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

unutterable [An`At(q)rqbl] howled [hauld] majority [mq`GOrItI]

Only for telling a man he was wrong,

Two —"

There we broke down. The unutterable pathos of George's accompaniment to that "two" we were, in our then state of depression, unable to bear. Harris sobbed like a little child, and the dog howled till I thought his heart or his jaw must surely break.

The second day was exactly like the first (второй день был в точности таким, как и первый). The rain continued to pour down, and we sat, wrapped up in our mackintoshes, underneath the canvas, and drifted slowly down (дождь продолжал идти, мы сидели, завернувшись в непромокаемые плащи, под брезентом, и медленно плыли по течению).

One of us — I forget which one now, but I rather think it was myself (один из нас — я теперь забыл, кто, но, вроде, это был я сам) — made a few feeble attempts during the course of the morning (сделал несколько слабых попыток тем утром; during the course of — в течение, во время) to work up the old gipsy foolishness about being children of Nature and enjoying the wet (вернуться к старой цыганской глупости о детях Природы и наслаждении дождливой погодой; to work up — разрабатывать; возбуждать, вызывать /аппетит, интерес и т. д./; wet — влажность, сырость; дождливая погода); but it did not go down well at all (но из этого совсем ничего не вышло; to go down — спускаться; получать одобрение, быть принятым). That (эта /песня/) —

"I care not for the rain, not I (не люблю я дождя, вот уж не люблю)!"

was so painfully evident, as expressing the sentiments of each of us, that to sing it seemed unnecessary (настолько ясно выражала настроения каждого из нас, что петь ее представлялось излишним; painfully — болезненно, мучительно; крайне, очень).
evident [`evId(q)nt] sentiment [`sentImqnt]
There being nothing else to do, we went to bed — that is, we undressed ourselves, and tossed about at the bottom of the boat for some three or four hours. After which, we managed to get some fitful slumber until five a.m., when we all got up and had breakfast.

The second day was exactly like the first. The rain continued to pour down, and we sat, wrapped up in our mackintoshes, underneath the canvas, and drifted slowly down.

One of us — I forget which one now, but I rather think it was myself — made a few feeble attempts during the course of the morning to work up the old gipsy foolishness about being children of Nature and enjoying the wet; but it did not go down well at all. That —

"I care not for the rain, not I!"

was so painfully evident, as expressing the sentiments of each of us, that to sing it seemed unnecessary.
On one point we were all agreed, and that was that, come what might (в одном мы все были единодушны — что бы ни произошло; to agree — соглашаться, договариваться, сходиться во мнениях; to agree on all points — договориться по всем пунктам), we would go through with this job to the bitter end (мы доведем это дело до самого конца; to the bitter end — до предела, до точки; до последней капли крови, до победного конца). We had come out for a fortnight's enjoyment on the river (мы отправились наслаждаться две недели на реке: «на двухнедельное наслаждение»), and a fortnight's enjoyment on the river we meant to have (и его мы намеревались получить; to mean). If it killed us (/даже/ если это убьет нас)! well, that would be a sad thing for our friends and relations, but it could not be helped (что ж, это будет печальной вещью для = огорчит наших друзей и родственников, но ничего не поделаешь). We felt that to give in to the weather in a climate such as ours would be a most disastrous precedent (мы считали, что уступить погоде в климате вроде нашего — было бы чрезвычайно гибельным/катастрофическим прецедентом).

"It's only two days more (еще только два дня)," said Harris, "and we are young and strong (а мы молоды и сильны). We may get over it all right, after all (в конце концов, мы, может, благополучно переживем все это; to get over — перейти; преодолеть /трудности/; оправиться /после болезни, от испуга/)."

At about four o'clock we began to discuss our arrangements for the evening (примерно в четыре часа мы начали обсуждать планы на вечер). We were a little past Goring then, and we decided to paddle on to Pangbourne, and put up there for the night (мы только миновали Горинг и решили пройти на веслах до Пэнгборна и остановиться там на ночь).

disastrous [dI`zRstrqs] precedent [`presId(q)nt]

"It's only two days more," said Harris, "and we are young and strong. We may get over it all right, after all."

