"This funny tin man (этот забавный железный человек)," she answered, "killed the Wildcat and saved my life (убил Дикую Кошку и спас мою жизнь). So hereafter you must all serve him (так что отныне вы все должны служить ему), and obey his slightest wish (и подчиняться его малейшему желанию)."
"We will (мы будем /служить ему/)!" cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus (закричали все мыши визгливым хором;
funny ['fAnI], hereafter ["hI(q)r'Q:ftq], obey [q(u)'beI], shrill [SrIl], chorus ['kO:rqs], scamper ['skxmpq], direction [dI'rekS(q)n, daI'rekS(q)n], delight [dI'laIt], group [gru:p]
"This funny tin man," she answered, "killed the Wildcat and saved my life. So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish."
"We will!" cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus. And then they scampered in all directions, for Toto had awakened from his sleep, and seeing all these mice around him he gave one bark of delight and jumped right into the middle of the group. Toto had always loved to chase mice when he lived in Kansas, and he saw no harm in it.
But the Tin Woodman caught the dog in his arms and held him tight (но Железный Дровосек схватил песика, /взял/ его на руки и крепко его держал), while he called to the mice (и он: «в то время как он» крикнул мышам), "Come back (вернитесь)! Come back! Toto shall not hurt you (Тото не причинит вам вреда)."
At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass (при этом Королева мышей высунула свою голову из зарослей травы;
"I will not let him (я ему не позволю)," said the Woodman; "so do not be afraid (поэтому, не бойтесь)." One by one the mice came creeping back (одна за другой, мыши, крадучись, вернулись), and Toto did not bark again (и Тото больше не лаял), although he tried to get out of the Woodman's arms (хотя он и пытался вырваться из рук Дровосека), and would have bitten him had he not known very well he was made of tin (и /он/ покусал бы его, если бы не знал очень хорошо, что тот был сделан из железа). Finally one of the biggest mice spoke (наконец, одна из самых больших мышей заговорила).
tight [taIt], underneath ["Andq'ni:T], clump [klAmp], although [O:l'Dqu]
But the Tin Woodman caught the dog in his arms and held him tight, while he called to the mice, "Come back! Come back! Toto shall not hurt you." At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a timid voice, "Are you sure he will not bite us?"
"I will not let him," said the Woodman; "so do not be afraid." One by one the mice came creeping back, and Toto did not bark again, although he tried to get out of the Woodman's arms, and would have bitten him had he not known very well he was made of tin. Finally one of the biggest mice spoke.
"Is there anything we can do (можем ли мы что-нибудь сделать: «есть ли что-нибудь, что мы можем сделать»)," it asked, "to repay you for saving the life of our Queen (чтобы вознаградить тебя за спасение жизни Королевы;
"Nothing that I know of (ничего такого, о чем бы я знал = даже не знаю)," answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, who had been trying to think (но Страшила, который старался думать), but could not because his head was stuffed with straw (но не мог, потому что его голова была набита соломой), said, quickly (быстро =
"A Lion (Льва)!" cried the little Queen (закричала маленькая Королева). "Why, he would eat us all up (он же съест нас всех)."