`To be sure I was (конечно, я /держу ее вверх ногами/)!' Humpty Dumpty said gaily, as she turned it round for him (весело сказал Шалтай-Болтай, когда она повернула /книжку/ для него). `I thought it looked a little queer (мне показалось, что она выглядит немного странно). As I was saying, that SEEMS to be done right (как я и говорил, кажется, что она решена правильно) — though I haven't time to look it over thoroughly just now (хотя у меня и нет времени тщательно просмотреть ее прямо сейчас) — and that shows that there are three hundred and sixty-four days (и это показывает, что есть триста шестьдесят четыре дня) when you might get un-birthday presents (когда ты могла бы получить подарки не ко дню рождения) —'
`Certainly (конечно),' said Alice.
`And only ONE for birthday presents, you know (и только один день для подарков ко дню рождения, знаешь ли). There's glory for you (вот тебе и слава)!'
sure [SVq], thoroughly ['TArqlI], glory ['glO:rI]
`To be sure I was!' Humpty Dumpty said gaily, as she turned it round for him. `I thought it looked a little queer. As I was saying, that SEEMS to be done right—though I haven't time to look it over thoroughly just now—and that shows that there are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents—'
`Certainly,' said Alice.
`And only ONE for birthday presents, you know. There's glory for you!'
`I don't know what you mean by "glory" (я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду под "славой"),' Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously (Шалтай-Болтай презрительно улыбнулся). `Of course you don't — till I tell you (конечно, ты не знаешь — пока я тебе не скажу). I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!" (Я имел в виду: "вот тебе и отличный неопровержимый довод";
`But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument" (но "слава" не означает "отличный неопровержимый довод"),' Alice objected (возразила Алиса).
`When I use a word (когда я употребляю какое-нибудь слово),' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone (сказал Шалтай-Болтай довольно презрительным тоном), `it means just what I choose it to mean (оно означает именно то, что я хочу, чтобы оно означало;
`The question is (вопрос в том),' said Alice, `whether you CAN make words mean so many different things (можете ли вы сделать так, чтобы слова означали такое большое число различных вещей).'
contemptuously [kqn'temptSVqslI], knockdown ['nPkdaVn], objected [qb'dZektId]
`I don't know what you mean by "glory,"' Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. `Of course you don't — till I tell you. I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!"'
`But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument,"' Alice objected.
`When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.'
`The question is (вопрос в том),' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master — that's all (кто хозяин — вот и все).'
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything (Алиса была слишком озадачена, чтобы сказать что-нибудь), so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again (поэтому, спустя минуту, Шалтай-Болтай начал =
`They've a temper, some of them (у них крутой нрав, у некоторых из них;
particularly [pq'tIkjVlqlI], adjective ['xdZIktIv], impenetrability [Im"penItrq'bIlItI]
`The question is,' said Alice, `whether you CAN make words mean so many different things.'
`The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master — that's all.'
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. `They've a temper, some of them — particularly verbs, they're the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what I say!'
`Would you tell me, please (/не/ скажите ли вы мне, пожалуйста),' said Alice `what that means (что это означает)?'