Английский язык с Джонатаном Свифтом Путешествия Гулливера

However, nobody at Court annoyed me as much as the Queen's dwarf. Every time he passed me, he would draw himself up to his full height and make some silly remark about my size. He came up behind me one day at dinner while Glumdalclitch was at the far side of the room, picked me up and dropped me into a bowl of cream. The Queen got such a fright she didn't know what to do. Glumdalclitch came running over and soon got me out of the bowl. I was put to bed, having swallowed several pints of cream. Soon afterwards the Queen gave the dwarf away to a lady of high rank, and to my great relief I never saw him again.

Once the dwarf had gone (с уходом карлика), the only creatures that annoyed me at Court (единственными существами, беспокоившими меня при дворе) were the flies and wasps (остались мухи и осы). The Queen was puzzled by this (королева недоумевала по этому поводу) and she asked me one day (и спросила меня однажды) whether everybody from my country was as fearful as I (все ли мои соотечественники такие же боязливые/пугливые, как я: «всякий ли из моей страны такой…»). These insects were as big as birds (эти насекомые были величиной с птиц) and I really hated their buzzing around my ears (и я ужасно ненавидел их жужжание = как они жужжали вокруг моих ушей; really — действительно; в самом деле; по-настоящему; очень, крайне, чрезвычайно) while I ate (пока я ел). They often landed on my food (они часто садились на мою еду) or flew away with it (или улетали вместе с ней; to fly).

wasp [wɔsp], fearful ['fɪəfʋl], flew [flu:]

Once the dwarf had gone, the only creatures that annoyed me at Court were the flies and wasps. The Queen was puzzled by this and she asked me one day whether everybody from my country was as fearful as I. These insects were as big as birds and I really hated their buzzing around my ears while I ate. They often landed on my food or flew away with it.

More than twenty wasps came into my box one day (больше двадцати ос залетели однажды в мой ящик) while I was having my breakfast (когда я завтракал: «имел завтрак»). The humming noise was louder than bagpipes (/их/ жужжание/гудение было: «жужжащий/гудящий шум был» громче /игры/ волынки/волынок; bag — мешок; сумка; pipe — труба; дудка) and I was terrified of being stung (и я ужасно боялся быть ужаленным; to terrify — ужасать; вселять ужас, страх; to sting). I drew my sword (я вынул /из ножен/ саблю) and killed four of them (убил четырех из них), shutting my window (закрыв = и закрыл окно) when the rest had flown away (когда остальные улетели; to fly). I drew out their stings (я вытащил их = у них жала) and found that they were as sharp as needles (и обнаружил, что они остры, как иголки) and an inch and a half long (и имеют полтора дюйма в длину). I kept the four stings (/все/ четыре жала я сохранил). Much later (много позже), when I returned to England (когда я возвратился в Англию), I gave three of them to Gresham College (я отдал три из них в Грешам-Колледж). I kept the fourth for myself (четвертое я оставил себе).

breakfast ['brekfəst], bagpipes ['bæɡpaɪps], terrify ['terɪfaɪ]

More than twenty wasps came into my box one day while I was having my breakfast. The humming noise was louder than bagpipes and I was terrified of being stung. I drew my sword and killed four of them, shutting my window when the rest had flown away. I drew out their stings and found that they were as sharp as needles and an inch and a half long. I kept the four stings. Much later, when I returned to England, I gave three of them to Gresham College. I kept the fourth for myself.

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