Английский язык с Р.Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

5. 'This man,' he began, nodding feebly at the corpse — 'O'Brien were his

name — a rank Irelander — this man and me got the canvas on her, meaning

for to sail her back. Well,he's dead now, he is — as dead as bilge; and who's

to sail this ship, I don't see. Without I gives you a hint, you aint that man, as

far's I can tell. Now, look here, you gives me food and drink, and a old scarf

or ankecher to tie my wound up, you do; and I'll tell you how to sail her; and

that's about square all round, I take it.'

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1. 'I'll tell you one thing (я скажу вам одну вещь),' says I: 'I'm not going back to

Captain Kidd's anchorage (я не собираюсь обратно на стоянку капитана

Кидда). I mean to get into North Inlet, and beach her quietly there (я думаю войти

в Северную бухту и спокойно пристать там к берегу).'

2. 'To be sure you did (ну конечно),' he cried (он воскликнул). 'Why, I aint such

an infernal lubber, after all (разве я такой уж идиот, в конце концов; infernal —

адский,дьявольский; lubber —увалень,неопытный,неловкийморяк

). I can

see, can't I (я могу понять, не так ли)? I've tried my fling, I have, and I've lost (я

сделал ход, да, и промахнулся; fling — бросок, резкое, торопливое

движение), and it's you has the wind of me (и твоя взяла, ты мной

командуешь). North Inlet (Северная бухта)? Why, I haven't no ch'ice, not I (что

ж, у меня нет выбора; ch'ice = choice)! I'd help you sail her up to Execution

Dock, by thunder! so I would (я помог бы тебе /даже/ привести ее к Экзекьюшн

Док = месту своей казни, /клянусь/ громом, помог бы).'

3. Well, as it seemed to me, there was some sense in this (мне показалось, что в

том был определенный смысл). We struck our bargain on the spot (мы

заключили сделку тут же: «на месте»). In three minutes I had the Hispaniola

sailing easily before the wind along the coast of Treasure Island (через три

минуты я вел Испаньолу по ветру вдоль побережья Острова Сокровищ), with

good hopes of turning the northern point ere noon (с хорошими надеждами =

надеясь обогнуть северный мыс до полудня; point — точка, место, пик, мыс,

крайняя оконечность мыса), and beating down again as far as North Inlet before

high water (и войти снова в Северную бухту до прилива: «высокой воды»; to

beat down — прибить /к земле/,подавить,обдавать), when we might beach

her safely (когда мы можем подвести ее к берегу безопасно), and wait till the

subsiding tide permitted us to land (и ждать, пока убывающая вода не позволит

нам высадиться на землю; tide — прилив, отлив; течение, поток).

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1. 'I'll tell you one thing,' says I: 'I'm not going back to Captain Kidd's

anchorage. I mean to get into North Inlet, and beach her quietly there.'

2. 'To be sure you did,' he cried. 'Why, I aint such an infernal lubber, after all.

I can see, can't I? I've tried my fling, I have, and I've lost, and it's you has the

wind of me. North Inlet? Why, I haven't no ch'ice, not I! I'd help you sail her

up to Execution Dock, by thunder! so I would.'

3. Well, as it seemed to me, there was some sense in this. We struck our

bargain on the spot. In three minutes I had theHispaniola sailing easily before

the wind along the coast of Treasure Island, with good hopes of turning the