Английский язык с Р.Л.Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

I told him he was out walking (я сказал ему, что он пошел прогуляться; to be out — не быть дома; to walk — идти, гулять).

pleasant [pleznt] particularly [pə`tɪkjuləlɪ] argument [`ɑ:gjumənt]

I told him I did not know his mate Bill; and this was for a person who stayed in our house, whom we called the captain.

“Well,” said he, “my mate Bill would be called the captain as like as not. He has a cut on one cheek, and a mighty pleasant way with him, particularly in drink, has my mate, Bill. We’ll put it, for argument like, that your captain has a cut on one cheek — and we’ll put it, if you like, that the cheek’s the right one. Ah, well! I told you. Now, is my mate Bill in this here house?”

I told him he was out walking.

“Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone (каким путем = куда он ушел)?”

And when I had pointed out the rock (и когда я указал скалу) and told him how the captain was likely to return (и сказал ему, каким образом = откуда капитан, вероятно, мог вернуться), and how soon (и как скоро), and answered a few other questions (ответил на несколько других вопросов), “Ah,” said he, “this’ll be as good as drink to my mate Bill (это /увидеть меня/ будет так же хорошо, как выпивка для моего приятеля Билла; this’ll = this will).”

The expression of his face as he said these words (выражение его лица, когда он произнес эти слова) was not at all pleasant (не было вовсе приятным), and I had my own reasons for thinking (и я имел свои собственные основания думать: «для думания») that the stranger was mistaken (что незнакомец ошибался), even supposing he meant who he said (даже полагая, /что/ он имел в виду /того/, о ком сказал). But it was no affair of mine, I thought (это было не мое дело, я подумал); and, besides (и, кроме того), it was difficult to know what to do (было трудно знать, что делать). The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door (незнакомец продолжал стоять прямо внутри двери = в дверях трактира; to keep hanging about — заставлять ждать /кого-то/), peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse (заглядывая за угол, словно кот, поджидающий мышь; to peer — всматриваться). Once I stepped out myself into the road (один раз = только я вышел /было/ сам на дорогу), but he immediately called me back (он тотчас же позвал меня обратно), and, as I did no obey quick enough for his fancy (и, так как я не повиновался быстро довольно его прихоти = зову), a most horrible change came over his tallowy face (очень ужасная перемена = гнев исказил его сальное лицо; to come over — овладеть, охватить), and he ordered me in (он приказал мне /войти/ внутрь), with an oath that made me jump (с ругательством, которое заставило меня подпрыгнуть). As soon as I was back again (как только я вернулся снова) he returned to his former manner (он вернулся к своей прежней манере /говорить/), half fawning, half sneering (полульстивой, полунасмешливой; fawn — молодой олень /до одного года/; /уст./ детеныш /зверя/; to fawn — ласкаться; вилять хвостом /о животных, особ. о собаке/), patted me on the shoulder (похлопал меня по плечу), told me I was a good boy (сказал мне, что я славный мальчик), and he had taken quite a fancy to me (и /что/ он вполне полюбил меня; to take a fancy to — привязаться /к кому-то/).

stranger [`streɪnʤə] ordered [`ɔ:dəd] fawning [`fɔ:nɪŋ] shoulder [`ʃəuldə]

“Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone?”

And when I had pointed out the rock and told him how the captain was likely to return, and how soon, and answered a few other questions, “Ah,” said he, “this’ll be as good as drink to my mate Bill.”

The expression of his face as he said these words was not at all pleasant, and I had my own reasons for thinking that the stranger was mistaken, even supposing he meant who he said. But it was no affair of mine, I thought; and, besides, it was difficult to know what to do. The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. Once I stepped out myself into the road, but he immediately called me back, and, as I did no obey quick enough for his fancy, a most horrible change came over his tallowy face, and he ordered me in, with an oath that made me jump. As soon as I was back again he returned to his former manner, half fawning, half sneering, patted me on the shoulder, told me I was a good boy, and he had taken quite a fancy to me.

