Илья Франк - Английский язык с Винни-Пухом

proud [ praʊd], caught [ kɔ:t], farther [ ˈfɑ:ðə]

Piglet said that, now that this point had been explained, he thought it was a Cunning Trap.

Pooh was very proud when he heard this, and he felt that the Heffalump was as good as caught already, but there was just one other thing which had to be thought about, and it was this. Where should they dig the Very Deep Pit?

Piglet said that the best place would be somewhere where a Heffalump was, just before he fell into it, only about a foot farther on.

“But then he would see us digging it,” said Pooh (но тогда он увидит нас, роющими ее = как мы роем ее , — сказал Пух).

“Not if he was looking at the sky (если он не будет смотреть на небо).”

“He would Suspect,” said Pooh (он будет Подозревать, — сказал Пух), “if he happened to look down (если он случайно посмотрит вниз: «если он случится смотреть вниз»).” He thought for a long time and then added sadly (он долго думал и потом грустно добавил), “It isn't as easy as I thought (это не так просто, как я думал). I suppose that's why Heffalumps hardly ever get caught (я полагаю, что именно поэтому Слонопотамы почти никогда не попадаются; to get caught — попасться, оказаться пойманным ).”

“That must be it,” said Piglet (то должно быть это = наверное, поэтому, наверное, в этом дело , — сказал Пятачок).

easy [ ˈi: zi], hardly [ ˈhɑ:dli], ever [ˈɛvə]

“But then he would see us digging it,” said Pooh.

“Not if he was looking at the sky.”

“He would Suspect,” said Pooh, “if he happened to look down.” He thought for a long time and then added sadly, “It isn't as easy as I thought. I suppose that's why Heffalumps hardly ever get caught.”

“That must be it,” said Piglet.

They sighed and got up (они вздохнули и встали); and when they had taken a few gorse prickles out of themselves they sat down again (и когда они вытащили /по/ несколько колючек утесника из себя, они снова сели); and all the time Pooh was saying to himself (и все время Пух говорил себе), “If only I could think of something (если бы только я мог что-нибудь придумать)!” For he felt sure that a Very Clever Brain could catch a Heffalump (потому что он ощущал уверенность /в том/, что Очень Умный Мозг мог бы поймать Слонопотама) if only he knew the right way to go about it (если бы только он знал подходящий способ приступить к этому; to know — знать; to go about — приступитьк, взятьсяза, начинать ).

“Suppose,” he said to Piglet (предположим, — сказал он Пятачку), “ you wanted to catch me , how would you do it (ты захотел бы поймать меня, как ты бы сделал это)?”

themselves [ ðəmˈsɛlvz], knew [ nju:], wanted [ ˈwɒntɪd]

They sighed and got up; and when they had taken a few gorse prickles out of themselves they sat down again; and all the time Pooh was saying to himself, “If only I could think of something!” For he felt sure that a Very Clever Brain could catch a Heffalump if only he knew the right way to go about it.

“Suppose,” he said to Piglet, “you wanted to catch me, how would you do it?”

“Well,” said Piglet, “I should do it like this (ну, — сказал Пятачок, — я бы сделал это так). I should make a Trap (я бы сделал Западню), and I should put a Jar of Honey in the Trap (и я бы положил в Западню Банку Меда = Банку с Медом ), and you would smell it (и ты бы учуял его), and you would go in after it, and— (и ты бы полез внутрь за ним)”

“And I would go in after it,” said Pooh excitedly (и я бы полез внутрь за ним, — сказал Пух взволнованно; to excite — возбуждать, волновать ), “only very carefully so as not to hurt myself (только очень осторожно, чтобы не ушибиться: «не ушибить меня самого»), and I would get to the Jar of Honey (и я бы добрался до Банки с Медом), and I should lick round the edges first of all (и я бы облизал прежде всего края), pretending that there wasn't any more, you know (/ты/ знаешь, делая вид, что /там/ больше ничего не осталось), and then I should walk away and think about it a little (а потом я бы отошел и подумал бы немного о нем), and then I should come back and start licking in the middle of the jar, and then— (а потом я бы вернулся и начал лизать в середине банки, а потом)”

jar [ ʤɑ:], honey [ ˈhʌni], excitedly [ ɪkˈsaɪtɪdli]

“Well,” said Piglet, “I should do it like this. I should make a Trap, and I should put a Jar of Honey in the Trap, and you would smell it, and you would go in after it, and—”

“And I would go in after it,” said Pooh excitedly, “only very carefully so as not to hurt myself, and I would get to the Jar of Honey, and I should lick round the edges first of all, pretending that there wasn't any more, you know, and then I should walk away and think about it a little, and then I should come back and start licking in the middle of the jar, and then—”

