Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Знак четырех (ASCII-IPA)

"I am a Worcestershire man myself, — born near Pershore (я сам родом из Вустершира, родился недалеко от Першора). I dare say you would find a heap of Smalls living there now if you were to look (я полагаю, вы обнаружите целую толпу Смоллов, живущих там, если вам вздумается туда заглянуть; heap — груда, куча, масса). I have often thought of taking a look round there (я часто подумывал о том, чтобы наведаться туда), but the truth is that I was never much of a credit to the family (но, по правде говоря, я никогда не был образцовым членом семьи; credit — доверие, вера; пример для подражания), and I doubt if they would be so very glad to see me (и я сомневаюсь, что они бы очень обрадовались, увидев меня). They were all steady, chapel-going folk (все они люди почтенные, ходят в церковь; steady — устойчивый; прочный; верный, надежный; спокойный; chapel — капелла; часовня; молельня), small farmers, well known and respected over the country-side (мелкие фермеры, известные и уважаемые в округе), while I was always a bit of a rover (в то время как я был немного сорвиголова; rover — морской разбойник, пират; скиталец, бродяга). At last, however, when I was about eighteen, I gave them no more trouble (как бы то ни было, в конце концов, когда мне было около восемнадцати, я перестал причинять им беспокойство), for I got into a mess over a girl (так как я попал в передрягу из-за девчонки; mess — беспорядок; путаница; неприятность; to get into a mess — попасть в беду), and could only get out of it again by taking the queen's shilling and joining the 3d Buffs (и единственным выходом для меня было вступить в армию и присоединиться к 3-му пехотному полку; to take the queen's shilling — вступить в армию: «взять шиллинг королевы = наняться солдатом в королевские войска»; the Buffs — the Third Regiment of Foot, третий пехотный полк), which was just starting for India (который как раз отправлялся в Индию).

chapel ['tS&p(@)l]

"You forget that we know nothing of all this," said Holmes, quietly. "We have not heard your story, and we cannot tell how far justice may originally have been on your side."

"Well, sir, you have been very fair-spoken to me, though I can see that I have you to thank that I have these bracelets upon my wrists. Still, I bear no grudge for that. It is all fair and above-board. If you want to hear my story I have no wish to hold it back. What I say to you is God's truth, every word of it. Thank you; you can put the glass beside me here, and I'll put my lips to it if I am dry.

"I am a Worcestershire man myself, — born near Pershore. I dare say you would find a heap of Smalls living there now if you were to look. I have often thought of taking a look round there, but the truth is that I was never much of a credit to the family, and I doubt if they would be so very glad to see me. They were all steady, chapel-going folk, small farmers, well known and respected over the country-side, while I was always a bit of a rover. At last, however, when I was about eighteen, I gave them no more trouble, for I got into a mess over a girl, and could only get out of it again by taking the queen's shilling and joining the 3d Buffs, which was just starting for India.