"It is exactly in the center of the country (он находится точно в центре страны), and is ruled by Oz (и /им/ управляет Оз), the Great Wizard I told you of (/тот самый/ Великий Волшебник, о котором я тебе говорила)."
"Is he a good man (а он хороший человек)?" inquired the girl anxiously (спросила девочка с тревогой;
"He is a good Wizard (он добрый Волшебник). Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell (человек он или нет, я не могу сказать), for I have never seen him (потому что я никогда не видела его)."
"How can I get there (как я могу туда добраться)?" asked Dorothy.
"You must walk (ты должна идти пешком). It is a long journey (это долгий путь;
answer [ˈɑːnsə], center [ˈsentə], journey[ˈdʒɜːnɪ], pleasant [pleznt]
The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?"
"Yes," answered the child, looking up and drying her tears.
"Then you must go to the City of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you."
"Where is this city?" asked Dorothy.
"It is exactly in the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, the Great Wizard I told you of."
"Is he a good man?" inquired the girl anxiously.
"He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I have never seen him."
"How can I get there?" asked Dorothy.
"You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm."
"Won’t you go with me (разве вы не пойдете со мной)?" pleaded the girl (взмолилась девочка;
"No, I cannot do that (нет, я не могу этого сделать)," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss (но я подарю тебе свой поцелуй = но я поцелую тебя), and no one will dare injure a person (и никто не осмелится причинить зло человеку;
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead (она приблизилась: «подошла близко» к Дороти и поцеловала ее нежно в лоб). Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark (/там/, где ее губы коснулись /лба/ девочки, они оставили круглую, светящуюся отметку;
plead [pliːd], dare [deə], injure [ˈɪndʒə], forehead [ˈfɔːhed]
"Won’t you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
"No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North." She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick (дорога в Изумрудный Город вымощена желтым кирпичом;
The three Munchkins bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant journey (трое Манчкинов низко поклонились ей и пожелали ей приятного путешествия), after which they walked away through the trees (после чего они удалились, /зашагав/ между деревьями). The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod (Ведьма слегка кивнула головой Дороти по-дружески), whirled around on her left heel three times (трижды покрутилась /вокруг/ на левой пятке), and straightway disappeared (и сразу же исчезла), much to the surprise of little Toto (к большому удивлению маленького Тото), who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone (который /стал/ лаять ей вслед довольно громко, /после того, как/ она исчезла), because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by (потому что он боялся даже рычать, пока та стояла поблизости).
But Dorothy, knowing her to be a witch, had expected her to disappear in just that way (но Дороти, зная, что та была ведьмой, ожидала, что она исчезнет именно таким образом;
yellow [ˈjeləʊ], afraid [əˈfreɪd], straightway [ˈstreɪtweɪ], surprise [səˈpraɪz]
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you. Good-bye, my dear."
The three Munchkins bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant journey, after which they walked away through the trees. The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod, whirled around on her left heel three times, and straightway disappeared, much to the surprise of little Toto, who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
But Dorothy, knowing her to be a witch, had expected her to disappear in just that way, and was not surprised in the least.
3. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow (/О том/, как Дороти спасла Страшилу: «Пугало»;
When Dorothy was left alone (когда Дороти была оставлена =
alone [əˈləʊn], hungry [ˈhʌnɡrɪ], cupboard [ˈkʌbəd], spread [spred], pail [peɪl], delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs], fruit [fruːt]
When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry. So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter. She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water. Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there. Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
Then she went back to the house (затем она пошла обратно =
Dorothy had only one other dress (у Дороти было только одно другое платье /на смену/), but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed (и оно оказалось чистым и висело на колышке =
"They surely will never do for a long journey, Toto (они точно /не/ подойдут для долгого путешествия, Тото;
cool [kuːl], clear [klɪə], gingham [ˈɡɪŋəm], carefully [ˈkeəf(ə)lɪ], sunbonnet [ˈsʌnbɒnɪt], cloth [klɒθ]
Then she went back to the house, and having helped herself and Toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set about making ready for the journey to the City of Emeralds.
Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed. It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock. The girl washed herself carefully, dressed herself in the clean gingham, and tied her pink sunbonnet on her head. She took a little basket and filled it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth over the top. Then she looked down at her feet and noticed how old and worn her shoes were.
"They surely will never do for a long journey, Toto," she said.
