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Aug. 7th, 2009 04:07 pm
[identity profile] thawing-wind.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] ru_translate
что есть El в слелующем контексте:

On the way home I noticed a cab-driver crowd gathered in front of P. J. Clark's saloon, apparently attracted there by a happy group of whiskey-eyed Australian army officers baritoning, "Waltzing Matilda." As they sang they took turns spin-dancing a girl over the cobbles under the El; and the girl, Miss Golightly, to be sure, floated round in their, arms light as a scarf.

То есть перевод-то я посмотрела:) в русском издании соответствующей книжки, но само сокращение как-то не находится.

Date: 2009-08-07 12:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] giggling-me.livejournal.com
Не помню расшифровки, но в комментариях к повести стояло, что это надземные поезда. В смысле ездящие по эстакадам.

Date: 2009-08-07 12:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maksidrom.livejournal.com
The El - сокращенное от "elevated train tracks", линии метро в Нью Йорке, которые идут над землей:

http://redriverhistorian.com/sitebuilder/images/Chicago_El-445x334.jpg

Date: 2009-08-07 03:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zvuv.livejournal.com
actually New Yorkers don't refer to them as the El--they used to when there were elevated trains in Manhattan, but they were torn down a long time ago. The El is thriving in Chicago, however. :)

Date: 2009-08-07 03:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maksidrom.livejournal.com
I am very well aware of that, thankyou. My NYC friends refer to it simply as "the train". Still, there are plenty of elevated MTA tracks in, say, The Bronx or Brooklyn (Brighton Beach immediately comes to mind).

Date: 2009-08-07 03:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zvuv.livejournal.com
exactly. elevated trains exist outside of Manhattan, but they're not referred to as the El.

Date: 2009-08-07 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maksidrom.livejournal.com
For the sake of the novel & movie, which takes place in Manhattan, they are. I think you should bring up this issue with Truman Capote ;-)

Date: 2009-08-07 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zvuv.livejournal.com
as i said above, "they used to." :)

Date: 2009-08-07 04:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zvuv.livejournal.com
got it. :)

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