Английский язык с П. Треверс. Мэри Поппинс / P. L. Travers: Mary Poppins

“Perhaps she is (возможно, она и оказывает)”, said Mr Banks, putting his nose round the corner of the newspaper for a moment (высунув на мгновенье свой нос из-за газеты: «выставив свой нос за угол газеты»), and then withdrawing it very quickly (а затем очень быстро убрав его обратно).

When their Mother had gone (когда их мама ушла), Jane and Michael edged towards Mary Poppins (Джейн и Майкл начали осторожно подходитьк Мэри Поппинс; toedge — продвигаться незаметно, протираться, проползать, пролезать; edge — кромка, край), who stood, still as a post, with her hands folded in front of her (которая стояла, как кол неподвижно, с руками, сложенными на груди: «впереди нее»).

“How did you come (как Вы добрались)” Jane asked (спросила Джейн). “It looked just as if the wind blew you here (казалось, что: «это выглядело», как будто ветер принес Вас сюда; toblow — дуть)”.

“It did (так и есть: «он принес»),” said Mary Poppins briefly (ответила Мэри Поппинс коротко). And she proceeded to unwind her muffler from her neck and to take off her hat (и она продолжила разматывать свой теплый шарф с шеи и снимать свою шляпу), which she hung on one of the bedposts (которую она повесила на один из столбиков кровати).

naughty ['nO:tI] searchingly ['sq:t∫IŋlI] honour [׳Onq]

Mary Poppins regarded them steadily, looking from one to the other as though she were making up her mind whether she liked them or not.

“Will we do?” said Michael.

“Michael, don’t be naughty,” said his Mother.

Mary Poppins continued to regard the four children searchingly. Then, with a long, loud sniff that seemed to indicate that she had made up her mind, she said:

“I’ll take the position.”

“For all the world,” as Mrs Banks said to her husband later, “as though she were doing us a signal honour.”

“Perhaps she is,” said Mr Banks, putting his nose round the corner of the newspaper for a moment and then withdrawing it very quickly.

When their Mother had gone, Jane and Michael edged towards Mary Poppins, who stood, still as a post, with her hands folded in front of her.

“How did you come?” Jane asked. “It looked just as if the wind blew you here.”

“It did,” said Mary Poppins briefly. And she proceeded to unwind her muffler from her neck and to take off her hat, which she hung on one of the bedposts.

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins was going to say any more (так как не похоже было, что Мэри Поппинс собиралась говорить что-либо еще; to be going to— собиратьсячто-либосделать) — though she sniffed a great deal (хотя она и много: «огромное количество» фыркала) — Jane, too, remained silent (Джейн тоже молчала: «оставалась молчаливой»). But when she bent down to undo her bag (но когда она наклонилась вниз, чтобы открыть свою сумку), Michael could not restrain himself (Майкл не смог сдержать себя).

“What a funny bag (какая забавная сумка)!” he said, pinching it with his fingers (сказал он, пощипывая ее своими пальцами).

“Carpet (ковровая),” said Mary Poppins, putting her key in the lock (ответила Мэри Поппинс, вставляя ключ в замок).

“To carry carpets in, you mean (носить ковры в /ней/, Вы имеете в виду)?

“No (нет). Made of (сделана из ковра).”

“Oh (о),” said Michael (сказал Майкл). “I see (я понимаю: «я вижу»).” But he didn’t (но он не понимал) — quite (вполне).

silent ['saIlqnt] undo ['An'du:] quite [kwaIt]

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins was going to say any more — though she sniffed a great deal — Jane, too, remained silent. But when she bent down to undo her bag, Michael could not restrain himself.

“What a funny bag!” he said, pinching it with his fingers.

“Carpet,” said Mary Poppins, putting her key in the lock.

“To carry carpets in, you mean?”

“No. Made of.”

“Oh,” said Michael. “I see.” But he didn’t — quite.

By this time the bag was open (к тому времени сумка была открыта), and Jane and Michael were more than surprised to find it was completely empty (и Джейн и Майкл были более чем удивлены обнаружить, что она была совершенно пуста).

“Why (ну и ну),” said Jane, “there’s nothing in it (в ней ничего нет)!”

“What do you mean — nothing (что значит: «что ты имеешь в виду» — ничего)?” demanded Mary Poppins (спросила Мэри Поппинс), drawing herself up and looking as though she had been insulted (вытягиваясь в струну: «вытягиваясь вверх» и выглядя так, как будто она была обижена/оскорблена). “Nothing in it, did you say (ничего нет в ней, ты сказала)?”