This took a very long time to manage (ушло очень много времени, чтобы справиться с этим), though Alice held the bag open very carefully (хотя Алиса и держала открытую сумку очень осторожно), because the Knight was so VERY awkward in putting in the dish (потому что Рыцарь был очень неуклюж, пытаясь положить блюдо в /сумку/): the first two or three times that he tried he fell in himself instead (первые два или три раза, когда он попытался это сделать, он сам падал в сумку вместо /блюда/).
`It's rather a tight fit, you see (оно очень туго /входит/;
awkward ['O:kwqd], candlestick ['kxndl"stIk], loaded ['lqVdId]
`We'd better take it with us,' the Knight said. `It'll come in handy if we find any plum-cake. Help me to get it into this bag.'
This took a very long time to manage, though Alice held the bag open very carefully, because the Knight was so VERY awkward in putting in the dish: the first two or three times that he tried he fell in himself instead. `It's rather a tight fit, you see,' he said, as they got it in at last; `There are so many candlesticks in the bag.' And he hung it to the saddle, which was already loaded with bunches of carrots, and fire-irons, and many other things.
`I hope you've got your hair well fastened on (я надеюсь, что волосы у тебя хорошо прикреплены)?' he continued, as they set off (продолжил он, когда они двинулись в путь).
`Only in the usual way (всего лишь, как обычно),' Alice said, smiling (сказала Алиса, улыбаясь).
`That's hardly enough (вряд ли этого достаточно),' he said, anxiously (тревожно сказал он). `You see the wind is so VERY strong here (видишь ли, ветер здесь очень сильный). It's as strong as soup (он такой же, как сильно /острый/ суп;
`Have you invented a plan for keeping the hair from being blown off (а вы уже придумали план, как уберечь волосы от того, чтобы их сдуло;
`Not yet (нет еще),' said the Knight. `But I've got a plan for keeping it from FALLING off (но у меня есть план, как уберечь их от выпадения).'
`I should like to hear it, very much (мне бы хотелось услышать его, очень).'
anxiously ['xNkSqslI], soup [su:p], enquire [In'kwaIq]
`I hope you've got your hair well fastened on?' he continued, as they set off.
`Only in the usual way,' Alice said, smiling.
`That's hardly enough,' he said, anxiously. `You see the wind is so VERY strong here. It's as strong as soup.'
`Have you invented a plan for keeping the hair from being blown off?' Alice enquired.
`Not yet,' said the Knight. `But I've got a plan for keeping it from FALLING off.'
`I should like to hear it, very much.'
`First you take an upright stick (сперва берешь прямую палку;
It didn't sound a comfortable plan, Alice thought (не очень-то удачным: «удобным» кажется этот план, подумала Алиса), and for a few minutes she walked on in silence, puzzling over the idea (и несколько минут она шла молча, ломая голову над этой идеей), and every now and then stopping to help the poor Knight (и время от времени останавливаясь, чтобы помочь бедному Рыцарю), who certainly was NOT a good rider (который определенно не был хорошим всадником).
upright ['ApraIt], upwards ['Apwqdz], rider ['raIdq]
`First you take an upright stick,' said the Knight. `Then you make your hair creep up it, like a fruit-tree. Now the reason hair falls off is because it hangs DOWN—things never fall UPWARDS, you know. It's a plan of my own invention. You may try it if you like.'
It didn't sound a comfortable plan, Alice thought, and for a few minutes she walked on in silence, puzzling over the idea, and every now and then stopping to help the poor Knight, who certainly was NOT a good rider.