Английский язык с В. Ирвингом. Рип ван Винкль - [18]

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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.

He recognized on the sign (он узнал на вывеске), however (тем не менее), the ruby face of King George (красное: «рубиновое» лицо короля Георга), under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe (под которым он выкурил столь много мирных трубок); but even this was singularly metamorphosed (но даже он странно преобразился). The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff (красное пальто изменилось с красного на голубое с желтым; buff [bAf] — темно-желтый, цвета воловьей кожи), a sword was held in the hand (шпага держалась в руке) instead of a scepter (вместо скипетра), the head was decorated with a cocked hat (голова была украшена треуголкой), and underneath was painted in large characters (и внизу было написано большими буквами), GENERAL Washington (генерал Вашингтон).

He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL Washington.

There was, as usual (там была, как обычно), a crowd of folk about the door (толпа народу возле двери), but none that Rip recollected (но ни одного, кого бы Рип вспомнил). The very character of the people seemed changed (даже сам характер этих людей изменился). There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it (в нем была деловая, суетливая, спорящая нотка), instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquility (вместо привычного флегматичного и сонного спокойствия; phlegm [flem] — мокрота, слизь; флегма, бесстрастие, хладнокровие). He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder (он напрасно озирался в поисках мудрого Николаса Веддера), with his broad face (с его широким лицом), double chin (двойным подбородком), and fair long pipe (и славной длинной трубкой), uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke (выбрасывающей облака табачного дыма; to utter — издавать звук; произносить; излагать, выражать словами) instead of idle speeches (вместо праздных речей); or Van Bummel (или ван Буммеля), the schoolmaster (школьного учителя) doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper (постепенно продвигающегося по содержанию старинной газеты; to dole — скупо выдавать, раздавать в скудных размерах, раздавать маленькими порциями; dole — устар. доля, судьба). In place of these (на их месте), a lean (тощий), bilious-looking fellow (желчно выглядящий: «желчный» малый; bilious [‘bIljqs]– желчный; несдержанный, раздражительный), with his pockets full of handbills (с карманами, полными листовок), was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens (выступал с неистовой речью: «неистово разглагольствовал» о правах граждан; to harangue [hq’rxŋ] — выступать с речью; рассуждать, разглагольствовать) — elections (выборах) — members of congress (членах конгресса) — liberty (свободе) — Bunker's Hill*[2] (Бункерс-хилле) — heroes of seventy-six (героях семьдесят шестого) — and other words (и другие слова), which were a perfect Babylonish jargon (которые были чистой вавилонской тарабарщиной = китайской грамотой; jargon [‘GQ:gqn] — жаргон; непонятный язык, тарабарщина) to the bewildered Van Winkle (для сбитого с толку Ван Винкля).

There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle.

The appearance of Rip (внешность Рипа), with his long grizzled beard (с его длинной седеющей бородой), his rusty fowling-piece (ржавым охотничьим ружьем), his uncouth dress (запущенной одеждой; uncouth — странный; грубоватый, грубый, неотесанный), and an army of women and children at his heels (и армией женщин и детей позади: «по пятам»), soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians (вскоре привлекла внимание политиканов таверны). They crowded around him (они столпились вокруг него), eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity (с большим любопытством оглядывая его с головы до ног). The orator bustled up to him (оратор заторопился к нему;