Илья Франк - Английский язык c дружелюбным скелетом. Легенды североамериканских индейцев

The Moon promised (Луна пообещала), and started away with the Yellow-Corn-Maidens (и ушла с Желтыми Кукурузами).

aside [q`saId], start [stRt], take [teIk]

But taking her aside, he said: "Now be sure that while you are with them, you refuse whatever they may propose."

The Moon promised, and started away with the Yellow-Corn-Maidens.

In those days there was only a thick forest of cottonwoods (в те дни был только густой лес из тополей) where now the smiling vineyards (где сейчас улыбающиеся виноградники), gardens (сады), and orchards of Isleta (и огороды Ислета) are spread (тянутся/распространились; to spread — развертываться; раскидываться; простираться; расстилаться ), and to reach the llano (и, чтобы добраться до льяносов) the three women had to go through the forest (трем женщинам пришлось пойти через лес). In the very center of it (в самом центре его) they came to a deep pozo (они подошли к глубокому посо )—a square well (квадратному колодцу), with steps at one side (со ступенями на одной стороне) leading down to the water's edge (ведущими вниз к кромке воды).

vineyard [`vInjqd], orchad [`LCqd], spread [spred], forest [`fOrIst], one [wAn]

In those days there was only a thick forest of cottonwoods where now the smiling vineyards, gardens, and orchards of Isleta are spread, and to reach the llano the three women had to go through the forest. In the very center of it they came to a deep pozo —a square well, with steps at one side leading down to the water's edge.

"Ay (ай)!" said the Yellow-Corn-Maidens, "How hot and thirsty is our walk (какая жаркая и вызывающая жажду наша прогулка = как жарко и хочется пить)! Come (давайте; come — зд. восклицание, означающее приглашение, побуждение ), let us get a drink of water (напьемся воды: «давайте достанем глоток воды»)."

But the Moon (но Луна), remembering her husband's words (помня о словах своего мужа), said politely (сказала вежливо) that she did not wish to drink (что она не хочет пить). They urged in vain (они убеждали напрасно; in vain ), but at last (но, наконец), looking down into the pozo (глядя вниз в посо ), they called (они позвали):

"Oh, Moon-friend, Moon-friend (о, подруга Луна)! Come and look in this still water (подойти и взгляни на эту спокойную воду), and see how pretty you are (и увидишь, как ты красива)!"

thirsty [`TWstI], polite [pq`laIt], urge [WG], call [kLl], pretty [`prItI]

"Ay!" said the Yellow-Corn-Maidens, "How hot and thirsty is our walk! Come, let us get a drink of water."

But the Moon, remembering her husband's words, said politely that she did not wish to drink. They urged in vain, but at last, looking down into the pozo , they called:

"Oh, Moon-friend, Moon-friend! Come and look in this still water, and see how pretty you are!"

The Moon (Луна), you must know (/как/ вы должны знать = как известно), has always been just as fond of looking at herself in the water (всегда точно так же любила смотреть на свое отражение в воде; to be fond of doing smth. — любить что-либо делать, увлекаться чем-либо ) as she is to this very day (как и по сей день); and forgetting Nah-chu-ru-chu's warning (и, забыв предупреждение Нах-чу-ру-чу), she came to the brink (она подошла к краю) and looked down upon her fair reflection (и взглянула вниз на свое прекрасное отражение; fair — /книжн./ красивый, прекрасный /обычно о женщинах/; светлый, белокурый ). But at that very moment (но в этот самый момент) the two witch-sisters pushed her head foremost into the pozo (две сестры толкнули ее головой вперед в посо ; foremost — передний; head foremost — передний головой вперед ), and drowned her (и утопили ее); and then they filled the well with earth (а затем они наполнили колодец землей), and went away as happy (и пошли домой такими счастливыми) as wicked hearts can be (какими могут быть злые сердца).

herself [hW`self], fair [feq], reflection [rI`flekS(q)n], push [puS], foremost [`fO:mqust], drown [draun]

The Moon, you must know, has always been just as fond of looking at herself in the water as she is to this very day; and forgetting Nah-chu-ru-chu's warning, she came to the brink and looked down upon her fair reflection. But at that very moment the two witch-sisters pushed her head foremost into the pozo , and drowned her; and then they filled the well with earth, and went away as happy as wicked hearts can be.

As the sun crept along the adobe floor (когда солнце двигалось по полу глинобитного дома; to creep — ползти, красться ), closer and closer to his seat (ближе и ближе к его месту: «сиденью»), Nah-chu-ru-chu began to look oftener from his loom to the door (начал отрывать взгляд чаще от своего станка и смотреть на дверь: «начал смотреть чаще от своего станка на дверь»). When the shadows were very long (когда тени были = стали очень длинными), he sprang suddenly to his feet (он вдруг вскочил на ноги; to spring ), and walked to the house of the Yellow-Corn-Maidens (и пошел к дому Желтых Кукуруз) with long, long strides (длинными, длинными шагами; stride — большой шаг ).

"Yellow-Corn-Maidens," he asked them very sternly (он спросил их мрачно/сурово), "where is my little wife (где моя маленькая жена = где моя женушка)?"

floor [flL], loom [lHm], shadow [`Sxdqu]

As the sun crept along the adobe floor, closer and closer to his seat, Nah-chu-ru-chu began to look oftener from his loom to the door. When the shadows were very long, he sprang suddenly to his feet, and walked to the house of the Yellow-Corn-Maidens with long, long strides.

"Yellow-Corn-Maidens," he asked them very sternly, "where is my little wife?"

"Why, isn't she at home (как, разве она не дома)?" asked the wicked sisters (спросили злые сестры), as if greatly surprised (словно очень удивившись). "She got enough amole long before we did (она набрала достаточно амоле задолго до нас: «задолго до того, как мы сделали /то же самое/»)."

"Ah (ах)," groaned Nah-chu-ru-chu within himself (охнул Нах-чу-ру-чу про себя; within — внутри ), "it is as I thought (как я и думал)—they have done her ill (они причинили ей зло; ill — вред, зло; что-то плохое )." But without a word to them (но, не говоря им ни слова) he turned on his heel (он круто повернулся; turn on one's heels — круто повернуться /и уйти/: «повернуться на пятках» ) and went away (и ушел прочь).