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

There were only four stationers of any consequences in the town (в городке было всего четыре более-менее больших писчебумажных магазина; consequence — /по/следствие, результат; важность, значимость), and at each Holmes produced his pencil chips (и в каждом Холмс показывал карандашные стружки), and bid high for a duplicate (и спрашивал копию = такой карандаш; a bid for something — заявка на что-либо). All were agreed that one could be ordered (все сходились во мнении, что его можно заказать; to agree — соглашаться; сходиться во взглядах), but that it was not a usual size of pencil (но это карандаш необычного размера) and that it was seldom kept in stock (и он редко бывает в продаже; to keep in stock — держать на складе; иметь в наличии). My friend did not appear to be depressed by his failure (казалось, моего друга не огорчила неудача), but shrugged his shoulders in half-humorous resignation (он только пожал плечами с полушутливой покорностью; resignation — отказ от продолжения каких-либо действий; покорность, смирение).

honest ['OnIst], stationer ['steIS(@)n@], resignation [,rezIg'neIS(@)n]

“Who?”

“Why, Bannister, the servant. What’s his game in the matter?”

“He impressed me as being a perfectly honest man.”

“So he did me. That’s the puzzling part. Why should a perfectly honest man — Well, well, here’s a large stationer’s. We shall begin our researches here.”

There were only four stationers of any consequences in the town, and at each Holmes produced his pencil chips, and bid high for a duplicate. All were agreed that one could be ordered, but that it was not a usual size of pencil and that it was seldom kept in stock. My friend did not appear to be depressed by his failure, but shrugged his shoulders in half-humorous resignation.