Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль - [14]
On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night." He recalled the occurances before he fell asleep. The strange man with a keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the wobegone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip — "what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!"
He looked round for his gun (он посмотрел вокруг = осмотрелся в поисках ружья), but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece (но вместо чистого, хорошо смазанного охотничьего ружья; fowling-piece — охотничье ружье; fowl — птица, дичь), he found an old firelock lying by him (он увидел старое /кремневое/ ружье, лежащее рядом с ним; firelock — кремневый ружейный замок; кремневое ружье /ружье с кремневым замком/), the barrel incrusted with rust (ствол, покрытый ржавчиной), the lock falling off (отваливающийся замок), and the stock worm-eaten (и ружейную ложу, изъеденную червями). He now suspected (он теперь заподозрил) that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him (что мрачные собутыльники с гор сыграли с ним шутку; to roister [‘rOIstq] — бесчинствовать, бражничать), and, having dosed him with liquor (и напоив его спиртным; dose — доза; to dose — давать лекарство), had robbed him of his gun (украли у него ружье). Wolf, too, had disappeared (Вольф тоже исчез), but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge (но он, возможно, погнался за белкой или куропаткой; to stray — сбиться с пути, заблудиться; отбиться). He whistled after him and shouted his name (он свистел его и кричал по имени), but all in vain (но все напрасно); the echoes repeated his whistle and shout (эхо вторило его свисту и крику), but no dog was to be seen (но никакой собаки не было видно).
He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and, having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him of his gun. Wolf, too, had disappeared, but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge. He whistled after him and shouted his name, but all in vain; the echoes repeated his whistle and shout, but no dog was to be seen.
He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol (он намеревался снова посетить место вчерашнего вечернего веселья; gambol [‘gxmb(q)l] — скачок, прыжок; веселье), and if he met with any of the party (и если он встретит любого из этой компании), to demand his dog and gun (потребовать свою собаку и ружье). As he rose to walk (как только он встал, чтобы пойти; to rise — подняться), he found himself stiff in the joints (он нашел = почувствовал себя застывшим/одеревенелым в суставах; stiff — тугой, негибкий, неэластичный, жесткий), and wanting in his usual activity (и лишенным обычной активности/подвижности; wanting [‘wOntIN] — нуждающийся, недостающий). "These mountain beds do not agree with me («эти горные кровати не подходят мне»; to agree [qg’ri:] — соглашаться; гармонировать; подходить)," thought Rip (подумал Рип), "and if this frolic should lay me up with a fit of the rheumatism (и если это веселье уложит меня с приступом ревматизма), I shall have a blessed time with Dame Van Winkle (у меня будет проклятое/чертово время с хозяйкой Ван Винкль; to bless — благословлять; ирон. проклинать)."
He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol, and if he met with any of the party, to demand his dog and gun. As he rose to walk, he found himself stiff in the joints, and wanting in his usual activity. "These mountain beds do not agree with me," thought Rip, "and if this frolic should lay me up with a fit of the rheumatism, I shall have a blessed time with Dame Van Winkle."
With some difficulty he got down into the glen (с некоторой трудностью он спустился в долину): he found the gully (он обнаружил овражек) up which (вверх по которому) he and his companion had ascended the preceding evening (он и его товарищ поднялись прошлым вечером; preceding — предыдущий; to precede — предшествовать
