I make a long journey (предпринимаю длинное путешествие)

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I HAD long wished to see the whole of my island (я долго желал увидеть весь мой остров). So, one fine morning (итак, одним прекрасным утром), I set out to travel across to the other side of it (я пустился путешествовать через /него/ до другого берега).

Of course I carried my gun with me (конечно, я нес мое ружье с собой). In my belt (на ремне) was my best hatchet (топорик). In my pouch (в /патронной/ сумке) I had plenty of powder and shot (много пороха и дроби). In my pocket were two biscuits and a big bunch of raisins (в кармане было два печенья и большая горсть изюма). My dog followed behind me (моя собака следовала за мной).

I went past my summer house (шел мимо летнего дома), or bower (или беседки), and toward evening came to a fine open place close by the sea (к вечеру пришел на красивое открытое место близко к морю).

It was a beautiful sight (красивый вид). The sky was clear, the air was still (небо было ясным, воздух спокойным). The smooth waters (тихие воды) stretched away and away toward the setting sun (тянулись вдаль и вдаль к к заходящему солнцу).

Far in the distance (далеко на расстоянии) I could see land (я мог видеть землю). I could not tell whether it was an island or some part of the mainland of America (я не мог сказать был ли это остров или часть континента Америки). It was at least fifty miles away (по меньшей мере в 50 милях).

If it were the mainland (если бы это был материк), I felt quite sure that I would at some time or other see a ship sailing hither to it or from it (был совершенно уверен, что когда-нибудь увижу корабль, плывущий к нему или от него). If it were an island (если это был остров), there might be savages (там могли быть дикари) whom it would not be safe for me to meet (которых для меня было бы небезопасно встретить). But it would do no good to worry my mind about such matters (не было смысла беспокоить мой ум /вопросами/ о подобных вещах: «материях»).

I found this side of the island much more beautiful than that where my castle was (я обнаружил, что эта сторона острова была намного красивее, чем та, где был мой замок).

Here were large, open fields, green with grass (большие, открытые поля, зеленые от травы = покрытые травой) and sweet with flowers (красивые: «сладкие, приятные» от цветов). Here, too, were fine woods, with many strange trees and vines (были красивые рощи с множеством странных деревьев и вьющихся растений).

I saw many green parrots among the trees (много зеленых попугаев среди деревьев), and I thought how I would catch one and teach it to talk (думал, как бы мне поймать одного и научить его говорить).

After a great deal of trouble I knocked a young one down with my stick (после множества трудностей я сбил молодого /попугая/ палкой). He was a good fighter (хороший боец), and it was no easy matter to get him (было не простым вопросом заполучить его). But at last I picked him up and put him in my bag (но в конце концов я подобрал его и положил в свою сумку).

He was not hurt (не был ранен), and I carried him home (принес его домой). It was a long time before I could make him talk (прошло много времени, прежде чем я заставил, научил его говорить). But at last he became a great pet (прекрасным питомцем) and would call me by my name (называл меня по имени). I shall have a funny story to tell about him after a while (я буду иметь смешную историю рассказать = я расскажу смешную историю о нем через некоторое время).

Besides parrots there were many other birds in the woods (кроме попугаев, там было много других птиц в лесу). Some of these were of kinds that I had never seen before (некоторые из них были видов, которых я никогда раньше не видел).

In the low grounds I saw some animals that looked like rabbits (на низких землях = в низинах я видел некоторых животных, которые выглядели как кролики). There were others that I took to be foxes (принимал за лис), but they were not such foxes as we have in England (но они были не такими лисами, каких мы имеем в Англии).

I traveled very slowly around the island (я путешествовал очень медленно по острову), for I wished to see everything (так как хотел увидеть все). Often I did not go more than two miles in a day (часто я не проходил более двух миль в день).

