Английский язык с Г. Уэллсом "Человек-невидимка"

Wells H. G.

chloroformed [`klOrqfLmd; `klLrqfLmd], inarticulate ["InR`tIkjulqt], anguish [`xNgwIS], languid [`lxNgwId]

“It was my landlord, with a notice of ejectment or something. He held it out to me, saw something odd about my hands, I expect, and lifted his eyes to my face.

“For a moment he gaped. Then he gave a sort of inarticulate cry, dropped candle and writ together, and went blundering down the dark passage to the stairs. I shut the door, locked it, and went to the looking-glass. Then I understood his terror... My face was white — like white stone.

“But it was all horrible. I had not expected the suffering. A night of racking anguish, sickness and fainting. I set my teeth, though my skin was presently afire, all my body afire; but I lay there like grim death. I understood now how it was the cat had howled until I chloroformed it. Lucky it was I lived alone and untended in my room. There were times when I sobbed and groaned and talked. But I stuck to it... I became insensible and woke languid in the darkness.

“The pain had passed (боль

прошла). I thought I was killing myself and I did not care (я думал, что убиваю себя = умираю, и мне было все равно). I shall never forget that dawn (я никогда не забуду тот рассвет), and the strange horror of seeing that my hands had become as clouded glass (и странный ужас, /испытанный/ при виде того, что руки мои стали, словно матовое, мутное стекло), and watching them grow clearer and thinner as the day went by (и становились все прозрачнее и тоньше по мере наступления дня), until at last I could see the sickly disorder of my room through them (пока наконец я не смог видеть сквозь них ужасный/тошнотворный беспорядок в комнате), though I closed my transparent eyelids (хотя и закрывал прозрачные веки). My limbs became glassy (мои конечности стали прозрачными, как стекло), the bones and arteries faded, vanished (кости и артерии постепенно обесцвечивались, исчезали), and the little white nerves went last (тонкие белые нервы исчезли последними). I gritted my teeth and stayed there to the end (я скрипел зубами и выдержал до конца). At last only the dead tips of the fingernails remained, pallid and white (в конце остались только отмершие кончики ногтей /пальцев рук/, мертвенно-бледные; pallid — /мертвенно-/бледный, бесцветный), and the brown stain of some acid upon my fingers (и бурое пятно от какой-то кислоты на пальцах).

“I struggled up (я поднялся с большим трудом). At first I was as incapable as a swathed infant (сначала я был беспомощным, как закутанный младенец; toswathe— бинтовать; закутывать, обматывать, пеленать) — stepping with limbs I could not see (ступая ногами, которых я не видел; limb— конечность /человека или животного/). I was weak and very hungry (я был слаб и очень голоден). I went and stared at nothing in my shaving-glass (я подошел к зеркалу для бритья и увидел там пустоту), at nothing save where an attenuated pigment (пустоту, в которой едва можно было различить пигмент; save— за ключением, кроме; toattenuate— истощать, ослаблять; разрежать; затухать) still remained behind the retina of my eyes, fainter than mist (все еще остававшийся на сетчатке глаз, который был слабее тумана = как очень легкий туман). I had to hang on to the table and press my forehead against the glass (мне пришлось схватиться за стол и прижаться лбом к зеркалу).

artery [`RtqrI], acid [`xsId], infant [`Infqnt], retina [`retInq], forehead [`fOrId, `fLhed]

“The pain had passed. I thought I was killing myself and I did not care. I shall never forget that dawn, and the strange horror of seeing that my hands had become as clouded glass, and watching them grow clearer and thinner as the day went by, until at last I could see the sickly disorder of my room through them, though I closed my transparent eyelids. My limbs became glassy, the bones and arteries faded, vanished, and the little white nerves went last. I gritted my teeth and stayed there to the end. At last only the dead tips of the fingernails remained, pallid and white, and the brown stain of some acid upon my fingers.

“I struggled up. At first I was as incapable as a swathed infant — stepping with limbs I could not see. I was weak and very hungry. I went and stared at nothing in my shaving-glass, at nothing save where an attenuated pigment still remained behind the retina of my eyes, fainter than mist. I had to hang on to the table and press my forehead against the glass.

“It was only by a frantic effort of will that I dragged myself back to the apparatus and completed the process (только

отчаянным напряжением воли я дотащился обратно до аппарата и завершил процесс).

“I slept during the forenoon, pulling the sheet over my eyes to shut out the light (я проспал до полудня, накрыв глаза простыней, чтобы защититься от света; to shut out — недопускать; загораживать; to shut — закрывать, запирать), and about midday I was awakened again by a knocking (и около полудня я снова был разбужен стуком /в дверь/). My strength had returned (силы вернулись ко мне). I sat up and listened and heard a whispering (я сел, прислушался и услышал шепот). I sprang to my feet and as noiselessly as possible began to detach the connections of my apparatus (вскочил на ноги и как можно тише принялся разбирать аппарат; to detach — отделять, отсоединять; connection — связь, соединение), and to distribute it about the room (и рассовывать /части/ по комнате; to distribute — распределять, разбрасывать), so as to destroy the suggestions of its arrangement (чтобы уничтожить намеки на его устройство = чтобыскрытьустройствоаппарата). Presently the knocking was renewed and voices called (затем стук возобновился, послышались голоса), first my landlord’s, and then two others (сначала домовладельца, потом два других).

completed [kqm`plJtId], forenoon [`fLnHn], listened [`lIs(q)nd], distribute [dIs`trIbjHt]

“It was only by a frantic effort of will that I dragged myself back to the apparatus and completed the process.

“I slept during the forenoon, pulling the sheet over my eyes to shut out the light, and about midday I was awakened again by a knocking. My strength had returned. I sat up and listened and heard a whispering. I sprang to my feet and as noiselessly as possible began to detach the connections of my apparatus, and to distribute it about the room, so as to destroy the suggestions of its arrangement. Presently the knocking was renewed and voices called, first my landlord’s, and then two others.

“To gain time I answered them (чтобы выиграть время, я ответил им). The invisible rag and pillow came to hand (невидимые тряпка и подушка попались под руку) and I opened the window and pitched them out on to the cistern cover (я открыл окно и выбросил их на крышку бака для воды). As the window opened, a heavy crash came at the door (когда открывалось окно, дверь сильно затрещала). Someone had charged it with the idea of smashing the lock (кто-то навалился на нее /плечом/, надеясь выбить замок). But the stout bolts I had screwed up some days before stopped him (но прочные засовы, привинченные мной несколько дней назад, остановили его). That startled me, made me angry (эта попытка вломиться встревожила меня и разозлила). I began to tremble and do things hurriedly (я задрожал и начал все делать в спешке).

“I tossed together some loose paper, straw (я торопливо собрал в кучу листки бумаги, солому), packing paper and so forth, in the middle of the room (оберточную бумагу и прочее в середине комнаты), and turned on the gas (и открыл газ). Heavy blows began to rain upon the door (сильные удары посыпались в дверь; torain— идти, литься /о дожде/; сыпаться /градом/). I could not find the matches (я не мог найти спички). I beat my hands on the wall with rage (я стал яростно колотить кулаками по стене).

answered [`Rnsqd], charged [CRGd], stout [staut], screwed [skrHd]

“To gain time I answered them. The invisible rag and pillow came to hand and I opened the window and pitched them out on to the cistern cover. As the window opened, a heavy crash came at the door. Someone had charged it with the idea of smashing the lock. But the stout bolts I had screwed up some days before stopped him. That startled me, made me angry. I began to tremble and do things hurriedly.