Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA)

“Then, with the help of some Italian employee (затем, с помощью итальянских работников; employee — служащий; работающий по найму), he succeeded in finding out (он сумел узнать) where the other three busts had gone (куда отправились остальные три бюста). The first was at Harker’s (первый находился у Харкера). There he was dogged by his confederate (там он /Беппо/ был выслежен своим сообщником), who held Beppo responsible for the loss of the pearl (который считал Беппо ответственным за пропажу жемчужины; to hold — держать), and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed (и он /Беппо/ пырнул его ножом в драке, которая последовала).”

“If he was his confederate (если Пьетро был его сообщником), why should he carry his photograph (для чего он носил с собой его фотографию)?” I asked.

“As a means of tracing him (чтобы найти его; means — средство; способ, метод), if he wished to inquire about him from any third person (если бы он захотел спросить о нем у постороннего человека: «третьего лица»). That was the obvious reason (это очевидная причина). Well, after the murder I calculated (итак, после убийства я вычислил) that Beppo would probably hurry (что Беппо, вероятно, поторопится) rather than delay his movements (а не отложит свои поиски: «шаги»; rather than — скорее…, а не…). He would fear that the police would read his secret (он опасается, что полиция раскроет его тайну; to read — читать; разгадывать), and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him (поэтому он ускорит /поиски/ прежде, чем они опередят его; haste — торопливость; спешка: to be in haste — спешить; to get ahead of — быть впереди; обогнать; преуспевать). Of course, I could not say (конечно, я не мог утверждать) that he had not found the pearl in Harker’s bust (что он не нашел жемчужину в бюсте, /принадлежавшем/ Харкеру).

employee [,emplOI'i:], secret ['si:krIt], hastened ['heIs(@)nd]

“Then, with the help of some Italian employee, he succeeded in finding out where the other three busts had gone. The first was at Harker’s. There he was dogged by his confederate, who held Beppo responsible for the loss of the pearl, and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed.”

“If he was his confederate, why should he carry his photograph?” I asked.

“As a means of tracing him, if he wished to inquire about him from any third person. That was the obvious reason. Well, after the murder I calculated that Beppo would probably hurry rather than delay his movements. He would fear that the police would read his secret, and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him. Of course, I could not say that he had not found the pearl in Harker’s bust.