Английский язык с А. А. Милном. Винни-Пух. Часть 1

Supposing it was Fierce with Pigs (если он был Свиреп со Свиньями), would it make any difference (была ли /для него/ какая-нибудь разница) if the Pig had a grandfather called TRESPASSERS WILLIAM (если у Свиньи был дедушка, называемый = которого звали ПОСТОРОННИМ ВИЛЬЯМ)?

fierce [fIqs], all [Ll], difference ['dIfrqns]

What was a Heffalump like?

Was it Fierce?

Did it come when you whistled? And how did it come?

Was it Fond of Pigs at all?

If it was Fond of Pigs, did it make any difference what sort of Pig?

Supposing it was Fierce with Pigs, would it make any difference if the Pig had a grandfather called TRESPASSERS WILLIAM?

He didn't know the answer to any of these questions (он не знал ответа /ни/ на один из этих вопросов)... and he was going to see his first Heffalump in about an hour from now (а он собирался = ему предстояло увидеть своего первого Слонопотама приблизительно через час /от сейчас/)!

Of course Pooh would be with him (конечно, Пух будет с ним), and it was much more Friendly with two (а он гораздо Дружелюбнее с двумя). But suppose Heffalumps were Very Fierce with Pigs and Bears (но если Слонопотамы Очень Свирепы со Свиньями и Медведями)?

Wouldn't it be better to pretend that he had a headache (не лучше ли было бы притвориться, что у него болит голова: «он имеет головную боль»), and couldn't go up to the Six Pine Trees this morning (и /он/ не может пойти к Шести Соснам этим утром = сегодня утром)? But then suppose that it was a very fine day (но /тогда/ предположим, что сегодня будет очень хороший день), and there was no Heffalump in the trap (а в западне нет Слонопотама), here he would be, in bed all the morning, simply wasting his time for nothing (а он будет /валяться/ здесь в постели все утро, просто зря теряя свое время; for nothing — зря, без пользы, даром, из-за пустяка). What should he do (что же делать: «что следует ему делать»)?

question ['kwesCqn], pretend [prI'tend], headache ['hedeIk]

He didn't know the answer to any of these questions... and he was going to see his first Heffalump in about an hour from now!

Of course Pooh would be with him, and it was much more Friendly with two. But suppose Heffalumps were Very Fierce with Pigs and Bears?

Wouldn't it be better to pretend that he had a headache, and couldn't go up to the Six Pine Trees this morning? But then suppose that it was a very fine day, and there was no Heffalump in the trap, here he would be, in bed all the morning, simply wasting his time for nothing. What should he do?

And then he had a Clever Idea (и тогда ему пришла в голову Умная Мысль). He would go up very quietly to the Six Pine Trees now (он сейчас пойдет очень тихо к Шести Соснам), peep very cautiously into the Trap (заглянет очень осторожно в Западню), and see if there was a Heffalump there (и увидит, есть ли там Слонопотам). And if there was, he would go back to bed (и если есть, он вернется в постель), and if there wasn't, he wouldn't (а если нет, /то/ он не станет /ложиться/).

So off he went (и он отправился). At first he thought that there wouldn't be a Heffalump in the Trap (сначала он думал, что в Западне не будет Слонопотама), and then he thought that there would (а потом он думал, что будет), and as he got nearer he was sure that there would (и когда он приблизился, он был уверен, что будет), because he could hear it heffalumping about it like anything (потому что он мог слышать = слышал, как он ужасно потамослоняется по ней).

“Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear (о, батюшки, о, батюшки, о, батюшки[28])!” said Piglet to himself (сказал себе Пятачок). And he wanted to run away (и он хотел убежать). But somehow, having got so near (но почему-то подойдя так близко; to get near — приблизиться; to get — добираться), he felt that he must just see what a Heffalump was like (он почувствовал, что он просто должен увидеть, какой Слонопотам = как выглядит Слонопотам). So he crept to the side of the Trap and looked in (поэтому он подкрался к боку Западни = сбоку к Западне и заглянул в /нее/).

clever ['klevq], hear [hIq], dear [dIq]

And then he had a Clever Idea. He would go up very quietly to the Six Pine Trees now, peep very cautiously into the Trap, and see if there was a Heffalump there. And if there was, he would go back to bed, and if there wasn't, he wouldn't.

So off he went. At first he thought that there wouldn't be a Heffalump in the Trap, and then he thought that there would, and as he got nearer he was sure that there would, because he could hear it heffalumping about it like anything.

“Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!” said Piglet to himself. And he wanted to run away. But somehow, having got so near, he felt that he must just see what a Heffalump was like. So he crept to the side of the Trap and looked in.