Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Первый сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)

circumstance ['s@:k@mst&ns], delicacy ['delIk@sI], reigning ['reInIN]

"You will excuse this mask," continued our strange visitor. "The august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to you, and I may confess at once that the title by which I have just called myself is not exactly my own."

"I was aware of it," said Holmes drily.

"The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense scandal and seriously compromise one of the reigning families of Europe. To speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House of Ormstein, hereditary kings of Bohemia."

"I was also aware of that (об этом я тоже знал) ," murmured Holmes (пробормотал Холмс) , settling himself down in his armchair and closing his eyes (устраиваясь /поудобнее/ в кресле и закрывая глаза) .

aware [@'wE@], murmured ['mV":m@d]

Our visitor glanced with some apparent surprise (наш посетитель взглянул с видимым удивлением; apparent — явный) at the languid, lounging figure of the man (на вялую, развалившуюся фигуру человека; to lounge — сидеть развалясь) who had been no doubt depicted to him (который был, без сомнения, описан ему; to depict — изображать) as the most incisive reasoner (как самый проницательный мыслитель; incisive — острый, точный) and most energetic agent in Europe (и самый энергичный сыщик в Европе) . Holmes slowly reopened his eyes (Холмс медленно снова открыл глаза; slow — медленный) and looked impatiently at his gigantic client (и посмотрел нетерпеливо на своего огромного клиента; patient — терпеливый) .

apparent [@'p&r@nt], languid ['l&NgwId], lounging ['laundZIN], doubt [daut]

"If your Majesty would condescend to state your case (если ваше величество соизволит изложить свое дело) ," he remarked (заметил он) , "I should be better able to advise you (мне легче будет дать вам совет; to be able /to do something/ — быть способным /сделать что-либо/) ."

condescend [kOndI'send], able [eIbl]

"I was also aware of that," murmured Holmes, settling himself down in his armchair and closing his eyes.

Our visitor glanced with some apparent surprise at the languid, lounging figure of the man who had been no doubt depicted to him as the most incisive reasoner and most energetic agent in Europe. Holmes slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his gigantic client.

"If your Majesty would condescend to state your case," he remarked, "I should be better able to advise you."

The man sprang from his chair (человек вскочил со стула; to spring — прыгать, вскакивать) and paced up and down the room (и зашагал по комнате; to pace — расхаживать) in uncontrollable agitation (в неконтролируемом возбуждении; to control — управлять) . Then, with a gesture of desperation (затем, с жестом отчаяния) , he tore the mask from his face (он сорвал маску со своего лица; to tear — рвать, срывать) and hurled it upon the ground (и швырнул ее на пол; ground — поверхность, основание) . "You are right (вы правы) ," he cried (вскричал он; to cry — плакать, кричать) ; "I am the King (я король) . Why should I attempt to conceal it (почему я должен пытаться скрывать это; to attempt — делать попытку) ?"

agitation [&dZI'teISn], gesture ['dZestS@], conceal [k@n'si:l]

"Why, indeed (зачем, действительно) ?" murmured Holmes (пробормотал Холмс) . "Your Majesty had not spoken (ваше величество не заговорило) before I was aware that I was addressing (как я уже знал, что обращаюсь к; before — прежде чем) Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein (великому князю Кассель-Фельштейнскому) , and hereditary King of Bohemia (и наследственному королю Богемии) ."

majesty ['m&dZIstI], hereditary [hI'redIt@rI]

The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation. Then, with a gesture of desperation, he tore the mask from his face and hurled it upon the ground. "You are right," he cried; "I am the King. Why should I attempt to conceal it?"

"Why, indeed?" murmured Holmes. "Your Majesty had not spoken before I was aware that I was addressing Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein, and hereditary King of Bohemia."

"But you can understand (но вы можете понять = понимаете) ," said our strange visitor (сказал наш странный посетитель) , sitting down once more (снова садясь; to sit down — садиться) and passing his hand over his high white forehead (и проводя рукой по своему высокому белому лбу; forehead: fore- — пред-, head — голова) , "you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person (что я не привык заниматься такими делами лично: «в моей личной персоне»; accustomed — привычный) . Yet the matter was so delicate (однако дело было настолько щекотливым) that I could not confide it to an agent (что я не мог доверить его агенту) without putting myself in his power (без помещения самого себя в его власть = не рискуя оказаться в его власти) . I have come incognito from Prague (я прибыл инкогнито из Праги) for the purpose of consulting you (чтобы посоветоваться с вами; for the purpose of — с целью) ."

forehead ['fA.rId], confide [k@n'faId], Prague [prA:g]

"Then, pray consult (тогда, пожалуйста, советуйтесь) ," said Holmes, shutting his eyes once more (закрывая глаза снова) .

"The facts are briefly these (факты вкратце таковы; brief — короткий) : Some five years ago (примерно пять лет назад) , during a lengthy visit to Warsaw (во время продолжительного посещения Варшавы; length — длительность) , I made the acquaintance of the well-known adventuress, Irene Adler (я сделал знакомство = познакомился с хорошо известной авантюристкой Ирэн Адлер; adventure — приключение, похождение) . The name is no doubt familiar to you (имя, без сомнения, знакомо вам) ."

briefly ['bri:flI], acquaintance [@'kweInt@ns], adventuress [@d'ventS@rIs]

"But you can understand," said our strange visitor, sitting down once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person. Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power. I have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting you."