Английский язык с Робинзоном Крузо (в пересказе для детей) (ASCII-IPA)

Friday gave me to understand (Пятница дал мне понять) that there had been three other prisoners in the boats with him (что в лодках вместе с ним было три других пленника = еще три пленника). I had no doubt (у меня не было никаких сомнений) that the savages had killed and eaten them all (что дикари убили и съели всех их).

The next day I made a tent for Friday to stay in (на следующий день я сделал навес для Пятницы, чтобы /он мог/ оставаться там = жить; to stay — останавливаться, жить; оставаться /где-л./, задержаться /где-л./). It was just inside of my castle wall (он был точно/как раз внутри моей стены замка = сразу за стеной замка) and in front of the door into my own sleeping room (и перед дверью /ведущей/ в мою собственную спальню).

As he had no clothes (поскольку у него не было одежды) I set to work to make him a suit (я принялся за работу, чтобы сделать ему костюм). I gave him some linen trousers (я дал ему льняные штаны) which had belonged to one of our sailors (которые принадлежали одному из наших моряков), and which I had not worn because they were too small (и которые я не носил, потому что они были слишком малы; to wear — носить /одежду, обувь/).

Then I made him a little jacket of goatskin (затем я сделал ему курточку из козьей шкуры), and from the skin of a rabbit (а из кожи кролика) I fashioned a very good cap (я сшил ему очень хорошую шапку; fashion — форма, очертания; покрой /об одежде/; to fashion — придавать форму; создавать) that fitted his head quite well (которая подходила к его голове вполне хорошо).

You should have seen him when he was clothed (вам стоило бы посмотреть на него, когда он был так одет). He was very proud, but oh, so awkward (он был очень горд, но, Боже мой, столь неуклюж)!

He went around with a broad smile on his face (он расхаживал: «ходил вокруг» с широкой улыбкой на лице). He tried to do everything that was pleasing to me (он старался делать все, что было мне приятно).

And indeed I was much delighted with him (и в самом деле, я был очень рад ему/доволен им). For no man ever had a more faithful servant (потому что ни у кого не было более преданного слуги; faith — вера; доверие).

Friday ['fraIdeI, 'fraIdI], pursue [p@'sju:], dead [ded], really ['rI(@)lI], pretend [prI'tend], body ['bOdI], forehead ['fOrId], nose ['n@uz], teeth [ti:T], ivory ['aIv(@)rI], olive ['OlIv], color ['kVl@], quick [kwIk], talk [tO:k], blood [blVd], bury ['berI], linen ['lInIn], trousers ['trauz@z], because [bI'kO:z], faithful ['feITf(@)l]

I AM PLEASED WITH MY MAN FRIDAY

THE savage spoke to me. I could not understand his words, but they were very pleasant to hear. For it had now been more than twenty-five years since I had heard the sound of a man's voice. He pointed to the two savages who had been pursuing him. They were lying on the ground where they had fallen. Both were quite dead.

He could not understand how I had killed the second savage when he was so far away from me. He made signs that I should let him see whether his enemy was really dead or only pretending to be so.

I told him, as well as I could, that he might go to him. He ran to the fallen savage and looked at him. He turned him first on one side and then on the other. He seemed very much puzzled.

Then he picked up the savage's bow and arrows and brought them to me.

I turned to go back to my castle and beckoned him to follow me.

He stood quite still for a moment and then pointed again to the bodies on the ground. By signs he asked me if he might bury them, lest the other savages should come up and find them there. I answered by signs and gave him leave.