Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
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Utterson heaved an irrepressible sigh. "Well," said he, "I promise."
IV. THE CAREW MURDER CASE
(Дело об убийстве Кэрью)
NEARLY A YEAR LATER, in the month of October, 18__, London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity (почти что год спустя, в октябре 18__ года, Лондон был потрясен преступлением исключительной жестокости; to startle —испугать; поразить), and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim (оказавшимся: «сделанным» особенно вопиющим из-за высокого общественного положения жертвы; to render — отдавать, воздавать, платить; приводить в какое-либосостояние, изменять состояние). The details were few and startling (подробности /убийства/
A maid-servant living alone in a house not far from the river (некая служанка, жившая одна в доме неподалеку от реки) had gone upstairs to bed about eleven (отправилась наверх /к себе в комнату/, чтобы лечь спать около одиннадцати часов). Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours (хотя в предрассветные часы город окутал густой туман; toroll— катить; струиться, клубиться), the early part of the night was cloudless (вечер был безоблачным: «ранняя часть ночи была безоблачной»), and the lane, which the maid's window overlooked (и переулок, на который выходило окно /комнаты служанки/; tooverlook— обозревать; выходить на, в /об окне/), was brilliantly lit by the full moon (был ярко освещен полной луной).
singular ['sINgjulq] ferocity [fq'rOsqtI] victim ['vIktIm]
NEARLY A YEAR LATER, in the month of October, 18__, London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity, and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim. The details were few and startling. A maid-servant living alone in a house not far from the river had gone upstairs to bed about eleven. Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours, the early part of the night was cloudless, and the lane, which the maid's window overlooked, was brilliantly lit by the full moon.
It seems she was romantically given (по-видимому, она была романтически настроена = служанка была романтической натурой; given — данный, подаренный; склонный/кчему-либо/, подверженный/чему-либо/); for she sat down upon her box (так как она уселась на свой сундук), which stood immediately under the window (который стоял непосредственно под окном), and fell into a dream of musing (и впала в мечтательную задумчивость: «в мечту задумчивости»; to muse — погружаться в размышления; задумываться). Never (she used to say, with streaming tears, when she narrated that experience (никогда (обычно говорила она, обливаясь слезами, когда рассказывала об этом случае); to stream — течь, вытекать/струей, потоком/; experience — жизненныйопыт; случай, приключение)), never had she felt more at peace with all men (никогда еще не испытывала она большей умиротворенности: «не чувствовала /себя/ более в мире со всеми людьми») or thought more kindly of the world (и не размышляла с большей добротой: «более добро, благосклонно» обо всем мире).
And as she so sat (и вот, пока она сидела /у окна/) she became aware of an aged and beautiful gentleman with white hair (она заметила пожилого и красивого седовласого джентльмена), drawing near along the lane (двигавшегося по переулку); and advancing to meet him, another and very small gentleman (а навстречу ему двигался другой, очень невысокий джентльмен), to whom at first she paid less attention (на которого она поначалу обратила меньше внимания).
immediately [I'mi:dIqtlI] experience [Ik'spI(q)rIqns] aged ['eIdZ(I)d]
It seems she was romantically given; for she sat down upon her box, which stood immediately under the window, and fell into a dream of musing. Never (she used to say, with streaming tears, when she narrated that experience), never had she felt more at peace with all men or thought more kindly of the world. And as she so sat she became aware of an aged and beautiful gentleman with white hair, drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another and very small gentleman, to whom at first she paid less attention.
When they had come within speech (когда они приблизились /на такое расстояние, когда можно было начать разговор/) (which was just under the maid's eyes) (что
accost [q'kOst] importance [Im'pO:t(q)ns] breathe [bri:D]
When they had come within speech (which was just under the maid's eyes) the older man bowed and accosted the other with a very pretty manner of politeness. It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were only inquiring his way; but the moon shone on his face as he spoke, and the girl was pleased to watch it, it seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition, yet with something high too, as of a well-founded self-content.
Presently her eye wandered to the other (вскоре взор ее перешел к другому /прохожему/), and she was surprised to recognise in him a certain Mr. Hyde (в котором она с удивлением узнала некоего мистера Хайда), who had once visited her master (который однажды приходил к ее хозяину), and for whom she had conceived a dislike (и которого она тогда же невзлюбила; to conceive — постигать; возыметь, почувствовать). He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling (в руках у него была тяжелая трость, которую он крутил в руках/которой он /все время/ поигрывал; cane — камыш; трость; to trifle — шутить; возиться, теребить); but he answered never a word (но он не ответил ни слова), and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience (и, казалось, слушал с плохо скрываемым раздражением; to contain — содержать; сдерживаться). And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger (а затем, совершенно внезапно, он разъярился: «разразился сильнейшим приступом ярости»; to break — ломать; начаться, разразиться; flame — пламя; пыл, страсть), stamping with his foot (затопал ногами; to stamp — ставитьштамп; топать/ногами/), brandishing the cane (угрожающе взмахнул тростью; to brandish — махать, размахивать /мечом, палкой/), and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman (и повел себя (как описала это служанка), словно безумец; to carry on — продолжать; вестисебянесдержанно, беситься).
recognize ['rekqgnaIz] conceive [kqn'si:v] impatience [Im'peIS(q)ns]
Presently her eye wandered to the other, and she was surprised to recognise in him a certain Mr. Hyde, who had once visited her master, and for whom she had conceived a dislike. He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman.