Английский язык с Р.Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ (Стивенсон) - страница 16

2. 'And now, sir, continued the doctor, 'since I now know there's such a fellow in my district, you may count I'll have an eye upon you day and night. I'm not a doctor only; I'm a magistrate; and if I catch a breath of complaint against you if its only for a piece of incivility like to-night's, I'll take effectual means to have you hunted down and routed out of this. Let that suffice.

3. Soon after Dr Livesey's horse came to the door, and he rode away; but the captain held his peace that evening, and for many evenings to come.

1. IT was not very long after this (это было не очень долго после этого = вскоре) that there occurred the first of the mysterious events (когда произошло первое из тех таинственных событий) that rid us at last of the captain (которое избавило нас, наконец, от капитана), though not, as you will see, of his affairs (хотя не, как вы увидите, от его дел = оставленных им неприятностей).

2. It was a bitter cold winter (была очень холодная зима;bitter — горький; сильный, резкий), with long, hard frosts and heavy gales (с долгими крепкими морозами и сильными штормами); and it was plain from the first (было ясно с самого начала) that my poor father was little likely to see the spring (что мой бедный отец едва ли увидит весну; likely — вероятно, возможно). He sank daily (он слабел с каждым днем; to sink — опускаться, падать, убывать; слабеть), and my mother and I had all the inn upon our hands (и моя мать и я имели весь трактир на наших руках = хозяйничать приходилось нам с матерью); and were kept busy enough (/мы/ держались занятыми довольно = дел было по горло; to keep busy — заставлять напряженно трудиться), without paying much regard to our unpleasant guest (не обращая много внимания на нашего неприятного постояльца; without — без).

mysterious [mI`stIqrIqs] affair [q`feq] gale [geIl] enough [I`nAf] regard [rI`gRd] guest [gest]

1. IT was not very long after this that there occurred the first of the mysterious events that rid us at last of the captain, though not, as you will see, of his affairs.

2. It was a bitter cold winter, with long, hard frosts and heavy gales; and it was plain from the first that my poor father was little likely to see the spring. He sank daily, and my mother and I had all the inn upon our hands; and were kept busy enough, without paying much regard to our unpleasant guest.

1. It was one January morning (было одно январское утро), very early (очень рано) — a pinching, frosty morning (тягостное морозное утро;