Английский язык с Дж. Уэбстер. Длинноногий Папочка

The McBrides have asked me to spend the summer at their camp in the Adirondacks! They belong to a sort of club on a lovely little lake in the middle of the woods. The different members have houses made of logs dotted about among the trees, and they go canoeing on the lake, and take long walks through trails to other camps, and have dances once a week in the club house — Jimmie McBride is going to have a college friend visiting him part of the summer, so you see we shall have plenty of men to dance with.

Wasn't it sweet of Mrs. McBride to ask me? It appears that she liked me when I was there for Christmas.

Please excuse this being short. It isn't a real letter; it's just to let you know that I'm disposed of for the summer.

Yours,

In a very contented frame of mind,

Judy

June 5th.

Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,

Your secretary man has just written to me (этот ваш секретарь только что написал мне) saying that Mr. Smith prefers (сообщая, что мистер Смит предпочитает) that I should not accept Mrs. McBride's invitation (чтобы я не принимала приглашения миссис Макбрайд), but should return to Lock Willow the same as last summer (а вернулась бы в Лок-Уиллоу, так же, как прошлым летом).

Why, why, why, Daddy (почему, Папочка)?

You don't understand about it (вы этого не понимаете = тут вы не понимаете ситуации). Mrs. McBride does want me, really and truly (миссис Макбрайд действительно хочет, чтобы я приехала, на самом деле, по-настоящему; truly — правдиво, верно; действительно, подлинно). I'm not the least bit of trouble in the house (я ни в коей мере не причиняю беспокойства в доме; trouble — беспокойство, волнение; помеха, источник неприятностей). I'm a help (я помощница; help — помощь; помощник). They don't take up many servants (они не берут с собой много слуг), and Sallie and I can do lots of useful things (а Салли и я сможем делать кучу полезных вещей). It's a fine chance for me to learn housekeeping (это прекрасный шанс для меня научиться вести домашнее хозяйство; housekeeping — домашнее хозяйство, домоводство). Every woman ought to understand it (каждая женщина должна в этом разбираться; to understand — понимать; знать, быть сведущим /в чем-либо/), and I only know asylum-keeping (а я знаю только, как вести хозяйство в приюте: «и я знаю только приютоводство»).

prefer [prI'f q:], invitation ["InvI'teIS(q)n], housekeeping ['haVs"ki:pIN]

Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,

Your secretary man has just written to me saying that Mr. Smith prefers that I should not accept Mrs. McBride's invitation, but should return to Lock Willow the same as last summer.

Why, why, why, Daddy?

You don't understand about it. Mrs. McBride does want me, really and truly. I'm not the least bit of trouble in the house. I'm a help. They don't take up many servants, and Sallie and I can do lots of useful things. It's a fine chance for me to learn housekeeping. Every woman ought to understand it, and I only know asylum-keeping.

There aren't any girls our age at the camp (на даче = на дачах клуба нет девушек нашего возраста), and Mrs. McBride wants me for a companion for Sallie (и миссис Макбрайд хочет, чтобы я была подружкой Салли; companion — товарищ; собеседник). We are planning to do a lot of reading together (мы планируем много читать вместе). We are going to read all of the books for next year's English and sociology (мы собираемся прочитать все книги /которые мы будем проходить/ в следующем году по английскому и социологии). The Professor said it would be a great help (профессор сказал, что было бы очень полезным; great — большой, огромный; большой, сильный, огромный /о чувствах, состояниях, свойствах и т.п./; help — помощь) if we would get our reading finished in the summer (если бы мы завершили чтение летом; to get smth. done — сделать что-либо); and it's so much easier to remember it (и так гораздо проще запомнить все; easy — легкий, нетрудный) if we read together (если мы будем читать вместе) and talk it over (и все обсуждать).

companion [kqm'pxnIqn], sociology ["sqVsI'OlqdZI], together [tq'geDq]

There aren't any girls our age at the camp, and Mrs. McBride wants me for a companion for Sallie. We are planning to do a lot of reading together. We are going to read all of the books for next year's English and sociology. The Professor said it would be a great help if we would get our reading finished in the summer; and it's so much easier to remember it if we read together and talk it over.