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

The sun and wind had changed her, too. They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also. She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now. When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.

Uncle Henry never laughed (дядюшка Генри никогда не смеялся). He worked hard from morning till night (он много работал с утра до ночи; hard — сильно, интенсивно; настойчиво, упорно; to work hard — много работать) and did not know what joy was (и не знал, что такое радость). He was gray also (он тоже был серым), from his long beard to his rough boots (от длинной бороды до грубых ботинок), and he looked stern and solemn (и выглядел он суровым и серьезным), and rarely spoke (и говорил редко).

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh (именно Тото заставлял Дороти смеяться; to make smb. do smth. — заставлять, побуждать кого-либо делать что-либо), and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings (и уберег ее от того, чтобы она стала такой же серой, как все ее окружение; to save — спасать; уберегать; to grow — произрастать, расти; делаться, становиться; surroundings — окрестности; среда, окружение). Toto was not gray (Тото не был серым; ср.: gray — серый; мрачный, безрадостный); he was a little black dog (он был небольшим черным псом = это был маленький черный песик), with long silky hair and small black eyes (с длинной шелковистой шерстью и маленькими черными глазками; hair — волосы; шерсть /собаки, кошки и т. п./) that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose (которые весело поблескивали с каждой стороны = по сторонам его забавного крошечного носа; twinkle — мигание; огонек, блеск в глазах; to twinkle — блестеть, сверкать). Toto played all day long (Тото играл весь день напролет), and Dorothy played with him (и Дороти играла вместе с ним), and loved him dearly (и нежно его любила).

joy [dʒɔɪ], beard [bɪəd], rough [rʌf], solemn [ˈsɒləm], surrounding [səˈraʊndɪŋ]

Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was. He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.

Today, however, they were not playing (сегодня, однако, они не играли). Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky (Дядюшка Генри сидел на пороге и тревожно глядел на небо), which was even grayer than usual (которое было даже более серым, чем обычно). Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms (Дороти стояла в дверях с Тото на руках), and looked at the sky too (и тоже глядела на небо). Aunt Em was washing the dishes (Тетушка Эм мыла посуду).