Илья Франк - Английский язык с Оскаром Уайльдом. Звездный мальчик и другие легенды

berry ['berI] sorely ['sO:lI] inquiry [In'kwaI(q)rI] perchance [pq'tSQ:ns]

And in the morning he rose up, and plucked some bitter berries from the trees and ate them, and took his way through the great wood, weeping sorely. And of everything that he met he made inquiry if perchance they had seen his mother.

He said to the Mole (он сказал Кроту), 'Thou canst go beneath the earth (ты можешь двигаться/ходить под землей; thou canst = you can). Tell me, is my mother there (скажи мне, нет ли там моей матери: «там ли моя мать»)?'

And the Mole answered (и Крот ответил), 'Thou hast blinded mine eyes (ты ослепил мои глаза = лишил меня зрения; thou hast = you have). How should I know (откуда мне знать)?'

beneath [bI'ni:T] earth [q:T] blinded ['blaIndId]

He said to the Mole, 'Thou canst go beneath the earth. Tell me, is my mother there?'

And the Mole answered, 'Thou hast blinded mine eyes. How should I know?'

He said to the Linnet (он спросил у Коноплянки), 'Thou canst fly over the tops of the tall trees (ты можешь летать над верхушками самых высоких деревьев), and canst see the whole world (и ты можешь видеть весь мир). Tell me, canst thou see my mother (скажи мне, можешь ли ты видеть мою мать)?'

And the Linnet answered (и Коноплянка ответила), 'Thou hast clipt my wings (ты подрезал мои крылья; thou hast clipt = you have clipped, to clip — стричь, подрезать) for thy pleasure (для своего удовольствия). How should I fly (как я могу /теперь/ летать)?'

linnet ['lInIt] whole [hqVl] wing [wIN] pleasure ['pleZq] fly [flaI]

He said to the Linnet, 'Thou canst fly over the tops of the tall trees, and canst see the whole world. Tell me, canst thou see my mother?'

And the Linnet answered, 'Thou hast clipt my wings for thy pleasure. How should I fly?'

And to the little Squirrel (и маленькой Белочке) who lived in the fir-tree (которая жила на сосне), and was lonely (и была совсем одна; lonely — одинокий), he said, 'Where is my mother (где моя мать)?'

And the Squirrel answered (и Белочка ответила), 'Thou hast slain mine (ты убил мою /мать/; thou hast = you have, to slay (slew, slain) — убивать, умерщвлять). Dost thou seek to slay thine also (ты ищешь свою мать, чтобы и ее убить; dost thou = do you, thine = yours)?'

squirrel ['skwIrql] fir [fq:] lonely ['lqVnlI]

And to the little Squirrel who lived in the fir-tree, and was lonely, he said, 'Where is my mother?'

And the Squirrel answered, 'Thou hast slain mine. Dost thou seek to slay thine also?'

And the Star-Child wept (и Звездный Мальчик заплакал) and bowed his head (и склонил голову; to bow — кланяться, гнуть, наклонять), and prayed forgiveness of God's things (и молил о прощении у Божьих тварей; to forgive — прощать), and went on through the forest (и продолжил свой путь по лесу; to go (went, gone) on — идти дальше, продолжать путь), seeking for the beggar-woman (в поисках нищенки). And on the third day (и на третий день) he came to the other side of the forest (он пришел к другому краю: «другой стороне» леса) and went down into the plain (и вышел на равнину).

And when he passed through the villages (и когда он проходил по деревням) the children mocked him (дети насмехались над ним), and threw stones at him (и бросали в него камни; to throw (threw, thrown)), and the carlots would not suffer him (а крестьяне не позволяли ему; carlot — грубиян; мужлан, деревенщина) even to sleep in the byres (спать даже в коровниках/амбарах) lest he might bring mildew (/опасаясь/, как бы он принес плесень; to bring — приносить; вызывать, влечь за собой) on the stored corn (на убранное на хранение зерно; to store — снабжать; хранить, запасать), so foul was he to look at (так противно было на него смотреть: «таким грязным/отвратительным он выглядел»), and their hired men (и их батраки: «нанятые люди»; to hire — нанимать, hired — наемный) drave him away (прогоняли его; to drive (drove, арх. drave, driven)), and there was none who had pity on him (и не было никого, кто пожалел бы его; pity — жалость, сострадание).

bow [baV] plain [pleIn] village ['vIlIdZ] byre ['baIq] mildew ['mIldju:]

stored [stO:d] hired ['haIqd]

And the Star-Child wept and bowed his head, and prayed forgiveness of God's things, and went on through the forest, seeking for the beggar-woman. And on the third day he came to the other side of the forest and went down into the plain.

And when he passed through the villages the children mocked him, and threw stones at him, and the carlots would not suffer him even to sleep in the byres lest he might bring mildew on the stored corn, so foul was he to look at, and their hired men drave him away, and there was none who had pity on him.

