Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)
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We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221b, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting. They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows. So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon the spot, and we at once entered into possession. That very evening I moved my things round from the hotel, and on the following morning Sherlock Holmes followed me with several boxes and portmanteaus. For a day or two we were busily employed in unpacking and laying out our property to the best advantage. That done, we gradually began to settle down and to accommodate ourselves to our new surroundings.
Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with (определенно, Холмс был довольно уживчив: «нетрудный человек, чтобы жить с = для совместного проживания»). He was quiet in his ways, and his habits were regular (он был спокойным человеком, а его привычки отличались постоянством; way — манера поведения; привычка, уклад, обычай; regular — постоянный; регулярный, систематический). It was rare for him to be up after ten at night (он редко ложился спать: «было редко для него не ложиться спать» после десяти вечера; to be up — не ложиться спать), and he had invariably breakfasted and gone out before I rose in the morning (и он неизменно успевал позавтракать и уйти, прежде чем я поднимался утром; to vary — изменять, менять; invariably — неизменно, постоянно; to rise — просыпаться, вставать с кровати). Sometimes he spent his day at the chemical laboratory (иногда он проводил день в химической лаборатории; to spend — проводить время), sometimes in the dissecting-rooms (иногда в прозекторской; to dissect — анатомировать, вскрывать), and occasionally in long walks (а время от времени — за долгими прогулками), which appeared to take him into the lowest portions of the City (которые, похоже, заводили его в самые бедные кварталы города; to appear — производить впечатление; казаться; low — низкий; низший; для Лондона — район доков; portion — часть). Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him (ничто не могло сравниться с его энергией: «превзойти его энергию», когда у него было рабочее настроение; to exceed — превышать; превосходить; fit — припадок, приступ; порыв; настроение); but now and again a reaction would seize him (но время от времени наступала реакция; to seize — завладевать, захватывать), and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room (и он днями валялся на софе в гостиной; on end — непрерывно, подряд), hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night (едва произнося хоть слово или шевелясь: «двигая хоть одним мускулом» с утра до вечера). On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes (в таких случаях я замечал такое мечтательное, отсутствующее выражение в его глазах), that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic (что я мог бы заподозрить его в пристрастии к какому-нибудь наркотику; to addict — увлекаться, быть заядлым любителем; use — употребление, применение), had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion (если бы умеренность и упорядоченность всей его жизни не отвергали такое предположение; cleanliness — чистота; опрятность; аккуратность; to forbid — запрещать; не позволять; notion — идея, представление).
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Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with. He was quiet in his ways, and his habits were regular. It was rare for him to be up after ten at night, and he had invariably breakfasted and gone out before I rose in the morning. Sometimes he spent his day at the chemical laboratory, sometimes in the dissecting-rooms, and occasionally in long walks, which appeared to take him into the lowest portions of the City. Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him; but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night. On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes, that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic, had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion.
As the weeks went by (с ходом времени: «пока проходили недели»), my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased (мой интерес к нему и любопытство относительно его целей в жизни постепенно углублялись и увеличивались; deep — глубокий; to deepen — углубляться). His very person and appearance were such as to strike the attention of the most casual observer (сама его личность и внешность были таковы, чтобы привлечь внимание даже самого поверхностного наблюдателя; to strike — поражать, производить впечатление; casual — случайный; невольный). In height he was rather over six feet (ростом он был несколько выше шести футов; rather — довольно; несколько), and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller (и был настолько худ, что казался значительно выше; excessively — чересчур, чрезмерно; lean — тощий, худой). His eyes were sharp and piercing (его глаза были острые и проницательные; to pierce — прокалывать; пронзать; piercing — проницательный; пронизывающий), save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded (за исключением тех приступов апатии, о которых я упоминал; interval — интервал, промежуток; torpor — неподвижность, онемелость; апатия, безразличие); and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision (а его тонкий, ястребиный нос придавал всему выражению его лица вид собранности и решительности; hawk — ястреб; сокол; alert — бдительный, настороженный; живой, проворный; alertness — настороженность, бдительность; живость, проворство; decision — решимость, решительность). His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination (его подбородок тоже был выступающим и квадратным, что характерно для: «имел ту выступчатость и квадратность, которые отмечают» решительных людей; prominence — выступ, выдающаяся часть; square — квадрат; to mark — отмечать; determination — решительность; решимость). His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals (его руки были неизменно испачканы чернилами и носили на себе следы химикалий: «запятнаны химикалиями»; to blot — загрязнять, пачкать; пятнать; to stain — пачкать; красить), yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch (и все же он отличался необыкновенной деликатностью прикосновения; to possess — владеть, иметь, обладать), as I frequently had occasion to observe (в чем мне неоднократно выпадала возможность убеждаться; frequently — часто; to observe — наблюдать; замечать, обращать внимание) when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments (когда я наблюдал, как он обращается со своими хрупкими инструментами естествоиспытателя; manipulate — манипулировать; умело обращаться; philosophical — философский; устар., относящийся к науке или натурфилософии[2]).
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As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased. His very person and appearance were such as to strike the attention of the most casual observer. In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision. His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination. His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments.
