Английский язык с Р. Киплингом. Истории просто так - Илья Франк

shadow ['Sxdqu], lion ['laIqn], pretty ['prItI]

Underneath the truly picture are shadows of African animals walking into an African ark. There are two lions, two ostriches, two oxen, two camels, two sheep, and two other things that look like rats, but I think they are rock-rabbits. They don’t mean anything. I put them in because I thought they looked pretty. They would look very fine if I were allowed to paint them.

THIS is just a picture of the Elephant’s Child (это просто изображение Слоненка) going to pull bananas off a banana-tree (который собирается сорвать бананы с бананового дерева) after he had got his fine new long trunk (после того, как он приобрел свой красивый новый длинный хобот). I don’t think it is a very nice picture (мне кажется, что это не очень удачная картинка); but I couldn’t make it any better (но я не мог бы сделать ее /хоть сколько-нибудь/ лучше), because elephants and bananas are hard to draw (потому что слонов и бананы рисовать трудно). The streaky things behind the Elephant’s Child mean squoggy marshy country somewhere in Africa (полосатые штуковины позади Слоненка означают утопкую болотистую местность где-то в Африке; quaggy — болотистый, топкий, трясинный). The Elephant’s Child made most of his mud-caps out of the mud that he found there (Слоненок сделал большинство своих нашлепных шляпок из ила, который он нашел здесь). I think it would look better (я думаю, она = картинка бы выглядела лучше) if you painted the banana-tree green and the Elephant’s Child red (если бы вы раскрасили банановое дерево зеленым /цветом/, а Слоненка — красным /цветом/).

draw [drL], country ['kAntrI], streaky ['strJkI]

THIS is just a picture of the Elephant’s Child going to pull bananas off a banana-tree after he had got his fine new long trunk. I don’t think it is a very nice picture; but I couldn’t make it any better, because elephants and bananas are hard to draw. The streaky things behind the Elephant’s Child mean squoggy marshy country somewhere in Africa. The Elephant’s Child made most of his mud-caps out of the mud that he found there. I think it would look better if you painted the banana-tree green and the Elephant’s Child red.

THE SING-SONG OF OLD MAN KANGAROO

Сказание о Старине Кенгуру

NOT always was the Kangaroo as now we do behold him (НЕ всегда Кенгуру был таким, каким мы видим его сейчас), but a Different Animal with four short legs (а /был он/ Другим Животным с четырьмя короткими ногами). He was grey and he was woolly (он был серый и пушистый; wool — шерсть), and his pride was inordinate (а его гордость была чрезмерна): he danced on an outcrop in the middle of Australia (он плясал на обнажении горной породы посреди Австралии; outcrop — обнажение горной породы; выход породы наружу), and he went to the Little God Nqa (и он пошел к Маленькому Божеству Нква).

He went to Nqa at six before breakfast, saying (он пошел к Нква в шесть часов до завтрака и сказал), ‘Make me different from all other animals by five this afternoon (сделай меня отличным от всех других животных к пяти часам /сегодняшнего/ вечера).’

Up jumped Nqa from his seat on the sand-flat and shouted (Нква вскочил со своего сидения на песчаной равнине и закричал), ‘Go away (убирайся)!’

behold [bI'hquld], inordinate [In'LdInqt], seat [sJt]

NOT always was the Kangaroo as now we do behold him, but a Different Animal with four short legs. He was grey and he was woolly, and his pride was inordinate: he danced on an outcrop in the middle of Australia, and he went to the Little God Nqa.

He went to Nqa at six before breakfast, saying, ‘Make me different from all other animals by five this afternoon.’

Up jumped Nqa from his seat on the sand-flat and shouted, ‘Go away!’

He was grey and he was woolly (он был серый и пушистый), and his pride was inordinate (а его гордость была чрезмерна): he danced on a rock-ledge in the middle of Australia (он плясал на скалистой породе посредине Австралии), and he went to the Middle God Nquing (и он пошел к Среднему Божеству Нквингу).

He went to Nquing at eight after breakfast, saying (он пошел к Нквингу в восемь часов после завтрака и сказал), ‘Make me different from all other animals (сделай меня отличным от всех других животных); make me, also, wonderfully popular by five this afternoon (сделай меня также поразительно знаменитым к пяти часам /сегодняшнего/ вечера).’

Up jumped Nquing from his burrow in the spinifex[69] and shouted (Нквинг выскочил из своей норы в колючей траве и закричал), ‘Go away (убирайся)!’

ledge [leG], popular ['pOpjulq], burrow ['bArqu]

He was grey and he was woolly, and his pride was inordinate: he danced on a rock-ledge in the middle of Australia, and he went to the Middle God Nquing.

He went to Nquing at eight after breakfast, saying, ‘Make me different from all other animals; make me, also, wonderfully popular by five this afternoon.’

Up jumped Nquing from his burrow in the spinifex and shouted, ‘Go away!’

He was grey and he was woolly (он был серый и пушистый), and his pride was inordinate (а его гордость была чрезмерна): he danced on a sandbank in the middle of Australia (он плясал на песчаной отмели посредине Австралии), and he went to the Big God Nqong (и он пошел к Большому Божеству Нквонгу).

He went to Nqong at ten before dinnertime, saying (он пошел к Нквонгу в десять часов до обеда и сказал), ‘Make me different from all other animals (сделай меня отличным от всех других животных); make me popular and wonderfully run after by five this afternoon (сделай меня знаменитым и чтоб за мной /поразительно/ бегали к пяти часам /сегодняшнего/ вечера; to run after — преследовать, бежать за /кем-л., чем-л./; бегать, ухаживать за кем-л.).’

