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

I was annoyed at this criticism of a work (я был раздражен этой критикой работы) which had been specially designed to please him (которая была специально задумана, чтобы доставить ему удовольствие; to design — придумывать, замышлять; разрабатывать; предназначать). I confess, too, that I was irritated by the egotism (признаюсь также, что я был раздражен его самомнением; egotism — самовлюбленность, самомнение) which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet (которое, казалось, требовало, чтобы каждая строчка моего произведения; pamphlet — брошюра; буклет) should be devoted to his own special doings (была посвящена его уникальным: «собственным специальным» деяниям). More than once during the years that I had lived with him in Baker Street (не раз на протяжении тех лет, что я жил с ним на Бейкер-стрит) I had observed that a small vanity underlay my companion's quiet and didactic manner (я замечал, что некоторое тщеславие скрывалось за сдержанной и дидактической манерой моего компаньона; to underlie — лежать внизу; лежать в основе; quiet — тихий; спокойный; скромный). I made no remark, however (тем не менее я ничего не сказал: «не сделал никакого замечания»), but sat nursing my wounded leg (но сидел, обхватив мою раненую ногу; to sit — сидеть; to nurse — нянчить; охватывать руками). I had had a Jezail bullet through it some time before (пуля из афганского мушкета пронзила ее: «я получил пулю сквозь нее» не так давно: «некоторое время до этого»; Jezail — длинноствольный кремневый мушкет, оружие пуштунов /самоназвание афганцев/), and, though it did not prevent me from walking (и, хотя это не мешало ходьбе; to prevent — предотвращать; мешать), it ached wearily at every change of the weather (нога: «она» ныла: «утомительно болела» при каждом изменении погоды).

suppress [s@'pres], observe [@b'z@:v], design [dI'zaIn], ache [eIk]

"Some facts should be suppressed, or at least a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. The only point in the case which deserved mention was the curious analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unravelling it."

I was annoyed at this criticism of a work which had been specially designed to please him. I confess, too, that I was irritated by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. More than once during the years that I had lived with him in Baker Street I had observed that a small vanity underlay my companion's quiet and didactic manner. I made no remark, however, but sat nursing my wounded leg. I had had a Jezail bullet through it some time before, and, though it did not prevent me from walking, it ached wearily at every change of the weather.