Английский язык с Ф. Баумом. Волшебник Изумрудного Города

Dorothy found herself riding easily between two of the biggest Monkeys (Дороти обнаружила, что она легко парит между двумя самыми большими Обезьянами), one of them the King himself (одна из которых была самим Королем). They had made a chair of their hands (они сделали = сплели из своих рук стул) and were careful not to hurt her (и были /очень/ осторожными, чтобы не причинить ей вреда).

rather ['rQ:Dq], frightened [fraItnd], chair [tSeq]

The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were rather frightened at first, for they remembered how badly the Winged Monkeys had treated them before; but they saw that no harm was intended, so they rode through the air quite cheerfully, and had a fine time looking at the pretty gardens and woods far below them.

Dorothy found herself riding easily between two of the biggest Monkeys, one of them the King himself. They had made a chair of their hands and were careful not to hurt her.

"Why do you have to obey the charm of the Golden Cap (почему вы должны: «вынуждены» подчиняться заклинанию Золотой Шапки)?" she asked.

"That is a long story (это длинная история)," answered the Winged King, with a laugh (ответил Крылатый король со смехом); "but as we have a long journey before us (но, так как пред нами = нам предстоит длительное путешествие), I will pass the time by telling you about it, if you wish (я скоротаю время, рассказывая тебе эту историю: «об этом», если ты пожелаешь; to pass — идти, проходить; проводить /время, день и т. п./; to pass the time — проводить время)."

"I shall be glad to hear it (я буду рада услышать ее)," she replied.

obey [q(u)'beI], story['stO:rI], laugh [lQ:f], journey ['dZq:nI]

"Why do you have to obey the charm of the Golden Cap?" she asked.

"That is a long story," answered the Winged King, with a laugh; "but as we have a long journey before us, I will pass the time by telling you about it, if you wish."

"I shall be glad to hear it," she replied.

"Once (когда-то)," began the leader (начал вожак), "we were a free people (мы были свободным народом; people — народ, нация), living happily in the great forest (и жили счастливо в огромном лесу), flying from tree to tree (перелетая от дерева к дереву), eating nuts and fruit (поедая орехи и фрукты), and doing just as we pleased (и поступая так, как нам заблагорассудится; to please — желать, хотеть, изволить; to do as one pleases — поступать так, как хочется) without calling anybody master (и никого не называя хозяином). Perhaps some of us were rather too full of mischief at times (возможно, временами некоторые из нас были слишком преисполнены озорства), flying down to pull the tails of the animals that had no wings (и слетали вниз, чтобы потянуть за хвост тех животных, у которых не было крыльев), chasing birds (и гонялись за птицами), and throwing nuts at the people who walked in the forest (и бросались орехами в людей, которые шли по лесу). But we were careless and happy and full of fun (но мы были беззаботными, счастливыми и полными веселья), and enjoyed every minute of the day (и наслаждались каждой минутой /каждого/ дня; to enjoy — любить /что-либо/, получать удовольствие /от чего-либо/; наслаждаться).

This was many years ago (это было много лет тому назад), long before Oz came out of the clouds to rule over this land (задолго до того, как Оз прибыл из-за облаков, чтобы править этой страной).

leader ['li:dq], free [fri:], happily ['hxpIlI], forest ['fOrIst], master ['mQ:stq], mischief ['mIstSIf], cloud [klaud]

"Once," began the leader, "we were a free people, living happily in the great forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruit, and doing just as we pleased without calling anybody master. Perhaps some of us were rather too full of mischief at times, flying down to pull the tails of the animals that had no wings, chasing birds, and throwing nuts at the people who walked in the forest. But we were careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day.

This was many years ago, long before Oz came out of the clouds to rule over this land.

"There lived here then, away at the North a beautiful princess (в то время жила здесь, далеко на Севере, одна прекрасная принцесса), who was also a powerful sorceress (которая была могущественной волшебницей). All her magic was used to help the people (все ее волшебство использовалось для того, чтобы помогать ее народу), and she was never known to hurt anyone who was good (и никто никогда не слышал: «не знал», чтобы она причинила вред хорошему человеку: «кому-либо, кто был хорошим»).