Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Собака Баскервилей (ASCII-IPA)

"Within the last few months (на протяжении последних «нескольких» месяцев) it became increasingly plain to me (мне все больше становилось ясным; to increase — возрастать) that Sir Charles's nervous system was strained to breaking point (что нервная система сэра Чарльза напряжена до предела; breaking point — критическое состояние). He had taken this legend which I have read you exceedingly to heart — so much (он настолько принимал близко к сердцу легенду, которую я вам прочел; exceedingly — весьма, сильно) so that, although he would walk in his own grounds (что, хотя он обычно прогуливался только в своем парке; grounds — сад, парк при доме), nothing would induce him (ничто бы не заставило его; to induce — побуждать; склонять) to go out upon the moor at night (выйти ночью на болота). Incredible as it may appear to you, Mr. Holmes (невероятно, как это может вам показаться, мистер Холмс), he was honestly convinced (/но/ он был искренне убежден) that a dreadful fate overhung his family (что страшное проклятие висело над его семьей; fate — судьба; to overhang — выступать над чем-либо, нависать; выдаваться, свешиваться; нависать, угрожать, грозить /чем-либо/), and certainly the records which he was able to give of his ancestors were not encouraging (и, конечно, примеры, которые он мог привести /из жизни/ своих предков, не ободряли: «не были ободряющими»; record — запись; исторический документ). The idea of some ghastly presence (мысль о чьем-то жутком присутствии) constantly haunted him (постоянно преследовала его), and on more than one occasion he has asked me (и частенько он спрашивал меня; on more than one — не раз; не единожды; occasion — возможность; случай, событие) whether I had on my medical journeys at night ever seen (не видал ли я когда-нибудь ночью по пути /к больному/; journey — путешествие; путь, маршрут) any strange creature or heard the baying of a hound (какого-нибудь странного существа и не слышал ли лая собаки). The latter question he put to me several times (последний вопрос он задавал мне несколько раз; to put — класть; ставить), and always with a voice which vibrated with excitement (и всегда голосом, дрожащим от волнения).

sparsely ['spA:slI], induce [In'dju:s], ghastly ['gA:stlI]

"The moor is very sparsely inhabited, and those who live near each other are thrown very much together. For this reason I saw a good deal of Sir Charles Baskerville. With the exception of Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, and Mr. Stapleton, the naturalist, there are no other men of education within many miles. Sir Charles was a retiring man, but the chance of his illness brought us together, and a community of interests in science kept us so. He had brought back much scientific information from South Africa, and many a charming evening we have spent together discussing the comparative anatomy of the Bushman and the Hottentot.

"Within the last few months it became increasingly plain to me that Sir Charles's nervous system was strained to breaking point. He had taken this legend which I have read you exceedingly to heart — so much so that, although he would walk in his own grounds, nothing would induce him to go out upon the moor at night. Incredible as it may appear to you, Mr. Holmes, he was honestly convinced that a dreadful fate overhung his family, and certainly the records which he was able to give of his ancestors were not encouraging. The idea of some ghastly presence constantly haunted him, and on more than one occasion he has asked me whether I had on my medical journeys at night ever seen any strange creature or heard the baying of a hound. The latter question he put to me several times, and always with a voice which vibrated with excitement.