“What about a story?” said Christopher Robin.
“What about a story?” I said.
“Could you very sweetly tell Winnie-the-Pooh one?”
“I suppose I could,” I said. “What sort of stories does he like?”
“About himself. Because he's that sort of Bear.”
“Oh, I see.”
“So could you very sweetly?”
“I'll try,” I said.
So I tried.
Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders (однажды, очень давно от сейчас = давным-давно, где-то в прошлую пятницу, жил-был Винни-Пух в лесу совсем один / один-одинешенек под именем Сандерс).
(“What does 'under the name' mean (что значит «под именем»)?” asked Christopher Robin (спросил Кристофер Робин). “It means he had the name over the door in gold letters, and lived under it (это значит, /что/ он имел = у него было /это/ имя над дверью /в/ золотыми буквами, и /он/ жил под ним).”
“Winnie-the-Pooh wasn't quite sure,” said Christopher Robin (Винни-Пух был не вполне уверен, — сказал Кристофер Робин).
“Now I am,” said a growly voice (теперь /я/ /уверен/, — сказал ворчливый голос = голосок).
“Then I will go on,” said I (тогда я продолжу, — сказал я).)
quite [kwaIt], sure [Suq], growly ['graulI]
Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.
(“What does 'under the name' mean?” asked Christopher Robin. “It means he had the name over the door in gold letters, and lived under it.”
“Winnie-the-Pooh wasn't quite sure,” said Christopher Robin.
“Now I am,” said a growly voice.
“Then I will go on,” said I.)
One day when he was out walking (однажды, когда он гулял /снаружи/: «был снаружи гуляющим»), he came to an open place in the middle of the forest (он пришел на открытое место в середине леса), and in the middle of this place was a large oak-tree (и в середине этого места был большой дуб), and, from the top of the tree, there came a loud buzzing-noise (а с вершины дерева = дуба /там/ приходил = доносился громкий гудящий шум; to come — приходить, приезжать).
Winnie-the-Pooh sat down at the foot of the tree (Винни-Пух сел у подножия дерева), put his head between his paws and began to think (положил /свою/ голову между своих лап = обхватил голову лапами и начал думать; to put — класть).
large [lRG], loud [laud], paw [pL]
One day when he was out walking, he came to an open place in the middle of the forest, and in the middle of this place was a large oak-tree, and, from the top of the tree, there came a loud buzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh sat down at the foot of the tree, put his head between his paws and began to think.
First of all he said to himself: “That buzzing-noise means something (прежде всего он сказал себе: этот жужжащий шум что-то означает). You don't get a buzzing-noise like that (ты не создаешь = издаешь такой жужжащий шум; like that — такой), just buzzing and buzzing, without its meaning something (просто жужжание и жужжание = просто жужжишь и жужжишь без того, чтобы это что-то значило = бессмысленно). If there's a buzzing-noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise (если есть жужжащий шум, кто-то создает жужжащий шум = если есть жужжание, /то/ кто-то жужжит), and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee (а единственная причина, чтобы создавать жужжащий шум = чтобы жужжать, о который я знаю, /это/ потому что ты пчела).”
something ['sAmTIN], reason ['rJzn], bee [bJ]
First of all he said to himself: “That buzzing-noise means something. You don't get a buzzing-noise like that, just buzzing and buzzing, without its meaning something. If there's a buzzing-noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee.”
Then he thought another long time, and said (затем он думал еще долгое время и сказал): “And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey (а единственная причина, /чтобы/ быть пчелой: «бытие пчелой», которую я знаю, — это делать мед: «делание меда»).”
And then he got up, and said (и потом он встал и сказал): “And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it (а единственная причина, /чтобы/ делать мед — это чтобы я мог его есть).” So he began to climb the tree (поэтому он начал лезть на дерево = полез на дерево; to begin — начинать).
He climbed and he climbed and he climbed (он лез и /он/ лез, и /он/ лез) and as he climbed he sang a little song to himself (а пока он лез, он пел себе песенку: «маленькую песню»). It went like this (она звучала так; to go — зд. звучать, гласить; like this — так):
thought [TLt], honey ['hAnI], climb [klaIm]
Then he thought another long time, and said: “And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey.”
And then he got up, and said: “And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it.” So he began to climb the tree
He climbed and he climbed and he climbed and as he climbed he sang a little song to himself. It went like this: