Английский язык с Робинзоном Крузо (в пересказе для детей)

To my great joy (к моей большой радости) I found a spring of fresh water (я обнаружил источник пресной воды) bubbling out from among its roots (булькающий наружу между ее корней; to bubble — булькать).

I knelt down (встал на колени; to kneel — преклонять колени, становиться на колени /также to kneel down/) and took a long drink (и взял = сделал длинный глоток), for I was very thirsty (так как очень хотел пить; to be thirsty — хотеть пить: «быть жаждущим»; thirst — жажда). Then I climbed up into the tree (затем взобрался наверх в дерево = забрался на дерево; to climb — взбираться, влезать, восходить, карабкаться, подниматься).

The branches grew very close together (ветки росли очень близко вместе = очень тесно). I found a place where I could rest (я нашел место, где я мог отдохнуть), half sitting and half lying (полусидя-полулежа), with no danger of falling (без опасности падения = не опасаясь упасть).

With my pocket knife (своим карманным ножом) I cut a strong stick about two feet long (я отрезал прочную палку примерно два фута[1] длиной). This would be my weapon (это будет моим оружием) if any beast should find me in the night (если какое-либо чудовище найдет меня в ночи).

It was now quite dark (было уже: «теперь» довольно темно; quite — вполне, совершенно; довольно; почти, до некоторой степени). The only sound that I could hear (единственным звуком, который я мог слышать) was that of the waves breaking against the shore (был звук волн, разбивающихся о берег).

It seemed so good to be on dry land (казалось так хорошо быть на суше) that I forgot every danger (что забыл любую опасность). I was so tired (я был таким уставшим) that I soon fell asleep (что скоро заснул; to fаll asleep — заснуть: «упасть спящим»). Never have I slept more soundly (никогда я не спал более крепко; sound — здоровый, крепкий; /перен., о сне/ крепкий, глубокий).

around ['raund], without [w'dut], thought [:t], almost [':lmust], wild ['wald], child ['tald], [bi:st], stood [stu:d], alone ['lun], branch [br:nt], walk [w:k], among ['m], knelt [nelt], thirsty [':st], climb ['klam], danger ['den], weapon ['wepn], quite ['kwat], sound ['saund]

I FIND A STRANGE LODGING PLACE

IT was now late in the afternoon. The sun was shining in the bright sky. The storm was at an end. I began to look around me, to see what kind of place I was in. "Where shall I go?" I asked myself. "What shall I do?"

My clothes were still wet. I could dry them only by sitting in the sun.

I had nothing to eat or drink.

I had nothing about me but a knife, a pipe, and a little tobacco.

How could I live on this strange shore without shelter and without food?

The thought of this made me almost wild. I ran this way and that, like a madman.

Then I sat down and cried like a child.

I never felt so lonely as at that moment. I never felt so helpless and lost.

Soon I saw that night was coming on.

I thought: "What if there are wild beasts in the woods? They will come out in the darkness and find me here. And then how can I save myself from them?"

A little way from the shore I saw a tree. It stood all alone, with no other trees near it.

It was thick and bushy, with long thorns on its branches.

I walked out to look at it.

To my great joy I found a spring of fresh water bubbling out from among its roots.

I knelt down and took a long drink, for I was very thirsty. Then I climbed up into the tree.

The branches grew very close together. I found a place where I could rest, half sitting and half lying, with no danger of falling.

With my pocket knife I cut a strong stick about two feet long. This would be my weapon if any beast should find me in the night.

It was now quite dark. The only sound that I could hear was that of the waves breaking against the shore.

It seemed so good to be on dry land that I forgot every danger. I was so tired that I soon fell asleep. Never have I slept more soundly.