Английский язык c дружелюбным скелетом. Легенды североамериканских индейцев | страница 48
father [`fQ:Dq], dear [dIq], see [sJ], thing [TIN], wrong [rON], change [tSeInG]
Soon the father, the old Black Cat, came home, and, seeing his children all grinning at him, he said, "How glad the dear little things are to see me." But as none moved he saw that something was wrong, and his joy soon changed to sorrow.
Then the youngest Black Cat, the baby (тогда самый маленький/младший Черный Кот, младенец), came out of some hole (выбрался/вылез из какой-то дырки) where he had hid himself (где он прятался; to hide). Now the baby was too young to speak (/и хотя/ малыш был слишком мал, чтобы говорить), but he was very clever (но он был очень умен), and, picking up a piece of charcoal (и, подобрав кусочек древесного угля; to pick up), he made a mark from the end of his mouth around his cheek (он сделал = провел линию от уголка своего рта вокруг своей щеки; to make;end — конец, край; mark — метка, ориентир, веха). Then the father cried (тогда отец вскричал), "Ah, now I know who it was (ах, теперь я знаю, кто это был), — the Raccoon, as sure as I live (Енот, это точно: «так точно, как /то, что/ я живу»; sure — несомненный; уверенный)!" And he started after him in hot pursuit (и он погнался за ним по горячим следам; hot pursuit — преследование «по пятам»; hot — горячий; to start after smb. — бросаться, кидаться за кем-либо).
baby [`beIbI], clever [`klevq], piece [pJs], charcoal [`tSQ:kqul], cheek [CJk], sure [Suq], pursuit [pq`sju:t]
Then the youngest Black Cat, the baby, came out of some hole where he had hid himself. Now the baby was too young to speak, but he was very clever, and, picking up a piece of charcoal, he made a mark from the end of his mouth around his cheek. Then the father cried, "Ah, now I know who it was,— the Raccoon, as sure as I live!" And he started after him in hot pursuit.
Soon the Raccoon saw the fierce Black Cat (вскоре Енот увидел свирепого Черного Кота), as an Indian (в /облике/ индейца), coming after him with a club (следующего за ним с дубинкой). And, looking at him, he said (и, глядя на него, он сказал), "No club can kill me (никакая дубина не может убить меня); nothing but a bulrush or cat-tail can take my life (ничто, кроме камыша или рогоза, не может убить меня: «отнять мою жизнь»;