`He's only just out of prison, and he hadn't finished his tea when he was sent in,' Haigha whispered to Alice: `and they only give them oyster-shells in there—so you see he's very hungry and thirsty. How are you, dear child?' he went on, putting his arm affectionately round Hatta's neck.

Hatta looked round and nodded, and went on with his bread and butter (Шляп Ник оглянулся, кивнул головой и продолжил есть свой хлеб с маслом).

`Were you happy in prison, dear child (ты был счастлив в тюрьме, дорогое дитя)?' said Haigha.

Hatta looked round once more (Шляп Ник снова оглянулся), and this time a tear or two trickled down his cheek (и на этот раз одна или две слезинки скатились по его щеке; trickle — струйка; to trickle — течь тонкой струйкой; капать): but not a word would he say (но он не сказал ни слова).

nodded ['nPdId], tear /сущ./ [tIq], trickle [trIkl],

Hatta looked round and nodded, and went on with his bread and butter.

`Were you happy in prison, dear child?' said Haigha.

Hatta looked round once more, and this time a tear or two trickled down his cheek: but not a word would he say.

`Speak, can't you (говори, не молчи: «неужели ты не можешь /говорить/»)!' Haigha cried impatiently (нетерпеливо воскликнул Зайац). But Hatta only munched away, and drank some more tea (но Шляп Ник только продолжил жевать и выпил еще немного чая).

`Speak, won't you (говори, ну же)!' cried the King. 'How are they getting on with the fight (как они там продвигаются со схваткой)?'

Hatta made a desperate effort (Шляп Ник сделал отчаянное усилие), and swallowed a large piece of bread-and-butter (и проглотил большой кусок хлеба с маслом). `They're getting on very well (они очень хорошо продвигаются),' he said in a choking voice (сказал он задыхающимся голосом): `each of them has been down about eighty-seven times (каждый из них падал примерно по восемьдесят семь раз).'

desperate ['desp(q)rIt], swallow ['swPlqV], choking ['tSqVkIN]

`Speak, can't you!' Haigha cried impatiently. But Hatta only munched away, and drank some more tea.

`Speak, won't you!' cried the King. 'How are they getting on with the fight?'

Hatta made a desperate effort, and swallowed a large piece of bread-and-butter. `They're getting on very well,' he said in a choking voice: `each of them has been down about eighty-seven times.'

`Then I suppose they'll soon bring the white bread and the brown (значит, я полагаю, скоро принесут белый хлеб и черный)?' Alice ventured to remark (осмелилась сказать: «сделать замечание» Алиса).

`It's waiting for 'em now (он их сейчас ожидает),' said Hatta: `this is a bit of it as I'm eating (/именно/ такой кусочек я /сейчас/ ем).'

There was a pause in the fight just then (как раз в этот момент в поединке наступила пауза), and the Lion and the Unicorn sat down, panting (и Лев с Единорогом уселись на землю, задыхаясь), while the King called out `Ten minutes allowed for refreshments!' (а Король выкрикнул: "Десять минут на отдых!"; to allow — позволять, разрешать; refreshment — что-л. освежающее, подкрепляющее силы; восстановление сил; отдых). Haigha and Hatta set to work at once, carrying rough trays of white and brown bread (Зайац и Шляп Ник немедленно принялись за работу и стали носить подносы из нестроганых досок с белым и черным хлебом; rough — неровный, шероховатый; нестроганый /о досках/). Alice took a piece to taste, but it was VERY dry (Алиса взяла кусочек, чтобы попробовать, но он был очень сухим).

allowed [q'laVd], refreshment [rI'freSmqnt], rough [rAf]

`Then I suppose they'll soon bring the white bread and the brown?' Alice ventured to remark.

`It's waiting for 'em now,' said Hatta: `this is a bit of it as I'm eating.'

There was a pause in the fight just then, and the Lion and the Unicorn sat down, panting, while the King called out `Ten minutes allowed for refreshments!' Haigha and Hatta set to work at once, carrying rough trays of white and brown bread. Alice took a piece to taste, but it was VERY dry.