At about four o'clock we began to discuss our arrangements for the evening. We were a little past Goring then, and we decided to paddle on to Pangbourne, and put up there for the night.
"Another jolly evening (еще один веселый вечер)!" murmured George (пробормотал Джордж).

We sat and mused on the prospect (мы сидели и размышляли о перспективах; prospect — вид, панорама; перспектива; виды, планы на будущее). We should be in at Pangbourne by five (мы будем в Пэнгборне к пяти). We should finish dinner at, say, half-past six (закончим обедать, скажем, в половине седьмого). After that we could walk about the village in the pouring rain until bed-time (после этого можем прогуляться по деревне под проливным дождем, пока не придет время ложиться спать); or we could sit in a dimly-lit bar-parlour and read the almanac (или можем сидеть в тускло освещенной пивной и читать ежегодник; parlour — гостиная, общая комната /в квартире/; приемная /в гостинице и т. п./; зал, кабинет; almanac — календарь; альманах, сборник, ежегодник).

"Why, the Alhambra would be almost more lively (а в «Альгамбре» /в театре варьете/ было бы повеселей)," said Harris, venturing his head outside the cover for a moment and taking a survey of the sky (сказал Гаррис, отваживаясь и высовывая на минуту голову /наружу/ из-под брезента и обводя взглядом небо; to survey — проводить опрос; обводить взглядом, внимательно осматривать).

"With a little supper at the — * to follow (с легким последующим ужином в ---)," I added, half unconsciously (добавил я почти бессознательно: «полубессознательно»).

prospect [`prOspekt] almanac [`Llmqnxk] survey [`sq:veI]
"Another jolly evening!" murmured George.

We sat and mused on the prospect. We should be in at Pangbourne by five. We should finish dinner at, say, half-past six. After that we could walk about the village in the pouring rain until bed-time; or we could sit in a dimly-lit bar-parlour and read the almanac.

"Why, the Alhambra would be almost more lively," said Harris, venturing his head outside the cover for a moment and taking a survey of the sky.

"With a little supper at the — * to follow," I added, half unconsciously.

"Yes it's almost a pity we've made up our minds to stick to this boat (да, мне почти жаль, что мы решили не расставаться с этой лодкой; to make up one`s mind)," answered Harris; and then there was silence for a while (затем на некоторое время наступило молчание).

"If we hadn't made up our minds to contract our certain deaths in this bally old coffin (если бы мы не решили дожидаться верной смерти в этом проклятом старом гробу; to contract — заключать договор, принимать на себя обязательства)," observed George, casting a glance of intense malevolence over the boat (заметил Джордж, бросая крайне враждебный взгляд на лодку; intense — крепкий, сильный, глубокий; насыщенный; malevolence — злорадство; злоба, недружелюбие, враждебность), "it might be worth while to mention that there's a train leaves Pangbourne, I know, soon after five (стоило бы упомянуть, что из Пэнгборна отходит поезд вскоре после пяти), which would just land us in town in comfortable time to get a chop (который как раз доставил бы нас в город в удобное время, чтобы получить отбивную = и мы успели бы перекусить), and then go on to the place you mentioned afterwards (а потом отправиться в то место, о котором вы говорили только что; to mention — упоминать, ссылаться на)."

restaurant [`rest(q)rLN] malevolence [mq`levqlqns]

"Yes it's almost a pity we've made up our minds to stick to this boat," answered Harris; and then there was silence for a while.

"If we hadn't made up our minds to contract our certain deaths in this bally old coffin," observed George, casting a glance of intense malevolence over the boat, "it might be worth while to mention that there's a train leaves Pangbourne, I know, soon after five, which would just land us in town in comfortable time to get a chop, and then go on to the place you mentioned afterwards."
Nobody spoke (никто ничего не сказал). We looked at one another, and each one seemed to see his own mean and guilty thoughts reflected in the faces of the others (мы посмотрели друг на друга, и каждый, казалось, увидел свои собственные низкие и преступные мысли, отраженные на лицах других). In silence, we dragged out and overhauled the Gladstone (молча мы вытащили и тщательно осмотрели/проверили саквояж). We looked up the river and down the river; not a soul was in sight (посмотрели вверх и вниз по реке = вперед и назад; в поле зрения не было ни души)!

