Agatha Christie - Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавиту (ASCII-IPA)
"Yes, sir."
"When did he return (когда он вернулся)?"
"The evening of the Doncaster murder, sir (в вечер донкастерского убийства, сэр)."
"What's he been doing since (что он делал с тех пор)?"
jot [dZOt], occasional [@' [email protected]@l], warrant [' [email protected]]
Inspector Crome had listened very attentively, jotting down an occasional note.
"That's all?" he asked.
"That's all, sir. I hope you don't think I'm making a lot of nothing." Tom flushed slightly.
"Not at all. You were quite right to come here. Of course, it's very slight evidence — these dates may be mere coincidence and the likeness of the name, too. But it certainly warrants my having an interview with your Mr. Cust. Is he at home now?"
"Yes, sir."
"When did he return?"
"The evening of the Doncaster murder, sir."
"What's he been doing since?"
"He's stayed in mostly, sir (большей частью он сидит дома: «он большей частью остается внутри»). And he's been looking very queer (и он выглядит очень странным), Mrs. Marbury says (/как/ миссис Марбери говорит). He buys a lot of newspapers (он покупает много газет) — goes out early (выходит рано) and gets the morning ones (и покупает утренние /газеты/), and then after dark he goes out (а затем вечером он выходит: «после темноты он выходит») and gets the evening ones (и покупает вечерние). Mrs. Marbury says he talks a lot to himself, too (миссис Марбери говорит, что он также много разговаривает сам с собой). She thinks (она думает) he's getting queerer (что он становится более странным)."
"What is this Mrs. Marbury's address (какой адрес у миссис Марбери)?"
Tom gave it to him (Том дал его ему).
"I thank you (я благодарю вас). I shall probably be calling round in the course of the day (я, возможно, буду звонить в течение дня). I need hardly tell you to be careful of your manner (мне едва ли нужно говорить вам, чтобы вы были осторожным в вашем поведении) if you come across this Cust (если вы столкнетесь с мистером Кастом)."
mostly [' [email protected]], careful [' [email protected]], across [@'krOs]
"He's stayed in mostly, sir. And he's been looking very queer, Mrs. Marbury says. He buys a lot of newspapers — goes out early and gets the morning ones, and then after dark he goes out and gets the evening ones. Mrs. Marbury says he talks a lot to himself, too. She thinks he's getting queerer."
"What is this Mrs. Marbury's address?"
Tom gave it to him.
"I thank you. I shall probably be calling round in the course of the day. I need hardly tell you to be careful of your manner if you come across this Cust."
He rose and shook hands (он встал и попрощался: «пожал руку»).
"You may be quite satisfied (вы можете быть совершенно удовлетворенным = уверенным) you did the right thing in coming to us (что вы сделали правильную вещь, что зашли к нам). Good morning, Mr. Hartigan (доброго утра, мистер Хартиган)."
"Well, sir?" asked Jacobs (ну, сэр?), re-entering the room a few minutes later (снова входя в комнату несколькими минутами спустя). "Think it's the goods (думаете это то, что нужно; goods — товар; необходимое)?"
"It's promising," said Inspector Crome (это /много/обещающе). "That is (то есть), if the facts are (если факты /такие/) as the boy stated them (как парень изложил их). We've had no luck with the stocking manufacturers yet (пока нам не повезло с производителями чулок). It was time we got hold of something (пора нам зацепиться за что-то). By the way (кстати), give me that file of the Churston case (дайте мне ту папку с черстонским делом)."
goods [gUdz], manufacturer [,m&nju'f& [email protected]@], file [faIl]
He rose and shook hands.
"You may be quite satisfied you did the right thing in coming to us. Good morning, Mr. Hartigan."
"Well, sir?" asked Jacobs, re-entering the room a few minutes later. "Think it's the goods?"
"It's promising," said Inspector Crome. "That is, if the facts are as the boy stated them. We've had no luck with the stocking manufacturers yet. It was time we got hold of something. By the way, give me that file of the Churston case."
He spent some minutes (он провел несколько минут; to spend — тратить; проводить /время/) looking for what he wanted (высматривая то, что он хотел). "Ah, here it is (а, вот оно есть). It's amongst the statements made to the Torquay police (это среди показаний сделанных в полиции в Торки). Young man of the name of Hill (молодой человек по имени Хилл). Deposes (дает показания под присягой) he was leaving Torquay Pavilion after the film Not a Sparrow (что он выходил из Торки Павилион после фильма «ни воробушек») and noticed a man behaving queerly (и заметил человека, ведущего себя странно). He was talking to himself (он разговаривал сам с собой). Hill heard him say (Хилл слышал, как он сказал), 'That's an idea (это идея).' Not a Sparrow («Ни воробушек») — that's the film (это тот фильм) that was on at the Regal in Doncaster (который показывали в Регале в Донкастере)?"
"Yes, sir."
depose [dI' [email protected]], pavilion [ [email protected]' [email protected]], behaving [bI'heIvIN]
He spent some minutes looking for what he wanted. "Ah, here it is. It's amongst the statements made to the Torquay police. Young man of the name of Hill. Deposes he was leaving Torquay Pavilion after the film Not a Sparrow and noticed a man behaving queerly. He was talking to himself. Hill heard him say, 'That's an idea.' Not a Sparrow — that's the film that was on at the Regal in Doncaster?"
"Yes, sir."
"There may be something in that (в этом что-то может быть). Nothing to it at the time (не стоит об этом пока: «ничего об этом в это время») — but it's possible (но это возможно) that the idea of the modus operandi for his next crime occurred to our man then (что идея плана для его следующего преступления пришла к нашему человеку тогда; modus operandi — способ действия; план /лат./). We've got Hill's name and address (у нас есть имя и адрес Хилла), I see (/как/ я вижу). His description of the man is vague (его описание этого человека рысплывчато) but it links up well enough with the descriptions of Mary Stroud (но оно достаточно связано с описаниями Мэри Страуд) and this Tom Hartigan (и этого Тома Хартигана) "
He nodded thoughtfully (он задумчиво кивнул).
modus [' [email protected]@s], operandi [' [email protected]&ndI], link [lINk]
"There may be something in that. Nothing to it at the time — but it's possible that the idea of the modus operandi for his next crime occurred to our man then. We've got Hill's name and address, I see. His description of the man is vague but it links up well enough with the descriptions of Mary Stroud and this Tom Hartigan …"
He nodded thoughtfully.
"We're getting warm," said Inspector Crome (мы нападаем на след: «мы согреваемся») — rather inaccurately (несколько неточно), for he himself was always slightly chilly (так как ему самому всегда было холодно).
"Any instructions, sir (какие-нибудь инструкции, сэр)?"
"Put on a couple of men to watch this Camden Town address (поставьте пару людей наблюдать за этим адресом в Кэмден Тауне), but I don't want our bird frightened (я не хочу напугать нашу птичку). I must have a word with the A.C. (я должен поговорить с этим Эй. Си.). Then I think it would be as well (тогда, я думаю, это было бы лучше) if Cust was brought along here (если бы Каста привели сюда) and asked (и спросили) if he'd like to make a statement (не хотел бы он сделать заявление). It sounds (это звучит) as though he's quite ready to get rattled (как будто он вполне готов потерять самообладание; to rattle — грохотать; вывести из себя)."
chilly ['tSIlI], bird [ [email protected]:d], rattle [r&tl]
"We're getting warm," said Inspector Crome — rather inaccurately, for he himself was always slightly chilly.
