Three Men in a Boat - Chapter 13 - Harris and the swans

chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь

After lunch, we moved on to Wargrave and Shiplake, and then to Sonning.

lunch – [lʌntʃ] – ланч; обычный обед
move on – [mu:v ɒn] – двигаться вперед; идти дальше
war – [wɔ:] – военный
grave – [ɡreɪv] – могила
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль, лодка
lake – [leɪk] – озеро

We got out of the boat there, and we walked about for an hour or more.

get (got; got) out of – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt ɒv] – выбраться из; вылезти из
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
walk – [wɔ:k] – идти пешком
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час

It was too late then to go on past Reading, so we decided to go back to one of the Shiplake islands.

late – [leɪt] – поздно
go (went; gone) on – [ɡəʊ (went; ɡɒn) ɒn] – идти дальше
past – [pɑ:st] – мимо
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
go (went; gone) back – [ɡəʊ (went; ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль, лодка
lake – [leɪk] – озеро
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров

We would spend the night there. When we had tied the boat up by one of the islands, it was still early.

spend (spent, spent) – [spend (spent, spent)] – проводить
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
tie up – [taɪ ʌp] – привязать
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
still – [stɪl] – всё ещё
early – [ˈɜ:li] – рано

George said it would be a good idea to have a really excellent supper.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно; на самом деле
excellent – [ˈeksələnt] – превосходный, отличный
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин

He said we could use all kinds of things, and all the bits of food we had left.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
use – [ˈjuːz] – использовать
kind – [kaɪnd] – род, вид, сорт
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
bit – [bɪt] – небольшое количество, кусок
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять

We could make it really interesting, and we could put everything into one big pan together.

can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно
interesting – [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] – интересный
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
pan – [pæn] – сковородка

George said he would show us how to do it. We liked this idea, so George collected wood to make a fire.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показывать
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
like – [ˈlaɪk] – нравиться
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
collect – [kəˈlekt] – собирать
wood – [wʊd] – дерево, древесина
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать; развести (костер)
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь

Harris and I started to prepare the potatoes. This became a very big job. We began quite happily.

start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
prepare – [prɪˈpeə] – готовить
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
become (became, become) – [bɪˈkʌm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm)] – стать, становиться
job – [dʒɒb] – работа
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
happily – [ˈhæpɪli] – весело, счастливо

However, by the time we had finished our first potato, we were feeling very miserable.

however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
by the time – [baɪ ðə ˈtaɪm] – к тому моменту, как
finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить; завершить
first – [ˈfɜ:st] – первый
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
feel (felt; felt) – [fi:l (felt; felt)] – чувствовать; ощущать
miserable – [ˈmɪzrəbl̩] – несчастный

There was almost no potato left. George came and looked at it.

almost – [ˈɔ:lməʊst] – почти
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставаться
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – приходить
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на

‘Oh, that’s no good. You’ve done it wrong! Do it like this!’ he said.

no good – [nəʊ ɡʊd] – не годится; никуда негодный
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неправильный
like this – [ˈlaɪk ðɪs] – таким образом; так
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить

We worked very hard for twenty-five minutes. At the end of that time we had done four potatoes. We refused to continue.

work (worked/wrought; worked/wrought) – [ˈwɜ:k (wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t; wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t)] – работать
hard – [hɑ:d] – усердно, интенсивно
twenty-five – [ˈtwenti faɪv] – 25
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
at the end – [ət ði end] – в конце чего-либо
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
refuse – [rɪˈfju:z] – отказаться
continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать

George said it was stupid to have only four potatoes, so we washed about six more.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
stupid – [ˈstju:pɪd] – глупый
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь; есть
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
wash – [wɒʃ] – мыть
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно

Then we put them in the pan without doing anything else to them. We also put in some carrots and other vegetables.

put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
pan – [pæn] – сковородка
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
also – [ˈɔ:lsəʊ] – так же
carrot – [ˈkærət] – морковь
vegetables – [ˈvedʒɪtəbl̩z] – овощи

But George looked at it, and he said there was not enough. So then we got out both the food baskets.

