Jerome Jerome - Английский язык с Джеромом К. Джеромом. Трое в лодке, не считая собаки (ASCII-IPA)

knight [naIt] briar ['braI@] comrade ['kOmr(e)Id] mourning ['mO:nIN]

Only those who have worn the crown of suffering can look upon that wondrous light; and they, when they return, may not speak of it, or tell the mystery they know.

Once upon a time, through a strange country, there rode some goodly knights, and their path lay by a deep wood, where tangled briars grew very thick and strong, and tore the flesh of them that lost their way therein. And the leaves of the trees that grew in the wood were very dark and thick, so that no ray of light came through the branches to lighten the gloom and sadness.

And, as they passed by that dark wood, one knight of those that rode, missing his comrades, wandered far away, and returned to them no more; and they, sorely grieving, rode on without him, mourning him as one dead.

Now, when they reached the fair castle towards which they had been journeying (теперь, когда они достигли прекрасного замка, к которому направлялись; to journey — путешествовать, совершать поездку) , they stayed there many days, and made merry (они пробыли там много дней, пируя/веселясь) ; and one night, as they sat in cheerful ease around the logs that burned in the great hall (и однажды вечером, когда они сидели весело и беззаботно: «в веселой беззаботности» у огня, пылающего в огромном зале; log — бревно, колода, чурбан) , and drank a loving measure, there came the comrade they had lost, and greeted them (и осушали большие кубки, вошел товарищ, которого они потеряли, и поприветствовал их; to drink; loving — верный, любящий, преданный; measure — мера, степень) . His clothes were ragged, like a beggar's (его одежда была разорвана, как у нищего; ragged — рваный, изорванный /в клочья/; одетый в лохмотья) , and many sad wounds were on his sweet flesh (и множество тяжелых ран было на его прекрасном теле; sweet — сладкий; приятный, милый /о внешности/) , but upon his face there shone a great radiance of deep joy (но его лицо светилось великой, глубокой радостью; to shine; radiance — сияние) .

And they questioned him, asking him what had befallen him (и они спрашивали его, что с ним произошло; to befall-befell-befallen) : and he told them how in the dark wood he had lost his way (и он рассказал им, как заблудился в темном лесу) , and had wandered many days and nights (и блуждал много дней и ночей) , till, torn and bleeding, he had lain him down to die (пока, исцарапанный и обессиленный, не лег, чтобы умереть; to bleed — истекать кровью) .

measure ['meZ@] wound [wu:nd]

Now, when they reached the fair castle towards which they had been journeying, they stayed there many days, and made merry; and one night, as they sat in cheerful ease around the logs that burned in the great hall, and drank a loving measure, there came the comrade they had lost, and greeted them. His clothes were ragged, like a beggar's, and many sad wounds were on his sweet flesh, but upon his face there shone a great radiance of deep joy.

And they questioned him, asking him what had befallen him: and he told them how in the dark wood he had lost his way, and had wandered many days and nights, till, torn and bleeding, he had lain him down to die.

Then, when he was nigh unto death (когда он был близок к смерти) , lo! through the savage gloom there came to him a stately maiden (вдруг из зловещей тьмы к нему вышла величавая девушка; lo — вот! слушай! и вдруг!; savage — грубый, дикий; свирепый, злой) , and took him by the hand and led him on through devious paths, unknown to any man (взяла его за руку и повела по извилистым тропам, неизвестным никому; to lead; devious — удаленный, уединенный; извилистый, окольный; devious paths — окольные пути) , until upon the darkness of the wood there dawned a light (пока в темноте леса не забрезжил свет; to dawn — рассветать; проясняться, пробиваться, доходить) such as the light of day was unto but as a little lamp unto the sun (такой, что свет дня был по сравнению с ним, как лишь маленький фонарь по сравнению с солнцем) ; and, in that wondrous light, our way-worn knight saw as in a dream a vision (и в этом удивительном свете наш утомленный рыцарь увидел, словно во сне, видение) , and so glorious, so fair the vision seemed (и таким восхитительным и прекрасным казалось то видение) , that of his bleeding wounds he thought no more, but stood as one entranced (что он больше не думал о своих кровоточащих ранах, а стоял как очарованный) , whose joy is deep as is the sea, whereof no man can tell the depth (его радость была глубокой, словно море, глубину которого не может постичь никто; whereof — о чем, из чего, о котором) .

