Three Men in a Boat - Chapter 5 - We start our holiday

chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
holiday – [ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отпуск

It was Mrs Poppets who woke me the next morning. She said, ‘Do you know that it’s nearly nine o’clock, sir?’

poppet – [ˈpɒpɪt] – милашка, малышка, кукла, марионетка
wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить
next – [nekst] – следующий
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
nearly – [ˈnɪəli] – почти
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов

‘What?’ I cried, and I jumped out of bed. I woke Harris and told him.
He said, ‘I thought you told us to get up at six?’
‘I did,’ I answered.

cry (cried) – [kraɪ (kraɪd)] – восклицать, кричать
jump out – [dʒʌmp aʊt] – выпрыгнуть
wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – сказать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать, подниматься
answer – [ˈɑ:nsə] – отвечать

‘Well, why didn’t you wake me then?’ he asked. ‘Now we won’t be on the water until after twelve o’clock.’

wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
water – [ˈwɔ:tə] – вода
until – [ʌnˈtɪl] – до, пока, до тех пор пока
twelve – [twelv] – 12
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов

Then we remembered. We looked at George. He was still asleep. Now, it makes me very angry when I see another man asleep and I am awake.

remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
still – [stɪl] – всё ещё, по-прежнему
asleep – [əˈsli:p] – спящий
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать; являться причиной чего-либо
angry – [ˈæŋɡri] – сердитый, раздраженный
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
awake – [əˈweɪk] – проснувшийся, бодрствующий

We decided to wake George. We ran across the room, and we pulled the bedclothes off him. Harris hit him with a shoe, and I shouted in his ear. He woke up.

decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
wake (woke, waken) – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən)] – будить
run (ran, run) – [rʌn (ræn, rʌn)] – бежать
across – [əˈkrɒs] – через
room – [ru:m] – комната
pull off – [pʊl ɒf] – стаскивать
bedclothes – [ˈbedkləʊðz] – постельное белье
hit (hit, hit) – [hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)] – ударить
shoe – [ʃu:] – туфля
shout – [ʃaʊt] – крикнуть, выкрикнуть
ear – [ɪə] – ухо
wake (woke, waken) up – [weɪk (wəʊk, ˈweɪkən) ʌp] – проснуться

‘Wh… aa…t,’ he began.
‘Get up, you fat, lazy thing!’ Harris shouted. ‘It’s a quarter to ten!’

begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать, подниматься
fat – [fæt] – толстый
lazy – [ˈleɪzi] – ленивый
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
shout – [ʃaʊt] – крикнуть, выкрикнуть
quarter – [ˈkwɔ:tə] – четверть часа
quarter to ten – [ˈkwɔ:tə tə ten] – без пятнадцати десять

Then we began to get ready, and we remembered that we had packed the toothbrushes. So we had to go downstairs to get them out of the suitcase.

begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
get (got; got) ready – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈredi] – готовиться; собираться
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
toothbrush – [ˈtu:θbrʌʃ] – зубная щетка
downstairs – [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz] – нижний этаж, вниз
get (got; got) out of – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) aʊt ɒv] – вынимать из
suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан

Finally, we were ready and Harris said, ‘We need a good breakfast inside us today.’

finally – [ˈfaɪnəli] – наконец-то; в конце концов
ready – [ˈredi] – готовый
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
need – [ni:d] – иметь надобность
breakfast – [ˈbrekfəst] – завтрак
inside – [ɪnˈsaɪd] – внутри
today – [təˈdeɪ] – сегодня

While we were eating, George got the newspaper and read us interesting pieces from it – pieces about people who had been killed on the river, and interesting reports about the weather.

while – [waɪl] – пока, в то время как
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
newspaper – [ˈnju:speɪpə] – газета
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
interesting – [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] – интересный; любопытный
piece – [pi:s] – кусок
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
killed – [kɪld] – убитый
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
report – [rɪˈpɔ:t] – метео сводка, отчет
weather – [ˈweðə] – погода

