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

I have said "by one night's work" (я сказал, "делом одной ночи"), but, in truth, it was by two nights' work (но по правде /говоря/, двух ночей), for on the first we drew entirely blank (поскольку в первую /ночь/ мы потерпели полную неудачу; to draw blank — вытащить пустышку, вернуться ни с чем). I sat up with Sir Henry in his room until nearly three o'clock in the morning (мы с сэром Генри просидели в его комнате почти до трех утра), but no sound of any sort did we hear (но мы не услышали никаких звуков) except the chiming clock upon the stairs (кроме боя часов на лестнице). It was a most melancholy vigil (это дежурство было совершенно утомительным), and ended by each of us falling asleep in our chairs (и закончилось /тем, что/ мы оба заснули в своих креслах; to fall asleep — засыпать). Fortunately we were not discouraged (к счастью, нас /это/ не обескуражило), and we determined to try again (и мы решили попробовать снова; to determine — определять; решать, выносить решение). The next night we lowered the lamp and sat smoking cigarettes (следующей ночью мы убавили в лампе свет и сидели, куря папиросы), without making the least sound (не производя ни малейшего шума). It was incredible how slowly the hours crawled by (время тянулось: «часы ползли» невероятно медленно), and yet we were helped through it (но, тем не менее, нам помогла это /выдержать/) by the same sort of patient interest (та же настойчивая увлеченность) which the hunter must feel as he watches the trap (которую должен чувствовать охотник, когда караулит у капкана) into which he hopes the game may wander (на который, как он надеется, может набрести зверь; game — дичь, добыча на охоте). One struck, and two (пробило час, потом два; to strike), and we had almost for the second time given it up in despair (и мы, отчаявшись, почти отказались /от своей затеи/ во второй раз; to give up — оставить, отказаться), when in an instant we both sat bolt upright in our chairs (когда через мгновение мы оба резко выпрямились: «сели прямо» в наших креслах; bolt upright — совершенно прямо /стоять, сидеть и т. п./; bolt — арбалетная стрела), with all our weary senses keenly on the alert once more (/и/ все наши /притупившиеся/ от усталости чувства вновь резко обострились; keenly — сильно; on the alert — быть начеку, настороже; once more — еще раз, снова). We had heard the creak of a step in the passage (мы услышали скрип ступеньки = звук шагов в коридоре; to hear; step — шаг; ступенька, приступка).

mystery ['mIst(@)rI], thoroughly ['TVr@lI], creak [kri:k]

I have said "by one night's work," but, in truth, it was by two nights' work, for on the first we drew entirely blank. I sat up with Sir Henry in his room until nearly three o'clock in the morning, but no sound of any sort did we hear except the chiming clock upon the stairs. It was a most melancholy vigil, and ended by each of us falling asleep in our chairs. Fortunately we were not discouraged, and we determined to try again. The next night we lowered the lamp and sat smoking cigarettes, without making the least sound. It was incredible how slowly the hours crawled by, and yet we were helped through it by the same sort of patient interest which the hunter must feel as he watches the trap into which he hopes the game may wander. One struck, and two, and we had almost for the second time given it up in despair, when in an instant we both sat bolt upright in our chairs, with all our weary senses keenly on the alert once more. We had heard the creak of a step in the passage.