“I have a son of my own (у меня есть собственный сын),” said he, “as like you as two blocks (ты похож на него как две капли воды; block — блок, бревно, камень), and he’s all the pride of my ’art (он вся гордость моего сердца; ’art = heart). But the great thing for boys is discipline (но прекрасная вещь для мальчиков = главное — дисциплина), sonny — discipline. Now if you had sailed along of Bill (вот если бы ты поплавал с Биллом; to sail — ходить под парусом, плыть; along of /somebody/ — из-за /кого-то/), you wouldn’t have stood there to be spoke to twice — not you (ты не стоял бы там, чтобы тебе говорили дважды — /только/ не ты). That was never Bill’s way nor the way of such as sailed with him (это не было никогда привычкой /ни/ Билла, ни таких = тех, которые плавали с ним). And here, sure enough is my mate Bill (а вот, без сомнений, мой приятель Билл), with a spy-glass under his arm (с подзорной трубой под мышкой; spy — шпионский; glass — стекло, зрительная труба), bless his old ’art to be sure (благослови Бог его старое сердце, конечно же; ’art = heart). You and me’ll just go back into the parlour, sonny (ты и я просто вернемся в комнату, сынок), and get behind the door (и станем позади двери = спрячемся за дверью), and we’ll give Bill a little surprise (и дадим = устроим Биллу небольшой сюрприз) — bless his ’art, I say again.”

pride [praɪd] discipline [`dɪsɪplɪn] twice [twaɪs] behind [bɪ`haɪnd]

“I have a son of my own,” said he, “as like you as two blocks, and he’s all the pride of my ’art. But the great thing for boys is discipline, sonny — discipline. Now if you had sailed along of Bill, you wouldn’t have stood there to be spoke to twice — not you. That was never Bill’s way nor the way of such as sailed with him. And here, sure enough is my mate Bill, with a spy-glass under his arm, bless his old ’art to be sure. You and me’ll just go back into the parlour, sonny, and get behind the door, and we’ll give Bill a little surprise — bless his ’art, I say again.”

So saying (так говоря = с этими словами), the stranger backed along with me into the parlour (незнакомец вернулся вместе со мной в комнату; to back — пятиться, отступать), and put me behind him in the corner (и поместил меня позади себя = спрятал у себя за спиной в углу), so that we were both hidden by the open door (так, что мы были оба спрятаны = заслонены открытой дверью; to hide). I was very uneasy and alarmed (я был очень обеспокоен и встревожен), as you may fancy (как вы можете себе представить), and it rather added to my fears (это довольно увеличило мои страхи; to add — добавлять, присоединять, увеличивать) to observe that the stranger was certainly frightened himself (видеть, что незнакомец определенно напуган сам). He cleared the hilt of his cutlass (он высвободил рукоятку кортика) and loosened the blade in the sheath (и немного вытащил клинок из ножен; to loosen — ослабить, освободить); and all the time we were waiting there (все время, /которое/ мы ждали там) he kept swallowing as if he felt what we used to call a lump in the throat (он продолжал сглатывать, словно он ощущал /то/, что мы привыкли называть = называем ‘комом в горле’).

At last in strode the captain (наконец, вошел капитан), slammed the door behind him (захлопнул дверь за собой), without looking to the right or left (не глядя направо или налево = по сторонам), and marched straight across the room (и прошагал через комнату) to where his breakfast awaited him (/к столу/, где завтрак ожидал его).

corner [`kɔ:nə] uneasy [ʌn`i:zɪ] loosened [`lu:snd] sheath [ʃi:θ] throat [θrəut]

So saying, the stranger backed along with me into the parlour, and put me behind him in the corner, so that we were both hidden by the open door. I was very uneasy and alarmed, as you may fancy, and it rather added to my fears to observe that the stranger was certainly frightened himself. He cleared the hilt of his cutlass and loosened the blade in the sheath; and all the time we were waiting there he kept swallowing as if he felt what we used to call a lump in the throat.

At last in strode the captain, slammed the door behind him, without looking to the right or left, and marched straight across the room to where his breakfast awaited him.

“Bill,” said the stranger, in a voice that I thought he had tried to make bold and big (сказал незнакомец в голосе = /таким/ голосом, что я подумал, он попытался сделать его смелым и важным; bold — смелый, наглый, дерзкий).

The captain spun round on his heel and fronted us (капитан повернулся на каблуках и увидел нас; to spin — вращаться, кружиться; to front — находиться перед, стоять напротив); all the brown had gone out of his face (весь коричневый цвет = загар сошел с его лица; to go out of — гаснуть, заканчиваться), and even his nose was blue (и даже его нос был синим); he had the look of a man who sees a ghost (он имел вид человека, который видит привидение), or the evil one (или дьявола; evil — злой), or something worse (или нечто похуже), if anything can be (если что-нибудь = такое может быть); and, upon my word (и, честное слово: «на моем слове»), I felt sorry to see him, all in a moment, turn so old and sick (мне стало жалко видеть его = как он, весь в один миг, сделался столь старым и больным).

