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

"The man is rather deaf, and in any case we must take our chance of that. We'll sit up in my room to-night, and wait until he passes." Sir Henry rubbed his hands with pleasure, and it was evident that he hailed the adventure as a relief to his somewhat quiet life upon the moor.

The baronet has been in communication with the architect who prepared the plans for Sir Charles, and with a contractor from London, so that we may expect great changes to begin here soon.

There have been decorators and furnishers up from Plymouth (декораторы и мебельщики уже приезжали сюда из Плимута), and it is evident that our friend has large ideas (очевидно, наш друг имеет большие планы; idea — мысль; замысел план), and means to spare no pains or expense (и намерен не жалеть ни усилий, ни средств) to restore the grandeur of his family (/чтобы/ восстановить былое величие своего рода; grandeur — грандиозность; величие). When the house is renovated and refurnished (когда дом будет отреставрирован и заново обставлен), all that he will need will be a wife (все, что ему будет нужно — это жена) to make it complete (/чтобы/ сделать /идиллию/ полной). Between ourselves there are pretty clear signs (/говоря/ между нами, есть довольно явные признаки) that this will not be wanting (что в этом не будет недостатка = что жену долго искать не придется; to want smth. — испытывать недостаток, нехватку, нужду в чем-л.) if the lady is willing (если дама согласна: «готова»), for I have seldom seen a man more infatuated with a woman (так как я не часто встречал мужчину более влюбленного в женщину; infatuated — влюбленный до безумия) than he is with our beautiful neighbour, Miss Stapleton (чем он в нашу прекрасную соседку, мисс Стэплтон). And yet the course of true love does not run quite as smoothly (однако, путь истинной любви не проходит совсем так гладко; "The course of true love never did run smooth… " — цитата из Шекспира /"Сон в летнюю ночь"/) as one would under the circumstances expect (как ожидалось бы при подобных обстоятельствах). To-day, for example (сегодня, к примеру), its surface was broken by a very unexpected ripple (ее поверхность была потревожена неожиданной рябью), which has caused our friend considerable perplexity and annoyance (которая вызвала у нашего друга изрядное недоумение и раздражение; to cause — послужить причиной; to perplex — ставить в тупик, приводить в недоумение; смущать; ошеломлять, сбивать с толку).

grandeur ['gr&ndZ@], pretty ['prItI], perplexity [p@'pleksItI]

There have been decorators and furnishers up from Plymouth, and it is evident that our friend has large ideas, and means to spare no pains or expense to restore the grandeur of his family. When the house is renovated and refurnished, all that he will need will be a wife to make it complete. Between ourselves there are pretty clear signs that this will not be wanting if the lady is willing, for I have seldom seen a man more infatuated with a woman than he is with our beautiful neighbour, Miss Stapleton. And yet the course of true love does not run quite as smoothly as one would under the circumstances expect. To-day, for example, its surface was broken by a very unexpected ripple, which has caused our friend considerable perplexity and annoyance.

After the conversation which I have quoted about Barrymore (после разговора о Бэрриморе, который я процитировал) Sir Henry put on his hat and prepared to go out (сэр Генри надел шляпу и собирался выходить). As a matter of course I did the same (естественно, я сделал то же самое; as a matter of course — как и следовало ожидать).