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

bungler ['bVNgl@], energy ['en@dZI], cavalier [,k&v(@)'lI@], conceit [k@n'si:t]

Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonically. "Lecoq was a miserable bungler," he said, in an angry voice; "he had only one thing to recommend him, and that was his energy. That book made me positively ill. The question was how to identify an unknown prisoner. I could have done it in twenty-four hours. Lecoq took six months or so. It might be made a text-book for detectives to teach them what to avoid."

I felt rather indignant at having two characters whom I had admired treated in this cavalier style. I walked over to the window, and stood looking out into the busy street. "This fellow may be very clever," I said to myself, "but he is certainly very conceited."

"There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it."

I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation (я все еще был раздражен его таким самонадеянным тоном: «его самоуверенным стилем разговора») . I thought it best to change the topic (я решил, что лучше сменить тему) .

"I wonder what that fellow is looking for?" I asked (интересно, что ищет этот парень, — сказал: «спросил» я) , pointing to a stalwart, plainly-dressed individual (указывая на дюжего, просто одетого человека; stalwart — здоровый, крепкий, сильный) who was walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers (который медленно шел по другой стороне улицы, озабоченно вглядываясь в номера домов) . He had a large blue envelope in his hand, and was evidently the bearer of a message (в руке у него был большой голубой конверт, и он, очевидно, был посыльным: «носителем послания»; to bear — носить, нести) .

"You mean the retired sergeant of Marines (вы имеете в виду сержанта морской пехоты в отставке; to retire — уходить в отставку, на пенсию; Marines — морская пехота) ," said Sherlock Holmes.

"Brag and bounce!" thought I to myself (ну что за хвастун, — подумал я про себя; brag — хвастун; bounce — хвастун, задавака) . "He knows that I cannot verify his guess (он знает, что я не могу проверить его догадку) ."

The thought had hardly passed through my mind (едва эта мысль промелькнула у меня в голове; to pass — идти; проходить) when the man whom we were watching caught sight of the number on our door (как человек, за которым мы наблюдали, увидел номер на нашей двери; to catch — ловить; поймать; sight — вид; образ; to catch sight — заметить, увидеть) , and ran rapidly across the roadway (и быстро перебежал через дорогу; to run) . We heard a loud knock (мы услышали громкий стук) , a deep voice below (низкий голос: «низкий голос внизу») , and heavy steps ascending the stair (и звук тяжелых шагов на лестнице: «и тяжелые шаги, поднимающиеся по лестнице») .

annoy [@'nOI], bumptious ['bVmpS@s], stalwart ['stO:lw@t], sergeant ['sA:dZ(@)nt], marine [m@'ri:n], guess [ges], caught [kO:t], sight [saIt]

I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation. I thought it best to change the topic.

"I wonder what that fellow is looking for?" I asked, pointing to a stalwart, plainly-dressed individual who was walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers. He had a large blue envelope in his hand, and was evidently the bearer of a message.

"You mean the retired sergeant of Marines," said Sherlock Holmes.

"Brag and bounce!" thought I to myself. "He knows that I cannot verify his guess."

The thought had hardly passed through my mind when the man whom we were watching caught sight of the number on our door, and ran rapidly across the roadway. We heard a loud knock, a deep voice below, and heavy steps ascending the stair.

"For Mr. Sherlock Holmes," he said (для мистера Шерлока Холмса, — сказал он) , stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter (заходя в комнату и вручая моему другу письмо; to step — ступать, шагать, делать шаг; to hand — давать, передавать, вручать) .

Here was an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him (это была возможность сбить с него спесь; to take out — удалять; разрушать, уничтожать; conceit — самомнение, заносчивость) . He little thought of this when he made that random shot (он не ожидал такого поворота, когда высказал свое предположение наугад: «мало он думал об этом, когда он сделал свой выстрел наудачу»; random — случайный, произвольный) . "May I ask, my lad," I said, in the blandest voice (могу ли я спросить, уважаемый: «мой парень», — сказал я самым мягким своим голосом; bland — вежливый; ласковый; вкрадчивый) , "what your trade may be (какая у вас профессия) ?"

"Commissionaire, sir," he said, gruffly (посыльный, сэр, — сказал он хриплым/грубым голосом; commissionaire — посыльный, курьер; gruffly — угрюмо, мрачно; хрипло, грубо) . "Uniform away for repairs (форму сдал в починку; away — далеко, вдали) ."

"And you were?" I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my companion (а раньше, — спросил я, с легким злорадством смотря: «со слегка злорадным взглядом» на моего компаньона; malicious — злонамеренный, совершенный со злым умыслом) .

"A sergeant, sir, Royal Marine Light Infantry, sir (сержант, сэр, Королевская морская легкая пехота, сэр) . No answer (ответа не будет) ? Right, sir (есть, сэр) ."

He clicked his heels together (он щелкнул каблуками) , raised his hand in a salute (отдал честь: «поднял руку, отдавая честь»; salute — отдание чести) , and was gone (и ушел) .

commissionaire [k@,mIS(@)'ne@], slightly ['slaItlI], answer ['A:ns@], salute [s@'lu:t]

"For Mr. Sherlock Holmes," he said, stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter.