Ingredient [In`grJdIqnt] evinced [I`vInst] genuine [`GenjuIn]

He said that was the advantage of Irish stew: you got rid of such a lot of things. I fished out a couple of eggs that had got cracked, and put those in. George said they would thicken the gravy.

I forget the other ingredients, but I know nothing was wasted; and I remember that, towards the end, Montmorency, who had evinced great interest in the proceedings throughout, strolled away with an earnest and thoughtful air, reappearing, a few minutes afterwards, with a dead water-rat in his mouth, which he evidently wished to present as his contribution to the dinner; whether in a sarcastic spirit, or with a genuine desire to assist, I cannot say.

We had a discussion as to whether the rat should go in or not (у нас возник спор, стоит ли класть крысу или нет; discussion — дискуссия, дебаты, прения). Harris said that he thought it would be all right (сказал, полагает, будет нормально), mixed up with the other things, and that every little helped (если смешать ее с остальными компонентами, и что каждая мелочь пригодится); but George stood up for precedent (но Джордж настаивал на прецеденте = указывал на отсутствие прецедента; to stand up for — защищать, отстаивать). He said he had never heard of water-rats in Irish stew (сказал, что никогда не слышал о том, чтобы водяных крыс /клали/ в ирландское рагу), and he would rather be on the safe side, and not try experiments (и предпочел бы лучше не проводить опытов; to be on the safe side — на всякий случай, для большей надежности: «быть на безопасной стороне»).

Harris said: "If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like (если никогда не пробуешь ничего нового, как /сможешь/ узнать, что это такое)? It's men such as you that hamper the world's progress (такие люди, как ты, препятствуют мировому прогрессу). Think of the man who first tried German sausage (подумай/вспомни о человеке, который первым попробовал немецкие сосиски)!"

It was a great success, that Irish stew (оно было большим успехом = имело большой успех, это ирландское рагу). I don't think I ever enjoyed a meal more (не думаю, что я когда-либо больше наслаждался пищей /чем теперь/). There was something so fresh and piquant about it (в нем было что-то такое свежее и острое; piquant — пикантный, острый). One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things (язык так устал от старых банальных ощущений; palate — небо /верхняя стенка ротовой полости/; вкус, склонность): here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth (а тут было блюдо с новым ароматом, со вкусом, как ни у чего другого на земле).

precedent [`presId(q)nt] piquant [`pJkqnt] hackneyed [`hxknId]

We had a discussion as to whether the rat should go in or not. Harris said that he thought it would be all right, mixed up with the other things, and that every little helped; but George stood up for precedent. He said he had never heard of water-rats in Irish stew, and he would rather be on the safe side, and not try experiments.

Harris said: "If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like? It's men such as you that hamper the world's progress. Think of the man who first tried German sausage!"

It was a great success, that Irish stew. I don't think I ever enjoyed a meal more. There was something so fresh and piquant about it. One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things: here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth.

And it was nourishing, too (и оно было сытно к тому же). As George said, there was good stuff in it (как сказал Джордж, в нем хороший наполнитель; stuff — материя; материал, вещество; набивка, наполнитель; продукты). The peas and potatoes might have been a bit softer (горох и картофель могли бы быть немного мягче), but we all had good teeth, so that did not matter much (но у нас у всех были хорошие зубы, так что это не имело большого значения): and as for the gravy, it was a poem (а что касается подливки, то она была /настоящей/ поэмой) — a little too rich, perhaps, for a weak stomach, but nutritious (несколько слишком густой для слабого желудка, но /зато/ питательной).

We finished up with tea and cherry tart (мы закончили чаем с вишневым пирогом). Montmorency had a fight with the kettle during tea-time, and came off a poor second (Монморенси вступил в бой с чайником в это время и вышел побежденным: «бедным вторым»; tea-time — время вечернего чая; to come off second-best — потерпеть поражение, неудачу).

Throughout the trip, he had manifested great curiosity concerning the kettle (на всем протяжении путешествия он проявлял огромное любопытство по отношению к чайнику; to manifest — делать явным; обнаруживать/ся/, проявлять/ся/). He would sit and watch it, as it boiled, with a puzzled expression (он сидел и наблюдал, как тот кипит, с озадаченным видом), and would try and rouse it every now and then by growling at it (и пытался разозлить его время от времени, рычанием: «рыча на него»; to rouse — пробуждать/ся/; вспугивать дичь; раздражать, выводить из себя). When it began to splutter and steam, he regarded it as a challenge (когда он начинал брызгаться и пускать пар, Монморенси расценивал это как вызов; to splutter — лопотать; разбрызгивать/ся/, плеваться; шипеть), and would want to fight it, only, at that precise moment (и хотел сразиться с ним, но только в этот самый момент), some one would always dash up and bear off his prey before he could get at it (кто-нибудь всегда подбегал и уносил его добычу прежде, чем он мог добраться до нее).

nourishing [`nArISIN] growling [`graulIN] rouse [rauz]

And it was nourishing, too. As George said, there was good stuff in it. The peas and potatoes might have been a bit softer, but we all had good teeth, so that did not matter much: and as for the gravy, it was a poem — a little too rich, perhaps, for a weak stomach, but nutritious.

