Данная книга сделана из книги: "The Robot Brains", автор Сидней Джеймс Баундс.
Сложность текста "English for beginners".
Я старался соотнести по смыслу английский текст с его переводом, часто сознательно вводил в текст "отсебятину", цель - вызвать читателя на спор. Но где-то, возможно, я и "накосячил" :(.
Т.е. перевод часто не точен, а иногда и не верен. Будем считать, упомянутые неточности, темой для обсуждения (а не только осуждения).
Кстати, я так и не смог, правильно перевести название произведения.
Мозги роботов – но в тексте ни разу не упоминаются роботы.
Роботизированные Умники – не звучит.
По книге, скорее это – Супер Умники, но причем тут роботы.
В интернете нашел обложку книги, да, не только наши художники не читают то, что они иллюстрируют.
Прочитайте - убедитесь, сюжета изображенного на картинке в книге НЕТ.
Вот такие загадки. Обложка и название не соответствую содержанию?
Ага! Вот и первое задание: перевести три слова - "The Robot Brains" (советую не спешить).
Полноценно работать с данным пособием можно на устройстве, поддерживающем гиперссылки: компьютер или различные «читалки» с сенсорным экраном, желательно со словарем.
Успехов!
W_cat.
1 "This is an interesting story, Doctor." said the police inspector's politely.
2 "Interesting?" Doctor Fox jumped from his chair and waved his finger under the inspector nose. "Let me remind you that they are murdering people!"
3 Fox was very excited. He was walking up and down the room. He was a short man with a plump face and wore spectacles. He had a reputation of having his own opinion on everything under the sun.
4 "What is your theory, Doctor?" said the inspector. "This organization which you talk about - what motive can they have? If you can tell me something about the weapon with which they kill, I'll be grateful."
5 Fox shook his head.
6 "I only know what I've read in the papers. Some kind of energy discharge, that is clear."
7 The inspector looked at the clock on the wall and knew that tea was waiting. He sighed. Fox suddenly sat down.
8 "You don't have to accept my theory," he said, "but you have to accept the facts. I checked carefully. Each time one of these murders took place, the Burkholder Fair was nearby. Every time - that can't be coincidence."
9 The inspector nodded.
10 "Doctor Fox, the first victim - Professor Leach - was a friend of yours, I believe. Don't you think that fact played on your nerves a little?"
11 Fox jumped to his feet again. He could not remain still for a moment.
12 "So you think I'm talking nonsense, Inspector! Well, let me tell you -"
13 The Inspector pressed a button on his desk, and a sergeant in a uniform opened the door.
14 "Show Doctor Fox out," said the Inspector.
15 The doctor left the police station. He walked, talking to himself.
16 "What the devil can I do? If only Christian were here..."
17 He stopped in the street. "Why not?" he thought. Why not, indeed! He would send for Christian at once.
18 He hurried to the post-office to send a telegram.
19 Meanwhile the inspector was drinking his tea and thinking over what he had just heard. It was absurd, of course. Yet, Fox was a scientist... The inspector saw no connection between the victims, except the manner in which they had died. The whole thing seemed to have no motive. The inspector was puzzled.
