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

"Half an hour," said Owl, settling himself comfortably. "That will just give me time to finish that story I was telling you about my Uncle Robert — a portrait of whom you see underneath you. Now let me see, where was I? Oh, yes. It was on just such a blusterous day as this that my Uncle Robert — "

Pooh closed his eyes.

Chapter IXIN WHICH EEYORE FINDS THE WOLERY

AND OWL MOVES INTO IT

Глава 9В которой Иа находит Хвиленище, а Филин переезжает в него

Pooh had wandered into the Hundred Acre Wood (Пух забрел в Сто-Акровый Лес), and was standing in front of what had once been Owl's House (и стоял перед тем, что когда-то было Домом Филина). It didn't look at all like a house now (теперь он совсем не походил на дом); it looked like a tree (он выглядел, как дерево) which had been blown down (которое повалил ветер); and as soon as a house looks like that (а как только дом /начинает/ выглядеть так), it is time you tried to find another one (вам пора попытаться найти другой /дом/). Pooh had had a Mysterious Missage underneath his front door that morning, saying (Пух получил Таинственное Сообчение под своей входной дверью, которое гласило), "I AM SCERCHING FOR A NEW HOUSE FOR OWL SO HAD YOU RABBIT (Я ИСЧУ[68] НОВЫЙ ДОМ ДЛЯ ФИЛИНА ТЫ ТОЖЕ ДОЛЖЕН КРОЛИК)," and while he was wondering what it meant (и пока он задавался вопросом, что это значит) Rabbit had come in and read it for him (вошел Кролик и прочитал его ему).

wander ['wOndq], mysterious [mIs'tIqrIqs], search [sWC]

Pooh had wandered into the Hundred Acre Wood, and was standing in front of what had once been Owl's House. It didn't look at all like a house now; it looked like a tree which had been blown down; and as soon as a house looks like that, it is time you tried to find another one. Pooh had had a Mysterious Missage underneath his front door that morning, saying, "I AM SCERCHING FOR A NEW HOUSE FOR OWL SO HAD YOU* RABBIT," and while he was wondering what it meant Rabbit had come in and read it for him.

"I'm leaving one for all the others (я оставляю его для всех остальных)," said Rabbit (сказал Кролик), "and telling them what it means (и рассказываю им, что оно значит), and they'll all search too (и они все тоже будут искать). I'm in a hurry, good-bye (я спешу, пока)." And he had run off (и он убежал).

Pooh followed slowly (Пух медленно пошел за ним). He had something better to do than to find a new house for Owl (ему нужно было сделать кое-что получше, чем искать новый дом для Филина); he had to make up a Pooh song about the old one (ему нужно было сочинить Пуховую песню о старом /доме/). Because he had promised Piglet days and days ago that he would (потому что он пообещал Пятачку много дней назад, что он сочинит), and whenever he and Piglet had met since (и всякий раз, когда с тех пор встречались он и Пятачок), Piglet didn't actually say anything (Пятачок, собственно говоря, не говорил ничего), but you knew at once why he didn't (но ты сразу понимал, почему он не говорит); and if anybody mentioned Hums or Trees or String or Storms-in-the-Night (и если кто-нибудь упоминал Песенки или Деревья или Бечевку или Бури-в-Ночи), Piglet's nose went all pink at the tip (кончик носа Пятачка полностью краснел; to go pink — розоветь, краснеть, заливаться румянцем), and he talked about something quite different in a hurried sort of way (и он поспешно заговаривал о чем-то совершенном другом).

follow ['fOlqu], ago [q'gqu], quite [kwaIt]

"I'm leaving one for all the others," said Rabbit, "and telling them what it means, and they'll all search too. I'm in a hurry, good-bye." And he had run off.

Pooh followed slowly. He had something better to do than to find a new house for Owl; he had to make up a Pooh song about the old one. Because he had promised Piglet days and days ago that he would, and whenever he and Piglet had met since, Piglet didn't actually say anything, but you knew at once why he didn't; and if anybody mentioned Hums or Trees or String or Storms-in-the-Night, Piglet's nose went all pink at the tip, and he talked about something quite different in a hurried sort of way.

"But it isn't Easy (но это нелегко)," said Pooh to himself (сказал Пух себе), as he looked at what had once been Owl's House (когда он смотрел = глядя на то, что некогда было Домом Филина). "Because Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get (потому что Поэзия и Песни — это не то, что находите вы), they're things which get you (это то, что находит вас). And all you can do is to go where they can find you (и все, что ты можешь сделать, — это пойти туда, где они могут найти тебя)."

He waited hopefully (он с надеждой подождал)...