And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes (и Тото посмотрел /наверх/ ей в лицо своими маленькими черными глазками) and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant (и завилял хвостом, чтобы показать, что он знал, что она имела в виду;
At that moment Dorothy saw lying on the table the silver shoes (в тот самый момент Дороти увидела лежавшие на столе серебряные башмаки) that had belonged to the Witch of the East (которые принадлежали Ведьме Востока;
"I wonder if they will fit me (любопытно, подойдут ли они мне;
Finally she picked up her basket (наконец, она подняла свою корзинку;
belong [bɪˈlɔːŋ], leather [ˈleðə], silver [ˈsɪlvə], basket [ˈbɑːskɪt]
And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant.
At that moment Dorothy saw lying on the table the silver shoes that had belonged to the Witch of the East.
"I wonder if they will fit me," she said to Toto. "They would be just the thing to take a long walk in, for they could not wear out." She took off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver ones, which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her.
Finally she picked up her basket.
"Come along, Toto (пойдем, Тото)," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City (мы пойдем в Изумрудный Город) and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again (и спросим у Великого Оза, как вернуться назад в Канзас /снова/)." She closed the door, locked it (она закрыла дверь, заперла ее на замок;
There were several roads near by (поблизости было несколько дорог), but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks (но у нее ушло немного времени, чтобы найти ту, которая была вымощена желтым кирпичом;
carefully [ˈkeəf(ə)lɪ], several [ˈsev(ə)rəl], sweetly [ˈswiːtlɪ], whisk [wɪsk]
"Come along, Toto," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again." She closed the door, locked it, and put the key carefully in the pocket of her dress. And so, with Toto trotting along soberly behind her, she started on her journey.
There were several roads near by, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward the Emerald City, her silver shoes tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow road-bed. The sun shone bright and the birds sang sweetly, and Dorothy did not feel nearly so bad as you might think a little girl would who had been suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down in the midst of a strange land.
She was surprised, as she walked along, to see (она с удивлением смотрела, пока шла /по дороге/) how pretty the country was about her (насколько прекрасной была страна, окружавшая ее;
The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings (дома Манчкинов были странно выглядевшими жилищами = выглядели странно;
fence [fens], dainty [ˈdeɪntɪ], vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl], abundance [əˈbʌndəns], destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ], dwelling [ˈdwelɪŋ]
She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the country was about her. There were neat fences at the sides of the road, painted a dainty blue color, and beyond them were fields of grain and vegetables in abundance. Evidently the Munchkins were good farmers and able to raise large crops. Once in a while she would pass a house, and the people came out to look at her and bow low as she went by; for everyone knew she had been the means of destroying the Wicked Witch and setting them free from bondage.
The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings, for each was round, with a big dome for a roof. All were painted blue, for in this country of the East blue was the favorite color.
Toward evening, when Dorothy was tired with her long walk (/ближе/ к вечеру, когда Дороти устала от своего долгого путешествия;
The people greeted Dorothy kindly (люди сердечно приветствовали Дороти), and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them (и пригласили ее поужинать /с ними/ и остаться у них на ночь;
lawn [lɔːn], fiddler [ˈfɪdlə], celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt], freedom [ˈfriːdəm]
Toward evening, when Dorothy was tired with her long walk and began to wonder where she should pass the night, she came to a house rather larger than the rest. On the green lawn before it many men and women were dancing. Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing, while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good things to eat.
The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchkins in the land, and his friends were gathered with him to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the Wicked Witch.
Dorothy ate a hearty supper (Дороти съела обильный ужин;
When Boq saw her silver shoes he said (когда Бок увидел ее серебряные башмаки, он сказал), "You must be a great sorceress (ты, должно быть, великая волшебница)."
"Why (почему /это/)?" asked the girl.
"Because you wear silver shoes (потому что ты носишь серебряные башмаки) and have killed the Wicked Witch (и убила Злую Ведьму). Besides, you have white in your frock (кроме того, у тебя на платье есть белый цвет), and only witches and sorceresses wear white (а только ведьмы и волшебницы носят белое)."
"My dress is blue and white checked (мое платье в голубую и белую клетку)," said Dorothy, smoothing out the wrinkles in it (сказала Дороти, разглаживая складки на нем;
"It is kind of you to wear that (мило с твоей стороны носить /это платье/;
Dorothy did not know what to say to this (Дороти не знала, что на это ответить: «сказать»), for all the people seemed to think her a witch (потому что все люди, казалось, думали, что она ведьма), and she knew very well she was only an ordinary little girl (а она сама очень хорошо знала, что она всего лишь обычная маленькая девочка) who had come by the chance of a cyclone into a strange land (которая прибыла в эту страну случайно, благодаря урагану;
dance [dɑːns], besides [bɪˈsaɪdz], friendly [ˈfrendlɪ], ordinary [ˈɔːd(ə)nrɪ], chance [ʧɑːns]