“Come, Bill, you know me (ну же, Билл, ты /же/ знаешь меня); you know an old shipmate, Bill, surely (ты знаешь = узнаешь старого корабельного товарища, Билл, наверняка),” said the stranger.

The captain made a sort of gasp (капитан сделал что-то вроде аханья = открыл рот от изумления; gasp — удушье, затруднение дыхание).

ghost [gəust] shipmate [`ʃipmeɪt] surely [`ʃuəlɪ] gasp [gɑ:sp]

“Bill,” said the stranger, in a voice that I thought he had tried to make bold and big.

The captain spun round on his heel and fronted us; all the brown had gone out of his face, and even his nose was blue; he had the look of a man who sees a ghost, or the evil one, or something worse, if anything can be; and, upon my word, I felt sorry to see him, all in a moment, turn so old and sick.

“Come, Bill, you know me; you know an old shipmate, Bill, surely,” said the stranger.

The captain made a sort of gasp.

“Black Dog (Черный Пес).” said he.

“And who else (а кто /же/ еще)?” returned the other (ответил тот; to return — возвращать, отвечать), getting more at his ease (приободрившись; to get — получать; становиться; at ease — непринужденный, вольно). “Black Dog as ever was (как всегда), come for to see his old shipmate Billy (пришел увидеть = проведать своего старого корабельного товарища Билли), at the ‘Admiral Benbow’ inn (в /трактир/ «Адмирал Бенбоу»). Ah, Bill, Bill, we have seen a sight of times, us two (мы видели вид времен, мы двое = сколько воды утекло), since I lost them two talons (с тех пор как я проиграл им = лишился двух /своих/ когтей; to lose — потерять, проиграть),” holding up his mutilated hand (поднимая свою искалеченную руку /кисть руки/).

“Now, look here (послушай: «смотри сюда»),” said the captain; “you’ve run me down (ты настигнул меня; you’ve = you have); here I am (вот /он/ я); well, then, speak up: what is it (итак, говори: что это = зачем пришел; to speak up — высказаться)?”

else [els] sight [saɪt] talons [`tælənz] mutilated [`mju:tɪleɪtɪd]

“Black Dog.” said he.

“And who else?” returned the other, getting more at his ease. “Black Dog as ever was, come for to see his old shipmate Billy, at the ‘Admiral Benbow’ inn. Ah, Bill, Bill, we have seen a sight of times, us two, since I lost them two talons,” holding up his mutilated hand.

“Now, look here,” said the captain; “you’ve run me down; here I am; well, then, speak up: what is it?”

“That’s you, Bill (это ты = узнаю тебя, Билл),” returned Black Dog (ответил Черный Пес), “you’re in the right of it, Billy (ты прав, Билли). I’ll have a glass of rum from this dear child here (я возьму стакан рому от этого милого мальчугана; child — дитя, ребенок), as I’ve took such a liking to (которого я так полюбил: «к которому я взял такую симпатию»); and we’ll sit down (и мы сядем), if you please (с вашего позволения = если хочешь), and talk square, like old shipmates (и поговорим прямо, как старые /корабельные/ товарищи).”

When I returned with the rum (когда я вернулся с ромом), they were already seated on either side of the captain’s breakfast table (они уже сидели на каждой стороне = с обеих сторон стола для завтрака капитана) — Black Dog next to the door (Черный Пес возле двери), and sitting sideways (и сидя боком), so as to have one eye on his old shipmate (с тем, чтобы иметь один глаз = смотреть одним глазом на корабельного товарища), and one, as I thought, on his retreat (а другим, как я подумал, на свое отступление).

square [skweə] either [`aɪðə] sideways [`saɪdweɪz] retreat [rɪ`tri:t]

“That’s you, Bill,” returned Black Dog, “you’re in the right of it, Billy. I’ll have a glass of rum from this dear child here, as I’ve took such a liking to; and we’ll sit down, if you please, and talk square, like old shipmates.”

When I returned with the rum, they were already seated on either side of the captain’s breakfast table — Black Dog next to the door, and sitting sideways, so as to have one eye on his old shipmate, and one, as I thought, on his retreat.

He bade me go (он велел мне уйти; to bid — приказать, велеть), and leave the door wide open (и оставить дверь широко открытой). “None of your keyholes for me, sonny (никаких твоих замочных скважин для меня = чтобы ты не подсматривал, сынок; key — ключ; hole — отверстие),” he said; and I left them together and retired into the bar (и я оставил их вместе и удалился в бар; bar — бар, стойка, буфет).

For a long time (долгое время), though I certainly did my best to listen (хотя я определенно сделал свое лучшее, чтобы услышать = старался изо всех сил услышать) I could hear nothing but a low gabbling (/не/ мог слышать ничего, кроме тихого бормотания; to gabble — гоготать; бормотать, говорить неясно); but at last the voice began to grow higher (но наконец голос начал расти выше = становился громче), and I could pick up a word or two mostly oaths, from the captain (и я мог различить слово или два, в основном ругательства, /шедших/ от капитана; to pick up — поднимать, подбирать).

“No, no, no, no; and an end of it (нет, нет, нет, нет, и конец этого = довольно об этом)!” he cried once (он закричал раз). And again, “If it comes to swinging, swing all, say I (если это = дело дойдет до виселицы: «раскачивания», /то/ висите все = пусть на ней болтаются все, говорю я = послушай).”

bade [beɪd] keyholes [`ki:həulz] retired [rɪ`taɪəd] swinging [`swɪŋɪŋ]

He bade me go, and leave the door wide open. “None of your keyholes for me, sonny,” he said; and I left them together and retired into the bar.

For a long time, though I certainly did my best to listen I could hear nothing but a low gabbling; but at last the voice began to grow higher, and I could pick up a word or two mostly oaths, from the captain.

“No, no, no, no; and an end of it!” he cried once. And again, “If it comes to swinging, swing all, say I.”

Then all of a sudden (затем внезапно) there was a tremendous explosion of oaths and other noises (раздался ужасный взрыв ругательств и других шумов) — the chair and table went over in a lump (стул и стол упали на пол: «перешли в глыбу»), a clash of steel followed (лязг стали последовал), and then a cry of pain (и затем крик боли), and the next instant I saw Black Dog in full flight (в следующее мгновение я увидел, /как/ Черный Пес полностью сбегал = со всех ног убегал), and the captain hotly pursuing (а капитан с жаром преследовал /его/), both with drawn cutlasses (оба /были/ с обнаженными кортиками; to draw — тянуть, вытащить), and the forme’ streaming blood from the left shoulder (и /у/ первого текла кровь из левого плеча; forme’ = former — прежний, бывший, первый /из двух/). Just at the door (прямо у двери), that captain aimed at the fugitive one last tremendous cut (капитан прицелился в беглеца /чтобы нанести/ последний страшный порез = удар; to aim at — прицелиться, стремиться), which would certainly have split him to the chine (который наверняка расколол = разрубил бы его до хребта = пополам) had it not beer intercepted by our big signboard of Admiral Benbow (не будь он /клинок/ остановлен нашей большой вывеской «Адмирала Бенбоу»; to intercept — перехватить; преградить путь). You may see the notch on the lower side of the frame to this day (вы можете видеть зарубку на нижней стороне рамы до сих пор: «до этого дня»).

tremendous [trɪ`mendəs] explosion [ɪk`spləuʒn] fugitive [`fju:ʤɪtɪv] chine [ʧaɪn]

Then all of a sudden there was a tremendous explosion of oaths and other noises — the chair and table went over in a lump, a clash of steel followed, and then a cry of pain, and the next instant I saw Black Dog in full flight, and the captain hotly pursuing, both with drawn cutlasses, and the forme’ streaming blood from the left shoulder. Just at the door, that captain aimed at the fugitive one last tremendous cut, which would certainly have split him to the chine had it not beer intercepted by our big signboard of Admiral Benbow. You may see the notch on the lower side of the frame to this day.

That blow was the last of the battle (этот удар был концом схватки = на том все и кончилось). Once out upon that road (выскочив на ту дорогу; once — раз, как только; out — вне, снаружи), Black Dog, in spite of his wound (Черный Пес, несмотря на свою рану), showed a wonderful clean pair of heels (показал ловкую: «чистую» пару пяток = только пятки его сверкали, убегал очень быстро), and disappeared over the edge of the hill in half a minute (и исчез за кромкой холма в полминуты). The captain, for his part (капитан, со своей стороны; part — часть, роль), stood staring at the signboard like a bewildered man (стоял, таращась на вывеску, словно озадаченный человек = остолбенело; bewildered — смущенный, сбитый с толку). Then he passed his hand over his eyes several times (затем он провел рукой по глазам несколько раз: «времен»; to pass over — переправлять, пропускать), and at last turned back into the house (и, наконец, вернулся в дом).

