The proud sheriff was very angry, but he sat down (гордый шериф был очень зол, но он присел;
angry ['xNgrI], men [men], saw [sO:], couldn't [kudnt], anything ['enITIN]
«Welcome, Sheriff,» said Robin. «You must eat with us here.»
The proud sheriff was very angry, but he sat down, and Robin's men brought the food and drink — in the sheriff's best gold and silver things. When he saw them, the sheriff couldn't eat anything.
«Let me go (позволь мне уйти),» said the sheriff. «Let me go and I'll be the best friend you ever had (отпусти меня, и я стану самым лучшим другом, который у тебя когда-либо был).»
«Will you promise (ты пообещаешь),» said Robin, «to be my friend (что будешь моим другом), and not to try to catch or kill me (и не будешь пытаться поймать или убить меня)? And will you promise to help my men if you see them (и ты пообещаешь помогать моим людям, если ты встретишь их)?»
«I promise (я обещаю).»
Little John took the sheriff to the road (Малыш Джон отвел шерифа к дороге), and then went back to the greenwood tree (и затем вернулся назад, к дубу;
promise ['prOmIs], try [traI], catch [kxtS], kill [kIl], will [wIl], road [rqud]
«Let me go,» said the sheriff. «Let me go and I'll be the best friend you ever had.»
«Will you promise,» said Robin, «to be my friend, and not to try to catch or kill me? And will you promise to help my men if you see them?»
«I promise.»
Little John took the sheriff to the road, and then went back to the greenwood tree.
Chapter 5
friar tuck
(Брат Тук)
One beautiful June day, Robin Hood and his merry men were in the forest (одним прекрасным июньским днем Робин Гуд и его славные товарищи были в лесу;
Little John shot an arrow at it from his big bow (Малыш Джон выпустил в него стрелу из своего большого лука), and the deer fell dead (и олень упал замертво;
«That was a good shot, Little John (это был хороший выстрел, Малыш Джон),» said Much the miller's son (сказал Мук, сын мельника).
beautiful ['bju:tIful], June [dZu:n], merry ['merI], dead [ded], miller ['mIlq]
One beautiful June day, Robin Hood and his merry men were in the forest. They saw a big deer, but it was more than a hundred and fifty metres away.
Little John shot an arrow at it from his big bow, and the deer fell dead.
«That was a good shot, Little John,» said Much the miller's son.
«Yes,» said Robin Hood. «If we travelled a hundred miles (если бы мы прошагали сотню миль;
Will Scarlet laughed (Уилл Скарлет расхохотался). «There's a curtal Friar at Fountains Abbey (есть в аббатстве Фаунтейн один монах-привратник;
«Is that true (это правда)?» said Robin. «Then I won't eat and I won't drink before I see Friar Tuck (тогда я не буду есть и пить, пока я не увижу этого брата Тука).»
travel [trxvl], wouldn't [wudnt], better ['betq], friar ['fraIq], true [tru:], before [bI'fO:]
«Yes,» said Robin Hood. «If we travelled a hundred miles, we wouldn't find a better bowman.»
Will Scarlet laughed. «There's a curtal Friar at Fountains Abbey,» he said. «His name is Friar Tuck, and he is a better bowman than any of us.»
«Is that true?» said Robin. «Then I won't eat and I won't drink before I see Friar Tuck.»