`I don't think they'll fight any more to-day (не думаю, что они снова будут драться сегодня),' the King said to Hatta: `go and order the drums to begin (пойди и прикажи, чтобы начинали бить в барабаны).' And Hatta went bounding away like a grasshopper (и Шляп Ник ушел, подпрыгивая по дороге, словно кузнечик).

For a minute or two Alice stood silent, watching him (минуту или две Алиса стояла молча, наблюдая за ним). Suddenly she brightened up (внезапно она оживилась; to brighten — проясняться; наполнять радостью, радовать; bright — яркий, блестящий, светлый; веселый).

`Look, look (смотрите)!' she cried, pointing eagerly (закричала она, энергично показывая пальцем). `There's the White Queen running across the country (вот Белая Королева бежит по полю; country — местность, территория)! She came flying out of the wood over yonder (она вылетела из леса, вон там) — How fast those Queens CAN run (как же быстро могут бегать эти Королевы)!'

order ['O:dq], grasshopper ['grQ:s"hPpq], eagerly ['i:gqlI]

`I don't think they'll fight any more to-day,' the King said to Hatta: `go and order the drums to begin.' And Hatta went bounding away like a grasshopper.

For a minute or two Alice stood silent, watching him. Suddenly she brightened up. `Look, look!' she cried, pointing eagerly. `There's the White Queen running across the country! She came flying out of the wood over yonder — How fast those Queens CAN run!'

`There's some enemy after her, no doubt (какой-нибудь враг /гонится/ за ней, без сомнения),' the King said, without even looking round (сказал Король, даже не оборачиваясь). `That wood's full of them (тот лес кишит ими).'

`But aren't you going to run and help her (но разве вы не собираетесь побежать ей на помощь)?' Alice asked, very much surprised at his taking it so quietly (спросила Алиса, очень сильно удивленная тем, что он воспринял все так спокойно).

`No use (бесполезно; use — польза), no use!' said the King. `She runs so fearfully quick (она бегает так ужасно быстро; fear — страх). You might as well try to catch a Bandersnatch (ты могла бы с тем же успехом попробовать поймать /чудовище/ Бандерхвата)! But I'll make a memorandum about her, if you like (но я сделаю о ней запись в записной книжке, если ты хочешь) — She's a dear good creature (она милое славное создание),' he repeated softly to himself, as he opened his memorandum-book (нежно повторял = бормотал он себе /под нос/, когда он открыл = открывая свою записную книжку; soft — мягкий; нежный, ласковый). `Do you spell "creature" with a double "e" (как пишется слово "создание" — с двумя "е")?'

enemy ['enqmI], doubt [daVt], double [dAbl]

`There's some enemy after her, no doubt,' the King said, without even looking round. `That wood's full of them.'

`But aren't you going to run and help her?' Alice asked, very much surprised at his taking it so quietly.

`No use, no use!' said the King. `She runs so fearfully quick. You might as well try to catch a Bandersnatch! But I'll make a memorandum about her, if you like—She's a dear good creature,' he repeated softly to himself, as he opened his memorandum-book. `Do you spell "creature" with a double "e"?'

At this moment the Unicorn sauntered by them, with his hands in his pockets (в этот момент мимо них неторопливо прошел Единорог, держа руки в карманах). `I had the best of it this time (я выиграл на этот раз; to have the best of smth. — извлечь наибольшую выгоду из чего-л., выиграть)?' he said to the King, just glancing at him as he passed (сказал он Королю, едва взглянув на него мимоходом).

`A little — a little (немного),' the King replied, rather nervously (ответил Король, довольно нервно). `You shouldn't have run him through with your horn, you know (тебе не следовало бы протыкать его своим рогом, знаешь ли; to run through — прокалывать, проткнуть).'

saunter ['sO:ntq], glancing ['glQ:nsIN], nervously ['nE:vqslI]

At this moment the Unicorn sauntered by them, with his hands in his pockets. `I had the best of it this time?' he said to the King, just glancing at him as he passed.

`A little—a little,' the King replied, rather nervously. `You shouldn't have run him through with your horn, you know.'

