"Of course, there's the coming-down too (конечно, нужно и спускаться: «есть спускание тоже»). Backwards (задом наперед)."

And then he said (а потом он сказал):

"Which will be difficult (что = а это будет трудно)..."

"Unless one fell (если не упадешь; unless — если не, чтобы не, как бы не)..."

"When it would be (когда это было бы)..."

"EASY (ЛЕГКО)"

feet [fJt], mind [maInd], backwards ['bxkwqdz]

And for the next ten feet he said:

"Not that it's easy, mind you."

And for the next ten feet he said:

"Of course, there's the coming-down too. Backwards."

And then he said:

"Which will be difficult..."

"Unless one fell..."

"When it would be..."

"EASY"

And at the word "easy (и при слове «легко»)," the branch he was standing on broke suddenly (ветка, на которой он стоял, неожиданно сломалась; to break — ломать(ся)) and he just managed to clutch at the one above him as he felt himself going (и он едва смог схватиться за ветку над ним, когда /он/ почувствовал, что идет = падает)... and then slowly he got his chin over it (и затем он медленно забросил через нее /свой/ подбородок) — and then one back paw — and then the other (а потом одну заднюю лапу — а потом другую)... until at last he was sitting on it (пока наконец он не сидел на ней), breathing very quickly (очень часто дыша), and wishing that he had gone in for swimming instead (и желая, чтобы он занялся вместо этого плаваньем = и сожалея, что он вместо этого не занялся плаваньем; to go in for — заниматься (видом спорта)).

Roo climbed off, and sat down next to him (Ру слез /с него/ и сел рядом с ним).

"Oo, Tigger," he said excitedly (ух, Тигер, — сказал он возбужденно), "are we at the top (мы на верхушке)?"

"No," said Tigger (нет, — сказал Тигер).

"Are we going to the top (/а/ мы полезем на верхушку)?"

"No," said Tigger (нет, — сказал Тигер).

branch [brRnC], manage ['mxnIG], breathing ['brJDIN]

And at the word "easy," the branch he was standing on broke suddenly and he just managed to clutch at the one above him as he felt himself going ... and then slowly he got his chin over it — and then one back paw — and then the other ... until at last he was sitting on it, breathing very quickly, and wishing that he had gone in for swimming instead.

Roo climbed off, and sat down next to him.

"Oo, Tigger," he said excitedly, "are we at the top?"

"No," said Tigger.

"Are we going to the top?"

"No," said Tigger.

"Oh!" said Roo rather sadly (ах! — сказал Ру довольно грустно). And then he went on hopefully (а потом он продолжил с надеждой): "That was a lovely bit just now (только что это был просто классный номер; bit — эстрадный номер), when you pretended (когда ты притворился) we were going to fall-bump-to-the-bottom (что мы упадем-бух-на-землю), and we didn't (а мы не упали). Will you do that bit again (ты сделаешь этот фокус еще раз)?"

"NO," said Tigger (НЕТ, — сказал Тигер).

Roo was silent for a little while (Ру немного помолчал), and then he said (а потом сказал), "Shall we eat our sandwiches, Tigger (Тигер, /давай/ съедим наши бутерброды)?" And Tigger said, "Yes, where are they (и Тигер сказал: да, где они)?" And Roo said, "At the bottom of the tree (а Ру сказал: у подножия дерева = внизу у дерева)." And Tigger said (и Тигер сказал), "I don't think we'd better eat them just yet (думаю, что нам лучше пока их не есть)." So they didn't (и они не стали).

pretend [prI'tend], bottom ['bOtqm], eat [Jt]

"Oh!" said Roo rather sadly. And then he went on hopefully: "That was a lovely bit just now, when you pretended we were going to fall-bump-to-the-bottom, and we didn't. Will you do that bit again?"

"NO," said Tigger.

Roo was silent for a little while, and then he said, "Shall we eat our sandwiches, Tigger?" And Tigger said, "Yes, where are they?" And Roo said, "At the bottom of the tree." And Tigger said, "I don't think we'd better eat them just yet." So they didn't.

