chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
journey – [ˈdʒɜ:ni] – путешествие, поездка
home – [həʊm] – дом
We left Oxford on the third day, to go back home. The weather changed, and, when we left Oxford, it was raining.
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять, уходить, покидать
third – [ˈθɜ:d] – третий
go (went; gone) back – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
home – [həʊm] – дом
weather – [ˈweðə] – погода
change – [tʃeɪndʒ] – меняться
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
It continued to rain, not heavily, but all the time. When the sun is shining, the river turns everything into a golden dream.
continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
heavily – [ˈhevɪli] – сильно
all the time – [ɔ:l ðə ˈtaɪm] – все время
sun – [sʌn] – солнце
shine (shone; shone) – [ʃaɪn (ʃɒn; ʃɒn)] – светить, сиять
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
turn – [tɜ:n] – превращаться, изменяться
golden – [ˈɡəʊldən] – золотой, золотистый
dream – [dri:m] – мечта; сон
But when it rains, the river is brown and miserable. It rained all day, and, at first, we pretended we were enjoying it.
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
brown – [braʊn] – бурый, коричневый
miserable – [ˈmɪzrəbl̩] – печальный, скверный, убогий
at first – [ət ˈfɜ:st] – сначала
pretend – [prɪˈtend] – делать вид, притворяться
enjoy – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ] – получать удовольствие, наслаждаться
We said that it was a nice change. We added that it was good to see the river in all kinds of weather.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
nice – [naɪs] – приятный; хороший; славный
change – [tʃeɪndʒ] – перемена
add – [æd] – добавить
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
see (saw; seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
kind – [kaɪnd] – род, вид, сорт
weather – [ˈweðə] – погода
Harris and I sang a song about how good it was to be free and to be able to enjoy the sun and the rain.
sing (sang, sung) – [sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)] – петь
song – [sɒŋ] – песня
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
free – [fri:] – свободный
be able to – [bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu:] – быть в состоянии, мочь
enjoy – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ] – получать удовольствие; наслаждаться
sun – [sʌn] – солнце
rain – [ˈreɪn] – дождь
George thought it was much more serious, and he put up the umbrella.
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
serious – [ˈsɪərɪəs] – серьезный
put (put; put) up – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt) ʌp] – раскрывать (зонтик)
umbrella – [ʌmˈbrelə] – зонтик
Before lunch, he put the cover on the boat, and it stayed there all afternoon. We just left a little hole, so that we could see out.
lunch – [lʌntʃ] – ланч; обычный обед
put (put; put) on – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt) ɒn] – поставить
cover – [ˈkʌvə] – чехол, покров, навес
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
stay – [steɪ] – оставаться
afternoon – [ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n] – послеобеденное время до заката; день
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
little (less; least) – [ˈlɪtl̩ (les; li:st)] – маленький; небольшой (меньше; самое малое)
hole – [həʊl] – отверстие
see (saw; seen) out – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n) aʊt] – видеть что-либо снаружи
We stopped for the night, just before Day’s lock, and I cannot say that we spent a happy evening.
stop – [stɒp] – останавливаться
for the night – [fə ðə naɪt] – на ночь
just before – [dʒəst bɪˈfɔ:] – перед
lock – [lɒk] – шлюз
say (said; said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed; ˈsed)] – сказать; говорить
spend (spent, spent) – [spend (spent, spent)] – проводить
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый
evening – [ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ] – вечер
The rain came down without stopping. Everything in the boat was wet. Supper was not a success.
rain – [reɪn] –дождь
come (came; come) down – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) daʊn] – падать
stopping – [ˈstɒpɪŋ] – остановка
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
wet – [wet] – мокрый
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
success – [səkˈses] – успех, удача
We were all tired of cold meat, and we talked about our favourite foods.
tired – [ˈtaɪəd] – уставший, пресытившийся
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
meat – [mi:t] – мясо
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить
favourite – [ˈfeɪvərɪt] – любимый
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
When we passed the cold meat to Montmorency, he refused our offer. He went and sat at the other end of the boat, alone.
pass – [pɑ:s] – дать
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
meat – [mi:t] – мясо
refuse – [rɪˈfju:z] – отказываться
offer – [ˈɒfə] – предложение
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, уходить
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
alone – [əˈləʊn] – один; в одиночестве
We played cards after supper. We played for about an hour and a half, and George won ten pence.
play – [pleɪ] – играть
card – [kɑ:d] – карта игральная
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час
half – [hɑ:f] – половина
win (won, won) – [wɪn (wʌn, wʌn)] – выиграть
pence – [pens] – пенсы
Harris and I lost five pence each. We decided to stop then, because the game was getting too exciting.
lose (lost, lost) – [lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)] – терять, лишаться, проигрывать
pence – [pens] – пенсы
each – [i:tʃ] – каждый
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
stop – [stɒp] – останавливаться
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; оттого что; так как
game – [ɡeɪm] – игра
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – становиться
exciting – [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] – захватывающий, увлекательный
After that we had some whisky, and we sat and talked. George told us about a man he had known.
whisky – [ˈwɪski] – виски
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить; разговаривать
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
This man had slept on the river, in a wet boat, like ours, and it had made him very ill.
sleep (slept, slept) – [sli:p (slept, slept)] – спать
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
wet – [wet] – мокрый
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
like – [ˈlaɪk] – как
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – делать, сделать, являться причиной чего-либо
ill – [ɪl] – больной
Ten days later, the poor man died, in great pain. George said he was quite a young man, so it was very sad.
