Метод Франка - Дом на Пуховом углу
"I'm not," said Eeyore (я не играю, — сказал Иа).
sure [Suq], float [flqut], calm [kRm]
"Are you sure it's mine?" squeaked Piglet excitedly.
"Yes, because it's grey. A big grey one. Here it comes! A very — big — grey — Oh, no, it isn't, it's Eeyore."
And out floated Eeyore.
"Eeyore!" cried everybody.
Looking very calm, very dignified, with his legs in the air, came Eeyore from beneath the bridge.
"It's Eeyore!" cried Roo, terribly excited.
"Is that so?" said Eeyore, getting caught up by a little eddy, and turning slowly round three times. "I wondered."
"I didn't know you were playing," said Roo.
"I'm not," said Eeyore.
"Eeyore, what are you doing there?" said Rabbit (Иа, что ты там делаешь? — спросил Кролик).
"I'll give you three guesses, Rabbit (я дам = предложу тебе три догадки, Кролик; guess — гипотеза, предположение, догадка). Digging holes in the ground (копаю норки в земле)? Wrong (неправильно). Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree (прыгаю с ветки на ветку молодого дуба)? Wrong (неправильно). Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river (жду, что кто-нибудь поможет мне выбраться из реки)? Right (правильно). Give Rabbit time (дайте Кролику время), and he'll always get the answer (и он всегда получит ответ)."
"But, Eeyore," said Pooh in distress (но, Иа, — сказал Пух в душевных страданиях), "what can we — I mean (что мы можем — я имею в виду), how shall we — do you think if we (как нам — ты думаешь, если мы) — "
"Yes," said Eeyore (да, — сказал Иа). "One of those would be just the thing (одно из них будет как раз то, что надо). Thank you, Pooh (спасибо, Пух)."
"He's going round and round (он движется /все/ по кругу и по кругу),'" said Roo, much impressed (сказал Ру, очень впечатленный = под сильным впечатлением).
guess [ges], branch [brRnC], distress [dIs'tres]
"Eeyore, what are you doing there?" said Rabbit.
"I'll give you three guesses, Rabbit. Digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right. Give Rabbit time, and he'll always get the answer."
"But, Eeyore," said Pooh in distress, "what can we — I mean, how shall we — do you think if we — "
"Yes," said Eeyore. "One of those would be just the thing. Thank you, Pooh."
"He's going round and round,'" said Roo, much impressed.
"And why not?" said Eeyore coldly (почему бы и нет? — сказал холодно Иа).
"I can swim too (я тоже умею плавать)," said Roo proudly (сказал гордо Ру).
"Not round and round," said Eeyore (не по кругу и по кругу, — сказал Иа). "It's much more difficult (это гораздо труднее). I didn't want to come swimming at all to-day (я сегодня совсем не хотел плавать)," he went on, revolving slowly (продолжал он, медленно поворачиваясь). "But if, when in (но если / уж я оказался/ в /воде/), I decide to practise a slight circular movement (я решаю = решил поупражняться в легком круговом движении) from right to left (справа налево) — or perhaps I should say (или я, возможно, сказал бы)," he added, as he got into another eddy (добавил он, попав в другой водоворот), "from left to right (слева направо), just as it happens to occur to me (как раз когда это случайно приходит мне в голову), it is nobody's business but my own (это лишь мое личное дело, /и больше ничье/)."
difficult ['dIfIkqlt], circular ['sWkjulq], movement ['mHvmqnt]
"And why not?" said Eeyore coldly.
"I can swim too," said Roo proudly.
"Not round and round," said Eeyore. "It's much more difficult. I didn't want to come swimming at all to-day," he went on, revolving slowly. "But if, when in, I decide to practise a slight circular movement from right to left — or perhaps I should say," he added, as he got into another eddy, "from left to right, just as it happens to occur to me, it is nobody's business but my own."
There was a moment's silence (возникло минутное молчание) while everybody thought (пока все думали).
"I've got a sort of idea," said Pooh at last (у меня вроде как идея, — сказал наконец Пух), "but I don't suppose it's a very good one (но я не думаю, что она очень хорошая)."
"I don't suppose it is either (я тоже так не думаю)," said Eeyore (сказал Иа).
"Go on, Pooh," said Rabbit (продолжай, Пух, — сказал Кролик). "Let's have it (давай выкладывай)."
"Well, if we all threw stones and things into the river on one side of Eeyore (ну, если бы мы все стали бросать камни и тому подобное в реку по одну сторону от Иа; to throw — бросать, швырять), the stones would make waves (камни бы вызвали волны), and the waves would wash him to the other side (а волны вынесли бы его на другую сторону = прибили бы его к другому берегу; to wash — нести, сносить /о воде/)."
either ['aIDq], threw [TrH], wash [wOS]
There was a moment's silence while everybody thought.
"I've got a sort of idea," said Pooh at last, "but I don't suppose it's a very good one."
"I don't suppose it is either," said Eeyore.
"Go on, Pooh," said Rabbit. "Let's have it."
"Well, if we all threw stones and things into the river on one side of Eeyore, the stones would make waves, and the waves would wash him to the other side."
"That's a very good idea (это очень хорошая мысль)," said Rabbit (сказал Кролик), and Pooh looked happy again (и Пух снова выглядел счастливым).
"Very," said Eeyore (очень, — сказал Иа). "When I want to be washed, Pooh (когда я захочу, чтобы меня прибили), I'll let you know (я дам тебе знать)."
"Supposing we hit him by mistake (а вдруг мы по ошибке попадем в него)?" said Piglet anxiously (сказал Пятачок обеспокоенно).
