chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
footprint – [ˈfʊtprɪnt] – след (ноги)
Then, one year, something strange and terrible happened.
one – [wʌn] – один
year – [ˈjiə] – год
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то, нечто, кое-что
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – жуткий, страшный, ужасный
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand.
often – [ˈɒfn̩] – часто
walk – [wɔ:k] – идти, идти пешком, ходить
along – [əˈlɒŋ] – вдоль, по
shore – [ʃɔ:] – берег
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то, кое-что
sand – [sænd] – песок
I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise. It was a footprint – the footprint of a man!
go (went, gone) over – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈəʊvə] – пойти, подойти
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
more – [mɔ:] – более
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – внимательно
stop – [stɒp] – остановиться
sudden – [ˈsʌdn̩] – неожиданный
surprise – [səˈpraɪz] – удивление
footprint – [ˈfʊtprɪnt] – след (ноги)
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
Who could this be? Afraid, I looked around me. I listened. I waited. Nothing. I was more and more afraid.
who – [ˈhu:] – кто
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
be\am\is\are (was\were, been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – испуганный
look around – [lʊk əˈraʊnd] – оглядеться, осмотреться
listen – [ˈlɪsn̩] – слушать
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
nothing – [ˈnʌθɪŋ] – ничего
more – [mɔ:] – больше, более
Perhaps this man was one of those wild people who killed and ate other men!
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
one – [wʌn] – один
those – [ðəʊz] – те
wild – [waɪld] – дикий
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
who – [ˈhu:] – кто, который
kill – [ˈkɪl] – убивать
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
other – [ˈʌðə] – другие
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
I looked everywhere, but there was nobody, and no other footprint. I turned and hurried home. ‘There’s someone on my island,’ I said to myself.
look – [ˈlʊk] – смотреть, глядеть
everywhere – [ˈevrɪweə] – всюду, везде
nobody – [nəʊbədi] – никто
other – [ˈʌðə] – другой
footprint – [ˈfʊtprɪnt] – след (ноги)
turn – [tɜ:n] – поворачивать
hurry – [ˈhʌri] – спешить
home – [həʊm] – дом
someone – [ˈsʌmwʌn] – кто-то
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
‘Perhaps he knows about me… Perhaps he’s watching me now from behind a tree… Perhaps he wants to kill me.’
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
about – [əˈbaʊt] – о, об
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать
from behind – [frəm bɪˈhaɪnd] – из-за
tree – [tri:] – дерево
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
kill – [ˈkɪl] – убивать
That night I couldn’t sleep. The next day I got all my guns ready and I put more wood and young trees around my house.
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
sleep (slept, slept) – [sli:p (slept, slept)] – спать
next – [nekst] – следующий
day – [deɪ] – день
get (got, got) ready – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈredi] – подготовить
all – [ɔ:l] – все
gun – [ɡʌn] – ружье, огнестрельное оружие
put (put, put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt)] – поместить
more – [mɔ:] – больше
wood – [wʊd] – дерево, древесина
young – [jʌŋ] – молодой
tree – [tri:] – дерево
around – [əˈraʊnd] – около, вокруг
house – [ˈhaʊs] – дом
Nobody could see me now. But, after fifteen years alone on the island, I was afraid, and I did not leave my cave for three days.
nobody – [nəʊbədi] – никто
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
now – [naʊ] – теперь
after – [ˈɑ:ftə] – через, спустя
fifteen – [ˌfɪfˈti:n] – 15
year – [ˈjiə] – год
alone – [əˈləʊn] – один, в одиночестве
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – испуганный
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять, покидать
cave – [keɪv] – пещера
three – [θri:] – три
day – [deɪ] – день
In the end, I had to go out to milk my goats. But for two years I was afraid.
