chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
worried – [ˈwʌrɪd] – встревоженный, обеспокоенный
Salahadin was sitting in his office with his coat off. It was the month of May in Cairo and it was very hot.
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
office – [ˈɒfɪs] – кабинет, офис
coat – [ˈkəʊt] – пиджак, пальто
off – [ɒf] – снятый
month – [mʌnθ] – месяц
May – [meɪ] – Май
Cairo – [ˈkaɪrəʊ] – Каир
very – [ˈveri] – очень
hot – [hɒt] – жарко, жаркий, знойный
Salahadin stood up and turned on the fan. He was a young man, only twenty-eight years old. He was not very tall and quite thin. His black hair was cut very short.
stand (stood, stood) up – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd) ʌp] – встать
turn on – [tɜ:n ɒn] – включать
fan – [fæn] – вентилятор
young – [jʌŋ] – молодой
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – мужчина, человек (мужчины, люди)
only – [ˈəʊnli] – только, лишь
twenty-eight – [ˈtwenti eɪt] – 28
years old – [ˈjiəz əʊld] – лет
very – [ˈveri] – очень
tall – [tɔ:l] – высокий
quite – [kwaɪt] – весьма
thin – [θɪn] – худой
black – [blæk] – черный
hair – [heə] – волосы
cut (cut, cut) – [kʌt (kʌt, kʌt)] – стричь
short – [ʃɔ:t] – короткий, коротко
Salahadin’s office was in the centre of Cairo. It was in a large building behind the Nile Hotel. It was a small office and Salahadin’s name was not on the door.
office – [ˈɒfɪs] – кабинет, офис
centre – [ˈsentə] – центр
Cairo – [ˈkaɪrəʊ] – Каир
large – [lɑ:dʒ] – большой
building – [ˈbɪldɪŋ] – здание
behind – [bɪˈhaɪnd] – позади, за
Nile – [naɪl] – Нил
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель, гостиница
small – [smɔ:l] – маленький, небольшой
name – [ˈneɪm] – имя
door – [dɔ:] – дверь
Not many people knew that he was a detective. But he was not an ordinary detective. Inspector Salahadin protected all the antiquities of Egypt.
not many – [nɒt ˈmeni] – немногие
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
detective – [dɪˈtektɪv] – детектив, сыщик
ordinary – [ˈɔ:dɪnri] – обычный, обыкновенный
inspector – [ɪnˈspektə] – инспектор
protect – [prəˈtekt] – защищать, охранять
antiquity (antiquities) – [ænˈtɪkwəti (ænˈtɪkwətiz)] – древность, памятник древности\античности
Egypt – [ˈi:dʒɪpt] – Египет
Salahadin was waiting for an archeologist called Mr Pearson. Pearson had been in Egypt for six months.
He had been working in a valley in the south of Egypt.
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
archeologist – [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] – археолог
called – [kɔ:ld] – именуемый, называемый, под именем
Egypt – [ˈi:dʒɪpt] – Египет
be\am\is\are (was\were, been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть, находиться
six – [sɪks] – шесть
month – [mʌnθ] – месяц
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работать
valley – [ˈvæli] – долина
south – [saʊθ] – юг
Pearson had been looking for antiquities. He had come back to Cairo a few days ago and was leaving Egypt soon.
look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
antiquity (antiquities) – [ænˈtɪkwəti (ænˈtɪkwətiz)] – древность, памятник древности\античности
come (came, come) back – [kʌm (keɪm¸ kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться, вернуться
Cairo – [ˈkaɪrəʊ] – Каир
few – [fju:] – несколько
day – [deɪ] – день
ago – [əˈɡəʊ] – тому назад
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уезжать, покидать
Egypt – [ˈi:dʒɪpt] – Египет
soon – [su:n] – скоро
But Mr Pearson had not come to Salahadin’s office. Every archeologist has to see Salahadin before they left Egypt. Salahadin was worried. Pearson had not come yet.
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – приходить
office – [ˈɒfɪs] – кабинет, офис
every – [ˈevri] – каждый
archeologist – [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] – археолог
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
before – [bɪˈfɔ:] – прежде чем
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уезжать, покидать
Egypt – [ˈi:dʒɪpt] – Египет
worried – [ˈwʌrɪd] – встревоженный, обеспокоенный
yet – [jet] – еще
Salahadin picked up the telephone and rang the number of Pearson’s hotel.
‘Nile Hotel,’ said a voice. ‘Can I help you?’
‘Can I speak to the manager, please,’ said Salahadin.
pick up – [pɪk ʌp] – поднимать
telephone – [ˈtelɪfəʊn] – телефон
ring (rang, rung) – [rɪŋ (ræŋ, rʌŋ)] – звонить по телефону
number – [ˈnʌmbə] – номер
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель, гостиница
Nile – [naɪl] – Нил
voice – [vɔɪs] – голос
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь, иметь возможность, быть в состоянии
help – [help] – помогать
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать, говорить
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
please – [pli:z] – пожалуйста, будьте добры
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
Salahadin waited for a few moments. Then he heard the manager’s voice.
‘Can I help you?’ said the manager.
‘Yes,’ replied Salahadin. ‘My name’s Salahadin El Nur. I’m a police inspector. I want to speak to Mr Pearson.’
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
few – [fju:] – несколько
moment – [ˈməʊmənt] – момент, мгновение, минута
hear (heard, heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)] – слышать
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
voice – [vɔɪs] – голос
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь, иметь возможность, быть в состоянии
help – [help] – помогать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
name – [ˈneɪm] – имя
police inspector – [pəˈli:s ɪnˈspektə] – инспектор полиции
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать, говорить
‘Do you mean Mr Pearson, the archeologist?’ asked the manager.
‘Yes,’ replied Salahadin.
‘I’m sorry. You can’t speak to Mr Pearson, sir,’ said the manager.
mean (meant, meant) – [mi:n (ment, ment)] – иметь в виду
archeologist – [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] – археолог
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
I’m sorry – [aɪm ˈsɒri] – мне жаль, сожалею
sorry – [ˈsɒri] – сожалеющий
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь, иметь возможность
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать, говорить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
‘Oh,’ said Salahadin in surprise. ‘Why not?’
‘Mr Pearson is dead,’ replied the manager. ‘He was found dead in his room this morning. Mr Pearson was murdered.’
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
in surprise – [ɪn səˈpraɪz] – удивленно
why – [ˈwaɪ] – почему
dead – [ded] – мертв, мертвый
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
be found – [bi faʊnd] – обнаружиться, найтись
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
murder – [ˈmɜ:də] – убить, убивать