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
poor – [pʊə] – бедный
die – [daɪ] – умереть
great – [ˈɡreɪt] – сильный
pain – [peɪn] – боль
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать
quite – [kwaɪt] – действительно, весьма, очень
young – [jʌŋ] – молодой
sad – [sæd] – грустный; печальный
Then Harris remembered one of his friends who had camped out on a wet night.
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
camp out – [kæmp ˈaʊt] – ночевать в палатке
wet – [wet] – мокрый, сырой
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
When he woke up the next morning, he was in great pain, and he was never able to walk again.
wake (woke, waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – проснуться
next – [nekst] – следующий
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
great – [ˈɡreɪt] – сильный
pain – [peɪn] – боль
be able to – [bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu:] – быть в состоянии, мочь
walk – [wɔ:k] – ходить
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь; снова
So then, of course, we began to talk about other illnesses.
of course – [əv kɔ:s] – разумеется, конечно
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить; разговаривать
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
Harris said it would be very serious if one of us became ill because we were a long way from a doctor.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
serious – [ˈsɪərɪəs] – серьезный
become (became, become) ill – [bɪˈkeɪm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm) ɪl] – заболеть
become (became, become) – [bɪˈkʌm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm)] – стать
ill – [ɪl] – больной
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; оттого что; так как
a long way – [ə ˈlɒŋ ˈweɪ] – далеко
doctor – [ˈdɒktə] – врач; доктор
After this we really needed something to make us feel a bit happier, so George sang to us. That really made us cry.
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно
need – [ni:d] – нуждаться; требоваться
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать; являться причиной чего-либо; вынуждать
feel (felt; felt) – [fi:l (felt; felt)] – чувствовать; ощущать
a bit – [ə ˈbɪt] – немного
happier – [ˈhæpiə] – счастливее
sing (sang, sung) – [sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)] – петь
cry – [kraɪ] – плакать
After that we could think of nothing else to do, so we went to bed. Well … we undressed and we lay down in the boat.
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
do\does (did; done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)] – делать
go (went, gone) to bed – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed] – ложиться спать
undress – [ʌnˈdres] – раздеваться
lay (laid; laid) down – [leɪ (leɪd; leɪd) daʊn] – лежать
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
We tried to go to sleep but it was four hours before we did so. At five o’clock we all woke up again, so we got up and had breakfast.
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
go (went, gone) to sleep – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə sli:p] – засыпать
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
wake (woke, waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – проснуться
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать
have\has (had; had) breakfast – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) ˈbrekfəst] – завтракать
The second day was the same as the first. It rained all day. We sat in our raincoats under the cover, and we travelled slowly along the river.
second – [ˈsekənd] – второй
the same – [ðə seɪm] – такой же
first – [ˈfɜ:st] – первый
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
raincoat – [ˈreɪnkəʊt] – плащ, дождевик
cover – [ˈkʌvə] – чехол, покров, навес
travel – [ˈtrævl̩] – путешествовать; двигаться
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно, потихоньку
along – [əˈlɒŋ] – вдоль, по
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
I did try to sing again, but it was not a success. However, we all agreed that we should continue our trip.
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
sing (sang, sung) – [sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)] – петь
success – [səkˈses] – успех, удача
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
continue – [kənˈtɪnju:] – продолжать
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
We had come to enjoy ourselves for a fortnight on the river, and we were going to finish the trip.
come (came; come) – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm)] – ехать; приезжать
enjoy oneself – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ wʌnˈself] – веселиться, получать удовольствие
fortnight – [ˈfɔ:tnaɪt] – две недели
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить; завершить
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
If it killed us – well, that would be a sad thing for our friends and families, but we would not give in to the weather.
kill – [kɪl] – убить
sad – [sæd] – грустный; печальный
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
family – [ˈfæməli] – семья
give (gave; given) in – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩) ɪn] – сдаться, уступить
weather – [ˈweðə] – погода
‘It’s only two more days,’ Harris said, ‘and we are young and strong. Perhaps we’ll be all right.’
only – [ˈəʊnli] – только; лишь
two more – [tu: mɔ:] – ещё два
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
young – [jʌŋ] – молодой
strong – [strɒŋ] – крепкий, сильный
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
all right – [ɔ:l raɪt] – в порядке
At about four o’clock we began to discuss our plans for that evening.
