earl [q:l], Huntingdon ['hAntINdqn], father's ['fQ:Dqz], until [qn'tIl], sheriff ['SerIf], Nottingham ['nOtINqm]
Some say that Robin Hood was the son of the Earl of Huntingdon. As a boy, Robin lived in his father's castle until his father was killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Not very far away from the Earl of Huntingdon's castle, Lord Fitzwater had a castle (неподалеку: «не очень далеко» от замка Графа Хантингдона находился замок Лорда Фитцуотера: «Лорд Фитцуотер владел одним замком»). Between the two castles there was a forest (между двумя замками /лежал/ лес). The Earl of Huntingdon's son, Robin, and Lord Fitzwater's daughter, Marian, often met in the forest (сын графа Хантингдона, Робин, и дочь Лорда Фитцуотера, Мэриан, часто встречались в этом лесу).
far [fQ:], lord [lO:d], between [bI'twi:n], there [Deq], forest ['fOrIst], daughter ['dO:tq], often [Ofn]
Not very far away from the Earl of Huntingdon's castle, Lord Fitzwater had a castle. Between the two castles there was a forest. The Earl of Huntingdon's son, Robin, and Lord Fitzwater's daughter, Marian, often met in the forest.
The boy and the girl became friends (мальчик и девочка стали друзьями). Marian was a pretty girl, but she was also strong (Мэриан была прелестной девушкой, но, к тому же, она была сильной). She could use a bow nearly as well as Robin (она могла стрелять из лука: «пользоваться луком» почти столь же хорошо, как и Робин), and he had taught her to use a quarterstaff (и он научил ее, как пользоваться дубинкой; to teach — обучать).
boy [bOI], girl [gq:l], Marian ['meqrIqn], pretty ['prItI], also ['O:lsqu], could [kud], use [ju:z], nearly ['nIqlI], taught [tO:t]
The boy and the girl became friends. Marian was a pretty girl, but she was also strong. She could use a bow nearly as well as Robin, and he had taught her to use a quarterstaff.
It was a very sad day for Maid Marian (для девицы Мэриан это был очень печальный день; maid — дева, девица, девушка; в некоторых легендах о Робине Гуде счастливая пара /Робин и Мэриан/ отказывается венчаться до тех пор, пока веселое братство разбойников не будет прощено, поэтому ее называют "девицей Мэриан") when the Sheriff of Nottingham took the Earl of Huntingdon's castle and made young Robin leave it (когда шериф Ноттингемский захватил замок графа Хантингдона и заставил молодого Робина покинуть его; to take — брать, хватать; захватывать; to make smb. do smth. — заставлять, вынуждать кого-либо делать что-либо).
maid [meId], young [jAN], leave [li:v]
It was a very sad day for Maid Marian when the Sheriff of Nottingham took the Earl of Huntingdon's castle and made young Robin leave it.