Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки (ASCII-IPA)
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"Well, who's going to be first in (ну, кто собирается прыгнуть первым)?" said Harris at last.
There was no rush for precedence (стремления к первенству не было = никто не хотел быть первым). George settled the matter so far as he was concerned by retiring into the boat and pulling on his socks (что касается Джорджа, он решил этот вопрос, удалившись в лодку и натянув носки). Montmorency gave vent to an involuntary howl (Монморенси дал выход невольному завыванию = невольно взвыл; vent — отдушина), as if merely thinking of the thing had given him the horrors (будто одна только мысль об этой вещи /о купании/ внушила ему ужас/отвращение); and Harris said it would be so difficult to get into the boat again (а Гаррис сказал, что будет очень трудно снова влезть в лодку), and went back and sorted out his trousers (и
delicious [dI'lIS@s] precedence ['presId(@)ns]
Then we pulled up the canvas, and all four of us poked our heads out over the off-side, and looked down at the water and shivered. The idea, overnight, had been that we should get up early in the morning, fling off our rugs and shawls, and, throwing back the canvas, spring into the river with a joyous shout, and revel in a long delicious swim. Somehow, now the morning had come, the notion seemed less tempting. The water looked damp and chilly: the wind felt cold.
"Well, who's going to be first in?" said Harris at last.
There was no rush for precedence. George settled the matter so far as he was concerned by retiring into the boat and pulling on his socks. Montmorency gave vent to an involuntary howl, as if merely thinking of the thing had given him the horrors; and Harris said it would be so difficult to get into the boat again, and went back and sorted out his trousers.
I did not altogether like to give in, though I did not relish the plunge (мне не совсем хотелось сдаваться, хотя я не был в восторге от погружения; to relish — получать удовольствие, наслаждаться; любить). There might be snags about, or weeds, I thought (я подумал, там могут быть коряги или водоросли). I meant to compromise matters by going down to the edge and just throwing the water over myself (я решил пойти на компромисс — спуститься к кромке /воды/ и просто вылить на себя воды = облиться; to mean; to throw — бросать, кидать); so I took a towel and crept out on the bank (так что я взял полотенце и вылез на берег) and wormed my way along on to the branch of a tree that dipped down into the water (и пробрался к ветке дерева, которая погружалась в воду; to worm — ползти, продираться, проникать).
It was bitterly cold (было очень холодно; bitterly — горько, мучительно; резко, сильно). The wind cut like a knife (ветер резал, словно нож). I thought I would not throw the water over myself after all (я решил, что, все-таки, не буду обливаться). I would go back into the boat and dress (вернусь в лодку и оденусь); and I turned to do so (и я повернулся, чтобы сделать это); and, as I turned, the silly branch gave way (и, когда я повернулся, глупая ветка подломилась; to give way — отступать; поддаться), and I and the towel went in together with a tremendous splash (и я с полотенцем упал в воду с громким плеском; tremendous — страшный, жуткий; огромный, потрясающий), and I was out mid-stream with a gallon of Thames water inside me before I knew what had happened (и я был в середине реки с галлоном воды Темзы внутри меня = в желудке, прежде чем понял, что произошло).
"By Jove (вот тебе на/Боже милостивый)! old J.'s gone in (старина Джей /все-таки/ вошел в воду)," I heard Harris say, as I came blowing to the surface (услышал я, как сказал Гаррис, когда всплыл, отдуваясь, на поверхность; to blow — дуть; пыхтеть, тяжело дышать). "I didn't think he'd have the pluck to do it (я не думал, что у него хватит храбрости сделать это; pluck — дерганье, рывок; смелость, отвага). Did you (а ты)?"
knife [naIf] tremendous [trI'mend@s]
I did not altogether like to give in, though I did not relish the plunge. There might be snags about, or weeds, I thought. I meant to compromise matters by going down to the edge and just throwing the water over myself; so I took a towel and crept out on the bank and wormed my way along on to the branch of a tree that dipped down into the water.
It was bitterly cold. The wind cut like a knife. I thought I would not throw the water over myself after all. I would go back into the boat and dress; and I turned to do so; and, as I turned, the silly branch gave way, and I and the towel went in together with a tremendous splash, and I was out mid-stream with a gallon of Thames water inside me before I knew what had happened.
