Английский с Оскаром Уайльдом. Кентервильское привидение / Oscar Wilde. The Canterville Ghost. Оскар Уайльд

с 1584 г.), and always makes its appearance before the death of any member of our family (и всегда появляется перед смертью кого-либо из членов нашей семьи; to make one’s appearance – появляться).”

      

“I fear that the ghost exists,” said Lord Canterville, smiling, “though it may have resisted the overtures of your enterprising impresarios. It has been well known for three centuries, since 1584 in fact, and always makes its appearance before the death of any member of our family.”

      “Well, so does the family doctor for that matter, Lord Canterville (ну, так же как и семейный доктор, коли на то пошло; matter – вещество; сущность; вопрос, тема). But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost (но не существует такой вещи, сэр, как привидение), and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy (и я думаю, что законы природы не будут изменены ради британской аристократии; to suspend – откладывать; приостанавливать).”

“Well, so does the family doctor for that matter, Lord Canterville. But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.”

      “You are certainly very natural in America,” (вы в Америке, несомненно, очень близки к природе; to be very natural – быть очень естественным),” answered Lord Canterville (ответил), who did not quite understand Mr. Otis’s last observation (который не совсем понял последнее замечание мистера Отиса),” and if you don’t mind a ghost in the house (и если вы не против привидения в доме; to mind – быть против), it is all right (все в порядке). Only you must remember I warned you (только вы должны помнить, /что/ я предупредил вас).”

“You are certainly very natural in America,” answered Lord Canterville, who did not quite understand Mr. Otis’s last observation, “and if you don’t mind a ghost in the house, it is all right. Only you must remember I warned you.”

      A few weeks after this (несколько недель спустя; after this – после этого), the purchase was concluded (покупка была совершена; to conclude – заключать; заканчивать), and at the close of the season (и в конце сезона) the Minister and his family went down to Canterville Chase (посол и его семья переехали в Кентервиль Чейз; to go down – спускаться; уезжать на каникулы; переезжать). Mrs. Otis, who, as Miss Lucretia R. Tappan, of West 53d Street (которая / еще под именем / мисс Лукреции Р. Тэппан с Западной 53-й улицы), had been a celebrated New York belle (была известной нью-йоркской красавицей), was now a very handsome, middle-aged woman with fine eyes (/и/ теперь была очень интересной средних лет женщиной с прекрасными глазами), and a superb profile (и безукоризненным профилем).

A few weeks after this, the purchase was concluded, and at the close of the season the Minister and his family went down to Canterville Chase. Mrs. Otis, who, as Miss Lucretia R. Tappan, of West 53d Street, had been a celebrated New York belle, was now a very handsome, middle-aged woman, with fine eyes, and a superb profile.

      Many American ladies (многие американские женщины) on leaving their native land (покинув свою родную землю; to leave – оставлять, покидать) adopt an appearance of chronic ill-health (принимают вид хронических больных; ill-health – нездоровье), under the impression that it is a form of European refinement (под впечатлением, что это и есть форма европейской утонченности), but Mrs. Otis had never fallen into this error (никогда не впадала в это заблуждение; error – заблуждение, оплошность, ошибка; to fall). She had a magnificent constitution (она обладала прекрасным телосложением), and a really wonderful amount of animal spirits (и действительно необыкновенным зарядом жизнерадостности; wonderful – удивительный, замечательный; amount – количество; animal spirits – жизнерадостность).

Many American ladies on leaving their native land adopt an appearance of chronic ill-health, under the impression that it is a form of European refinement, but Mrs. Otis had never fallen into this error. She had a magnificent constitution, and a really wonderful amount of animal spirits.

      Indeed, in many respects (на самом деле, во многих отношениях), she was quite English (она была совершенной англичанкой), and was an excellent example of the fact (и была отличным примером того факта), that we have really everything in common with America nowadays (что у нас действительно все общее с Америкой в наши дни), except, of course, language (кроме, конечно, языка).

Indeed, in many respects, she was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

      Miss Virginia E. Otis

      Her eldest son (ее старший сын), christened Washington