Английский язык с А. А. Милном. Винни-Пух. Часть 2

Now it happened that Kanga had felt rather motherly that morning, and Wanting to Count Things — like Roo's vests, and how many pieces of soap there were left, and the two clean spots in Tigger's feeder; so she had sent them out with a packet of watercress sandwiches for Roo and a packet of extract-of-malt sandwiches for Tigger, to have a nice long morning in the Forest not getting into mischief. And off they had gone.

And as they went (и когда они шли), Tigger told Roo (who wanted to know) all about the things that Tiggers could do (Тигер рассказал Ру (который хотел знать) все о том, что умеют делать Тигеры). "Can they fly?" asked Roo (они умеют летать? — спросил Ру).

"Yes," said Tigger (да, — сказал Тигер), "they're very good flyers, Tiggers are (Тигеры очень хорошие летуны). Strornry[22] good flyers (Чизычайно хорошие летуны)."

"Oo!" said Roo (у! — сказал Ру). "Can they fly as well as Owl (они умеют летать так же хорошо, как Филин)?"

"Yes," said Tigger (да, — сказал Тигер). "Only they don't want to (только они не хотят)."

"Why don't they want to (почему они не хотят)?"

"Well, they just don't like it, somehow (ну, им это просто не нравится, почему-то)."

could [kud], want [wOnt], somehow ['sAmhau]

And as they went, Tigger told Roo (who wanted to know) all about the things that Tiggers could do. "Can they fly?" asked Roo.

"Yes," said Tigger, "they're very good flyers, Tiggers are. Strornry good flyers."

"Oo!" said Roo. "Can they fly as well as Owl?"

"Yes," said Tigger. "Only they don't want to."

"Why don't they want to?"

"Well, they just don't like it, somehow."

Roo couldn't understand this (Ру не мог понять этого), because he thought it would be lovely to be able to fly (потому что он думал, что было бы здорово уметь летать), but Tigger said it was difficult to explain to anybody (но Тигер сказал, что это трудно объяснить кому-либо) who wasn't a Tigger himself (кто сам не Тигер).

"Well," said Roo (ну, — сказал Ру), "can they jump as far as Kangas (/а/ они умеют прыгать /так/ далеко, как Кенги)?"

"Yes," said Tigger (да, — сказал Тигер). "When they want to (когда они хотят)."

"I love jumping," said Roo (я очень люблю прыгать, — сказал Ру). "Let's see who can jump farthest, you or me (давай посмотрим, кто может прыгнуть дальше всего, ты или я)."

"I can," said Tigger (я /могу/, — сказал Тигер). "But we mustn't stop now, or we shall be late (но нам нельзя останавливаться, иначе мы опоздаем)."

"Late for what (опоздаем куда)?"

"For whatever we want to be in time for (туда, куда мы хотим придти вовремя)," said Tigger, hurrying on (сказал Тигер, торопясь дальше).

lovely ['lAvlI], far [fR], farthest ['fRDIst]

Roo couldn't understand this, because he thought it would be lovely to be able to fly, but Tigger said it was difficult to explain to anybody who wasn't a Tigger himself.

"Well," said Roo, "can they jump as far as Kangas?"

"Yes," said Tigger. "When they want to."

"I love jumping," said Roo. "Let's see who can jump farthest, you or me."

"I can," said Tigger. "But we mustn't stop now, or we shall be late."

"Late for what?"

"For whatever we want to be in time for," said Tigger, hurrying on.

In a little while they came to the Six Pine Trees (вскоре они пришли к Шести Соснам).

"I can swim," said Roo (я умею плавать, — сказал Ру). "I fell into the river, and I swimmed (я упал в реку и плавывал /правильно было бы: swam/). Can Tiggers swim (Тигеры умеют плавать)?"

"Of course they can (конечно /они/ умеют). Tiggers can do everything (Тигеры умеют /делать/ все)."

"Can they climb trees better than Pooh?" asked Roo (/а/ они умеют лазить по деревьям лучше, чем Пух, — спросил Ру), stopping under the tallest Pine Tree, and looking up at it (останавливаясь под самой высокой Сосной и глядя вверх на нее).

"Climbing trees is what they do best," said Tigger (лазить по деревьям — это то, что они делают лучше всего — сказал Тигер). "Much better than Poohs (гораздо лучше, чем Пухи)."

"Could they climb this one (/а/ ты бы мог взобраться на это /дерево/)?"

"They're always climbing trees like that," said Tigger (они постоянно взбираются на такие деревья, — сказал Тигер). "Up and down all day (вверх и вниз весь день)."

river ['rIvq], everything ['evrITIN], tallest ['tLlIst]

In a little while they came to the Six Pine Trees.

"I can swim," said Roo. "I fell into the river, and I swimmed. Can Tiggers swim?"

"Of course they can. Tiggers can do everything."

"Can they climb trees better than Pooh?" asked Roo, stopping under the tallest Pine Tree, and looking up at it.

"Climbing trees is what they do best," said Tigger. "Much better than Poohs."

"Could they climb this one?"

"They're always climbing trees like that," said Tigger. "Up and down all day."

"Oo, Tigger, are they really (ух, Тигер, правда)?”