"By Jove! old J.'s gone in," I heard Harris say, as I came blowing to the surface. "I didn't think he'd have the pluck to do it. Did you?"
"Is it all right (ну как, хорошо)?" sung out George (крикнул
"Lovely (чудесно)," I spluttered back (ответил я, отплевываясь; to splutter — говорить быстро и бессвязно, лопотать; фыркать, шипеть). "You are duffers not to come in (вы глупцы, что не пошли /в воду/). I wouldn't have missed this for worlds (я бы ни за что на свете не пропустил этого = не отказался от этого). Why won't you try it (почему бы вам не попробовать)? It only wants a little determination (для этого лишь нужно немного решительности)."
But I could not persuade them (но я не смог их убедить).
Rather an amusing thing happened while dressing that morning (довольно забавная история случилась, когда я одевался в то утро). I was very cold when I got back into the boat (мне было очень холодно, когда я залез обратно в лодку), and, in my hurry to get my shirt on, I accidentally jerked it into the water (и, торопясь надеть рубашку, я случайно уронил ее в воду). It made me awfully wild, especially as George burst out laughing (это ужасно разозлило меня, особенно когда Джордж залился смехом). I could not see anything to laugh at, and I told George so (я не видел ничего смешного: «чтобы смеяться над», и сказал об этом Джорджу), and he only laughed the more (а он только еще больше засмеялся). I never saw a man laugh so much (никогда не видел, чтобы кто-нибудь так /много/ смеялся). I quite lost my temper with him at last (наконец, я совсем рассердился на него/вышел из себя), and I pointed out to him what a drivelling maniac of an imbecile idiot he was (и высказал ему, какой он сумасшедший болван и слабоумный идиот; to point out — указывать, обращать внимание; drivelling idiot — круглый дурак; imbecile — слабоумный; идиот, болван, тупица); but he only roared the louder (но он лишь громче захохотал). And then, just as I was landing the shirt (а затем, как раз когда я вытаскивал рубашку), I noticed that it was not my shirt at all, but George's (я заметил, что это вовсе не моя рубашка, а Джорджа), which I had mistaken for mine (которую я по ошибке принял за свою; to mistake); whereupon the humour of the thing struck me for the first time, and I began to laugh (после чего комизм этой ситуации поразил меня = дошел до меня, наконец, и /уже/ я начал смеяться; for the first time — впервые; to begin). And the more I looked from George's wet shirt to George, roaring with laughter (и чем больше я смотрел то на мокрую рубашку Джорджа, то на самого Джорджа, покатывающегося со смеху), the more I was amused, and I laughed so much that I had to let the shirt fall back into the water again (тем больше я веселился, и я так засмеялся, что мне пришлось позволить рубашке снова упасть в воду = я снова уронил рубашку в воду).
laughing ['lA:fIN] drivelling ['drIvlIN] imbecile ['Imb@si:l]
"Is it all right?" sung out George.
"Lovely," I spluttered back. "You are duffers not to come in. I wouldn't have missed this for worlds. Why won't you try it? It only wants a little determination."
But I could not persuade them.
Rather an amusing thing happened while dressing that morning. I was very cold when I got back into the boat, and, in my hurry to get my shirt on, I accidentally jerked it into the water. It made me awfully wild, especially as George burst out laughing. I could not see anything to laugh at, and I told George so, and he only laughed the more. I never saw a man laugh so much. I quite lost my temper with him at last, and I pointed out to him what a drivelling maniac of an imbecile idiot he was; but he only roared the louder. And then, just as I was landing the shirt, I noticed that it was not my shirt at all, but George's, which I had mistaken for mine; whereupon the humour of the thing struck me for the first time, and I began to laugh. And the more I looked from George's wet shirt to George, roaring with laughter, the more I was amused, and I laughed so much that I had to let the shirt fall back into the water again.
"Ar'n't you — you — going to get it out (ты не собираешься вытаскивать ее; ar'n't = aren`t)?" said George, between his shrieks (сказал Джордж между /приступами/ смеха).
I could not answer him at all for a while, I was laughing so (я вообще не мог ответить ему некоторое время), but, at last, between my peals I managed to jerk out (но, наконец, в паузах между моими приступами смеха, мне удалось выпалить; peal — звон колоколов; раскат /грома/; взрыв /смеха/):