Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Собака Баскервилей (ASCII-IPA)

"I think that we might venture a little farther than this (я думаю, мы могли бы рискнуть /и пойти/ немного дальше «чем это»). Look at it in this light (взгляните на это в таком свете). On what occasion would it be most probable (по какому наиболее вероятному поводу) that such a presentation would be made (мог быть сделан такой подарок)? When would his friends unite (когда его друзья объединились = собрались) to give him a pledge of their good will (/чтобы/ преподнести ему залог своей доброжелательности)? Obviously at the moment (очевидно, в то время: «в тот момент») when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital (когда доктор Мортимер ушел со службы в больнице; to withdraw — отнимать, отдергивать; уходить) in order to start in practice for himself (чтобы начать /заниматься/ частной практикой: «практиковать для себя»). We know there has been a presentation (мы знаем, /что/ был подарок). We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice (мы полагаем, что была смена /работы в/ городской больнице на сельскую практику). Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say (и не зайдут ли наши умозаключения = предположения слишком далеко, чтобы утверждать) that the presentation was on the occasion of the change (что подарок был /сделан/ по случаю этой смены)?"

"It certainly seems probable (это определенно кажется вероятным; certainly — определенно, конечно, несомненно)."

venture ['ventS@], hypothesis [haI'pOTIsIs], obvious ['ObvI@s]

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practised in town before going to the country."

"I think that we might venture a little farther than this. Look at it in this light. On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made? When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will? Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start in practice for himself. We know there has been a presentation. We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice. Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"

"It certainly seems probable."