“Jim,” says he, “rum (рому);” and as he spoke (когда он говорил = при этих словах), he reeled a little and caught himself with one hand against the wall (он покачнулся немного и поймал себя одной рукой у стены = оперся рукой о стену).

“Are you hurt (вы ранены)?” cried I.

wonderful [`wʌndəfl] edge [eʤ] bewildered [bɪ`wɪldəd] hurt [hə:t]

That blow was the last of the battle. Once out upon that road, Black Dog, in spite of his wound, showed a wonderful clean pair of heels, and disappeared over the edge of the hill in half a minute. The captain, for his part, stood staring at the signboard like a bewildered man. Then he passed his hand over his eyes several times, and at last turned back into the house.

“Jim,” says he, “rum;” and as he spoke, he reeled a little and caught himself with one hand against the wall.

“Are you hurt?” cried I.

“Rum,” he repeated (повторил). “I must get away from here (я должен убраться отсюда). Rum! rum!”

I ran to fetch it (я побежал принести его); but I was quite unsteadied by all that had fallen out (но я был весьма взволнован всем /тем/, что случилось; steady — устойчивый; прочный, твердый; unsteady — колеблющийся, шаткий; to fall out — выпадать, случаться), and I broke one glass and fouled the tap (я разбил один стакан и не мог закрыть кран /бочонка/; to break — ломать, разбивать; to foul — портить, засорять), and while I was still getting in my own way (пока я был все еще убирающим мой собственный путь = пока прибирался), I heard a loud fall in that parlour (услышал громкое падение в комнате), and, running in (и, вбежав), beheld the captain lying full length upon the floor (увидел капитана, лежащего во всю длину на полу; to behold — видеть, созерцать). At the same instant my mother (в то же мгновение моя мать), alarmed by the cries and fighting (встревоженная криками и дракой), came running downstairs to help me (сбежала вниз, чтобы помочь мне). Between us we raised his head (между нами = вместе мы приподняли его голову). He was breathing very loud and hard (он дышал очень громко и тяжело); but his eyes were closed (но его глаза были закрыты), and his face a horrible colour (и лицо /было/ ужасного цвета).

unsteadied [ʌn`stedɪd] fouled [fauld] length [leŋθ] breathing [`bri:ðɪŋ]

“Rum,” he repeated. “I must get away from here. Rum! rum!”

I ran to fetch it; but I was quite unsteadied by all that had fallen out, and I broke one glass and fouled the tap, and while I was still getting in my own way, I heard a loud fall in that parlour, and, running in, beheld the captain lying full length upon the floor. At the same instant my mother, alarmed by the cries and fighting, came running downstairs to help me. Between us we raised his head. He was breathing very loud and hard; but his eyes were closed, and his face a horrible colour.

“Dear, deary me (Боже мой),” cried my mother (воскликнула мать), “what a disgrace upon the house (какой позор на дом = для нашего трактира)! And your poor father sick (а твой бедный отец /как нарочно/ болен)!”

In the meantime (тем временем), we had no idea what to do to help the captain (мы не имели ни понятия, что делать, чтобы помочь капитану), nor any other thought but that he had got his death (ни какой-либо другой мысли, кроме /как/ что он умер: «получил свою смерть») — hurt in the scuffle with the stranger (/смертельно/ ранен во /время/ потасовки с незнакомцем). I got the rum, to be sure (я принес рому, конечно), and tried to put it down his throat (попытался влить его ему в глотку = в рот; to put down — опускать, класть; выпивать); but his teeth were tightly shut (но его зубы были крепко сомкнуты), and his jaws as strong as iron (челюсти такие же крепкие, как железо = были сжаты, словно железные). It was a happy relief for us (это было счастливое облегчение для нас = к счастью) when the door opened and Doctor Livesey came in (когда дверь отворилась, и доктор Ливси вошел), on his visit to my father (на своем посещении = для осмотра моего отца).

disgrace [dɪs`greɪs] scuffle [`skʌfl] throat [θrəut] tightly [`taɪtlɪ] jaws [ʤɔ:z] relief [rɪ`li:f]