"Or supposing you missed him by mistake (или вдруг по ошибке промахнетесь по нему)," said Eeyore (сказал Иа). "Think of all the possibilities, Piglet (подумай обо всех возможностях, Пятачок), before you settle down to enjoy yourselves (прежде чем примешься за развлечение; to settle down to smth. — приступить к чему-л.; to enjoy smth. — получать удовольствие от чего-л.)."
But Pooh had got the biggest stone he could carry (а Пух принес самый большой камень, /какой/ он /только/ мог нести = поднять), and was leaning over the bridge (и свесился с моста), holding it in his paws (держа его в /его/ лапах).
possibility ["pOsq'bIlItI], enjoy [In'GOI], biggest ['bIgIst]
"That's a very good idea," said Rabbit, and Pooh looked happy again.
"Very," said Eeyore. "When I want to be washed, Pooh, I'll let you know."
"Supposing we hit him by mistake?" said Piglet anxiously.
"Or supposing you missed him by mistake," said Eeyore. "Think of all the possibilities, Piglet, before you settle down to enjoy yourselves."
But Pooh had got the biggest stone he could carry, and was leaning over the bridge, holding it in his paws.
"I'm not throwing it (я не бросаю его), I'm dropping it, Eeyore (я роняю его, Иа)," he explained (пояснил он). "And then I can't miss (а значит, я не промахнусь: «не могу промахнуться»; then — итак, следовательно, значит) — I mean I can't hit you (я имею в виду, /я/ не попаду в тебя: «я не могу попасть в тебя»). Could you stop turning round for a moment (не мог бы ты прекратить вращаться на секундочку), because it muddles me rather (потому что это очень сбивает меня)?"
"No," said Eeyore (нет, — сказал Иа). "I like turning round (мне нравится вращаться)."
Rabbit began to feel (Кролик начал чувствовать = почувствовал) that it was time he took command (что пора ему брать командование на себя).
"Now, Pooh," he said (ну, Пух, — сказал он), "when I say 'Now (когда я скажу: сейчас)!' you can drop it (ты можешь отпускать его). Eeyore, when I say 'Now (Иа, когда я скажу: сейчас)!' Pooh will drop his stone (Пух уронит свой камень)."
throw [Trqu], moment ['mqumqnt], command [kq'mRnd]
"I'm not throwing it, I'm dropping it, Eeyore," he explained. "And then I can't miss — I mean I can't hit you. Could you stop turning round for a moment, because it muddles me rather?"
"No," said Eeyore. "I like turning round."
Rabbit began to feel that it was time he took command.
"Now, Pooh," he said, "when I say 'Now!' you can drop it. Eeyore, when I say 'Now!' Pooh will drop his stone."
"Thank you very much, Rabbit (премного благодарен, Кролик), but I expect I shall know (но /я/ полагаю, я узнаю /об этом/)."
"Are you ready, Pooh (ты готов, Пух)? Piglet, give Pooh a little more room (Пятачок, дай Пуху немного больше места). Get back a bit there, Roo (отойди немножко назад туда, Ру). Are you ready (ты готов)?"
"No," said Eeyore (нет, — сказал Иа).
"Now!" said Rabbit (сейчас! — сказал Кролик).
Pooh dropped his stone (Пух отпустил свой камень). There was a loud splash (раздался громкий всплеск), and Eeyore disappeared (и Иа исчез)...
loud [laud], splash [splxS], disappear ["dIsq'pIq]
"Thank you very much, Rabbit, but I expect I shall know."
"Are you ready, Pooh? Piglet, give Pooh a little more room. Get back a bit there, Roo. Are you ready?"
"No," said Eeyore.
"Now!" said Rabbit.
Pooh dropped his stone. There was a loud splash, and Eeyore disappeared...
It was an anxious moment for the watchers on the bridge (это был тревожный момент для наблюдателей на мосту). They looked and looked (они смотрели и смотрели)... and even the sight of Piglet's stick coming out a little in front of Rabbit's (и даже вид палочки Пятачка, выплывшей немного впереди Кроликовой) didn't cheer them up as much as you would have expected (не обрадовал их так, как вы бы ожидали). And then, just as Pooh was beginning to think (и тогда, как раз когда Пух начинал подумывать) that he must have chosen the wrong stone or the wrong river or the wrong day for his Idea (что он, наверное, выбрал не тот камень или не ту реку или не тот день для своей Идеи), something grey showed for a moment by the river bank (что-то серое показалось на мгновение у берега реки)... and it got slowly bigger and bigger (и оно медленно становилось больше и больше)... and at last it was Eeyore coming out (и наконец вышел = появился Иа).
anxious ['xNkSqs], cheer [CIq], chosen [Cquzn]
It was an anxious moment for the watchers on the bridge. They looked and looked ... and even the sight of Piglet's stick coming out a little in front of Rabbit's didn't cheer them up as much as you would have expected. And then, just as Pooh was beginning to think that he must have chosen the wrong stone or the wrong river or the wrong day for his Idea, something grey showed for a moment by the river bank ... and it got slowly bigger and bigger ... and at last it was Eeyore coming out.
With a shout they rushed off the bridge (с криком они бросились с моста), and pushed and pulled at him (и стали его толкать и тащить); and soon he was standing among them again on dry land (и вскоре он стоял среди них снова на сухой земле).
"Oh, Eeyore, you are wet (ах, Иа, ты мокрый)!" said Piglet, feeling him (сказал Пятачок, ощупывая его).
Eeyore shook himself (Иа встряхнулся; to shake — трясти), and asked somebody to explain to Piglet (и попросил кого-нибудь объяснить Пятачку) what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time (что происходит, когда ты находишься в реке довольно долгое время).
