Agatha Christie - Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавиту (ASCII-IPA)

sensible ['sensIbl], matter ['m&t@], gossip ['gOsIp]

"Oh, yes — Miss Grey. She has left, has she not?"

"Yes — I'm very sorry about it — but ladies do take these fancies sometimes when they're not well. And there's no arguing with them. It's better to give in. Miss Grey was very sensible about it."

"Has Lady Clarke always disliked her?"

"No — that is to say, not disliked. As a matter of fact, I think she rather liked her to begin with. But there, I mustn't keep you gossiping. My patient will be wondering what has become of us."

She led us upstairs to a room on the first floor (она провела нас наверх в комнату на втором этаже; first floor — брит. второй этаж; амер. первый этаж) . What had at one time been a bedroom (то, что однажды было спальней) had been turned into a cheerful-looking sitting room (было превращено в веселую/светлую гостиную) .

Lady Clarke was sitting in a big armchair near the window (леди Кларк сидела в большом кресле рядом с окном) . She was painfully thin (она была болезненно худа) , and her face had the grey (и ее лицо имело серый) , haggard look (изможденный вид) of one who suffers much pain (того, кто много страдает от боли) . She had a slightly far-away (у нее был слегка рассеянный; far-away — далекий; отсутствующий, рассеянный /о взгляде/) , dreamy look (мечтательный взгляд) , and I noticed (и я заметил) that the pupils of her eyes were mere pinpoints (что зрачки ее глаз были просто /с/ булавочные головки; pupil — ученик; зрачок) .

"This is M. Poirot whom you wanted to see," said Nurse Capstick (это мистер Пуаро, которого вы хотели видеть) in her high (своим громким) , cheerful voice (веселым голосом) .

armchair ['A:m'tSE@], pupil ['pju:pl], pinpoint ['pInpOInt]

She led us upstairs to a room on the first floor. What had at one time been a bedroom had been turned into a cheerful-looking sitting room.

Lady Clarke was sitting in a big armchair near the window. She was painfully thin, and her face had the grey, haggard look of one who suffers much pain. She had a slightly far-away, dreamy look, and I noticed that the pupils of her eyes were mere pinpoints.

"This is M. Poirot whom you wanted to see," said Nurse Capstick in her high, cheerful voice.

"Oh, yes, M. Poirot," said Lady Clarke vaguely (мсье Пуаро, — неопределенно сказала леди Кларк) . She extended her hand (она протянула свою руку) .

"My friend Captain Hastings, Lady Clarke (мой друг капитан Гастингс, леди Кларк) ."

"How do you do (здравствуйте/как поживаете) ? So good of you both to come (так любезно с вашей стороны, что вы оба приехали) ."

We sat down as her vague gesture directed (мы сели, как указал ее неопределенный жест) . There was a silence (воцарилась тишина: «там была тишина») . Lady Clarke seemed to have lapsed into a dream (казалось, что леди Кларк погрузилась в сон; to lapse — опускаться) .

Presently with a slight effort she roused herself (спустя некоторое время с легким усилием она пробудилась) . "It was about Car, wasn't it (это было о Каре, не так ли) ? About Car's death (о смерти Кара) . Oh, yes."

gesture ['dZestS@], extend [Iks'tend], seem [si:m]

"Oh, yes, M. Poirot," said Lady Clarke vaguely. She extended her hand.

"My friend Captain Hastings, Lady Clarke."

"How do you do? So good of you both to come."

We sat down as her vague gesture directed. There was a silence. Lady Clarke seemed to have lapsed into a dream.

Presently with a slight effort she roused herself. "It was about Car, wasn't it? About Car's death. Oh, yes."

She sighed (она вздохнула) , but still in a far-away manner (но все еще рассеянно: «но все еще с рассеянной манерой») , shaking her head (качая головой) . "We never thought (мы никогда не думали) it would be that way round (что так будет) … I was so sure (я была так уверена) I should be the first to go (мне следует быть первой, /кто/ умрет) …" She mused a minute or two (она размышляла с минуту или две) . "Car was very strong (Кар был очень сильным) — wonderful for his age (замечательно для его возраста) . He was never ill (он никогда /не/ болел: «был болен») . He was nearly sixty (ему было почти шестьдесят) — but he seemed more like fifty (но он казался больше на пятьдесят = казалось, что ему не больше пятидесяти) … Yes, very strong (да, очень сильным) …"

She relapsed again into her dream (она снова погрузилась в свой сон) . Poirot, who was well acquainted with the effects of certain drugs (Пуаро, который был хорошо знаком с эффектами некоторых лекарств) and of how they give their taker the impression of endless time (и как они дают их потребителю впечатление бесконечного времени) , said nothing (ничего /не/ сказал) . Lady Clarke said suddenly (леди Кларк неожиданно сказала) : "Yes — it was good of you to come (очень было любезно с вашей стороны, что вы приехали) . I told Franklin (я говорила Франклину) . He said he wouldn't forget to tell you (он сказал, что он не забудет сказать вам) . I hope (я надеюсь) Franklin isn't going to be foolish (Франклин не будет вести себя неразумно; foolish — глупый; дурашливый; безрассудный) … he's so easily taken in (его так легко обмануть) , in spite of having knocked about the world so much (несмотря на то, что он много мотался по миру: «несмотря на его странствия по миру так много»; to knock about — бить, колотить; странствовать, шататься, рыскать /по свету/) . Men are like that (мужчины такие: «похожи на это») . They remain boys (они остаются мальчишками) … Franklin, in particular (Франклин, в особенности) .''

endless ['endlIs], foolish ['fu:lIS], remain [rI'meIn]

She sighed, but still in a far-away manner, shaking her head. "We never thought it would be that way round … I was so sure I should be the first to go …" She mused a minute or two. "Car was very strong — wonderful for his age. He was never ill. He was nearly sixty — but he seemed more like fifty … Yes, very strong …"