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

Harris said that if it was a duty it ought to be done (Гаррис сказал, что если это его обязанность, она должна быть выполнена), and asked the man what was his idea with regard to the best means for accomplishing it (и спросил этого человека, какова его мысль относительно лучших средств = какие средства он считает лучшими для ее выполнения). Harris is what you would call a well-made man of about number one size, and looks hard and bony

(Гаррис, так сказать, «как бы вы назвали» хорошо сложенный человек довольно приличного роста, выглядит крепким и поджарым; number one — номер один, первоклассный; bony — костистый, костлявый; поджарый), and the man measured him up and down (джентльмен смерил его /взглядом/ сверху донизу), and said he would go and consult his master (сказал, что пойдет посоветуется со своим хозяином)

, and then come back and chuck us both into the river (а потом вернется и бросит нас обоих в реку).

assurance [@'Su@r@ns] regard [rI'gA:d]

He gave us the required assurance, and we thanked him, but he still hung about, and seemed to be dissatisfied, so we asked him if there was anything further that we could do for him; and Harris, who is of a chummy disposition, offered him a bit of bread and jam.

I fancy he must have belonged to some society sworn to abstain from bread and jam; for he declined it quite gruffly, as if he were vexed at being tempted with it, and he added that it was his duty to turn us off.

Harris said that if it was a duty it ought to be done, and asked the man what was his idea with regard to the best means for accomplishing it. Harris is what you would call a well-made man of about number one size, and looks hard and bony, and the man measured him up and down, and said he would go and consult his master, and then come back and chuck us both into the river.