I get ready for winter (я готовлюсь к зиме)

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I WAS so much pleased with the valley I had discovered (я был так доволен этой долиной, /которую/ я открыл) that I spent much of my time there (что я проводил большую часть времени там).

At last I built me a small summer house (наконец я построил себе маленький летний домик) close by a grove of orange trees (близко к роще апельсиновых деревьев).

It was but little more than a bower (чуть больше, чем беседка), made of the branches of trees (сделанная из веток деревьев).

I built a strong fence around it (крепкий забор вокруг него). This was made of two rows of tall stakes (из двух рядов высоких кольев) with brushwood between (с ветками между /ними/).

There was no gate in this fence (не было ворот в этом заборе), but only a short ladder (только короткая лестница), just as at my castle (совсем как в моем замке).

Here I sometimes stayed two or three nights together (здесь я иногда оставался на две или три ночи кряду).

I gathered about two hundred clusters of grapes and hung them up to dry (собрал почти двести гроздьев винограда и повесил сушиться). In due time (в должное время) they made the finest of raisins (из них сделался самый вкусный изюм). I took them down and carried them to my castle (я собрал их и отнес в мой замок).

Thus little by little I gathered food for winter (мало-помалу я собрал еду на зиму).

The winters there were not cold. But the rain fell every day (дождь падал = шел каждый день), and often all the day (и часто весь день).

I had just finished my bower (только что закончил беседку), and was beginning to enjoy myself when the rainy season or winter, began (и начал наслаждаться, когда = как сезон дождей, или зима, начался).

What could I do but hurry back to my castle and its dry, warm cave (что я мог сделать, кроме как поторопиться обратно в замок и в его сухую, теплую пещеру)?

For weeks I could not stir out without getting wet (не мог выйти, не намокнув; to stir — шевелиться, двигаться). My store of food began to grow small (мои запасы еды начали сокращаться).

One day, in spite of the rain (несмотря на дождь), I went out and killed a goat (вышел и убил козу). The next day I found a very large turtle among the rocks (нашел очень большую черепаху среди камней).

This was all good luck (это все была удача), for I had now enough to eat for many a day (так как у меня было достаточно /всего/ поесть на много дней).

My meals were simple and plain (мои блюда были простыми и несложными).

For breakfast (на завтрак), I had a bunch of raisins and a bit of biscuit (горсть изюма и кусок печенья).

For dinner (на обед), I had broiled turtle (вареную черепаху). I could not have turtle soup (суп из черепахи), for I had no vessel in which to cook it (так как не имел сосуда, в котором приготовить его).

For supper (на ужин), I ate two or three turtle's eggs (черепашьих яйца).

Although I was kept close indoors by the rain (хотя я содержался внутри из-за дождя), I was never idle (я никогда не был без дела; idle — праздный).

Every day I worked at making my cave larger (каждый день я работал /над тем, чтобы/ сделать мою пещеру больше). I dug far in (копал дальше), behind the rock (за скалу), and made a fine, large room there (и сделал красивую, большую комнату там).

Then I made another door or way out (дверь или выход), which opened on the outside of my wall (которая открывалась снаружи моей стены). So now I could come into the castle through the cellar (мог входить в замок через подвал), or kitchen (или кухню), and without climbing the ladder (не взбираясь по лестнице).

This was much handier and easier than the other way (намного удобнее и легче, чем наоборот). But it did not seem so safe (не казалось таким безопасным). I feared now lest some wild beast might get into my house (я боялся, как бы дикие животные не смогли попасть в мой дом); and yet the biggest animal (хотя самым большим животным) I had seen on the island was a goat (/которое/ я видел на острове, была коза).

Soon after this I put a roof over my whole inclosure (скоро после этого я поместил крышу над всем своим убежищем). I took a number of long poles for rafters (несколько длинных шестов в качестве стропил) and laid one end of each on the wall (положил один конец каждого /стропила/ на стену), while the other end leaned against the rock above the cave (когда другой конец опирался на стену над пещерой).

These I covered with boughs of trees (ветками деревьев), long grass (длинной травой), and such other things as I could get (и такими другими вещами, которые мог достать). In this way I made a very good roof which turned the rain and kept everything dry (так я сделал очень хорошую крышу, которая отклоняла = защищала от дождя и сохраняла все сухим).

My castle was now a very roomy place (очень просторным местом). It was quite warm and dry even in the worst of weather (довольно теплым и сухим даже в самую плохую погоду).

inclosure [ink’ləuʒə] gather [gæðə] orange [‘orindʒ]

I GET READY FOR WINTER

I WAS so much pleased with the valley I had discovered that I spent much of my time there. At last I built me a small summer house close by a grove of orange trees.

It was but little more than a bower, made of the branches of trees.

I built a strong fence around it. This was made of two rows of tall stakes with brushwood between.

There was no gate in this fence, but only a short ladder, just as at my castle.

Here I sometimes stayed two or three nights together.

I gathered about two hundred clusters of grapes and hung them up to dry. In due time they made the finest of raisins. I took them down and carried them to my castle.

Thus little by little I gathered food for winter.

The winters there were not cold. But the rain fell every day, and often all the day.

I had just finished my bower, and was beginning to enjoy myself when the rainy season, or winter, began.

What could I do but hurry back to my castle and its dry, warm cave?

For weeks I could not stir out without getting wet. My store of food began to grow small.

One day, in spite of the rain, I went out and killed a goat. The next day I found a very large turtle among the rocks.

This was all good luck, for I had now enough to eat for many a day.

My meals were simple and plain.

For breakfast, I had a bunch of raisins and a bit of biscuit.

For dinner, I had broiled turtle. I could not have turtle soup, for I had no vessel in which to cook it.

For supper, I ate two or three turtle's eggs.

Although I was kept close indoors by the rain, I was never idle.

Every day I worked at making my cave larger. I dug far in, behind the rock, and made a fine, large room there.

Then I made another door or way out, which opened on the outside of my wall. So now I could come into the castle through the cellar, or kitchen, and without climbing the ladder.

This was much handier and easier than the other way. But it did not seem so safe. I feared now lest some wild beast might get into my house; and yet the biggest animal I had seen on the island was a goat.

Soon after this I put a roof over my whole inclosure. I took a number of long poles for rafters and laid one end of each on the wall, while the other end leaned against the rock above the cave.

These I covered with boughs of trees, long grass, and such other things as I could get. In this way I made a very good roof which turned the rain and kept everything dry.

My castle was now a very roomy place. It was quite warm and dry even in the worst of weather.

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