Nor could he hear anywhere of the beggar-woman (не слышал: «не мог он услышать» он нигде о нищенке) who was his mother (которая была его матерью), though for the space of three years (хотя за три года: «за период времени в три года»; space — протяженность; промежуток времени) he wandered over the world (он обошел весь мир), and often seemed to see her (и часто, казалось, видел ее) on the road in front of him (на дороге впереди себя), and would call to her (и звал ее), and run after her (и бежал за ней) till the sharp flints (до тех пор, пока острые камни; flint — кремень, камень) made his feet to bleed (не разбивали ее ноги в кровь: «не заставляли его ноги кровоточить»; to make (made), to bleed — кровоточить, истекать кровью). But overtake her he could not (но он не мог догнать ее; to overtake — догонять, перегонять), and those who dwelt by the way (и те, кто проживали по пути) did ever deny that they had seen her (всегда отрицали, что они видели ее; to see (saw, seen)), or any like to her (или кого-либо, похожего на нее), and they made sport of his sorrow (и они высмеивали его горе/печаль; sport — спорт; шутка, проделка).

anywhere ['enIweq] though [DqV] bleed [bli:d]

Nor could he hear anywhere of the beggar-woman who was his mother, though for the space of three years he wandered over the world, and often seemed to see her on the road in front of him, and would call to her, and run after her till the sharp flints made his feet to bleed. But overtake her he could not, and those who dwelt by the way did ever deny that they had seen her, or any like to her, and they made sport of his sorrow.

For the space of three years (целых три года) he wandered over the world (он бродил по всему свету), and in the world (и во всем мире) there was neither love (не было ни любви) nor loving-kindness (ни милосердия) nor charity for him (ни сострадания к нему; charity — благотворительность; милосердие, отзывчивость), but it was even such a world (но это был точно такой мир) as he had made for himself (который он сам создал для себя) in the days of his great pride (в дни своей великой гордыни; pride — гордость; спесь, заносчивость).

loving-kindness ["lAvIN'kaIndnIs] charity ['tSxrItI]

For the space of three years he wandered over the world, and in the world there was neither love nor loving-kindness nor charity for him, but it was even such a world as he had made for himself in the days of his great pride.

And one evening (однажды вечером) he came to the gate of a strong-walled city (он пришел к воротам города, обнесенного крепкими стенами; strong — сильный, прочный, wall — стена, ограда, walled — обнесенный стеной) that stood by a river (что стоял у реки; to stand (stood) — стоять, находиться), and, weary and footsore though he was (и, хотя он был усталым и ноги его были стерты; footsore — со стертыми ногами, sore — болезненный, чувствительный), he made to enter in (он попытался войти в город; to make to do smth. — пытаться, порываться сделать что-либо). But the soldiers who stood on guard (но солдаты, что стояли в карауле; guard — охрана, стража, караул) dropped their halberts across the entrance (опустили свои алебарды крест-накрест у входа = перекрыли вход алебардами, скрестив их; to drop — капать; ронять, бросать), and said roughly to him (и грубо сказали ему), 'What is thy business in the city (какое у тебя дело в городе = зачем тебе в город)?'

walled [wO:ld] footsore ['fVtsO:] soldier ['sqVldZq] guard [gQ:d]

halbert ['hxlbet] entrance ['entrqns]

And one evening he came to the gate of a strong-walled city that stood by a river, and, weary and footsore though he was, he made to enter in. But the soldiers who stood on guard dropped their halberts across the entrance, and said roughly to him, 'What is thy business in the city?'

'I am seeking for my mother (я ищу мою мать),' he answered (ответил он), 'and I pray ye (и я прошу вас; ye = you) to suffer me to pass (позволить мне пройти), for it may be (так как может быть) that she is in this city (что она в этом городе).'

But they mocked at him (но они насмехались над ним), and one of them wagged a black beard (и один из них тряхнул черной бородой; to wag — махать, размахивать, качать), and set down his shield (и опустил свой щит /на землю/) and cried (и воскликнул), 'Of a truth (вот уж правда), thy mother will not be merry (твоя мать не обрадуется: «не будет веселой»; merry — веселый, радостный) when she sees thee (когда увидит тебя; thee = you), for thou art more ill-favoured (потому что ты уродливее; thou art = you are) than the toad of the marsh (чем жаба с болота), or the adder that crawls in the fen (или /уродливее, чем/ змея, что ползает/пресмыкается в топях/болотах). Get thee gone (проваливай; thee = you, get you gone — уходи!). Get thee gone. Thy mother dwells not in this city (твоя мать не живет в этом городе).'

beard [bIqd] shield [Si:ld] truth [tru:T]

'I am seeking for my mother,' he answered, 'and I pray ye to suffer me to pass, for it may be that she is in this city.'

But they mocked at him, and one of them wagged a black beard, and set down his shield and cried, 'Of a truth, thy mother will not be merry when she sees thee, for thou art more ill-favoured than the toad of the marsh, or the adder that crawls in the fen. Get thee gone. Get thee gone. Thy mother dwells not in this city.'

And another (и другой), who held a yellow banner in his hand (который держал в руке желтое знамя; to hold (held) — держать), said to him, 'Who is thy mother (кто твоя мать), and wherefore art thou seeking for her (и почему ты ищешь ее)?'

And he answered (и он ответил), 'My mother is a beggar (моя мать — нищенка) even as I am (точно также, как и я), and I have treated her evilly (и я очень плохо обошелся с ней; to treat — обращаться, обходиться), and I pray ye (и умоляю вас) to suffer me to pass (позволить мне пройти) that she may give me her forgiveness (так, что она, может быть, даст мне свое прощение = простит меня), if it be that she tarrieth in this city (если случилось так, что она живет в этом городе; to tarry — пребывать, останавливаться, жить).' But they would not (но они не позволяли ему /войти/), and pricked him with their spears (и кололи его своими копьями; to prick — колоть, вонзать).

yellow ['jelqV] wherefore ['weqfO:] tarry ['txrI] spear [spIq]

And another, who held a yellow banner in his hand, said to him, 'Who is thy mother, and wherefore art thou seeking for her?'

And he answered, 'My mother is a beggar even as I am, and I have treated her evilly, and I pray ye to suffer me to pass that she may give me her forgiveness, if it be that she tarrieth in this city.' But they would not, and pricked him with their spears.