Lesson 35
corner - угол, угловой
He staggered off into one corner and retched for several minutes.
Он шатаясь ушёл ("отшатался") в угол и рыгал несколько минут.
measure - мера, единица измерения
measure, measures - меры, мероприятия
to measure - измерять, мерить
control - управление, регулирование
control - контроль, проверка
to control - управлять, распоряжаться
"It's obvious you don't know crap about golf," said the President, mildly pleased at gaining a small measure of control.
"Очевидно, ты не знаешь ни хрена о гольфе", сказал Президент, (снисходительно) довольный, получая некоторый контроль над ситуацией.
example - пример, образец
The body lines were smooth and elegant in the grand manner,
an example of flawless craftsmanship seldom equaled.
Очертания кузова были плавные и элегантные величественного вида ("в величественном способе"),
пример безупречного мастерства, редко тождественного (данному) ("редко сравненного").
populate - населять, заселять ; заполнять
else - еще, кроме ; иначе, в противном случае
else - иной, другой
Let someone else populate the earth.
I'm not about to split off my soul, like some damned amoeba.
Пусть кто-то иной заселит Землю.
Я не собираюсь делить мою душу, как какая-то проклятая амёба.
substance - материя, субстанция
substance - содержание, суть, сущность
look - взгляд, выражение ; облик, вид
by the look of it - "по его виду", как видно
An extensive effort by the look of it.
Громадное усилие, как я погляжу ("по виду его").
to look - смотреть, глядеть; осматривать
to look - выглядеть, казаться [глагол-связка]
The President looked puzzled.
"I can't imagine a substance with such awesome potency."
Президент выглядел озадаченным.
"Не могу представить вещество с такой чудовищной силой действия.
chair - стул
moment - миг, минута, момент
moment - момент, возможность, удобный случай
crucial moment — решительный, ответственный момент
to sit - сидеть, садится
sit , sat , sat , sitting
sat - сел, уселся
The car sits in the garage.
Машина стоит ("сидит") в гараже.
He sat there dazed, not fully aware of how he got there.
Он сидел там оглушённый, не полностью осознавая, как он попал туда.
a seat - сиденье, стул, место
to seat - усаживать(ся); снабжать стульями
please be seated — прошу садиться, садитесь
He hesita
The adventure of the Devils Foot.
Audiobook - 57 min 55 sec
They were not long in coming. I had hardly settled in my chair before I was conscious of a thick, musky odour, subtle and nauseous. At the very first whiff of it my brain and my imagination were beyond all control. A thick, black cloud swirled before my eyes, and my mind told me that in this cloud, unseen as yet, but about to spring out upon my appalled senses, lurked all that was vaguely horrible, all that was monstrous and inconceivably wicked in the universe. Vague shapes swirled and swam amid the dark cloud-bank, each a menace and a warning of something coming, the advent of some unspeakable dweller upon the threshold, whose very shadow would blast my soul. A freezing horror took possession of me. I felt that my hair was rising, that my eyes were protruding, that my mouth was opened, and my tongue like leather. The turmoil within my brain was such that something must surely snap. I tried to scream and was vaguely aware of some hoarse croak which was my own voice, but distant and detached from myself. At the same moment, in some effort of escape, I broke through that cloud of despair and had a glimpse of Holmes's face, white, rigid, and drawn with horror--the very look which I had seen upon the features of the dead. It was that vision which gave me an instant of sanity and of strength. I dashed from my chair, threw my arms round Holmes, and together we lurched through the door, and an instant afterwards had thrown ourselves down upon the grass plot and were lying side by side, conscious only of the glorious sunshine which was bursting its way through the hellish cloud of terror which had girt us in. Slowly it rose from our souls like the mists from a landscape until peace and reason had returned, and we were sitting upon the grass, wiping our clammy foreheads, and looking with apprehension at each other to mark the last traces of that terrific experience which we had undergone.
"Upon my word, Watson!" said Holmes at last with an unsteady voice, "I owe you both my thanks and an apology. It was an unjustifiable experiment even for one's self, and doubly so for a friend. I am really very sorry."
"You know," I answered with some emotion, for I have never seen so much of Holmes's heart before, "that it is my greatest joy and privilege to help you."
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