Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки (ASCII-IPA)
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enliven [In'laIv(@)n] dismal ['dIzm(@)l] undisguised [,VndIs'gaIzd]
At first, when he got in, he determined to undress and go to bed again; but when he thought of the redressing and re-washing, and the having of another bath, he determined he would not, but would sit up and go to sleep in the easy-chair.
But he could not get to sleep: he never felt more wakeful in his life; so he lit the lamp and got out the chess-board, and played himself a game of chess. But even that did not enliven him: it seemed slow somehow; so he gave chess up and tried to read. He did not seem able to take any sort of interest in reading either, so he put on his coat again and went out for a walk.
It was horribly lonesome and dismal, and all the policemen he met regarded him with undisguised suspicion, and turned their lanterns on him and followed him about, and this had such an effect upon him at last that he began to feel as if he really had done something, and he got to slinking down the by-streets and hiding in dark doorways when he heard the regulation flip-flop approaching.
Of course, this conduct made the force only more distrustful of him than ever (конечно,
He thought he would light the fire when he got inside (он решил зажечь камин, когда попал в дом), and make himself some breakfast, just to pass away the time (и приготовить себе завтрак, просто чтобы убить время; to pass away — исчезать, проходить; умирать); but he did not seem able to handle anything from a scuttleful of coals to a teaspoon without dropping it or falling over it (но, казалось, он не может взять в руки ничего, начиная от ведерка с углями и заканчивая чайной ложкой, чтобы не уронить или не опрокинуть это; to handle — брать руками, держать в руках; обращаться с; scuttle — металлическое ведерко или ящик для угля), and making such a noise that he was in mortal fear (и /при этом/ он производил такой шум, что смертельно боялся) that it would wake Mrs. G. up, and that she would think it was burglars and open the window and call "Police!" (что он разбудит миссис Г., она подумает, что это воры, откроет окно и крикнет: «Полиция!»; burglar — вор-взломщик, ночной грабитель) and then these two detectives would rush in and handcuff him (и эти два сыщика ворвутся в дом, наденут на него наручники; handcuff: hand — рука /кисть/; cuff — манжета; браслет), and march him off to the police-court (и отведут его в полицейский суд; police-court — полицейский суд /рассматривал дела о мелких преступлениях, существовал до 1949 г./).
rout [raut] police-court [p@'li:skO:t]
Of course, this conduct made the force only more distrustful of him than ever, and they would come and rout him out and ask him what he was doing there; and when he answered, "Nothing," he had merely come out for a stroll (it was then four o'clock in the morning), they looked as though they did not believe him, and two plain-clothes constables came home with him to see if he really did live where he had said he did. They saw him go in with his key, and then they took up a position opposite and watched the house.
He thought he would light the fire when he got inside, and make himself some breakfast, just to pass away the time; but he did not seem able to handle anything from a scuttleful of coals to a teaspoon without dropping it or falling over it, and making such a noise that he was in mortal fear that it would wake Mrs. G. up, and that she would think it was burglars and open the window and call "Police!" and then these two detectives would rush in and handcuff him, and march him off to the police-court.
He was in a morbidly nervous state by this time (Джордж был в болезненно-нервном состоянии к этому времени), and he pictured the trial, and his trying to explain the circumstances to the jury (и он представлял суд, и как он пытается объяснить обстоятельства /дела/ присяжным), and nobody believing him, and his being sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude (и
He said he had never got up too early since that morning (он сказал, что никогда не вставал слишком рано после того утра): it had been such a warning to him (это было таким предупреждением ему = послужило ему хорошим уроком).
We had been sitting huddled up in our rugs while George had been telling me this true story (мы сидели, завернувшись в пледы, пока Джордж рассказывал мне эту правдивую историю; to huddle — сваливать в кучу; прижиматься, съеживаться; набрасывать одежду), and on his finishing it I set to work to wake up Harris with a scull (и когда он закончил ее, я принялся будить Гарриса веслом; to set to — браться за, приступать). The third prod did it (третий толчок разбудил его): and he turned over on the other side (и он повернулся на другой бок), and said he would be down in a minute (и сказал, что спустится сию минуту), and that he would have his lace-up boots (и что хотел бы получить свои штиблеты: «ботинки на шнурках»). We soon let him know where he was, however, by the aid of the hitcher (однако мы скоро дали ему знать = понять, где он находится, с помощью багра), and he sat up suddenly, sending Montmorency (и он сел прямо внезапно, отбрасывая Монморенси), who had been sleeping the sleep of the just right on the middle of his chest, sprawling across the boat (который спал сном праведника прямо на его груди, через всю лодку; to sprawl — растянуться, развалиться; раскидывать; to send one sprawling — сбивать кого-либо с ног).
penal [pi:nl] sprawling ['sprO:lIN]
He was in a morbidly nervous state by this time, and he pictured the trial, and his trying to explain the circumstances to the jury, and nobody believing him, and his being sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude, and his mother dying of a broken heart. So he gave up trying to get breakfast, and wrapped himself up in his overcoat and sat in the easy-chair till Mrs. G. came down at half-past seven.
He said he had never got up too early since that morning: it had been such a warning to him.
We had been sitting huddled up in our rugs while George had been telling me this true story, and on his finishing it I set to work to wake up Harris with a scull. The third prod did it: and he turned over on the other side, and said he would be down in a minute, and that he would have his lace-up boots. We soon let him know where he was, however, by the aid of the hitcher, and he sat up suddenly, sending Montmorency, who had been sleeping the sleep of the just right on the middle of his chest, sprawling across the boat.
Then we pulled up the canvas (потом мы подняли парусину/брезент), and all four of us poked our heads out over the off-side (и все четверо высунули головы за правый борт), and looked down at the water and shivered (и посмотрели на воду, и вздрогнули). The idea, overnight, had been that we should get up early in the morning (мысль, /бывшая у нас/ накануне вечером, состояла в том, чтобы нам подняться рано утром), fling off our rugs and shawls (сбросить пледы и платки/шали = одеяла), and, throwing back the canvas, spring into the river with a joyous shout (и, откидывая парусину, броситься в воду с радостным криком), and revel in a long delicious swim (и наслаждаться долгим восхитительным плаванием). Somehow, now the morning had come, the notion seemed less tempting (почему-то теперь, /когда/ наступило утро, эта идея представлялась менее заманчивой; tempting — заманчивый, привлекательный, соблазнительный; to tempt — соблазнять). The water looked damp and chilly (вода казалась сырой и прохладной): the wind felt cold (ветер был: «ощущался» холодным).