Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом Трое в лодке, не считая собаки jerome k. Jerome (Джером К. Джером) three men in a boat

mysterious [mI`stI(q)rIqs] minute [`mInIt]
It was just when we had given up all hope, and I must therefore say so. Just when we had given up all hope, then, I suddenly caught sight, a little way below us, of a strange, weird sort of glimmer flickering among the trees on the opposite bank. For an instant I thought of ghosts: it was such a shadowy, mysterious light. The next moment it flashed across me that it was our boat, and I sent up such a yell across the water that made the night seem to shake in its bed.

We waited breathless for a minute, and then — oh! divinest music of the darkness! — we heard the answering bark of Montmorency. We shouted back loud enough to wake the Seven Sleepers — I never could understand myself why it should take more noise to wake seven sleepers than one — and, after what seemed an hour, but what was really, I suppose, about five minutes, we saw the lighted boat creeping slowly over the blackness, and heard Harris's sleepy voice asking where we were.

Harris had a sad expression on him, so we noticed, when we got into the boat (у Гарриса было печальное выражение лица, как мы заметили, когда сели в лодку). He gave you the idea of a man who had been through trouble (он походил: «давал мысль» на человека, который попал в беду; to be through — закончить). We asked him if anything had happened, and he said (мы спросили его, не случилось ли чего, и он сказал) —

"Swans (лебеди)!"

immense [I`mens] swan [swOn]

Harris had a sad expression on him, so we noticed, when we got into the boat. He gave you the idea of a man who had been through trouble. We asked him if anything had happened, and he said —

"Swans!"
It seemed we had moored close to a swan's nest (оказалось, мы причалили возле лебединого гнезда), and, soon after George and I had gone, the female swan came back, and kicked up a row about it (и, вскоре после того, как мы с Джорджем ушли, самка-/лебедь/ вернулась и устроила скандал из-за этого). Harris had chivied her off, and she had gone away, and fetched up her old man (Гаррис прогнал ее, она ушла прочь и привела своего старика; to chivy — охотиться, гнаться, преследовать; убегать). Harris said he had had quite a fight with these two swans (Гаррис сказал, у него был тяжелый бой с этими двумя лебедями); but courage and skill had prevailed in the end, and he had defeated them (но храбрость и мастерство восторжествовали в конце концов, и он одолел их; to defeat — одерживать победу, наносить поражение).

Half-an-hour afterwards they returned with eighteen other swans (полчаса спустя они вернулись с восемнадцатью /другими/ лебедями)! It must have been a fearful battle, so far as we could understand Harris's account of it (это была, должно быть, ужасная битва, насколько мы могли судить по рассказу Гарриса; account — счет; отчет; сообщение; доклад). The swans had tried to drag him and Montmorency out of the boat and drown them (лебеди пытались вытащить его и Монморенси из лодки и утопить); and he had defended himself like a hero for four hours, and had killed the lot (он оборонялся как герой четыре часа и поразил всех; to kill — убивать; поражать; нейтрализовать; lot — группа, компания), and they had all paddled away to die (и они уплыли прочь, чтобы умереть; to paddle — плыть на байдарке; шлепать /по воде или грязи/, плескаться; ковылять).

courage [`kArIG] drown [draun] hour [`auq]
It seemed we had moored close to a swan's nest, and, soon after George and I had gone, the female swan came back, and kicked up a row about it. Harris had chivied her off, and she had gone away, and fetched up her old man. Harris said he had had quite a fight with these two swans; but courage and skill had prevailed in the end, and he had defeated them.

Half-an-hour afterwards they returned with eighteen other swans! It must have been a fearful battle, so far as we could understand Harris's account of it. The swans had tried to drag him and Montmorency out of the boat and drown them; and he had defended himself like a hero for four hours, and had killed the lot, and they had all paddled away to die.

"Thirty-two (тридцать два)," replied Harris, sleepily (сонно ответил Гаррис).

"You said eighteen just now (ты только что сказал восемнадцать)," said George.

"No, I didn't (нет, не говорил)," grunted Harris (проворчал Гаррис); "I said twelve (я сказал двенадцать). Think I can't count (думаешь, я не умею считать)?"

