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

It went on raining (дождь продолжался), and every day the water got a little higher (и каждый день вода поднималась немного выше), until now it was nearly up to Piglet's window (пока она почти /не/ добралась до окошка Пятачка)... and still he hadn't done anything (а он все еще ничего не сделал).

entirely [In'taIqlI], surround [sq'raund], higher ['haIq]

“It's a little Anxious,” he said to himself, “to be a Very Small Animal Entirely Surrounded by Water. Christopher Robin and Pooh could escape by Climbing Trees, and Kanga could escape by Jumping, and Rabbit could escape by Burrowing, and Owl could escape by Flying, and Eeyore could escape by—by Making a Loud Noise Until Rescued, and here am I, surrounded by water and I can't do anything.”

It went on raining, and every day the water got a little higher, until now it was nearly up to Piglet's window... and still he hadn't done anything.

“There's Pooh,” he thought to himself (вот Пух, — думал он про себя). “Pooh hasn't much Brain (у Пуха мало Умишка: «не имеет много мозга»), but he never comes to any harm (но он никогда /не/ пострадает / попадает в переделки; to come to harm — страдать; harm — вред; убыток, урон, ущерб). He does silly things and they turn out right (он делает глупости, а они оказываются правильными). There's Owl (/а/ вот Филин). Owl hasn't exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things (у него не совсем = нельзя сказать, что у него есть Мозги, но он Знает Вещи = Разбирается в Вещах). He would know the Right Thing to Do when Surrounded by Water (он бы знал Что Именно Нужно Делать, когда ты окружен Водой). There's Rabbit (а вот Кролик). He hasn't Learnt in Books (он не Учился по Книгам), but he can always Think of a Clever Plan (но он всегда может Придумать Умный План). There's Kanga (а Кенга). She isn't Clever, Kanga isn't (она не Умная, /Кенга/ нет), but she would be so anxious about Roo (но она так бы беспокоилась о Ру) that she would do a Good Thing to Do without thinking about it (что /она/ сделала бы То, Что Нужно, не задумываясь об этом). And then there's Eeyore (и потом еще Иа). And Eeyore is so miserable anyhow (а Иа такой несчастный так или иначе) that he wouldn't mind about this (что он бы не тревожился = не стал и тревожиться об этом; to mind — обращать внимание, беспокоиться, тревожиться). But I wonder what Christopher Robin would do (но интересно, что бы сделал Кристофер Робин)?”

exactly [Ig'zxktlI], silly ['sIlI], learnt [lWnt]

“There's Pooh,” he thought to himself. “Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right. There's Owl. Owl hasn't exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things. He would know the Right Thing to Do when Surrounded by Water. There's Rabbit. He hasn't Learnt in Books, but he can always Think of a Clever Plan. There's Kanga. She isn't Clever, Kanga isn't, but she would be so anxious about Roo that she would do a Good Thing to Do without thinking about it. And then there's Eeyore. And Eeyore is so miserable anyhow that he wouldn't mind about this. But I wonder what Christopher Robin would do?”

Then suddenly he remembered a story (тогда вдруг он вспомнил историю) which Christopher Robin had told him about a man on a desert island (которую Кристофер Робин рассказал ему о человеке на необитаемом острове) who had written something in a bottle and thrown it in the sea (который написал что-то в бутылке = написал что-то и положил записку в бутылку и бросил ее в море); and Piglet thought (и Пятачок подумал) that if he wrote something in a bottle and threw it in the water (что если он напишет что-то /и положит это/ в бутылку и бросит ее в воду; to write; to throw), perhaps somebody would come and rescue him (возможно, кто-то придет и спасет его)!

He left the window and began to search his house (он покинул окно = место у окна и начал обыскивать свой дом; to leave), all of it that wasn't under water (все от него = всю его часть, которая не была под водой), and at last he found a pencil (и наконец он нашел карандаш; to find) and a small piece of dry paper (и маленький кусочек сухой бумаги), and a bottle with a cork to it (и бутылку с пробкой от нее). And he wrote on one side of the paper (и он написал на одной стороне бумажки):

story ['stLrI], island ['aIlqnd], threw [TrH]

Then suddenly he remembered a story which Christopher Robin had told him about a man on a desert island who had written something in a bottle and thrown it in the sea; and Piglet thought that if he wrote something in a bottle and threw it in the water, perhaps somebody would come and rescue him!