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

plunge [plVndZ], lounge [laundZ], rivet ['rIvIt], clayey ['kleII], extraordinary [Ik'strO:d(@)n(@)rI]

I had imagined that Sherlock Holmes would at once have hurried into the house and plunged into a study of the mystery. Nothing appeared to be further from his intention. With an air of nonchalance which, under the circumstances, seemed to me to border upon affectation, he lounged up and down the pavement, and gazed vacantly at the ground, the sky, the opposite houses and the line of railings. Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice he stopped, and once I saw him smile, and heard him utter an exclamation of satisfaction. There were many marks of footsteps upon the wet clayey soil, but since the police had been coming and going over it, I was unable to see how my companion could hope to learn anything from it. Still I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties, that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me.

At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired man (у дверей дома нас встретил высокий белокурый человек с бледным лицом), with a notebook in his hand (с записной книжкой в руках), who rushed forward and wrung my companion's hand with effusion (который бросился нам навстречу и пылко пожал руку моего компаньона; to wring — крутить, скручивать; пожимать /руки/; effusion —неумеренный поток чувств). "It is indeed kind of you to come," he said (приехав, вы сделали нам огромное одолжение: «это в самом деле любезно с вашей стороны приехать», — сказал он), "I have had everything left untouched (я распорядился, чтобы все оставили в неприкосновенности; to have something done — получить результат какого-либо действия, обычно как следствие деятельности других лиц: I have left everything untouched — я все оставил в неприкосновенности; to touch — касаться)."

"Except that!" my friend answered, pointing at the pathway (кроме этого, — ответил мой друг, показывая на дорожку). "If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess (если бы здесь промчалось стадо бизонов, они бы меньше наследили: «если бы стадо бизонов прошло здесь, здесь не могло бы быть большего беспорядка»; to pass — идти; проходить; mess — беспорядок; неразбериха). No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this (но вы, без сомнения, сами пришли к какому-то заключению, Грегсон, до того как допустили это; to draw — тащить; тянуть; to draw a conclusion — приходить к выводу)."

"I have had so much to do inside the house," the detective said evasively (столько всего надо было сделать в доме, — уклончиво сказал детектив). "My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here (здесь мой коллега, мистер Лестрейд). I had relied upon him to look after this (я понадеялся на него в этом; to rely — полагаться, надеяться; to look after — заботиться)."

wrung [rVN], effusion [I'fju:Z(@)n], except [Ik'sept], colleague ['kOli:g]

At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired man, with a notebook in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion's hand with effusion. "It is indeed kind of you to come," he said, "I have had everything left untouched."

"Except that!" my friend answered, pointing at the pathway. "If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this."

"I have had so much to do inside the house," the detective said evasively. "My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here. I had relied upon him to look after this."