Английский язык с Р. Киплингом. Истории просто так
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edge [eG], reason [rJzn], young [jAN]
Speckly Jaguar is looking over the edge, with his paddy-paw carefully tied up by his mother, because he pricked himself scooping the Hedgehog. He is much surprised to see what the Tortoise is doing, and his paw is hurting him. The snouty thing with the little eye that Speckly Jaguar is trying to climb over is the Armadillo that the Tortoise and the Hedgehog are going to turn into when they have finished bending and swimming. It is all a magic picture, and that is one of the reasons why I haven’t drawn the Jaguar’s whiskers. The other reason was that he was so young that his whiskers had not grown. The Jaguar’s pet name with his Mummy was Doffles.
HOW THE FIRST LETTER WAS WRITTEN
Как было написано первое письмо
ONCE upon a most early time was a Neolithic man (жил
Neolithic ["nJq'lITIk], clothes [klquDz], forward ['fLwqd]
ONCE upon a most early time was a Neolithic man. He was not a Jute or an Angle, or even a Dravidian, which he might well have been, Best Beloved, but never mind why. He was a Primitive, and he lived cavily in a Cave, and he wore very few clothes, and he couldn’t read and he couldn’t write and he didn’t want to, and except when he was hungry he was quite happy. His name was Tegumai Bopsulai, and that means, ‘Man-who-does-not-put-his-foot-forward-in-a-hurry’; but we, O Best Beloved, will call him Tegumai, for short. And his wife’s name was Teshumai Tewindrow, and that means, ‘Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions’; but we, O Best Beloved, will call her Teshumai, for short.
And his little girl-daughter’s name was Taffimai Metallumai (а его маленькую девочку-дочку звали Тэффимай Металлумай), and that means (а это значит), ‘Small-person-without-any-manners-who-ought-to-be-spanked (Маленькая особа без хороших манер = Маленькая невоспитанная особа, которую следует отшлепать)’; but I’m going to call her Taffy (но я буду называть ее Тэффи). And she was Tegumai Bopsulai’s Best Beloved and her own Mummy’s Best Beloved (и она была Самой Любименькой Тегумая Бопсулая и Самой Любименькой ее собственной Мамочки [90] ), and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her (и ее не секли и вполовину того, что было полезно для нее); and they were all three very happy (и они все втроем были очень счастливы). As soon as Taffy could run about (как только Тэффи научилась бегать; to run about — играть, резвиться, бегать туда-сюда) she went everywhere with her Daddy Tegumai (она ходила = стала ходить всюду со своим Папочкой Тегумаем), and sometimes they would not come home to the Cave (и иногда они не приходили домой в Пещеру) till they were hungry (пока не проголодаются), and then Teshumai Tewindrow would say (и тогда Тешумай Тевиндроу говорила), ‘Where in the world have you two been to (где вы только [91] были), to get so shocking dirty (чтобы так потрясающе испачкаться)? Really, my Tegumai, you’re no better than my Taffy (действительно, мой Тегумай, ты не лучше моей Тэффи).’
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Действительно, старшая дочь Киплингов Жозефина (Эффи, Тэффи) была самой любимой в семье.
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Помните, у нас было горячее эмоциональное выражение in the world, которое мягче всего прозвучит «же». В русских переводах, как в книгах, так и на экране часто можно встретить вульгаризированный эквивалент с упоминанием нечисти. Давайте обойдемся без этого, тем более в книге для детей. В английском эта эмоциональность выражена очень даже хорошими, безобидными и подобающими словами: in the world — в мире и on earth — на земле. Поэтому я припас и для вас перечень безобидных слов, которые вы можете использовать в качестве замены этому обороту: же, просто, только, наконец, все-таки, еще. А можно даже так: скажи на милость. Неужели это звучит хуже?
daughter ['dLtq], ought [Lt], half [hRf]
And his little girl-daughter’s name was Taffimai Metallumai, and that means, ‘Small-person-without-any-manners-who-ought-to-be-spanked’; but I’m going to call her Taffy. And she was Tegumai Bopsulai’s Best Beloved and her own Mummy’s Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her; and they were all three very happy. As soon as Taffy could run about she went everywhere with her Daddy Tegumai, and sometimes they would not come home to the Cave till they were hungry, and then Teshumai Tewindrow would say, ‘Where in the world have you two been to, to get so shocking dirty? Really, my Tegumai, you’re no better than my Taffy.’
