Английский язык с Мюриэль Спарк (рассказы)

Kathleen was crying (Кэтлин плакала; to cry — кричать, плакать). "Come back home, dear (давай вернемся домой, дорогой)" she said.

"Oh, you don't look well (о, ты плохо выглядишь: «не выглядишь здоровым»). George!" I said.

haggard ['hxgqd] assert [q'sq: t] hardware ['hQ: dwεq] crying ['kraIIN]

And George was haggard. His eyes seemed tohave got smaller as if he had been recently in pain.He advanced up the road with Kathleen on his arm,letting himself lurch from side to side with his wifebobbing beside him, as the crowds asserted theirrights of way.

"Oh, George!" I said. "You don't look at all well, George."

"Look!" said George. "Over there by the hardware barrow. That's Needle."

Kathleen was crying. "Come back home, dear" she said.

"Oh, you don't look well. George!" I said.

They took him to a nursing home (они поместили: «забрали» его в частную лечебницу; nurse — медсестра). He was fairly quiet (он был почти спокоен), except on Saturday mornings (кроме как по субботним утрам) when they had a hard time of it (когда они с большим трудом могли: «они имели трудное время из этого») to keep him indoors (удержать его на месте: «в помещении») and away from the Portobello Road (и не пустить его на Портобелло Роуд).

But a couple of months later (но пару месяцев спустя) he did escape (он смог сбежать; to escape — избегать). It was a Monday (это был понедельник).

They searched for him in the Portobello Road (его искали: «они искали его» на Портобелло Роуд), but actually he had gone off to Kent (но на самом деле он отправился в Кент) to the village (в деревню) near the scene (рядом с местом действия) of the Haystack Murder (Убийства в Стоге сена). There he went to the police (там он отправился в полицию) and gave himself up (и выдал себя; to give up — бросить, оставить, сдаться), but they could tell from the way he was talking (но по его разговору было понятно: «но они могли сказать по тому, как он говорил») that there was something wrong with the man (что он был не вполне здоров: «что что-то неправильное было с человеком»).

nursing ['nq: sIN] escape [I'skeIp] village ['vIlIG] scene [si: n]

They took him to a nursing home. He was fairlyquiet, except on Saturday mornings when they had ahard time of it to keep him indoors and away fromthe Portobello Road.

But a couple of months later he did escape. It wasa Monday.

They searched for him in the Portobello Road, butactually he had gone off to Kent to the village nearthe scene of the Haystack Murder. There he went to the police and gave himself up, but they could tell from the way he was talking that there was something wrong with the man.

"I saw Needle in the Portobello Road (я видел Иглу на Портобелло Роуд) three Saturdays running (три субботы подряд; to run — бегать; running — бегание, подряд)," he explained (объяснил он), "and they put me in a private ward (и они поместили меня в частную палату; ward — опека, больничная палата) but I got away (но я смылся; to get away — удрать, улизнуть) while (пока) the nurses (сиделки) were seeing to the new patient (присматривали за новым пациентом). You remember the murder of Needle (вы помните убийство Иглы) — well (вот). I did it (это я сделал). Now you know the truth (теперь вы знаете правду), and that will keep bloody Needle's mouth shut (это заткнет рот этой чертовой Иглы: это «будет держать рот чертовой Иглы закрытым»)." Dozens (десятки) of poor mad fellows (сумасшедших бедолаг: «бедных сумасшедших парней») confess to every murder (сознаются в любом: «каждом» убийстве). The police (полиция) obtained (вызвала: «получила») an ambulance (машину скорой помощи) to take him back (чтобы забрать его обратно) to the nursing home (в лечебницу).

private ['praIvIt] ward [wO: d] ambulance ['xmbjVlqns]