Английский с Шерлоком Холмсом. Человек с рассеченной губой / Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes

The habit grew upon him, as I understand, from some foolish freak when he was at college; for having read De Quincey's description of his dreams and sensations, he had drenched his tobacco with laudanum in an attempt to produce the same effects. He found, as so many more have done, that the practice is easier to attain than to get rid of, and for many years he continued to be a slave to the drug, an object of mingled horror and pity to his friends and relatives. I can see him now, with yellow, pasty face, drooping lids, and pin-point pupils, all huddled in a chair, the wreck and ruin of a noble man.

One night (однажды вечером) – it was in June '89 – there came a ring to my bell (пришел = раздался звонок в мой колокольчик), about the hour when a man gives his first yawn and glances at the clock (около того часа = примерно в то время, когда человек дает свой первый зевок = когда начинаешь уже зевать и посматриваешь на часы). I sat up in my chair (я выпрямился в кресле), and my wife laid her needlework down in her lap (и моя жена положила свое шитье на колени; needlework: needle – игла, work – работа) and made a little face of disappointment (и сделала небольшое выражение разочарованного лица = недовольно поморщилась).

“A patient (пациент)!” said she. “You'll have to go out (тебе придется выйти /к нему/).”

I groaned (я вздохнул), for I was newly come back from a weary day (так как я недавно вернулся после целого дня утомительной работы: «из утомительного дня»).

yawn [j?:n], needlework ['ni:dlw?:k], disappointment [,d?s?'p??ntm?nt], groan [?r??n], newly ['nju:l?], weary ['w??r?]

One night – it was in June '89 – there came a ring to my bell, about the hour when a man gives his first yawn and glances at the clock.

I sat up in my chair, and my wife laid her needlework down in her lap and made a little face of disappointment.

“A patient!” said she. “You'll have to go out.”

I groaned, for I was newly come back from a weary day.

We heard the door open (мы услышали, как открылась дверь), a few hurried words (несколько торопливых слов), and then quick steps upon the linoleum (и затем быстрые шаги по линолеуму).

Our own door flew open (наша /собственная/ дверь распахнулась; to fly open – распахнуться), and a lady, clad in some dark-colored stuff (и дама, одетая в темное платье; to clothe – одевать; stuff – материал, ткань), with a black veil (с черной вуалью /на лице/), entered the room (вошла в комнату).