Английский язык с Р.Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ
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of his jacket, trundled back again into his old place against the bulwark.
1. This was all that I required to know (это было все, что мне нужно было
знать). Israel could move about (Израэль мог передвигаться); he was now armed
(он был теперь вооружен); and if he had been at so much trouble to get rid of me
(и если он так старался избавиться от меня = удалить меня с палубы), it was
plain that I was meant to be the victim (было
be meant — предназначаться, разуметься). What he would do afterwards (что
он будет делать затем) — whether he would try to crawl right across the island
from North Inlet to the camp among the swamps, (попытается ли пройти малым
ходом через весь остров от Северной бухты к лагерю /пиратов/ посреди
болот) or whether he would fire Long Tom (или выстрелит из пушки; Long Tom
— дальнобойная пушка), trusting that his own comrades might come first to help
him (полагаясь /на то/, что его товарищи придут первыми, чтобы помочь
ему), was, of course, more than I could say (было, конечно, больше, чем я мог
сказать = этого я не знал).
2. Yet I felt sure that I could trust him in one point (однако я был уверен, что
могу доверять ему в одном вопросе), since in that our interests jumped together
(поскольку наши интересы сходились в том: «прыгали вместе»; to jump
together — совпадать, согласовываться), and that was in the disposition of the
schooner (что касалось расположения шхуны). We both desired to have she
stranded safe enough (мы оба желали посадить ее на мель вполне безопасно),
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in a sheltered place (в укрытом месте), and so that, when the time came, she could
be got off again with as little labour and danger as might be (так, чтобы, когда
придет время, ее можно было бы вывести снова, с наименьшим возможным
усилием = без особого труда и опасности; to get off — отбывать, сходить,
слезать); and until that was done I considered that my life would certainly be
spared (и прежде, чем это сделано, я считал, что моя жизнь обязательно будет
сохранена; to spare — экономить; жалеть, беречь).
3. While I was thus turning the business over in my mind (пока я таким образом
обдумывал: «крутил в голове» это дело), I had not been idle with my body (я не
стоял без дела: «не был празден с моим телом»; to be idle — бездействовать,
простаивать). I had stolen back to the cabin (я прокрался обратно
steal — воровать; красться), slipped once more into my shoes (скользнул
снова в башмаки = надел башмаки) and laid my hand at random on a bottle of
wine (положил руку случайно = схватил первую попавшуюся бутылку вина),
and now, with this for an excuse (и теперь с ним в качестве отговорки; excuse —
извинение, оправдание, предлог), I made my reappearance on the deck (я вновь
вернулся: «сделал свое повторное появление» на палубу).
required [rI`kwaIqd] crawl [krLl] labour [`leIbq] shoes [SHz] reappearance
[rJq`pIqrqns]
1. This was all that I required to know. Israel could move about; he was now
armed; and if he had been at so much trouble to get rid of me, it was plain
that I was meant to be the victim. What he would do afterwards — whether
he would try to crawl right across the island from North Inlet to the camp
among the swamps, or whether he would fire Long Tom, trusting that his own
comrades might come first to help him, was, of course, more than I could say.
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2. Yet I felt sure that I could trust him in one point, since in that our interests
jumped together, and that was in the disposition of the schooner. We both
desired to have she stranded safe enough, in a sheltered place, and so that,
when the time came, she could be got off again with as little labour and
danger as might be; and until that was done I considered that my life would
certainly be spared.
3. While I was thus turning the business over in my mind, I had not been idle
with my body. I had stolen back to the cabin, slipped once more into my shoes
and laid my hand at random on a bottle of wine, and now, with this for an