Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)

"I can drive you," said Lestrade.

"Good! and Gregson can come inside with me. You too, Doctor, you have taken an interest in the case and may as well stick to us."

I assented gladly, and we all descended together. Our prisoner made no attempt at escape, but stepped calmly into the cab which had been his, and we followed him. Lestrade mounted the box, whipped up the horse, and brought us in a very short time to our destination. We were ushered into a small chamber where a police Inspector noted down our prisoner's name and the names of the men with whose murder he had been charged. The official was a white-faced unemotional man, who went through his duties in a dull mechanical way. "The prisoner will be put before the magistrates in the course of the week," he said; "in the mean time, Mr. Jefferson Hope, have you anything that you wish to say? I must warn you that your words will be taken down, and may be used against you."

"I've got a good deal to say," our prisoner said slowly (мне много чего есть сказать, — медленно произнес наш пленник) . "I want to tell you gentlemen all about it (я хочу вам, джентльмены, все об этом рассказать) ."

"Hadn't you better reserve that for your trial?" asked the Inspector (а не лучше ли вам приберечь это до суда, — спросил инспектор) .

"I may never be tried," he answered (возможно, никакого суда и не будет, — ответил он; to try — представить дело на рассмотрение суда) . "You needn't look startled (не стоит так пугаться: «нет необходимости выглядеть испуганным») . It isn't suicide I am thinking of (я думаю не о самоубийстве) . Are you a Doctor (вы доктор) ?" He turned his fierce dark eyes upon me as he asked this last question (он обратил на меня свои темные пылающие глаза, когда он задал этот свой последний вопрос; fierce — горячий, пылкий) .

"Yes; I am," I answered (да, — ответил я) .

"Then put your hand here (тогда приложите сюда руку) ," he said, with a smile, motioning with his manacled wrists towards his chest (с улыбкой сказал он, указав себе на грудь своими скованными руками; to motion — приглашать жестом, показывать жестом) .

I did so (я так и сделал) ; and became at once conscious of an extraordinary throbbing and commotion which was going on inside (и сразу же ощутил необычные сильные, неровные толчки, идущие изнутри; conscious — ощущающий; to throb — сильно биться, пульсировать; commotion — суматоха, шум) . The walls of his chest seemed to thrill and quiver (казалось, его грудная клетка вибрировала и дрожала: «стены его грудной клетки вибрировали и дрожали ») as a frail building would do inside when some powerful engine was at work (подобно хрупкому зданию, внутри которого работал мощный двигатель) . In the silence of the room I could hear a dull humming and buzzing noise which proceeded from the same source (в тишине комнаты я мог расслышать глухой гул и хрип, исходивший из того же источника; to hum — жужжать; гудеть, звенеть; to buzz — гудеть, жужжать; noise — шум) .

suicide ['sju:IsaId], extraordinary [Ik'strO:d(@)n(@)rI], [,ekstr@'O:d(@)n(@)rI], source [sO:s]

"I've got a good deal to say," our prisoner said slowly. "I want to tell you gentlemen all about it."

"Hadn't you better reserve that for your trial?" asked the Inspector.

"I may never be tried," he answered. "You needn't look startled. It isn't suicide I am thinking of. Are you a Doctor?" He turned his fierce dark eyes upon me as he asked this last question.

"Yes; I am," I answered.

"Then put your hand here," he said, with a smile, motioning with his manacled wrists towards his chest.

I did so; and became at once conscious of an extraordinary throbbing and commotion which was going on inside. The walls of his chest seemed to thrill and quiver as a frail building would do inside when some powerful engine was at work. In the silence of the room I could hear a dull humming and buzzing noise which proceeded from the same source.

"Why," I cried, "you have an aortic aneurism (да ведь у вас аневризма аорты, — вскричал я) !"

"That's what they call it," he said, placidly (так они это и называют, — спокойно сказал он) . "I went to a Doctor last week about it (на прошлой неделе я пошел к доктору с этим) , and he told me that it is bound to burst before many days passed (и он сказал, что она должна лопнуть через несколько дней: «прежде чем пройдет много дней») . It has been getting worse for years (годами это становилось все хуже) . I got it from over-exposure and under-feeding among the Salt Lake Mountains (это у меня появилось после того, как в горах Соленого озера я впроголодь пожил под открытым небом; exposure — отсутствие укрытия от природных воздействий; over-exposure — слишком долгое отсутствие укрытия; under-feeding — недостаточное питание; to feed — питать) . I've done my work now (теперь моя работа сделана) , and I don't care how soon I go (и мне все равно, как скоро я умру) , but I should like to leave some account of the business behind me (но мне бы хотелось сначала рассказать о том, что случилось со мной: «хотелось оставить какой-то рассказ о деле, случившемся со мной») . I don't want to be remembered as a common cut-throat (я не хочу, чтобы я остался в памяти как обычный головорез; to cut — резать; throat — горло) ."

The Inspector and the two detectives had a hurried discussion as to the advisability of allowing him to tell his story (инспектор и два детектива торопливо посовещались по поводу того, насколько уместно будет позволить ему рассказать свою историю; advisability — целесообразность; advisable — достойный быть рекомендованным, предложенным; целесообразный, разумный; to advise — советовать) .

"Do you consider, Doctor, that there is immediate danger?" the former asked (считаете ли вы, доктор, что существует прямая угроза его жизни? — спросил первый) .

"Most certainly there is," I answered (несомненно, существует, — ответил я) .