Английский язык с Р.Л.Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ (ASCII-IPA)
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hoarse [hLs] taut [tLt] simultaneous [sImql`teInIqs] whirr [wq:] languor [`lxNgq]
“Silver,” said the other man — and I observed he was not only red in the face, but spoke as hoarse as a crow, and his voice shook, too, like a taut rope — Silver,” says he, “you’re old, and you’re honest, or has the name for it; and you’ve money, too, which lots of poor sailors hasn’t; and you’re brave, or I’m mistook. And will you tell me you’ll let yourself be led away with that kind of a mess of swabs? not you! As sure as God sees me, I’d sooner lose my hand. If I turn agin my dooty—”
And then all of a sudden he was interrupted by a noise. I had found one of the honest hands — well, here, at that same moment, came news of another. Far away out in the marsh there arose, all of a sudden, a sound like the cry of anger, then another on the back of it; and then one horrid, long-drawn scream. The rocks of the Spy-glass re-echoed it a score of times; the whole troop of marsh-birds rose again, darkening heaven, with a simultaneous whirr; and long after that death yell was still ringing in my brain, silence had re-established its empire, and only the rustle of the redescending birds and the boom of the distant surges disturbed the languor of the afternoon.
Tom had leaped at the sound, like a horse at the spur (том
“John!” said the sailor, stretching out his hand (сказал матрос, протягивая руку).
“Hands off (руки прочь)!” cried Silver, leaping back a yard (вскрикнул Сильвер, отпрыгивая на ярд), as it seemed to me, with the speed and security of a trained gymnast (как мне показалось, со скоростью и уверенностью тренированного гимнаста).
“Hands off, if you like, John Silver (/я уберу/ руки прочь, если хочешь, Джон Сильвер),” said the other (сказал тот). “It’s a black conscience that can make you feared of me (это черная совесть может заставить тебя бояться меня). But, in heaven’s name, tell me what was that (но, умоляю тебя: «именем небес», скажи мне, что это было)?”
leaped [lJpt] security [sI`kjuqrItI] gymnast [`GImnxst] conscience [`kOnSqns] heaven [`hevn]
Tom had leaped at the sound, like a horse at the spur; but Silver had not winked an eye. He stood where he was, resting lightly on his crutch, watching his companion like a snake about to spring.
“John!” said the sailor, stretching out his hand.
“Hands off!” cried Silver, leaping back a yard, as it seemed to me, with the speed and security of a trained gymnast.
“Hands off, if you like, John Silver,” said the other. “It’s a black conscience that can make you feared of me. But, in heaven’s name, tell me what was that?”
“That (это)?” returned Silver, smiling away, but warier than ever (ответил Сильвер, улыбнувшись, но осторожнее = не так широко, как всегда), his eye a mere pin-point in his big face (его глаз /стал/ маленьким, словно острие булавки на его огромном лице = глаза его сузились; mere — всего лишь, не более чем), but gleaming like a crumb of glass (но сверкали, как стеклышки: «кусочки стекла»). “That? Oh, I reckon that’ll be Alan (это? По-моему, это Алан; to reckon — считать, полагать).”
And at this poor Tom flashed out like a hero (на это Том отреагировал как герой = принял весть с отвагой; to flash out — вспылить, вспыхнуть).
“Alan (Алан)!” he cried (воскликнул он). “Then rest his soul for a true seaman (да упокоится душа этого настоящего моряка = мир праху его)! And as for you, John Silver (а
crumb [krAm] glass [glRs] hero [`hIqrqu] defies [dI`faIz]
“That?” returned Silver, smiling away, but warier than ever, his eye a mere pin-point in his big face, but gleaming like a crumb of glass. “That? Oh, I reckon that’ll be Alan.”
And at this poor Tom flashed out like a hero.
“Alan!” he cried. “Then rest his soul for a true seaman! And as for you, John Silver, long you’ve been a mate of mine, but you’re mate of mine no more. If I die like a dog, I’ll die in my dooty. You’ve killed Alan, have you? Kill me too, if you can. But I defies you.”
And with that (и с этими /словами/), this brave fellow turned his back directly on the cook (этот храбрый парень повернул свою спину = повернулся тотчас к коку спиной), and set off walking for the beach (и зашагал к берегу; to set off — отправиться /в путь/, начать). But he was not destined to go far (но ему не суждено было уйти далеко; to destine — предопределять, предполагать). With a cry, John seized the branch of a tree (с криком = крикнув, Джон схватился за ветку дерева), whipped the crutch out of his armpit (выхватил костыль из-под мышки), and sent that uncouth missile hurtling through the air (и метнул этот неуклюжий снаряд, просвистевший в воздухе; uncouth — странный, неотесанный; missile — ракета, метательный снаряд; to hurtle — мчаться со свистом, громыхать). It struck poor Tom point foremost (он ударил бедного Тома острым наконечником; point — острие, наконечник; foremost — передний, выдающийся), and with stunning violence (с невероятной силой; stunning — ошеломляющий, сногсшибательный), right between the shoulders in the middle of his back (прямо между лопатками, в цент спины). His hands flew up (его руки взлетели /в стороны/), he gave a sort of gasp, and fell (он ахнул: «издал что-то вроде аханья» и упал).
Whether he were injured much or little, none could ever tell (был ли он ранен сильно или слабо, ни один человек не мог бы никогда сказать = трудно было сказать). Like enough, to judge from the sound (вполне вероятно, судя по звуку), his back was broken on the spot (его спина = позвоночник был сломан; on the spot — немедленно, сразу, в опасном положении). But he had no time given him to recover (но, не давая ему времени опомниться; to recover — оправиться, выздороветь) Silver, agile as a monkey, even without leg or crutch (Сильвер, проворный, как обезьяна, даже без ноги = на одной ноге, без костыля) was on the top of him next moment (вскочил на него в следующий миг; top — вершина, поверхность, верхняя часть), and had twice buried his knife up to the hilt in that defenceless body (и дважды вонзил свой нож по самую рукоятку в беззащитное тело). From my place of ambush (из своего места засады = из укрытия), I could hear him pant aloud as he struck the blows (я мог слышать, как он тяжело дышал, нанося удары).