November [nǝ(u)ˈvembǝ], tragic [ˈtrædʒɪk], alive [ǝˈlaɪv]
IT was the end of November, and Holmes and I sat, upon a raw and foggy night, on either side of a blazing fire in our sitting-room in Baker Street. Since the tragic upshot of our visit to Devonshire he had been engaged in two affairs of the utmost importance, in the first of which he had exposed the atrocious conduct of Colonel Upwood in connection with the famous card scandal of the Nonpareil Club, while in the second he had defended the unfortunate Mme. Montpensier from the charge of murder, which hung over her in connection with the death of her step-daughter, Mlle. Carere, the young lady who, as it will be remembered, was found six months later alive and married in New York.
My friend was in excellent spirits over the success (мой друг был в превосходном настроении из-за удачи) which had attended a succession of difficult and important cases (которая сопровождала /расследование/ ряда трудных и важных дел; succession — последовательность; /непрерывный/ ряд), so that I was able to induce him (так что я мог убедить его) to discuss the details of the Baskerville mystery (обсудить подробности загадки Баскервилей). I had waited patiently for the opportunity (я терпеливо ждал такой возможности), for I was aware that he would never permit (поскольку знал, что он никогда не допустит; aware — знающий, осведомленный; to permit — позволять; допускать) cases to overlap (чтобы дела накладывались одно на другое; to overlap — заходить один за другой; перекрывать), and that his clear and logical mind would not be drawn from its present work (и что его чистый и логический разум не отвлечется от текущей работы; to draw — тащить; отвлекать) to dwell upon memories of the past (чтобы заняться воспоминаниями о прошлом; to dwell upon — подробно останавливаться на /вопросе/). Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer were, however, in London (однако в Лондоне /в это время/ были сэр Генри и доктор Мортимер), on their way to that long voyage (собираясь: «по пути» в то долгое путешествие) which had been recommended for the restoration of his shattered nerves (которое было рекомендовано ему = сэру Генри для восстановления расшатанных нервов). They had called upon us that very afternoon (они посетили нас в тот же самый день после полудня; to call upon smb. — навестить кого-нибудь), so that it was natural (так что было естественно) that the subject should come up for discussion (чтобы /эта/ тема стала предметом обсуждения; to come up for — становиться предметом рассмотрения).
success [sǝkˈses], aware [ǝˈwɛǝ], voyage [ˈvɔɪɪdʒ]
My friend was in excellent spirits over the success which had attended a succession of difficult and important cases, so that I was able to induce him to discuss the details of the Baskerville mystery. I had waited patiently for the opportunity, for I was aware that he would never permit cases to overlap, and that his clear and logical mind would not be drawn from its present work to dwell upon memories of the past. Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer were, however, in London, on their way to that long voyage which had been recommended for the restoration of his shattered nerves. They had called upon us that very afternoon, so that it was natural that the subject should come up for discussion.
"The whole course of events (весь ход событий; course — курс, направление; ход, течение)," said Holmes, "from the point of view of the man who called himself Stapleton (с точки зрения человека, который называл себя Стэплтоном) was simple and direct (был прост и ясен; direct — прямой; ясный), although to us, who had no means in the beginning of knowing the motives of his actions (хотя для нас, кто вначале не имел понятия о мотивах его действий: «не имел возможностей знать мотивы»; means — средство; способ, метод, методика; возможность) and could only learn part of the facts (и мог узнать только некоторые факты: «часть фактов»), it all appeared exceedingly complex (это все казалось чрезвычайно сложным). I have had the advantage of two conversations with Mrs. Stapleton (я имел возможность дважды побеседовать с миссис Стэплтон; advantage — преимущество; выгода; conversation — разговор, беседа), and the case has now been so entirely cleared up (и теперь дело настолько прояснилось; entirely — совершенно, полностью) that I am not aware that there is anything (что я не знаю, есть ли что-то /еще/) which has remained a secret to us (что осталось для нас тайной). You will find a few notes upon the matter (вы найдете несколько записей по этому делу) under the heading B in my indexed list of cases (под рубрикой "Б" в моей картотеке преступлений; heading — верхушка; рубрика; indexed list — пронумерованный список; case — случай; судебное дело /юр./)."
although [ɔ:lˈðǝu], advantage [ǝdˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ], index [ˈɪndeks]
"The whole course of events," said Holmes, "from the point of view of the man who called himself Stapleton was simple and direct, although to us, who had no means in the beginning of knowing the motives of his actions and could only learn part of the facts, it all appeared exceedingly complex. I have had the advantage of two conversations with Mrs. Stapleton, and the case has now been so entirely cleared up that I am not aware that there is anything which has remained a secret to us. You will find a few notes upon the matter under the heading B in my indexed list of cases."
"Perhaps you would kindly give me a sketch (может быть, вы расскажете в общих чертах; kindly /нареч./ — пожалуйста, будьте добры; sketch — эскиз; описание в общих чертах) of the course of events from memory (о ходе событий /просто/ по памяти)."
