Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

I took my way straight for the east coast of the island (я направился: «взял путь» прямо к восточному берегу острова), for I was determined to go down the sea side of the spit (так как я намеревался спуститься к морскому берегу косы) to avoid all chance of observation from the anchorage (чтобы избежать всякого риска быть замеченным со стоянки). It was already late in the afternoon (уже было поздно днем = день клонился к вечеру), although still warm and sunny (хотя и /было/ еще тепло и солнечно)

. As I continued to thread the tall woods (пробираясь: «когда я продолжал пробираться» между высокими деревьями; to thread — продевать /нить/, пробираться, пронизывать) I could hear from far before me not only the continuous thunder of the surf (я мог слышать далеко впереди меня не только беспрерывный грохот прибоя), but a certain tossing of foliage and grinding of boughs (но и постоянное качание = шум листвы и треск веток; to grind — перемалывать, скрежетать) which showed me the sea breeze had set in higher than usual

(что показывало, что морской бриз сильнее, чем обычно; to set in — начинаться, устанавливаться, дуть). Soon cool draughts of air began to reach me (вскоре холодные потоки воздуха начали доходить до меня; draught — тяга, сквозняк); and a few steps farther I came forth into the open borders of the grove (и через несколько шагов я вышел на открытые границы = опушку рощи; to come forth — выступить, показаться)

, and saw the sea lying blue and sunny to the horizon (и увидел простиравшееся до горизонта голубое и солнечное море), and the surf tumbling and tossing its foam along the beach (и как прибой швырял и кидал свою пену = разбивался в пену о берег; along — вдоль, по).

оpportunity [ɔpə`tju:nɪtɪ] bandage [`bændɪʤ] grinding [`graɪndɪŋ] draughts [`drɑ:fts]

Well, as things at last fell out, I found an admirable opportunity. The squire and Gray were busy helping the captain with his bandages; the coast was clear; I made a bolt for it over the stockade and into the thickest of the trees, and before my absence was observed I was out of cry of my companions.

This was my second folly, far worse than the first, as I left but two sound men to guard the house; but like the first, it was a help towards saving all of us.

I took my way straight for the east coast of the island, for I was determined to go down the sea side of the spit to avoid all chance of observation from the anchorage. It was already late in the afternoon, although still warm and sunny. As I continued to thread the tall woods I could hear from far before me not only the continuous thunder of the surf, but a certain tossing of foliage and grinding of boughs which showed me the sea breeze had set in higher than usual. Soon cool draughts of air began to reach me; and a few steps farther I came forth into the open borders of the grove, and saw the sea lying blue and sunny to the horizon, and the surf tumbling and tossing its foam along the beach.