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

"Mortimer said that the man had walked on tiptoe (Мортимер сказал, что человек = сэр Чарльз шел на цыпочках) down that portion of the alley («вниз» по той части аллеи)."

"He only repeated (он только повторил /то/) what some fool had said at the inquest (что сказал какой-то болван на следствии). Why should a man walk on tiptoe down the alley (с какой стати человеку прогуливаться по аллее на цыпочках)?"

"What then (что /же/ тогда)?"

"He was running, Watson (он бежал, Ватсон) — running desperately, running for his life (бежал отчаянно, спасая свою жизнь: «бежал ради своей жизни»), running until he burst his heart (бежал, пока не разорвалось его сердце) and fell dead upon his face (и упал замертво лицом вниз: «на свое лицо»)."

character ['k&rIkt@], example [Ig'zA:mpl], dead [ded]

"Yes, I have thought a good deal of it in the course of the day."

"What do you make of it?"

"It is very bewildering."

"It has certainly a character of its own. There are points of distinction about it. That change in the footprints, for example. What do you make of that?"

"Mortimer said that the man had walked on tiptoe down that portion of the alley."

"He only repeated what some fool had said at the inquest. Why should a man walk on tiptoe down the alley?"

"What then?"

"He was running, Watson — running desperately, running for his life, running until he burst his heart and fell dead upon his face."

"Running from what (бежал от чего)?"

"There lies our problem (здесь лежит наша задача = вот это и есть наш вопрос). There are indications that the man was crazed with fear (есть признаки, что этот человек обезумел от страха) before ever he began to run (прежде чем начал убегать)."

"How can you say that (как вы можете так говорить = откуда вам это известно)?"

"I am presuming that the cause of his fears (я считаю, что причина его страхов) came to him across the moor (приближалась к нему со /стороны/ болот). If that were so, and it seems most probable (если бы это было так, а это кажется наиболее вероятным), only a man who had lost his wits (то только человек, потерявший рассудок; to lose) would have run from the house instead of towards it (убегал бы от дома, вместо того, чтобы /бежать/ к нему). If the gipsy's evidence may be taken as true (если показания цыгана /можно/ принять за правду), he ran with cries for help in the direction (он бежал, крича о помощи в /том/ направлении; to run) where help was least likely to be (где помощь была наименее вероятна). Then, again, whom was he waiting for that night (и опять же, кого он ожидал в тот вечер), and why was he waiting for him in the Yew Alley (и почему он ждал его в тисовой аллее) rather than in his own house (а не в собственном доме; rather than — не столько… сколько)?"

"You think that he was waiting for someone (вы думаете, он кого-то ждал)?"

problem ['prObl@m], instead [In'sted], towards [t@'wO:dz]

"Running from what?"

"There lies our problem. There are indications that the man was crazed with fear before ever he began to run."

"How can you say that?"

"I am presuming that the cause of his fears came to him across the moor. If that were so, and it seems most probable, only a man who had lost his wits would have run from the house instead of towards it. If the gipsy's evidence may be taken as true, he ran with cries for help in the direction where help was least likely to be. Then, again, whom was he waiting for that night, and why was he waiting for him in the Yew Alley rather than in his own house?"

"You think that he was waiting for someone?"