"Certainly, though I cannot guarantee (конечно, хотя я не могу ручаться; to guarantee — давать гарантию; ручаться) that I carry all the facts in my mind (что я помню все факты; to carry in mind — держать: «нести» в памяти). Intense mental concentration has a curious way (напряженная умственная сосредоточенность имеет любопытную особенность; way — путь; особенность) of blotting out what has passed (стирать то, что прошло = осталось в прошлом; to blot out a memory — стирать воспоминания). The barrister who has his case at his fingers' end (адвокат, который изучил свое дело в совершенстве; have smth. at one's fingers' ends — знать что-либо как свои пять пальцев), and is able to argue with an expert upon his own subject (и способен спорить с /любым/ экспертом в его области; subject — тема, предмет разговора), finds that a week or two of the courts (обнаруживает, что неделя или две суда) will drive it all out of his head once more (это все опять вытесняют у него из головы; to drive out — вытеснять; to drive — гнать). So each of my cases displaces the last (так каждое из моих дел вытесняет предыдущее: «последнее»), and Mlle. Carere has blurred my recollection of Baskerville Hall (и мадемуазель Карэр затуманила мои воспоминания о Баскервиль-холле). To-morrow some other little problem may be submitted to my notice (завтра какая-то другая небольшая задачка может быть предложена моему вниманию; to submit — подчиняться; представлять на рассмотрение), which will in turn dispossess the fair French lady and the infamous Upwood (которая в /свою/ очередь вытеснит прекрасную француженку и печально известного Апвуда; to dispossess — лишать собственности; выселять). So far as the case of the Hound goes, however (однако, что касается дела с собакой), I will give you the course of events (я изложу вам ход событий) as nearly as I can (настолько подробно: «близко», насколько смогу), and you will suggest anything (а вы меня спросите; to suggest — предлагать; наводить на мысль) which I may have forgotten (о том, что я мог забыть = пропустить; to forget).
guarantee [ˌɡær(ǝ)nˈti:], recollection [ˌrekǝˈlekʃ(ǝ)n], course [kɔ:s]
"Perhaps you would kindly give me a sketch of the course of events from memory."
"Certainly, though I cannot guarantee that I carry all the facts in my mind. Intense mental concentration has a curious way of blotting out what has passed. The barrister who has his case at his fingers' end, and is able to argue with an expert upon his own subject, finds that a week or two of the courts will drive it all out of his head once more. So each of my cases displaces the last, and Mlle. Carere has blurred my recollection of Baskerville Hall. To-morrow some other little problem may be submitted to my notice, which will in turn dispossess the fair French lady and the infamous Upwood. So far as the case of the Hound goes, however, I will give you the course of events as nearly as I can, and you will suggest anything which I may have forgotten.
"My inquiries show beyond all question (мои запросы бесспорно показывают; beyond all question — бесспорно) that the family portrait did not lie (что фамильный портрет не лгал), and that this fellow was indeed a Baskerville (и что этот человек был действительно Баскервилем; fellow — приятель, товарищ, коллега, собрат; /разг./ человек, парень). He was a son of that Rodger Baskerville (он был сыном того Роджера Баскервиля), the younger brother of Sir Charles (младшего брата сэра Чарльза), who fled with a sinister reputation to South America (который с дурной репутацией сбежал в Южную Америку; to flee), where he was said to have died unmarried (где, как говорили, он умер неженатым). He did, as a matter of fact, marry (на самом деле, он женился), and had one child, this fellow (и имел одного ребенка, этого = известного вам человека), whose real name is the same as his father (чья настоящая фамилия была такой же, как и у его отца). He married Beryl Garcia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica (он женился на Берил Гарсиа, одной из красавиц Коста-Рики), and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money (и, похитив значительную сумму общественных денег), he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England (он изменил фамилию на Вэнделер и сбежал в Англию), where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire (где открыл школу в Восточном Йоркшире; to establish — учреждать, основывать).
beyond [bɪˈjɔnd], sinister [ˈsɪnɪstǝ], public [ˈpʌblɪk]
"My inquiries show beyond all question that the family portrait did not lie, and that this fellow was indeed a Baskerville. He was a son of that Rodger Baskerville, the younger brother of Sir Charles, who fled with a sinister reputation to South America, where he was said to have died unmarried. He did, as a matter of fact, marry, and had one child, this fellow, whose real name is the same as his father. He married Beryl Garcia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica, and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money, he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England, where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire.
"His reason for attempting this special line of business (причиной выбора такого особого рода деятельности; line — линия; занятие; род деятельности; business — дело; занятие) was that he had struck up an acquaintance with a consumptive tutor (стало то, что он познакомился с больным туберкулезом учителем; to strike up an acquaintance — завязать знакомство; tutor — домашний учитель) upon the voyage home (во время путешествия домой), and that he had used this man's ability (и что он воспользовался способностью этого человека) to make the undertaking a success (обеспечить делу успех; undertaking — предприятие; дело). Fraser, the tutor, died, however (однако Фрэйзер, учитель, умер), and the school which had begun well (и школа, у которой было удачное начало: «которая начинала хорошо») sank from disrepute into infamy (переходила от сомнительной репутации к скандальной = опускалась все ниже и ниже; to sink — тонуть; опускаться, падать; ронять; infamy — дурная слава; скандальная репутация). The Vandeleurs found it convenient to change their name to Stapleton (Вэнделеры сочли удобным изменить свою фамилию на Стэплтон; convenient — удобный, подходящий; пригодный), and he brought the remains of his fortune (и он привез остатки своего состояния), his schemes for the future (свои планы на будущее), and his taste for entomology to the south of England (и свое пристрастие к энтомологии на юг Англии; taste — вкус; склонность). I learn at the British Museum (я узнал в Британском музее) that he was a recognised authority upon the subject (что он был признанным авторитетом в /этой/ области), and that the name of Vandeleur has been permanently attached to a certain moth (и что фамилия Вэнделер была навсегда закреплена = дана какому-то мотыльку; certain — точный; некий) which he had, in his Yorkshire days, been the first to describe (которого он первым описал, еще живя в Йоркшире: «в свои йоркширские дни»).
