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

He looked up and saw a man standing in front of him (он поднял глаза: «посмотрел вверх» и увидел мужчину, стоящего перед ним). He had evidently come out of the house which he had seen (очевидно, он вышел из того дома, который он видел).

"I saw you hesitate (я видел, /что/ вы колебались)," the man continued, with a smile on his lips (продолжал мужчина, улыбаясь: «с улыбкой на своих губах»), "and I was watching to see you fall in (и я наблюдал /за вами/, чтобы увидеть как вы упадете в /воду/)."

"Not on your life," said the captain (ни за что/не дождетесь, — сказал капитан), who had now recovered his confidence (который теперь обрел свою уверенность).

"I’ve fallen in myself before now (я /и/ сам падал раньше: «до настоящего времени»). I remember, one evening I came back from shooting (я помню, однажды вечером я вернулся: «пришел назад» с охоты; to shoot— стрелять ), and I fell in, gun and all (и я упал, /вместе с/ ружьем и всем /остальным/). Now I get a boy to carry my gun for me (теперь я беру: «получаю» мальчика, чтобы носить ружье: «носить мое ружье за меня»)."

intent [In`tent], surprise [sq`praIz], recover [rI`kAvq]

It was with a gasp of relief that he reached the last tree and finally set his feet on the firm ground of the other side. He had been so intent on the difficult crossing that he never noticed anyone was watching him, and it was with surprise that he heard himself spoken to.

"It takes a bit of nerve to cross these bridges when you’re not used to them."

He looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. He had evidently come out of the house which he had seen.

"I saw you hesitate," the man continued, with a smile on his lips, "and I was watching to see you fall in."

"Not on your life," said the captain, who had now recovered his confidence.

"I’ve fallen in myself before now. I remember, one evening I came back from shooting, and I fell in, gun and all. Now I get a boy to carry my gun for me."

He was a man no longer young (он был уже не молод: «он был человеком уже не молодым»), with a small beard, now somewhat grey (с маленькой бородкой, уже седеющей: «теперь слегка седой»), and a thin face (и худым лицом). He was dressed in a singlet, without arms (на нем была майка: «он был одет в майку без рукавов»; singlet — майка; нижняя трикотажная рубашка, плотно облегающая тело; arm — рука/от кисти до плеча/;рукав ), and a pair of duck trousers (и парусиновые брюки; pair — пара ). He wore neither shoes nor socks (на нем не было: «он не носил» ни обуви, ни носков). He spoke English with a slight accent (он говорил по-английски с легким акцентом).

"Are you Neilson?" asked the skipper (вы Нилсон? спросил шкипер).

"I am (да, я)."

"I’ve heard about you (я слышал о вас). I thought you lived somewheres round here (я /так и/ думал, /что/ вы живете где-то здесь неподалеку; somewheres/разг./ =somewhere )."

The skipper followed his host into the little bungalow (шкипер последовал за хозяином в /его/ небольшое бунгало; host— хозяин, человек, принимающий гостей ) and sat down heavily in the chair (и тяжело опустился: «сел» в кресло) which the other motioned him to take (которое Нилсон предложил ему занять: «взять»; other— другой, второй;to motion— показывать жестом ). While Neilson went out to fetch whisky and glasses (пока Нилсон выходил, чтобы принести виски и стаканы) he took a look round the room (он осмотрел комнату; to take a look— взглянуть;round— вокруг ). It filled him with amazement (она поразила его: «наполнила его изумлением»). He had never seen so many books (он никогда /не/ видел так много книг). The shelves reached from floor to ceiling on all four walls (/книжные/ полки тянулись от пола до потолка по всем четырем стенам), and they were closely packed (и они были битком набиты: «плотно/тесно упакованы»). There was a grand piano littered with music (там был рояль, заваленный нотами; to litter— изобиловать;music— музыка; ноты ), and a large table on which books and magazines lay in disorder (и большой стол, на котором книги и журналы лежали в беспорядке). The room made him feel embarrassed (он даже растерялся от всего этого: «эта комната заставила его почувствовать /себя/ растерянным»; to embarrass— смущать, приводить в замешательство ). He remembered that Neilson was a queer fellow (он вспомнил, что Нилсон был чудаком: «странным парнем»). No one knew very much about him (о нем было мало что известно: «никто о нем /не/ знал очень много»), although he had been in the islands for so many years (хотя он /уже и/ прожил: «был» на этих островах так много лет), but those who knew him agreed that he was queer (но те, кто его знал, все считали, что он был странным; to agree— соглашаться; сходиться во взглядах ). He was a Swede (он был шведом).

neither [`naIDq], slight [slaIt], bungalow [`bANgqlqu]

He was a man no longer young, with a small beard, now somewhat grey, and a thin face. He was dressed in a singlet, without arms, and a pair of duck trousers. He wore neither shoes nor socks. He spoke English with a slight accent.

"Are you Neilson?" asked the skipper.

"I am."

"I’ve heard about you. I thought you lived somewheres round here."

The skipper followed his host into the little bungalow and sat down heavily in the chair which the other motioned him to take. While Neilson went out to fetch whisky and glasses he took a look round the room. It filled him with amazement. He had never seen so many books. The shelves reached from floor to ceiling on all four walls, and they were closely packed. There was a grand piano littered with music, and a large table on which books and magazines lay in disorder. The room made him feel embarrassed. He remembered that Neilson was a queer fellow. No one knew very much about him, although he had been in the islands for so many years, but those who knew him agreed that he was queer. He was a Swede.

"You’ve got one big heap of books here (да у вас тут просто куча книг: «одна большая куча»)," he said, when Neilson returned (сказал он, когда Нилсон вернулся).