Three Men in a Boat - Chapter 4 - We pack

chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать

The next day, which was Friday, we collected all these things together. In the evening we met to pack.

next – [nekst] – следующий
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
Friday – [ˈfraɪdeɪ] – Пятница
collect – [kəˈlekt] – собирать
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
together – [təˈɡeðə] – вместе
in the evening – [ɪn ði ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ] – вечером
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречаться
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать

We got a big suitcase for the clothes. There were two large baskets with lids, for the food and for the pans and things to cook with.

get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – иметь
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
clothes – [kləʊðz] – одежда
large – [lɑ:dʒ] – большой
basket – [ˈbɑ:skɪt] – корзина
lid – [lɪd] – крышка
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
pan – [pæn] – сковородка
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
cook – [kʊk] – готовить

We moved the table over to the window. Then we put everything in the middle of the floor.

move – [mu:v] – двигать
table – [ˈteɪbl̩] – стол
window – [ˈwɪndəʊ] – окно
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – поместить
in the middle of – [ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl̩ ɒv] – посреди, посредине
floor – [flɔ:] – пол

After we had done that, we sat there and we looked at it. I said that I would pack.

do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать

I think that I am very good at packing. It is one of the things that I do best. So I told the others that I would organize it. They agreed to this idea too quickly.

think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
packing – [ˈpækɪŋ] – упаковывание
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – сказать
organize – [ˈɔ:ɡənaɪz] – устроить, организовать
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
quickly – [ˈkwɪkli] – быстро

That was rather strange. George lit his pipe and sat back in the armchair. Harris put his feet on the table and lit a cigarette.

rather – [ˈrɑ:ðə] – скорее, слегка
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
lit – [lɪt] – зажечь
pipe – [paɪp] – трубка
sit (sat; sat) back – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) ˈbæk] – откинуться на спинку (кресла)
armchair – [ˈɑ:mtʃeə] – кресло
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – положить
foot (feet) – [fʊt (fi:t)] – нога (ноги)
table – [ˈteɪbl̩] – стол
cigarette – [ˌsɪɡəˈret] – сигарета

This was not, of course, what I had expected. When I said that I would organize it, I meant that I would tell them what to do. Then I would sit and watch them do it.

of course – [əv kɔ:s] – разумеется, конечно
expect – [ɪkˈspekt] – ожидать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
organize – [ˈɔ:ɡənaɪz] – устроить, организовать
mean (meant, meant) – [mi:n (ment, ment)] – иметь в виду
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – говорить
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
sit (sat; sat) – [sɪt (sæt; sæt)] – сидеть
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать

However, I said nothing, and I started to pack the clothes. It took much longer than I had expected, but in the end it was finished.

however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
clothes – [kləʊðz] – одежда
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – занимать времени
longer – [ˈlɒŋɡə] – дольше
expect – [ɪkˈspekt] – ожидать
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
finished – [ˈfɪnɪʃt] – законченный

I sat on the suitcase and closed it. George and Harris watched me with great interest.
‘Aren’t you going to put the boots in?’ Harris asked.

sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
close – [kləʊz] – закрывать
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать
great – [ˈɡreɪt] – большой; сильный
interest – [ˈɪntrəst] – интерес
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – положить
boots – [bu:ts] – ботинки
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать

I looked round, and saw the boots. Why did Harris wait until I had closed the suitcase?
George laughed quietly.

look round – [lʊk ˈraʊnd] – осмотреться; оглядеться
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
boots – [bu:ts] – ботинки
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
until – [ʌnˈtɪl] – до, пока, до тех пор пока
close – [kləʊz] – закрывать
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
laugh – [lɑ:f] – смеяться
quietly – [ˈkwaɪətli] – тихо

I opened the suitcase, and I put the boots in. It was not easy! And just as I was going to close the suitcase again, an awful idea came to me. Had I packed my toothbrush?

open – [ˈəʊpən] – открывать
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – положить
boots – [bu:ts] – ботинки
easy – [ˈi:zi] – легко, просто
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
close – [kləʊz] – закрывать
awful – [ˈɔ:fl̩] – ужасный, кошмарный, отвратительный
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – мысль
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – приходить
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
toothbrush – [ˈtu:θbrʌʃ] – зубная щетка