* * *

By-and-by Pooh and Piglet came along (вскоре появились Пух и Пятачок). Pooh was telling Piglet in a singing voice (Пух рассказывал Пятачку певческим голосом = напевал Пятачку) that it didn't seem to matter (что ему не кажется важным), if he didn't get any fatter (если он не растолстеет), and he didn't think he was getting any fatter (а он не думал, что толстеет), what he did (что он делает /т.е. видимо, не важно, что он делает/)[24]; and Piglet was wondering (а Пятачок спрашивал себя) how long it would be before his haycorn came up (сколько времени пройдет, прежде чем взойдет его жОлудь).

"Look, Pooh!" said Piglet suddenly (смотри, Пух! — сказал вдруг Пятачок). "There's something in one of the Pine Trees (на одной из Сосен кто-то[25] есть = сидит)."

"So there is!" said Pooh (так и есть! — сказал Пух), looking up wonderingly (глядя вверх удивленно). "There's an Animal (/там/ Животное)."

Piglet took Pooh's arm (Пятачок схватил руку Пуха), in case Pooh was frightened (на тот случай, если Пух испугался).

"Is it One of the Fiercer Animals (это Одно из Свирепейших Животных)?" he said, looking the other way (спросил он, глядя в другую сторону).

animal ['xnImql], frighten [fraItn], fierce [fIqs]

By-and-by Pooh and Piglet came along. Pooh was telling Piglet in a singing voice that it didn't seem to matter, if he didn't get any fatter, and he didn't think he was getting any fatter, what he did; and Piglet was wondering how long it would be before his haycorn came up.

"Look, Pooh!" said Piglet suddenly. "There's something in one of the Pine Trees."

"So there is!" said Pooh, looking up wonderingly. "There's an Animal."

Piglet took Pooh's arm, in case Pooh was frightened.

"Is it One of the Fiercer Animals?" he said, looking the other way.

Pooh nodded (Пух кивнул).

"It's a Jagular," he said (это Агуяр, — сказал он).

"What do Jagulars do?" asked Piglet (/а/ что делают Агуяры? — спросил Пятачок), hoping that they wouldn't (надеясь, что они не будут /этого делать/).

"They hide in the branches of trees (они прячутся в ветвях деревьев), and drop on you as you go underneath (и сваливаются на вас, когда вы проходите внизу /под ними/)", said Pooh (сказал Пух). "Christopher Robin told me (Кристофер Робин рассказывал мне)."

"Perhaps we better hadn't go underneath, Pooh (может быть, нам лучше не проходить под ним). In case he dropped and hurt himself (на тот случай если он свалится и ушибется)."

"They don't hurt themselves," said Pooh (они не ушибаются, — сказал Пух). '"They're such very good droppers (они такие прехорошие сваленки[26]; dropper — капельница, пипетка)."

jaguar ['Gxgjuq], underneath ["Andq'nJT], hurt [hWt]

Pooh nodded.

"It's a Jagular," he said.

"What do Jagulars do?" asked Piglet, hoping that they wouldn't.

"They hide in the branches of trees, and drop on you as you go underneath", said Pooh. "Christopher Robin told me."

"Perhaps we better hadn't go underneath, Pooh. In case he dropped and hurt himself."

"They don't hurt themselves," said Pooh. '"They're such very good droppers."

Piglet still felt (Пятачок все еще чувствовал) that to be underneath a Very Good Dropper would be a Mistake (что находиться под Очень Хорошим Сваленком было бы Ошибкой), and he was just going to hurry back for something which he had forgotten (и он как раз собирался поспешить назад = быстро вернуться за чем-то, что он забыл) when the Jagular called out to them (когда Агуяр крикнул им).

"Help! Help!" it called (помогите! помогите! — закричал он).

"That's what Jagulars always do (это то, что всегда делают Агуяры)," said Pooh, much interested (сказал Пух очень заинтересованно). "They call 'Help! Help!' and then (они кричат: помогите! помогите!, а потом) when you look up, they drop on you (когда вы смотрите вверх, они сваливаются на вас)."