look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
enough – [ɪˈnʌf] – достаточно
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – вытаскивать
both – [bəʊθ] – обе
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда; продовольственный
basket – [ˈbɑ:skɪt] – корзина

We took out all the bits of things that were left, and we put them in, too. In fact, we put in everything we could find.

take (took; taken) out – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) aʊt] – вынимать
bit – [bɪt] – кусок, небольшое количество
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – более того, к тому же, в действительности
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь; быть в состоянии
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить

I remember that Montmorency watched all this, and he looked very thoughtful. Then he walked away.

remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать
look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
thoughtful – [ˈθɔ:tfəl] – задумчивый
walk away – [wɔ:k əˈweɪ] – уходить

He came back a few minutes later with a dead rat in his mouth. He wanted to give it to us for the meal.

come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться, вернуться
few – [ˈfju:] – несколько
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
dead – [ded] – мертвый
rat – [ræt] – крыса
mouth – [maʊθ] – рот
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
give (gave; given) – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩)] – давать
meal – [mi:l] – еда, кушанье

We did not know if he really wanted to put it in the pan, or if he wanted to tell us what he thought about the meal.

know (knew; known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
pan – [pæn] – сковородка
tell (told; told) – [ˈtel (toʊld; toʊld)] – сказать
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
meal – [mi:l] – еда, кушанье

Harris said he thought it would be all right to put the rat in. However, George did not want to try anything new.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
all right – [ɔ:l raɪt] – хорошо
put (put; put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)] – класть; положить
rat – [ræt] – крыса
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пробовать

It was a very good meal. It was different from other meals. The potatoes were a bit hard, but we had good teeth, so it did not really matter.

good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
meal – [mi:l] – еда, кушанье
different – [ˈdɪfrənt] – не похожий, отличный, другой
potato – [pəˈteɪtəʊ] – картошка
a bit – [ə ˈbɪt] – немного
hard – [hɑ:d] – твердый, жесткий
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь
tooth (teeth) – [tu:θ (ti:θ)] – зуб (зубы)
matter – [ˈmætə] – иметь значение

After supper Harris was rather disagreeable – I think it was the meal which caused this.

supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
rather – [ˈrɑ:ðə] – слегка
disagreeable – [ˌdɪsəˈɡri:əbl̩] – хмурый, неприветливый
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
meal – [mi:l] – еда, кушанье
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
cause – [kɔ:z] – быть причиной

He is not used to such rich food. George and I decided to go for a walk in Henley, but we left Harris in the boat.

used to – [ˈju:st tu:]  – привыкший к
such – [sʌtʃ] – такой
rich – [rɪtʃ] – роскошный, обильный, жирный
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
go (went; gone) for a walk – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) fər ə wɔ:k] – пойти прогуляться
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка

He said he was going to have a glass of whisky, smoke his pipe, and then get the boat ready for the night.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь; пить
glass – [ɡlɑ:s] – бокал, стакан
whisky – [ˈwɪski] – виски
smoke – [sməʊk] – курить
pipe – [paɪp] – трубка
get (got; got) ready – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈredi] – подготавливать
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь

We were on an island, so when we came back we would shout from the river bank.

be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
river bank – [ˈrɪvə bæŋk] – речной берег

Then Harris would come in the boat and get us. When we left, we said to him, ‘Don’t go to sleep!’

come (came; come) in – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ɪn] – приезжать; пригнать
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – забирать; отвозить
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уходить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
go (went; gone) to sleep – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) tə sli:p] – засыпать

Henley was very busy, and we met quite a lot of people we knew in town. The time passed very quickly.

busy – [ˈbɪzi] – оживленный, заполненный
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречать
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
a lot of – [ə lɒt ɒv] – много
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
town – [taʊn] – город
time – [ˈtaɪm] – время
pass – [pɑ:s] – проходить
quickly – [ˈkwɪkli] – быстро

When we started off on our long walk back, it was eleven o’clock. It was a dark and miserable night.

