Five hundred workmen helped me
(пятьсот рабочих помогли мне) to make two sails for my boat (сделать два паруса для моей лодки). I made ropes (я изготовил канаты/веревки) by twisting together ten, twenty or thirty of theirs (скручивая вместе /по/ десять, двадцать или =twist [twɪst], theirs [ðɛəz], smooth [smu:ð]
Five hundred workmen helped me to make two sails for my boat. I made ropes by twisting together ten, twenty or thirty of theirs. I happened to find a large stone by the seashore which I was able to use as an anchor. I cut down some of the largest trees to make oars and masts, which was very difficult work. After I had done the rough work, his Majesty's ships' carpenters helped me to make them smooth.
In about a month, when everything was prepared
(приблизительно через месяц, когда все было готово), I sent word to his Majesty (я известил его величество: «послал слово его…») that I was ready to leave (что готов отправится в путь). The Emperor and royal family came out of the palace (император с августейшей семьей вышли из дворца) and I lay down on the ground to kiss their hands (и я лег на землю, чтобы поцеловать их =immediately [ɪ'mi:dɪətlɪ], picture ['pɪkʧə], glove [ɡlʌv]
In about a month, when everything was prepared, I sent word to his Majesty that I was ready to leave. The Emperor and royal family came out of the palace and I lay down on the ground to kiss their hands. His Majesty then gave me fifty purses. Each contained two hundred sprugs. He also gave me a picture of himself, which I immediately put inside my glove to protect it.