Arthur Conan Doyle - Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)
"That girl that I spoke of was to have married me twenty years ago (девушка, о которой я говорил, должна была стать моей женой двадцать лет назад; to marry — вступать в брак). She was forced into marrying that same Drebber (ее принудили выйти замуж за этого Дреббера), and broke her heart over it (и ее сердце разбилось из-за этого). I took the marriage ring from her dead finger (я снял обручальное кольцо с пальца покойницы: «с ее мертвого пальца»), and I vowed that his dying eyes should rest upon that very ring (и я поклялся, что его глаза перед смертью: «его умирающие глаза» будут смотреть на это кольцо; to rest —быть прикованным), and that his last thoughts should be of the crime for which he was punished (и что его последние мысли будут о преступлении, за которое он несет кару; to punish — наказывать; карать). I have carried it about with me (я всюду носил его с собой), and have followed him and his accomplice over two continents until I caught them (и преследовал его и его сообщника через два континента, пока я не поймал их). They thought to tire me out, but they could not do it (они думали вымотать меня, но не смогли этого сделать). If I die to-morrow, as is likely enough (если я умру завтра, что достаточно вероятно), I die knowing that my work in this world is done, and well done (я умру, знаю, что мое дело в этом мире выполнено, и выполнено хорошо). They have perished, and by my hand (они понесли наказание, и от моей руки; to perish — погибать, умирать). There is nothing left for me to hope for, or to desire (других надежд или желаний у меня больше нет: «ничего не осталось для меня, на что надеяться или чего желать»).
"They were rich and I was poor (они были богаты, а я беден), so that it was no easy matter for me to follow them (поэтому мне было нелегко преследовать их). When I got to London my pocket was about empty (когда я добрался до Лондона, мои карманы были практически пусты), and I found that I must turn my hand to something for my living (и я обнаружил, что мне необходимо заняться чем-то, чтобы добывать средства к существованию; to turn one's hand to something — взяться, приняться за что-либо). Driving and riding are as natural to me as walking (править лошадьми и ездить верхом было для меня столь же естественно, как ходить пешком), so I applied at a cabowner's office, and soon got employment (поэтому я обратился в контору по прокату кебов: «в офис владельца кебов» и вскоре получил работу). I was to bring a certain sum a week to the owner (я должен был еженедельно приносить определенную сумму владельцу), and whatever was over that I might keep for myself (а все сверх этого мог оставлять себе). There was seldom much over, but I managed to scrape along somehow (редко много оставалось, но мне все же как-то удавалось сводить концы с концами; to scrape — скоблить, скрести; копить, накапливать; to scrape along — еле-еле сводить концы с концами). The hardest job was to learn my way about (труднее всего было научиться ориентироваться; way — путь; дорога), for I reckon that of all the mazes that ever were contrived (так как, по-моему, из всех когда-либо придуманных лабиринтов; to reckon — полагать, считать; to contrive — придумывать, изобретать), this city is the most confusing (этот город — самый запутанный; to confuse — запутывать, сбивать с толку). I had a map beside me though (но у меня под боком была карта), and when once I had spotted the principal hotels and stations, I got on pretty well (и стоило мне запомнить главные гостиницы и вокзалы, как дело пошло на лад; to spot — узнать; определить; обнаружить, установить; to get on — делать успехи).
marriage ['m&rIdZ], vow [vau], punish ['pVnIS]
"That girl that I spoke of was to have married me twenty years ago. She was forced into marrying that same Drebber, and broke her heart over it. I took the marriage ring from her dead finger, and I vowed that his dying eyes should rest upon that very ring, and that his last thoughts should be of the crime for which he was punished. I have carried it about with me, and have followed him and his accomplice over two continents until I caught them. They thought to tire me out, but they could not do it. If I die to-morrow, as is likely enough, I die knowing that my work in this world is done, and well done. They have perished, and by my hand. There is nothing left for me to hope for, or to desire.
"They were rich and I was poor, so that it was no easy matter for me to follow them. When I got to London my pocket was about empty, and I found that I must turn my hand to something for my living. Driving and riding are as natural to me as walking, so I applied at a cabowner's office, and soon got employment. I was to bring a certain sum a week to the owner, and whatever was over that I might keep for myself. There was seldom much over, but I managed to scrape along somehow. The hardest job was to learn my way about, for I reckon that of all the mazes that ever were contrived, this city is the most confusing. I had a map beside me though, and when once I had spotted the principal hotels and stations, I got on pretty well.
"It was some time before I found out where my two gentlemen were living (прошло немало времени, прежде чем я разузнал, где жили два моих джентльмена); but I inquired and inquired until at last I dropped across them (но я разузнавал и выведывал, пока, наконец, я на них не напал; to inquire — осведомляться, справляться, спрашивать, искать; to drop across — столкнуться; to drop — капать; падать). They were at a boarding-house at Camberwell (они остановились: «были» в пансионате в Кембервелле), over on the other side of the river (на другой стороне реки). When once I found them out I knew that I had them at my mercy (стоило мне найти их, и я знал, что они у меня в руках; mercy — милосердие; жалость; at somebody’s mercy — в чьей-либо милости). I had grown my beard (я отпустил бороду; to grow), and there was no chance of their recognizing me (и они не смогли бы меня узнать: «и не было шанса, что они меня узнают»). I would dog them and follow them until I saw my opportunity (я собирался везде следовать за ними, пока не увижу свой шанс; to dog — выслеживать; преследовать; opportunity — удобный случай, благоприятная возможность). I was determined that they should not escape me again (я был полон решимости, что они больше от меня не сбегут).
"They were very near doing it for all that (и все же они чуть этого не сделали). Go where they would about London (куда бы они ни отправились в Лондоне), I was always at their heels (я всегда следовал за ними по пятам). Sometimes I followed them on my cab, and sometimes on foot (иногда я следовал за ними в кебе, иногда пешком), but the former was the best, for then they could not get away from me (но первое было лучше всего, так как они не могли от меня скрыться). It was only early in the morning or late at night that I could earn anything (я мог что-то зарабатывать только рано утром или поздно вечером), so that I began to get behind hand with my employer (так что я начал отставать с выплатами своему работодателю; to get behind — задерживать оплату, задолжать; hand — доля, участие в выполнении чего-либо). I did not mind that, however (однако мне это было все равно), as long as I could lay my hand upon the men I wanted (покуда я мог добраться до: «наложить свою руку на» тех, за кем я гонялся: «кого я хотел»).
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"It was some time before I found out where my two gentlemen were living; but I inquired and inquired until at last I dropped across them. They were at a boarding-house at Camberwell, over on the other side of the river. When once I found them out I knew that I had them at my mercy. I had grown my beard, and there was no chance of their recognizing me. I would dog them and follow them until I saw my opportunity. I was determined that they should not escape me again.
"They were very near doing it for all that. Go where they would about London, I was always at their heels. Sometimes I followed them on my cab, and sometimes on foot, but the former was the best, for then they could not get away from me. It was only early in the morning or late at night that I could earn anything, so that I began to get behind hand with my employer. I did not mind that, however, as long as I could lay my hand upon the men I wanted.
