worth [
wə:θ] notice ['nəυtis] certainly ['sə:tnli]
I have given you my wheelbarrow, and now you are going to give me your plank. Of course, the wheelbarrow is worth far more than the plank, but true, friendship never notices things like that. Pray get it at once, and I will set to work at my barn this very day.’
“‘Certainly,’ cried little Hans, and he ran into the shed and dragged the plank out.
“‘It is not a very big plank
(/это/ не очень-то большая доска),’ said the Miller, looking at it (сказал Мельник, глядя на нее), ‘and I am afraid (и я боюсь) that after I have mended my barn-roof (что после того, как я залатаю крышу моего амбара; to mend — чинить, штопать, латать) there won’t be any left for you (тебе /от нее/ ничего не останется; to leave (left) — уходить; оставлять, оставлять что-либо неиспользованным) to mend the wheelbarrow with (чтобы починить тачку); but, of course, that is not my fault (но, конечно же, это не моя вина; fault — недостаток; вина). And now, as I have given you my wheelbarrow (и теперь, когда я подарил тебе мою тачку), I am sure (я уверен) you would like to give me some flowers in return (что ты захочешь подарить мне цветов взамен). Here is the basket (вот корзина), and mind you fill it quite full (и постарайся: «не забудь» наполнить ее до самого верху: «совсем полностью»; full — полный; налитый или наполненный до краев).’“‘Quite full
(до самого верха)?’ said little Hans, rather sorrowfully (довольно печально; sorrow — горе, печаль, сожаление), for it was really a very big basket (так как корзина была действительно очень большой), and he knew (и он знал/понимал; to know (knew, known)) that if he filled it (что если он наполнит ее /до краев/) he would have no flowers left for the market (то у него не останется цветов /которые можно будет отнести/ на базар) and he was very anxious (а ему очень хотелось; anxious — беспокоящийся; страстно желающий чего-либо) to get his silver buttons back (получить назад = выкупить свои серебряные пуговицы; to get back — вернуться; получить назад).
fault [
fO:lt] return [ri'tə:n] anxious ['æŋk∫əs]
“‘It is not a very big plank,’ said the Miller, looking at it, ‘and I am afraid that after I have mended my barn-roof there won’t be any left for you to mend the wheelbarrow with; but, of course, that is not my fault. And now, as I have given you my wheelbarrow, I am sure you would like to give me some flowers in return. Here is the basket, and mind you fill it quite full.’
“‘Quite full?’ said little Hans, rather sorrowfully, for it was really a very big basket, and he knew that if he filled it he would have no flowers left for the market and he was very anxious to get his silver buttons back.