Английский язык c дружелюбным скелетом
Легенды североамериканских индейцев
North American Indian Legends
Книгу адаптировала Людмила Жебрунова
Метод чтения Ильи Франка
The Bear Man (Человек-Медведь)
A man went hunting in the mountains (человек пошел охотиться в горы; to go hunting) and came across a black bear (и набрел на черного медведя; to come across — набрести; across — поперек; в ширину; на ту сторону; на той стороне; напротив; cross — крест), which he wounded with an arrow (которого он ранил стрелой). The bear turned and started to run the other way (медведь повернулся и начал убегать в другую/противоположную сторону), and the hunter followed (а охотник последовал /за ним/), shooting one arrow after another into it (выпуская одну стрелу за другой в него; to shoot — стрелять) without bringing it down (/так и/ не подстрелив его; to bring down — подстрелить). Now, this was a medicine bear (так вот, это был волшебный медведь), and could talk or read the thoughts of people (и /он/ мог говорить или читать мысли людей) without their saying a word (/даже если/ они не произносили ни слова).
mountains [`mauntInz], across [q`krOs], wound [wHnd], turn [tWn]
A man went hunting in the mountains and came across a black bear, which he wounded with an arrow. The bear turned and started to run the other way, and the hunter followed, shooting one arrow after another into it without bringing it down. Now, this was a medicine bear, and could talk or read the thoughts of people without their saying a word.
At last he stopped (наконец он остановился) and pulled the arrows out of his side (и вытащил стрелы из своего бока) and gave them to the man (и отдал их человеку), saying (говоря), "It is of no use for you to shoot at me (нет никакой пользы тебе стрелять в меня), for you can not kill me (ибо ты не можешь убить меня). Come to my house and let us live together (пойдем в мой дом и давай жить вместе)." The hunter thought to himself (охотник подумал про себя), "He may kill me (он может убить меня)"; but the bear read his thoughts and said (но медведь прочитал его мысли и сказал), "No, I won't hurt you (нет, я не причиню тебе боли/вреда; to hurt — причинить боль; ранить; ушибить)." The man thought again (мужчина подумал снова), "How can I get anything to eat (как я смогу достать что-либо поесть = достать себе пропитание)?" but the bear knew his thoughts (медведь знал его мысли), and said, "There shall be plenty (там будет довольно/достаточно; plenty — обилие)." So the hunter went with the bear (тогда охотник пошел с медведем).
pull [pul], arrow [`xrqu], shoot [SHt], hurt [hWt], read /прош. вр./ [red], hunter [`hAntq]
At last he stopped and pulled the arrows out of his side and gave them to the man, saying, "It is of no use for you to shoot at me, for you can not kill me. Come to my house and let us live together." The hunter thought to himself, "He may kill me"; but the bear read his thoughts and said, "No, I won't hurt you." The man thought again, "How can I get anything to eat?" but the bear knew his thoughts, and said, "There shall be plenty." So the hunter went with the bear.
They went on together (они шли вместе; to go on — идти дальше, продолжать идти) until they came to a hole in the side of the mountain (пока не пришли к пещере/берлоге в склоне горы; side — край, сторона), and the bear said (и медведь сказал), "This is not where I live (это не /то место/, где я живу), but there is going to be a council here (но здесь будет проходить совет) and we will see what they do (и мы посмотрим, что они сделают)." They went in (они вошли), and the hole widened as they went (и пещера расширялась по мере продвижения внутрь: «когда они шли/продвигались»), until they came to a large cave (пока они не добрались до большой пещеры) like a townhouse (как городской дом). It was full of bears (он был полон медведей) — old bears (старых медведей), young bears (молодых медведей), and cubs (и детенышей), white bears (белых медведей), black bears (черных медведей), and brown bears (и бурых медведей) — and a large white bear was the chief (и большой белый медведь был главным/старшим).
council [kaunsl], widen [waIdn], cave [keIv]
They went on together until they came to a hole in the side of the mountain, and the bear said, "This is not where I live, but there is going to be a council here and we will see what they do." They went in, and the hole widened as they went, until they came to a large cave like a townhouse. It was full of bears-old bears, young bears, and cubs, white bears, black bears, and brown bears—and a large white bear was the chief.
They sat down in a corner (они уселись в углу), but soon the bears scented the hunter (но вскоре медведи учуяли охотника) and began to ask (и начали спрашивать), "What is it (что это) that smells bad (что так воняет: «дурно пахнет»)?" The chief said (вождь сказал), "Don't talk so (не говорите так); it is only a stranger come to see us (это просто чужак пришел увидеть нас = к нам в гости; to come to see — навестить). Let him alone (оставьте его одного = в покое)."
down [daun], talk [tLk], so [squ], alone [q`lqun]
They sat down in a corner, but soon the bears scented the hunter and began to ask, "What is it that smells bad?" The chief said, "Don't talk so; it is only a stranger come to see us. Let him alone."
