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

Our companion patted her thin, work-worn hand, and murmured some few words of kindly womanly comfort which brought the colour back into the other's bloodless cheeks.

"Master has locked himself in and will not answer me," she explained. "All day I have waited to hear from him, for he often likes to be alone; but an hour ago I feared that something was amiss, so I went up and peeped through the key-hole. You must go up, Mr. Thaddeus, — you must go up and look for yourself. I have seen Mr. Bartholomew Sholto in joy and in sorrow for ten long years, but I never saw him with such a face on him as that."

Sherlock Holmes took the lamp and led the way (Шерлок Холмс взял лампу и пошел вперед; to lead — вести; to lead the way — идти вперед) , for Thaddeus Sholto's teeth were chattering in his head (так как мистер Тадеуш клацал зубами от ужаса: «зубы мистера Тадеуша стучали в его голове»; to chatter — щебетать; стучать зубами) . So shaken was he (он был настолько вне себя; to shake — трясти; волновать, потрясать) that I had to pass my hand under his arm (что мне пришлось взять его под руку: «пропустить мою руку под его руку»; to pass — проходить; проводить; пропускать) as we went up the stairs (когда мы поднимались по лестнице) , for his knees were trembling under him (так как у него дрожали колени: «его колени дрожали под ним») . Twice as we ascended Holmes whipped his lens out of his pocket and carefully examined marks (дважды, пока мы поднимались, Холмс выхватывал из кармана лупу и внимательно осматривал следы; to whip — сечь, хлестать; выхватить, быстро вытащить; mark — знак; метка; отпечаток, след) which appeared to me to be mere shapeless smudges of dust (которые мне казались просто бесформенными пятнами пыли; smudge — грязное пятно, грязь) upon the cocoa-nut matting which served as a stair-carpet (на ковриках из волокна кокосового ореха, которые заменяли: «служили как» лестничный ковер; cocoa-nut — кокос; matting — коврики, циновки; serve — служить) . He walked slowly from step to step (он медленно поднимался со ступеньки на ступеньку; step — шаг; ступенька) , holding the lamp low, and shooting keen glances to right and left (низко держа лампу, бросая проницательные взгляды направо и налево; keen — острый; проницательный) . Miss Morstan had remained behind with the frightened housekeeper (мисс Морстен осталась позади с испуганной домохозяйкой) .

examine [I'gz&mIn], ascend [@'send], cocoa ['k@uk@u]

Sherlock Holmes took the lamp and led the way, for Thaddeus Sholto's teeth were chattering in his head. So shaken was he that I had to pass my hand under his arm as we went up the stairs, for his knees were trembling under him. Twice as we ascended Holmes whipped his lens out of his pocket and carefully examined marks which appeared to me to be mere shapeless smudges of dust upon the cocoa-nut matting which served as a stair-carpet. He walked slowly from step to step, holding the lamp low, and shooting keen glances to right and left. Miss Morstan had remained behind with the frightened housekeeper.

The third flight of stairs ended in a straight passage of some length (третий лестничный пролет заканчивался довольно длинным: «определенной длины» прямым коридором; flight — полет; пролет лестницы) , with a great picture in Indian tapestry upon the right of it and three doors upon the left (роскошный индийский гобелен: «с великолепной картиной на индийском гобелене» на правой стене: «направо от него», три двери на левой; tapestry — затканная от руки материя; гобелен) . Holmes advanced along it in the same slow and methodical way (Холмс продвигался вперед: «вдоль него» в той же медленной и методичной манере) , while we kept close at his heels (а мы шли за ним по пятам; to keep close — держаться; не отставать; while — в то время как) , with our long black shadows streaming backwards down the corridor (и наши длинные черные тени убегали от нас назад по коридору; to stream — вытекать; развеваться; быстро двигаться; проноситься) . The third door was that which we were seeking (нам нужна была третья дверь: «третья дверь была той, которую мы искали») . Holmes knocked without receiving any answer (Холмс постучал, не получив ответа) , and then tried to turn the handle and force it open (а затем попытался повернуть ручку и открыть ее; to force — оказывать давление; с силой преодолевать сопротивление) . It was locked on the inside, however (однако она была заперта изнутри) , and by a broad and powerful bolt (к тому же язычок замка был широким и прочным: «широким и прочным засовом /или язычком замка/»; powerful — крепкий; power — мощь, сила; bolt — арбалетная стрела; засов, задвижка; язык замка) , as we could see when we set our lamp up against it (как мы увидели, посветив лампой: «приставив лампу напротив него»; to set — ставить, класть; располагать) . The key being turned, however, the hole was not entirely closed (но так как ключ был повернут, замочная скважина была не совсем закрыта) . Sherlock Holmes bent down to it (Шерлок Холмс наклонился к ней; to bend — наклоняться) , and instantly rose again with a sharp intaking of the breath (и немедленно отпрянул, непроизвольно судорожно вдохнув; to rise — подниматься; sharp — острый; резкий; энергичный; intaking — всасывание; to intake — всасывать, втягивать /в себя/) .

broad [brO:d], bolt [b@ult], breath [breT]

The third flight of stairs ended in a straight passage of some length, with a great picture in Indian tapestry upon the right of it and three doors upon the left. Holmes advanced along it in the same slow and methodical way, while we kept close at his heels, with our long black shadows streaming backwards down the corridor. The third door was that which we were seeking. Holmes knocked without receiving any answer, and then tried to turn the handle and force it open. It was locked on the inside, however, and by a broad and powerful bolt, as we could see when we set our lamp up against it. The key being turned, however, the hole was not entirely closed. Sherlock Holmes bent down to it, and instantly rose again with a sharp intaking of the breath.