Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда

Ламонова Ольга

amiss [q'mIs] foul [faul] consequence ['kOnsIkwqns] butler ['bAtlq]

"Come," said the lawyer, "I see you have some good reason, Poole; I see there is something seriously amiss. Try to tell me what it is."

"I think there's been foul play," said Poole, hoarsely.

"Foul play!" cried the lawyer, a good deal frightened, and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence. "What foul play? What does the man mean?"

"I daren't say, sir," was the answer; "but will you come along with me and see for yourself?"

Mr. Utterson's only answer was to rise and get his hat and great coat; but he observed with wonder the greatness of the relief that appeared upon the butler's face, and perhaps with no less, that the wine was still untasted when he set it down to follow.

It was a wild, cold, unseasonable night of March (была

не по сезону бурная и холодная мартовская ночь; wild — дикий, дикорастущий; штормовой, бурный), with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her (с бледным месяцем, лежащим на спине, словно опрокинутым ветром), and a flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture (и летящими обрывками /облаков/ совершенно прозрачной и батистовой структуры; wrack —остаткикораблекрушения; texture — строениеткани; lawn — батист). The wind made talking difficult (из-за ветра разговаривать было трудно), and flecked the blood into the face (/дул он с такой силой/, что кровь приливала к лицу; to fleck — покрыватьпятнами; fleck — прожилка, пятно, крапинка). It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare of passengers besides (кроме того, казалось, что он смел с улиц прохожих; to sweep — мести; bare — нагой; пустой, лишенный/чего-либо/; unusually— необычный), for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that part of London so deserted (так как мистер Аттерсон подумал, что он никогда не видел эту часть Лондона столь пустынной).

unseasonable [An'si:z(q)nqb(q)l] diaphanous [daI'xfqnqs] texture ['tekstSq]

It was a wild, cold, unseasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and a flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture. The wind made talking difficult, and flecked the blood into the face. It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare of passengers, besides for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that part of London so deserted.

He could have wished it otherwise (он хотел бы, чтобы все было как раз наоборот); never in his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his fellow-creatures (никогда в своей жизни он не испытывал такого острого желания видеть и ощущать /вокруг себя/ людей; sharp — острый; сильный; to touch — касаться, трогать); for, struggle as he might (оттого, что хотя он и старался изо всех сил; to struggle — бороться; делать усилия; стараться изо всех сил), there was borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity (он явно осознал тягостное предчувствие большого несчастья; to be borne in upon smb. — статьясным, понятнымкому-либо).

The square, when they got there, was all full of wind and dust (площадь, когда они туда добрались, была наполнена ветром и пылью), and the thin trees in the garden were slashing themselves along the railing (и тонкие = чахлые деревца в саду бились ветками: «хлестали себя» вдоль садовой ограды; railing — ограда, перила).

creature ['kri:tSq] anticipation [xn"tIsI'peIS(q)n] calamity [kq'lxmItI]

He could have wished it otherwise; never in his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his fellow-creatures; for, struggle as he might, there was borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity. The square, when they got there, was all full of wind and dust, and the thin trees in the garden were slashing themselves along the railing.

Poole, who had kept all the way a pace or two ahead (Пул, который весь путь держался на шаг-два впереди), now pulled up in the middle of the pavement (тем временем остановился посреди тротуара), and in spite of the biting weather, took off his hat (и,

несмотря на пронизывающую непогоду, снял свою шляпу; biting — острый, едкий; резкий; weather — погода; гроза, буря) and mopped his brow with a red pocket-handkerchief (и промакнул лоб красным платком; to mop — вытирать /слезы, пот и т. п./; brow — бровь; лоб). But for all the hurry of his coming (но несмотря на всю ту поспешность, с которой он шел), these were not the dews of exertion that he wiped away (это были не капли пота, вызванные напряжением его /физических сил/, которые он вытирал; dew — роса; капляпота; exertion — напряжение, усилие), but the moisture of some strangling anguish (а капли пота: «влага» от какой-то душащей его /душевной/ боли; moisture — влажность, влага; to strangle — душить); for his face was white (потому что лицо его побелело), and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and broken (а голос его, когда он заговорил, был резким = сиплым и прерывистым).

handkerchief ['hxNkqtSIf] exertion [Ig'zq:S(q)n] moisture ['mOIstSq] anguish ['xNgwIS]

Poole, who had kept all the way a pace or two ahead, now pulled up in the middle of the pavement, and in spite of the biting weather, took off his hat and mopped his brow with a red pocket-handkerchief. But for all the hurry of his coming, these were not the dews of exertion that he wiped away, but the moisture of some strangling anguish; for his face was white, and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and broken.

"Well, sir (что ж, сэр)," he said, "here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong (вот мы и пришли, и дай Бог, чтобы не случилось ничего дурного = чтобы все оказалось хорошо)."

"Amen, Poole (аминь, Пул)," said the lawyer.

Thereupon the servant knocked in a very guarded manner (вслед за этим дворецкий: «слуга» очень осторожно постучал; guarded — охраняемый; сдержанный); the door was opened on the chain (открылась дверь, оставаясь на цепочке); and a voice asked from within (и голос /изнутри/ спросил): "Is that you, Poole (Пул, это вы)?"

"It's all right (все в порядке)," said Poole. "Open the door (откройте дверь)."

The hall, when they entered it, was brightly lighted up (прихожая, когда они вошли /в нее/, была ярко освещена); the fire was built high (/в камине/ пылал огонь; to build a fire — развестиогонь; high — высокий; большой, сильный); and about the hearth the whole of the servants, men and women (и возле очага все слуги, и мужчины, и женщины; hearth — очаг), stood huddled together like a flock of sheep (столпились, словно стадо овец; to huddle — сваливатьвкучу; собиратьсявместе, толпиться). At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering (при виде мистера Аттерсона горничная истерически всхлипнула; to break into smth. — внезапноначинатьчто-либо); and the cook, crying out, "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," (а кухарка, воскликнув: "Господи, помилуй! Это мистер Аттерсон") ran forward as if to take him in her arms (бросилась вперед = к нему, словно желая заключить его в объятия).

guarded ['gQ:dId] hysterical [hI'sterIk(q)l] whimper ['wImpq]

"Well, sir," he said, "here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong."

"Amen, Poole," said the lawyer.

Thereupon the servant knocked in a very guarded manner; the door was opened on the chain; and a voice asked from within: "Is that you, Poole?"

"It's all right," said Poole. "Open the door."

The hall, when they entered it, was brightly lighted up; the fire was built high; and about the hearth the whole of the servants, men and women, stood huddled together like a flock of sheep. At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out, "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," ran forward as if to take him in her arms.