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
have\has (had, had) to – [həv\hæz (həd, hæd) tu:] – быть должным
go (went, gone) out – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) aʊt] – выходить
milk – [mɪlk] – доить
goat – [ɡəʊt] – коза
two – [tu:] – два
year – [ˈjiə] – год
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – испуганный
I stayed near my home and I never used my guns because I didn’t want to make a noise.
stay – [steɪ] – оставаться
near – [nɪə] – близко, возле, рядом
home – [həʊm] – дом
never – [ˈnevə] – никогда
use – [ˈju:z] – использовать, воспользоваться, пользоваться
gun – [ɡʌn] – ружье, огнестрельное оружие
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что, оттого что, так как
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – создавать
noise – [nɔɪz] – шум
I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
forget (forgot, forgotten) – [fəˈɡet (fəˈɡɒt, fəˈɡɒtn̩)] – забывать
footprint – [ˈfʊtprɪnt] – след (ноги)
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
hear (heard, heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)] – слышать
nothing – [ˈnʌθɪŋ] – ничего
more – [mɔ:] – больше
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно, потихоньку
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начать
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
happier – [ˈhæpiə] – счастливее
One day, a year later, I was over on the west side of the island.
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
year – [ˈjiə] – год
later – [ˈleɪtə] – позже, спустя
be\am\is\are (was\were, been) over – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n) ˈəʊvə] – приехать навестить, приходить в
west – [west] – западный
side – [saɪd] – сторона
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
From there I could see the other islands, and I could also see a boat, far out to sea.
from there – [frəm ðeə] – оттуда
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь, иметь возможность
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
other – [ˈʌðə] – другие
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
also – [ˈɔ:lsəʊ] – так же
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
far out – [fɑ:r aʊt] – на большом расстоянии, далеко
sea – [si:] – море
‘If you have a boat,’ I thought, ‘it’s easy to sail across to this island.
have\has (had, had) – [həv\hæz (həd, hæd)] – иметь
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
easy – [ˈi:zi] – легкий, простой
sail – [seɪl] – плыть, идти под парусом
across – [əˈkrɒs] – через, от берега до берега
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
Perhaps that explains the footprint – it was a visitor from one of the other islands.’
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
explain – [ɪkˈspleɪn] – объяснить
footprint – [ˈfʊtprɪnt] – след (ноги)
visitor – [ˈvɪzɪtə] – гость, посетитель
one – [wʌn] – один
other – [ˈʌðə] – другие
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
I began to move more freely around the island again, and built myself a third house.
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начать
move – [mu:v] – передвигаться
more – [mɔ:] – более
freely – [ˈfri:li] – свободно
around – [əˈraʊnd] – всюду, кругом
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь, снова
build (built, built) – [bɪld (bɪlt, bɪlt)] – строить
third – [ˈθɜ:d] – третий
house – [ˈhaʊs] – дом
It was a very secret place in a cave. ‘No wild man will ever find that,’ I said to myself.
very – [ˈveri] – очень
secret – [ˈsi:krɪt] – тайный, скрытый
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
cave – [keɪv] – пещера
wild – [waɪld] – дикий
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
ever – [ˈevə] – когда-нибудь, когда-либо
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
Then one year something happened which I can never forget.
one – [wʌn] – один
year – [ˈjiə] – год
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то, нечто, кое-что
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
never – [ˈnevə] – никогда
forget (forgot, forgotten) – [fəˈɡet (fəˈɡɒt, fəˈɡɒtn̩)] – забывать
I was again on the west side of the island and was walking along the shore.
again – [əˈɡen] – вновь, снова
west – [west] – западный
side – [saɪd] – сторона
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
walk – [wɔ:k] – идти, идти пешком
along – [əˈlɒŋ] – вдоль, по
shore – [ʃɔ:] – берег
Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill. There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.
suddenly – [sʌdn̩li] – вдруг, неожиданно
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
something – [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – что-то, нечто, кое-что
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – являться причиной чего-либо
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
ill – [ɪl] – больной, нездоровый
head– [ˈhed] –голова
arm – [ɑ:m] – рука (от кисти до плеча)
foot (feet) – [fʊt (fi:t)] – нога (ноги)
other – [ˈʌðə] – другие
piece – [pi:s] – кусок
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
body – [ˈbɒdi] – тело
everywhere – [ˈevrɪweə] – всюду, везде
For a minute, I couldn’t think, and then I understood. Sometimes there were fights between the wild men on the other islands.
minute – [ˈmɪnɪt] – минута
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
sometimes – [ˈsʌmtaɪmz] – иногда
fight – [faɪt] – борьба, схватка, драка
between – [bɪˈtwi:n] – между
wild – [waɪld] – дикий
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
other – [ˈʌðə] – другие
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
Then they came here to my island with their prisoners, to kill them, cook them, and eat them.
