Английский язык с Оскаром Уайльдом. Звездный мальчик и другие легенды

They acted so well, and their gestures were so extremely natural, that at the close of the play the eyes of the Infanta were quite dim with tears. Indeed some of the children really cried, and had to be comforted with sweetmeats, and the Grand Inquisitor himself was so affected that he could not help saying to Don Pedro that it seemed to him intolerable that things made simply out of wood and coloured wax, and worked mechanically by wires, should be so unhappy and meet with such terrible misfortunes.

An African juggler followed (затем следовал африканский жонглер/фокусник), who brought in a large flat basket (который принес с собой: «внес» большую плоскую корзину; to bring (brought)) covered with a red cloth (покрытую красной тканью), and having placed it in the centre of the arena (и, расположив ее в самом центре арены), he took from his turban (он достал из своего тюрбана/чалмы; to take (took, taken)) a curious reed pipe (чудную тростниковую трубку; curious — любознательный; странный, чудной), and blew through it (и подул в нее = стал играть на ней; to blow (blew, blown)). In a few moments (через несколько мгновений) the cloth began to move (ткань начала двигаться), and as the pipe grew shriller and shriller (и /звуки/ трубки становились все более резкими и пронзительными; to grow (grew, grown) — расти; становиться, делаться) two green and gold snakes (две зеленых с золотым змеи) put out their strange wedge-shaped heads (высунули свои странные клиновидные головы; shape — форма, очертание, shaped — имеющий какую-либо форму) and rose slowly up (и стали медленно подниматься; to rise (rose, risen)), swaying to and fro with the music (качаясь из стороны в сторону под музыку; to sway — качаться) as a plant sways in the water (подобно растению, что качается в воде).

juggler ['dZAglq] brought [brO:t] cloth [klOT] turban ['tq:bqn] sway [sweI]

An African juggler followed, who brought in a large flat basket covered with a red cloth, and having placed it in the centre of the arena, he took from his turban a curious reed pipe, and blew through it. In a few moments the cloth began to move, and as the pipe grew shriller and shriller two green and gold snakes put out their strange wedge-shaped heads and rose slowly up, swaying to and fro with the music as a plant sways in the water.