Jerome Jerome - Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки Страница 21

And he went off quietly after he had drunk it (он ушел/убежал тихо после того, как выпил бренди; to drink) and got into another carriage, which I thought mean (и сел в другой вагон, что я счел низким; to think; mean — жалкий, низкий, подлый).

From Crewe I had the compartment to myself, though the train was crowded (от Кру я ехал в купе один, хотя поезд был переполнен). As we drew up at the different stations (когда мы останавливались на различных станциях; to draw up), the people, seeing my empty carriage, would rush for it (люди, видя мой пустой вагон, бросались в него). "Here y' are, Maria (сюда, Мария; y' = you); come along, plenty of room (быстрее /иди/, много места)." "All right, Tom; we'll get in here (хорошо, Том, войдем = сядем сюда)," they would shout (кричали они). And they would run along, carrying heavy bags, and fight round the door to get in first (и они бежали, неся тяжелые сумки, и сражались у двери, чтобы войти первыми). And one would open the door and mount the steps (потом кто-нибудь открывал дверь и поднимался по ступеням), and stagger back into the arms of the man behind him (и падал назад на руки человека позади себя; to stagger — шататься; идти шатаясь; to stagger back — отшатнуться, отпрянуть); and they would all come and have a sniff (они все заходили и делали вдох/тянули носом), and then droop off and squeeze into other carriages, or pay the difference and go first (затем поникали и втискивались в другие вагоны или доплачивали разницу и ехали первым /классом/; to droop — поникать, склонять/ся/; увядать, ослабевать).

compartment [kǝmˈpɑ:tmǝnt] shout [ʃaut] difference [ˈdɪf(ǝ)rǝns]

"What's yours?" I said, turning to my friend.

"I'll have half-a-crown's worth of brandy, neat, if you please, miss," he responded.

And he went off quietly after he had drunk it and got into another carriage, which I thought mean.

From Crewe I had the compartment to myself, though the train was crowded. As we drew up at the different stations, the people, seeing my empty carriage, would rush for it. "Here y' are, Maria; come along, plenty of room." "All right, Tom; we'll get in here," they would shout. And they would run along, carrying heavy bags, and fight round the door to get in first. And one would open the door and mount the steps, and stagger back into the arms of the man behind him; and they would all come and have a sniff, and then droop off and squeeze into other carriages, or pay the difference and go first.

From Euston, I took the cheeses down to my friend's house (с Юстонского вокзала я отвез сыры домой к моему другу; to take). When his wife came into the room she smelt round for an instant (когда его жена вошла в комнату, она принюхалась на мгновение; to smell round — принюхиваться, вынюхивать). Then she said (потом сказала):

"What is it (что это)? Tell me the worst (скажи мне /даже/ самое худшее)."

I said:

"It's cheeses. Tom bought them in Liverpool, and asked me to bring them up with me (Том купил их в Ливерпуле и попросил меня принести их /сюда/; to buy)."

And I added that I hoped she understood that it had nothing to do with me (я добавил, что, надеюсь, она понимает, что я здесь ни при чем; to understand); and she said that she was sure of that (она сказала, что уверена в этом), but that she would speak to Tom about it when he came back (но что она поговорит с Томом об этом, когда он вернется; to come back).

My friend was detained in Liverpool longer than he expected (мой приятель задержался в Ливерпуле дольше, чем ожидал); and, three days later, as he hadn't returned home, his wife called on me (три дня спустя, когда он не вернулся, его жена посетила меня). She said:

"What did Tom say about those cheeses (что сказал Том об этих сырах)?"

bought [bɔ:t] worst [wǝ:st] expected [ɪkˈspektɪd]

From Euston, I took the cheeses down to my friend's house. When his wife came into the room she smelt round for an instant. Then she said:

"What is it? Tell me the worst."

I said:

"It's cheeses. Tom bought them in Liverpool, and asked me to bring them up with me."

And I added that I hoped she understood that it had nothing to do with me; and she said that she was sure of that, but that she would speak to Tom about it when he came back.

My friend was detained in Liverpool longer than he expected; and, three days later, as he hadn't returned home, his wife called on me. She said:

"What did Tom say about those cheeses?"

I replied that he had directed they were to be kept in a moist place (я ответил, что он сказал, их нужно хранить во влажном месте; to direct — управлять, приказывать; to keep), and that nobody was to touch them (и что никто не должен трогать их).

She said:

"Nobody's likely to touch them (маловероятно, чтобы кто-нибудь их тронул). Had he smelt them (/а/ он их нюхал; to smell)?"

I thought he had, and added that he seemed greatly attached to them (я предположил, что да, и добавил, что он, кажется, сильно привязан к ним = дорожит ими; to attach — прикреплять/ся/; располагать к себе).

"You think he would be upset (думаете, он расстроится)," she queried (спросила она; to query — спрашивать, осведомляться), "if I gave a man a sovereign to take them away and bury them (если я дам кому-нибудь соверен, чтобы их /сыры/ унесли и закопали; to give)?"

I answered that I thought he would never smile again (я ответил, что, полагаю, он никогда больше не улыбнется; to think).

touch [tʌʧ] queried [ˈkwɪǝrɪd] sovereign [ˈsɔvrɪn]

I replied that he had directed they were to be kept in a moist place, and that nobody was to touch them.

She said:

"Nobody's likely to touch them. Had he smelt them?"

I thought he had, and added that he seemed greatly attached to them.

"You think he would be upset," she queried, "if I gave a man a sovereign to take them away and bury them?"

I answered that I thought he would never smile again.

An idea struck her (/новая/ мысль пришла ей в голову; to strike). She said:

"Do you mind keeping them for him (вы не возражаете = не согласитесь ли подержать их для него /у себя/)? Let me send them round to you (позвольте мне прислать их вам)."

