Английский язык с Ф. Баумом. Волшебник Изумрудного Города

"One of my greatest fears was the Witches (одним из самых больших моих опасений/страхов были Ведьмы), for while I had no magical powers at all (ведь тогда как у меня совсем не было волшебных сил) I soon found out (я вскоре обнаружил; to find out) that the Witches were really able to do wonderful things (что Ведьмы были действительно способны творить удивительные вещи). There were four of them in this country (в этой стране их было четыре), and they ruled the people who live in the North and South and East and West (и они правили людьми, которые жили на Севере, Юге, Востоке и Западе). Fortunately, the Witches of the North and South were good (к счастью, Ведьмы Севера и Юга оказались добрыми), and I knew they would do me no harm (и я знал, что они не причинят мне никакого вреда); but the Witches of the East and West were terribly wicked (но Ведьмы Востока и Запада бы ужасно злыми), and had they not thought I was more powerful than they themselves (и, если бы они не думали, что я был более могуществен, чем они сами), they would surely have destroyed me (то они наверняка уничтожили бы меня). As it was (и вот так), I lived in deadly fear of them for many years (я жил в смертельном страхе пред ними много лет); so you can imagine how pleased I was (поэтому вы можете себе представить, как я обрадовался: «каким обрадованным я был») when I heard your house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East (когда я услышал, что твой дом упал на Злую Ведьму Востока).

When you came to me, I was willing to promise anything (когда ты пришла ко мне, я был готов пообещать /тебе/ все что угодно) if you would only do away with the other Witch (если бы ты только покончила и с другой Ведьмой; to do away with — избавиться, отделяться от кого-либо/чего-либо, покончить с кем-либо/чем-либо,); but, now that you have melted her (но теперь, когда ты растопила ее), I am ashamed to say that I cannot keep my promises (мне стыдно сказать, что я не могу сдержать свои обещания)."

fear [fIq], fortunately ['fO:tS(q)nqtlI], themselves [Dqm'selvz]

"One of my greatest fears was the Witches, for while I had no magical powers at all I soon found out that the Witches were really able to do wonderful things. There were four of them in this country, and they ruled the people who live in the North and South and East and West. Fortunately, the Witches of the North and South were good, and I knew they would do me no harm; but the Witches of the East and West were terribly wicked, and had they not thought I was more powerful than they themselves, they would surely have destroyed me. As it was, I lived in deadly fear of them for many years; so you can imagine how pleased I was when I heard your house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East.

When you came to me, I was willing to promise anything if you would only do away with the other Witch; but, now that you have melted her, I am ashamed to say that I cannot keep my promises."

"I think you are a very bad man (ты очень плохой человек)," said Dorothy.

"Oh, no, my dear (о нет, моя дорогая); I'm really a very good man (на самом деле, я очень хороший человек), but I'm a very bad Wizard, I must admit (но я очень плохой Волшебник, должен признать)."

"Can't you give me brains (разве ты не сможешь дать мне мозги)?" asked the Scarecrow.

"You don't need them (ты не нуждаешься в них). You are learning something every day (ты учишься чему-нибудь каждый день). A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much (у ребенка есть мозги, но он немногое знает). Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge (опыт — это единственное, что приносит = дает знание), and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get (и чем дольше ты /живешь/ на земле, тем больше опыта ты наверняка приобретешь)."

"That may all be true (все это может быть правдой)," said the Scarecrow, "but I shall be very unhappy unless you give me brains (но я буду очень несчастлив, пока ты не дашь мне мозги)." The false Wizard looked at him carefully (мнимый Волшебник внимательно посмотрел на него; false — неверный, неправильный; ложный, ненастоящий, поддельный).

admit [qd'mIt], learning ['lq:nIN], experience [Ik'spI(q)rIqns], knowledge ['nOlIdZ]

"I think you are a very bad man," said Dorothy.

"Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very good man, but I'm a very bad Wizard, I must admit."

"Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow.

"You don't need them. You are learning something every day.

A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get."

"That may all be true," said the Scarecrow, "but I shall be very unhappy unless you give me brains." The false Wizard looked at him carefully.