Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль

As he approached the village (пока он подходил к деревне) he met a number of people (он встретил некоторое количество людей = несколько человек), but none whom he knew (но никого из тех, кого он знал), which somewhat surprised him (что несколько удивило его), for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round (так как он думал, что был знаком с каждым в округе: «в местности вокруг»). Their dress, too (их одежда тоже), was of a different fashion (была отличного фасона) from that to which he was accustomed (от того, к которому он привык). They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise (они все смотрели на него с одинаковым выражением удивления; equal [‘i:kw(q)l] — равный, одинаковый; идентичный), and whenever they cast their eyes upon him (и всякий раз, когда они останавливали на нем взгляд; to cast — бросать), invariably stroked their chins (неизменно поглаживали свои подбородки; invariable [In’vFqrIqbl] — неизменный, неизменяемый; постоянный, стабильный, устойчивый). The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same (постоянное повторение этого жеста заставило Рипа невольно сделать то же самое; recurrence [rI’kAr(q)ns] — повторение; повторное проявление; возвращение, возврат), when, to his astonishment (когда = и тогда, к своему изумлению), he found his beard had grown a foot long (он обнаружил, что его борода выросла на целый фут; foot [fVt] — фут /мера длины, равная 30,48 см, составляет одну треть ярда/)!

As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found his beard had grown a foot long!

He had now entered the skirts of the village (теперь он подошел к краю деревни; skirts — край, граница; окраина). A troop of strange children ran at his heels (ватага незнакомых ребятишек бежала за ним по пятам; troop [tru:p] — стадо, стая; отряд, группа людей), hooting after him (гонясь за ним с криками), and pointing at his gray beard (и показывая на его седую бороду). The dogs, too (собаки тоже), not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance (ни одну из которых он не признал как старую знакомую), barked at him as he passed (лаяли на него, когда он проходил мимо). The very village was altered (сама деревня была переменившейся = сильно изменилась; to alter [‘O:ltq] — изменять/ся/; менять/ся/; видоизменять, вносить изменения, переделывать); it was larger and more populous (она стала больше и многолюднее). There were rows of houses which he had never seen before (там были ряды домов, которые он никогда не видел раньше), and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared (а те, которые были привычными ему местами, исчезли; haunt [hO:nt] — часто посещаемое место; to haunt — часто заезжать проведать, навещать /какое-л. место, людей и т. п./; бывать /где-л./). Strange names were over the doors (над дверьми были незнакомые имена) — strange faces at the windows (незнакомые лица /выглядывали/ из окон) every thing was strange (все было незнакомым).

He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared. Strange names were over the doors — strange faces at the windows every thing was strange.