Chew it well (жуй хорошенько), he thought, and get all the juices (и получи все соки). It would not be bad to eat with a little lime or with lemon or with salt (было бы неплохо есть его с лаймом, лимоном или солью).
"How do you feel, hand (как ты себя чувствуешь, рука)?" he asked the cramped hand that was almost as stiff as rigor mortis (которая была так же тверда, как окоченевший труп;
He ate the other part of the piece that he had cut in two (он съел другую часть куска, который разрезал пополам). He chewed it carefully and then spat out the skin (он тщательно разжевал его, а затем выплюнул кожу;
"How does it go, hand (как дела, рука)? Or is it too early to know (или еще слишком рано, чтобы знать)?"
rigor mortis ['rIgq 'mLtIs], other ['ADq], chew [CH]
Chew it well, he thought, and get all the juices. It would not be bad to eat with a little lime or with lemon or with salt.
"How do you feel, hand?" he asked the cramped hand that was almost as stiff as rigor mortis. "I'll eat some more for you."
He ate the other part of the piece that he had cut in two. He chewed it carefully and then spat out the skin.
"How does it go, hand? Or is it too early to know?"
He took another full piece and chewed it (он взял другой целый кусок и прожевал его).
"It is a strong full-blooded fish (это сильная полнокровная рыба)," he thought. "I was lucky to get him instead of dolphin (мне повезло, что я поймал ее, а не дорадо: «вместо дорадо»). Dolphin is too sweet (дорадо слишком сладкая). This is hardly sweet at all (а эта едва ли сладкая;
There is no sense in being anything but practical though (нет смысла ни в чем, кроме того, чтобы быть практичным), he thought. I wish I had some salt (жаль, что у меня нет соли). And I do not know whether the sun will rot or dry what is left (и я не знаю, сгниет ли то, что осталось, под солнцем, или высушится) so I had better eat it all although I am not hungry (так что мне лучше съесть это все, хотя я и не голоден). The fish is calm and steady (рыба /марлинь/ спокойна и ровна = ведет себя спокойно;
"Be patient, hand (наберись терпения: «будь терпелива», рука)," he said. "I do this for you (я делаю это для тебя)."
hardly ['hRdlI], patient ['peIS(q)nt], ready ['redI]
He took another full piece and chewed it.
"It is a strong full-blooded fish," he thought. "I was lucky to get him instead of dolphin. Dolphin is too sweet. This is hardly sweet at all and all the strength is still in it."
There is no sense in being anything but practical though, he thought. I wish I had some salt. And I do not know whether the sun will rot or dry what is left, so I had better eat it all although I am not hungry. The fish is calm and steady. I will eat it all and then I will be ready.
"Be patient, hand," he said. "I do this for you."
I wish I could feed the fish (хотел бы я накормить рыбу /марлиня/ = жаль, что я не могу накормить рыбу), he thought. He is my brother (она — моя сестра: «он — мой брат»). But I must kill him and keep strong to do it (но я должен убить ее, /и нужно/ сохранять силы, чтобы сделать это). Slowly and conscientiously he ate all of the wedgeshaped strips of fish (медленно и добросовестно он съел все клинообразные полоски рыбы;
He straightened up, wiping his hand on his trousers (он выпрямился, вытирая руку о брюки;
"God help me to have the cramp go (Господи, помоги мне избавиться от судороги)," he said. "Because I do not know what the fish is going to do (потому что я не знаю, что эта рыба собирается сделать)."