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

They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints (и все же скоро они убедились: «имели доказательство», что они все еще были на территории, подвластной мормонам; jurisdiction — власть, полномочия; подведомственная область). They had reached the very wildest and most desolate portion of the pass (они добрались до самого дикого и заброшенного участка перевала; desolate — одинокий, заброшенный, пустынный, безжизненный) when the girl gave a startled cry, and pointed upwards (когда девушка испуганно вскрикнула и указала вверх). On a rock which overlooked the track, showing out dark and plain against the sky, there stood a solitary sentinel (на нависавшей над тропой скале, темным силуэтом вырисовываясь на фоне неба, стоял одинокий часовой; to show — выделяться, виднеться; plain — очевидный, явный). He saw them as soon as they perceived him (он заметил их в тот же момент, что и они его; to perceive — воспринимать, ощущать, различать), and his military challenge of "Who goes there?" rang through the silent ravine (и его армейский оклик «Стой, кто идет» прозвенел по тихому ущелью).

route [ru:t], traverse [tr@'v@:s], perceive [p@'si:v]

It was a bewildering route for anyone who was not accustomed to face Nature in her wildest moods. On the one side a great crag towered up a thousand feet or more, black, stern, and menacing, with long basaltic columns upon its rugged surface like the ribs of some petrified monster. On the other hand a wild chaos of boulders and debris made all advance impossible. Between the two ran the irregular track, so narrow in places that they had to travel in Indian file, and so rough that only practised riders could have traversed it at all. Yet in spite of all dangers and difficulties, the hearts of the fugitives were light within them, for every step increased the distance between them and the terrible despotism from which they were flying.

They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints. They had reached the very wildest and most desolate portion of the pass when the girl gave a startled cry, and pointed upwards. On a rock which overlooked the track, showing out dark and plain against the sky, there stood a solitary sentinel. He saw them as soon as they perceived him, and his military challenge of "Who goes there?" rang through the silent ravine.

"Travellers for Nevada," said Jefferson Hope (путешественники в Неваду, — сказал Джефферсон Хоуп), with his hand upon the rifle which hung by his saddle (положив руку на винтовку, висевшую у седла).

They could see the lonely watcher fingering his gun (они увидели, как одинокий часовой схватился за свою винтовку; to finger — трогать, дотрагиваться; gun — огнестрельное оружие), and peering down at them as if dissatisfied at their reply (вглядываясь в них сверху, словно его не удовлетворил их ответ: «словно неудовлетворенный их ответом»).

"By whose permission (с чьего разрешения)?" he asked.

"The Holy Four (Святых Четырех)," answered Ferrier. His Mormon experiences had taught him that that was the highest authority to which he could refer (опыт жизни среди мормонов научил его, что это была самая высшая инстанция, на которую можно было сослаться).

"Nine from seven," cried the sentinel (девять из семи, — крикнул часовой).

"Seven from five," returned Jefferson Hope promptly (семь из пяти, — немедленно ответил Джефферсон Хоуп), remembering the countersign which he had heard in the garden (вспомнив отзыв, который они подслушали в саду).