“Yes, well never mind about that where you would be (да, совершенно неважно, где бы ты был; never mind — ничего, неважно, не беспокойтесь, не беда ), and there I should catch you (и там я бы тебя поймал). Now the first thing to think of is (теперь первое, о чем нужно подумать), What do Heffalumps like (что любят Слонопотамы)? I should think acorns, shouldn't you (я полагаю желуди, не так ли)? We'll get a lot of (мы соберем кучу) — I say, wake up, Pooh (эй / послушай, проснись, Пух)!”

never [ ˈnɛvə], mind [ maɪnd], acorn [ˈeɪkɔ:n]

“Yes, well never mind about that where you would be, and there I should catch you. Now the first thing to think of is, What do Heffalumps like? I should think acorns, shouldn't you? We'll get a lot of — I say, wake up, Pooh!”

Pooh, who had gone into a happy dream (Пух, который вошел = погрузился в счастливый сон), woke up with a start, and said (проснулся вздрогнув / как от толчка и сказал) that Honey was a much more trappy thing than Haycorns (что Мед гораздо более опасная вещь = гораздо западнистее , чем желуди). Piglet didn't think so (Пятачок так не думал); and they were just going to argue about it (и они как раз собрались поспорить об этом), when Piglet remembered that (когда Пятачок вспомнил, что), if they put acorns in the Trap (если они будут класть в Западню желуди), he would have to find the acorns (то ему придется найти желуди), but if they put honey (но если они положат мед), then Pooh would have to give up some of his own honey (тогда Пуху придется уступить часть его собственного меда), so he said, “All right, honey then (поэтому он сказал: хорошо, тогда мед),” just as Pooh remembered it too (как раз когда Пух вспомнил об этом тоже), and was going to say, “All right, haycorns (и собирался сказать: ладно, желуди).”

“Honey,” said Piglet to himself in a thoughtful way (мед, — сказал Пятачок себе задумчиво), as if it were now settled (словно это было теперь решено; to settle — поселить/ся/, обосноваться; урегулировать, разрешить ). “ I'll dig the pit, while you go and get the honey (я выкопаю яму, пока ты сходишь за медом: «пойдешь и достанешь мед»).”

“Very well,” said Pooh, and he stumped off (очень хорошо, — сказал Пух, и /он/ заковылял прочь / ушел тяжелым шагом).

dream [ dri: m], argue [ ˈɑ:gju:], thoughtful [θɔ:tfʊl]

Pooh, who had gone into a happy dream, woke up with a start, and said that Honey was a much more trappy thing than Haycorns. Piglet didn't think so; and they were just going to argue about it, when Piglet remembered that, if they put acorns in the Trap, he would have to find the acorns, but if they put honey, then Pooh would have to give up some of his own honey, so he said, “All right, honey then,” just as Pooh remembered it too, and was going to say, “All right, haycorns.”

“Honey,” said Piglet to himself in a thoughtful way, as if it were now settled. “ I'll dig the pit, while you go and get the honey.”

“Very well,” said Pooh, and he stumped off.

As soon as he got home (как только он добрался домой), he went to the larder (он пошел в кладовую); and he stood on a chair (и он встал на стул), and took down a very large jar of honey from the top shelf (и снял очень большую банку с медом с верхней полки; to take down — снимать, спускать ). It had HUNNY written on it (на ней было написано МИОТ), but, just to make sure (но просто чтобы убедиться / на всякий случай), he took off the paper cover and looked at it (он снял бумажную крышку и посмотрел на него = содержимое банки ), and it looked just like honey (и оно выглядело в точности как мед). “But you never can tell,” said Pooh (но /ты/ никогда точно не можешь отличить = разберешь , — сказал Пух). “I remember my uncle saying once that he had seen cheese just this colour (я помню, /как/ мой дядя однажды сказал, что он видел сыр точно такого цвета).” So he put his tongue in, and took a large lick (поэтому он засунул /свой/ язык вовнутрь и взял большой кусок = и хорошенько лизнул; lick — облизывание; небольшое количество, небольшой кусочек, маленькая порция; to lick — лизать, облизывать ). “Yes,” he said, “it is (да, — сказал он, — это он = мед ). No doubt about that (никаких сомнений по этому поводу). And honey, I should say, right down to the bottom of the jar (и мед, я бы сказал, до самого дна банки). Unless, of course,” he said (если, конечно, — сказал он), “somebody put cheese in at the bottom just for a joke (кто-то не положил сыра на дно просто ради шутки). Perhaps I had better go a little further (возможно, мне лучше зайти = углубиться немного дальше)… just in case (просто на всякий случай)… in case Heffalumps don't like cheese (на тот случай, если Слонопотамы не любят сыр)… same as me… Ah (так же, как я — Ах)!” And he gave a deep sigh (и он глубоко вздохнул). “I was right (я был прав). It is honey, right the way down (это мед, до самого дна).”