‘Only “Humph!”; and he won’t plough,’ said the Ox.
‘Very good,’ said the Djinn (очень хорошо, — сказал Джинн). ‘I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute (я его гропну, если вы будете любезны подождать минутку).’
The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust-cloak (Джинн завернулся в свой пыльный плащ;
‘My long and bubbling friend (мой длинный и пускающий пузыри друг;
‘Humph!’ said the Camel (Грп! — сказал Верблюд).
humph [mm, hAmf], kindly ['kaIndlI], hear [hIq]
‘Very good,’ said the Djinn. ‘I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.’
The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust-cloak, and took a bearing across the desert, and found the Camel most ‘scruciatingly idle, looking at his own reflection in a pool of water.
‘My long and bubbling friend,’ said the Djinn, ‘what’s this I hear of your doing no work, with the world so new-and-all?’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel.
The Djinn sat down (Джинн сел;
‘You’ve given the Three extra work ever since Monday morning (ты всегда давал Трем дополнительную работу с утра в понедельник), all on account of your ‘scruciating idleness (исключительно из-за твоей мучительной праздности;
‘Humph!’ said the Camel (Грп! — сказал Верблюд).
great [greIt], magic ['mxGIk], account [q'kaunt]
The Djinn sat down, with his chin in his hand, and began to think a Great Magic, while the Camel looked at his own reflection in the pool of water.
‘You’ve given the Three extra work ever since Monday morning, all on account of your ‘scruciating idleness,’ said the Djinn; and he went on thinking Magics, with his chin in his hand.
‘Humph!’ said the Camel.
‘I shouldn’t say that again if I were you (я бы не говорил опять =
And the Camel said ‘Humph!’ again (а Верблюд снова сказал Грп); but no sooner had he said it (но не успел он это сказать) than he saw his back (как /он/ увидел, что его спина), that he was so proud of (которой он так гордился), puffing up and puffing up into a great big lolloping humph (стала раздуваться и раздуваться, превращаясь в огромный большой торчащий Грп;
‘Do you see that (/ты/ видишь это)?’ said the Djinn (спросил Джинн). ‘That’s your very own humph (это твой тот самый собственный Грп;
often [Ofn], proud [praud], own [qun]
‘I shouldn’t say that again if I were you,’ said the Djinn; ‘you might say it once too often. Bubbles, I want you to work.’
And the Camel said ‘Humph!’ again; but no sooner had he said it than he saw his back, that he was so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into a great big lolloping humph.
‘Do you see that?’ said the Djinn. ‘That’s your very own humph that you’ve brought upon your very own self by not working. To-day is Thursday, and you’ve done no work since Monday, when the work began. Now you are going to work.’
‘How can I (как же я смогу),’ said the Camel (спросил Верблюд), ‘with this humph on my back (с этим Грпом на моей спине)?’
‘That’s made a-purpose (это сделано нарочно),’ said the Djinn (сказал Джинн), ‘all because you missed those three days (только из-за того что ты прогулял те три дня). You will be able to work now for three days without eating (теперь ты сможешь работать три дня без еды), because you can live on your humph (потому что ты можешь жить своим Грпом); and don’t you ever say I never did anything for you (и никогда не говори, что я ничего не сделал для тебя). Come out of the Desert (выходи из Пустыни) and go to the Three (и иди к Трем), and behave (и веди себя прилично). Humph yourself (Грюпай на себя)!’
purpose ['pWpqs], because [bI'kOz], live [lIv]
‘How can I,’ said the Camel, ‘with this humph on my back?’
‘That’s made a-purpose,’ said the Djinn, ‘all because you missed those three days. You will be able to work now for three days without eating, because you can live on your humph; and don’t you ever say I never did anything for you. Come out of the Desert and go to the Three, and behave. Humph yourself!’
And the Camel humphed himself, humph and all (и Верблюд погрюпал на себя, грп и все прочее), and went away to join the Three (и ушел, чтобы присоединиться к Трем). And from that day to this (и с того дня и поныне) the Camel always wears a humph (Верблюд всегда носит грп) (we call it ‘hump’ now (теперь мы называем его «горб»), not to hurt his feelings (чтобы не задеть его чувств;
always ['Llwqz], wear [wFq], caught [kLt]
And the Camel humphed himself, humph and all, and went away to join the Three. And from that day to this the Camel always wears a humph (we call it ‘hump’ now, not to hurt his feelings); but he has never yet caught up with the three days that he missed at the beginning of the world, and he has never yet learned how to behave.
THE Camel’s hump is an ugly lump (Верблюжий горб — уродливая глыба) Which well you may see at the Zoo (которую вы можете без труда увидеть в зоопарке); But uglier yet is the hump we get (но еще уродливее горб, который мы получаем =
ugly ['AglI], lump [lAmp], Zoo [zH]
THE Camel’s hump is an ugly lump Which well you may see at the Zoo; But uglier yet is the hump we get From having too little to do.
Kiddies and grown-ups too-oo-oo (детишки и взрослые тоже) If we haven’t enough to do-oo-oo (если у нас недостаточно дел =
grown-up ['grqunAp], Cameelious [kq'mJlIqs], blue [blH]
Kiddies and grown-ups too-oo-oo If we haven’t enough to do-oo-oo, We get the hump — Cameelious hump — The hump that is black and blue!
We climb out of bed with a frowzy head (мы выбираемся из постели с растрепанной головой) And a snarly-yarly voice (и ворчливым голосом). We shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl (мы дрожим и хмуримся, и мы ворчим и /мы/ брюзжим) At our bath and our boots and our toys (на нашу ванну и наши ботинки и наши игрушки);
climb [klaIm], frowzy ['frauzI], bath [bRT]
We climb out of bed with a frowzy head And a snarly-yarly voice. We shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl At our bath and our boots and our toys;
And there ought to be a corner for me (и должен быть предел для меня;
corner ['kLnq], ought [Lt], know [nqu]
And there ought to be a corner for me (And I know there is one for you) When we get the hump — Cameelious hump — The hump that is black and blue!
The cure for this ill is not to sit still (лечение для этого не сидеть неподвижно), Or frowst with a book by the fire (или нежиться с книгой у камина;
cure [kjuq], frowst [fraust], fire ['faIq]
The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or frowst with a book by the fire; But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And dig till you gently perspire;
And then you will find that the sun and the wind (и тогда ты обнаружишь, что солнце и ветер), And the Djinn of the Garden too (а также Джинн Сада), Have lifted the hump (подняли =
find [faInd], wind [wInd], garden ['gRdn]
And then you will find that the sun and the wind, And the Djinn of the Garden too, Have lifted the hump — The horrible hump — The hump that is black and blue!
I get it as well as you-oo-oo (у меня он появляется так же, как у тебя) — If I haven’t enough to do-oo-oo (если у меня недостаточно дел =
you [jH], do [dH], all [Ll]
I get it as well as you-oo-oo — If I haven’t enough to do-oo-oo — We all get hump — Cameelious hump — Kiddies and grown-ups too!
Верблюжий горб уродлив, безобразен.
Его увидишь в зоопарке ты.
Однако горб, который от безделья,
Несет еще мерзейшие черты.
К детворе и взрослым тоже,
Когда безделье нас гложет,
Цепляется горб,
Верблюжий горб
Из черной унылой кожи.