start off – [stɑ:t ɒf] – трогаться; начать двигаться
long – [ˈlɒŋ] – длинный
walk – [wɔ:k] – прогулка
back – [ˈbæk] – назад; обратно
eleven – [ɪˈlevn̩] – 11
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
miserable – [ˈmɪzrəbl̩] – печальный, скверный, ненастный
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь

It was quite cold, and it was raining a bit. We walked through the dark, silent fields, and we talked quietly to each other.

quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
a bit – [ə ˈbɪt] – немного
walk – [wɔ:k] – идти пешком
through – [θru:] – через, сквозь
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
silent – [ˈsaɪlənt] – тихий
field – [fi:ld] – поле
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить; разговаривать
quietly – [ˈkwaɪətli] – тихо
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг с другом

We wondered if we were going the right way. We thought of our nice, warm, comfortable boat.

wonder – [ˈwʌndə] – задаваться вопросом, хотеть знать
go (went; gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn)] – идти
right – [raɪt] – верный; правильный
way – [ˈweɪ] – путь, дорога
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
nice – [naɪs] – хороший; славный
warm – [wɔ:m] – теплый
comfortable – [ˈkʌmftəbl̩] – удобный, уютный, комфортабельный
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка

We thought of Harris, and Montmorency, and the whisky – and we wished that we were there.

think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
whisky – [ˈwɪski] – виски
wish – [wɪʃ] – желать, хотеть
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть

We imagined that we were inside our warm little boat, tired and a little hungry, with the dark, miserable river outside.

imagine – [ɪˈmædʒɪn] – вообразить, представить
inside – [ɪnˈsaɪd] – внутри
warm – [wɔ:m] – теплый
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
tired – [ˈtaɪəd] – уставший
a little – [ə ˈlɪtl̩] – немного
hungry – [ˈhʌŋɡri] – голодный
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
miserable – [ˈmɪzrəbl̩] – печальный; ненастный
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река

We could see ourselves – we were sitting down to supper there; we were passing cold meat and thick pieces of bread to each other.

see (saw; seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
sit (sat, sat) down – [sɪt (sæt, sæt) daʊn] – сесть
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужинать
pass – [pɑ:s] – передавать
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
meat – [mi:t] – мясо
thick – [θɪk] – толстый
piece – [pi:s] – кусок
bread – [bred] – хлеб
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг другу

We could hear the happy sounds of our knives and our laughing voices. We hurried to make it real.

hear (heard; heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d; hɜ:d)] – слышать
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый; довольный
sound – [ˈsaʊnd] – звук
knife (knives) – [naɪf (naɪvz)] – нож (ножи)
laugh – [lɑ:f] – смеяться
laughing – [ˈlɑ:fɪŋ] – смеющийся
voice – [vɔɪs] – голос
hurry – [ˈhʌri] – торопиться, спешить
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
real – [rɪəl] – реальный

After some time, we found the river, and that made us happy. We knew that we were going the right way.

after some time – [ˈɑ:ftə səm ˈtaɪm] – спустя какое-то время
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
go (went; gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn)] – идти
right – [raɪt] – верный; правильный
way – [ˈweɪ] – путь, дорога

We passed Shiplake at a quarter to twelve, and then George said, quite slowly, ‘You don’t remember which island it was, do you?’

pass – [pɑ:s] – проходить мимо
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль, лодка
lake – [leɪk] – озеро
quarter to twelve – [ˈkwɔ:tə tə twelv] – без пятнадцати двенадцать
quarter – [ˈkwɔ:tə] – четверть часа
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – помнить
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров

‘No, I don’t,’ I replied, and I began to think carefully. ‘How many are there?’

reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – тщательно
how many – [ˈhaʊ məni] – сколько

‘Only four,’ George answered. ‘It’ll be all right, if Harris as awake.’

only – [ˈəʊnli] – только
four – [fɔ:] – четыре
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – отвечать
all right – [ɔ:l raɪt] – хорошо; в порядке
awake – [əˈweɪk] – проснувшийся, бодрствующий

‘And if he isn’t awake?’ I asked.
But we decided not to think about that.

awake – [əˈweɪk] – проснувшийся, бодрствующий
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать

When we arrived opposite the first island, we shouted, but there was no answer.

arrive – [əˈraɪv] – прибыть, достичь
opposite – [ˈɒpəzɪt] – расположенный напротив
first – [ˈfɜ:st] – первый
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – ответ

So we went to the second island, and we tried there. The result was the same.

go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, отправляться
second – [ˈsekənd] – второй
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, пробовать
result – [rɪˈzʌlt] – результат
the same – [ðə seɪm] – тот же

‘Oh, I remember now,’ George said. ‘It was the third one.’ And, full of hope, we ran to the third one, and we called out. There was no answer.

remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
third – [ˈθɜ:d] – третий
full – [fʊl] – наполненный, полный
hope – [həʊp] – надежда
run (ran, run) – [rʌn (ræn, rʌn)] – бежать
call out – [kɔ:l aʊt] – закричать, крикнуть
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – ответ

It was now becoming serious. It was after midnight. The hotels were all full, and we could not go round all the houses and knock on doors at midnight!

become (became, become) – [bɪˈkʌm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm)] – становиться
serious – [ˈsɪərɪəs] – серьезный
midnight – [ˈmɪdnaɪt] – полночь
hotel – [ˌhəʊˈtel] – отель; гостиница
full – [fʊl] – наполненный, заполненный
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь; быть в состоянии
go (went, gone) round – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) raʊnd] – обходить кругом; обходить всех по очереди
house – [ˈhaʊs] – дом
knock – [nɒk] – стучать
door – [dɔ:] – дверь

George said that perhaps we could go back to Henley, find a policeman and hit him.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
go (went, gone) back – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
hit (hit, hit) – [hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)] – ударить

He would arrest us and take us to a police station, and then we would have somewhere to sleep.

arrest – [əˈrest] – арестовывать; задерживать
take (took; taken) – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən)] – отвести; доставать
police station – [pəˈli:s ˈsteɪʃn̩] – полицейский участок
somewhere – [ˈsʌmweə] – где-то
sleep (slept; slept) – [sli:p (slept; slept)] – спать

But then we thought, ‘Perhaps he won’t arrest us. Perhaps he’ll just hit us, too!’ We could not fight policemen all night.

think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
arrest – [əˈrest] – арестовывать; задерживать
hit (hit, hit) – [hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)] – ударить
fight (fought; fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t; ˈfɔ:t)] – драться
policeman (policemen) – [pəˈli:smən (pəˈli:smən)] – полицейский (полицейские)
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь

We tried the fourth island, but there was still no reply. It was raining hard now, and it was not going to stop.

try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пробовать
fourth – [fɔ:θ] – четвертый
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
still – [stɪl] – по-прежнему
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – ответ
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
hard – [hɑ:d] – сильно
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
stop – [stɒp] – останавливаться

We were very cold, and wet, and miserable. We began to wonder if there were only four islands, or if we were on the wrong bit of the river.

cold – [kəʊld] – холодный, озябший, замерзший
wet – [wet] – мокрый
miserable – [ˈmɪzrəbl̩] – несчастный
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
wonder – [ˈwʌndə] – задаваться вопросом, хотеть знать
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неверный; ошибочный
bit – [bɪt] – кусок
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река

Everything looked strange and different in the darkness. Just when we had lost all hope, I suddenly saw a strange light.

look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный; чужой
different – [ˈdɪfrənt] – не похожий, отличный, другой, разный
darkness – [ˈdɑ:knəs] – темнота
lose (lost, lost) – [lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)] – терять
hope – [həʊp] – надежда
suddenly – [sʌdn̩li] – вдруг, неожиданно
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
light – [laɪt] – свет

It was over by the trees, on the opposite side of the river. I shouted as loudly as I could.

tree – [tri:] – дерево
opposite – [ˈɒpəzɪt] – расположенный напротив, противоположный
side – [saɪd] – берег, сторона
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
as … as – [əz … æz] – так … как
loudly – [ˈlaʊdli] – громко
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь; иметь возможность; быть в состоянии

We waited in silence for a moment, and then (Oh, how happy we were!) we heard Montmorency bark.

