It was not the sort of day to attract people out on the river (день не был таким, чтобы привлечь людей на реку), and it was three hours before a soul came in sight (и прошло три часа, прежде чем человек появился в поле зрения; soul — дух, душа; лицо, человек). It was an old fisherman who, with immense difficulty, at last rescued us (это был старый рыбак, который с огромным трудом наконец освободил нас; difficulty — трудность, препятствие, труд; to rescue — спасать, избавлять, выручать), and we were towed back in an ignominious fashion to the boat-yard (и мы были отбуксированы обратно позорным образом к лодочной мастерской).

What between tipping the man who had brought us home (что касается вознаграждения человеку, который доставил нас домой; to tip — наклонять/ся/; опрокидывать; давать «на чай»), and paying for the broken sculls (и платы за сломанные весла), and for having been out four hours and a half (и за прокат лодки в течение четырех с половиной часов), it cost us a pretty considerable number of weeks' pocket-money, that sail (это стоило нам изрядного количества недельных карманных денег = карманных денег на много недель вперед, это плавание). But we learned experience, and they say that is always cheap at any price (но мы приобрели опыт, а он, как говорят, всегда дешевый при любой цене = за него ничего не жалко).

immense ['mens] ignominious [,n'mns]

It was not the sort of day to attract people out on the river, and it was three hours before a soul came in sight. It was an old fisherman who, with immense difficulty, at last rescued us, and we were towed back in an ignominious fashion to the boat-yard.

What between tipping the man who had brought us home, and paying for the broken sculls, and for having been out four hours and a half, it cost us a pretty considerable number of weeks' pocket-money, that sail. But we learned experience, and they say that is always cheap at any price.

CHAPTER XVI

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Reading (Рэдинг). — We are towed by steam launch (нас тащит на буксире паровой баркас). — Irritating behaviour of small boats (раздражающее поведение маленьких лодок). — How they get in the way of steam launches (как они мешают паровым баркасам; to get in the way — мешать, стоять на пути, поперек дороги). — George and Harris again shirk their work (Джордж и Гаррис снова уклоняются от своей работы). — Rather a hackneyed story (довольно банальная история). — Streatley and Goring (Стритли и Горинг).

Reading. — We are towed by steam launch. — Irritating behaviour of small boats. — How they get in the way of steam launches. — George and Harris again shirk their work. — Rather a hackneyed story. — Streatley and Goring.