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

"I will do my best (сделаю все от меня зависящее) ."

cruel [ˈkruǝl], naturalist [ˈnætʃrǝlɪst], folk [fǝuk]

"Would it not be well in the first place to get rid of this Barrymore couple?"

"By no means. You could not make a greater mistake. If they are innocent it would be a cruel injustice, and if they are guilty we should be giving up all chance of bringing it home to them. No, no, we will preserve them upon our list of suspects. Then there is a groom at the Hall, if I remember right. There are two moorland farmers. There is our friend Dr. Mortimer, whom I believe to be entirely honest, and there is his wife, of whom we know nothing. There is this naturalist Stapleton, and there is his sister, who is said to be a young lady of attractions. There is Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, who is also an unknown factor, and there are one or two other neighbours. These are the folk who must be your very special study."

"I will do my best."

"You have arms, I suppose (полагаю, у вас есть оружие) ?"

"Yes, I thought it as well to take them (да, я подумал, что было бы не лишним взять его; /just/ as well — с тем же успехом: «точно так же хорошо») ."

"Most certainly (обязательно) . Keep your revolver near you night and day (держите револьвер при себе ночью и днем) , and never relax your precautions (и никогда не ослабляйте бдительности; precaution — предосторожность) ."

Our friends had already secured a first-class carriage (наши друзья уже взяли /билеты/ в вагон первого класса; to secure — гарантировать, обеспечивать; завладевать) , and were waiting for us upon the platform (и ждали нас на платформе) .

"No, we have no news of any kind (нет, никаких новостей у нас нет) ," said Dr. Mortimer, in answer to my friend's questions (сказал доктор Мортимер в ответ на вопрос моего друга) . "I can swear to one thing (могу поклясться в одном) , and that is that we have not been shadowed during the last two days (и это в том, что за последние два дня за нами не следили) . We have never gone out without keeping a sharp watch (мы не покидали номер: «не выходили», внимательно все не осмотрев; to keep watch — вести наблюдение, следить; sharp — острый; внимательный) , and no one could have escaped our notice (и никто не смог бы ускользнуть от нашего внимания; to escape — совершать побег; ускользать) ."

"You have always kept together, I presume (вы не расставались: «всегда держались вместе») ?"

"Except yesterday afternoon (кроме как вчера после полудня) . I usually give up one day to pure amusement when I come to town (когда я приезжаю в город, то обычно один день полностью посвящаю развлечениям; to give up to — посвятить, предаться /чему-либо/; pure — чистый, беспримесный; полнейший) , so I spent it at the Museum of the College of Surgeons (поэтому я провел его в музее Хирургического колледжа) ."

revolver [rɪˈvɔlvǝ], carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ], museum [mju(:)ˈzɪǝm]

"You have arms, I suppose?"

"Yes, I thought it as well to take them."

"Most certainly. Keep your revolver near you night and day, and never relax your precautions."

Our friends had already secured a first-class carriage, and were waiting for us upon the platform.

"No, we have no news of any kind," said Dr. Mortimer, in answer to my friend's questions. "I can swear to one thing, and that is that we have not been shadowed during the last two days. We have never gone out without keeping a sharp watch, and no one could have escaped our notice."

"You have always kept together, I presume?"

"Except yesterday afternoon. I usually give up one day to pure amusement when I come to town, so I spent it at the Museum of the College of Surgeons."

"And I went to look at the folk in the park (а я ходил взглянуть на людей в парке) ," said Baskerville. "But we had no trouble of any kind (но у нас не было никаких неприятностей) ."

"It was imprudent, all the same (все-таки это было неосторожно) ," said Holmes, shaking his head and looking very grave (сказал Холмс, с мрачным видом покачивая головой; to shake — трясти; качать; to look — смотреть; выглядеть) . "I beg, Sir Henry, that you will not go about alone (я прошу, сэр Генри, чтобы вы не ходили один) . Some great misfortune will befall you if you do (с вами произойдет большое несчастье, если вы будете так делать) . Did you get your other boot (вы нашли другой ботинок) ?"

"No, sir, it is gone for ever (нет, сэр, он пропал навсегда) ."

"Indeed (правда?) . That is very interesting (очень интересно) . Well, good-bye," he added (ну, до свидания, — добавил он) , as the train began to glide down the platform (когда поезд начал плавно двигаться вдоль платформы; to glide — скользить) . "Bear in mind, Sir Henry, one of the phrases in that queer old legend (сэр Генри, не забывайте одну фразу из той странной легенды; to bear in mind — иметь в виду; помнить) which Dr. Mortimer has read to us (которую прочел нам доктор Мортимер) , and avoid the moor in those hours of darkness (и избегайте торфяных болот в те ночные часы) when the powers of evil are exalted (когда царствуют силы зла) ."

trouble [trʌbl], hour [ˈauǝ], exalt [ɪɡˈzɔ:lt]

"And I went to look at the folk in the park," said Baskerville. "But we had no trouble of any kind."

"It was imprudent, all the same," said Holmes, shaking his head and looking very grave. "I beg, Sir Henry, that you will not go about alone. Some great misfortune will befall you if you do. Did you get your other boot?"

"No, sir, it is gone for ever."

"Indeed. That is very interesting. Well, good-bye," he added, as the train began to glide down the platform. "Bear in mind, Sir Henry, one of the phrases in that queer old legend which Dr. Mortimer has read to us, and avoid the moor in those hours of darkness when the powers of evil are exalted."

I looked back at the platform when we had left it far behind (я оглянулся на платформу, которая оставалась /уже/ далеко позади: «когда мы оставили ее…») , and saw the tall, austere figure of Holmes (и увидел высокую аскетичную фигуру Холмса) standing motionless and gazing after us (который стоял неподвижно и смотрел нам вслед; to gaze — пристально глядеть; вглядываться) .