wait – [weɪt] – ждать
silence – [ˈsaɪləns] – тишина, молчание
for a moment – [fər ə ˈməʊmənt] – на мгновение; на минуту
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый; довольный
hear (heard, heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)] – слышать
bark – [bɑːk] – лаять

We continued to shout for about five minutes, and then we saw the lights of the boat.

continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
light – [laɪt] – свет, лампа
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка

It was coming towards us slowly. We heard Harris’s sleepy voice. He was asking where we were.

come (came; come) – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm)] – подходить; приближаться
towards – [təˈwɔ:dz] – по направлению к
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно, потихоньку
hear (heard, heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)] – слышать
sleepy – [ˈsli:pi] – сонный
voice – [vɔɪs] – голос
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть

Harris seemed very strange. It was more than tiredness. He brought the boat to our side of the river.

seem – [si:m] – казаться, выглядеть
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
tiredness – [ˈtaɪədnəs] – усталость
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – доставить, приводить
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
side – [saɪd] – берег, сторона
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река

He stopped, at a place where we could not get into the boat, and then immediately he fell asleep.

stop – [stɒp] – останавливаться
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь; быть в состоянии
get (got; got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – садиться (в лодку)
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
immediately – [ɪˈmi:dɪətli] – немедленно
fall (fell, fallen) asleep – [fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən) əˈsli:p] – уснуть

We had to scream and yell to wake him up again. At last we did wake him up, and we got into the boat.

have\has (had; had) to – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) tu:] – быть должным
scream – [skri:m] – вопить, кричать
yell – [jel] – вопить, орать, кричать
wake (woke; waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk; ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – будить
at last – [ət lɑ:st] – наконец
get (got; got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – садиться (в лодку)
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка

Harris looked very sad. In fact, he looked like a man who had had a lot of trouble.

look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
sad – [sæd] – грустный; печальный
in fact – [ɪn ˈfækt] – в действительности; на самом деле
look like – [lʊk ˈlaɪk] – выглядеть как; быть похожим
a lot of – [ə lɒt ɒv] – много
trouble – [ˈtrʌbl̩] – проблема

We asked him if anything had happened, and he said, ‘Swans!’

ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь

We had left the boat near a swan’s nest, and, soon after George and I had left, Mrs Swan came back.

leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять; уходить
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
near – [nɪə] – возле; рядом
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь
nest – [nest] – гнездо
soon – [su:n] – скоро, вскоре
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться, вернуться

She started to shout at Harris. However, Harris managed to chase her away, and she went to fetch her husband.

start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
manage – [ˈmænɪdʒ] – ухитриться, справляться с
chase away – [tʃeɪs əˈweɪ] – прогнать
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, отправляться, пойти
fetch – [fetʃ] – сходить за
husband – [ˈhʌzbənd] – муж

Harris said he had had quite a hard battle with these two swans.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
hard – [hɑ:d] – тяжелый
battle – [ˈbætl̩] – битва, сражение
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь

But he had fought bravely and, in the end, he defeated them.

fight (fought, fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔːt)] – бороться, драться
bravely – [ˈbreɪvli] – смело
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
defeat – [dɪˈfi:t] – победить, нанести поражение

Half an hour later they returned – with eighteen more swans. There was another terrible battle.

half an hour – [hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə] – полчаса
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
return – [rɪˈtɜ:n] – возвращаться
eighteen – [ˌeɪˈti:n] – восемнадцать
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – жуткий, страшный, ужасный
battle – [ˈbætl̩] – битва, сражение

Harris said the swans had tried to pull him and Montmorency from the boat and drown them.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, пробовать
pull – [pʊl] – вытащить
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
drown – [draʊn] – топить

But, once again, Harris fought bravely, for four hours, and he had killed them all. Then they had all swum away to die.

once again – [wʌns əˈɡen] – в очередной раз; ещё раз
fight (fought, fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔːt)] – бороться, драться
bravely – [ˈbreɪvli] – смело
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час
kill – [kɪl] – убить
swim (swam, swum) away – [swɪm (swæm, swʌm) əˈweɪ] – уплывать
die – [daɪ] – умереть

‘How many swans did you say there were?’ George asked.
‘Thirty-two,’ Harris replied, sleepily.

how many – [ˈhaʊ məni] – сколько
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
thirty-two – [ˈθɜ:ti tu:] – 32
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
sleepily – [ˈsli:pɪli] – сонно

‘You said eighteen before,’ George said.
‘No, I didn’t,’ Harris answered. ‘I said twelve. Do you think I can’t count?’

