Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавиту

I came out again rather quickly. Thora Grey was still standing at the head of the stairs.

There was a queer scared expression on her face. "Miss Grey — " I stopped. "Is anything the matter?"

She looked at me. "I was thinking," she said — "about D."

"About D?" I stared at her stupidly.

"Yes. The next murder. Something must be done. It's got to be stopped."

Clarke came out of the room behind me (Кларк вышел из комнаты позади меня).

He said: "What's got to be stopped, Thora (что нужно остановить, Тора)?"

"These awful murders (эти ужасные убийства)."

"Yes." His jaw thrust itself out aggressively (его челюсть угрожающе выдвинулась вперед; to thrust — колоть; простираться). "I want to talk to M. Poirot sometime (я хочу как-нибудь поговорить с мсье Пуаро). Is Crome any good

(от Кроума есть польза)?" He shot the words out unexpectedly (он неожиданно бросил эти слова).

I replied (я ответил) that he was supposed to be a very clever officer (что он считается очень умным/искусным/даровитым офицером; to suppose — предполагать). My voice was perhaps not as enthusiastic as it might have been (голос мой, возможно, не так /звучал/ энтузиазмом, как мог бы).

thrust [Ɵrʌst], aggressively [ǝɡˈresɪvlɪ], officer [ˈɔfɪsǝ]

Clarke came out of the room behind me.

He said: "What's got to be stopped, Thora?"

"These awful murders."

"Yes." His jaw thrust itself out aggressively. "I want to talk to M. Poirot sometime. Is Crome any good?" He shot the words out unexpectedly.

I replied that he was supposed to be a very clever officer. My voice was perhaps not as enthusiastic as it might have been.

"He's got a damned offensive manner," said Clarke (у него чертовски неприятное: «оскорбительное» поведение; to offend — обижать, оскорблять). "Looks as though he knows everything (выглядит, как-будто он знает все) — and what does he know (а что он знает)? Nothing at all (совершенно ничего) as far as I can make out (насколько я могу понять; to make out — разобрать; различить, понять)."

He was silent for a minute or two (он молчал с минуту или две: «он был молчалив с минуту или две»). Then he said (затем он сказал): "M. Poirot's the man for my money (мсье Пуаро — это человек для моих денег). I've got a plan (у меня есть план). But we'll talk of that later

(но мы поговорим об этом позже)."

He went along the passage (он прошел вдоль коридора) and tapped at the same door (и постучал в ту же дверь) as the doctor had entered (/в которую/ вошел доктор).

I hesitated a moment (я колебался с минуту). The girl was staring in front of her (девушка уставилась перед собой). "What are you thinking of, Miss Grey (о чем вы думаете, мисс Грей)?" She turned her eyes towards me (она перевела на меня взгляд: «она повернула ко мне глаза»).

money [ˈmʌnɪ], tap [tæp], hesitate [ˈhezɪteɪt]

"He's got a damned offensive manner," said Clarke. "Looks as though he knows everything — and what does he know? Nothing at all as far as I can make out."

He was silent for a minute or two. Then he said: "M. Poirot's the man for my money. I've got a plan. But we'll talk of that later."

He went along the passage and tapped at the same door as the doctor had entered.

I hesitated a moment. The girl was staring in front of her. "What are you thinking of, Miss Grey?" She turned her eyes towards me.

"I'm wondering (мне интересно) where he is now (где он сейчас), the murderer (убийца), I mean (я имею в виду). It's not twelve hours yet (еще и двенадцати часов не прошло: «это еще не двенадцать часов») since it happened (с тех пор, как это произошло). Oh! aren't there any real clairvoyants (разве нет там каких-нибудь настоящих ясновидящих) who could see where he is now (которые могли бы увидеть, где он сейчас) and what he is doing (и что он делает) …?"