Of course, I had to look for it, and, of course, I could not find it. I had to take everything out again. I found George’s toothbrush.

of course – [əv kɔ:s] – разумеется, конечно
look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
have\has (had; had) to – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) tu:] – быть должным
take (took; taken) out – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) aʊt] – вынимать
toothbrush – [ˈtu:θbrʌʃ] – зубная щетка

I found Harris’s toothbrush, but I could not find mine. In the end, I found it inside a boot.

find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
toothbrush – [ˈtu:θbrʌʃ] – зубная щетка
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
inside – [ɪnˈsaɪd] – внутри
boot – [bu:t] – ботинок

I packed everything again. When I had finished, George asked if the soap was in the suitcase. I said I did not care about the soap.

pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
soap – [səʊp] – мыло
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
care – [keə] – беспокоиться, думать, заботиться

I threw down the lid of the suitcase, and I closed it again. Then I found my cigarettes were inside it.

throw (threw, thrown) down – [ˈθrəʊ (θru:, ˈθrəʊn) daʊn] – бросать; захлопнуть
lid – [lɪd] – крышка
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
close – [kləʊz] – закрывать
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
cigarette – [ˌsɪɡəˈret] – сигарета
inside – [ɪnˈsaɪd] – внутри

I finished the suitcase at five past ten, and the food was still not packed! Harris said, ‘We have to start the holiday in twelve hours.

finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
five past ten – [faɪv pɑ:st ten] – пять минут одиннадцатого
past – [pɑ:st] – после
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
still – [stɪl] – всё ещё, по-прежнему
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
holiday – [ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отпуск
in twelve hours – [ɪn twelv ˈaʊəz] – через 12 часов

Perhaps George and I had better do the rest of the packing.’ I agreed, and I sat down. They began quite happily. I said nothing.

perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
rest – [rest] – остальной
packing – [ˈpækɪŋ] – упаковывание
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
sit (sat; sat) down – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) daʊn] – сесть
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
quite – [kwaɪt] – весьма; очень
happily – [ˈhæpɪli] – весело, счастливо
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить

I only waited. I looked at all the plates and cups, and bottles, and tomatoes, and cakes, etc. I felt that it was soon going to get exciting.

wait – [weɪt] – ждать
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
plate – [pleɪt] – тарелка
cup – [kʌp] – чашка
bottle – [ˈbɒtl̩] – бутылка
tomato – [təˈmɑ:təʊ] – помидор; томат
cake – [keɪk] – кекс
etc – [etˈsetrə] – и так далее, и тому подобное
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
soon – [su:n] – скоро, вскоре
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – становиться
exciting – [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] – захватывающий, увлекательный

It did. They started by breaking a cup. That was just to show you what they could do and to get you interested.

start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
break (broke, broken) – [breɪk (brəʊk, ˈbrəʊkən)] – разбивать
cup – [kʌp] – чашка
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показать
get (got; got) interested – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntrəstɪd] – заинтересовать

Then Harris packed a pan on top of a tomato and… well, they had to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon.

pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
pan – [pæn] – сковородка
on top of – [ɒn tɒp ɒv] – поверх
tomato – [təˈmɑ:təʊ] – помидор; томат
pick out – [pɪk aʊt] – вытаскивать; вынимать
teaspoon – [ˈti:spu:n] – чайная ложка

And then it was George’s turn, and he stepped on the butter. I did not say anything, but I got up and went over to the table and watched them.

turn – [tɜ:n] – очередь
step – [step] – шагнуть, ступить
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать
go (went; gone) over – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ˈəʊvə] – пойти
table – [ˈteɪbl̩] – стол
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать

This annoyed them more than anything, and it made them worried and excited. They stepped on things, and they put things behind them.

annoy – [əˈnɔɪ] – раздражать, досаждать
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
worried – [ˈwʌrɪd] – обеспокоенный, встревоженный
excited – [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] – взволнованный, возбужденный
step – [step] – шагнуть, ступить
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
put (put; put) behind – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt) bɪˈhaɪnd] – забыть

And then they could not find them when they wanted them. They packed soft things at the bottom of the basket, and then put heavy things on top of them.

