Английский язык с О. Уайльдом. Кентервильское привидение / О. Wilde: The Canterville Ghost

"It is very wrong to kill any one," said Virginia, who at times had a sweet puritan gravity, caught from some old New England ancestor.

"Oh, I hate the cheap severity of abstract ethics (о, я ненавижу дешевую строгость абстрактной этики)! My wife was very plain (моя жена была очень некрасивой), never had my ruffs properly starched (никогда не крахмалила мое жабо как следует), and knew nothing about cookery (и ничего не знала о приготовлении пищи). Why, there was a buck I had shot in Hogley Woods (однажды я подстрелил самца оленя в лесах Хогли), a magnificent pricket (замечательного годовалого оленя), and do you know how she had it sent to table (и ты знаешь, как она подала его на стол)? However, it is no matter now (однако теперь это уже неважно) for it is all over (так как все кончено), and I don't think it was very nice of her brothers to starve me to death (и я не думаю, что очень мило было со стороны ее братьев заставлять меня умирать от голода; to starve — морить голодом), though I did kill her (хотя я и убил ее)."

severity [si`veriti] ethics [`eθiks] cookery [`kυkəri]

"Oh, I hate the cheap severity of abstract ethics! My wife was very plain, never had my ruffs properly starched, and knew nothing about cookery. Why, there was a buck I had shot in Hogley Woods, a magnificent pricket, and do you know how she had it sent to table? However, it is no matter now, for it is all over, and I don't think it was very nice of her brothers to starve me to death, though I did kill her."

"Starve you to death (морить вас голодом)? Oh, Mr. Ghost—I mean Sir Simon, are you hungry (о, мистер Призрак — я имею в виду, сэр Саймон, вы голодны)? I have a sandwich in my case (у меня есть сэндвич в сумке). Would you like it (хотите его)?"

starve [stα:v] hungry [`hλŋgri] sandwich [`sænwit∫]

"Starve you to death? Oh, Mr. Ghost—I mean Sir Simon, are you hungry? I have a sandwich in my case. Would you like it?"

"No, thank you (нет, спасибо), I never eat anything now (я теперь никогда ничего не ем); but it is very kind of you (но это очень любезно с твоей стороны), all the same (тем не менее/все же), and you are much nicer (и ты много лучше) than the rest of your horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest family (чем остальные /члены/ твоей ужасной, грубой, вульгарной, бесчестной семьи; rest — остаток, остальная часть)."

rude [ru:d] vulgar [`vλlgə] dishonest [dis`onist]

"No, thank you, I never eat anything now; but it is very kind of you, all the same, and you are much nicer than the rest of your horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest family."