Английский с Эдгаром По. Падение дома Ашеров

Frederick, Baron Metzengerstein, was, on the other hand, not yet of age (Фредерик, барон Метценгерштейн, был, с другой стороны: «на другой руке», еще не совершеннолетний; age – возраст; of age – совершеннолетний). His father, the Minister G—, died young (его отец, министр Г., умер молодым). His mother, the Lady Mary, followed him quickly after (его мать, госпожа Мэри, последовала за ним вскоре после /того/). Frederick was, at that time, in his fifteenth year (Фредерик был в то время на пятнадцатом году /жизни/). In a city, fifteen years are no long period (в городе пятнадцать лет – недлинный период) – a child may be still a child in his third lustrum (ребенок может быть все еще ребенком в свое третье пятилетие): but in a wilderness – in so magnificent a wilderness as that old principality (но в глуши – в столь великолепной глуши, как это древнее княжество), fifteen years have a far deeper meaning (пятнадцать лет имеют гораздо: «далеко» более глубокое значение).

Frederick, Baron Metzengerstein, was, on the other hand, not yet of age. His father, the Minister G—, died young. His mother, the Lady Mary, followed him quickly after. Frederick was, at that time, in his fifteenth year. In a city, fifteen years are no long period – a child may be still a child in his third lustrum: but in a wilderness – in so magnificent a wilderness as that old principality, fifteen years have a far deeper meaning.

From some peculiar circumstances attending the administration of his father (от = из-за некоторых особенных обстоятельств, сопровождавших ведение дел его отца), the young Baron, at the decease of the former (юный барон при кончине первого = отца), entered immediately upon his vast possessions (вступил немедленно во /владение/ своими обширными поместьями; possession – владение; имущество). Such estates were seldom held before by a nobleman of Hungary (такие поместья редко принадлежали прежде дворянину из Венгрии: «были редко держимы»; to hold – держать). His castles were without number (его замки были без числа = многочисленны). The chief in point of splendor and extent was the “Château Metzengerstein (главный /из них/ в смысле великолепия и размера был замок Метценгерштейн; point – пункт; смысл; вопрос, дело; chateau /фр./ – замок).” The boundary line of his dominions was never clearly defined (пограничная линия его земель никогда не была ясно определена); but his principal park embraced a circuit of fifty miles (но его главный парк описывал окружность в пятьдесят миль; to embrace – обнимать; охватывать).

From some peculiar circumstances attending the administration of his father, the young Baron, at the decease of the former, entered immediately upon his vast possessions. Such estates were seldom held before by a nobleman of Hungary. His castles were without number. The chief in point of splendor and extent was the “Château Metzengerstein.” The boundary line of his dominions was never clearly defined; but his principal park embraced a circuit of fifty miles.