Английский язык с Л. Ф. Баумом - Волшебник страны Оз

tinkle [tɪŋkl], pleat [pliːt], diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd], polished [ˈˈpɑːlɪʃt], doubtless [ˈdaʊtləs], wrinkle [rɪŋkl]

They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved. The hats of the men were blue; the little woman’s hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders. Over it were sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun like diamonds. The men were dressed in blue, of the same shade as their hats, and wore well-polished boots with a deep roll of blue at the tops. The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman was doubtless much older. Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.

When these people drew near the house (когда эти люди подошли ближе к дому; to draw — тащить, волочить; подходить, приближаться; to draw near — подходить, приближаться)

where Dorothy was standing in the doorway (где Дороти стояла в дверях), they paused and whispered among themselves (они остановились и стали перешептываться между собой; to pause — делать паузу, временно прекращать; находиться в нерешительности, медлить), as if afraid to come farther (как будто боялись идти дальше). But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy (а маленькая старая женщина подошла к Дороти), made a low bow (отвесила низкий поклон) and said, in a sweet voice

(и сказала мелодичным голосом): "You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins (добро пожаловать, благороднейшая Волшебница, в страну Манчкинов; sorcery — колдовство, волшебство; sorceress — ведьма, колдунья, чародейка; land — земля, суша; страна, государство). We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East (мы так благодарны тебе за то, что ты убила Злую Волшебницу Востока), and for setting our people free from bondage (и освободила наш народ от рабства; to set free — освободить; to set — сажать; ставить; free — свободный)."

whisper [ˈwɪspə], afraid [əˈfreɪd], welcome [ˈwelkəm], noble [ˈnəʊbl], sorceress [ˈsɔːs(ə)rɪs], wicked [ˈwɪkɪd], witch [wɪʧ], bondage [ˈˈbɑːndɪdʒ]

When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, as if afraid to come farther. But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice: "You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage."

Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder (Дороти слушала эту речь с удивлением). What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress

(что же вообще могла иметь в виду эта маленькая женщина, называя ее волшебницей; possibly — возможно, может быть; эмоц.-усил. любым путем, как только возможно; to mean — намереваться, иметь в виду; думать, подразумевать), and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East (и говоря, что она убила Злую Волшебницу Востока)? Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl (Дороти была невинной, безобидной маленькой девочкой; harm — вред, убыток, урон; harmless — невредимый, непострадавший; безвредный, безобидный), who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home (которая оказалась унесенной ураганом за много миль от дома); and she had never killed anything in all her life (и она никого: «ничего = ни одного живого существа» не убила за всю свою жизнь).