Английский язык с Л. Ф. Баумом - Волшебник страны Оз

Therefore it was decided to start upon their journey the next morning, and the Woodman sharpened his axe on a green grindstone and had all his joints properly oiled. The Scarecrow stuffed himself with fresh straw and Dorothy put new paint on his eyes that he might see better. The green girl, who was very kind to them, filled Dorothy’s basket with good things to eat, and fastened a little bell around Toto’s neck with a green ribbon.

They went to bed quite early (они легли спать довольно рано; bed — кровать, постель; to go to bed — ложиться спать) and slept soundly until daylight (и крепко проспали до рассвета; daylight — дневной свет, солнечный свет; рассвет, день), when they were awakened by the crowing of a green cock (когда они были разбужены пением зеленого петуха; to crow — кричать кукареку) that lived in the back yard of the Palace (который жил на заднем дворе Дворца; backyard — двор или садик за домом; задний двор), and the cackling of a hen that had laid a green egg (и кудахтаньем курицы, которая снесла зеленое яйцо; to cackle — кудахтать; to lay — класть, положить; откладывать /яйца/).

soundly [ˈsaundlɪ], daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt], yard [jɑːd], cackle [kækl]

They went to bed quite early and slept soundly until daylight, when they were awakened by the crowing of a green cock that lived in the back yard of the Palace, and the cackling of a hen that had laid a green egg.

12. The Search for the Wicked Witch (Поиски Злой Волшебницы)

The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets of the Emerald City (солдат с зеленой бородой вел их по улицам Изумрудного Города) until they reached the room where the Guardian of the Gates lived (пока они не добрались до комнаты, в которой: «где» жил Страж Ворот). This officer unlocked their spectacles to put them back in his great box (этот воин открыл ключом их очки, чтобы положить их обратно в огромную коробку; officer — чиновник, должностное лицо; офицер), and then he politely opened the gate for our friends (и после этого он вежливо открыл ворота для наших друзей).

"Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West (какая дорога ведет к Злой Ведьме Запада; to lead — вести, сопровождать; вести /о дороге и т. п./)?" asked Dorothy.

"There is no road (нет такой дороги)," answered the Guardian of the Gates (ответил Страж Ворот).

"No one ever wishes to go that way (никто и никогда не хотел идти той дорогой)."

"How, then, are we to find her (как же нам тогда найти ее)?" inquired the girl (спросила девочка).

soldier [ˈsəʊldʒə], guardian [ˈɡɑːdɪən], officer [ˈɒfɪsə], inquire [ɪn’kwaɪə]

The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets of the Emerald City until they reached the room where the Guardian of the Gates lived. This officer unlocked their spectacles to put them back in his great box, and then he politely opened the gate for our friends.

"Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West?" asked Dorothy.

"There is no road," answered the Guardian of the Gates.

"No one ever wishes to go that way."

"How, then, are we to find her?" inquired the girl.

"That will be easy (это будет легко)," replied the man (ответил мужчина), "for when she knows you are in the country of the Winkies (потому что, когда она узнает, что вы в стране Винки) she will find you (она /сама/ найдет вас), and make you all her slaves (и сделает вас всех своими рабами)."

"Perhaps not (возможно, и нет)," said the Scarecrow, "for we mean to destroy her (потому что мы собираемся уничтожить ее)."

"Oh, that is different (о, это другое /дело/; different — отличный /в смысле: непохожий, другой/)," said the Guardian of the Gates.