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около; приблизительно
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
discuss – [dɪˈskʌs] – обсуждать
plan – [plæn] – план
evening – [ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ] – вечер
We were a little past Goring then, and we decided to go on to Pangbourne and spend the night there.
a little – [ə ˈlɪtl̩] – немного
past – [pɑ:st] – за, после
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
go (went; gone) on – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ɒn] – идти вперед, продолжать
spend (spent, spent) – [spend (spent, spent)] – проводить
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
‘Another happy evening,’ George said. We sat and thought about it. We would be in Pangbourne by five o’clock.
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый
evening – [ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ] – вечер
say (said; said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed; ˈsed)] – сказать; говорить
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
We would finish our dinner by half past six. After that we could walk about the village in the rain, or we could sit in a dark little pub.
finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить; завершить
dinner – [ˈdɪnə] – обед
half past six – [hɑ:f pɑ:st sɪks] – половина седьмого; половина после шести (дословно)
walk – [wɔ:k] – идти пешком
village – [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] – деревня, поселение
rain – [reɪn] – дождь
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
little (less; least) – [ˈlɪtl̩ (les; li:st)] – маленький; небольшой (меньше; самое малое)
pub – [pʌb] – паб, бар, кабачок
‘It would be more interesting to go to the Alhambra Theatre in London,’ Harris said, and he looked out at the sky.
interesting – [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] – интересный
go (went; gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn)] – идти; отправляться
theatre – [ˈθɪətə] – театр
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
look out – [lʊk ˈaʊt] – выглядывать
sky – [skaɪ] – небо
‘With supper afterwards at that little French restaurant,’ I added.
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
afterwards – [ˈɑ:ftəwədz] – после этого, позже
little (less; least) – [ˈlɪtl̩ (les; li:st)] – маленький; небольшой (меньше; самое малое)
French – [frentʃ] – французский
restaurant – [ˈrestrɒnt] – ресторан
add – [æd] – добавить
‘Yes, I’m almost sorry we’ve decided to stay on the boat,’ Harris said. Then we were silent for a time.
almost – [ˈɔ:lməʊst] – почти
sorry – [ˈsɒri] – сожалеющий
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
stay – [steɪ] – оставаться
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
silent – [ˈsaɪlənt] – тишина, молчание
for a time – [fər ə ˈtaɪm] – некоторое время
‘I know we’ve decided to stay and die on this boat,’ George said, ‘but there is a train which leaves Pangbourne soon after five o’clock.
know (knew; known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
stay – [steɪ] – оставаться
die – [daɪ] – умереть
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
train – [treɪn] – поезд
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять, уходить, покидать
soon – [su:n] – скоро, вскоре
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
We could be in London in time to get something to eat, and afterwards we could go on to the theatre.’
be in time – [bi ɪn ˈtaɪm] – вовремя
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – взять; доставать; получать
eat (ate; eaten) – [i:t (et; ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
afterwards – [ˈɑ:ftəwədz] – после этого, позже
go (went; gone) on – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ɒn] – идти дальше; продолжать; продолжать путь
theatre – [ˈθɪətə] – театр
Nobody said a word. We looked at each other, and we all felt badly about it.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
word – [ˈwɜ:d] – слово
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг друга
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
badly – [ˈbædli] – плохо, дурно
We did not speak, but we got out the bag. We looked up the river, and down the river. There was nobody there.
speak (spoke; spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk; ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать; говорить
get (got; got) out – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt] – вытаскивать
bag – [bæɡ] – сумка
look up – [lʊk ʌp] – посмотреть вверх
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
look down – [lʊk daʊn] – смотреть вниз
Twenty minutes later, three figures and an ashamed dog quietly left the nearest boathouse, and went towards the station.
twenty – [ˈtwenti] – двадцать
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
figure – [fɪɡə] – фигура
ashamed – [əˈʃeɪmd] – пристыженный
dog – [dɒɡ] – собака
quietly – [ˈkwaɪətli] – тихо, молча
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять, уходить, покидать
nearest – [ˈnɪərɪst] – самый близкий
boathouse – [ˈbəʊthaʊs] – эллинг для лодок
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти
towards – [təˈwɔ:dz] – по направлению к
station – [ˈsteɪʃn̩] – станция; вокзал
We had told the boatman a lie. We had asked him to take care of the boat for us until nine o’clock the next morning.
