Jerome K. Jerome «Three men in a boat» — Ch. XV (13/15)
english-frank.ruДжером К. Джером «Трое в лодке, не считая собаки» — Глава XV
He regained his feet, and looked round for his would-be murderer (Гаррис снова встал на ноги и огляделся, /ища/ своего предполагаемого убийцу; to regain — обретать снова, восстанавливать). The assassin was standing close by him, laughing heartily (убийца стоял рядом с ним и очень/от всего сердца хохотал; assassin — убийца, террорист, наемный убийца /политического или общественного деятеля/), but the moment he caught sight of Harris's face, as it emerged from the water (но когда он увидел лицо Гарриса, появившееся из воды), he started back and seemed quite concerned (он отпрянул и выглядел весьма обеспокоенным).
"I really beg your pardon (прошу прощения)," he stammered confusedly (запинаясь, смущенно произнес он), "but I took you for a friend of mine (я принял вас за своего друга; to take for)!"
Harris thought it was lucky for him the man had not mistaken him for a relation (Гаррис подумал, ему повезло, что тот человек не принял его за родственника), or he would probably have been drowned outright (тогда, вероятно, его бы в полной мере утопили; outright — совершенно, полностью; прямо, тотчас).
He regained his feet, and looked round for his would-be murderer. The assassin was standing close by him, laughing heartily, but the moment he caught sight of Harris's face, as it emerged from the water, he started back and seemed quite concerned.
"I really beg your pardon," he stammered confusedly, "but I took you for a friend of mine!"
Harris thought it was lucky for him the man had not mistaken him for a relation, or he would probably have been drowned outright.
Sailing is a thing that wants knowledge and practice too (плавание под парусом — это вещь, которая требует и знаний, и практики) — though, as a boy, I did not think so (хотя, будучи мальчиком/в детстве я так не думал). I had an idea it came natural to a body, like rounders and touch (у меня было представление = я полагал, что оно дается легко, как лапта или салки; to come natural to one — получаться у кого-либо естественно; легко даваться; rounders — раундерз /английская лапта/; touch — прикосновение, осязание; салки /детская игра/). I knew another boy who held this view likewise (я знал одного мальчика, который придерживался того же мнения; likewise — подобно, таким же образом), and so, one windy day, we thought we would try the sport (поэтому в один ветреный день мы решили попробовать это дело: «плавание под парусом»; sport — спорт; отдых, забава, развлечение). We were stopping down at Yarmouth, and we decided we would go for a trip up the Yare (мы остановились /в то время/ в Ярмуте и решили прокатиться по /реке/ Яр). We hired a sailing boat at the yard by the bridge, and started off (наняли парусную шлюпку на /лодочной/ станции у моста и отправились в путь; yard — ярд; внутренний двор; станция, верфь, склад, портовая мастерская). "It's rather a rough day (сегодня довольно суровый/ненастный денек)," said the man to us, as we put off (сказал нам лодочник, когда мы отчаливали): "better take in a reef and luff sharp when you get round the bend (лучше возьмите рифы и идите резко в бейдевинд, когда зайдете за поворот; to take in a reef — брать рифы /уменьшать площадь паруса при сильном ветре/; to luff — идти в бейдевинд, приводить к ветру, стать по ветру)."
We said we would make a point of it, and left him with a cheery "Good-morning (мы сказали, что обязательно так сделаем, и оставили его с = сказали на прощание «Доброе утро/будьте здоровы!»; to make a point of — обратить особое внимание на что-либо; придавать чему-либо большое значение)," wondering to ourselves how you "luffed (спрашивая себя, как это «идти в бейдевинд»)," and where we were to get a "reef" from (и откуда нам взять «рифы»), and what we were to do with it when we had got it (и что нам делать с ними, когда их достанем).
Sailing is a thing that wants knowledge and practice too — though, as a boy, I did not think so. I had an idea it came natural to a body, like rounders and touch. I knew another boy who held this view likewise, and so, one windy day, we thought we would try the sport. We were stopping down at Yarmouth, and we decided we would go for a trip up the Yare. We hired a sailing boat at the yard by the bridge, and started off. "It's rather a rough day," said the man to us, as we put off: "better take in a reef and luff sharp when you get round the bend."
We said we would make a point of it, and left him with a cheery "Good-morning," wondering to ourselves how you "luffed," and where we were to get a "reef" from, and what we were to do with it when we had got it.
We rowed until we were out of sight of the town (мы гребли, пока город не скрылся из виду), and then, with a wide stretch of water in front of us (затем, когда широкая полоса воды была перед нами), and the wind blowing a perfect hurricane across it (а ветер дул совершенным ураганом над ней), we felt that the time had come to commence operations (мы решили, что пришло время приступать к действиям).
Hector — I think that was his name — went on pulling while I unrolled the sail (Гектор — думаю, это было его имя = кажется, так его звали — продолжал грести, пока я развертывал парус). It seemed a complicated job, but I accomplished it at length (это оказалось трудной работой, но я справился с ней наконец; to accomplish — выполнять, завершать), and then came the question, which was the top end (и тут возник вопрос — который конец верхний)?
By a sort of natural instinct, we, of course, eventually decided that the bottom was the top (следуя своего рода врожденному инстинкту, мы, конечно, в итоге решили, что нижняя часть — это верхняя), and set to work to fix it upside-down (и принялись устанавливать парус вверх дном; to set to work — браться за работу, приниматься за дело). But it was a long time before we could get it up, either that way or any other way (но прошло много времени, прежде чем мы сумели его хоть как-то поднять). The impression on the mind of the sail seemed to be that we were playing at funerals (представление в уме паруса было = парус, видимо, решил, что мы играем в похороны; impression — ощущение, впечатление; понятие, мнение), and that I was the corpse and itself was the winding-sheet (и что я покойник, а он сам — саван).
We rowed until we were out of sight of the town, and then, with a wide stretch of water in front of us, and the wind blowing a perfect hurricane across it, we felt that the time had come to commence operations.
Hector — I think that was his name — went on pulling while I unrolled the sail. It seemed a complicated job, but I accomplished it at length, and then came the question, which was the top end?
By a sort of natural instinct, we, of course, eventually decided that the bottom was the top, and set to work to fix it upside-down. But it was a long time before we could get it up, either that way or any other way. The impression on the mind of the sail seemed to be that we were playing at funerals, and that I was the corpse and itself was the winding-sheet.