chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
missing – [ˈmɪsɪŋ] – пропавший, отсутствующий
box – [bɒks] – коробка
Salahadin put on his coat and quickly left his office. It was much hotter outside in the street.
put (put, put) on – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt) ɒn] – надеть
coat – [ˈkəʊt] – пиджак, пальто
quickly – [ˈkwɪkli] – быстро
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уходить, покидать
office – [ˈɒfɪs] – кабинет, офис
much – [ˈmʌtʃ] – намного
hotter – [ˈhɒtə] – жарче
outside – [ˌaʊtˈsaɪd] – снаружи
street – [stri:t] – улица
A hot, dusty wind was blowing between the tall buildings. Salahadin jumped into a taxi.
hot – [hɒt] – жаркий, горячий
dusty – [ˈdʌsti] – пыльный
wind – [wɪnd] – ветер
blow (blew, blown) – [bləʊ (blu:, bləʊn)] – дуть
between – [bɪˈtwi:n] – между
tall – [tɔ:l] – высокий
building – [ˈbɪldɪŋ] – здание
jump into – [dʒʌmp ˈɪntə] – вскочить, впрыгнуть
taxi – [ˈtæksi] – такси
The streets were full of cars and the taxi moved slowly. It took a long time to get to the Nile Hotel.
street – [stri:t] – улица
full – [fʊl] – заполненный, полный
car – [kɑ:] – машина
taxi – [ˈtæksi] – такси
move – [mu:v] – двигаться
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – занимать
a long time – [ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm] – длительное время, долго
get (got, got) to – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) tu:] – добраться до
Nile – [naɪl] – Нил
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель, гостиница
A policeman was standing at the door of the hotel.
‘I’m sorry,’ said the policeman. ‘No one is allowed into the hotel.’
Salahadin showed the policeman his identity card (Department of Antiquities Security).
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять
at the door – [ət ðə dɔ:] – у двери
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель, гостиница
I’m sorry – [aɪm ˈsɒri] – мне жаль, сожалею
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
no one – [nəʊ wʌn] – никто
be allowed – [bi əˈlaʊd] – разрешаться, допускаться
allow – [əˈlaʊ] – дозволять, разрешать
show (showed, shown) – [ʃəʊ (ʃəʊd, ʃəʊn)] – показывать
identity card – [aɪˈdentɪti kɑ:d] – удостоверение личности
department – [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt] – отдел, департамент
antiquity (antiquities) – [ænˈtɪkwəti (ænˈtɪkwətiz)] – древность, памятник древности\античности
security – [sɪˈkjʊərɪti] – безопасность, охрана, защита
The policeman took Salahadin to his chief. Luckily, Salahadin knew this officer. It was Inspector Ahmed, a school friend of Salahadin’s.
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – отводить, сопровождать
chief – [tʃi:f] – начальник, шеф
luckily – [ˈlʌkɪli] – к счастью, по счастью
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
officer – [ˈɒfɪsə] – офицер
inspector – [ɪnˈspektə] – инспектор
school – [sku:l] – школьный
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
Ahmed took Salahadin upstairs to Pearson’s room. Pearson was lying on the bed. There was a knife in his chest.
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – отводить, сопровождать
upstairs – [ˌʌpˈsteəz] – вверх по лестнице, наверх
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
lie (lying) – [laɪ (ˈlaɪɪŋ)] – лежать
bed – [bed] – кровать
knife (knives) – [naɪf (naɪvz)] – нож
chest – [tʃest] – грудь, грудная клетка
‘Why are you interested in this man?’ Ahmed asked Salahadin. ‘Do you know him?’
‘His name is Pearson,’ replied Salahadin.
why – [ˈwaɪ] – почему
interested – [ˈɪntrəstɪd] – заинтересованный, интересующийся
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – мужчина, человек (мужчины, люди)
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
name – [ˈneɪm] – имя
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
‘He’s an archeologist. He was working in the south. He was leaving Egypt soon and I wanted to see him.’
archeologist – [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] – археолог
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работать
south – [saʊθ] – юг
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уезжать, покидать
Egypt – [ˈi:dʒɪpt] – Египет
soon – [su:n] – скоро
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
‘Why was he murdered?’ Ahmed asked Salahadin.
‘I don’t know,’ replied Salahadin.
There were some boxes standing against the wall. Salahadin pointed to them.
why – [ˈwaɪ] – почему
murder – [ˈmɜ:də] – убить, убивать
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
box – [bɒks] – коробка
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять, находиться
against the wall – [əˈɡenst ðə wɔ:l] – у стены
point to – [pɔɪnt tu:] – указывать на
‘Perhaps there’s something valuable in these boxes,’ said Salahadin. ‘We must open them.’
Ahmed brought in two policeman and they started to open the boxes.
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то
valuable – [ˈvæljʊəbl̩] – ценный, дорогой
box – [bɒks] – коробка
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
must – [mʌst] – должен
open – [ˈəʊpən] – открывать
bring (brought, brought) in – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t) ɪn] – приглашать
two – [tu:] – два
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
Salahadin looked carefully round the room. There were some papers on the table beside the bed.
look round – [lʊk ˈraʊnd] – осмотреться, оглядеться
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – внимательно
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
papers – [ˈpeɪpəz] – личные документы, бумаги
table – [ˈteɪbl̩] – стол
beside – [bɪˈsaɪd] – рядом, около
bed – [bed] – кровать
Salahadin picked them up. There was a map under the papers. On the map were the words, “Valley of Zar.”
pick up – [pɪk ʌp] – поднимать, собрать
map – [mæp] – карта
under – [ˈʌndər] – под
papers – [ˈpeɪpəz] – личные документы, бумаги
word – [ˈwɜ:d] – слово
valley – [ˈvæli] – долина
These may be important, thought Salahadin. I’ll take them with me and look at them later.
