Метод Франка - Дом на Пуховом углу

And a sort of sqoze (и вроде давления)

Which grows and grows (которое растет и растет)

For his neck and his mouth and his ears and such (на его шею и его рот, и его уши, и прочее).

Is not too nice for his poor old nose (это не слишком хорошо для его бедного старого носа),

And a sort of squch[63] (и своего рода глухой звук падения = типа шмяк ; squelch — тяжелый глухой удар / звук при падении чего-л. тяжелого или при ударе по какому-л. мягкому предмету / )

Is much too much (это слишком много)

For his neck and his mouth and his ears and such (для его шеи и его рта, и его ушей, и прочего).

mouth [mauT], poor [puq], old [quld]

And a sort of sqoze

Which grows and grows

For his neck and his mouth and his ears and such.

Is not too nice for his poor old nose,

And a sort of squch

Is much too much

For his neck and his mouth and his ears and such.

Лежа на груди, друзья[64],

Думал: лучше б сделал я

Вид, что отдыхаю я.

Я на пузе оказался,

Спеть шумелку попытался,

Но мой Дар не отозвался.

Валяешься когда ты

Лицом на полу, ребята,

Прекрасно для акробата.

Но так на полу очутиться

Медведю совсем не годится,

И креслу на нем не сидится.

Словно сдавила

Страшная сила.

Чуть нос ему не раздавила.

От такого Буха

Страдает не только ухо,

Но и прочие части Пуха.

“That was all (это /было/ все)," said Pooh (сказал Пух).

Owl coughed in an unadmiring sort of way (Филин кашлянул отнюдь не от восхищения), and said that, if Pooh was sure that was all (и сказал, что если Пух уверен, что это все), they could now give their minds to the Problem of Escape (они могут теперь высказать свое мнение о Проблеме Спасения; to give one ’ s mind — высказать свое мнение, высказаться ). "Because," said Owl (потому что, — сказал Филин), "we can't go out by what used to be the front door (мы не можем выйти через то, что раньше было входной дверью). Something's fallen on it (что-то упало на нее)."

"But how else can you go out (но как еще ты можешь выйти)?" asked Piglet anxiously (спросил тревожно Пятачок).

"That is the Problem, Piglet (это = в этом /и заключается/ Проблема, Пятачок), to which I am asking Pooh to give his mind (по которой я прошу Пуха высказать свое мнение)."

escape [Is'keIp], used [jHst], front [frAnt]

“That was all," said Pooh.

Owl coughed in an unadmiring sort of way, and said that, if Pooh was sure that was all, they could now give their minds to the Problem of Escape. "Because," said Owl, "we can't go out by what used to be the front door. Something's fallen on it."

"But how else can you go out?" asked Piglet anxiously.

"That is the Problem, Piglet, to which I am asking Pooh to give his mind."

Pooh sat on the floor which had once been a wall (Пух сидел на полу, который был некогда стеной), and gazed up at the ceiling (и пристально разглядывал потолок) which had once been another wall (который когда-то был другой стеной), with a front door in it which had once been a front door (со входной дверью в ней, которая когда-то была входной дверью), and tried to give his mind to it (и пытался высказать свое мнение по этому /поводу/).

"Could you fly up to the letter-box with Piglet on your back (ты /не/ мог бы взлететь вверх до почтового ящика с Пятачком на твоей спине)?" he asked (спросил он).

"No," said Piglet quickly (нет, — сказал быстро Пятачок). "He couldn't (он не мог бы)."

Owl explained about the Necessary Dorsal Muscles (Филин дал пояснения о Необходимых Спинных / Дорсальных Мускулах). He had explained this to Pooh and Christopher Robin once before (он уже объяснял это Пуху и Кристоферу Робину однажды раньше), and had been waiting ever since for a chance to do it again (и с тех самых пор он ждал случая сделать это еще раз; chance — случай, возможность, шанс ), because it is a thing which you can easily explain twice (потому что это такая штука, которую вы можете легко объяснить дважды) before anybody knows what you are talking about (прежде чем кто-нибудь поймет, о чем вы говорите).

necessary ['nesIsqrI], dorsal ['dLsql], muscle [mAsl]

Pooh sat on the floor which had once been a wall, and gazed up at the ceiling which had once been another wall, with a front door in it which had once been a front door, and tried to give his mind to it.

"Could you fly up to the letter-box with Piglet on your back?" he asked.