Up jumped Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan and shouted (Нквонг выскочил из своей ванны в соляном озере и закричал), ‘Yes, I will (да, я сделаю)!’

before [bI'fL], bath [bRT], salt [sLlt]

He was grey and he was woolly, and his pride was inordinate: he danced on a sandbank in the middle of Australia, and he went to the Big God Nqong.

He went to Nqong at ten before dinnertime, saying, ‘Make me different from all other animals; make me popular and wonderfully run after by five this afternoon.’

Up jumped Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan and shouted, ‘Yes, I will!’

Nqong called Dingo (Нквонг позвал Динго) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтую-Собаку Динго) — always hungry, dusty in the sunshine (вечно голодную, пыльную на солнечном свету), and showed him Kangaroo (и показал ей Кенгуру). Nqong said (Нквонг сказал), ‘Dingo! Wake up, Dingo (Динго! очнись, Динго; to wake up — просыпаться, бодрствовать, оживляться, очнуться)! Do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit (ты видишь того господина, танцующего на кратере с пеплом[70]; ashpit — зольник, яма с пеплом)? He wants to be popular and very truly run after (он хочет быть знаменитым и чтобы за ним очень-очень бегали). Dingo, make him so (Динго, сделай его таким / сделай ему так)!’

Up jumped Dingo (вскочила Динго) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтая-Собака Динго) — and said (и сказала), ‘What, that cat-rabbit (что, того кошко-кролика)?’

Off ran Dingo (/и/ побежала Динго; to run off — убегать, удирать) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтая-Собака Динго) — always hungry, grinning like a coal-scuttle (вечно голодная, скалящая зубы, как ведерко для угля у камина[71]) — ran after Kangaroo (побежала за Кенгуру).

call [kLl], ashpit ['xSpIt], truly ['trHlI]

Nqong called Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — always hungry, dusty in the sunshine, and showed him Kangaroo. Nqong said, ‘Dingo! Wake up, Dingo! Do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit? He wants to be popular and very truly run after. Dingo, make him so!’

Up jumped Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — and said, ‘What, that cat-rabbit?’

Off ran Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — always hungry, grinning like a coal-scuttle, — ran after Kangaroo.

Off went the proud Kangaroo on his four little legs like a bunny (прочь побежал надменный Кенгуру на своих четырех маленьких ножках, как кролик).

This, O Beloved of mine, ends the first part of the tale (на этом, О Любимые Мои, заканчивается первая часть сказания)!

He ran through the desert (он бежал через пустыню); he ran through the mountains (он бежал через горы); he ran through the salt-pans (он бежал через соляные озера); he ran through the reed-beds (он бежал через заросли тростника); he ran through the blue gums (он бежал среди голубых эвкалиптов); he ran through the spinifex (он бежал через колючую поросль); he ran till his front legs ached (он бежал, пока у него не заболели передние лапы).

He had to (ему пришлось)!

mountain ['mauntIn], front [frAnt], ache [eIk]

Off went the proud Kangaroo on his four little legs like a bunny.

This, O Beloved of mine, ends the first part of the tale!

He ran through the desert; he ran through the mountains; he ran through the salt-pans; he ran through the reed-beds; he ran through the blue gums; he ran through the spinifex; he ran till his front legs ached.

He had to!

Still ran Dingo (по-прежнему бежала Динго) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтая-Собака Динго) — always hungry (вечно голодная), grinning like a rat-trap (скалящая зубы, как крысоловка; trap — ловушка, западня), never getting nearer, never getting farther (ни приближаясь, ни удаляясь), — ran after Kangaroo (бежала за Кенгуру).

He had to (ей пришлось)!

Still ran Kangaroo (по-прежнему бежал Кенгуру) — Old Man Kangaroo (Старина Кенгуру). He ran through the ti-trees (он бежал среди деревьев тай[72]); he ran through the mulga (он бежал среди австралийских акаций; mulga — акация безжилковая /Acacia aneura/); he ran through the long grass (он бежал через высокую траву); he ran through the short grass (он бежал через низкую траву); he ran through the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer (он бежал через Тропики Козерога и Рака); he ran till his hind legs ached (он бежал, пока не заболели его задние ноги).

He had to (ему пришлось)!

farther ['fRDq], Capricorn ['kxprIkLn], Cancer ['kxnsq]

Still ran Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — always hungry, grinning like a rat-trap, never getting nearer, never getting farther, — ran after Kangaroo.

He had to!

Still ran Kangaroo — Old Man Kangaroo. He ran through the ti-trees; he ran through the mulga; he ran through the long grass; he ran through the short grass; he ran through the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer; he ran till his hind legs ached.

He had to!

Still ran Dingo (по-прежнему бежала Динго) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтая-Собака Динго) — hungrier and hungrier (все более голодная и голодная), grinning like a horse-collar (скалящая зубы, как хомут[73]), never getting nearer, never getting farther (ни приближаясь, ни удаляясь); and they came to the Wollgong River (и они прибежали к реке Воллгонг).

Now, there wasn’t any bridge (в то время /через нее/ не было никакого моста), and there wasn’t any ferry-boat (и не было никакого парома), and Kangaroo didn’t know how to get over (и Кенгуру не знал, как перебраться); so he stood on his legs and hopped (и он встал на свои ноги и прыгнул).

He had to (ему пришлось)!

horse [hLs], bridge [brIG], boat [bqut]

Still ran Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — hungrier and hungrier, grinning like a horse-collar, never getting nearer, never getting farther; and they came to the Wollgong River.