Alice in Wonderland. Книга для чтения на английском языке

– Come,

I’ll take no

Denial |Я не приму «нет» за ответ|; We

must have a

trial: For

really this

morning I’ve

nothing

to do.’

Said the

mouse to the

cur |дворняжке|, ‘Such

a trial,

dear sir,

With

no jury |присяжных|

or judge,

would be

wasting

our

breath.’

‘I’ll be

judge, I’ll

be jury,’

Said

cunning |хитрый|

old Fury:

‘I’ll

try the

whole

cause |Я проведу все делосам|,

and

condemn |приговорю|

you

to

death.

“You are not attending |здесь – слушаешь|!” said the Mouse to Alice severely. “What are you thinking of?”

“I beg your pardon,” said Alice very humbly: “you had got to the fifth bend |вы уже дошли допятогоизгиба? Алиса имеет ввиду изгибы хвоста, о которых якобы говорит Мышь|, I think?”

“I had not!” cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily.

“A knot!” |Опять игра слов. I had not – я недошла – кричитМышь, аАлисаслышит: “I had a knot” – уменябылузел| said Alice, always ready to make herself useful, and looking anxiously about her.

“I shall do nothing of the sort,” said the Mouse, getting up and walking away. “You insult me by talking such nonsense |оскорбляешь… чепухой|!”

“I didn’t mean it!” pleaded poor Alice. “But you’re so easily offended, you know!”

The Mouse only growled |заворчала| in reply.

“Please come back and finish your story!” Alice called after it; and the others all joined in chorus, “Yes, please do!” but the Mouse only shook its head impatiently, and walked a little quicker.

“What a pity it wouldn’t stay!” sighed the Lory, as soon as it was quite out of sight; and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter “Ah, my dear! Let this be a lesson to you never to lose your temper |выходить из себя|!” “Hold your tongue |Придержи язык|, Ma!” said the young Crab, a little snappishly |раздраженно|.

“I wish I had our Dinah here, I know I do!” said Alice aloud, addressing nobody in particular. “She’d soon fetch |поймала и притащила| it back!”

“And who is Dinah, if I might venture |если я посмею| to ask the question?” said the Lory.

Alice replied eagerly |с готовностью|, for she was always ready to talk about her pet: “Dinah’s our cat.