What were the real facts about these swans we never found out (какими были настоящие обстоятельства = правду об этих лебедях мы /так/ никогда и не узнали; to find out — выяснить). We questioned Harris on the subject in the morning, and he said, "What swans?" (мы спросили Гарриса об этом утром, и он сказал: «Какие лебеди?») and seemed to think that George and I had been dreaming (и, видимо, думал, что нам с Джорджем это приснилось).
"How many swans did you say there were?" asked George.

"Thirty-two," replied Harris, sleepily.

"You said eighteen just now," said George.

"No, I didn't," grunted Harris; "I said twelve. Think I can't count?"

What were the real facts about these swans we never found out. We questioned Harris on the subject in the morning, and he said, "What swans?" and seemed to think that George and I had been dreaming.
Oh, how delightful it was to be safe in the boat, after our trials and fears (о, как восхитительно было находиться в безопасности в лодке после наших испытаний и страхов)! We ate a hearty supper, George and I, and we should have had some toddy after it (мы съели обильный ужин, Джордж и я = мы с Джорджем, и выпили бы пуншу после этого), if we could have found the whisky, but we could not (если бы смогли найти виски, но мы не нашли). We examined Harris as to what he had done with it (мы спросили Гарриса, что он с ним сделал; as to — относительно, по поводу); but he did not seem to know what we meant by "whisky," or what we were talking about at all (но он, казалось, не понимал, что мы имеем в виду под /словом/ «виски» и о чем мы вообще говорим). Montmorency looked as if he knew something, but said nothing (Монморенси глядел так, будто знает что-то, но ничего не сказал).

I slept well that night, and should have slept better if it had not been for Harris (я спал хорошо в ту ночь, и спал бы еще лучше, если бы не Гаррис). I have a vague recollection of having been woke up at least a dozen times during the night by Harris wandering about the boat with the lantern, looking for his clothes (у меня есть смутное воспоминание = смутно помню, что был разбужен по крайней дюжину раз мере за ночь Гаррисом, блуждающим по лодке с фонарем и ищущим свою одежду). He seemed to be worrying about his clothes all night (он, по-видимому, беспокоился о своей одежде всю ночь).

vague [veIg] dozen [dAzn] lantern [`lxntqn]
Oh, how delightful it was to be safe in the boat, after our trials and fears! We ate a hearty supper, George and I, and we should have had some toddy after it, if we could have found the whisky, but we could not. We examined Harris as to what he had done with it; but he did not seem to know what we meant by "whisky," or what we were talking about at all. Montmorency looked as if he knew something, but said nothing.

I slept well that night, and should have slept better if it had not been for Harris. I have a vague recollection of having been woke up at least a dozen times during the night by Harris wandering about the boat with the lantern, looking for his clothes. He seemed to be worrying about his clothes all night.

"What the thunder do you want your trousers for, in the middle of the night (зачем тебе, черт возьми, твои брюки посреди ночи)?" he asked indignantly (он спросил с негодованием). "Why don't you lie down, and go to sleep (почему ты не ляжешь и не заснешь)?"

I found him in trouble, the next time I awoke, because he could not find his socks (я обнаружил, что он /Гаррис/ в беде, в следующий раз, когда проснулся, потому что он не мог найти свои носки; to awake); and my last hazy remembrance is of being rolled over on my side (мое последнее неясное воспоминание — как меня переворачивают на бок), and of hearing Harris muttering something about its being an extraordinary thing where his umbrella could have got to (и я слышу, как Гаррис бормочет что-то о том, что — удивительное дело! — куда подевался его зонт).
indignantly [In`dIgnqntlI] umbrella [Am`brelq]
Twice he routed up George and myself to see if we were lying on his trousers. George got quite wild the second time.

"What the thunder do you want your trousers for, in the middle of the night?" he asked indignantly. "Why don't you lie down, and go to sleep?"

I found him in trouble, the next time I awoke, because he could not find his socks; and my last hazy remembrance is of being rolled over on my side, and of hearing Harris muttering something about its being an extraordinary thing where his umbrella could have got to.

