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

"We have books, we have our studies, and we have interesting neighbours. Dr. Mortimer is a most learned man in his own line. Poor Sir Charles was also an admirable companion. We knew him well, and miss him more than I can tell. Do you think that I should intrude if I were to call this afternoon and make the acquaintance of Sir Henry?"

"I am sure that he would be delighted."

"Then perhaps you would mention that I propose to do so. We may in our humble way do something to make things more easy for him until he becomes accustomed to his new surroundings. Will you come upstairs, Dr. Watson, and inspect my collection of lepidoptera? I think it is the most complete one in the south-west of England. By the time that you have looked through them lunch will be almost ready."

But I was eager to get back to my charge (но я рвался вернуться назад к своему подопечному; to be eager — страстно хотеть, желать; charge — заряд; поручение; забота, попечение). The melancholy of the moor (унылость болот), the death of the unfortunate pony (смерть несчастного пони), the weird sound which had been associated with the grim legend of the Baskervilles (таинственный звук, который ассоциировался с легендой о собаке), all these things tinged my thoughts with sadness (все это придавало моим мыслям оттенок печали = беспокойства; tinge — легкая окраска; оттенок, тон; to tinge — слегка окрашивать, придавать оттенок). Then on the top of these more or less vague impressions (но вершиной этих более или менее смутных впечатлений) there had come the definite and distinct warning of Miss Stapleton (стало определенное и ясное предостережение мисс Стэплтон), delivered with such intense earnestness (переданное так настойчиво и серьезно) that I could not doubt (что я не мог сомневаться) that some grave and deep reason lay behind it (что за ним лежит какая-то веская и глубокая причина; grave — серьезный; веский). I resisted all pressure to stay for lunch (я отклонил все настойчивые /просьбы/ остаться на ланч; to resist — сопротивляться; pressure — давление; нажим), and I set off at once upon my return journey (и сразу же отправился в обратный путь), taking the grass-grown path by which we had come (выбрав ту же заросшую травой тропку, по которой мы пришли).

weird [wI@d], vague [veIg], pressure ['preS@]

But I was eager to get back to my charge. The melancholy of the moor, the death of the unfortunate pony, the weird sound which had been associated with the grim legend of the Baskervilles, all these things tinged my thoughts with sadness. Then on the top of these more or less vague impressions there had come the definite and distinct warning of Miss Stapleton, delivered with such intense earnestness that I could not doubt that some grave and deep reason lay behind it. I resisted all pressure to stay for lunch, and I set off at once upon my return journey, taking the grass-grown path by which we had come.

It seems, however, that there must have been some short cut ( однако, должно быть, там был какой-то /более/ короткий путь; cut — разрез; проход) for those who knew it (для тех, кто о нем знал), for before I had reached the road (потому что, прежде чем достичь дороги) I was astounded to see Miss Stapleton (я был изумлен, увидев мисс Стэплтон) sitting upon a rock by the side of the track (сидящей на камне у обочины; track — след; проселочная дорога). Her face was beautifully flushed with her exertions (ее лицо раскраснелось от быстрого бега: «от усилий», /что делало ее еще/ прекраснее), and she held her hand to her side (а одну руку она приложила к своему боку; to hold — держать, удерживать).