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

Mr. Cust put the receiver back very gently on the hook.

He turned to where Mrs. Marbury was standing in the doorway of a room, clearly devoured with curiosity.

"Not often you have a telephone call, Mr. Cust."

"No — no." How persistent the woman was (как настойчива эта женщина) . His eye caught the legend on the newspaper (его взгляд упал на надпись в газете) he was carrying (которую он нес) .

Births (рождения) — Marriages (бракосочетания) — Deaths (смерти) .

"My sister's just had a little boy," he blurted out (моя сестра только что родила маленького мальчика, — он выпалил) .

He — who had never had a sister (он — у которого никогда не было сестры) !

persistent [p@'sIst@nt], legend ['ledZ@nd], marriage ['m&rIdZ]

"No — er — no, Mrs. Marbury. It isn't."

"Not bad news, I trust?"

"No — no." How persistent the woman was. His eye caught the legend on the newspaper he was carrying.

Births — Marriages — Deaths .

"My sister's just had a little boy," he blurted out.

He — who had never had a sister!

"Oh, dear (о, Боже) ! Now (ну) — well, that is nice (это мило) , I am sure (право: «я уверена») . ('And never once mentioned a sister all these years (и никогда /ни/ разу /не/ упомянул сестру за эти годы) ,' was her inward thought (сказал ее внутренний голос: «была ее внутренная мысль») . 'If that isn't just like a man (разве это не похоже на мужчину) !') I was surprised (я была удивлена) , I'll tell you (я скажу вам) , when the lady asked to speak to Mr. Cust (когда женщина попросила поговорить с мистером Кастом) . Just at first (просто сначала) I fancied it was my Lily's voice (я вообразила, это был голос моей Лили) — something like hers, it was (как-то похож на ее он был) — but haughtier (но выше/надменнее; haughty — высокомерный, надменный) if you know what I mean (если вы понимаете, что я имею в виду) — sort of high up in the air (как-то повыше на слух: «как-то высоко в воздухе») . Well, Mr. Cust (так, мистер Каст) , my congratulations (мои поздравления) , I'm sure (право) . Is it the first one (это первый) , or have you other little nephews and nieces (или у вас есть другие маленькие племянники и племянницы) ?"

inward ['Inw@d], haughty ['hO:tI], nephew ['nevju:]

"Oh, dear! Now — well, that is nice, I am sure. ('And never once mentioned a sister all these years,' was her inward thought. 'If that isn't just like a man!') I was surprised, I'll tell you, when the lady asked to speak to Mr. Cust. Just at first I fancied it was my Lily's voice — something like hers, it was — but haughtier if you know what I mean — sort of high up in the air. Well, Mr. Cust, my congratulations, I'm sure. Is it the first one, or have you other little nephews and nieces?"

"It's the only one," said Mr. Cust (это единственный) . "The only one I've ever had (единственный, /который/ у меня когда-либо был) or likely to have (или вероятно будет) , and — er — I think (я думаю) I must go off at once (я должен уехать сейчас же) . They — they want me to come (они хотят, чтобы я приехал) . I — I think (я думаю) I can just catch a train (я могу как раз успеть на поезд) if I hurry (если я потороплюсь) ."

"Will you be away long, Mr. Cust?" called Mrs. Marbury (вы долго будете отсутствовать, мистер Каст? — окликнула /его/ миссис Марбери) as he ran up the stairs (пока он бежал вверх по лестнице) .

"Oh, no — two or three days (два или три дня) — that's all (это все) ."

catch [k&tS], call [kO:l], three [Tri:]

"It's the only one," said Mr. Cust. "The only one I've ever had or likely to have, and — er — I think I must go off at once. They — they want me to come. I — I think I can just catch a train if I hurry."

"Will you be away long, Mr. Cust?" called Mrs. Marbury as he ran up the stairs.

"Oh, no — two or three days — that's all."

He disappeared into his bedroom (он исчез в своей спальне) . Mrs. Marbury retired into the kitchen (миссис Марбери ретировалась в кухню) , thinking sentimentally of "the dear little mite (сентиментально думая о «дорогой маленькой крошке»; mite — ист. грош, полушка; крошечное существо) ."

Her conscience gave her a sudden twinge (у нее неожиданно начались угрызения совести: «ее совесть неожиданно причинила ей боль»; twinge — приступ боли; моральная мука) .

Last night (прошлой ночью) Tom and Lily (Том и Лили) and all the hunting back over dates (и все прослеживание прошлых дат) ! Trying to make out (попытка выяснить) that Mr. Cust was that dreadful monster (что мистер Каст был тот отвратительный монстр) , A.B.C. (Эй-би-си) . Just because of his initials (просто из-за его инициалов) and because of a few coincidences (и из-за нескольких совпадений) .

"I don't suppose they meant it seriously," she thought comfortably (я не считаю, что они серьезно имели это в виду, — спокойно подумала она; comfortable — расслабленный, спокойный) . "And now I hope (и теперь я надеюсь) they'll be ashamed of themselves (им будет стыдно за самих себя) ."

mite [maIt], twinge [twIndZ], comfortably ['kVmf(@)t@bl]

He disappeared into his bedroom. Mrs. Marbury retired into the kitchen, thinking sentimentally of "the dear little mite."

Her conscience gave her a sudden twinge.

Last night Tom and Lily and all the hunting back over dates! Trying to make out that Mr. Cust was that dreadful monster, A.B.C.. Just because of his initials and because of a few coincidences.

"I don't suppose they meant it seriously," she thought comfortably. "And now I hope they'll be ashamed of themselves."

In some obscure way (каким-то неясным образом; obscure — темный, слабо освещенный, тусклый; невразумительный, неясный; неразборчивый) that she could not have explained (который она не могла объяснить) , Mr. Cust's statement (заявление мистера Каста) that his sister had had a baby (что его сестра только что родила ребенка) had effectually removed any doubts (эффективно удалило любые сомнения) Mrs. Marbury might have had of her lodger's bonafides (/которые/ миссис Марбери могла иметь о благонадежности своего жильца; bonafides — честное намерение; добросовестность) .