Английский язык с П. Треверс. Мэри Поппинс / P. L. Travers: Mary Poppins

“There he is (вон он)!” said Michael, pointing suddenly to a shape that banged heavily against the gate (внезапно указав на фигуру, которая тяжело = сильно ударилась о калитку; to bang — удариться, стукнуться). Jane peered through the gathering darkness (Джейн вгляделась в сгущающуюся: «собирающуюся темноту»; to peer — вглядываться).

“That’s not Daddy,” she said (это не папа, — сказала она). “It’s somebody else (это кто-то другой: else — еще).”

behind [bi'haInd] supper [sApq] though [Dqu]

When the afternoon began to die away behind the Park, Mrs Brill and Ellen came to give them their supper and to bathe the Twins. And after supper Jane and Michael sat at the window watching for Mr Banks to come home, and listening to the sound of the East Wind blowing through the naked branches of the cherry trees in the Lane. The trees themselves, turning and bending in the half light, looked as though they had gone mad and were dancing their roots out of the ground.

“There he is!” said Michael, pointing suddenly to a shape that banged heavily against the gate. Jane peered through the gathering darkness.

“That’s not Daddy,” she said. “It’s somebody else.”

Then the shape, tossed and bent under the wind (затем фигура, кидаемая и гнущаяся под ветром; to toss — бросать, кидать, to bend — гнуть(ся)), lifted the latch of the gate (подняла задвижку калитки), and they could see that it belonged to a woman (и они увидели, что она принадлежит женщине), who was holding her hat on with one hand and carrying a bag in the other (которая придерживала свою шляпу на голове одной рукой и несла сумку в другой: to hold — держать, to carry — везти,нести). As they watched (когда они смотрели = посмотрев), Jane and Michael saw a curious thing happen (Джейн и Майкл увидели любопытную картину: «что случилась необычная вещь»). As soon as the shape was inside the gate (как только фигура вошла в ворота: «была внутри ворот») the wind seemed to catch her up into the air and fling her at the house, (ветер как будто подхватил ее на воздух и бросил ее к дому; to catch up— схватить, to fling — кидать, швырять). It was as though (похоже было = это было как если бы) it had flung her first at the gate (что он швырнул ее сначала к калитке), waited for her to open it (подождал, пока она откроет ее), and then lifted and thrown her, bag and all, at the front door (а затем поднял и бросил ее, сумку и все, что было, к парадной: «передней, фронтальной» двери). The watching children heard a terrific bang (наблюдающие дети услышали ужасный хлопок, шум), and as she landed the whole house shook (и, когда она приземлилась, весь дом содрогнулся: «затрясся»).

“How funny (как забавно)! I’ve never seen that happen before (я никогда не видел ничего подобного: «чтобы это происходило прежде»),” said Michael.

curious ['kjuqrIqs] heard [hq:d] whole [hqul]

Then the shape, tossed and bent under the wind, lifted the latch of the gate, and they could see that it belonged to a woman, who was holding her hat on with one hand and carrying a bag in the other. As they watched, Jane and Michael saw a curious thing happen. As soon as the shape was inside the gate the wind seemed to catch her up into the air and fling her at the house. It was as though it had flung her first at the gate, waited for her to open it, and then lifted and thrown her, bag and all, at the front door. The watching children heard a terrific bang, and as she landed the whole house shook.

“How funny! I’ve never seen that happen before,” said Michael.

“Let’s go and see who it is (давай пойдем и посмотрим, кто это)!” said Jane, and taking Michael’s arm she drew him away from the window (и, взяв Майкла за руку, она увела его от окна; to draw — тащить, волочить; тянуть; to draw away — удалять, убирать: «тащитьпрочь»), through the Nursery and out on to the landing (через детскую и на лестничную площадку). From there they always had a good view of anything that happened in the front hall (отсюда они всегда хорошо видели все: «имели хороший вид всего», что случалось в прихожей/передней).