Илья Франк - Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль

On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night." He recalled the occurances before he fell asleep. The strange man with a keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the wobegone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip — "what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!"

He looked round for his gun (он посмотрел вокруг = осмотрелся в поисках ружья), but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece (но вместо чистого, хорошо смазанного охотничьего ружья; fowling-piece — охотничье ружье; fowl — птица, дичь), he found an old firelock lying by him (он увидел старое /кремневое/ ружье, лежащее рядом с ним; firelock — кремневый ружейный замок; кремневое ружье /ружье с кремневым замком/), the barrel incrusted with rust (ствол, покрытый ржавчиной), the lock falling off (отваливающийся замок), and the stock worm-eaten (и ружейную ложу, изъеденную червями). He now suspected (он теперь заподозрил) that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him (что мрачные собутыльники с гор сыграли с ним шутку; to roister [‘rOIstq] — бесчинствовать, бражничать), and, having dosed him with liquor (и напоив его спиртным; dose — доза; to dose — давать лекарство), had robbed him of his gun (украли у него ружье). Wolf, too, had disappeared (Вольф тоже исчез), but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge (но он, возможно, погнался за белкой или куропаткой; to stray — сбиться с пути, заблудиться; отбиться). He whistled after him and shouted his name (он свистел его и кричал по имени), but all in vain (но все напрасно); the echoes repeated his whistle and shout (эхо вторило его свисту и крику), but no dog was to be seen (но никакой собаки не было видно).

He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and, having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him of his gun. Wolf, too, had disappeared, but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge. He whistled after him and shouted his name, but all in vain; the echoes repeated his whistle and shout, but no dog was to be seen.

He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol (он намеревался снова посетить место вчерашнего вечернего веселья; gambol [‘gxmb(q)l] — скачок, прыжок; веселье), and if he met with any of the party (и если он встретит любого из этой компании), to demand his dog and gun (потребовать свою собаку и ружье). As he rose to walk (как только он встал, чтобы пойти; to rise — подняться), he found himself stiff in the joints (он нашел = почувствовал себя застывшим/одеревенелым в суставах; stiff — тугой, негибкий, неэластичный, жесткий), and wanting in his usual activity (и лишенным обычной активности/подвижности; wanting [‘wOntIN] — нуждающийся, недостающий). "These mountain beds do not agree with me («эти горные кровати не подходят мне»; to agree [qg’ri:] — соглашаться; гармонировать; подходить)," thought Rip (подумал Рип), "and if this frolic should lay me up with a fit of the rheumatism (и если это веселье уложит меня с приступом ревматизма), I shall have a blessed time with Dame Van Winkle (у меня будет проклятое/чертово время с хозяйкой Ван Винкль; to bless — благословлять; ирон. проклинать)."

He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol, and if he met with any of the party, to demand his dog and gun. As he rose to walk, he found himself stiff in the joints, and wanting in his usual activity. "These mountain beds do not agree with me," thought Rip, "and if this frolic should lay me up with a fit of the rheumatism, I shall have a blessed time with Dame Van Winkle."

With some difficulty he got down into the glen (с некоторой трудностью он спустился в долину): he found the gully (он обнаружил овражек) up which (вверх по которому) he and his companion had ascended the preceding evening (он и его товарищ поднялись прошлым вечером; preceding — предыдущий; to precede — предшествовать); but to his astonishment (но к его изумлению; to astonish — изумлять, поражать, удивлять) a mountain stream was now foaming down it (горный поток сейчас пенился по нему вниз), leaping from rock to rock (прыгая с камня на камень), and filling the glen with babbling murmurs (и наполняя долину журчащими звуками; murmur — шепот; слабый неясный шум; журчание; шорох; шелест; to babble — лепетать; бормотать; журчать /о ручейке/, щебетать /о птицах/). He, however, made shift to scramble up its sides (он, однако, ухитрился вскарабкаться по его склонам; shift — изменение, перемещение, сдвиг; уловка, увертка, хитрость; to make /a/ shift — ухитряться), working his toilsome way through thickets of birch (проделывая свой нелегкий путь сквозь заросли березы), sassafras (лавра; sassafras [‘sxsqfrxs] — сассафрас, американский лавр), and witch-hazel (и лещины; witch-hazel [,wItS‘heIz(q)l] — гамамелис, лещина виргинская), and sometimes tripped up (и иногда запнувшись) or entangled by the wild grapevines (или запутавшись в диком винограднике) that twisted their coils (который закручивал свои завитки) or tendrils from tree to tree (или усики от дерева к дереву), and spread a kind of network in his path (и раскидывал подобие паутины на его пути).