And the vision faded, and the knight, kneeling upon the ground (и видение постепенно исчезло, и рыцарь, опускаясь на колени на землю; to fade — вянуть, увядать; исчезать, расплываться) , thanked the good saint who into that sad wood had strayed his steps (возблагодарил добрую святую, которая в этом печальном/темном лесу увела его с дороги; to stray — сбиться с пути; заблудиться) , so he had seen the vision that lay there hid (чтобы он увидел видение, что пребывало сокрытым здесь; to hide — прятать, скрывать) .

And the name of the dark forest was Sorrow (а имя того темного леса было Горе) ; but of the vision that the good knight saw therein we may not speak nor tell (но о видении, которое добрый рыцарь увидел в нем/там, мы не можем ни сказать, ни рассказать) .

devious ['di:vj@s] entranced [In'trA:nst] kneel [ni:l]

Then, when he was nigh unto death, lo! through the savage gloom there came to him a stately maiden, and took him by the hand and led him on through devious paths, unknown to any man, until upon the darkness of the wood there dawned a light such as the light of day was unto but as a little lamp unto the sun; and, in that wondrous light, our way-worn knight saw as in a dream a vision, and so glorious, so fair the vision seemed, that of his bleeding wounds he thought no more, but stood as one entranced, whose joy is deep as is the sea, whereof no man can tell the depth.

And the vision faded, and the knight, kneeling upon the ground, thanked the good saint who into that sad wood had strayed his steps, so he had seen the vision that lay there hid.

And the name of the dark forest was Sorrow; but of the vision that the good knight saw therein we may not speak nor tell.

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How George, once upon a time, got up early in the morning (как Джордж однажды встал рано утром) . — George, Harris, and Montmorency do not like the look of the cold water (Джордж, Гаррис и Монморенси не любят вида холодной воды) . — Heroism and determination on the part of J. (героизм и решительность со стороны Джея) . — George and his shirt: story with a moral (Джордж и его рубашка: история с моралью) . — Harris as cook (Гаррис в качестве повара) . — Historical retrospect, specially inserted for the use of schools (историческая ретроспектива, специально помещенная /здесь/ для школьников; retrospect — взгляд назад, в прошлое; ретроспектива; use — применение, использование; польза, толк) .

How George, once upon a time, got up early in the morning. — George, Harris, and Montmorency do not like the look of the cold water. — Heroism and determination on the part of J. — George and his shirt: story with a moral. — Harris as cook. — Historical retrospect, specially inserted for the use of schools.

I WOKE at six the next morning (я проснулся в шесть на следующее утро; to wake) ; and found George awake too (и обнаружил, что Джордж тоже проснулся; awake — проснувшийся, бодрствующий) . We both turned round, and tried to go to sleep again, but we could not (мы оба повернулись /на другой бок/ и попытались заснуть снова, но не могли) . Had there been any particular reason why we should not have gone to sleep again (будь у нас какая-нибудь особая причина, почему = чтобы не засыпать опять) , but have got up and dressed then and there (а подняться и одеться сразу же) , we should have dropped off while we were looking at our watches, and have slept till ten (мы бы заснули, глядя на часы = едва взглянув на часы, и проспали бы до десяти) . As there was no earthly necessity for our getting up under another two hours at the very least (поскольку не было ни малейшей необходимости вставать, как минимум, в ближайшие два часа; earthly — земной, суетный; малейший, абсолютный) , and our getting up at that time was an utter absurdity (и наш подъем в это время был полной глупостью) , it was only in keeping with the natural cussedness of things in general (только согласно естественному, врожденному упрямству вещей в целом = из-за упрямой человеческой природы; to be in keeping with — соответствовать, отвечать /условиям и т.д./) that we should both feel that lying down for five minutes more would be death to us (мы оба почувствовали, что пролежать еще пять минут будет /равносильно/ смерти для нас) .