Английский язык с Джонатаном Свифтом. Путешествия Гулливера

I placed my hands together (я сложил руки вместе) and said some words in a low voice (и произнес несколько слов тихим голосом; low — низкий; тихий, негромкий). When this seemed to please him (когда /мне/ показалось, что это пришлось ему по нраву; to please — нравиться; доставлять удовольствие) I groaned a little (я слегка застонал) and moved my head towards my sides (и стал поворачивать голову к бокам), hoping to let him know (надеясь дать ему понять) how much he was hurting me (какую боль он мне причиняет: «как сильно он мне причиняет боль»). He seemed to understand (по-видимому, он понял), and put me gently into his pocket (осторожно положил меня в карман; gently — мягко, нежно; осторожно) and ran back down the field (и побежал обратно по полю).

said [sed], word [wWd], please [plJz]

I placed my hands together and said some words in a low voice. When this seemed to please him I groaned a little and moved my head towards my sides, hoping to let him know how much he was hurting me. He seemed to understand, and put me gently into his pocket and ran back down the field.

The next thing I knew (не успел я опомниться: «следующее, что я осознал /было/»), I was being held in the hands of the farmer (/как/ очутился в руках у фермера: to hold — держать) that I had first seen standing on the stile (которого я вначале видел стоящим на ступенях). He blew my hair away from my face (он сдул волосы с моего лица) in order to see me more clearly (чтобы лучше: «яснее» меня рассмотреть). He poked at my clothes with a stalk of corn (потыкал мою одежду соломиной: «стеблем злака»). I think he was trying to see (я думаю, он пытался разобраться) whether my clothes were a kind of skin (не была ли моя одежда чем-то вроде кожи/шкуры; kind — сорт; разновидность, вид, род) that grew on me (покрывающей меня от природы: «которая росла на мне»). The other workers stood around (остальные работники стояли вокруг) looking at me closely (пристально глядя на меня; closely — близко; внимательно, тщательно; пристально). At last he put me down on the ground (наконец он поставил/положил меня на землю). I began to walk slowly backwards and forwards (я начал медленно прохаживаться взад и вперед) so they would know I was not going to run away (чтобы они знали, что я не собираюсь убегать; to be going to… — собираться, намереваться /что-л. сделать/).

kind [kaInd], closely ['klqVslI], forwards ['fLwqdz]

The next thing I knew, I was being held in the hands of the farmer that I had first seen standing on the stile. He blew my hair away from my face in order to see me more clearly. He poked at my clothes with a stalk of corn. I think he was trying to see whether my clothes were a kind of skin that grew on me. The other workers stood around looking at me closely. At last he put me down on the ground. I began to walk slowly backwards and forwards so they would know I was not going to run away.

They sat down in a circle around me (они сели в кружок вокруг меня). I pulled off my hat (я снял шляпу) and made a low bow to the farmer (и сделал глубокий поклон фермеру). I fell on my knees (стал: «упал» на колени), lifted up my hands and eyes (поднял вверх = к небу глаза и руки) and spoke several words as loudly as I could (и как можно громче произнес несколько слов). I then took a purse of gold out of my pocket (потом я вынул из кармана кошелек с золотом) and gave it to the farmer (и подал его фермеру). He examined it carefully (он тщательно его осмотрел/изучил; care — забота; внимание, осторожность; тщательность) but didn't seem to know what it was (но, казалось, не знал, что это такое).

bow /в значениях "наклоняться; поклон"/ [baV], examine [Ig'zxmIn], carefully ['kFqfVlI]

They sat down in a circle around me. I pulled off my hat and made a low bow to the farmer. I fell on my knees, lifted up my hands and eyes and spoke several words as loudly as I could. I then took a purse of gold out of my pocket and gave it to the farmer. He examined it carefully but didn't seem to know what it was.