Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль - [17]

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His mind now misgave him; he began to doubt whether both he and the world around him were not bewitched. Surely this was his native village which he had left but the day before. There stood the Kaatskill mountains — there ran the silver Hudson at a distance — there was every hill and dale precisely as it had always been — Rip was sorely perplexed — "That flagon last night," thought he, "has addled my poor head sadly!"

It was with some difficulty (с некоторой сложностью = с некоторым трудом) that he found his way to his own house (он нашел дорогу к своему собственному дому), which he approached with silent awe (к которому он приблизился с безмолвным страхом), expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle (ожидая в каждое мгновение услышать резкий голос хозяйки ван Винкль). He found the house gone to decay (он увидел, что дом давно обветшал: «ушедшим в упадок») — the roof fallen in (крыша провалилась), the windows shattered (окна разбились), and the doors off the hinges (и двери /упали/ с петель). A half-starved dog (полуголодная собака) that looked like Wolf (которая выглядела, как Вольф) was sulking about it (мрачно бродила вокруг него). Rip called him by name (Рип позвал его по имени), but the cur snarled (но дворняга зарычала), showed his teeth (показала зубы: «оскалилась»), and passed on (и убежала). This was an unkind cut indeed (это была действительно недобрая выходка; cut — удар /хлыстом и т. п./; оскорбление, акт недоброжелательности) — "My very dog (моя собственная собака)," sighed poor Rip (вздохнул бедный Рип), "has forgotten me (забыла меня; to forget [fq’get] — forgot [fq’gOt] — forgotten [fq’gOtqn] — забывать; пренебрегать)!"

It was with some difficulty that he found his way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was sulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed — "My very dog," sighed poor Rip, "has forgotten me!"

He entered the house (он вошел в дом), which, to tell the truth (который, по правде говоря), Dame Van Winkle had always kept in neat order (хозяйка ван Винкль всегда содержала в редкостном: «опрятном» порядке). It was empty (он был пуст), forlorn (запущен; forlorn [fq’lO:n] — устар. несчастный, заброшенный; находящийся в ужасном состоянии), and apparently abandoned (и, очевидно, покинут). This desolateness overcame all his connubial feats (эта заброшенность пересилила все его супружеские уловки; desolate — одинокий, оставленный всеми, заброшенный; пустынный, необитаемый) — he called loudly for his wife and children (он громко позвал жену и детей) — the lonely chambers rang (пустые комнаты зазвенели; to ring — rang — rung — звенеть; звучать /производить звук/) for a moment with his voice (на мгновение от его голоса), and then all again was silence (а затем все снова стало тихо).

He entered the house, which, to tell the truth, Dame Van Winkle had always kept in neat order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. This desolateness overcame all his connubial feats — he called loudly for his wife and children — the lonely chambers rang for a moment with his voice, and then all again was silence.

He now hurried forth (теперь он заторопился далее; forth — вперед, дальше), and hastened to his old resort (и поспешил к своему старому прибежищу), the village inn (деревенскому постоялому двору/трактиру) — but it too was gone (но он тоже исчез; to be gone [gOn] — умереть; пропасть). A large rickety wooden building stood in its place (большое шаткое здание стояло на его месте), with great gaping windows (с большими зияющими окнами; to gape — широко открывать рот; зевать; зиять, широко раскрываться /об отверстиях/; разверзаться), some of them broken (некоторые из них /были/ разбиты) and mended with old hats and petticoats (и заделаны старыми шляпами и нижними юбками), and over the door was painted (а над дверью было написано), "the Union Hotel (Юнион Отель), by Jonathan Doolittle (Джонатана Дулитла)." Instead of the great tree (вместо большого дерева) that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore (которое давным-давно, бывало, укрывало тихую голландскую гостиницу; of yore [qv jO:] — устар. давным-давно), there now was reared a tall naked pole (теперь возвышался высокий гладкий: «голый, обнаженный» столб), with something on the top (с чем-то на верхушке) that looked like a red night-cap (что выглядело, как красный ночной колпак), and from it was fluttering a flag (а из него развевался на ветру флаг), on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes (на котором было необычное собрание звезд и полос) — all this was strange and incomprehensible (и все это было странно и непонятно; to comprehend — понимать, постигать).

He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn — but it too was gone. A large rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "the Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red night-cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible.