Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки

Еремин Андрей

From Picnic Point to Old Windsor Lock is a delightful bit of the river (от мыса Пикник до старого Виндзорского шлюза располагается восхитительный участок реки). A shady road, dotted here and there with dainty little cottages (тенистая дорога, местами усеянная изящными маленькими домиками; here and there — здесь и там, кое-где), runs by the bank up to the "Bells of Ouseley," a picturesque inn (тянется по берегу до «Колоколов Ауслея», живописной гостиницы), as most up-river inns are (как и большинство прибрежных гостиниц /являются живописными/), and a place where a very good glass of ale may be drunk — so Harris says (места, где можно выпить стакан отменного эля — так говорит Гаррис; to drink); and on a matter of this kind you can take Harris's word (а

в этом вопросе вы можете поверить Гаррису на слово). Old Windsor is a famous spot in its way (старый Виндзор — в своем роде знаменитое место). Edward the Confessor had a palace here (у Эдуарда Исповедника был здесь дворец; confessor — исповедник; духовник), and here the great Earl Godwin was proved guilty by the justice of that age of having encompassed the death of the King's brother (и здесь судьи того времени доказали, что славный граф Годвин виновен в смерти брата короля; justice — справедливость, правосудие; судья, суд; to encompass — окружать; выполнять, осуществлять). Earl Godwin broke a piece of bread and held it in his hand (граф Годвин отломил кусок хлеба и взял его в руку; to break; to hold).

"If I am guilty (если я виновен)," said the Earl, "may this bread choke me when I eat it (пусть этот хлеб задушит меня = пусть я подавлюсь этим хлебом, когда его съем; to choke — душить; /по/давиться, задыхаться)!"

guilty ['lt] folk [fuk]

And when they reached St. Albans, there would be that wretched couple, kissing under the Abbey walls. Then these folks would go and be pirates until the marriage was over.

From Picnic Point to Old Windsor Lock is a delightful bit of the river. A shady road, dotted here and there with dainty little cottages, runs by the bank up to the "Bells of Ouseley," a picturesque inn, as most up-river inns are, and a place where a very good glass of ale may be drunk — so Harris says; and on a matter of this kind you can take Harris's word. Old Windsor is a famous spot in its way. Edward the Confessor had a palace here, and here the great Earl Godwin was proved guilty by the justice of that age of having encompassed the death of the King's brother. Earl Godwin broke a piece of bread and held it in his hand.

"If I am guilty," said the Earl, "may this bread choke me when I eat it!"

Then he put the bread into his mouth and swallowed it (потом он положил хлеб в рот и проглотил его), and it choked him, and he died (подавился им и умер).

After you pass Old Windsor, the river is somewhat uninteresting (после того, как вы проходите Старый Виндзор, река становится несколько неинтересной), and does not become itself again until you are nearing Boveney (и не становится собой снова, пока вы не приблизитесь к Бовени). George and I towed up past the Home Park (мы с Джорджем тянули лодку мимо Хоум-Парка: «домашнего парка»), which stretches along the right bank from Albert to Victoria Bridge (что тянется вдоль правого берега от Альберта до моста Виктории; bridge — мост); and as we were passing Datchet, George asked me if I remembered our first trip up the river (когда мы проходили мимо Дэтчета, Джордж спросил, помню ли я наше первое путешествие/плавание по реке), and when we landed at Datchet at ten o'clock at night, and wanted to go to bed (когда мы высадились в Дэтчете в десять часов вечера и хотели спать).

I answered that I did remember it (я ответил, что, конечно, помню; do — употребляется для усиления значения действия). It will be some time before I forget it (пройдет некоторое время, прежде чем я забуду его = такое не забудешь).

Then he put the bread into his mouth and swallowed it, and it choked him, and he died.

