Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Знак четырех (ASCII-IPA)

"It will be clear enough to you soon," he said, in an off-hand way. "I think that there is nothing else of importance here, but I will look." He whipped out his lens and a tape measure, and hurried about the room on his knees, measuring, comparing, examining, with his long thin nose only a few inches from the planks, and his beady eyes gleaming and deep-set like those of a bird. So swift, silent, and furtive were his movements, like those of a trained blood-hound picking out a scent, that I could not but think what a terrible criminal he would have made had he turned his energy and sagacity against the law, instead of exerting them in its defence. As he hunted about, he kept muttering to himself, and finally he broke out into a loud crow of delight.

"We are certainly in luck," said he (нам определенно везет, — сказал он; luck — удача). "We ought to have very little trouble now (теперь все будет еще легче: «мы должны иметь очень мало беспокойства теперь»; trouble — беспокойство; неприятность). Number One has had the misfortune to tread in the creosote (Номеру первому не повезло — он наступил на пятно креозота; misfortune — беда, неудача; to tread — идти; наступать; creosote — креозот — жидкость для пропитки деревянных изделий с целью предохранения их от гниения). You can see the outline of the edge of his small foot here at the side of this evil-smelling mess (здесь, возле этой неприятно пахнущей свалки, можно разглядеть очертания его маленькой ноги: «очертания края его маленькой ноги»; evil — злой; неприятный, противный; to smell — чувствовать запах; обонять; иметь запах; пахнуть; mess — беспорядок; грязь). The carboy has been cracked, you see, and the stuff has leaked out (видите, бутыль треснула, и содержимое протекло; to crack — трещать; давать трещину; stuff — материал, состав, вещество; to leak — давать течь)."

"What then?" I asked (и что? — спросил я).