Twenty minutes later, three figures, followed by a shamed-looking dog (двадцать минут спустя три человеческие фигуры, сопровождаемые пристыженной собакой), might have been seen creeping stealthily from the boat-house at the "Swan" towards the railway station (/можно было увидеть, как/ пробирались украдкой от навеса для лодок у /гостиницы/ «Лебедь» к железнодорожной станции), dressed in the following neither neat nor gaudy costume (одетые в следующую — ни опрятную, ни кричащую — одежду = одежда их была неопрятной и простой):

Black leather shoes, dirty (черные кожаные ботинки — грязные); suit of boating flannels, very dirty (фланелевый лодочный костюм — очень грязный); brown felt hat, much battered (коричневая фетровая шляпа — сильно потрепанная); mackintosh, very wet (непромокаемый плащ — очень мокрый); umbrella (зонтик).

guilty [`gIltI] gaudy [`gLdI]

Twenty minutes later, three figures, followed by a shamed-looking dog, might have been seen creeping stealthily from the boat-house at the "Swan" towards the railway station, dressed in the following neither neat nor gaudy costume:

Black leather shoes, dirty; suit of boating flannels, very dirty; brown felt hat, much battered; mackintosh, very wet; umbrella.
We had deceived the boatman at Pangbourne (мы обманули лодочника в Пэнгборне). We had not had the face to tell him that we were running away from the rain (у нас не хватило смелости сказать ему, что мы убегаем от дождя; face — лицо, лик; нахальство, наглость, дерзость; самоуверенность). We had left the boat, and all it contained, in his charge (мы оставили лодку и все, что она содержала, на его попечение), with instructions that it was to be ready for us at nine the next morning (с указаниями, чтобы она была готова для нас к девяти часам следующего утра). If, we said — if anything unforeseen should happen, preventing our return, we would write to him (если, сказали мы, если что-нибудь непредвиденное произойдет и помешает нам вернуться, мы ему напишем; to foresee; to prevent — предотвращать, не допускать, мешать).

We reached Paddington at seven, and drove direct to the restaurant I have before described (мы добрались до Паддингтона в семь и помчались прямо в ресторан, который я ранее описал; to drive — ехать, управлять /автомобилем и т. д./, править /лошадьми/; мчаться, нестись), where we partook of a light meal, left Montmorency (где съели легкие закуски, оставили Монморенси; to partake — принимать участие; отведать, съесть, выпить), together with suggestions for a supper to be ready at half-past ten (вместе с указаниями приготовить /нам/ ужин к половине одиннадцатого), and then continued our way to Leicester Square (затем продолжили путь = далее отправились на Лестер-Сквер /площадь в Уэст-Энде; на ней и вблизи нее расположено много кинотеатров, театров и ресторанов/).

deceived [dI`sJvd] direct [d(a)I`rekt]
We had deceived the boatman at Pangbourne. We had not had the face to tell him that we were running away from the rain. We had left the boat, and all it contained, in his charge, with instructions that it was to be ready for us at nine the next morning. If, we said — if anything unforeseen should happen, preventing our return, we would write to him.

We reached Paddington at seven, and drove direct to the restaurant I have before described, where we partook of a light meal, left Montmorency, together with suggestions for a supper to be ready at half-past ten, and then continued our way to Leicester Square.

We convinced the man, with some difficulty (мы убедили кассира с трудом), that we were not "the world-renowned contortionists from the Himalaya Mountains (что мы не «всемирно известные люди-змеи с Гималайских гор»; renown — слава, известность; contortionist — «человек-змея», акробат)," and he took our money and let us pass (и он взял наши деньги и позволил нам пройти/пропустил нас).

Inside we were a still greater success (внутри мы имели еще больший успех). Our fine bronzed countenances and picturesque clothes were followed round the place with admiring gaze (наши замечательные загорелые лица и живописные костюмы повсюду сопровождались восхищенным взглядом; bronzed — бронзовый, загорелый; countenance — выражение лица; лицо). We were the cynosure of every eye (мы были центром внимания каждого взора = все взоры были устремлены на нас; cynosure — Малая Медведица; Полярная звезда; центр внимания).

