Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

But though I was so terrified by the idea of the seafaring man with one leg (хотя я был так напуган мыслью о моряке с одной ногой), I was far less afraid of the captain himself (я гораздо меньше боялся самого капитана) than anybody else who knew him (чем кто-либо другой, кто знал его). There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water (были ночи, когда он выпивал больше рому с водой; to take — взять, употребить; deal — некоторое количество) than his head would carry (чем его голова могла вынести); and then he would sometimes sit and sing (и затем иногда сидел и пел) his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody (свои нечестивые, старые, дикие морские песни, не обращая ни на кого внимания; wicked — злой); but sometimes he would call for glasses round (но иногда требовал стаканов /рому/ для всех; round — порция), and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories (и заставлял всю дрожавшую компанию слушать его истории) or bear a chorus to his singing (или поддерживать припев, подпевать его пению: «нести хор к его пению»). Often I have heard the house shaking with (часто я слышал, как дом трясся от /песни/) “Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum;” all the neighbours joining in for dear life (все соседи подхватывали /пение/ изо всех сил: «ради дорогой жизни»; to join in — подхватить, присоединиться), with the fear of death upon them (с боязнью смерти «на них»), and each singing louder than the other, to avoid remark (и каждый пел громче, чем другой, чтобы избежать замечания). For in these fits (так как в этих припадках) he was the most overriding companion ever known (он был наиболее важным = грозным собеседником, чем когда-либо /известный/; overriding — важнейший, доминирующий); he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round (ударял рукой по столу для тишины вокруг); he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question (приходил в ярость при вопросе = когда его спрашивали; to fly up — взлететь, спорхнуть), or sometimes because none was put (или иногда потому, что никакой /вопрос/ не был задан), and so he judged the company was not following his story (поэтому он решал, /что/ компания не следовала его истории = невнимательно слушала). Nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn (также не позволял он кому-либо уйти из трактира; to leave — покидать, оставлять) till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed (пока не напивался до дремотного состояния и ковылял к кровати; sleepy — сонный, вялый; to reel off — сматывать, разматывать /трос/).

terrified [`terɪfaɪd] wicked [`wɪkɪd] bear [beə] neighbour [`neɪbə] overriding [əuvə`raɪdɪŋ]

But though I was so terrified by the idea of the seafaring man with one leg, I was far less afraid of the captain himself than anybody else who knew him. There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water than his head would carry; and then he would sometimes sit and sing his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody; but sometimes he would call for glasses round, and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories or bear a chorus to his singing. Often I have heard the house shaking with “Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum;” all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other, to avoid remark. For in these fits he was the most overriding companion ever known; he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round; he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question, or sometimes because none was put, and so he judged the company was not following his story. Nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed.