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

The Scarecrow was thinking again, and his head bulged out so horribly that Dorothy feared it would burst.

"Let us call in the soldier with the green whiskers (давайте позовем солдата с зеленой бородой)," he said, "and ask his advice (и спросим его совета)." So the soldier was summoned and entered the Throne Room timidly (поэтому позвали солдата: «солдат был вызван», и он робко вошел в Тронный Зал; to summon — вызывать, позвать; пригласить), for while Oz was alive he never was allowed to come farther than the door (потому что, пока Оз был жив, ему никогда не разрешалось входить /в зал/: «проходить дальше, чем дверь»).

"This little girl (эта маленькая девочка)," said the Scarecrow to the soldier, "wishes to cross the desert (хочет пересечь пустыню). How can she do so (как она может это сделать)?"

"I cannot tell (я не могу сказать)," answered the soldier, "for nobody has ever crossed the desert, unless it is Oz himself (потому что никто и никогда не пересекал пустыню, кроме самого Оза: «если это не сам Оз»)."

"Is there no one who can help me (и что, нет никого, кто мог бы помочь мне)?" asked Dorothy earnestly (серьезно спросила Дороти).

"Glinda might (Глинда могла бы)," he suggested (предложил он; to suggest — предлагать, советовать; внушать, вызывать; подсказывать /мысль/).

advice [əd’vaɪs], timidly [ˈtɪmɪdlɪ], alive [ə’laɪv], allowed [ə’lauɪd]

"Let us call in the soldier with the green whiskers," he said, "and ask his advice." So the soldier was summoned and entered the Throne Room timidly, for while Oz was alive he never was allowed to come farther than the door.

"This little girl," said the Scarecrow to the soldier, "wishes to cross the desert. How can she do so?"

"I cannot tell," answered the soldier, "for nobody has ever crossed the desert, unless it is Oz himself."

"Is there no one who can help me?" asked Dorothy earnestly.

"Glinda might," he suggested.

"Who is Glinda (кто такая Глинда)?" inquired the Scarecrow.

"The Witch of the South (Ведьма Юга). She is the most powerful of all the Witches (она самая могущественная из всех Ведьм), and rules over the Quadlings (и правит Кводлингами). Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert (кроме этого, ее замок стоит на краю пустыни; edge — острие, лезвие; край, кромка), so she may know a way to cross it (и поэтому она может знать способ, как ее пересечь)."

"Glinda is a Good Witch, isn’t she (Глинда — Добрая Ведьма, не так ли)?" asked the child (спросил ребенок).

"The Quadlings think she is good (Кводлинги думают, что она хорошая)," said the soldier, "and she is kind to everyone (и она добра ко всем). I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman (я слышал, что Глинда — красивая женщина), who knows how to keep young (которая знает, как оставаться молодой; to keep — держать, хранить; пребывать, оставаться в каком-либо состоянии), in spite of the many years she has lived (несмотря на долгие прожитые годы: «несмотря на много лет, которые она прожила»)."

"How can I get to her castle (как я могу добраться до ее замка)?" asked Dorothy.

inquire [ɪn’kwaɪə], powerful [ˈpaʊəfʊl], castle [kɑːsl]

"Who is Glinda?" inquired the Scarecrow.

"The Witch of the South. She is the most powerful of all the Witches, and rules over the Quadlings. Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it."

"Glinda is a Good Witch, isn’t she?" asked the child.

"The Quadlings think she is good," said the soldier, "and she is kind to everyone. I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman, who knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived."

"How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy.