Английский язык с Робинзоном Крузо

Франк Илья Михайлович

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I was very glad of this (очень рад этому). I made up my mind to come another

day (в другой день) and gather some of this fruit (собрать какие-то из этих фруктов). I

would dry the grapes in the sun (я бы высушил = высушу виноград на солнце), and

have some raisins (и имел бы = получу изюм).

Night came on (ночь пришла) while I was still in the woods (пока я все еще

был в лесу), and I could not do better than stay there till morning (не мог сделать

ничего

лучше, как остаться там до утра). So I climbed into a tree and slept there quite

well (залез на дерево и поспал там очень хорошо).

It was the first night that I had spent away from home (была первая ночь,

которую я провел вне дома).

The next day I went on through the woods for nearly four miles (я прошел по

лесу почти четыре мили).

At last I came to an open space where the land sloped to the west (наконец я

пришел к открытому пространству, где земля клонилась к западу). The country was

so fresh and green that it looked like a big garden (местность была такой свежей и

зеленой, что выглядела, как большой сад).

I went down into a pleasant valley (красивую долину) where there were many

beautiful trees (где было много прекрасных деревьев). There I found oranges, lemons,

limes, and citrons (апельсины, лаймы /маленькие зеленые лимончики/, лимоны),

besides many grapes (помимо множества винограда).

I loaded myself with fruit and started homeward (нагрузился фруктами и

начал /идти/ домой). "I must come again and bring a sack (принести мешок)," I said.

It was three days before I reached my castle (только через три дня я достиг

дома: «замка»). By that time the fruit had lost all its flavor (к тому времени фрукты

потеряли весь свой вкус).

The next day I went back to the same valley (вернулся в ту же самую долину). I

carried two small sacks to bring home my harvest (я нес два маленьких мешка, чтобы

принести домой мой урожай).

But I found many of the grapevines torn down (обнаружил многие лозы

сорванными; to tear down — срывать, разрушать). The fruit was scattered on the

ground (плоды были разбросаны по земле). Some had been eaten (некоторые были

съедены). Some had been trodden to pieces (растоптаны на куски).

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A wild animal had been there (дикое животное было там). Perhaps it was a goat

(возможно, коза), perhaps it was a larger beast (большее животное). Perhaps several

animals had done the mischief (повреждение).

valley [‘vaeli] meadow [‘medu] hurricane [‘hrikn]

I EXPLORE MY ISLAND

IT rained all that night. But in the cave everything was warm and dry, and little by

little I lost my fear. The earthquake and the hurricane had done great damage to my

castle. I had to work hard for many days to put things to rights again.

I had now been on the island about ten months. In all that time I had seen only a

small part of it .

One morning I set out with my gun on my shoulder for a long walk.

I went up the little river where I had first landed with my rafts. I found that it was

a very short river. After about two miles, the tide did not flow any higher; and above that,

the stream was only a little brook of fresh water.

Along the brook there were pleasant meadows, covered with high grass.

In the dryer parts of these meadows I found tobacco growing wild.

I looked for the roots of a plant which the Indians use instead of bread, but could

find none.

In one place, however, I saw many tall sugar canes and some fair-looking plants

of a kind that was strange to me.

As I went back to my castle I wondered how I could learn something useful about

the many objects I had seen. But I had never taken much thought about such things, and

now I had but little chance to learn.

The next day I went up the same way, but much farther.

Beyond the meadows I came to some beautiful woods.

Here I found several different kinds of fruits. There were grapevines covering the

trees, and huge clusters of ripe grapes were hanging from them.

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I was very glad of this. I made up my mind to come another day and gather some

of this fruit. I would dry the grapes in the sun, and have some raisins.

Night came on while I was still in the woods, and I could not do better than stay

there till morning. So I climbed into a tree and slept there quite well.

It was the first night that I had spent away from home.

The next day I went on through the woods for nearly four miles.

At last I came to an open space where the land sloped to the west. The country

was so fresh and green that it looked like a big garden.

I went down into a pleasant valley where there were many beautiful trees. There I