CHAPTER XV (глава пятнадцатая)

Household duties (хозяйственные обязанности; household — cемья, домочадцы; /домашнее/ хозяйство). — Love of work (любовь к работе). — The old river hand, what he does and what he tells you he has done (старый речной гребец, что он делает и что рассказывает вам /о том/, что делал; hand — рука /кисть/; работник; матрос). — Scepticism of the new generation (скептицизм нового поколения). — Early boating recollections (воспоминания о первых шагах в гребном деле; early — ранний, предыдущий, прежний; boating — лодочный спорт; гребля; прогулка на лодке). — Rafting (плавание на плоту; rafting — лесосплав; переправа на плотах, паромах). — George does the thing in style (Джордж дает образец стиля). — The old boatman, his method (старый лодочник, его подход). — So calm, so full of peace (столь спокойно, столь умиротворенно). — The beginner (новичок/начинающий). — Punting (плавание с шестом; to punt — плыть, отталкиваясь шестом; punt — плоскодонный ялик, малая шаланда). — A sad accident (печальное происшествие; accident — несчастный случай; катастрофа; авария). — Pleasures of friendship (радости дружбы). — Sailing, my first experience (плавание под парусом, мой первый опыт). — Possible reason why we were not drowned (возможная причина, почему мы не утонули).

Household duties. — Love of work. — The old river hand, what he does and what he tells you he has done. — Scepticism of the new generation. — Early boating recollections. — Rafting. — George does the thing in style. — The old boatman, his method. — So calm, so full of peace. — The beginner. — Punting. — A sad accident. — Pleasures of friendship. — Sailing, my first experience. — Possible reason why we were not drowned.

WE woke late the next morning, and, at Harris's earnest desire (мы проснулись поздно на следующее утро и, по настоятельной просьбе Гарриса; to wake; earnest — серьезный; искренний; ревностный; desire — /страстное/ желание; просьба, запрос), partook of a plain breakfast, with "non dainties (съели простой завтрак, «без деликатесов»; to partake — принимать участие; отведать, съесть)." Then we cleaned up, and put everything straight (потом мы вымыли посуду и привели все в порядок; to clean up — прибирать, приводить в порядок; мыть) (a continual labour, which was beginning to afford me a pretty clear insight into a question that had often posed me (постоянная работа, которая начинала давать мне довольно ясное понимание вопроса, что часто ставил меня в тупик; to afford — позволять себе; давать, предоставлять) — namely, how a woman with the work of only one house on her hands manages to pass away her time (а именно: как женщина с работой только по одному дому на руках = занятая лишь работой по дому, умудряется убить время)), and, at about ten, set out on what we had determined should be a good day's journey (и около десяти мы отправились в, как мы решили, хорошее однодневное путешествие = в однодневное путешествие, решив проплыть как можно больше; journey — путешествие, поездка).

rafting [`rRftIN] insight [`InsaIt]

It always does seem to me that I am doing more work than I should do (мне всегда кажется, что я делаю больше работы, чем мне следует делать). It is not that I object to the work, mind you (я не возражаю против работы, имейте в виду; to object — возражать, протестовать; не любить, испытывать неприязнь); I like work: it fascinates me (я люблю работу — она завораживает меня; to fascinate — восхищать, очаровывать, пленять). I can sit and look at it for hours (я могу сидеть и смотреть на нее часами). I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart (я люблю, когда она рядом: «держать ее у себя»: мысль о потере ее почти разбивает мое сердце; to get rid of — избавиться).

object [qb`Gekt] fascinate [`fxsIneIt] heart [hRt]
We agreed that we would pull this morning, as a change from towing; and Harris thought the best arrangement would be that George and I should scull, and he steer. I did not chime in with this idea at all; I said I thought Harris would have been showing a more proper spirit if he had suggested that he and George should work, and let me rest a bit. It seemed to me that I was doing more than my fair share of the work on this trip, and I was beginning to feel strongly on the subject.

It always does seem to me that I am doing more work than I should do. It is not that I object to the work, mind you; I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.

And I am careful of my work, too (я также аккуратно отношусь к моей работе; careful — заботливый, аккуратный, внимательный). Why, some of the work that I have by me now has been in my possession for years and years (часть работы, что есть у меня теперь, находится в моем владении долгие годы), and there isn't a finger-mark on it (и на ней нет ни единого отпечатка пальца). I take a great pride in my work (я очень горжусь моей работой); I take it down now and then and dust it (я снимаю ее /с полки/ время от времени и вытираю с нее пыль; to take down — снимать /со стены, полки и т.д./). No man keeps his work in a better state of preservation than I do (никто не содержит свою работу в лучшем состоянии сохранности, чем я).

