masters. He would talk of nothing but art, of which he had the crudest ideas, from our leaving the gallery until we found ourselves at the Northumberland Hotel.

"Sir Henry Baskerville is upstairs expecting you," said the clerk. "He asked me to show you up at once when you came."

"Have you any objection to my looking at your register?" said Holmes.

"Not in the least."

The book showed that two names had been added after that of Baskerville. One was Theophilus Johnson and family, of Newcastle; the other Mrs. Oldmore and maid, of High Lodge, Alton.

"Surely that must be the same Johnson whom I used to know (наверняка это должен быть тот Джонсон, которого я знавал /раньше/)," said Holmes to the porter (сказал Холмс дежурному). "A lawyer, is he not, grey-headed, and walks with a limp (адвокат, седоволосый и ходит прихрамывая, разве нет; limp — хромота)?"

"No, sir, this is Mr. Johnson the coal-owner (нет, сэр, этот мистер Джонсон — владелец шахт по добыче угля; coal — уголь; owner — владелец), a very active gentleman, not older than yourself (очень энергичный джентльмен, не старше, чем вы)."

"Surely you are mistaken about his trade (уверен, вы ошибаетесь насчет того, чем он занимается; to mistake; trade — занятие, профессия)?"

"No, sir; he has used this hotel for many years (нет, сэр, он останавливается у нас не первый год: «он пользуется этой гостиницей много лет»), and he is very well known to us (и он очень хорошо нам известен)."

"Ah, that settles it (а, ну это меняет дело; to settle — разрешить /спор/; положить конец /разногласиям/). Mrs. Oldmore, too; I seem to remember the name (да, и миссис Олдмор, мне кажется я помню = слышал эту фамилию). Excuse my curiosity (простите мое любопытство), but often in calling upon one friend one finds another (но так часто /бывает/, что приходишь к одному другу, а находишь другого; to call upon — навещать)."

"She is an invalid lady, sir (она больная женщина, сэр). Her husband was once Mayor of Gloucester (ее муж был когда-то мэром Глостера). She always comes to us when she is in town (она всегда останавливается у нас: «приезжает к нам», когда бывает в городе)."

limp [lɪmp], owner [ˈǝunǝ], curiosity [ˌkjuǝrɪˈɔsɪtɪ]

"Surely that must be the same Johnson whom I used to know," said Holmes to the porter. "A lawyer, is he not, grey-headed, and walks with a limp?"

"No, sir, this is Mr. Johnson the coal-owner, a very active gentleman, not older than yourself."

"Surely you are mistaken about his trade?"

"No, sir; he has used this hotel for many years, and he is very well known to us."

"Ah, that settles it. Mrs. Oldmore, too; I seem to remember the name. Excuse my curiosity, but often in calling upon one friend one finds another."

"She is an invalid lady, sir. Her husband was once Mayor of Gloucester. She always comes to us when she is in town."

"Thank you; I am afraid I cannot claim her acquaintance (благодарю вас, не могу утверждать, что знаком с ней; to claim — требовать; заявлять, утверждать; acquaintance — знакомство). We have established a most important fact by these questions, Watson (благодаря этим вопросам мы установили одно важнейшее обстоятельство, Ватсон)," he continued, in a low voice, as we went upstairs together (продолжал он тихим голосом, пока мы вместе поднимались по лестнице). "We know now that the people who are so interested in our friend (теперь мы знаем, что люди, так интересующиеся нашим другом) have not settled down in his own hotel (не живут в его гостинице; to settle down — поселиться). That means that while they are, as we have seen, very anxious to watch him (это означает, что насколько упорно они, как мы видели, следят за ним; to be anxious — сильно желать), they are equally anxious that he should not see them (они настолько же упорно не хотят, чтоб он их заметил; equally — в равной степени). Now, this is a most suggestive fact (ну, это очень важный факт; suggestive — наводящий на мысли; to suggest — предлагать, советовать; наводить на мысль)."

"What does it suggest (чем же он важен)?"

"It suggests (он наводит на мысль, что) — halloa, my dear fellow, what on earth is the matter (эй, мой дорогой друг, в чем дело; earth — земля; on earth — употребляется для усиления)?"

claim [kleɪm], continue [kǝnˈtɪnju:], hotel [hǝ(u)ˈtel]

"Thank you; I am afraid I cannot claim her acquaintance. We have established a most important fact by these questions, Watson," he continued, in a low voice, as we went upstairs together. "We know now that the people who are so interested in our friend have not settled down in his own hotel. That means that while they are, as we have seen, very anxious to watch him, they are equally anxious that he should not see them. Now, this is a most suggestive fact."

"What does it suggest?"