The weather report for that day said, ‘Rain, cold, wet to fine, some thunder, and an east wind.’ But weather reports make me angry anyway.

weather report – [ˈweðə rɪˈpɔ:t] – метеосводка; прогноз погоды
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – говорить
rain – [reɪn] – дождь
cold – [kəʊld] – холодная погода
wet – [wet] – влажность, сырость
thunder – [ˈθʌndə] – гром
east – [i:st] – восточный
wind – [wɪnd] – ветер
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать; являться причиной чего-либо
angry – [ˈæŋɡri] – сердитый, раздраженный
anyway – [ˈeniweɪ] – так или иначе, как бы то ни было, все равно

They always tell you what the weather was like yesterday, or the day before. It is never today’s weather. It is always wrong. I remember that one autumn I went on holiday…

always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда; постоянно
tell (told; told) – [ˈtel (toʊld; toʊld)] – говорить
weather – [ˈweðə] – погода
be like – [bi ˈlaɪk] – быть похожим
yesterday – [ˈjestədi] – вчера
day before – [deɪ bɪˈfɔ:] – вчерашний день
today – [təˈdeɪ] – сегодня
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неверный; ошибочный
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – вспоминать
autumn – [ˈɔ:təm] – осень
go (went; gone) on holiday – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ɒn ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отправиться в отпуск

On that holiday, the weather reports in the newspaper were always wrong. On Monday it said, ‘Heavy rain, with thunder.’ So we did not go out that day.

holiday – [ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отпуск
weather report – [ˈweðə rɪˈpɔ:t] – метеосводка; прогноз погоды
newspaper – [ˈnju:speɪpə] – газета
always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда; постоянно
wrong – [rɒŋ] – неверный; ошибочный
Monday – [ˈmʌndeɪ] – Понедельник
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
heavy – [ˈhevi] – сильный
rain – [reɪn] – дождь
thunder – [ˈθʌndə] – гром
go (went; gone) out – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) aʊt] – выходить из помещения; гулять; выходить

All day people passed our house. They were all going out, happy and smiling. The sun was shining and there were no clouds in the sky.

people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
pass – [pɑ:s] – проходить мимо
house – [ˈhaʊs] – дом
go (went; gone) out – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) aʊt] – выходить из помещения; гулять; выходить
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый; довольный
smiling – [ˈsmaɪlɪŋ] – улыбающийся
sun – [sʌn] – солнце
shine (shone; shone) – [ʃaɪn (ʃɒn; ʃɒn)] – светить; сиять
cloud – [klaʊd] – облако
sky – [skaɪ] – небо

‘Ah,’ we said, as we watched them, ‘they’ll be very wet when they come back, though.’
And we laughed. Then we sat down by the fire and read our books.

say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
watch – [wɒtʃ] – смотреть, наблюдать
wet – [wet] – мокрый
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) bæk] – возвращаться
though – [ðəʊ] – тем не менее, однако, все же
laugh – [lɑ:f] – смеяться
sit (sat; sat) down – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) daʊn] – сесть
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
book – [bʊk] – книга

At twelve o’clock the room was too hot, and the sun was still shining.
‘Well, it will rain this afternoon, then,’ we told ourselves.
The rain never came.

twelve – [twelv] – 12
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
room – [ru:m] – комната
hot – [hɒt] – жаркий
sun – [sʌn] – солнце
still – [stɪl] – всё ещё, по-прежнему
shine (shone; shone) – [ʃaɪn (ʃɒn; ʃɒn)] – светить; сиять
rain – [reɪn] – идет дождь; дождь
afternoon – [ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n] – послеобеденное время до заката
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – сказать
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прийти, наступить

The next morning, we read that it was going to be sunny and very hot. So we dressed in light clothes, and we went out.

next – [nekst] – следующий
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
sunny – [ˈsʌni] – солнечный
hot – [hɒt] – жаркий
dress – [drest] – одеваться
light – [laɪt] – легкий, светлый
clothes – [kləʊðz] – одежда
go (went; gone) out – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) aʊt] – выходить