Now attend and listen (а
One day Tegumai Bopsulai went down through the beaver-swamp to the Wagai river (однажды Тегумай Бопсулай спустился через болото с бобрами к реке Вагай; to go down — идти вниз, спускаться) to spear carp-fish for dinner (набить острогой карпов на ужин [92] ), and Taffy went too (и Тэффи пошла тоже). Tegumai’s spear was made of wood with shark’s teeth at the end (копье Тегумая было сделано из дерева с акульими зубами на конце), and before he had caught any fish at all (и не успел он поймать совершенно ни одной рыбы) he accidentally broke it clean across by jabbing it down too hard on the bottom of the river (/как/ случайно он начисто сломал его посредине из-за того, что слишком сильно ткнул им в дно реки). They were miles and miles from home (до дому было много миль пути: «мили и мили») (of course they had their lunch with them in a little bag (конечно, у них с собой был обед в маленькой сумке), and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears (а Тегумай забыл принести = взять с собой запасные остроги; to bring — приносить, приводить, привозить).
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В словарях пишут «обед», но есть одно примечание: главная трапеза дня; в 7-8 часов вечера. Как вы считаете, это время обеда или ужина? Для меня это ужин, поэтому я так и пишу.
beaver ['bJvq], swamp [swOmp], shark [SRk]
Now attend and listen!
One day Tegumai Bopsulai went down through the beaver-swamp to the Wagai river to spear carp-fish for dinner, and Taffy went too. Tegumai’s spear was made of wood with shark’s teeth at the end, and before he had caught any fish at all he accidentally broke it clean across by jabbing it down too hard on the bottom of the river. They were miles and miles from home (of course they had their lunch with them in a little bag), and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears.
‘Here’s a pretty kettle of fish (/вот/ хорошенькое дело; a pretty / fine / nice kettle of fish — неразбериха, ну и каша заварилась, хорошенькая история, ну и дела творятся)!’ said Tegumai (сказал Тегумай). ‘It will take me half the day to mend this (мне понадобится полдня, чтобы починить это).’
‘There’s your big black spear at home (дома есть твоя большая черная острога),’ said Taffy (сказала Тэффи). ‘Let me run back to the Cave and ask Mummy to give it me (давай я сбегаю назад в Пещеру и попрошу Мамочку дать ее мне).’
‘It’s too far for your little fat legs (это слишком далеко для твоих маленьких толстеньких ножек),’ said Tegumai (сказал Тегумай). ‘Besides, you might fall into the beaver-swamp and be drowned (кроме того, ты можешь упасть в бобровое болото и утонуть). We must make the best of a bad job (мы не должны унывать; to make the best of a bad bargain / business / job — мужественно переносить неприятности, не падать духом, не ударить в грязь лицом).’ He sat down and took out a little leather mendy-bag (он сел и вытащил маленькую кожаную ремонтную сумку), full of reindeer sinews and strips of leather (полную оленьих сухожилий и полосок кожи), and lumps of bee’s-wax and resin (и комков пчелиного воска и смолы), and began to mend the spear (и начал чинить острогу). Taffy sat down too (Тэффи тоже села), with her toes in the water and her chin in her hand (с ее ногами в воде, а подбородком в ее руке = опустив ноги в воду и подперев подбородок рукой), and thought very hard (и очень сильно задумалась). Then she said (затем она сказала) — ‘I say, Daddy, it’s an awful nuisance (послушай, Папочка, обалденно [93] досадно) that you and I don’t know how to write, isn’t it (что мы с тобой не умеем писать, не так ли: «не знаем как писать»)? If we did (если бы мы умели) we could send a message for the new spear (мы могли бы послать сообщение /с просьбой/ о новой остроге).’
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Здесь «обалденно» заменяет awful(ly) в значении: очень, крайне, чрезвычайно.
spear [spIq], leather ['leDq], sinew ['sInjH]
Here’s a pretty kettle of fish!’ said Tegumai. ‘It will take me half the day to mend this.’
‘There’s your big black spear at home,’ said Taffy. ‘Let me run back to the Cave and ask Mummy to give it me.’
‘It’s too far for your little fat legs,’ said Tegumai. ‘Besides, you might fall into the beaver-swamp and be drowned. We must make the best of a bad job.’ He sat down and took out a little leather mendy-bag, full of reindeer sinews and strips of leather, and lumps of bee’s-wax and resin, and began to mend the spear. Taffy sat down too, with her toes in the water and her chin in her hand, and thought very hard. Then she said — ‘I say, Daddy, it’s an awful nuisance that you and I don’t know how to write, isn’t it? If we did we could send a message for the new spear.’