Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки
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And that put Harris in mind of a friend of his, who had been in the Volunteers, and who had slept out under canvas one wet night down at Aldershot, "on just such another night as this," said Harris; and he had woke up in the morning a cripple for life. Harris said he would introduce us both to the man when we got back to town; it would make our hearts bleed to see him.
This naturally led to some pleasant chat about sciatica (это, естественно, привело к приятной беседе об ишиасе; to lead), fevers (лихорадках), chills (простудах), lung diseases (легочных болезнях), and bronchitis (бронхите); and Harris said how very awkward it would be if one of us were taken seriously ill in the night (Гаррис
There seemed to be a desire for something frolicksome to follow upon this conversation (было желание чего-то веселого после этого разговора; frolicksome = frolicsome), and in a weak moment I suggested that George should get out his banjo (и в минуту слабости я предложил Джорджу достать свое банджо), and see if he could not give us a comic song (и попробовать спеть нам какую-нибудь веселую песню).
I will say for George that he did not want any pressing (должен сказать, Джорджу не потребовалось нажима = его не нужно было упрашивать; to press — нажимать; оказывать давление, торопить, настаивать). There was no nonsense about having left his music at home, or anything of that sort (не было ерунды о том, что он забыл дома ноты или чего-нибудь подобного). He at once fished out his instrument, and commenced to play "Two Lovely Black Eyes (он тотчас извлек свой инструмент и начал играть «Пару прекрасных черных глаз»)."
sciatica [sa'aetk] bronchitis [br'kats]
This naturally led to some pleasant chat about sciatica, fevers, chills, lung diseases, and bronchitis; and Harris said how very awkward it would be if one of us were taken seriously ill in the night, seeing how far away we were from a doctor.
There seemed to be a desire for something frolicksome to follow upon this conversation, and in a weak moment I suggested that George should get out his banjo, and see if he could not give us a comic song.
I will say for George that he did not want any pressing. There was no nonsense about having left his music at home, or anything of that sort. He at once fished out his instrument, and commenced to play "Two Lovely Black Eyes."
I had always regarded "Two Lovely Black Eyes" as rather a commonplace tune until that evening (до этого вечера я всегда считал «Пару прекрасных черных глаз» довольно избитой, ничем не примечательной мелодией). The rich vein of sadness that George extracted from it quite surprised me (богатая жила печали, которую извлек из нее Джордж, весьма удивила меня).
The desire that grew upon Harris and myself, as the mournful strains progressed (нас с Гаррисом все больше охватывало желание, по мере того, как звучала заунывная мелодия; to grow on; to progress — развиваться, двигаться дальше), was to fall upon each other's necks and weep (броситься друг другу на шею и зарыдать); but by great effort we kept back the rising tears, and listened to the wild yearnful melody in silence (но /сделав/ большие усилия, мы сдержали подступающие слезы и молча слушали дикую скорбную мелодию).
When the chorus came we even made a desperate effort to be merry (когда пришло /время/ припева, мы даже сделали отчаянную попытку быть веселыми = развеселиться). We re-filled our glasses and joined in (мы
melody ['meld] chorus ['k:rs]
I had always regarded "Two Lovely Black Eyes" as rather a commonplace tune until that evening. The rich vein of sadness that George extracted from it quite surprised me.
The desire that grew upon Harris and myself, as the mournful strains progressed, was to fall upon each other's necks and weep; but by great effort we kept back the rising tears, and listened to the wild yearnful melody in silence.
When the chorus came we even made a desperate effort to be merry. We re-filled our glasses and joined in; Harris, in a voice trembling with emotion, leading, and George and I following a few words behind:
"Two lovely black eyes (пара прекрасных черных глаз);
Oh! what a surprise (какая неожиданность)!
Only for telling a man he was wrong (лишь потому, что они говорят человеку, что он ошибся = упрекают в неправоте),
Two —"
There we broke down (тут мы не выдержали; to break down — разрушать/ся/; сломить /сопротивление/; не выдержать, потерять самообладание). The unutterable pathos of George's accompaniment to that "two" (невыразимо печальную манеру аккомпанемента Джорджа на /слове/ «пара»; pathos — пафос, что-либо, вызывающее грусть, печаль, сострадание) we were, in our then state of depression, unable to bear (мы, в нашем тогдашнем подавленном состоянии, не смогли вынести). Harris sobbed like a little child (Гаррис зарыдал, как дитя), and the dog howled till I thought his heart or his jaw must surely break (а собака выла, пока я не подумал, что ее сердце или челюсть наверняка не выдержит: «сломается, разобьется»).
George wanted to go on with another verse (Джордж хотел продолжить и спеть еще один куплет). He thought that when he had got a little more into the tune (он решил, что, когда он немного лучше освоится с мелодией; in tune — чисто, точно; to sing in tune — петь чисто), and could throw more "abandon," as it were, into the rendering, it might not seem so sad (и сможет с большей «несдержанностью/развязностью», чем теперь, исполнять ее, она не покажется такой печальной; rendering — перевод, передача; исполнение /роли, музыкального произведения/). The feeling of the majority, however, was opposed to the experiment (мнение большинства = большинство, однако, было против этого опыта; to be opposed — возражать, быть против).
unutterable [n'trbl] howled [hauld] majority [m'rt]
"Two lovely black eyes;
Oh! what a surprise!
Only for telling a man he was wrong,
Two —"
There we broke down. The unutterable pathos of George's accompaniment to that "two" we were, in our then state of depression, unable to bear. Harris sobbed like a little child, and the dog howled till I thought his heart or his jaw must surely break.
George wanted to go on with another verse. He thought that when he had got a little more into the tune, and could throw more "abandon," as it were, into the rendering, it might not seem so sad. The feeling of the majority, however, was opposed to the experiment.