"I'm looking down," cried Piglet loudly (я смотрю вниз, — крикнул громко Пятачок), so as the Jagular shouldn't do the wrong thing by accident (/с тем/ чтобы Агуяр случайно не совершил неверный поступок / сделал не то; wrong — неверный, неправильный, не тот).

mistake [mIs'teIk], wrong [rON], accident ['xksIdqnt]

Piglet still felt that to be underneath a Very Good Dropper would be a Mistake, and he was just going to hurry back for something which he had forgotten when the Jagular called out to them.

"Help! Help!" it called.

"That's what Jagulars always do," said Pooh, much interested. "They call 'Help! Help!' and then when you look up, they drop on you."

"I'm looking down," cried Piglet loudly, so as the Jagular shouldn't do the wrong thing by accident.

Something very excited next to the Jagular heard him, and squeaked (нечто очень возбужденное рядом с Агуяром услышало его и запищало):

"Pooh and Piglet (Пух и Пятачок)! Pooh and Piglet (Пух и Пятачок)!"

All of a sudden Piglet felt (внезапно Пятачок почувствовал) that it was a much nicer day than he had thought it was (что это гораздо более милый денек, чем он думал). All warm and sunny (исключительно теплый и солнечный) —

"Pooh!" he cried (Пух! — воскликнул он). "I believe it's Tigger and Roo (я думаю, это Тигер и Ру)!"

"So it is," said Pooh (так и есть, — сказал Пух). "I thought it was a Jagular and another Jagular (/а/ я думал, что это Агуяр и еще один Агуяр)."

"Hallo, Roo!" called Piglet (привет, Ру! — позвал Пятачок). "What are you doing (что ты делаешь)?"

squeak [skwJk], thought [TLt], sunny ['sAnI]

Something very excited next to the Jagular heard him, and squeaked:

"Pooh and Piglet! Pooh and Piglet!"

All of a sudden Piglet felt that it was a much nicer day than he had thought it was. All warm and sunny —

"Pooh!" he cried. "I believe it's Tigger and Roo!"

"So it is," said Pooh. "I thought it was a Jagular and another Jagular."

"Hallo, Roo!" called Piglet. "What are you doing?"

"We can't get down, we can't get down!" cried Roo (мы не можем спуститься, мы не можем спуститься! — закричал Ру). "Isn't it fun (разве это не забавно)? Pooh, isn't it fun (Пух, разве это не забавно), Tigger and I are living in a tree, like Owl (Тигер и я = мы с Тигером живем на дереве, как Филин), and we're going to stay here for ever and ever (и мы останемся здесь навсегда-навсегда). I can see Piglet's house (я вижу дом Пятачка). Piglet, I can see your house from here (Пятачок, я вижу отсюда твой дом). Aren't we high (разве мы не высоко)? Is Owl's house as high up as this (дом Филина так же высоко, как этот = мы)?"

"How did you get there, Roo?" asked Piglet (как ты забрался туда Ру? — спросил Пятачок).

"On Tigger's back (у Тигера на спине = верхом на Тигере)! And Tiggers can't climb downwards (а Тигеры не умеют слезать вниз), because their tails get in the way (потому что их хвосты путаются под ногами; to get in the way — мешаться, перекрывать дорогу), only upwards (только /залезать/ вверх), and Tigger forgot about that when we started (а Тигер забыл об этом, когда мы пустились в путь), and he's only just remembered (и он вспомнил только что). So we've got to stay here for ever and ever — unless we go higher (поэтому нам придется остаться здесь навсегда-навсегда — если мы не полезем выше). What did you say, Tigger (что ты сказал, Тигер)? Oh, Tigger says if we go higher (а, Тигер говорит, если мы полезем выше) we shan't be able to see Piglet's house so well (мы не сможем видеть так хорошо дом Пятачка), so we're going to stop here (поэтому мы остановимся здесь)."

high [haI], unless [qn'les], says [sez]

"We can't get down, we can't get down!" cried Roo. "Isn't it fun? Pooh, isn't it fun, Tigger and I are living in a tree, like Owl, and we're going to stay here for ever and ever. I can see Piglet's house. Piglet, I can see your house from here. Aren't we high? Is Owl's house as high up as this?"