Адаптированный текст рассказа А. К. Дойла «Скандал в Богемии» на английском языке. Учебное пособие - страница 7
«Quite [kwaɪt] so [səʊ],» he [hi¦] answered [ɑ¦nsəd], lighting [laɪtɪŋ] a [ə] cigarette [sɪgərɛt], and [ænd] throwing [θrəʊɪŋ] himself [hɪmsɛlf] down [daʊn] into [ɪntu¦] an [ən] armchair [ɑ¦mʧeə]. «You [ju¦] see [si¦], but [bʌt] you [ju¦] do [du¦] not [nɒt] observe [əbzɜ¦v]. The [ðə] distinction [dɪstɪŋkʃən] is [ɪz] clear [klɪə]. For [fɔ¦r] example [ɪgzɑ¦mpl], you [ju¦] have [hæv] frequently [fri¦kwəntli] seen [si¦n] the [ðə] steps [stɛps] which [wɪʧ] lead [li¦d] up [ʌp] from [frɒm] the [ðə] hall [hɔ¦l] to [tu¦] this [ðɪs] room [ru¦m].»
«Frequently [fri¦kwəntli].»
«How [haʊ] often [ɒfn]?»
«Well [wɛl], some [sʌm] hundreds [hʌndrədz] of [ɒv] times [taɪmz].»
«Then [ðɛn] how [haʊ] many [mɛni] are [ɑ¦] there [ðeə]?»
«How [haʊ] many [mɛni]? I [aɪ] don’t [dəʊnt] know [nəʊ].»
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«Quite [kwaɪt] so [səʊ]! You [ju¦] have [hæv] not [nɒt] observed [əbzɜ¦vd]. And [ænd] yet [jɛt] you [ju¦] have [hæv] seen [si¦n]. That [ðæt] is [ɪz] just [ʤʌst] my [maɪ] point [pɔɪnt]. Now [naʊ], I [aɪ] know [nəʊ] that [ðæt] there [ðeər] are [ɑ¦] seventeen [sɛvnti¦n] steps [stɛps], because [bɪkɒz] I [aɪ] have [hæv] both [bəʊθ] seen [si¦n] and [ænd] observed [əbzɜ¦vd]. By [baɪ] the [ðə] way [weɪ], since [sɪns] you [ju¦] are [ɑ¦r] interested [ɪntrɪstɪd] in [ɪn] these [ði¦z] little [lɪtl] problems [prɒbləmz], and [ænd] since [sɪns] you [ju¦] are [ɑ¦] good [gʊd] enough [ɪnʌf] to [tu¦] chronicle [krɒnɪkl] one [wʌn] or [ɔ¦] two [tu¦] of [ɒv] my [maɪ] trifling [traɪflɪŋ] experiences [ɪkspɪərɪənsɪz], you [ju¦] may [meɪ] be [bi¦] interested [ɪntrɪstɪd] in [ɪn] this [ðɪs].» He [hi¦] threw [θru¦] over [əʊvər] a [ə] sheet [ʃi¦t] of [ɒv] thick [θɪk], pink-tinted [pɪŋk] [tɪntɪd] notepaper [nəʊtpeɪpə] which [wɪʧ] had [hæd] been [bi¦n] lying [laɪɪŋ] open [əʊpən] upon [əpɒn] the [ðə] table [teɪbl]. «It [ɪt] came [keɪm] by [baɪ] the [ðə] last [lɑ¦st] post [pəʊst],» said [sɛd] he [hi¦]. «Read [ri¦d] it [ɪt] aloud [əlaʊd].»
The [ðə] note [nəʊt] was [wɒz] undated [ʌndeɪtɪd], and [ænd] without [wɪðaʊt] either [aɪðə] signature [sɪgnɪʧər] or [ɔ¦r] address [ədrɛs].
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«There [ðeə] will [wɪl] call [kɔ¦l] upon [əpɒn] you [ju¦] to-night [tu¦] [naɪt], at [æt] a [ə] quarter [kwɔ¦tə] to [tu¦] eight [eɪt] o’clock [əklɒk],» it [ɪt] said [sɛd], «a [ə] gentleman [ʤɛntlmən] who [hu¦] desires [dɪzaɪəz] to [tu¦] consult [kənsʌlt] you [ju¦] upon [əpɒn] a [ə] matter [mætər] of [ɒv] the [ðə] very [vɛri] deepest [di¦pɪst] moment [məʊmənt]. Your [jɔ¦] recent [ri¦snt] services [sɜ¦vɪsɪz] to [tu¦] one [wʌn] of [ɒv] the [ðə] royal [rɔɪəl] houses [haʊzɪz] of [ɒv] Europe [jʊərəp] have [hæv] shown [ʃəʊn] that [ðæt] you [ju¦] are [ɑ¦] one [wʌn] who [hu¦] may [meɪ] safely [seɪfli] be [bi¦] trusted [trʌstɪd] with [wɪð] matters [mætəz] which [wɪʧ] are [ɑ¦r] of [ɒv] an [ən] importance [ɪmpɔ¦təns] which [wɪʧ] can [kæn] hardly [hɑ¦dli] be [bi¦] exaggerated [ɪgzæʤəreɪtɪd]. This [ðɪs] account [əkaʊnt] of [ɒv] you [ju¦] we [wi¦] have [hæv] from [frɒm] all [ɔ¦l] quarters [kwɔ¦təz] received [rɪsi¦vd]. Be [bi¦] in [ɪn] your [jɔ¦] chamber [ʧeɪmbə] then [ðɛn] at [æt] that [ðæt] hour [aʊə], and [ænd] do [du¦] not [nɒt] take [teɪk] it [ɪt] amiss [əmɪs] if [ɪf] your [jɔ¦] visitor [vɪzɪtə] wear [weər] a [ə] mask [mɑ¦sk].»