find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
want – [ˈwɒnt] – требоваться
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
soft – [sɒft] – мягкий, нежный
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
bottom – [ˈbɒtəm] – дно
basket – [ˈbɑ:skɪt] – корзина
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть
heavy – [ˈhevi] – тяжелый
on top of – [ɒn tɒp ɒv] – поверх

Then it got worse. After George got the butter off his shoe, they tried to put it in the teapot. At first they could not get it in.

get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – становиться
bad (worse, worst) – [bæd (wɜ:s, wɜ:st)] – плохой (еще хуже, самый худший)
get (got; got) off – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ɒf] – снимать
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло
shoe – [ʃu:] – туфля
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
teapot – [ˈti:pɒt] – чайник
at first – [ət ˈfɜ:st] – сначала

Then, when they did get it in, they decided that the teapot was the wrong place. But they could not get the butter out again.

get (got; got) in – [ˈɡet  (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ɪn] – положить; вложить
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
teapot – [ˈti:pɒt] – чайник
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неверный
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet  (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – вынимать
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло

However, in the end they did manage to get it out and they put it down on a chair. Harris sat on it, and when he stood up, the butter stuck to his trousers.

however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
manage – [ˈmænɪdʒ] – ухитриться, справляться с
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet  (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – вынимать
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
chair – [tʃeə] – стул
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сесть
stand (stood; stood) up – [stænd (stʊd; stʊd) ʌp] – вставать
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло
stick (stuck, stuck) – [stɪk (stʌk, stʌk)] – прилипнуть
trousers – [ˈtraʊzəz] – брюки

Then they looked for the butter all over the room. In the end, George got behind Harris, and he saw it.

look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло
all over – [ɔ:l ˈəʊvə] – везде; повсюду
room – [ru:m] – комната
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
get (got; got) behind – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)  bɪˈhaɪnd] – оказаться позади; встать позади
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть

‘There it is!’ he cried.
‘Where?’ Harris asked, and he turned round quickly.
‘Stand still!’ George shouted.
When they got the butter off Harris, they packed it in the teapot again.

cry (cried) – [kraɪ (kraɪd)] – восклицать, кричать
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
turn round – [tɜ:n ˈraʊnd] – обернуться, повернуться на 180 градусов
quickly – [ˈkwɪkli] – быстро
stand (stood, stood) still – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd) stɪl] – не шевелись, не двигайся
shout – [ʃaʊt] – крикнуть, выкрикнуть
get (got; got) off – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ɒf] – снимать
butter – [ˈbʌtə] – масло
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
teapot – [ˈti:pɒt] – чайник

Montmorency was in all this, of course. He sat down on things just when George and Harris were going to pack them; he put his leg into the sugar; he ran away with the teaspoons.

of course – [əv kɔ:s] – разумеется, конечно
sit (sat; sat) down – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) daʊn] – сесть
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
put (put; put) into – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt) ˈɪntə] – вступать
leg – [leɡ] – нога
sugar – [ˈʃʊɡə] – сахар
run (ran; run) away – [rʌn (ræn; rʌn) əˈweɪ] – сбежать, убежать
teaspoon – [ˈti:spu:n] – чайная ложка

He pretended that the oranges were rats, and he got into the food basket and killed three of them.

pretend – [prɪˈtend] – делать вид, притворяться
orange – [ˈɒrɪndʒ] – апельсин
rat – [ræt] – крыса
get (got; got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – влезть в
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда; продукты; продуктовая
basket – [ˈbɑ:skɪt] – корзина
kill – [kɪl] – убить

The packing was completed at ten to one in the morning, and we all went to bed. George said, ‘What time shall I wake you two?’

packing – [ˈpækɪŋ] – упаковывание
completed – [kəmˈpli:tɪd] – законченный; выполненный
ten to one – [ten tə wʌn] – без десяти час
in the morning – [ɪn ðə ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утра
go (went, gone) to bed – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed] – ложиться спать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
What time… – [ˈwɒt ˈtaɪm] – Когда …? В котором часу …?
wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить

Harris said, ‘Seven.’
I said ‘Six.’
In the end we said, ‘Wake us at half past six, George.’

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить
half – [hɑ:f] – половина
past – [pɑ:st] – за, после
half past six – [hɑ:f pɑ:st sɪks] – пол седьмого