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прибыть, приехать
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
prisoner – [ˈprɪznə] – пленник
kill – [ˈkɪl] – убивать
cook – [kʊk] – готовить
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
Slowly, I went home, but I was very angry. How could men do this?
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно
go (went, gone) home – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) həʊm] – идти домой
very – [ˈveri] – очень
angry – [ˈæŋɡri] – разгневанный
how – [ˈhaʊ] – как
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
do\does (did, done) – [dʊ\dʌz (dɪd, dʌn)] – делать
For many months I watched carefully for the smoke from fires, but I didn’t see anything.
many – [ˈmeni] – множество, много
month – [mʌnθ] – месяц
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – внимательно
smoke – [sməʊk] – дым
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь, костер
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
anything – [ˈeniθɪŋ] – что-то, что-нибудь
Somehow the wild men came and went, and I never saw them.
somehow – [ˈsʌmhaʊ] – как-то, каким-то образом
wild – [waɪld] – дикий
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прибыть, приходить, появиться
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – уходить
never – [ˈnevə] – никогда
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
I was angry and afraid. I wanted to shoot them all, but there were many of them and only one of me.
angry – [ˈæŋɡri] – разгневанный, рассерженный
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – боящийся, испуганный
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
shoot (shot, shot) – [ʃu:t (ʃɒt, ʃɒt)] – стрелять, застрелить
all – [ɔ:l] – все
be\am\is\are (was\were, been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
many – [ˈmeni] – множество, много
only – [ˈəʊnli] – только, лишь
one – [wʌn] – один
‘Perhaps I can shoot two or three,’ I said to myself, ‘but then they will kill and eat me.’
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь, иметь возможность
shoot (shot, shot) – [ʃu:t (ʃɒt, ʃɒt)] – стрелять, застрелить
two – [tu:] – два
three – [θri:] – три
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
kill – [ˈkɪl] – убивать
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.
one – [wʌn] – один
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
twenty third – [ˈtwenti ˈθɜ:d] – двадцать третий
year – [ˈjiə] – год
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
out – [aʊt] – любое место вне дома
field – [fi:ld] – поле
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
smoke – [sməʊk] – дым
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь, костер
Quickly, I went up the hill to watch. There were nine men around the fire, and they were cooking their terrible food.
quickly – [ˈkwɪkli] – быстро
go (went, gone) up – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ʌp] – подниматься
hill – [hɪl] – холм, возвышение
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать
nine – [naɪn] – девять
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
around – [əˈraʊnd] – около, вокруг
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь, костер
cook – [kʊk] – готовить
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – жуткий, страшный, ужасный
food – [fu:d] – еда
Then these wild men danced round the fire, singing and shouting.
wild – [waɪld] – дикий
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
dance – [dɑ:ns] – танцевать
round – [ˈraʊnd] – вокруг
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь, костер
sing (sang, sung) – [sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)] – петь
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
This went on for about two hours, and then they got into their boats and sailed away.
go (went, gone) on – [ɡəʊ ˈ(went, ɡɒn) ɒn] – продолжаться
about – [əˈbaʊt] – около, приблизительно
two – [tu:] – два
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час
get (got, got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – садиться (в лодку)
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
sail away – [seɪl əˈweɪ] – отчаливать, уплывать
I went down to the shore and saw the blood of the dead men on the sand.
go (went, gone) down – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) daʊn] – спуститься
shore – [ʃɔ:] – берег
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
blood – [blʌd] – кровь
dead – [ded] – мертвый
man (men) – [mæn (men)] – человек, мужчина (люди, мужчины)
sand – [sænd] – песок
‘The next time they come, I’m going to kill them,’ I said angrily.
next – [nekst] – следующий
time – [ˈtaɪm] – раз
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прибыть, приплыть
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться что-то сделать
kill – [ˈkɪl] – убивать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
angrily – [anɡrəli] – сердито, гневно, рассерженно, в сердцах
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