Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Первый сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)

"It is easy for me to be so (это легко для меня быть такой = точной), for every event of that dreadful time (так как каждое событие того кошмарного времени) is seared into my memory (врезалось в мою память; to sear — выжигать, иссушать). The manor house (помещичий дом) is, as I have already said (как я уже сказала), very old, and only one wing is now inhabited (только одно крыло сейчас обитаемо). The bedrooms in this wing (спальни в этом крыле) are on the ground floor (находятся на нижнем этаже), the sitting-rooms (гостиные) being in the central block of the buildings (в центральном массиве зданий = в центре). Of these bedrooms the first is Dr. Roylott's (из этих спален первая доктора Ройлотта), the second my sister's (вторая — моей сестры), and the third my own (третья — моя собственная). There is no communication between them (нет сообщения между ними), but they all open out into the same corridor (они все выходят в один /и тот же/ коридор). Do I make myself plain (я делаю себя простой = достаточно ли ясно объясняю)?"

"Perfectly so (совершенно /так/)."

dreadful ['dredful], manor ['m&n@], wing [wIN]

"Pray be precise as to details," said he.

"It is easy for me to be so, for every event of that dreadful time is seared into my memory. The manor house is, as I have already said, very old, and only one wing is now inhabited. The bedrooms in this wing are on the ground floor, the sitting-rooms being in the central block of the buildings. Of these bedrooms the first is Dr. Roylott's, the second my sister's, and the third my own. There is no communication between them, but they all open out into the same corridor. Do I make myself plain?"

"Perfectly so."

"The windows of the three rooms open out upon the lawn (окна /всех/ трех комнат выходят на лужайку). That fatal night (той роковой ночью) Dr. Roylott had gone to his room early (ушел в свою комнату рано), though we knew that he had not retired to rest (хотя мы знали, что он не лег отдыхать = спать), for my sister was troubled (так как моя сестра была потревожена) by the smell of the strong Indian cigars (запахом крепких индийских сигар) which it was his custom to smoke (что было его обычаем = привычкой курить). She left her room, therefore (поэтому она вышла из своей комнаты; to leave — покидать, оставлять), and came into mine (и пришла в мою), where she sat for some time (где сидела какое-то время), chatting about her approaching wedding (болтая о своей приближающейся свадьбе). At eleven o'clock she rose to leave me (в одиннадцать часов она встала, чтобы покинуть меня = уйти), but she paused at the door and looked back (но задержалась у двери и оглянулась).

"'Tell me, Helen (скажи мне, Хелен),' said she, 'have you ever heard anyone whistle (ты когда-нибудь слышала, будто кто-то свистит) in the dead of the night (глухой ночью = поздно ночью)?'

lawn [lO:n], night [naIt], therefore ['De@fO:]

"The windows of the three rooms open out upon the lawn. That fatal night Dr. Roylott had gone to his room early, though we knew that he had not retired to rest, for my sister was troubled by the smell of the strong Indian cigars which it was his custom to smoke. She left her room, therefore, and came into mine, where she sat for some time, chatting about her approaching wedding. At eleven o'clock she rose to leave me, but she paused at the door and looked back.

"'Tell me, Helen,' said she, 'have you ever heard anyone whistle in the dead of the night?'

"'Never (никогда),' said I.

"'I suppose that you could not possibly whistle yourself in your sleep (я полагаю = думаю, что ты не могла /возможно/ свистеть сама = тебе не случалось свистеть во сне)?'

"'Certainly not (конечно нет). But why (но почему /ты спрашиваешь/)?'