But, though I crave for work, I still like to be fair (но, хотя я и жажду работы, все же я люблю быть справедливым). I do not ask for more than my proper share (я не прошу больше, чем моя надлежащая доля = чем мне полагается).

accumulate [q`kjHmjuleIt] possession [pq`zeS(q)n]

And I am careful of my work, too. Why, some of the work that I have by me now has been in my possession for years and years, and there isn't a finger-mark on it. I take a great pride in my work; I take it down now and then and dust it. No man keeps his work in a better state of preservation than I do.

But, though I crave for work, I still like to be fair. I do not ask for more than my proper share.
But I get it without asking for it (но я получаю ее /дополнительную работу/, не прося) — at least, so it appears to me (по крайней мере, так мне кажется) — and this worries me (и это беспокоит меня).

George says he does not think I need trouble myself on the subject (Джордж говорит, он не думает, что мне нужно тревожиться об этом). He thinks it is only my over-scrupulous nature that makes me fear I am having more than my due (только моя чересчур щепетильная природа заставляет меня бояться, что у меня больше /работы/, чем надлежит; due — должный, надлежащий, соответствующий); and that, as a matter of fact, I don't have half as much as I ought (что на самом деле у меня нет и половины /той работы/, что следует). But I expect he only says this to comfort me (но я полагаю, что он говорит это только для того, чтобы утешить меня; to expect — ожидать; надеяться; /пред/полагать, думать).

In a boat, I have always noticed that it is the fixed idea of each member of the crew that he is doing everything (в лодке, я всегда замечал, навязчивая идея каждого члена экипажа — что /это/ он все делает). Harris's notion was, that it was he alone who had been working (мнение Гарриса было, что он один работает; notion — идея, понятие, представление; точка зрения), and that both George and I had been imposing upon him (а мы с Джорджем обманываем его; to impose upon — облагать /налогом, податью/; навязывать; обманывать). George, on the other hand, ridiculed the idea of Harris's having done anything more than eat and sleep (Джордж, с другой стороны, высмеивал мысль о том, что Гаррис сделал что-то большее, чем ел и спал), and had a cast-iron opinion that it was he — George himself (и был твердо убежден, что он, Джордж; cast-iron — чугунный; жесткий, твердый, непреклонный; opinion — мнение, взгляд, убеждение) — who had done all the labour worth speaking of (выполнил всю работу, о которой стоит говорить).

scrupulous [`skrHpjulqs] comfort [`kAmfqt] cast-iron [,kRst`aIqn]

George says he does not think I need trouble myself on the subject. He thinks it is only my over-scrupulous nature that makes me fear I am having more than my due; and that, as a matter of fact, I don't have half as much as I ought. But I expect he only says this to comfort me.

In a boat, I have always noticed that it is the fixed idea of each member of the crew that he is doing everything. Harris's notion was, that it was he alone who had been working, and that both George and I had been imposing upon him. George, on the other hand, ridiculed the idea of Harris's having done anything more than eat and sleep, and had a cast-iron opinion that it was he — George himself — who had done all the labour worth speaking of.
He said he had never been out with such a couple of lazily skulks as Harris and I (он сказал, что никогда не плавал с парой таких ленивых бездельников, как мы с Гаррисом; to be out — не быть дома, отсутствовать; lazily — лениво, медлительно).

That amused Harris (это позабавило Гарриса).

"Fancy old George talking about work (подумать только — старина Джордж говорит о работе)!" he laughed (смеялся он); "why, about half-an-hour of it would kill him (да полчаса работы убило бы его). Have you ever seen George work (ты когда-нибудь видел, чтобы Джордж работал)?" he added, turning to me (добавил он, обращаясь ко мне).

I agreed with Harris that I never had (я согласился с Гаррисом, что никогда не видел) — most certainly not since we had started on this trip (во всяком случае, с тех пор, как мы отправились в это путешествие; certainly — конечно, непременно).