After you pass Old Windsor, the river is somewhat uninteresting, and does not become itself again until you are nearing Boveney. George and I towed up past the Home Park, which stretches along the right bank from Albert to Victoria Bridge; and as we were passing Datchet, George asked me if I remembered our first trip up the river, and when we landed at Datchet at ten o'clock at night, and wanted to go to bed.

I answered that I did remember it. It will be some time before I forget it.

It was the Saturday before the August Bank Holiday (это

была суббота перед августовским днем отдыха /последний понедельник августа, официальный выходной день/). We were tired and hungry, we same three (мы были усталыми и голодными, мы трое; same — тот же самый, одинаковый; вышеупомянутый), and when we got to Datchet we took out the hamper (и когда мы добрались до Дэтчета, мы взяли корзину), the two bags, and the rugs and coats, and such like things (два саквояжа, пледы, пальто и тому подобное), and started off to look for diggings (и отправились искать какое-нибудь жилье; digging — копание, раскопки; diggings — рудник, копи; жилье, угол). We passed a very pretty little hotel, with clematis and creeper over the porch (мы проходили мимо очень милой маленькой гостиницы с увитым клематисом и плющом крыльцом; creeper — ползучее растение); but there was no honeysuckle about it, and, for some reason or other (но там не было жимолости, а по какой-то причине), I had got my mind fixed on honeysuckle, and I said (я захотел жимолости и сказал; to fix one`s mind on — остановиться на чем-либо, сосредоточиться):

"Oh, don't let's go in there (давайте не будем заходить сюда)! Let's go on a bit further, and see if there isn't one with honeysuckle over it (пойдем немного дальше и посмотрим, нет ли гостиницы с жимолостью)."

So we went on till we came to another hotel (и мы пошли дальше, пока не пришли к еще одной гостинице). That was a very nice hotel, too, and it had honey-suckle on it, round at the side (это тоже была очень славная гостиница, и на ней вилась жимолость, сбоку); but Harris did not like the look of a man who was leaning against the front door (но Гаррису не понравился вид человека, который /стоял/, прислонившись к парадной двери). He said he didn't look a nice man at all (он сказал, что тот вообще не выглядит приятным человеком), and he wore ugly boots: so we went on further (и носит ужасные ботинки — поэтому мы отправились дальше; to wear). We went a goodish way without coming across any more hotels (мы проделали порядочный путь, и нам больше не встретилось ни одной гостиницы; to come across — случайно встретиться, натолкнуться), and then we met a man, and asked him to direct us to a few (а потом мы встретили человека и попросили его указать нам дорогу к каким-нибудь отелям; to direct — направлять; подсказывать; указывать дорогу).

clematis ['klemts] honeysuckle ['hn,skl]

It was the Saturday before the August Bank Holiday. We were tired and hungry, we same three, and when we got to Datchet we took out the hamper, the two bags, and the rugs and coats, and such like things, and started off to look for diggings. We passed a very pretty little hotel, with clematis and creeper over the porch; but there was no honeysuckle about it, and, for some reason or other, I had got my mind fixed on honeysuckle, and I said:

"Oh, don't let's go in there! Let's go on a bit further, and see if there isn't one with honeysuckle over it."

So we went on till we came to another hotel. That was a very nice hotel, too, and it had honey-suckle on it, round at the side; but Harris did not like the look of a man who was leaning against the front door. He said he didn't look a nice man at all, and he wore ugly boots: so we went on further. We went a goodish way without coming across any more hotels, and then we met a man, and asked him to direct us to a few.

He said:

"Why, you are coming away from them (да вы уходите от них). You must turn right round and go back, and then you will come to the Stag (вам нужно повернуться кругом, и тогда вы придете к «Оленю»; stag — олень-самец /достигший пяти лет/)."

We said:

"Oh, we had been there, and didn't like it — no honeysuckle over it (мы там были, и нам не понравилось — нет жимолости)."

"Well, then (ну тогда)," he said, "there's the Manor House, just opposite (есть «Помещичий дом/Особняк» — как раз напротив). Have you tried that (вы заходили туда: «пробовали то»)?"