I WISH TO BE A SAILOR (я хочу быть моряком)
MY name (мое имя) is Robinson Crusoe. I was born in the old city of York (был
рожден в старом городе Йорке), where there is a broad river (где есть широкая река;
уходящими).
When I was a little boy (был маленьким мальчиком), I spent much of my time
(проводил много своего времени) looking (глядя) at the river.
How pleasant was the quiet stream (каким красивым был тихий поток), flowing
(текущий;
к далекому морю)!
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I liked to watch (смотреть на) the ships as they came in (как они приходили)
with their white sails (с белыми парусами) spread to the wind (распростертыми на
ветру).
I liked to think of the strange lands (думать о чуждых землях) which they must
have visited (которые они должно быть посетили), and of the many wonderful things
(прекрасных вещах/событиях) they must have passed (которые они увидели/с
которыми столкнулись).
I wished to be a sailor. I thought how grand it must be to sail and sail (я думал
как прекрасно это должно быть плавать под парусами) on the wide blue sea (по
широкому синему морю), with the sky above (сверху) and the waves beneath
(волнами сзади). Nothing could be pleasanter (ничто не могло быть прекраснее).
My father wanted me to learn a trade (хотел /чтобы/ я научился ремеслу). But I
could not bear the thought of it (не мог вынести мысли об этом). I could not bear the
thought of working every day in a dusty shop (мысль о работе каждый день в пыльном
магазине).
I did not wish to stay in York all my life (все жизнь). I wanted to see the world
(увидеть мир). I would be a sailor and nothing else (хотел быть моряком и никем
другим).
My mother was very sad (печальна) when I told her.
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A sailor's life, she said, was a hard life (тяжелая жизнь). There were many
storms (штормов) at sea, and ships were often wrecked (корабли часто терпели
крушение;
She told me, too, that there were great fishes (огромные рыбы) in the sea, and
that they would eat me up if I fell into the water (съедят меня, если я упаду в воду).
Then she gave me a cake (дала мне пирог), and kissed (поцеловала) me. "How
much safer (как намного = насколько безопаснее) it is to be at home!" she said.
But I would not listen (не слушал ее) to her. My mind was made up (мое
решение было принято;
would be (и моряком я стал бы = хотел стать).
When I was eighteen years old (когда мне было 18 лет), I left my pleasant home
and went to sea (покинул мой красивый дом и отправился в море).
frighten [fraitn] dusty [dsti] pleasant [pleznt]
I WISH TO BE A SAILOR
MY name is Robinson Crusoe. I was born in the old city of York, where there is a
broad river, with ships coming and going.
When I was a little boy, I spent much of my time looking at the river.
How pleasant was the quiet stream, flowing, always flowing, toward the far-away
sea! I liked to watch the ships as they came in with their white sails spread to the wind.
I liked to think of the strange lands which they must have visited, and of the many
wonderful things they must have passed.
I wished to be a sailor. I thought how grand it must be to sail and sail on the wide
blue sea, with the sky above and the waves beneath. Nothing could be pleasanter.
My father wanted me to learn a trade. But I could not bear the thought of it. I
could not bear the thought of working every day in a dusty shop.
I did not wish to stay in York all my life. I wanted to see the world. I would be a
sailor and nothing else.
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My mother was very sad when I told her.
A sailor's life, she said, was a hard life. There were many storms at sea, and ships
were often wrecked.
She told me, too, that there were great fishes in the sea, and that they would eat
me up if I fell into the water.
Then she gave me a cake, and kissed me. "How much safer it is to be at home!"
she said.
But I would not listen to her. My mind was made up, and a sailor I would be.
When I was eighteen years old, I left my pleasant home and went to sea.
