Английский язык с Джонатаном Свифтом Путешествия Гулливера

Within minutes (/уже/ через несколько минут) people seemed to be running in every direction in that part of the palace (люди в этой части дворца, казалось, начали бегать во всех направлениях). Servants brought up ladders (слуги несли лестницы; to bring up — подвозить; подносить). Hundreds of people were standing in the yard below staring up at the monkey (сотни людей стояли во дворе внизу, глядя вверх на обезьяну).

He sat, still holding me like a baby in one paw (она сидела, все так же держа меня, как младенца, в одной лапе). He was trying to feed me with his other paw (другой лапой она пыталась меня накормить), having squeezed out some filthy meat from his cheek (выдавив из-за щеки какую-то грязную еду). And when I wouldn't eat (а когда/если я отказывался есть) he began patting me (она начинала меня шлепать). The people below couldn't help laughing (люди /стоящие/ внизу не могли сдержать смеха; cannot help doing smth. — быть не в состоянии удержаться от чего-л.) when they saw this (когда они это видели). I don't blame them (я не осуждаю их /за это/) when I think about it now (когда думаю об этом теперь). It was probably a ridiculous sight for everyone except me (вероятно, это было смехотворное зрелище для всех кроме меня).

direction [d(a)ɪ’rekʃ(ə)n], staring ['stɛərɪŋ], filthy ['fɪlθɪ]

Within minutes people seemed to be running in every direction in that part of the palace. Servants brought up ladders. Hundreds of people were standing in the yard below staring up at the monkey.

He sat, still holding me like a baby in one paw. He was trying to feed me with his other paw, having squeezed out some filthy meat from his cheek. And when I wouldn't eat he began patting me. The people below couldn't help laughing when they saw this. I don't blame them when I think about it now. It was probably a ridiculous sight for everyone except me.

Some people began throwing stones (некоторые стали швырять камнями), hoping to force the monkey to climb down (надеясь заставить обезьяну слезть /с крыши/). This was soon stopped (скоро это было запрещено; to stop — останавливать/ся/; прекращать/ся/; пресекать, запрещать). If one of the stones had hit me (если бы один из камней попал в меня; to hit — ударять /по чему-л./; попадать) I could have been killed (я, вероятно, был бы убит). By this time several men had started to climb the ladders (тем временем несколько мужчин /уже/ начали взбираться/подниматься по лестницам). Seeing this and feeling himself surrounded (увидев это и почувствовав себя окруженной), the monkey dropped me on the roof (обезьяна бросила меня на крыше) and ran off (и убежала). There I sat, holding on to the edge of a tile (и вот я там сидел, держась за край черепичной плитки), some five hundred yards from the ground (на высоте около пятисот ярдов от земли). I expected the wind to blow me down any minute (каждую минуту я ожидал, что меня сдует ветер). But one of the young men finally reached me (но наконец один из парней добрался до меня). Putting me into his pocket (положив меня в карман), he brought me safely down again (он благополучно доставил меня вниз).

throw [‘θrəʋ], edge [edʒ], young [jʌŋ]

Some people began throwing stones, hoping to force the monkey to climb down. This was soon stopped. If one of the stones had hit me I could have been killed. By this time several men had started to climb the ladders. Seeing this and feeling himself surrounded, the monkey dropped me on the roof and ran off. There I sat, holding on to the edge of a tile, some five hundred yards from the ground. I expected the wind to blow me down any minute. But one of the young men finally reached me. Putting me into his pocket, he brought me safely down again.