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

When she had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear a deep groan near by.

"What was that?" she asked timidly.

"I cannot imagine," replied the Scarecrow; "but we can go and see." Just then another groan reached their ears, and the sound seemed to come from behind them. They turned and walked through the forest a few steps, when Dorothy discovered something shining in a ray of sunshine that fell between the trees. She ran to the place and then stopped short, with a little cry of surprise.

One of the big trees had been partly chopped through (одно из тех огромных деревьев было наполовину срублено; partly — частью, частично; to chop — рубить /топором/), and standing beside it (и рядом с ним стоял: «стоя возле него /был/»), with an uplifted axe in his hands (с поднятым топором в руках), was a man made entirely of tin

(человек, сделанный полностью из железа; tin — олово; луженое листовое железо, белая жесть). His head and arms and legs were jointed upon his body (его голова, руки и ноги были присоединены к его телу на шарнирах; joint — место соединения; сустав; шарнир; to joint — соединять, сочленять), but he stood perfectly motionless (но он стоял совершенно неподвижно; motion — движение), as if he could not stir at all (словно он совсем не мог двигаться; to stir — шевелиться, двигаться).

Dorothy looked at him in amazement

(Дороти взглянула на него в изумлении), and so did the Scarecrow (как и Страшила), while Toto barked sharply and made a snap at the tin legs (тогда как Тото пронзительно залаял и попытался укусить железные ноги; sharp — острый, отточенный; резкий, пронзительный /о звуке/; snap — хватка, захват /зубами/, укус), which hurt his teeth (что /только/ причинило боль его зубам).

"Did you groan (это ты стонал)?" asked Dorothy.

"Yes," answered the tin man (ответил железный человек), "I did

(я /стонал/). I’ve been groaning for more than a year (я продолжаю стонать уже больше года: «больше, чем год»), and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me (и никто раньше не услышал меня и не пришел помочь мне; ever — когда-либо)."

partly [ˈpɑːtlɪ], axe [æks], joint [dʒɔɪnt], motionless [ˈməʊʃ(ə)nləs], stir [stɜː], amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt], sharply [ˈʃɑːplɪ], groaning [ˈɡrəʊnɪŋ]

One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin. His head and arms and legs were jointed upon his body, but he stood perfectly motionless, as if he could not stir at all.

Dorothy looked at him in amazement, and so did the Scarecrow, while Toto barked sharply and made a snap at the tin legs, which hurt his teeth.

"Did you groan?" asked Dorothy.

"Yes," answered the tin man, "I did. I’ve been groaning for more than a year, and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me."

"What can I do for you (что я могу для тебя сделать)?" she inquired softly (спросила она ласково; softly — мягко, нежно), for she was moved by the sad voice in which the man spoke (потому что она была растрогана тем грустным голосом, которым говорил мужчина; to move — двигать, передвигать; трогать, волновать).