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

Holmes shook his head impatiently (Холмс нетерпеливо покачал головой; to shake; patience — терпеливость, терпение).

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“Good gracious, Mr. Holmes, do you mean to tell me that, all the time I was talking to Bannister in this room, we had the man prisoner if we had only known it?”

“So I read it.”

“Surely there is another alternative, Mr. Holmes. I don’t know whether you observed my bedroom window?”

“Lattice‑paned, lead framework, three separate windows, one swinging on hinge, and large enough to admit a man.”

“Exactly. And it looks out on an angle of the courtyard so as to be partly invisible. The man might have effected his entrance there, left traces as he passed through the bedroom, and finally, finding the door open, have escaped that way.”

Holmes shook his head impatiently.

“Let us be practical (давайте /рассуждать/ здраво: «давайте будем практичными»; practical — практический; практичный, целесообразный; реальный),” said he. “I understand you to say that there are three students (/как/ я понимаю, вы говорите, что есть три студента) who use this stair (которые пользуются этой лестницей), and are in the habit of passing your door (и обычно проходят мимо вашей двери; to be in the habit of doing something — иметь привычку/обыкновение что-либо делать)?”

“Yes, there are (да, /их трое/).”

“And they are all in for this examination (и они все будут держать этот экзамен; to be in for — принимать участие /в чем-либо/)?”

“Yes.”

“Have you any reason to suspect any one of them more than the others (у вас есть причины подозревать кого-то одного /из них/ больше, чем других)?”

Soames hesitated (Сомс помедлил /с ответом/; to hesitate — колебаться; сомневаться; медлить, находиться в нерешительности).

“It is a very delicate question (это очень щекотливый вопрос),” said he. “One hardly likes to throw suspicion (едва ли хочется = не хочется подозревать /никого/; to throw — бросать, кидать; to throw doubt upon — подвергать сомнению /что-либо/) where there are no proofs (когда нет доказательств).”

“Let us hear the suspicions (давайте выслушаем подозрения = расскажите нам о своих подозрениях). I will look after the proofs (а я позабочусь о доказательствах).”

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“Let us be practical,” said he. “I understand you to say that there are three students who use this stair, and are in the habit of passing your door?”

“Yes, there are.”

“And they are all in for this examination?”

“Yes.”

“Have you any reason to suspect any one of them more than the others?”

Soames hesitated.

“It is a very delicate question,” said he. “One hardly likes to throw suspicion where there are no proofs.”

“Let us hear the suspicions. I will look after the proofs.”

“I will tell you, then, in a few words (тогда я расскажу вам в нескольких словах) the character of the three men who inhabit these rooms (о троих студентах, живущих в этих комнатах; character — характер; личность; репутация; to inhabit — жить, обитать; населять). The lower of the three is Gilchrist (самый нижний = ниже всех живет Гилкрист), a fine scholar and athlete (прекрасный студент и спортсмен), plays in the Rugby team and the cricket team for the college (играет за колледж в /командах/ регби и крикет), and got his Blue for the hurdles and the long jump (и входит в университетскую команду по барьерному бегу и прыжкам в длину; to get one`s blue — быть включенным в университетскую команду; hurdle — барьер, препятствие; hurdles — бег с препятствиями). He is a fine, manly fellow (он отличный, достойный парень; manly — мужественный, отважный, смелый, храбрый). His father was the notorious Sir Jabez Gilchrist (его отец — печально известный сэр Джейбз Гилкрист), who ruined himself on the turf (разорившийся на скачках; to ruin — разрушать; разорять, губить; turf — дерн; скаковая дорожка; скачки). My scholar has been left very poor (мой студент был оставлен очень бедным = его сыну не осталось ни гроша), but he is hard-working and industrious (но он трудолюбив и прилежен). He will do well (он далеко пойдет; to do well — преуспевать, неплохо устроиться).

“The second floor is inhabited by Daulat Ras, the Indian (на третьем этаже живет Даулат Рас, индиец; second floor — третий этаж /в Великобритании/: «второй этаж»). He is a quiet, inscrutable fellow (это спокойный, замкнутый человек; inscrutable — загадочный, непостижимый; непроницаемый); as most of those Indians are (как большинство индийцев). He is well up in his work (он успешно занимается; to be well up in something — быть сведущим, хорошо осведомленным в чем-либо; work — работа, занятие, деятельность), though his Greek is his weak subject (хотя греческий — его слабый предмет). He is steady and methodical (он /занимается/ упорно и методично; steady — равномерный, твердый, непоколебимый).

