Английский с Эдгаром По. Падение дома Ашеров / Edgar Allan Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher

My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified – have tortured – have destroyed me. Yet I will not attempt to expound them. To me, they have presented little but Horror – to many they will seem less terrible than baroques.

Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found (в будущем, возможно, может найтись какой-то ум) which will reduce my phantasm to the commonplace (который сведет мой фантазм к чему-то обычному: «к общему месту»; common – общий; place – место) – some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own (некий ум, более спокойный, более логичный и гораздо менее /легко/возбудимый, чем мой собственный), which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe (который воспримет = увидит в тех обстоятельствах, которые я подробно обрисовываю с трепетом), nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects (ничего более, чем обычную последовательность самых естественных причин и следствий).

Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the commonplace – some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.

From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition (с детства я был замечен = отличался смирностью и гуманностью характера). My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous (моя нежность была даже настолько ярко выраженной) as to make me the jest of my companions (чтобы сделать меня посмешищем для моих товарищей). I was especially fond of animals (я особенно любил животных; to be fond of – любить что-либо, кого-либо; fond – любящий), and was indulged by my parents with a great variety of pets (и был избалован моими родителями = и мои родители баловали меня большим многообразием питомцев). With these I spent most of my time (с ними я проводил б'oльшую часть времени; to spend), and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them (и никогда не был так счастлив, как когда кормил или ласкал их: «кормя и лаская»).

From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was indulged by my parents with a great variety of pets. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them.