It was a proud moment for us all (это была великолепная минута для нас; proud — гордый; вызывающий чувство гордости, удовлетворения; счастливый, великолепный).

contortionist [kqn`tLS(q)nIst] countenance [`kauntInqns] cynosure [`sInqzjuq]
We attracted a good deal of attention at the Alhambra. On our presenting ourselves at the pay-box we were gruffly directed to go round to Castle Street, and were informed that we were half-an-hour behind our time.

We convinced the man, with some difficulty, that we were not "the world-renowned contortionists from the Himalaya Mountains," and he took our money and let us pass.

Inside we were a still greater success. Our fine bronzed countenances and picturesque clothes were followed round the place with admiring gaze. We were the cynosure of every eye.

It was a proud moment for us all.

I must confess to enjoying that supper (должен признаться, я наслаждался этим ужином). For about ten days we seemed to have been living, more or less (примерно десять дней мы жили до некоторой степени = почти), on nothing but cold meat, cake, and bread and jam (на одном только холодном мясе, пирогах и хлебе с вареньем). It had been a simple, a nutritious diet (они были простой, питательной едой); but there had been nothing exciting about it (но в них не было ничего волнующего), and the odour of Burgundy, and the smell of French sauces (аромат бургундского, запах французских соусов), and the sight of clean napkins and long loaves (и вид чистых салфеток и длинных батонов; loaf — буханка, каравай, булка), knocked as a very welcome visitor at the door of our inner man (постучались, словно званый/желанный гость в дверь нашей души; the inner man — душа, внутреннее «я»).

ballet [`bxleI] nutritious [nju`trISqs] Burgundy [`bq:g(q)ndI]
We adjourned soon after the first ballet, and wended our way back to the restaurant, where supper was already awaiting us.

I must confess to enjoying that supper. For about ten days we seemed to have been living, more or less, on nothing but cold meat, cake, and bread and jam. It had been a simple, a nutritious diet; but there had been nothing exciting about it, and the odour of Burgundy, and the smell of French sauces, and the sight of clean napkins and long loaves, knocked as a very welcome visitor at the door of our inner man.

Then Harris, who was sitting next the window (затем Гаррис, который сидел у окна), drew aside the curtain and looked out upon the street (отодвинул занавеску и выглянул на улицу; to draw aside).

knife [naIf] hitherto [,hIDq`tH] curtain [kq:tn]
We pegged and quaffed away in silence for a while, until the time came when, instead of sitting bolt upright, and grasping the knife and fork firmly, we leant back in our chairs and worked slowly and carelessly — when we stretched out our legs beneath the table, let our napkins fall, unheeded, to the floor, and found time to more critically examine the smoky ceiling than we had hitherto been able to do — when we rested our glasses at arm's-length upon the table, and felt good, and thoughtful, and forgiving.

Then Harris, who was sitting next the window, drew aside the curtain and looked out upon the street.

"Well (итак)," said Harris, reaching his hand out for his glass (сказал Гаррис, протягивая руку к стакану), "we have had a pleasant trip, and my hearty thanks for it to old Father Thames (мы совершили славное путешествие, и мои сердечные благодарности за него нашей старушке Темзе = сердечно благодарю за него нашу старушку Темзу /реки в английском языке мужского рода/) — but I think we did well to chuck it when we did (но, думаю, мы сделали правильно, что оставили ее, когда оставили = вовремя; to chuck — /вы/кинуть, /вы/бросить; выгнать; отказаться от). Here's to Three Men well out of a Boat (за здоровье Троих, спасшихся из Лодки; to be well out — освободиться от чего-либо; выйти из затруднительного положения)!"

And Montmorency, standing on his hind legs, before the window, peering out into the night (и Монморенси, стоявший на задних лапах у окна и смотревший в ночь), gave a short bark of decided concurrence with the toast (издал короткий лай /в знак/ полного согласия с этим тостом; decided — определенный, бесспорный; решительный, явный).
water-spout [`wLtqspaut] concurrence [kqn`kAr(q)ns]
It glistened darkly in the wet, the dim lamps flickered with each gust, the rain splashed steadily into the puddles and trickled down the water-spouts into the running gutters. A few soaked wayfarers hurried past, crouching beneath their dripping umbrellas, the women holding up their skirts.

"Well," said Harris, reaching his hand out for his glass, "we have had a pleasant trip, and my hearty thanks for it to old Father Thames — but I think we did well to chuck it when we did. Here's to Three Men well out of a Boat!"