"No," said Piglet quickly. "He couldn't."

Owl explained about the Necessary Dorsal Muscles. He had explained this to Pooh and Christopher Robin once before, and had been waiting ever since for a chance to do it again, because it is a thing which you can easily explain twice before anybody knows what you are talking about.

"Because you see, Owl (потому что, видишь ли, Филин), if we could get Piglet into the letter-box (если бы мы могли доставить Пятачка в почтовый ящик), he might squeeze through the place where the letters come (он мог бы протиснуться сквозь место, куда попадают письма = сквозь щель для писем ), and climb down the tree and run for help (и спуститься по дереву и побежать за помощью)."

Piglet said hurriedly that he had been getting bigger lately (Пятачок торопливо сказал, что в последнее время он покрупнел), and couldn't possibly, much as he would like to (и, вероятно, не смог, как бы он ни хотел), and Owl said that he had had his letter-box made bigger lately (а Филин сказал, что он в последнее время сделал больше = укрупнил свой почтовый ящик) in case he got bigger letters (на тот случай, если он будет получать письма побольше), so perhaps Piglet might (поэтому, наверно, Пятачок смог бы) , and Piglet said (а Пятачок сказал), "But you said the necessary you-know-whats wouldn't (но ты говорил, что необходимые ты-знаешь-что не /смогут/) " and Owl said (а Филин сказал), "No, they won't (нет, они не /смогут/) , so it's no good thinking about it (поэтому без толку думать об этом)," and Piglet said (а Пятачок сказал), "Then we'd better think of something else (тогда нам лучше придумать что-то другое)," and began to at once (и они сразу же начали /думать/).

squeeze [skwJz], climb [klaIm], possibly ['pOsqblI]

"Because you see, Owl, if we could get Piglet into the letter-box, he might squeeze through the place where the letters come, and climb down the tree and run for help."

Piglet said hurriedly that he had been getting bigger lately, and couldn't possibly, much as he would like to, and Owl said that he had had his letter-box made bigger lately in case he got bigger letters, so perhaps Piglet might, and Piglet said, "But you said the necessary you-know-whats wouldn 't" and Owl said, "No, they won't, so it's no good thinking about it," and Piglet said, "Then we'd better think of something else," and began to at once.

But Pooh's mind had gone back to the day (но память Пуха вернулась ко дню) when he had saved Piglet from the flood (когда он спас Пятачка от наводнения), and everybody had admired him so much (и все им так восхищались); and as that didn't often happen (а так как это случалось не часто), he thought he would like it to happen again (он подумал, что /он/ хотел бы, чтобы это случилось еще раз). And suddenly, just as it had come before (и вдруг, в точности так, как это приходило = происходило прежде), an idea came to him (ему в голову пришла мысль).

"Owl," said Pooh (Филин, — сказал Пух), "I have thought of something (я кое-что придумал)."

"Astute and Helpful Bear (Проницательный и Вспомогательный Медведь; astute — умный, мудрый, проницательный, сообразительный )," said Owl (сказал Филин).

flood [flAd], happen [hxpn], astute [qs'tjHt]

But Pooh's mind had gone back to the day when he had saved Piglet from the flood, and everybody had admired him so much; and as that didn't often happen, he thought he would like it to happen again. And suddenly, just as it had come before, an idea came to him.

"Owl," said Pooh, "I have thought of something."

"Astute and Helpful Bear," said Owl.

Pooh looked proud at being called a stout and helpful bear (Пух выглядел гордым от того, что его назвали проникательным[65] и помогательным медведем; stout — крепкий , плотный , прочный ; отважный , решительный , сильный , смелый , храбрый ; дородный , полный , тучный [66]), and said modestly that he just happened to think of it (и скромно сказал, что ему просто посчастливилось придумать это). You tied a piece of string to Piglet (ты привязываешь кусочек бечевки к Пятачку), and you flew up to the letter-box (и взлетаешь вверх к почтовому ящику), with the other end in your beak (с другим концом /бечевки/ в твоем клюве), and you pushed it through the wire and brought it down to the floor (и ты пропихиваешь ее через проволоку и приносишь ее вниз на пол), and you and Pooh pulled hard at this end (и ты с Пухом сильно тянешь за этот конец), and Piglet went slowly up at the other end (а Пятачок медленно поднимается на другом конце). And there you were (и готово).