Английский язык с Ф. Баумом. Волшебник Изумрудного Города

"Glinda might (Глинда могла бы)," he suggested (предложил он; to suggest — предлагать, советовать; внушать, вызывать; подсказывать /мысль/).

advice [qd'vaIs], timidly ['tImIdlI], alive [q'laIv], allowed [q'lauId]

"Let us call in the soldier with the green whiskers," he said, "and ask his advice." So the soldier was summoned and entered the Throne Room timidly, for while Oz was alive he never was allowed to come farther than the door.

"This little girl," said the Scarecrow to the soldier, "wishes to cross the desert. How can she do so?"

"I cannot tell," answered the soldier, "for nobody has ever crossed the desert, unless it is Oz himself."

"Is there no one who can help me?" asked Dorothy earnestly.

"Glinda might," he suggested.

"Who is Glinda (кто такая Глинда)?" inquired the Scarecrow.

"The Witch of the South (Ведьма Юга). She is the most powerful of all the Witches (она самая могущественная из всех Ведьм), and rules over the Quadlings (и правит Кводлингами). Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert (кроме этого, ее замок стоит на краю пустыни; edge — острие, лезвие; край, кромка), so she may know a way to cross it (и поэтому она может знать способ, как ее пересечь)."

"Glinda is a Good Witch, isn't she (Глинда — Добрая Ведьма, не так ли)?" asked the child (спросил ребенок).

"The Quadlings think she is good (Кводлинги думают, что она хорошая)," said the soldier, "and she is kind to everyone (и она добра ко всем). I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman (я слышал, что Глинда — красивая женщина), who knows how to keep young (которая знает, как оставаться молодой; to keep — держать, хранить; пребывать, оставаться в каком-либо состоянии

), in spite of the many years she has lived (несмотря на долгие прожитые годы: «несмотря на много лет, которые она прожила»)."

"How can I get to her castle (как я могу добраться до ее замка)?" asked Dorothy.

inquire [In'kwaIq], powerful ['pauqful], castle [kQ:sl]

"Who is Glinda?" inquired the Scarecrow.

"The Witch of the South. She is the most powerful of all the Witches, and rules over the Quadlings. Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it."

"Glinda is a Good Witch, isn't she?" asked the child.

"The Quadlings think she is good," said the soldier, "and she is kind to everyone. I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman, who knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived."

"How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy.

"The road is straight to the South (дорога /к нему лежит/ прямо на Юг)," he answered, "but it is said to be full of dangers to travelers (но говорят, что она полна опасностей для путешественников). There are wild beasts in the woods (в лесах /живут/ дикие звери), and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country (и племя странных людей, которые не любят, чтобы чужеземцы пересекали их страну; race — раса; племя, народ). For this reason none of the Quadlings ever come to the Emerald City (по этой причине никто из Кводлингов никогда не приходит в Изумрудный Город)."

The soldier then left them and the Scarecrow said (после этого солдат покинул их, а Страшила сказал): "It seems, in spite of dangers, that the best thing Dorothy can do (кажется, что несмотря на опасности, самое лучшее, что Дороти может сделать) is to travel to the Land of the South and ask Glinda to help her (это пойти в Страну Юга и попросить Глинду помочь ей). For, of course, if Dorothy stays here she will never get back to Kansas (так как, конечно, если Дороти останется здесь, она никогда не вернется в Канзас)."

"You must have been thinking again (ты, должно быть, снова думал)," remarked the Tin Woodman (заметил Железный Дровосек).

"I have (так и есть: «я /думал/»)," said the Scarecrow.

straight [streIt], queer [kwIq], danger ['deIndZq]

"The road is straight to the South," he answered, "but it is said to be full of dangers to travelers. There are wild beasts in the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country. For this reason none of the Quadlings ever come to the Emerald City." The soldier then left them and the Scarecrow said: "It seems, in spite of dangers, that the best thing Dorothy can do is to travel to the Land of the South and ask Glinda to help her. For, of course, if Dorothy stays here she will never get back to Kansas."

"You must have been thinking again," remarked the Tin Woodman.

"I have," said the Scarecrow.