Английский с Дэвидом Г. Лоуренсом. Тень в розовом саду / D. H. Lawrence. The Shadow in the Rose Garden

“Ah,” went on the grey man (о, – продолжал седой человек). “It wor our Alfred scarred him off, back your life (= It was our Alfred who scarred him off, /you/ bet your life – это наш Альфред его напугал, как пить дать/уж будьте уверены: «/можете/ поспорить на свою жизнь»; to scare – пугать, напугать; to scare off – отпугивать, распугивать). He must ’a’ flyed ower t’ valley (= He must have flown over the valley – он, должно быть, перелетел через долину). Tha ma’ thank thy stars as ’e wor fun, Maggie (= You must thank your stars that he was found, Maggie – ты должна благодарить судьбу: «свои /счастливые/ звезды» за то, что он был найден, Мэгги). ’E’d a bin froze (= He would have been frozen – он мог замерзнуть). They a bit nesh, you know,” he concluded to me (= They are a bit nesh, you know… – они, знаете ли, немного мерзлявые, – заключил он; nesh – /диал./ чувствительный к холоду).

“They are,” I answered (да, такие, – ответил я). “This isn’t their country (это не их местность = эти места не для них; country – страна; местность).”

“No, it isna,” replied Mr. Goyte (да, не для них, – ответила миссис Гойт; it isna = it isn`t).

 From the background slowly approached a slender man with a grey moustache and large patches on his trousers.

“You’ve got ’im back ’gain, Ah see,” he said to his daughter-in-law. His wife explained how I had found Joey.

“Ah,” went on the grey man. “It wor our Alfred scarred him off, back your life. He must ’a’ flyed ower t’ valley. Tha ma’ thank thy stars as ’e wor fun, Maggie. ’E’d a bin froze. They a bit nesh, you know,” he concluded to me.

“They are,” I answered. “This isn’t their country.”

“No, it isna,” replied Mr. Goyte.