Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль

His mind now misgave him (теперь его разум изменил ему; to misgive [mIs’gIv] — misgave [mIs’geIv] — misgiven [mIs’gIvn] — внушать недоверие; дать осечку; потерпеть неудачу); he began to doubt (он начал сомневаться; to begin [bI’gIn] — began [bI’gxn] — begun [bI’gAn] — начинать/ся/) whether both he and the world around him were not bewitched (не был ли он сам и мир вокруг околдованы; witch — колдунья, ведьма). Surely this was his native village (несомненно, это была его родная деревня) which he had left but the day before (которую он покинул днем раньше; to leave — оставлять). There stood the Kaatskill mountains (там высились Каатскиллские горы) — there ran the silver Hudson at a distance (там вдали бежал серебристый Гудзон; to run [rAn] — ran [rxn] — run — бежать; течь) — there was every hill and dale precisely (там были каждый холм и долина точно такими же) as it had always been (какими они были всегда) — Rip was sorely perplexed (Рип пребывал в болезненном недоумении; to perplex — ставить в тупик, приводить в недоумение) — "That flagon last night (тот графин прошлой ночью)," thought he (подумал он), "has addled my poor head sadly (прискорбно повлиял на мою бедную голову; to addle — пропадать, портиться /о яйце/; сбивать с толку, запутывать)!"

His mind now misgave him; he began to doubt whether both he and the world around him were not bewitched. Surely this was his native village which he had left but the day before. There stood the Kaatskill mountains — there ran the silver Hudson at a distance — there was every hill and dale precisely as it had always been — Rip was sorely perplexed — "That flagon last night," thought he, "has addled my poor head sadly!"

It was with some difficulty (с некоторой сложностью = с некоторым трудом) that he found his way to his own house (он нашел дорогу к своему собственному дому), which he approached with silent awe (к которому он приблизился с безмолвным страхом), expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle (ожидая в каждое мгновение услышать резкий голос хозяйки ван Винкль). He found the house gone to decay (он увидел, что дом давно обветшал: «ушедшим в упадок») — the roof fallen in (крыша провалилась), the windows shattered (окна разбились), and the doors off the hinges (и двери /упали/ с петель). A half-starved dog (полуголодная собака) that looked like Wolf (которая выглядела, как Вольф) was sulking about it (мрачно бродила вокруг него). Rip called him by name (Рип позвал его по имени), but the cur snarled (но дворняга зарычала), showed his teeth (показала зубы: «оскалилась»), and passed on (и убежала). This was an unkind cut indeed (это была действительно недобрая выходка; cut — удар /хлыстом и т. п./; оскорбление, акт недоброжелательности) — "My very dog (моя собственная собака)," sighed poor Rip (вздохнул бедный Рип), "has forgotten me (забыла меня; to forget [fq’get] — forgot [fq’gOt] — forgotten [fq’gOtqn] — забывать; пренебрегать)!"

It was with some difficulty that he found his way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was sulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed — "My very dog," sighed poor Rip, "has forgotten me!"