Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

THERE never was such an overturn in this world (никогда не было такого крушения /планов/ в этом мире; overturn — поражение, свержение). Each of these six men was as though he had been struck (каждый из этих шести = все шестеро стояли, словно пораженные /молнией/). But with Silver the blow passed almost instantly (но у Сильвера потрясение прошло почти мгновенно). Every thought of his soul had been set full-stretch, like a racer, on that money (каждая мысль его души шла на полной скорости, словно гоночная яхта, к этим деньгам = он всей душой стремился к этим деньгам; to be set — быть установленным; stretch — вытягивание, напряжение, участок дистанции, этап соревнований; racer — гонщик, скаковая лошадь, гоночная яхта); well, he was brought up in a single second, dead (он окаменел на секунду; to bring up — поднимать; неожиданно остановить; стать на якорь); and he kept his head, found his temper (но сохранил присутствие духа: «голову», овладел собой; temper — нрав, характер; самообладание), and changed his plan before the others had had time to realise the disappointment (и изменил свой план прежде, чем остальные успели осознать постигшую их беду; disappointment — разочарование, обманутая надежда).

“Jim (Джим),” he whispered (прошептал он), “take that, and stand by for trouble (возьми это и приготовься; trouble — тревога, беда, неприятность).”

And he passed me a double-barrelled pistol (и он передал мне двуствольный пистолет).

At the same time he began quietly moving northward (в то же время он начал тихо двигаться к северу), and in a few steps had put the hollow between us two and the other five (и через несколько шагов расположил котлован между нами обоими и остальными пятью). Then he looked at me and nodded, as much as to say (затем он посмотрел на меня и кивнул, словно говоря), “Here is a narrow corner (тут узкий угол = положение нелегкое),” as, indeed, I thought it was (и действительно, я /тоже/ так думал). His looks were now quite friendly (его взгляды были теперь весьма дружелюбны); and I was so revolted at these constant changes (и меня так возмутили эти постоянные перемены = двуличие; to revolt — восставать, вызывать отвращение, отталкивать), that I could not forbear whispering (что я не мог удержаться от /того, чтобы сказать/ шепотом; to forbear — быть терпеливым, воздерживаться), “So you’ve changed sides again (так значит вы снова перешли на другую сторону: «поменяли стороны»).”

racer [`reɪsə] trouble [trʌbl] barrelled [`bærəld] forbear [fɔ:`beə]

THERE never was such an overturn in this world. Each of these six men was as though he had been struck. But with Silver the blow passed almost instantly. Every thought of his soul had been set full-stretch, like a racer, on that money; well, he was brought up in a single second, dead; and he kept his head, found his temper, and changed his plan before the others had had time to realise the disappointment.

“Jim,” he whispered, “take that, and stand by for trouble.”

And he passed me a double-barrelled pistol.

At the same time he began quietly moving northward, and in a few steps had put the hollow between us two and the other five. Then he looked at me and nodded, as much as to say, “Here is a narrow corner,” as, indeed, I thought it was. His looks were now quite friendly; and I was so revolted at these constant changes, that I could not forbear whispering, “So you’ve changed sides again.”