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

diary ['daI@rI], rear [rI@], shoelace ['Su:leIs]

"You're very near the truth there, Mr. Barnard," said Crome. "I tell you what I'd like to do — have a look over Miss Barnard's room. There may be something — letters — or a diary."

"Look over it and welcome," said Mr. Barnard, rising.

He led the way. Crome followed him, then Poirot, then Kelsey, and I brought up the rear.

I stopped for a minute to retie my shoelace, and as I did so, a taxi drew up outside and a girl jumped out of it. She paid the driver and hurried up the path to the house, carrying a small suitcase. As she entered the door she saw me and stopped dead.

There was something so arresting in her pose (было что-то, приковывающее /внимание/ в ее позе; arrest — арест; задержание) that it intrigued me (что это заинтриговало меня) .

"Who are you (кто вы) ?" she said.

I came down a few steps (я спустился на несколько ступенек) . I felt embarrassed (я чувствовал смущение) as to how exactly to reply (насчет того, как точно ответить) . Should I give my name (следует ли мне назвать мою фамилию) ? Or mention (или упомянуть) that I had come here with the police (что я пришел сюда с полицией) ? The girl, however, gave me no time to make a decision (девушка, однако, /не/ дала мне нисколько времени принять решение; to decide — решать) .

"Oh, well," she said, "I can guess (я могу догадаться) ."

She pulled off the little white woollen cap (она стянула маленькую белую шерстяную шапочку) she was wearing (/которая/ была на ней надета: «/которую/ она носила») and threw it on the ground (и бросила ее на землю; to throw) . I could see her better now (теперь я мог видеть ее лучше) as she turned a little (когда она повернулась слегка) so that the light fell on her (так, что свет падал на нее) .

intrigue n. ['Intri:g] intrigue v. [In'tri:g], woollen ['wUl@n], decision [dI'sIZn]

There was something so arresting in her pose that it intrigued me.

"Who are you?" she said.

I came down a few steps. I felt embarrassed as to how exactly to reply. Should I give my name? Or mention that I had come here with the police? The girl, however, gave me no time to make a decision.

"Oh, well," she said, "I can guess."

She pulled off the little white woollen cap she was wearing and threw it on the ground. I could see her better now as she turned a little so that the light fell on her.

My first impression was of the Dutch dolls (первое впечатление, /которое у меня сложилось/, было о голландских куклах) that my sisters used to play with (с которыми, бывало, играли мои сестры) in my childhood (когда я был ребенком: «в моем детстве») . Her hair was black (ее волосы были черными) and cut in a straight bob (и подстриженными прямой круглой стрижкой; to cut — резать; стричь; bob — короткая круглая стрижка /у женщин/) and a bang across the forehead (и с челкой через /весь/ лоб) . Her cheekbones were high (ее скулы были высокие) and her whole figure had a queer modern angularity (и вся ее фигура имела своеобразную современную угловатость; queer — странный; необычный; angle — угол) that was not (которая не была) , somehow (каким-то образом) , unattractive (непривлекательной; to attract — привлекать) . She was not good-looking (она не была хорошенькой) — plain rather (скорее, некрасивой; plain — уст. плоский, ровный; незамысловатый, обыкновенный; некрасивый) — but there was an intensity about her (но в ней была напряженность; intense — крепкий, сильный; интенсивный) , a forcefulness (сила; force — сила) that made her a person quite impossible to overlook (которая делала ее личностью, на которую совершенно невозможно было не обратить внимание; to overlook — не заметить, просмотреть, пропустить) .

"You are Miss Barnard?" I asked (вы мисс Барнард?) .

"I am Megan Barnard (я Меган Барнард) . You belong to the police (вы из полиции: «вы принадлежите полиции») , I suppose (я полагаю; to suppose — предполагать) ."

"Well," I said, "not exactly (не совсем; exactly — точно) — — "

She interrupted me (она прервала меня) . "I don't think (я не думаю) I've got anything to say to you (что мне есть, что вам сказать) . My sister was a nice bright girl with no men friends (моя сестра была милой, умной девушкой без друзей-мужчин; bright — яркий; ясный; умный) . Good morning (доброго /вам/ утра) ."

cheekbones ['tSi:kb@Un], angularity [,&Ngju:'l&rItI], intensity [In'tensItI]

My first impression was of the Dutch dolls that my sisters used to play with in my childhood. Her hair was black and cut in a straight bob and a bang across the forehead. Her cheekbones were high and her whole figure had a queer modern angularity that was not, somehow, unattractive. She was not good-looking — plain rather — but there was an intensity about her, a forcefulness that made her a person quite impossible to overlook.

"You are Miss Barnard?" I asked.

"I am Megan Barnard. You belong to the police, I suppose."

"Well," I said, "not exactly — "

She interrupted me. "I don't think I've got anything to say to you. My sister was a nice bright girl with no men friends. Good morning."

She gave a short laugh (она коротко засмеялась: «она издала короткий смешок»; to give a laugh) as she spoke (когда сказала /это/) and regarded me challengingly (и посмотрела на меня с вызовом) . "That's the correct phrase, I believe (это правильная фраза, я полагаю) ?" she said.

"I'm not a reporter (я не репортер) , if that's what you're getting at (если это то, на что вы намекаете) ."

"Well, what are you (а кто вы /по профессии/) ?" She looked round (она посмотрела вокруг) . "Where's mum and dad (где мама и папа) ?"

"Your father is showing the police your sister's bedroom (ваш отец показывает полиции спальню вашей сестры) . Your mother's in there (ваша мать там внутри) . She's very upset (она очень расстроена) ."