`It didn't hurt him (я его не ранил),' the Unicorn said carelessly (беспечно сказал Единорог), and he was going on, when his eye happened to fall upon Alice (и он уже было прошел дальше, когда его взгляд случайно упал на Алису): he turned round rather instantly (он обернулся почти в тот же миг: «довольно мгновенно»), and stood for some time looking at her with an air of the deepest disgust (и стоял некоторое время, глядя на нее с выражением глубочайшего отвращения).

`What — is — this (что это)?' he said at last (спросил он наконец).

`This is a child (это дитя)!' Haigha replied eagerly, coming in front of Alice to introduce her (живо ответил Зайац, выходя перед Алисой, чтобы представить ее), and spreading out both his hands towards her in an Anglo-Saxon attitude (и протягивая к ней обе руки в англо-саксонской манере). `We only found it to-day (мы обнаружили ее только сегодня). It's as large as life, and twice as natural (оно = дитя в натуральную величину и в два раза естественнее; as large as life — в натуральную величину; собственной персоной: «столь же большой, как жизнь»; natural — естественный, природный; настоящий, натуральный)!'

hurt [hE:t], disgust [dIs'gAst], natural ['nxtSrql]

`It didn't hurt him,' the Unicorn said carelessly, and he was going on, when his eye happened to fall upon Alice: he turned round rather instantly, and stood for some time looking at her with an air of the deepest disgust.

`What—is—this?' he said at last.

`This is a child!' Haigha replied eagerly, coming in front of Alice to introduce her, and spreading out both his hands towards her in an Anglo-Saxon attitude. `We only found it to-day. It's as large as life, and twice as natural!'

`I always thought they were fabulous monsters (я всегда считал, что они чудовища из легенд; fable — басня; легенда, предание; fabulous — легендарный, сказочный, из сказок, легенд)!' said the Unicorn. `Is it alive (оно живое)?'

`It can talk (оно умеет говорить),' said Haigha, solemnly (торжественно сказал Зайац).

The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said `Talk, child' (Единорог поглядел мечтательно на Алису и сказал: "Говори, дитя").

Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began (Алиса не смогла сдержаться, и ее губы скривились в улыбке, когда она заговорила; to curl — завивать, закручивать; to curl one’s lips — презрительно кривить губы): `Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too (знаете ли, я всегда думала, что Единороги тоже чудовища из сказок)! I never saw one alive before (я никогда прежде не видела ни одного живого единорога)!'

`Well, now that we HAVE seen each other (ну, теперь, когда мы увидели друг друга),' said the Unicorn, `if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you (если ты поверишь в меня, я поверю в тебя). Is that a bargain (договорились; bargain — торговая сделка)?'

`Yes, if you like (да, если вы хотите),' said Alice.

fabulous ['fxbjVlqs], solemnly ['sPlqmlI], bargain ['bQ:gIn]

`I always thought they were fabulous monsters!' said the Unicorn. `Is it alive?'

`It can talk,' said Haigha, solemnly.

The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said `Talk, child.'

Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: `Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too! I never saw one alive before!'

`Well, now that we HAVE seen each other,' said the Unicorn, `if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?'

`Yes, if you like,' said Alice.

`Come, fetch out the plum-cake, old man (иди, принеси пирог с изюмом, старина; plum-cake — кекс с изюмом, цукатами)!' the Unicorn went on, turning from her to the King (продолжил Единорог, отворачиваясь от нее = поворачиваясь к Королю). `None of your brown bread for me (мне: «для меня» никакого черного хлеба)!'

`Certainly (конечно) — certainly!' the King muttered, and beckoned to Haigha (пробормотал Король и кивнул Зайацу). `Open the bag (открой сумку)!' he whispered (прошептал он). `Quick (быстрей)! Not that one — that's full of hay (нет, не эту — она полна сена)!'

Haigha took a large cake out of the bag (Зайац достал большой пирог из сумки), and gave it to Alice to hold (и дал его подержать Алисе), while he got out a dish and carving-knife (пока он доставал блюдо и разделочный нож; to carve — вырезать, резать /по дереву, кости/; нарезать, разделывать /ростбиф, дичь и т.п./). How they all came out of it Alice couldn't guess (как все это появились из /сумки/, Алиса не могла догадаться). It was just like a conjuring-trick, she thought (это было похоже на фокус, подумала она; to conjure — показывать фокусы; trick — хитрость, обман; фокус, трюк).