With some difficulty he got down into the glen: he found the gully up which he and his companion had ascended the preceding evening; but to his astonishment a mountain stream was now foaming down it, leaping from rock to rock, and filling the glen with babbling murmurs. He, however, made shift to scramble up its sides, working his toilsome way through thickets of birch, sassafras, and witch-hazel, and sometimes tripped up or entangled by the wild grapevines that twisted their coils or tendrils from tree to tree, and spread a kind of network in his path.

At length (в конце концов) he reached to (он достиг /того места/) where the ravine had opened through the cliffs to the amphitheatre (где ущелье /раньше / вело сквозь утесы в амфитеатр; to open to [qVpn] — сообщаться; вести); but no traces of such opening remained (но никаких следов такого прохода не осталось). The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall (камни представляли собой высокую непроницаемую стену) over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam (через которую обрушивался поток в клочьях пушистой пены; to tumble — падать, рушиться; feather — перо /у птиц/), and fell into a broad deep basin (и впадал в широкий, глубокий водоем), black from the shadows of the surrounding forest (черный от теней окружающего леса). Here, then (здесь тогда), poor Rip was brought to a stand (бедный Рип вынужден был остановиться).

At length he reached to where the ravine had opened through the cliffs to the amphitheatre; but no traces of such opening remained. The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest. Here, then, poor Rip was brought to a stand.

He again called and whistled after his dog (он снова кричал и свистел своему псу); he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows (ему только отвечала карканьем стая праздных ворон), sporting high in air about a dry tree (веселящаяся высоко в воздухе над засохшим деревом) that overhung a sunny precipice (которое нависало над солнечным обрывом; to hang [hxN] — hung [hAN] / hanged — hung / hanged– вешать; подвешивать: висеть; свисать); and who, secure in their elevation (и которые, в безопасности на их высоте; elevation — возвышение, возвышенность; высота), seemed to look down (казалось, смотрели /на него/ сверху вниз) and scoff at the poor man's perplexities (и насмехались над трудностями бедного человека; perplexity [pq‘pleksItI] — недоумение; растерянность; затруднение). What was to be done (что можно было сделать)? The morning was passing away (утро уже проходило), and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast (и Рип чувствовал голод из-за недостатка завтрака = поскольку не позавтракал). He grieved to give up his dog and gun (он сожалел, что придется отказаться от своего ружья и собаки; to give up [gIv Ap] — оставить, отказаться; сдаться, уступить); he dreaded to meet his wife (он опасался встретить свою жену); but it would not do to starve among the mountains (но никуда не годилось умереть с голоду в горах; to do [du:] — did [dId] — done [dAn] — делать; совершать действия; здесь подходить, годиться; удовлетворять требованиям). He shook his head (он тряхнул головой), shouldered the rusty firelock (положил на плечо ржавое кремневое ружье), and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety (и с сердцем, полным тревоги и страха), turned his steps homeward (повернул шаги сторону дома = отправился домой).

He again called and whistled after his dog; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward.

As he approached the village (пока он подходил к деревне) he met a number of people (он встретил некоторое количество людей = несколько человек), but none whom he knew (но никого из тех, кого он знал), which somewhat surprised him (что несколько удивило его), for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round (так как он думал, что был знаком с каждым в округе: «в местности вокруг»). Their dress, too (их одежда тоже), was of a different fashion (была отличного фасона) from that to which he was accustomed (от того, к которому он привык). They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise (они все смотрели на него с одинаковым выражением удивления; equal [‘i:kw(q)l] — равный, одинаковый; идентичный), and whenever they cast their eyes upon him (и всякий раз, когда они останавливали на нем взгляд; to cast — бросать), invariably stroked their chins (неизменно поглаживали свои подбородки; invariable [In’vFqrIqbl] — неизменный, неизменяемый; постоянный, стабильный, устойчивый). The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same (постоянное повторение этого жеста заставило Рипа невольно сделать то же самое; recurrence [rI’kAr(q)ns] — повторение; повторное проявление; возвращение, возврат), when, to his astonishment (когда = и тогда, к своему изумлению), he found his beard had grown a foot long (он обнаружил, что его борода выросла на целый фут; foot [fVt] — фут /мера длины, равная 30,48 см, составляет одну треть ярда/)!

As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found his beard had grown a foot long!