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“I will tell you, then, in a few words the character of the three men who inhabit these rooms. The lower of the three is Gilchrist, a fine scholar and athlete, plays in the Rugby team and the cricket team for the college, and got his Blue for the hurdles and the long jump. He is a fine, manly fellow. His father was the notorious Sir Jabez Gilchrist, who ruined himself on the turf. My scholar has been left very poor, but he is hard-working and industrious. He will do well.

“The second floor is inhabited by Daulat Ras, the Indian. He is a quiet, inscrutable fellow; as most of those Indians are. He is well up in his work, though his Greek is his weak subject. He is steady and methodical.

“The top floor belongs to Miles McLaren (верхний этаж принадлежит Майлсу Макларену). He is a brilliant fellow when he chooses to work (он /добивается/ выдающихся результатов, когда принимается за работу; brilliant — блестящий, выдающийся, замечательный /о человеке/; to choose — выбирать; решать/ся/) — one of the brightest intellects of the university (он один из самых выдающихся умов университета); but he is wayward (но он своенравный), dissipated (беспутный; to dissipate — рассеивать/ся/; кутить, развлекаться; вести распутный образ жизни), and unprincipled (и беспринципный). He was nearly expelled over a card scandal in his first year (его чуть не исключили из-за какого-то карточного скандала на первом курсе). He has been idling all this term (он бездельничал весь семестр; idle — ленивый, праздный; бездействующий), and he must look forward with dread to the examination (и, должно быть, со страхом ожидает этого экзамена).”

“Then it is he whom you suspect (значит, это его вы подозреваете)?”

“I dare not go so far as that (не смею/не рискну зайти так далеко). But, of the three, he is perhaps the least unlikely (но из всех троих он, пожалуй, меньше всего маловероятен = наиболее вероятен).”

“Exactly (верно). Now, Mr. Soames, let us have a look at your servant, Bannister (а теперь, мистер Сомс, позвольте взглянуть на вашего слугу, Бэннистера).”

He was a little, white-faced (это был маленький, бледнолицый), clean-shaven (чисто выбритый; to shave), grizzly-haired fellow of fifty (с сильной проседью человек лет пятидесяти; grizzly — серый; с сильной проседью). He was still suffering from this sudden disturbance of the quiet routine of his life (он все еще страдал от этого внезапного нарушения тихого хода его жизни; routine — обычный порядок, установившаяся практика; рутина). His plump face was twitching with his nervousness (его пухлое лицо подергивалось от нервозности), and his fingers could not keep still (а его пальцы дрожали; to keep still — вести себя тихо; молчать; не шевелиться).

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“The top floor belongs to Miles McLaren. He is a brilliant fellow when he chooses to work — one of the brightest intellects of the university; but he is wayward, dissipated, and unprincipled. He was nearly expelled over a card scandal in his first year. He has been idling all this term, and he must look forward with dread to the examination.”

“Then it is he whom you suspect?”

“I dare not go so far as that. But, of the three, he is perhaps the least unlikely.”

“Exactly. Now, Mr. Soames, let us have a look at your servant, Bannister.”

He was a little, white-faced, clean-shaven, grizzly-haired fellow of fifty. He was still suffering from this sudden disturbance of the quiet routine of his life. His plump face was twitching with his nervousness, and his fingers could not keep still.

“We are investigating this unhappy business, Bannister (мы расследуем это неприятное дело, Бэннистер; unhappy — несчастный, печальный, грустный),” said his master (сказал его хозяин).

“Yes, sir (да, сэр).”

“I understand (/как/ я понимаю),” said Holmes, “that you left your key in the door (вы оставили ключ в двери)?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Was it not very extraordinary that you should do this on the very day (не странно ли, что вы сделали это в тот самый день) when there were these papers inside (когда внутри находились эти бумаги)?”

“It was most unfortunate, sir (очень неудачно, сэр). But I have occasionally done the same thing at other times (но иногда я забывал ключ и раньше: «в другие времена»).”

“When did you enter the room (когда вы вошли в комнату)?”

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“We are investigating this unhappy business, Bannister,” said his master.

“Yes, sir.”

“I understand,” said Holmes, “that you left your key in the door?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Was it not very extraordinary that you should do this on the very day when there were these papers inside?”

“It was most unfortunate, sir. But I have occasionally done the same thing at other times.”

“When did you enter the room?”

“It was about half-past four (около половины пятого). That is Mr. Soames’ tea time (в это время мистер Сомс пьет чай; tea time — время вечернего чая).”

“How long did you stay (сколько вы /там/ пробыли)?”

“When I saw that he was absent (когда я увидел, что его нет), I withdrew at once (я сразу же вышел; to withdraw — ретироваться, удаляться, уходить).”

“Did you look at these papers on the table (вы заглядывали в бумаги на столе)?”

“No, sir — certainly not (нет, сэр, конечно, нет).”