"It suggests — halloa, my dear fellow, what on earth is the matter?"

As we came round the top of the stairs (когда мы поднялись на верхнюю /площадку/) we had run up against Sir Henry Baskerville himself (мы столкнулись с сэром Генри Баскервилем собственной персоной; to run up against — наскочить, наткнуться). His face was flushed with anger (его лицо пылало от гнева), and he held an old and dusty boot in one of his hands (и в одной руке он держал старый и пыльный ботинок; to hold). So furious was he that he was hardly articulate (он был настолько взбешен, что едва /мог/ отчетливо произносить /слова/), and when he did speak (а когда он действительно заговорил) it was in a much broader and more Western dialect (его американский акцент /звучал/ намного резче; broad — широкий; резкий /об акценте/) than any which we had heard from him in the morning (чем тот, который мы слышали от него утром).

"Seems to me they are playing me for a sucker in this hotel (кажется, в этой гостинице меня за дурака принимают; to play smb. for a sucker — держать кого-либо за дурака; sucker — сосунок)," he cried (закричал он). "They'll find they've started in to monkey with the wrong man (они узнают, что не с тем человеком они шутки шутят; to start in — начинать, приниматься; to monkey — дурачиться, забавляться; monkey — обезьяна) unless they are careful (если они не станут внимательнее/осмотрительнее; careless — заботливый, внимательный; осторожный, осмотрительный). By thunder, if that chap can't find my missing boot (разрази меня гром, если этот парень не найдет: «не сможет найти» мой пропавший ботинок) there will be trouble (будут неприятности). I can take a joke with the best, Mr. Holmes (я могу понимать: «принимать» шутки не хуже других, мистер Холмс; with the best — не хуже других), but they've got a bit over the mark this time (но в этот раз они немного переборщили: «превысили отметку»)."

anger [ˈæŋɡǝ], articulate [ɑ:ˈtɪkjulɪt], thunder [ˈƟʌndǝ]

As we came round the top of the stairs we had run up against Sir Henry Baskerville himself. His face was flushed with anger, and he held an old and dusty boot in one of his hands. So furious was he that he was hardly articulate, and when he did speak it was in a much broader and more Western dialect than any which we had heard from him in the morning.

"Seems to me they are playing me for a sucker in this hotel," he cried. "They'll find they've started in to monkey with the wrong man unless they are careful. By thunder, if that chap can't find my missing boot there will be trouble. I can take a joke with the best, Mr. Holmes, but they've got a bit over the mark this time."

"Still looking for your boot (все еще ищете свой ботинок)?"

"Yes, sir, and mean to find it (да, сэр, и намерен найти его)."

"But, surely, you said that it was a new brown boot (но, вы же говорили, что это был новый коричневый ботинок)?"

"So it was, sir (так и было, сэр). And now it's an old black one (а теперь это старый черный)."

"What! you don't mean to say (что! не хотите же вы сказать) ——?"

"That's just what I do mean to say (это как раз то, что я хочу сказать). I only had three pairs in the world (у меня было всего лишь три пары) — the new brown, the old black, and the patent leathers, which I am wearing (новые коричневые, старые черные и лакированные, которые я /сейчас/ ношу; patent leather — лакированная кожа). Last night they took one of my brown ones (прошлой ночью забрали один коричневый), and to-day they have sneaked one of the black (а сегодня стащили черный; to sneak — красться; незаметно выносить что-либо, красть). Well, have you got it (ну, нашли: «он есть у вас»)? Speak out, man, and don't stand staring (отвечай, парень, и не пялься так на меня; to stand — стоять)!"

mean [mi:n], brown [braun], leather [ˈleðǝ]

"Still looking for your boot?"

"Yes, sir, and mean to find it."

"But, surely, you said that it was a new brown boot?"

"So it was, sir. And now it's an old black one."

"What! you don't mean to say ——?"

"That's just what I do mean to say. I only had three pairs in the world — the new brown, the old black, and the patent leathers, which I am wearing. Last night they took one of my brown ones, and to-day they have sneaked one of the black. Well, have you got it? Speak out, man, and don't stand staring!"

An agitated German waiter had appeared upon the scene (взволнованный немец-посыльный появился в поле зрения: «на сцене»).

"No, sir; I have made inquiry all over the hotel (нет, сэр, я спрашивал по всей гостинице; to make inquiry — наводить справки), but I can hear no word of it (но я не слышал ни слова об этом = но никто ничего не знает)."

"Well, either that boot comes back before sundown (ну, хорошо, или башмак вернется /на место/ до заката) or I'll see the manager and tell him (или я увижусь с управляющим и скажу ему) that I go right straight out of this hotel (что сей же момент я съеду из этой гостиницы)."