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
eighteen – [ˌeɪˈti:n] – восемнадцать
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – отвечать
twelve – [twelv] – 12
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
count – [kaʊnt] – считать

We never discovered what had really happened. We asked Harris about it the next morning, but he said, ‘What swans?’

discover – [dɪˈskʌvə] – узнавать, обнаружить
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно; на самом деле
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
next – [nekst] – следующий
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
swan – [swɒn] – лебедь

And he seemed to think that George and I had been dreaming. Oh, how wonderful it was to be in the boat again!

seem – [si:m] – казаться, выглядеть, думаться
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
dream (dreamt\dreamed; dreamt\dreamed) – [dri:m (dremt\dri:md; dremt\dri:md)] – видеть во сне
wonderful – [ˈwʌndəfəl] – замечательный
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка

We ate a very good supper, and then we thought we would have some whisky. But we could not find it.

eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
whisky – [ˈwɪski] – виски
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – находить, обнаруживать

We asked Harris what he had done with it, but he did not seem to understand.

ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
seem – [si:m] – казаться, выглядеть, думаться
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать

The expression on Montmorency’s face told us that he knew something, but he said nothing.

expression – [ɪkˈspreʃn̩] – выражение
face – [feɪs] – лицо
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать, сказать
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
say (said, said) nothing – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed; ˈsed) ˈnʌθɪŋ] – молчать; ничего не сказать

I slept well that night, although Harris did wake me up ten times or more.

sleep (slept, slept) – [sli:p (slept, slept)] – спать
well (better; best) – [wel (ˈbetə; best)] – хорошо (лучше; самое лучшее)
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
although – [ɔ:lˈðəʊ] – хотя
wake (woke, waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – будить
time – [ˈtaɪm] – раз

He was looking for his clothes. He seemed to be worrying about his clothes all night.

look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
clothes – [kləʊðz] – одежда
seem – [si:m] – казаться, выглядеть
worry – [ˈwʌri] – волноваться, беспокоиться
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь

Twice he made George and me get up, because he wanted to see if we were lying on his trousers.

twice – [twaɪs] – дважды
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – заставлять; вынуждать
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать, подниматься
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – по причине; потому что
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
see (saw; seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – смотреть
lie (lying) – [laɪ (ˈlaɪɪŋ)] – лежать
trousers – [ˈtraʊzəz] – брюки

George got quite angry the second time.

get (got; got) angry – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈæŋɡri] – сердиться, рассердиться
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
second – [ˈsekənd] – второй
time – [ˈtaɪm] – раз

‘Whatever do you want your trousers for? It’s the middle of the night!’ he cried. ‘Why don’t you lie down and go to sleep?’

whatever – [wɒtˈevə] – какого черта; за каким чертом
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть; требоваться
trousers – [ˈtraʊzəz] – брюки
middle – [ˈmɪdl̩] – середина
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
cry (cried) – [kraɪ (kraɪd)] – восклицать, кричать
lie down – [laɪ daʊn] – лечь
go (went; gone) to sleep – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) tə sli:p] – засыпать

The next time I woke up Harris said he could not find his shoes.

next time – [nekst ˈtaɪm] – следующий раз
wake (woke, waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – будить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
shoe – [ʃu:] – туфля, полуботинок

And I can remember that once he pushed me over onto my side. ‘Wherever can that umbrella be?’ he was saying.

remember – [rɪˈmembə] – помнить, вспоминать
push – [pʊʃ] – толкать
side – [saɪd] – бок
wherever – [ˌweəˈrevə] – где
umbrella – [ʌmˈbrelə] – зонтик
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить