Three Men in a Boat - Chapter 6 - On the river

chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река

At Kingston our boat was waiting for us. Harris and I put all our things into it, and we moved off along the River Thames.

Kingston – [ˈkɪŋstən] – Кингстон на Темзе (Kingston upon Thames) — город в английском графстве Суррей, в 25 км от Лондона.
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
move off – [mu:v ɒf] – отъезжать, отплывать
along – [əˈlɒŋ] – вдоль, по
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
Thames – [ˈtemz] – Темза

Montmorency was at the front of the boat. We travelled along the river without any accidents.

at the front of – [ət ðə frʌnt ɒv] – спереди
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
travel – [ˈtrævl̩] – путешествовать; двигаться
along – [əˈlɒŋ] – вдоль, по
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
accident – [ˈæksɪdənt] – авария, несчастный случай

Well, there was only one little accident. That was when the boat hit the river bank, and Harris fell over backwards.

little (less; least) – [ˈlɪtl̩ (les; li:st)] – маленький (меньше; самое малое)
accident – [ˈæksɪdənt] – авария, несчастный случай
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
hit (hit, hit) – [hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)] – ударить
river bank – [ˈrɪvə bæŋk] – речной берег
fall (fell; fallen) over – [fɔ:l (fel; ˈfɔ:lən) ˈəʊvə] – падать, опрокидываться
backwards – [ˈbækwədz] – назад

When we came to Hampton Court Palace, Harris asked me if I had ever been in the maze there. He told me a story about it…

come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прийти, доходить, достигать
Hampton Court – [ˈhæmptən kɔ:t] – Хэмптон-Корт (королевская резиденция)
Palace – [ˈpælɪs] – дворец
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ; история

He went into the maze once, to show a friend the way. He had studied a map of the maze, and so he knew it was very easy to get out of it again.

go (went, gone) into – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈɪntə] – входить; посещать
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показать
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
way – [ˈweɪ] – путь, дорога
study – [ˈstʌdi] – изучать
map – [mæp] – карта
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
easy – [ˈi:zi] – легко, просто
get (got; got) out of – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt ɒv] – выходить из; выбраться из

Harris said to his friend, ‘We’ll just go in and walk around for ten minutes, and then we’ll come out and get some lunch.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
go (went, gone) in – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ɪn] – входить
walk around – [wɔ:k əˈraʊnd] – бродить
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
come (came; come) out – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) aʊt] – выходить
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – иметь; покупать
lunch – [lʌntʃ] – ланч; обычный обед

It’s easy, you see. You just keep taking the first turning to the right.’

easy – [ˈi:zi] – легко, просто
you see – [ju ˈsi:] – понимаешь; видишь
keep (kept; kept) – [ki:p (kept; kept)] – продолжать
take (took; taken) – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən)] – выбрать
turning – [ˈtɜ:nɪŋ] – поворот
to the right – [tə ðə raɪt] – направо

Soon after they had gone in, they met some people. These people said that they had been there for three quarters of an hour.

soon – [su:n] – скоро, вскоре
go (went, gone) in – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ɪn] – входить
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречать
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
quarter – [ˈkwɔ:tə] – четверть часа; 15 минут
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час

They said they wanted to get out. Harris said, ‘Follow me! I’m going out myself in about ten minutes.’

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet  (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – выбраться; уйти
follow – [ˈfɒləʊ] – идти за, следовать
go (went; gone) out – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) aʊt] – выходить
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута

The people all said that Harris was very kind, and they began to follow him.

people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
kind – [kaɪnd] – добрый, любезный, доброжелательный
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
follow – [ˈfɒləʊ] – идти за, следовать

As they were going along, they collected other people who wanted to get out. In the end, all the people in the maze were following Harris.

go (went; gone) along – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) əˈlɒŋ] – двигаться вперед; двигаться дальше
collect – [kəˈlekt] – собирать
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet  (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – выбраться; уйти
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт
follow – [ˈfɒləʊ] – идти за, следовать

There were about twenty of them. Some of them had thought that they were never going to see their friends and their families again.