Food was getting scarce in the mountains (пропитание становилось скудным в горах), and the council was to decide (и совет должен быть решить) what to do about it (что делать с этим: «насчет этого»). They had sent out messengers all over (они разослали посыльных повсюду), and while they were talking (и пока они беседовали) two bears came in and reported (два медведя вошли и сообщили) that they had found a country in the low grounds (что они нашли страну/местность в нижних землях) where there were so many chestnuts and acorns (где было так много каштанов и желудей) that mast was knee deep (что в них можно утонуть по колено: «что корм был /по/ колено глубиной»; mast — плодокорм).
messenger [`mesInGq], chestnut [`CesnAt], acorn [`eIkLn], report [rI`pLt]
Food was getting scarce in the mountains, and the council was to decide what to do about it. They had sent out messengers all over, and while they were talking two bears came in and reported that they had found a country in the low grounds where there were so many chestnuts and acorns that mast was knee deep.
Then they were all pleased (тогда они были = стали все довольны), and got ready for a dance (и приготовились к танцу), and the dance leader was the one (и руководитель танца = ведущий в танце был тот) the Indians call "Long Hams" (/кого/ индейцы называют Длинные Ляжки), a great black bear that is always lean (огромный черный медведь, который всегда /остается/ тощим). After the dance the bears noticed the hunter's bow (после танца медведи заметили лук охотника) and arrows (и стрелы), and one said (и один сказал), "This is what men use to kill us (это /то/, что люди используют, чтобы убивать нас). Let us see (давайте посмотрим) if we can manage them (сможем ли мы управиться с ними), and may be we can fight man (и, может быть, мы сможем сражаться с человеком) with his own weapons (его собственным оружием)." So they took the bow and arrows (поэтому они взяли лук и стрелы) from the hunter to try them (у охотника, чтобы попробовать).
lean [lJn], manage [`mxnIG], fight [faIt]
Then they were all pleased, and got ready for a dance, and the dance leader was the one the Indians call "Long Hams," a great black bear that is always lean. After the dance the bears noticed the hunter's bow and arrows, and one said, "This is what men use to kill us. Let us see if we can manage them, and may be we can fight man with his own weapons." So they took the bow and arrows from the hunter to try them.
They fitted the arrow (они приладили стрелу) and drew back the string (и тянули назад тетиву; to draw), but when they let go (но когда они отпустили) it caught in their long claws (она зацепилась за их длинные когти; to catch) and the arrows dropped to the ground (и стрелы упали на землю). They saw that they could not use the bow and arrows (они увидели, что они не могли пользоваться луком и стрелами) and gave them back to the man (и отдали их назад человеку). When the dance and the council were over (когда танец и совет были закончены; to be over), they began to go home (они начали расходиться по домам), excepting the White Bear chief (исключая = за исключением Белого Медведя-вождя), who lived there (который жил там), and at last the hunter and the bear went out together (и наконец охотник и медведь вышли вместе).
claw [klL], over [`quvq], use [ju:z], back [bxk], excepting [Ik`septIN]
They fitted the arrow and drew back the string, but when they let go it caught in their long claws and the arrows dropped to the ground. They saw that they could not use the bow and arrows and gave them back to the man. When the dance and the council were over, they began to go home, excepting the White Bear chief, who lived there, and at last the hunter and the bear went out together.
They went on (они шли) until they came to another hole (пока они не пришли к другой берлоге) in the side of the mountain (в склоне горы), when the bear said (когда = и тут медведь сказал), "This is where I live (это = вот где я живу)," and they went in (и они вошли внутрь). By this time the hunter was very hungry (к этому времени охотник был очень голоден) and was wondering (и размышлял/задавался вопросом) how he could get something to eat (как он мог раздобыть что-либо поесть). The other knew his thoughts (другой = медведь знал его мысли), and sitting up on his hind legs (и, усевшись на свои задние ноги) he rubbed his stomach with his forepaws (он потер свой живот своими передними лапами)—so (/вот/ так)—and at once he had both paws full of chestnuts (и сразу же у него обе лапы наполнились каштанами: «обе лапы /стали/ полны каштанов») and gave them to the man (и /он/ дал их человеку).
hole [hqul], hind [haInd], stomach [`stAmqk], forepaw [`fLpL]
They went on until they came to another hole in the side of the mountain, when the bear said, "This is where I live," and they went in. By this time the hunter was very hungry and was wondering how he could get something to eat. The other knew his thoughts, and sitting up on his hind legs he rubbed his stomach with his forepaws—so—and at once he had both paws full of chestnuts and gave them to the man.
He rubbed his stomach again (он потер свой живот снова)—so (вот так)—and had his paws full of huckleberries (и его лапы наполнились черникой), and gave them to the man (и /он/ дал их человеку). He rubbed again (он потер снова)—so (вот так) —and gave the man both paws full of blackberries (и дал/протянул человеку обе лапы, полные ежевики). He rubbed again (он потер снова)—so (вот так) —and had his paws full of acorns (и его лапы наполнились желудями), but the man said (но человек сказал) that he could not eat them (что он не мог есть их), and that he had enough already (и что он съел уже достаточно).
full [ful], already [Ll`redI]
He rubbed his stomach again—so—and had his paws full of huckleberries, and gave them to the man. He rubbed again—so —and gave the man both paws full of blackberries. He rubbed again—so —and had his paws full of acorns, but the man said that he could not eat them, and that he had enough already.
