They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up (они позволили Зебре и Жирафу встать); and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes (и Зебра отодвинулась к небольшим колючим кустам) where the sunlight fell all stripy (где падал совершенно полосатый солнечный свет), and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees (а Жираф отошел к высоковатым деревьям) where the shadows fell all blotchy (где падали совершенно пятнистые тени).
done [dAn], thorn [TLn], tallish ['tLlIS]
‘Yes,’ said the Zebra, ‘but this isn’t the High Veldt. Can’t you see?’
‘I can now,’ said the Leopard. ‘But I couldn’t all yesterday. How is it done?’
‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.’
They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
‘Now watch (теперь смотрите),’ said the Zebra and the Giraffe (сказали Зебра и Жираф). ‘This is the way it’s done (вот как это делается). One — two — three (раз-два-три)! And where’s your breakfast (и где ваш завтрак[47])?’
Leopard stared (Леопард уставился;
watch [wOC], stare [stFq], sign [saIn]
‘Now watch,’ said the Zebra and the Giraffe. ‘This is the way it’s done. One — two — three! And where’s your breakfast?’
Leopard stared, and Ethiopian stared, but all they could see were stripy shadows and blotched shadows in the forest, but never a sign of Zebra and Giraffe. They had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest.
‘Hi! Hi!’ said the Ethiopian (хе-хе! — сказал Эфиоп). ‘That’s a trick worth learning (этому трюку стоит научиться). Take a lesson by it, Leopard (извлеки из этого урок, Леопард). You show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle (ты выделяешься в этом темном месте, как кусок мыла в угольном хранилище).’
‘Ho! Ho!’ said the Leopard (хо-хо! — сказал Леопард). ‘Would it surprise you very much to know (очень удивился бы ты, узнав) that you show up in this dark place like a mustard-plaster on a sack of coals (что ты выделяешься в этом темном месте, как горчичник на мешке угля)?’
worth [wWT], lesson ['les(q)n], soap [squp]
‘Hi! Hi!’ said the Ethiopian. ‘That’s a trick worth learning. Take a lesson by it, Leopard. You show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle.’
‘Ho! Ho!’ said the Leopard. ‘Would it surprise you very much to know that you show up in this dark place like a mustard-plaster on a sack of coals?’
‘Well, calling names won’t catch dinner (ну, оскорблениями ужин не поймаешь;
‘What to (на что)?’ said the Leopard, tremendously excited (спросил Леопард, чрезвычайно взволнованный).