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Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавитуTo say a man does mad things because he is mad is merely unintelligent and stupid. A madman is as logical and reasoned in his action as a sane man given his peculiar biased point of view. For example, if a man insists on going out and squatting about in nothing but a loincloth his conduct seems eccentric in the extreme. But once you know that the man himself is firmly convinced that he is Mahatma Gandhi, then his conduct becomes perfectly reasonable and logical." "What was necessary in this case (что было необходимо в этом деле) was to imagine a mind so constituted (это вообразить ум, устроенный так) that it was logical (чтобы было логично) and reasonable to commit four or more murders (и разумно совершить четыре или больше убийств) and to announce them beforehand by letters written to Hercule Poirot (и объявить о них заранее письмами, написанными Эркюлю Пуаро)." "My friend, Hastings (мой друг Гастингс), will tell you (расскажет вам) that from the moment (что с того момента) I received the first letter (как я получил первое письмо) I was upset and disturbed (я был расстроен и взволнован; to upset опрокидывать, переворачивать /о лодке, автомобиле и т. п./; upset расстроенный, огорченный) ...» |
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