Артур Дойл: Приключения Шерлока Холмса / The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (сборник)

“I had come to these conclusions before ever I entered his room. His chair showed me that he had been standing on it, which of course would be necessary to reach the ventilator. The safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of lash showed that I was right. The metallic sound heard by Miss Stoner was that of the closing door of the safe upon the snake. I came to the right conclusion, and you know what I did to finish the case. I heard the snake hiss as I have no doubt you did also, and I lit the light and attacked it.”

“And you drove it through the ventilator.”

“And it turned upon its master at the other side. The snake was angry, so it attacked the first person it saw. In this way I am no doubt responsible for Dr. Grimesby Roylott’s death, and I cannot say that I am very sorry about it.”

1. Answer the questions:

1. What did Holmes and Dr. Watson do after they got into the house?

2. How long did they have to wait for Dr. Roylott to start acting?

3. What did Dr. Watson hear and smell after a long wait?

4. What did Sherlock Holmes do after there was a hissing sound?

5. What did they see in Dr. Roylott’s room?

6. Did Sherlock Holmes come to the correct conclusion at once? What put him on a wrong scent at first?

7. When did the idea of a snake occur to the detective?

8. Was Sherlock Holmes sorry about his role in the affair?

Think and say

1. Why did Dr. Roylott’s pet bite him?

2. Why wasn’t Sherlock Holmes sorry that he was responsible for Dr.Roylott’s death?

2. Find the following phrases in the text and reproduce situations from the text with them. Give Russian equivalents.

1. to follow smb / smth

2. it is for the best

3. to be ajar

4. to let smb know

3. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences so as to use the phrases above and from the previous parts.

1. My companions walked down the road and I walked after them.

2. It is very good that the exam is in a week, not in two days as we thought before. We’ll have more time to learn.

3. The commercials were shown before the film .

4. Lily could hear what her parents were talking about because the door was not quite closed .

5. The police told Robert they would tell him the cause of his brother’s death after some tests.

6. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson couldn’t speak even quietly . They waited in absolute darkness and silence.

7. Before her death Julia Stoner couldn’t speak because she was feeling terrible pain .

4. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases above and from the previous parts in the correct form.

1. The manager… Alice… that she would work at the weekend.

2… that the ambulance took him to hospital. He has been ill for months but refused to see a doctor. At last a doctor will examine him.

3. The front door… and it was quite cold in the hall.

4. Everyone likes to give advice but very few like…

5. Brian and Eve didn’t… anybody… about their… They wanted it to be a secret. They would tell everybody after their marriage.

6. Some cars have stickers on their window “… me”.

7. – Why is there so much water on the floor in the hall? – The children came a few minutes ago and brought a lot of snow with their boots…

8… that he will do the work in time. He is so hard-working.

a – adjective – прилагательное

adv – adverb – наречие

cj – conjunction – союз

int – interjection – междометие

n – noun – имя существительное

pl – plural – множественное число

prp – preposition – предлог

v – verb – глагол

accidentn несчастный случай, авария, катастрофа

accompanyv сопровождать; провожать

acren акр (мера площади)

actv действовать, поступать, вести себя

actionn действие, деятельность

adultn взрослый человек

adventuren приключение

advicen совет

affairn дело

againstprp против, напротив

agreev соглашаться, договариваться, уславливаться

agreementn соглашение

ajara приоткрытый, неплотно закрытый

alasconj увы

allowv разрешать

alonea один, одинокий; в одиночку

ambulancen машина скорой помощи; скорая помощь

amongprp среди, между

angern гнев

appearv появляться, показываться

approachn приближение; v приближаться

armn рука (от кисти до плеча) ; рукав

arrivev прибывать, приезжать

artn искусство

attemptn попытка; v пытаться

attentionn внимание

asadv, cj как; когда; так как, в то время как; в качестве

as ifкак будто

associaten товарищ, коллега; партнер, компаньон; v связывать

associationn общение; союз; дружба

baboonn бабуин; павиан

bandn 1. лента; 2. банда, шайка

beatv ( beat, beaten) бить, ударять

behaviourn поведение

beginningn начало

believev верить; считать, полагать

belln звонок

bell-ropen шнур (от звонка)

bendv ( bent) сгибать(ся), наклонять(ся)

besideprp рядом с, около

besidesprp, adv кроме, кроме того

bewildermentn смущение, замешательство

bitev ( bit, bitten) кусать(ся)

botha, pron оба

bridgen мост

brighta яркий; блестящий; способный, смышленый