"There is nothing to be done (тут ничего нельзя поделать; to be done — /может/ быть сделанным)," said the little woman calmly (спокойно сказала маленькая женщина).
continue [kqn'tInju:], great [greIt], beam [bi:m], dismay [dIs'meI], calmly [kQ:mlI]
"Your house did, anyway," replied the little old woman, with a laugh, "and that is the same thing. See!" she continued, pointing to the corner of the house. "There are her two feet, still sticking out from under a block of wood." Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together in dismay. "The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?"
"There is nothing to be done," said the little woman calmly.
"But who was she (но кем же она была)?" asked Dorothy.
"She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said (это была Злая Ведьма Востока, как я уже сказала)," answered the little woman. "She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years (она держала всех Манчкинов в рабстве долгие годы), making them slave for her night and day (заставляя их батрачить на себя днем и ночью; slave — невольник, раб; to slave — выполнять тяжелую работу; работать как раб). Now they are all set free (теперь все они освобождены), and are grateful to you for the favor (и благодарны тебе за эту услугу)."
"Who are the Munchkins (а кто такие Манчкины)?" inquired Dorothy (спросила Дороти; to inquire — осведомляться, справляться, спрашивать).
"They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled (это народ, который живет в этой стране Востока, где правила Злая Ведьма)."
"Are you a Munchkin (а вы Манчкин)?" asked Dorothy.
slave [sleIv], favor ['feIvq], inquire [In'kwaIq], rule [ru:l]
"But who was she?" asked Dorothy.
"She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said," answered the little woman. "She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day. Now they are all set free, and are grateful to you for the favor."
"Who are the Munchkins?" inquired Dorothy.
"They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled."
"Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy.
"No, but I am their friend (нет, но я их друг), although I live in the land of the North (хотя я и живу в стране на Севере). When they saw the Witch of the East was dead (когда они увидели, что Ведьма Востока мертва) the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me (Манчкины послали ко мне быстрого гонца), and I came at once (и я тут же пришла). I am the Witch of the North (я — Ведьма Севера)."
