Английский язык с Р. Киплингом. Истории просто так
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The first thing that he found was a Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake curled round a rock.
‘‘Scuse me,’ said the Elephant’s Child most politely, ‘but have you seen such a thing as a Crocodile in these promiscuous parts?’
‘Have I seen a Crocodile (/не/ видел ли я Крокодила)?’ said the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake (спросил Двухцветный-Питон-Скалистый-Змей), in a voice of dretful scorn (голосом /пронизанным/ ужасно-раздражительной насмешкой). ‘What will you ask me next (о чем еще ты у меня спросишь)?’
‘‘Scuse me (извините /меня/),’ said the Elephant’s Child (сказал Слоненок), ‘but could you kindly tell me what he has for dinner (но
Then the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake uncoiled himself very quickly from the rock (тогда Двухцветный-Питон-Скалистый-Змей очень быстро размотался со скалы), and spanked the Elephant’s Child with his scalesome, flailsome tail (и отшлепал Слоненка своим чешуйчатым молотильчатым хвостом; flail — цеп, молотить).
scorn [skLn], kindly ['kaIndlI], flail [fleIl]
‘Have I seen a Crocodile?’ said the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake, in a voice of dretful scorn. ‘What will you ask me next?’
‘‘Scuse me,’ said the Elephant’s Child, ‘but could you kindly tell me what he has for dinner?’
Then the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake uncoiled himself very quickly from the rock, and spanked the Elephant’s Child with his scalesome, flailsome tail.
That is odd (это странно),’ said the Elephant’s Child (сказал Слоненок), ‘because my father and my mother (потому что мой отец, и моя мать), and my uncle and my aunt (и мой дядя, и моя тетя), not to mention my other aunt (не упоминая моей другой тетушки), the Hippopotamus (Бегемотихи), and my other uncle, the Baboon (и моего другого дядюшки Бабуина), have all spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity (все шлепали меня за мое ненасытное вежливое любопытство) — and I suppose this is the same thing (и я полагаю, что это = здесь то же самое).’
So he said good-bye very politely to the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake (и он очень вежливо попрощался с Двухцветным-Питоном-Скалистым-Змеем), and helped to coil him up on the rock again (и помог ему снова намотаться на скалу), and went on (и пошел дальше), a little warm (немного разгоряченный), but not at all astonished (но совсем не удивленный), eating melons, and throwing the rind about (/при этом он/ ел дыни и разбрасывал кожуру), because he could not pick it up (потому что он не мог ее подбирать), till he trod on (пока /он/ не наступил на то; to tread — наступать, топтать) what he thought was a log of wood (что он посчитал бревном) at the very edge of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees (у самого берега великой серо-зеленой жирной Реки Лимпопо, полностью заросшей хинными деревьями).
father ['fRDq], mother ['mADq], rind [raInd]
That is odd,’ said the Elephant’s Child, ‘because my father and my mother, and my uncle and my aunt, not to mention my other aunt, the Hippopotamus, and my other uncle, the Baboon, have all spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity — and I suppose this is the same thing.’
So he said good-bye very politely to the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake, and helped to coil him up on the rock again, and went on, a little warm, but not at all astonished, eating melons, and throwing the rind about, because he could not pick it up, till he trod on what he thought was a log of wood at the very edge of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees.
But it was really the Crocodile (но
‘‘Scuse me (извините /меня/),’ said the Elephant’s Child most politely (сказал очень вежливо Слоненок), ‘but do you happen to have seen a Crocodile in these promiscuous parts (но /не/ доводилось ли вам видеть в этих сомнительных краях Крокодила)?’
Then the Crocodile winked the other eye (тогда Крокодил моргнул другим глазом), and lifted half his tail out of the mud (и поднял наполовину свой хвост из ила); and the Elephant’s Child stepped back most politely (а Слоненок очень вежливо отступил назад), because he did not wish to be spanked again (потому что он не хотел, чтобы его снова шлепали).
‘Come hither, Little One (подойди сюда, Малыш),’ said the Crocodile (сказал Крокодил). ‘Why do you ask such things (почему ты спрашиваешь такие вещи = об этом)?’
happen ['hxp(q)n], half [hRf], hither ['hIDq]
But it was really the Crocodile, O Best Beloved, and the Crocodile winked one eye — like this!
‘‘Scuse me,’ said the Elephant’s Child most politely, ‘but do you happen to have seen a Crocodile in these promiscuous parts?’
Then the Crocodile winked the other eye, and lifted half his tail out of the mud; and the Elephant’s Child stepped back most politely, because he did not wish to be spanked again.
‘Come hither, Little One,’ said the Crocodile. ‘Why do you ask such things?’
‘‘Scuse me (извините),’ said the Elephant’s Child most politely (сказал очень вежливо Слоненок), ‘but my father has spanked me (но мой отец шлепал меня), my mother has spanked me (моя мать шлепала меня), not to mention my tall aunt, the Ostrich (не говоря уже о моей высокой тетушке Страусихе), and my tall uncle, the Giraffe (и моем высоком дядюшке Жирафе), who can kick ever so hard (которые умеют лягаться чрезвычайно сильно), as well as my broad aunt, the Hippopotamus (а также о моей обширной тетушке Бегемотихе), and my hairy uncle, the Baboon (и моем волосатом дядюшке Бабуине), and including the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake (и включая Двухцветного-Питона-Скалистого-Змея), with the scalesome, flailsome tail (с чешуйчатым молотильчатым хвостом; scale — чешуйка; flail — цеп), just up the bank (как раз выше на берегу), who spanks harder than any of them (который шлепает сильнее любого из них); and so, if it’s quite all the same to you (и поэтому, если вам все равно), I don’t want to be spanked any more (то я больше не хочу, чтобы меня шлепали).’
including [In'klHdIN], want [wOnt], more [mL]
‘‘Scuse me,’ said the Elephant’s Child most politely, ‘but my father has spanked me, my mother has spanked me, not to mention my tall aunt, the Ostrich, and my tall uncle, the Giraffe, who can kick ever so hard, as well as my broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, and my hairy uncle, the Baboon, and including the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake, with the scalesome, flailsome tail, just up the bank, who spanks harder than any of them; and so, if it’s quite all the same to you, I don’t want to be spanked any more.’