"And back to Kansas
(и обратно в Канзас)?" she asked eagerly (с нетерпением спросила она)."Well, I’m not sure about Kansas
(ну, я не уверен насчет Канзаса)," said Oz, "for I haven’t the faintest notion which way it lies (так как я не имею ни малейшего понятия, где он расположен;"How can I cross the desert
(как же я могу пересечь пустыню)?" she inquired (осведомилась она).satisfied [ˈsætɪsfaɪd], notion [ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n], lie [laɪ], cross [krɒs], inquire [ɪn’kwaɪə]
Thus each of the little party was satisfied except Dorothy, who longed more than ever to get back to Kansas.
On the fourth day, to her great joy, Oz sent for her, and when she entered the Throne Room he greeted her pleasantly: "Sit down, my dear; I think I have found the way to get you out of this country."
"And back to Kansas?" she asked eagerly.
"Well, I’m not sure about Kansas," said Oz, "for I haven’t the faintest notion which way it lies. But the first thing to do is to cross the desert, and then it should be easy to find your way home."
"How can I cross the desert?" she inquired.
"Well, I’ll tell you what I think
(что ж, я расскажу тебе, что я думаю)," said the little man."You see, when I came to this country it was in a balloon
(видишь ли, когда я прибыл в эту страну, я прибыл: «это было» на воздушном шаре). You also came through the air, being carried by a cyclone (ты тоже прибыла /сюда/ по воздуху, /так как тебя/ принес ураган). So I believe the best way to get across the desert will be through the air (поэтому я уверен, что лучшим способом пересечь пустыню будет /путешествие/ по воздуху;Now, it is quite beyond my powers to make a cyclone
(что ж, вызвать: «сделать» ураган совершенно не в моих силах); but I’ve been thinking the matter over (но, я обдумал этот вопрос), and I believe I can make a balloon (и полагаю, что я могу сделать воздушный шар).""How
(как)?" asked Dorothy.cyclone [ˈsaɪkləʊn], through [θruː], air [eə], beyond [bɪ’jɒnd]
"Well, I’ll tell you what I think," said the little man.
"You see, when I came to this country it was in a balloon. You also came through the air, being carried by a cyclone. So I believe the best way to get across the desert will be through the air.
Now, it is quite beyond my powers to make a cyclone; but I’ve been thinking the matter over, and I believe I can make a balloon."
"How?" asked Dorothy.
"A balloon
(любой воздушный шар)," said Oz, "is made of silk (делается из шелка), which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it (который покрывается клеем, чтобы сохранять в нем газ;"If it won’t float
(если он не будет парить /по небу/)," remarked Dorothy, "it will be of no use to us (для нас от него не будет никакого проку;