about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно
twenty – [ˈtwenti] – двадцать
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
never – [ˈnevə] – никогда
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
see (saw; seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
family – [ˈfæməli] – семья
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь; снова; опять

One woman was carrying a baby. She held on to Harris’s arm because she did not want to lose him.

woman (women) – [ˈwʊmən (ˈwɪmɪn)] – женщина (женщины)
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести
baby – [ˈbeɪbi] – ребенок
hold (held; held) on – [həʊld (held; held) ɒn] – держаться за, вцепиться
arm – [ɑ:m] – рука
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
lose (lost, lost) – [lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)] – терять

Harris continued to turn to the right, but it seemed to be a long way. At last, Harris’s friend said to him, ‘This must be a very big maze.’

continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать
turn – [tɜ:n] – поворачивать
to the right – [tə ðə raɪt] – направо
seem – [si:m] – казаться, выглядеть, думаться
long – [ˈlɒŋ] – длинный
way – [ˈweɪ] – путь, дорога
at last – [ət lɑ:st] – наконец
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
must be – [mʌst bi] – должно быть
big – [bɪɡ] – большой
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт

‘One of the biggest in Europe,’ Harris answered.
‘Yes, it must be,’ his friend continued, ‘because we’ve walked about three kilometres already.’

biggest – [ˈbɪɡɪst] – самый большой
Europe – [ˈjʊərəp] – Европа
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – отвечать
must be – [mʌst bi] – должно быть
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; так как
walk – [wɔ:k] – ходить; идти пешком
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно
kilometre – [kɪˈlɒmɪtə] – километр
already – [ɔ:lˈredi] – уже

Harris began to think that it was rather strange, but he went on. After some time, they came to a piece of cake on the ground.

begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
rather – [ˈrɑ:ðə] – скорее, слегка
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
go (went; gone) on – [ɡəʊ ˈ(went; ɡɒn) ɒn] – идти вперед, продолжать
after some time – [ˈɑ:ftə səm ˈtaɪm] – спустя какое-то время
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прийти
piece – [pi:s] – кусок
cake – [keɪk] – торт, кекс
ground – [ɡraʊnd] – почва, земля

Harris’s friend said that they had passed the piece of cake earlier. Harris replied, ‘No! Impossible!’

friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
pass – [pɑ:s] – проходить мимо
piece – [pi:s] – кусок
cake – [keɪk] – торт, кекс
earlier – [ˈɜ:liə] – раньше, ранее
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
impossible – [ɪmˈpɒsəbl̩] – невозможный

The woman with the baby said, ‘No, I took it from the baby, and I threw it there myself.

woman (women) – [ˈwʊmən (ˈwɪmɪn)] – женщина (женщины)
baby – [ˈbeɪbi] – ребенок
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – брать, взять
throw (threw, thrown) – [ˈθrəʊ (θru:, ˈθrəʊn)] – бросать

It was just before we met you. In fact, I wish I never had met you,’ she added.

just before – [dʒəst bɪˈfɔ:] – непосредственно перед тем как
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречать
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – в действительности
wish – [wɪʃ] – желать, хотеть
add – [æd] – добавить

Harris got angry then, and he took out his map. He showed it to the people, but one man said, ‘A map’s no good when you don’t know where you are.’

get (got; got) angry – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈæŋɡri] – рассердиться
take (took; taken) out – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) aʊt] – вынимать
map – [mæp] – карта
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показать
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – мужчина; человек (мужчины; люди)
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
no good – [nəʊ ɡʊd] – бесполезный
know (knew; known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать

So then Harris said that the best thing was to go back to the entrance and start again.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
go (went; gone) back – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
entrance – [ɪnˈtrɑ:ns] – вход
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
again – [əˈɡen] – снова

Everybody agreed, and they all turned and followed Harris the other way.

agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
turn – [tɜ:n] – поворачивать
follow – [ˈfɒləʊ] – идти за
the other way – [ði ˈʌðə ˈweɪ] – в другую сторону

After ten minutes they found themselves in the centre of the maze.

minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
find (found, found) oneself – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd) wʌnˈself] – очутиться
centre – [ˈsentə] – центр
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт

Harris was going to pretend that he wanted to be in the centre, but the crowd looked dangerous.

going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
pretend – [prɪˈtend] – делать вид, притворяться
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
centre – [ˈsentə] – центр
crowd – [kraʊd] – толпа
look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
dangerous – [ˈdeɪndʒərəs] – угрожающий, опасный

So Harris decided to say that it was an accident. Anyway, now they knew where they were on the map, and it looked easy.

decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
accident – [ˈæksɪdənt] – случайность
anyway – [ˈeniweɪ] – так или иначе, как бы то ни было
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
map – [mæp] – карта
look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
easy – [ˈi:zi] – легко, просто

So they all started off again for the third time. And three minutes later, they were back in the centre again.

start off – [stɑ:t ɒf] – трогаться; начать двигаться
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь; снова; опять
third – [ˈθɜ:d] – третий
time – [ˈtaɪm] – раз
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) back – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n) ˈbæk] – вернуться
centre – [ˈsentə] – центр

After that, every time they tried again, they arrived back in the centre.

after that – [ˈɑ:ftə ðæt] – затем; после
every time – [ˈevri ˈtaɪm] – каждый раз
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, пробовать
again – [əˈɡen] – снова; опять
arrive – [əˈraɪv] – прибыть, приходить
back – [ˈbæk] – назад; обратно
centre – [ˈsentə] – центр

Harris took out his map again, but this made the crowd angry.

take (took; taken) out – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) aʊt] – вынимать
map – [mæp] – карта
again – [əˈɡen] – снова; опять
make (made, made) angry – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd) ˈæŋɡri] – рассердить
crowd – [kraʊd] – толпа

They told him what to do with his map. Harris felt that the crowd was not very grateful to him.

tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать, сказать
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
map – [mæp] – карта
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
crowd – [kraʊd] – толпа
grateful – [ˈɡreɪtfəl] – приятный, благодарный

Then they all started to shout, and in the end the keeper came. He climbed up a ladder, and he called to them, ‘Wait, there! I’ll come and get you.’

start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
keeper – [ˈki:pə] – смотритель
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – приходить
climb – [klaɪm] – подняться, влезть
ladder – [ˈlædə] – лестница
call – [kɔ:l] – звать; кричать
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – забирать

But he was a young keeper, and he was new to the job, so when he got into the maze, he could not find them. Then he got lost.

young – [jʌŋ] – младший
keeper – [ˈki:pə] – смотритель
job – [dʒɒb] – работа
get (got; got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – входить
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – находить, обнаружить
get (got; got) lost – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) lɒst] – пропасть, заблудиться

From time to time, they saw him as he ran past, on the other side of the hedge. He shouted, ‘Wait there! I’m coming!’

from time to time – [frəm ˈtaɪm tə ˈtaɪm] – периодически; время от времени
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
run (ran, run) – [rʌn (ræn, rʌn)] – бежать
past – [pɑ:st] – мимо
on the other side of – [ɒn ði ˈʌðə saɪd ] – с другой стороны
hedge – [hedʒ] – ограда, изгородь
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – идти

Then, five minutes later, he appeared again in the same place. He asked them why they had moved.

minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
appear – [əˈpɪə] – появиться, показаться
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь; снова
the same – [ðə seɪm] – то же
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
move – [mu:v] – двигаться; передвигаться

They had to wait for one of the old keepers to come back from lunch and let them out…

have\has (had; had) to – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) tu:] – быть должным
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
old – [əʊld] – старый
keeper – [ˈki:pə] – смотритель
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) bæk] – возвращаться
lunch – [lʌntʃ] – ланч; обычный обед
let (let; let) out – [let (let; let) aʊt] – выпускать

Harris said that it was a fine maze, and we agreed that we would try to get George into it on the way back.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
fine – [faɪn] – хороший
maze – [meɪz] – лабиринт
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, пробовать
get (got; got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – входить
on the way back – [ɒn ðə ˈweɪ ˈbæk] – на обратном пути