"Madam (мадам/сударыня)," I replied (ответил я; to reply), "for myself I like the smell of cheese (что касается меня, /то/ мне нравится запах сыра), and the journey the other day with them from Liverpool (и путешествие с ними на днях из Ливерпуля) I shall ever look back upon as a happy ending to a pleasant holiday (я всегда буду вспоминать как счастливое завершение приятного отпуска; to look back — оглядываться; вспоминать). But, in this world, we must consider others (но в этом мире мы должны считаться с другими; to consider — принимать во внимание, учитывать). The lady under whose roof I have the honour of residing is a widow (дама, под чьей крышей я имею честь проживать, вдова), and, for all I know, possibly an orphan too (и, насколько мне известно, возможно, также сирота). She has a strong, I may say an eloquent, objection to being what she terms `put upon (у нее есть сильное, я могу сказать = я бы даже сказал, красноречивое/выразительное возражение против того, чтобы, как она выражается, ее «обижали»; to term — называть, обозначать; to put upon — обманывать, обижать; эксплуатировать, обременять).' The presence of your husband's cheeses in her house she would, I instinctively feel (присутствие сыров вашего мужа в ее доме она, я интуитивно чувствую; instinctively — инстинктивно, подсознательно), regard as a `put upon' (посчитает «обидой»; to regard — расценивать, считать); and it shall never be said that I put upon the widow and the orphan (никогда не будут говорить = я не допущу, чтобы говорили, будто я обижаю вдову и сироту)."

Journey [ˈʤǝ:nɪ] honour [ˈɔnǝ] eloquent [ˈelǝkwǝnt] regard [rɪˈɡɑ:d]

An idea struck her. She said:

"Do you mind keeping them for him? Let me send them round to you."

"Madam," I replied, "for myself I like the smell of cheese, and the journey the other day with them from Liverpool I shall ever look back upon as a happy ending to a pleasant holiday. But, in this world, we must consider others. The lady under whose roof I have the honour of residing is a widow, and, for all I know, possibly an orphan too. She has a strong, I may say an eloquent, objection to being what she terms `put upon.' The presence of your husband's cheeses in her house she would, I instinctively feel, regard as a `put upon'; and it shall never be said that I put upon the widow and the orphan."

"Very well, then (что ж, хорошо)," said my friend's wife, rising (сказала жена моего приятеля, вставая), "all I have to say is, that I shall take the children (все, что мне остается /сказать/ — я заберу детей) and go to an hotel until those cheeses are eaten (и отправлюсь в гостиницу, пока эти сыры не будут съедены; to eat). I decline to live any longer in the same house with them (я отказываюсь продолжать жить в одном доме с ними; to decline — склонять/ся/; отказываться; any longer — больше /не/)."

She kept her word, leaving the place in charge of the charwoman (она сдержала слово, оставляя жилище под присмотр служанки; to keep; place — место; жилище, усадьба; charge — ответственность, присмотр, попечение; charwoman — поденщица, приходящая домработница), who, when asked if she could stand the smell, replied, "What smell?" (которая, когда ее спросили, может ли она выносить запах, ответила: «Какой запах?») and who, when taken close to the cheeses and told to sniff hard (/и которая/, когда ее подвели близко к сырам и велели понюхать хорошенько; to tell — говорить; уверять, приказывать), said she could detect a faint odour of melons (сказала, что может уловить = чувствует слабый/легкий запах дынь; to detect — обнаруживать, выявлять, регистрировать). It was argued from this that little injury could result to the woman from the atmosphere, and she was left (отсюда сделали вывод, что незначительный вред для женщины может вытекать из этой атмосферы = такая атмосфера не сильно повредит женщине, и ее оставили; to argue — спорить; доказывать, служить доказательством; to leave).

argued [ˈɑ:ɡju:d] injury [ˈɪnʤǝrɪ] result [rɪˈzʌlt]

"Very well, then," said my friend's wife, rising, "all I have to say is, that I shall take the children and go to an hotel until those cheeses are eaten. I decline to live any longer in the same house with them."

She kept her word, leaving the place in charge of the charwoman, who, when asked if she could stand the smell, replied, "What smell?" and who, when taken close to the cheeses and told to sniff hard, said she could detect a faint odour of melons. It was argued from this that little injury could result to the woman from the atmosphere, and she was left.

The hotel bill came to fifteen guineas (счет из гостиницы составил/достиг пятнадцать гиней); and my friend, after reckoning everything up (и мой приятель, после подсчитывания всего = всех расходов), found that the cheeses had cost him eight-and-sixpence a pound (обнаружил, что сыры стоили ему восемь /шиллингов/ шесть пенсов за фунт). He said he dearly loved a bit of cheese, but it was beyond his means (он сказал, что очень любит /съесть/ кусочек сыра, но это ему не по средствам; dearly — нежно, с любовью, горячо; beyond — за пределами, вне, сверх); so he determined to get rid of them (поэтому он решил избавиться от них). He threw them into the canal (он /вы/бросил их в канал); but had to fish them out again, as the bargemen complained (но ему пришлось выудить их снова, поскольку лодочники подали жалобу; bargeman — барочник, лодочник). They said it made them feel quite faint (они сказали, он /сыр/ заставляет их чувствовать дурноту = от сыра им становится очень дурно). And, after that, he took them one dark night and left them in the parish mortuary (после этого приятель взял их одной темной ночью и оставил в церковной покойницкой; to take; to leave; mortuary — морг, покойницкая). But the coroner discovered them, and made a fearful fuss (но коронер обнаружил сыры и поднял страшный шум; to make; coroner — следователь, ведущий дела о насильственной или внезапной смерти при сомнительных обстоятельствах).