Half an hour later, it began to rain hard, and a very cold wind blew up. And this went on all day.

half an hour – [hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə] – полчаса
later – [ˈleɪtə] – спустя
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
rain – [reɪn] – дождь идет
hard – [hɑ:d] – сильный
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный
wind – [wɪnd] – ветер
blow (blew, blown) – [bləʊ (blu:, bləʊn)] – дуть
blow (blew, blown) up – [bləʊ (blu: , bləʊn) ʌp] – усиливаться
go (went, gone) on – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ɒn] – продолжаться

We came home with colds, and we went to bed…

come (came, come) home – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) həʊm] – приходить домой
cold – [kəʊld] – простуда
go (went, gone) to bed – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed] – ложиться спать

But on the morning of our holiday it was bright and sunny, and George could not make us unhappy. So he went to work.

morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
holiday – [ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отпуск
bright – [braɪt] – яркий, блестящий
sunny – [ˈsʌni] – солнечный
make (made; made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd; ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
unhappy – [ʌnˈhæpi] – несчастный
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, уходить
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работа

Harris and I finished the rest of the breakfast. Then we carried all our luggage into the road. We tried to get a taxi.

finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – закончить
rest – [rest] – остаток
breakfast – [ˈbrekfəst] – завтрак
carry – [ˈkæri] – нести, переносить
luggage – [ˈlʌɡɪdʒ] – багаж
road – [rəʊd] – дорога
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
get (got; got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)] – поймать; взять; достать
taxi – [ˈtæksi] – такси

Usually taxis come along every three minutes. In fact, there are usually too many taxis. However, that morning we waited twenty minutes for a taxi.

usually – [ˈju:ʒəli] – обычно
taxi – [ˈtæksi] – такси
come (came; come) along – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) əˈlɒŋ] – приехать на место
three – [θri:] – три
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – в действительности
too many – [tu: ˈmeni] – слишком много
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
twenty – [ˈtwenti] – двадцать

A crowd of interested people collected to watch us. I think it was because we had so much luggage.

crowd – [kraʊd] – толпа
interested – [ˈɪntrəstɪd] – заинтересованный; интересующийся
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
collect – [kəˈlekt] – собираться
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать; следить
think (thought; thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что
luggage – [ˈlʌɡɪdʒ] – багаж

There was a big suitcase, a small bag, two baskets, several blankets, some fruit in a brown paper bag, some pans, some umbrellas and four or five coats and raincoats.

suitcase – [ˈsu:tkeɪs] – чемодан, небольшой плоский чемодан
small – [smɔ:l] – маленький; небольшой
bag – [bæɡ] – сумка
basket – [ˈbɑ:skɪt] – корзина
several – [ˈsevrəl] – несколько
blanket – [ˈblæŋkɪt] – одеяло
fruit – [fru:t] – фрукт; фрукты
brown – [braʊn] – коричневый
paper – [ˈpeɪpə] – бумага, бумажный
pan – [pæn] – сковородка
umbrella – [ʌmˈbrelə] – зонтик
coat – [ˈkəʊt] – пиджак, пальто
raincoat – [ˈreɪnkəʊt] – плащ, дождевик

After a very long time, a taxi arrived and stopped for us. We packed our things into it, kicked two of Montmorency’s friends out of the taxi, and started on our holiday.

long – [ˈlɒŋ] – долгий
time – [ˈtaɪm] – время
taxi – [ˈtæksi] – такси
arrive – [əˈraɪv] – прибыть
stop – [stɒp] – останавливаться
pack – [pæk] – укладывать вещи, паковать
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
kick out – [kɪk aʊt] – выгнать
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
start – [stɑ:t] – начать
holiday – [ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отпуск

The crowd of people waved goodbye to us.

crowd – [kraʊd] – толпа
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
wave goodbye – [weɪv ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ] – махать рукой на прощанье