Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки (ASCII-IPA)

He said he must drink something, however, and climbed upon the seat, and leant over to get the bottle. It was right at the bottom of the hamper, and seemed difficult to find, and he had to lean over further and further, and, in trying to steer at the same time, from a topsy-turvy point of view, he pulled the wrong line, and sent the boat into the bank, and the shock upset him, and he dived down right into the hamper, and stood there on his head, holding on to the sides of the boat like grim death, his legs sticking up into the air. He dared not move for fear of going over, and had to stay there till I could get hold of his legs, and haul him back, and that made him madder than ever.

CHAPTER VIII

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Blackmailing (шантаж; black — черный; mail — почта, корреспонденция). — The proper course to pursue (/какой/ правильный курс проводить = как следует поступать; course — курс, направление; линия поведения). — Selfish boorishness of river-side landowner (эгоистичная грубость владельца прибрежной земли; boorish — грубый, невоспитанный; river-side — берег реки, прибрежная полоса)

. — "Notice" boards (предупреждающие надписи; notice board — доска для объявлений; табличка или щит с предостерегающей надписью). — Unchristianlike feelings of Harris (нехристианские чувства Гарриса). — How Harris sings a comic song (как Гаррис поет комическую песню/куплеты)

. — A high-class party (вечер в изысканном обществе; party — компания; вечеринка; прием гостей, званый вечер). — Shameful conduct of two abandoned young men (постыдное поведение двух беспутных молодых людей; abandoned — покинутый, брошенный; падший, распутный). — Some useless information (некоторые бесполезные сведения)

. — George buys a banjo (Джордж покупает банджо).

Blackmailing. — The proper course to pursue. — Selfish boorishness of river-side landowner. — "Notice" boards. — Unchristianlike feelings of Harris. — How Harris sings a comic song. — A high-class party. — Shameful conduct of two abandoned young men. — Some useless information. — George buys a banjo.