Английский язык с Р. Киплингом. Истории просто так

And after thousands and thousands and thousands of years, and after Hieroglyphics and Demotics, and Nilotics, and Cryptics, and Cufics, and Runics, and Dorics, and Ionics, and all sorts of other ricks and tricks (because the Woons, and the Neguses, and the Akhoonds, and the Repositories of Tradition would never leave a good thing alone when they saw it), the fine old easy, understandable Alphabet — A, B, C, D, E, and the rest of ‘em — got back into its proper shape again for all Best Beloveds to learn when they are old enough.

But I remember Tegumai Bopsulai, and Taffimai Metallumai and Teshumai Tewindrow, her dear Mummy (но я помню Тегумая Бопсулая и Тэффимай Металлумай, и Тешумай Тевиндроу, ее дорогую Мамочку), and all the days gone by (и все минувшие дни). And it was so (и это было так) — just so (вот так) — a little time ago (недавно) — on the banks of the big Wagai (на берегах большой /реки/ Вагай)!

remember [rI'membq], gone [gOn], ago [q'gqu]

But I remember Tegumai Bopsulai, and Taffimai Metallumai and Teshumai Tewindrow, her dear Mummy, and all the days gone by. And it was so — just so — a little time ago — on the banks of the big Wagai!

ONE of the first things (одним из первых дел) that Tegumai Bopsulai did after Taffy and he had made the Alphabet (которое сделал Тегумай Бопсулай после того, как Тэффи и он создали Алфавит) was to make a magic Alphabet-necklace of all the letters (было изготовление волшебного Алфавитного ожерелья из всех букв), so that it could be put in the Temple of Tegumai and kept for ever and ever (так чтобы его можно было положить = поместить в Храм Тегумаев и хранить всегда-всегда = вечные времена; to keep — хранить). All the Tribe of Tegumai brought their most precious beads and beautiful things (все Племя Тегумая принесло свои самые драгоценные бусины и красивые вещи), and Taffy and Tegumai spent five whole years getting the necklace in order (а Тэффи и Тегумай потратили целых пять лет, собирая ожерелье по порядку; in order — последовательно, надлежащим образом; to spend — тратить). This is a picture of the magic Alphabet-necklace (это изображение волшебного Алфавитного ожерелья). The string was made of the finest and strongest reindeer-sinew (шнурок был изготовлен из самых красивых и прочнейших оленьих сухожилий), bound round with thin copper wire (обвязанных / скрепленных тонкой медной проволокой; to bind — скреплять, зажимать, обвязывать).

precious ['preSqs], order ['Ldq], wire [waIq]

ONE of the first things that Tegumai Bopsulai did after Taffy and he had made the Alphabet was to make a magic Alphabet-necklace of all the letters, so that it could be put in the Temple of Tegumai and kept for ever and ever. All the Tribe of Tegumai brought their most precious beads and beautiful things, and Taffy and Tegumai spent five whole years getting the necklace in order. This is a picture of the magic Alphabet-necklace. The string was made of the finest and strongest reindeer-sinew, bound round with thin copper wire.