Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавиту

Franklin Clarke said (Франклин Кларк сказал): "Hold up, Thora (держитесь, Тора). It's pretty beastly (это весьма ужасно; pretty — миловидный; значительный, изрядный), but it's no use shirking facts (но бесполезно уклоняться от фактов; to shirk — красться, подкрадываться; увиливать, уклоняться, избегать)."

proceed [prǝˈsi:d], hedge [heʤ], shirking [ˈʃǝ:kɪŋ]

Then, as though ashamed of his eagerness, he said in a more matter-of-fact tone: "This was my brother's evening walk. He came as far as here, then back up the path, and turning to the right instead of the left, went past the farm and across the fields back to the house."

We proceeded on our way till we came to a spot near the hedge, halfway across the field where the body had been found.

Crome nodded. "Easy enough. The man stood here in the shadow. Your brother would have noticed nothing till the blow fell." The girl at my side gave a quick shiver.

Franklin Clarke said: "Hold up, Thora. It's pretty beastly, but it's no use shirking facts."

Thora[27] Grey (Тора Грей) — the name suited her (имя подходило ей).

We went back to the house (мы пошли назад в дом) where the body had been taken (куда доставили тело) after being photographed (после того как сфотографировали).

As we mounted the wide staircase (пока мы поднимались по широкой лестнице) the doctor came out of a room (доктор вышел из одной комнаты), black bag in hand (/с/ черной сумкой в руке).

"Anything to tell us, doctor?" inquired Clarke (что-нибудь скажете нам, доктор? — осведомился Кларк).

The doctor shook his head (доктор покачал головой). "Perfectly simple case (совершенно простой случай). I'll keep the technicalities for the inquest (я оставлю специальную терминологию для следствия)

. Anyway (в любом случае), he didn't suffer (он не страдал). Death must have been instantaneous (смерть, должно быть, была мгновенной)."

He moved away (он двинулся прочь). "I'll just go in and see Lady Clarke (я просто войду и проведаю леди Кларк)."

Thora [ˈƟɔ:rǝ], mount [maʋnt], staircase [ˈstɛǝkeɪs]

Thora Grey — the name suited her.

We went back to the house where the body had been taken after being photographed.

As we mounted the wide staircase the doctor came out of a room, black bag in hand.

"Anything to tell us, doctor?" inquired Clarke.

The doctor shook his head. "Perfectly simple case. I'll keep the technicalities for the inquest. Anyway, he didn't suffer. Death must have been instantaneous."

He moved away. "I'll just go in and see Lady Clarke."

A hospital nurse came out of a room further along the corridor (больничная сиделка вышла из комнаты /расположенной/ дальше по коридору; nurse — няня; сиделка; медицинская сестра) and the doctor joined her (и доктор присоединился к ней).

We went into the room (мы вошли в комнату) out of which the doctor had come (из которой вышел доктор).

I came out again rather quickly (я снова вышел достаточно быстро). Thora Grey was still standing at the head of the stairs (Тора Грей все еще стояла на верхней ступеньке: «на вершине лестницы»).

There was a queer scared expression on her face (было странное испуганное выражение на ее лице). "Miss Grey —" I stopped (я прервался). "Is anything the matter (в чем дело)?"

She looked at me (она посмотрела на меня)

. "I was thinking," she said (я думала) — "about D (о /букве/ «ди»)."

"About D?" I stared at her stupidly (о /букве/ «ди»? — я тупо уставился на нее).

"Yes (да). The next murder (следующее убийство). Something must be done (что-то должно быть сделано). It's got to be stopped (это нужно остановить: «это должно быть остановлено»)."

hospital [ˈhɔspɪt(ǝ)l], nurse [nǝ:s], scare [skɛǝ]

A hospital nurse came out of a room further along the corridor and the doctor joined her.

We went into the room out of which the doctor had come.