Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)

"You'll see prettier things than them soon," said the man confidently. "You just wait a bit. I was going to tell you though — you remember when we left the river?"

"Oh, yes."

"Well, we reckoned we'd strike another river soon, d'ye see. But there was somethin' wrong; compasses, or map, or somethin', and it didn't turn up. Water ran out. Just except a little drop for the likes of you and — and ——"

"And you couldn't wash yourself," interrupted his companion gravely, staring up at his grimy visage.

"No, nor drink (да, и нечего пить). And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go (и мистер Бендер, он умер первый; fust = first), and then Indian Pete (а затем индеец Пит), and then Mrs. McGregor (а затем миссис Мак-Грегор), and then Johnny Hones (а затем Джонни Хоунз), and then, dearie, your mother (а затем, дорогая, твоя мама)."

"Then mother's a deader too (значит, мама тоже мертвая)," cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly (вскричала маленькая девочка, уткнув лицо в передник и горько плача; pinafore — детский передник; фартук; to sob —рыдать; всхлипывать).

"Yes, they all went except you and me (да, все умерли, кроме меня и тебя). Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction (потом я подумал, что есть шанс найти воду, если мы пойдем в этом направлении), so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together (так что я взвалил тебя на плечо, и мы вместе отправились в путь; to tramp — тяжело ступать; идти, ходить пешком). It don't seem as though we've improved matters (не похоже, что мы улучшили свое положение: «дела»). There's an almighty small chance for us now (и теперь шансов у нас совсем немного; almighty — ужасно, чрезвычайно)!"

"Do you mean that we are going to die too (ты хочешь сказать, что мы тоже скоро умрем)?" asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face (спросил ребенок, перестав рыдать и поднимая залитое слезами лицо; to check — останавливать; сдерживать; to stain — пачкать; пятнать; stain — пятно).

pinafore ['pIn@fO:], improve [Im'pru:v], almighty [O:l'maItI]

"No, nor drink. And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go, and then Indian Pete, and then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother."

"Then mother's a deader too," cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly.

"Yes, they all went except you and me. Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction, so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together. It don't seem as though we've improved matters. There's an almighty small chance for us now!"

"Do you mean that we are going to die too?" asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face.

"I guess that's about the size of it (я думаю, что примерно так оно и есть: «примерно такого масштаба оно и есть»)."

"Why didn't you say so before (почему же ты раньше мне не сказал)?" she said, laughing gleefully (сказала она, радостно смеясь; glee — веселье; ликование). "You gave me such a fright (ты так меня напугал; fright — сильный внезапный испуг; страх). Why, of course, now as long as we die we'll be with mother again (ну конечно, раз мы умрем, мы снова встретимся с мамой)."

"Yes, you will, dearie (да, ты встретишь ее, дорогая)."