Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль
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That it was affirmed that the great Hendrick Hudson, the first discoverer of the river and country, kept a kind of vigil there every twenty years, with his crew of the Half-moon; being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise, and keep a guardian eye upon the river, and the great city called by his name. That his father had once seen them in their old Dutch dresses playing at nine-pins in a hollow of the mountain; and that he himself had heard, one summer afternoon, the sound of their balls, like distant peals of thunder.
To make a long story short (короче: «делая длинную историю короткой»), the company broke up (толпа разошлась; to break — ломать; to break up — распадаться, разваливаться), and returned to the more important concerns of the election (и вернулась к более важным делам выборов; concern —
To make a long story short, the company broke up, and returned to the more important concerns of the election. Rip's daughter took him home to live with her; she had a snug, well-furnished house, and a stout cheery farmer for a husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back. As to Rip's son and heir, who was the ditto of himself, seen leaning against the tree, he was employed to work on the farm; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to any thing else but his business.
Rip now resumed his old walks and habits (Рип теперь возобновил свои старые походы и привычки); he soon found many of his former cronies (он вскоре нашел многих из своих бывших закадычных друзей; crony [‘krqVnI] — близкий, закадычный друг), though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time (хотя все /стали/, пожалуй, хуже от передряг времени; wear — износ; tear — раздробление, разрывание; to wear — изнашивать; to tear — рвать); and preferred making friends among the rising generation (и /он/ предпочел заводить друзей среди подрастающего поколения), with whom he soon grew into great favor (у которого он скоро снискал большое расположение; to grow into [grqV Intq] — свыкаться, привыкать; превращаться; перерастать).
Rip now resumed his old walks and habits; he soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor.
Having nothing to do at home (так как ему нечего было делать дома: «не имея ничего делать дома»), and being arrived at that happy age (и так как он достиг: «и достигнув» того счастливого возраста) when a man can be idle with impunity (когда человек может бездельничать: «быть праздным» с безнаказанностью), he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door (он снова занял свое место на скамейке у двери гостиницы), and was reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village (и был почитаем как один из патриархов деревни), and a chronicle of the old times (и как хроника старого времени) "before the war (до войны)." It was some time (прошло некоторое время) before he could get into the regular track of gossip (прежде чем он смог войти в обычную стезю сплетен; track [trxk] — след, отпечаток; перен. жизненный путь, стезя), or could be made to comprehend the strange events (или /его/ смогли заставить понять странные события) that had taken place during his torpor (которые имели место за время его оцепенения). How that there had been a revolutionary war (как так /получилось, что/ была революционная война) — that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England (и что страна сбросила иго старой Англии) — and that (и что), instead of being a subject of his majesty George the Third (вместо того, чтобы быть подданным его величества Георга Третьего), he was now a free citizen of the United States (он
Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a revolutionary war — that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England — and that, instead of being a subject of his majesty George the Third, he was now a free citizen of the United States.
Rip, in fact, was no politician (Рип, на самом деле, не был политиком); the changes of states and empires (изменения государств и империй) made but little impression on him (производили на него мало впечатления); but there was one species of despotism (но там была одна представительница: «особь» деспотизма) under which he had long groaned (под чьим /гнетом/ он долго страдал), and that was — petticoat government (и это было правительство юбки). Happily that was at an end (к счастью, ему пришел конец); he had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony (он выпряг свою шею из ярма: «ига» супружества), and could go in and out (и мог приходить и уходить) whenever he pleased (когда ему этого хотелось), without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle (не опасаясь тирании хозяйки ван Винкль). Whenever her name was mentioned (каждый раз, когда упоминалось ее имя), however (тем не менее), he shook his head (он тряс головой), shrugged his shoulders (пожимал плечами), and cast up his eyes (закатывал глаза); which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate (что могло проходить = восприниматься либо как выражение покорности своей судьбе), or joy at his deliverance (либо как радость по поводу своего избавления).
Rip, in fact, was no politician; the changes of states and empires made but little impression on him; but there was one species of despotism under which he had long groaned, and that was — petticoat government. Happily that was at an end; he had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance.
He used to tell his story to every stranger (он привык рассказывать свою историю каждому незнакомцу) that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel (который прибывал в гостиницу мистера Дулитла). He was observed (было замечено, что он), at first (сначала), to vary on some points (изменяет /историю/ в некоторых местах) every time he told it (каждый раз, когда рассказывает ее), which was, doubtless (что было, несомненно), owing to his having so recently awaked (из-за того, что он так недавно пробудился; recently [‘ri:sqntlI] — недавно, на днях, в последнее время). It at last settled down (эта история в конце концов свелась; to settle down [‘setl daVn] — успокаиваться, угомониться, приходить в норму) precisely to the tale (точно = именно к тому повествованию) I have related (которое я рассказал), and not a man (и /не было/ ни одного мужчины), woman (женщины), or child in the neighborhood (или ребенка в окрестностях), but knew it by heart (кто бы /не/ знал ее на зубок; by heart — наизусть, на память). Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it (некоторые всегда утверждали, что сомневаются в ее реальности; to pretend — притворяться), and insisted (и настаивали) that Rip had been out of his head (что Рип выжил из ума), and that this was one point (и что это был единственный пункт) on which he always remained flighty (на котором он всегда оставался немного помешанным; flighty — непостоянный, изменчивый; ветреный, капризный, взбалмошный; переменный).
He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was observed, at first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that Rip had been out of his head, and that this was one point on which he always remained flighty.