We finished up with tea and cherry tart. Montmorency had a fight with the kettle during tea-time, and came off a poor second.

Throughout the trip, he had manifested great curiosity concerning the kettle. He would sit and watch it, as it boiled, with a puzzled expression, and would try and rouse it every now and then by growling at it. When it began to splutter and steam, he regarded it as a challenge, and would want to fight it, only, at that precise moment, some one would always dash up and bear off his prey before he could get at it.

To-day he determined he would be beforehand (сегодня он решил опередить /нас/). At the first sound the kettle made, he rose, growling (при первом звуке, что издал чайник, он поднялся, рыча), and advanced towards it in a threatening attitude (и /стал/ приближаться к нему с угрожающим видом; threatening attitude — угрожающая поза). It was only a little kettle, but it was full of pluck, and it up and spit at him (это был всего лишь маленький чайник, но он был полон отваги и вдруг плюнул на Монморенси; to up and do something — взять и сделать что-либо).

"Ah! would ye (вот ты как; ye = you)!" growled Montmorency, showing his teeth (зарычал Монморенси, скаля зубы); "I'll teach ye to cheek a hard-working, respectable dog (я научу тебя/покажу тебе, как дерзить работящей, почтенной собаке; to cheek — нахальничать, говорить дерзости); ye miserable, long-nosed, dirty-looking scoundrel, ye (ты, жалкий, длинноносый, грязный негодяй). Come on (давай /подходи/)!"

And he rushed at that poor little kettle, and seized it by the spout (и он бросился на тот бедный маленький чайник и схватил его за носик).

Then, across the evening stillness, broke a blood-curdling yelp, and Montmorency left the boat (затем в вечерней тишине раздался леденящий кровь визг, и Монморенси покинул лодку), and did a constitutional three times round the island at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour (и совершил моцион три раза = сделал три круга по острову со скоростью тридцать пять миль в час), stopping every now and then to bury his nose in a bit of cool mud (останавливаясь то и дело, чтобы погрузить нос в прохладную грязь).

advanced [qd`vRnst] scoundrel [`skaundrql] spout [spaut]

To-day he determined he would be beforehand. At the first sound the kettle made, he rose, growling, and advanced towards it in a threatening attitude. It was only a little kettle, but it was full of pluck, and it up and spit at him.

"Ah! would ye!" growled Montmorency, showing his teeth; "I'll teach ye to cheek a hard-working, respectable dog; ye miserable, long-nosed, dirty-looking scoundrel, ye. Come on!"

And he rushed at that poor little kettle, and seized it by the spout.

Then, across the evening stillness, broke a blood-curdling yelp, and Montmorency left the boat, and did a constitutional three times round the island at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, stopping every now and then to bury his nose in a bit of cool mud.

From that day Montmorency regarded the kettle with a mixture of awe, suspicion, and hate (с того дня Монморенси относился к чайнику c благоговейным трепетом, подозрением и ненавистью; mixture — смесь). Whenever he saw it he would growl and back at a rapid rate (всякий раз, когда он видел чайник, Монморенси рычал/ворчал и пятился с большой скоростью), with his tail shut down, and the moment it was put upon the stove he would promptly climb out of the boat (поджав хвост, а когда его ставили на спиртовку, он немедленно выбирался из лодки; to shut down — закрывать, захлопывать; опускать/ся/), and sit on the bank, till the whole tea business was over (и сидел на берегу, пока все это чайное занятие не кончится).

George got out his banjo after supper, and wanted to play it, but Harris objected (Джордж вытащил банджо после ужина и хотел сыграть на нем, но Гаррис запротестовал): he said he had got a headache, and did not feel strong enough to stand it (сказал, что у него болит голова и он не чувствует себя достаточно сильным, чтобы выдержать это). George thought the music might do him good (Джордж сказал, что музыка может помочь ему) — said music often soothed the nerves and took away a headache (сказал, что музыка часто успокаивает нервы и прогоняет головную боль; to soothe — успокаивать; смягчать, облегчать /боль/; to take away); and he twanged two or three notes, just to show Harris what it was like (и он взял две-три резкие ноты, просто чтобы показать Гаррису, что это такое; to twang — издавать резкий звенящий звук; бренчать; гнусавить).

