"In the large pocket on the right side of his trousers (в большом кармане с правой стороны его штанов) we saw a hollow tube of iron (мы увидели полую железную трубу: «трубу из железа»), about the length of a man (длиной примерно с человека), fastened to a strong piece of wood (прикрепленную к крепкому куску дерева). There was another of the same kind in the left pocket (еще одна /труба/ того же рода была в левом кармане).
"There were several round flat pieces of white and red metal in the smaller pocket on the right side (в меньшем кармане с правой стороны было =
trousers ['traVzqz], iron ['aIqn], heavy ['hevI]
"In the large pocket on the right side of his trousers we saw a hollow tube of iron, about the length of a man, fastened to a strong piece of wood. There was another of the same kind in the left pocket.
"There were several round flat pieces of white and red metal in the smaller pocket on the right side. Some, which seemed to be silver, were so large and heavy we could hardly lift them.
"In the left pocket there were two black tubes of strange shape (в левом кармане были две черные трубы странной формы). In each of these, there was a flat piece of metal (в каждой из них находится металлическая пластина: «плоский кусок металла»). We ordered him to show us these (мы приказали ему =
strange [streInG], dangerous ['deInGqrqs], beard [bIqd]
"In the left pocket there were two black tubes of strange shape. In each of these, there was a flat piece of metal. We ordered him to show us these because we thought they might be dangerous. He took them out of their cases and told us that, in his own country, he used one to shave his beard and the other to cut his meat.
"There were two pockets we could not enter (были /еще/ два кармана, куда не могли войти), because they were squeezed closed by his large body (потому что они были сжаты: «сжаты закрытыми» его большим телом). He called these pockets his fobs (он назвал эти карманы часовыми;
wonderful ['wAndqfVl], engine ['enGIn], transparent [trxn'spxrqnt]
"There were two pockets we could not enter, because they were squeezed closed by his large body. He called these pockets his fobs. A large silver chain hung out of the right fob. There was a wonderful kind of engine hanging at the end of the chain. It was round, one side silver and the other some transparent metal. He put this engine to our ears. It made a noise like a watermill. We guessed that it was either some unknown animal, or a god. We believe that it is a god because he told us that he seldom does anything without referring to it.