Salahadin folded the papers and the map and put them carefully in his wallet.
may (might) – [meɪ (maɪt)] – может быть, быть вероятным
important – [ɪmˈpɔ:tnt] – важный
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – брать, взять
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
later – [ˈleɪtə] – позже
fold – [fəʊld] – складывать вдвое, сворачивать
papers – [ˈpeɪpəz] – личные документы, бумаги
map – [mæp] – карта
put (put, put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt)] – класть, положить
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – осторожно
wallet – [ˈwɒlɪt] – бумажник, кошелек
By this time, the policeman had opened the boxes. There was nothing important in them. The boxes were full of spades and other things for digging.
by this time – [baɪ ðɪs ˈtaɪm] – к этому времени
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
open – [ˈəʊpən] – открывать
box – [bɒks] – коробка
nothing – [ˈnʌθɪŋ] – ничего
important – [ɪmˈpɔ:tnt] – важный
full – [fʊl] – заполненный, полный
spade – [speɪd] – лопата
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
digging – [ˈdɪɡɪŋ] – копание, рытье, земляные работы
‘There’s nothing important or valuable in these boxes,’ said Salahadin. ‘We must speak to all of the hotel staff. Perhaps one of them noticed something unusual.’
nothing – [ˈnʌθɪŋ] – ничего
important – [ɪmˈpɔ:tnt] – важный
valuable – [ˈvæljʊəbl̩] – ценный, дорогой
box – [bɒks] – коробка
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
must – [mʌst] – должен
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать, говорить
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель, гостиница
staff – [stɑ:f] – служебный персонал, штат служащих
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
one – [wʌn] – один
notice – [ˈnəʊtɪs] – заметить, обратить внимание
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то
unusual – [ʌnˈju:ʒʊəl] – странный, необычный
The manager brought the staff to Ahmed and Salahadin. They asked each person many questions, but they did not learn anything important.
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – приводить
staff – [stɑ:f] – служебный персонал, штат служащих
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать, задавать (вопрос)
each – [i:tʃ] – каждый
person – [ˈpɜ:sn̩] – человек
many – [ˈmeni] – множество, много
question – [ˈkwestʃən] – вопрос
learn (learnt\learned, learnt\learned) – [lɜ:n (lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd, lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd)] – узнавать
anything – [ˈeniθɪŋ] – что-то, что-нибудь
important – [ɪmˈpɔ:tnt] – важный
Then Salahadin had an idea.
‘Who carried these boxes to this room?’ he asked the manager.
The manager brought back two porters.
have\has (had, had) – [həv\hæz (həd, hæd)] – иметь, обретать
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея, мысль
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
box – [bɒks] – коробка
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
manager – [ˈmænɪdʒə] – администратор, менеджер
bring (brought, brought) back – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t) ˈbæk] – возвращать, вернуть
two – [tu:] – два
porter – [ˈpɔ:tə] – носильщик, швейцар, грузчик
‘Did you carry these boxes into this room?’ Salahadin asked the porters.
‘Yes,’ they replied.
‘How many boxes were there?’ asked Salahadin.
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
box – [bɒks] – коробка
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
porter – [ˈpɔ:tə] – носильщик, швейцар, грузчик
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
how many – [ˈhaʊ məni] – Сколько?
‘Six boxes,’ replied the first porter. ‘I carried three and my friend carried three.’
Salahadin looked at the boxes. There were six of them. No one had taken a box.
six – [sɪks] – шесть
box – [bɒks] – коробка
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
first – [ˈfɜ:st] – первый
porter – [ˈpɔ:tə] – носильщик, швейцар, грузчик
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
three – [θri:] – три
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
no one – [nəʊ wʌn] – никто
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – брать, взять, забрать
‘Wait a moment,’ said the second porter. ‘You’re wrong. There were seven boxes. You carried three, I carried three.’
‘But that makes six boxes, not seven,’ said Ahmed, with a smile. ‘You can’t count.’
Wait a moment – [weɪt ə ˈməʊmənt] – погоди!, один момент
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
second – [ˈsekənd] – второй
porter – [ˈpɔ:tə] – носильщик, швейцар, грузчик
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неправый
seven – [ˈsevn̩] – семь
box – [bɒks] – коробка
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
three – [θri:] – три
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – делать, составлять, равняться, получать
six – [sɪks] – шесть
smile – [smaɪl] – улыбка
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
count – [kaʊnt] – считать
‘I can count,’ replied the porter. ‘There were seven boxes. Mr Pearson carried one into the room himself. It was a heavy box, but it was smaller than the others.’
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
count – [kaʊnt] – считать
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
porter – [ˈpɔ:tə] – носильщик, швейцар, грузчик
seven – [ˈsevn̩] – семь
box – [bɒks] – коробка
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
one – [wʌn] – один
room – [ru:m] – номер, комната
heavy – [ˈhevi] – тяжелый
smaller – [ˈsmɔ:lə] – меньше
others – [ˈʌðəz] – другие
‘That is the box which is missing,’ Salahadin said to Ahmed. ‘There’s something valuable in that seventh box. When we find the seventh box, we’ll find the murderer.’
box – [bɒks] – коробка
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
missing – [ˈmɪsɪŋ] – пропавший, отсутствующий
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то
valuable – [ˈvæljʊəbl̩] – ценный, дорогой
seventh – [ˈsevnθ] – седьмой
when – [wen] – когда
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти
murderer – [ˈmɜ:dərə] – убийца