Harris said he would rather have the headache (Гаррис сказал, пусть уж лучше у него болит голова).

awe [L] climb [klaIm] headache [`hedeIk]

From that day Montmorency regarded the kettle with a mixture of awe, suspicion, and hate. Whenever he saw it he would growl and back at a rapid rate, with his tail shut down, and the moment it was put upon the stove he would promptly climb out of the boat, and sit on the bank, till the whole tea business was over.

George got out his banjo after supper, and wanted to play it, but Harris objected: he said he had got a headache, and did not feel strong enough to stand it. George thought the music might do him good — said music often soothed the nerves and took away a headache; and he twanged two or three notes, just to show Harris what it was like.

Harris said he would rather have the headache.

George has never learned to play the banjo to this day (Джордж так и не научился играть на банджо до сих пор). He has had too much all-round discouragement to meet (он встретил слишком много противодействия; all-round — многосторонний, всесторонний, повсеместный). He tried on two or three evenings, while we were up the river (он пробовал два или три вечера, пока мы были на реке), to get a little practice, but it was never a success (немного поупражняться, но это всегда было неудачно). Harris's language used to be enough to unnerve any man (/одной/ речи = выражений Гарриса было вполне достаточно, чтобы обескуражить любого; to unnerve — ослаблять, лишать силы; лишать присутствия духа, мужества); added to which, Montmorency would sit and howl steadily, right through the performance (а вдобавок к этому Монморенси сидел и выл постоянно, на всем протяжении игры /Джорджа/; performance — исполнение, деятельность; игра, представление). It was not giving the man a fair chance (это не давало человеку ни единого шанса = как же было Джорджу научиться; fair — хороший, ясный; значительный, порядочный; справедливый, честный).

"What's he want to howl like that for when I'm playing (что это он так воет, когда я играю)?" George would exclaim indignantly, while taking aim at him with a boot (Джордж восклицал возмущенно, прицеливаясь в него /Монморенси/ ботинком).

"What do you want to play like that for when he is howling (а ты зачем играешь, когда он воет)?" Harris would retort, catching the boot (резко отвечал Гаррис, ловя ботинок). "You let him alone (оставь его в покое). He can't help howling (он не может не выть). He's got a musical ear, and your playing makes him howl (у него музыкальный слух, и от твоей игры он воет: «твоя игра заставляет его выть»)."

performance [pq`fLmqns] musical [`mjHzIk(q)l]

George has never learned to play the banjo to this day. He has had too much all-round discouragement to meet. He tried on two or three evenings, while we were up the river, to get a little practice, but it was never a success. Harris's language used to be enough to unnerve any man; added to which, Montmorency would sit and howl steadily, right through the performance. It was not giving the man a fair chance.

"What's he want to howl like that for when I'm playing?" George would exclaim indignantly, while taking aim at him with a boot.

"What do you want to play like that for when he is howling?" Harris would retort, catching the boot. "You let him alone. He can't help howling. He's got a musical ear, and your playing makes him howl."

So George determined to postpone study of the banjo until he reached home (и поэтому Джордж решил отложить изучение /игры/ на банджо до того, пока не вернется домой). But he did not get much opportunity even there (но он не получил много возможности даже там = но и там не было условий для занятий). Mrs. P. used to come up and say she was very sorry (миссис П. приходила и говорила, что ей очень жаль) — for herself, she liked to hear him (что касается ее, то ей нравится его слушать) — but the lady upstairs was in a very delicate state (но дама наверху в очень интересном положении; delicate — изысканный, утонченный; щекотливый, деликатный), and the doctor was afraid it might injure the child (и доктор опасается, что это может повредить ребенку).

Then George tried taking it out with him late at night, and practising round the square (тогда Джордж попытался брать с собой банджо поздно ночью и упражняться на площади; square — квадрат; площадь, сквер). But the inhabitants complained to the police about it (но /окрестные/ жители пожаловались на это в полицию), and a watch was set for him one night, and he was captured (за ним установили наблюдение однажды ночью и поймали его; to capture — захватывать силой; брать в плен). The evidence against him was very clear (улики против него были очень явными; evidence — очевидность; доказательство, улика, свидетельские доказательства), and he was bound over to keep the peace for six months (и его обязали соблюдать порядок /и спокойствие/ в течение шести месяцев).