At night I sometimes slept in a tree (ночью я иногда спал на дереве), while my dog watched below me (пока моя собака охраняла внизу). Sometimes I shut myself up in a little pen made by driving tall stakes into the ground (иногда я скрывался в маленьком «пенале», сделанном посредством вбивания длинных палок в землю). I felt quite safe (чувствовала себя в безопасности), for nothing could come near me without waking me (так как ничто не могло приблизиться ко мне, не разбудив меня).

Along the seashore there were thousands of turtles (вдоль берега были тысячи черепах) and a great plenty of waterfowl (множество водоплавающих птиц).

I had no trouble to find all the food I needed (не имел проблем с нахождением всей той еды, которая мне была нужна). Sometimes I had a roast pigeon for dinner (жареного голубя на обед), sometimes the juicy meat of a turtle (сочное мясо черепахи), sometimes that of a goat (иногда мясо козы). No king could have fared better (никакой король не мог бы поесть лучше; to fare — жить, поживать; питаться).

One day my dog caught a young kid (собака поймала козленка). I ran and got hold of it (схватил его), and would not let him hurt it (не позволил ей ранить его).

I had a great mind to take it home with me (у меня было большое желание взять его домой с собой). So I made a collar for it (ошейник для него), and led it along by a string which I had in my pocket (отвел его рядом с собой на веревке, которая была у меня в кармане).

It was quite wild (довольно диким) and did not lead well (нелегко было его вести). It gave me so much trouble that I took it to my summer house and left it there (он доставил мне так много проблем, что я отвел его в летний дом и оставил там).

I then went home to my castle.

smooth [smu:ð] pouch [pautʃ] journey [‘dʒə:ni]

I MAKE A LONG JOURNEY

I HAD long wished to see the whole of my island. So, one fine morning, I set out to travel across to the other side of it. Of course I carried my gun with me. In my belt was my best hatchet. In my pouch I had plenty of powder and shot. In my pocket were two biscuits and a big bunch of raisins. My dog followed behind me.

I went past my summer house, or bower, and toward evening came to a fine open place close by the sea.

It was a beautiful sight. The sky was clear, the air was still. The smooth waters stretched away and away toward the setting sun.

Far in the distance I could see land. I could not tell whether it was an island or some part of the mainland of America. It was at least fifty miles away.

If it were the mainland, I felt quite sure that I would at some time or other see a ship sailing hither to it or from it. If it were an island, there might be savages on it whom it would not be safe for me to meet. But it would do no good to worry my mind about such matters.

I found this side of the island much more beautiful than that where my castle was.

Here were large, open fields, green with grass and sweet with flowers. Here, too, were fine woods, with many strange trees and vines.

I saw many green parrots among the trees, and I thought how I would catch one and teach it to talk.

After a great deal of trouble I knocked a young one down with my stick. He was a good fighter, and it was no easy matter to get him. But at last I picked him up and put him in my bag.

He was not hurt, and I carried him home. It was a long time before I could make him talk. But at last he became a great pet and would call me by my name. I shall have a funny story to tell about him after a while.

Besides parrots there were many other birds in the woods. Some of these were of kinds that I had never seen before.

In the low grounds I saw some animals that looked like rabbits. There were others that I took to be foxes, but they were not such foxes as we have in England.

I traveled very slowly around the island, for I wished to see everything. Often I did not go more than two miles in a day.

At night I sometimes slept in a tree, while my dog watched below me. Sometimes I shut myself up in a little pen made by driving tall stakes into the ground. I felt quite safe, for nothing could come near me without waking me.

Along the seashore there were thousands of turtles and a great plenty of waterfowl.

I had no trouble to find all the food I needed. Sometimes I had a roast pigeon for dinner, sometimes the juicy meat of a turtle, sometimes that of a goat. No king could have fared better.

One day my dog caught a young kid. I ran and got hold of it, and would not let him hurt it.

I had a great mind to take it home with me. So I made a collar for it, and led it along by a string which I had in my pocket.

It was quite wild and did not lead well. It gave me so much trouble that I took it to my summer house and left it there.

I then went home to my castle.

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