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – сказать
boatman – [ˈbəʊtmən] – лодочник
lie – [laɪ] – ложь
ask – [ɑ:sk] – просить
take (took; taken) care – [teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) keə] – заботиться, следить, беречь
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
until – [ʌnˈtɪl] – до, пока, до тех пор пока
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
next – [nekst] – следующий
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
We said we would come back for it then. However, if (only ‘if’) something happened to stop us from coming back, then we would write to him.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) bæk] – возвращаться
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
stop – [stɒp] – останавливать
write (wrote; written) – [ˈraɪt (rəʊt; ˈrɪtn̩)] – писать
We reached Paddington station at seven o’clock, and we drove straight to the restaurant.
reach – [ri:tʃ] – достичь, добраться
station – [ˈsteɪʃn̩] – станция; вокзал
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
drive (drove, driven) – [draɪv (drəʊv, ˈdrɪvn̩)] – ехать
straight – [streɪt] – прямо
restaurant – [ˈrestrɒnt] – ресторан
We had a light meal and left Montmorency there. Then we went to the theatre.
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь; есть
light – [laɪt] – легкий
meal – [mi:l] – еда, кушанье
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти
theatre – [ˈθɪətə] – театр
For some reason everybody stared at us, and this made us very happy. Perhaps it was because of our interesting clothes, or because we looked so healthy.
reason – [ˈri:zən] – причина, повод
stare – [steə] – пристально смотреть, уставиться, глазеть
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – делать
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый; довольный
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; оттого что; так как
interesting – [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] – интересный
clothes – [kləʊðz] – одежда
look – [ˈlʊk] – выглядеть
healthy – [ˈhelθi] – здоровый
Afterwards we went back to the restaurant, where supper was waiting for us.
afterwards – [ˈɑ:ftəwədz] – после этого, позже
go (went; gone) back – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
restaurant – [ˈrestrɒnt] – ресторан
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
We really did enjoy that supper. For ten days we had lived on cold meat and bread, and not much else.
really – [ˈrɪəli] – действительно; на самом деле
enjoy – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ] – получать удовольствие, наслаждаться
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
live – [lɪv] – жить
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
meat – [mi:t] – мясо
bread – [bred] – хлеб
We ate and drank without speaking, and then we sat back and rested. We felt good, and thoughtful, and kind.
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
drink (drank, drunk) – [drɪŋk (dræŋk, drʌŋk)] – пить
speak (spoke; spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk; ˈspəʊkən)] – разговаривать; говорить
sit (sat; sat) back – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) ˈbæk] – откинуться на спинку
rest – [rest] – отдыхать
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
thoughtful – [ˈθɔ:tfəl] – задумчивый
kind – [kaɪnd] – добрый, любезный, доброжелательный
Then Harris, who was sitting next to the window, pulled back the curtain and looked out into the street.
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
next to – [nekst tu:] – рядом с
window – [ˈwɪndəʊ] – окно
pull back – [pʊl ˈbæk] – отодвигать назад
curtain – [ˈkɜ:tn̩] – занавеска, штора
look out – [lʊk ˈaʊt] – выглядывать
street – [stri:t] – улица
It was still raining, and it was dark and very wet. One or two people hurried past.
still – [stɪl] – всё ещё, по-прежнему
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
wet – [wet] – мокрый, сырой
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
hurry – [ˈhʌri] – торопиться, спешить
past – [pɑ:st] – мимо
The rain was running from their umbrellas, and the women were holding up their long skirts.
rain – [reɪn] – дождь
run (ran; run) – [rʌn (ræn; rʌn)] – бежать
umbrella – [ʌmˈbrelə] – зонтик
woman (women) – [ˈwʊmən (ˈwɪmɪn)] – женщина (женщины)
hold (held; held) up – [həʊld (held; held) ʌp] – поднимать
long – [ˈlɒŋ] – длинный
skirt – [skɜ:t] – юбка, подол
Harris picked up his glass. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘we’ve had a good trip, and I’m very grateful to Old Father Thames.
pick up – [pɪk ʌp] – поднимать
glass – [ɡlɑ:s] – бокал, стакан
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
grateful – [ˈɡreɪtfəl] – благодарный
father – [ˈfɑ:ðə] – отец
Thames – [ˈtemz] – Темза
But I think we were right to give up and come back. Here’s to Three Men well out of a Boat!’
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
right – [raɪt] – правый
give (gave; given) up – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩) ʌp] – отступать, оставлять, отказываться
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) bæk] – возвращаться
three – [θri:] – три
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – мужчина; человек (мужчины; люди)
well (better; best) – [wel (ˈbetə; best)] – благополучно (лучше; самое лучшее)
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
And Montmorency stood on his back legs in front of the window, looked out into the night, and gave a short bark to show that he agreed.
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять
back leg – [ˈbæk leɡ] – задняя нога
in front of – [ɪn frʌnt ɒv] – перед
window – [ˈwɪndəʊ] – окно
look out – [lʊk ˈaʊt] – выглядывать
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
give (gave; given) – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩)] – издавать
short – [ʃɔ:t] – краткий, короткий
bark – [bɑːk] – лай
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показать
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться