Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Знак четырех (ASCII-IPA)

"Oh, Mr. Thaddeus, sir, I am so glad you have come (ой, мистер Тадеуш, сэр, я так рада, что вы пришли) ! I am so glad you have come, Mr. Thaddeus, sir (я так рада, что вы пришли, мистер Тадеуш, сэр) !" We heard her reiterated rejoicings until the door was closed (слышали мы ее повторяющиеся радостные восклицания, пока дверь не закрылась; to hear — слышать; to reiterate — повторять; to rejoice — радовать; ликовать; бурно радоваться) and her voice died away into a muffled monotone (и ее голос не утих до приглушенного бормотания; to die away — постепенно ослабевать; to muffle — глушить, заглушать; monotone — монотонность) .

peculiar [pI'kju:lI@], pleasure ['pleZ@], sight [saIt], reiterate [rI'It(@)reIt]

"It is Mrs. Bernstone," said Sholto. "She is the only woman in the house. Wait here. I shall be back in a moment." He hurried for the door, and knocked in his peculiar way. We could see a tall old woman admit him, and sway with pleasure at the very sight of him.

"Oh, Mr. Thaddeus, sir, I am so glad you have come! I am so glad you have come, Mr. Thaddeus, sir!" We heard her reiterated rejoicings until the door was closed and her voice died away into a muffled monotone.

Our guide had left us the lantern (наш проводник оставил нам фонарь; to leave — оставлять) . Holmes swung it slowly round (Холмс медленно обвел им вокруг; to swing — качать; вертеть; поворачивать) , and peered keenly at the house (внимательно вглядываясь в дом; to peer — вглядываться; изучать; keen — острый; проницательный) , and at the great rubbish-heaps which cumbered the grounds (и в большие груды мусора, захламлявшие участок; to cumber — затруднять, стеснять) . Miss Morstan and I stood together, and her hand was in mine (мисс Морстен и я стояли вместе, ее рука в моей) . A wondrous subtle thing is love (любовь — чудесная неуловимая субстанция) , for here were we two who had never seen each other before that day (ибо вот мы стояли вдвоем, ни разу не видевшие друг друга до этого дня) , between whom no word or even look of affection had ever passed (не обменявшиеся ни словом, ни даже взглядом любви; affection — любовь, чувство близости; to pass — идти; переходить, обмениваться) , and yet now in an hour of trouble our hands instinctively sought for each other (и вот теперь, в час беды, наши руки инстинктивно искали друг друга; to seek — искать, разыскивать; пытаться найти) . I have marvelled at it since (с тех пор я не раз этому удивлялся) , but at the time it seemed the most natural thing that I should go out to her so (но в то время мне казалось самым естественным так тянуться к ней) , and, as she has often told me (и, как она часто говорила мне; to tell — говорить, сказать) , there was in her also the instinct to turn to me for comfort and protection (в ней тоже возникло инстинктивное чувство искать у меня утешения и защиты; instinct — инстинкт; to turn — поворачиваться; обращаться к) . So we stood hand in hand, like two children (так мы стояли, держась за руки, как дети) , and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us (и в наших сердцах царил мир, несмотря на мрачную атмосферу: «несмотря на все мрачные вещи, что окружали нас») .

peer [pI@], wondrous ['wVndr@s], subtle [sVtl], sought [sO:t]

Our guide had left us the lantern. Holmes swung it slowly round, and peered keenly at the house, and at the great rubbish-heaps which cumbered the grounds. Miss Morstan and I stood together, and her hand was in mine. A wondrous subtle thing is love, for here were we two who had never seen each other before that day, between whom no word or even look of affection had ever passed, and yet now in an hour of trouble our hands instinctively sought for each other. I have marvelled at it since, but at the time it seemed the most natural thing that I should go out to her so, and, as she has often told me, there was in her also the instinct to turn to me for comfort and protection. So we stood hand in hand, like two children, and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us.

"What a strange place!" she said, looking round (какое странное место! — сказала она, оглядываясь) .

"It looks as though all the moles in England had been let loose in it (похоже на то, словно всех кротов Англии выпустили сюда; to let loose — выпускать) . I have seen something of the sort on the side of a hill near Ballarat (я видел нечто похожее на склоне холма поблизости от Балларата) , where the prospectors had been at work (где поработали охотники за золотом; prospector — разведчик, изыскатель; старатель) ."

"And from the same cause," said Holmes (причина та же самая: «по той же самой причине», — сказал Холмс) . "These are the traces of the treasure-seekers (это следы искателей сокровищ) . You must remember that they were six years looking for it (вспомните, что они искали их шесть лет) . No wonder that the grounds look like a gravel-pit (неудивительно, что участок похож на карьер; gravel — гравий; pit — яма; gravel-pit — гравийный карьер) ."

At that moment the door of the house burst open (в это мгновение дверь дома распахнулась; to burst — лопаться; разрываться; to burst open — взломать распахнуться) , and Thaddeus Sholto came running out (и Тадеуш Шолто выбежал наружу) , with his hands thrown forward and terror in his eyes (выставив перед собой руки: «с руками, выброшенными вперед» и с ужасом в глазах; to throw — бросать) .

prospector [pr@'spekt@]

"What a strange place!" she said, looking round.

"It looks as though all the moles in England had been let loose in it. I have seen something of the sort on the side of a hill near Ballarat, where the prospectors had been at work."

"And from the same cause," said Holmes. "These are the traces of the treasure-seekers. You must remember that they were six years looking for it. No wonder that the grounds look like a gravel-pit."

At that moment the door of the house burst open, and Thaddeus Sholto came running out, with his hands thrown forward and terror in his eyes.