Английский язык c дружелюбным скелетом. Легенды североамериканских индейцев - [32]
journey [`Gq:nI], prisoner [`prIznq], astonish [qs`tOnIS]
At last it happened that P'ah-whá-yoo-óo-deh, the Little Black Ant, took a journey and went up the bewitched pine, even to its top in the sky. When he found Kahp-too-óo-yoo there a prisoner, the Little Black Ant was astonished, and said:
"Great Kah-báy-deh [Man of Power], how comes it that you are up here in such a condition, while your people at home are suffering and dying for rain, and few are left to meet you if you return? Are you here of your free will?"
"No (нет)," groaned Kahp-too-óo-yoo (простонал); "I am here because of the jealousy of him (я здесь из-за зависти того) who was as my brother (кто был /мне/ как брат), with whom I shared my food and labor (с кем я делил пищу и труд), whose home was my home (чей дом был моим домом), and my home his (и мой дом — его). He is the cause (он причина), for he was jealous and bewitched me hither (он завидовал и заточил меня сюда; to bewitch — заколдовывать, околдовывать; hither — /нареч. книж./ сюда). And now I am dying of famine (и теперь я умираю от голода)."
brother [`brADq], whom [hu:m], whose [hu:z], home [hqum], cause [kLz], hither [`hIDq], famine [`fxmIn]
"No," groaned Kahp-too-óo-yoo; "I am here because of the jealousy of him who was as my brother, with whom I shared my food and labor, whose home was my home, and my home his. He is the cause, for he was jealous and bewitched me hither. And now I am dying of famine."
"If that is so (если это так)," said the Little Black Ant, "I will be the one to help you (я буду тем, кто поможет тебе)"; and he ran down to the world as fast as he could (и он побежал вниз на землю так быстро, как он мог; to run; world — мир, земля). When he got there (когда он добрался туда; to get) he sent out the crier to summon all his nation (он послал глашатая созвать весь его народ; to send), and also that of the In-toon, the Big Red Ants (и еще /народ/ Ин-тун, Больших Красных Муравьев). Soon all the armies of the Little Black Ants and the Big Red Ants met at the foot of the pine (вскоре все армии Маленьких Черных Муравьев и Больших Красных Муравьев встретились у подножия сосны; army — множество; масса; армия; to meet), and held a council (и провели: «держали» совет; to hold). They smoked the weer (они выкурили табак/траву) and deliberated what should be done (и размышляли, что следует сделать; to deliberate — обдумывать, размышлять; совещаться).
fast [fRst], summon [`sAmqn], nation [neISn], ant [Rnt], deliberate [dI`lIb(q)rqt]
"If that is so," said the Little Black Ant, "I will be the one to help you"; and he ran down to the world as fast as he could. When he got there he sent out the crier to summon all his nation, and also that of the In-toon, the Big Red Ants. Soon all the armies of the Little Black Ants and the Big Red Ants met at the foot of the pine, and held a council. They smoked the weer and deliberated what should be done.
"You Big Red Ants are stronger than we who are small (Вы, Большие Красные Муравьи, сильнее, чем мы, которые меньше)," said the War-Captain of the Little Black Ants (сказал Военачальник Маленьких Черных Муравьев; war — война; captain — капитан; командир),"and for that you ought to take the top of the tree to work (и поэтому вы должны заняться верхушкой дерева)."
"No!" said the War-Captain of the Big Red Ants. "If you think we are the stronger (если вы думаете, /что/ мы сильнее), give us the bottom (дайте нам низ = оставьте нам низ), where we can work more (где мы сможем поработать больше), and you go to the top (а вы отправляйтесь на вершину)."
small [smLl], ought [Lt], war [wL], captain [`kxptIn], bottom [`bOtqm], more [mL]
"You Big Red Ants are stronger than we who are small," said the War-Captain of the Little Black Ants, "and for that you ought to take the top of the tree to work."
"No!" said the War-Captain of the Big Red Ants. "If you think we are the stronger, give us the bottom, where we can work more, and you go to the top."
So it was agreed (так и порешили: «так это было решено»), and the captains made their armies ready (и военачальники приготовили армии; to make smth. ready — подготовить что-либо: «сделать что-либо готовым»). But first the Little Black Ants got the cup of an acorn (но сначала Маленькие Черные Муравьи принесли чашку из желудя), and mixed in it corn-meal (и смешали в ней маисовую муку) and water and honey (и воду c медом), and carried it up the tree (и отнесли ее на верх дерева;
