Brave Robin Hood laughed (храбрый Робин Гуд рассмеялся). «I'm afraid that isn't true (боюсь, это неправда),» he said. «I’ll try to show you that it isn't true (я попытаюсь показать вам, что это неправда; to show — показывать; доказывать).»
sorry ['sOrI], laugh [lQ:f], true [tru:], try [traI], show [Squ]
«Ah!» the fat monks said. «We're sorry for you, but we don't have even a penny. If we had a penny, we would give it to you.»
Brave Robin Hood laughed. «I'm afraid that isn't true,» he said. «I’ll try to show you that it isn't true.»
The fat monks kicked their horses (тучные монахи пришпорили своих лошадей; to kick — ударять ногой, пинать, лягать), and began to ride away as fast as they could (и попытались ускакать прочь во весь опор: «и начали скакать прочь так быстро, как они только могли»). But Robin could run very fast (но Робин умел бегать очень быстро). He soon caught them (вскоре он нагнал их; to catch — ловить, поймать, схватывать; догнать). And he pulled them both off their horses (и он стащил их обоих с их лошадей).
«Don't hurt us (не бей нас: «не причиняй нам вреда»; to hurt — причинить боль, ранить, ушибить)! Don't hurt us!» the fat monks cried (вскричали тучные монахи).
kick [kIk], caught [kO:t], both [bquT], don't [dqunt]
The fat monks kicked their horses, and began to ride away as fast as they could. But Robin could run very fast. He soon caught them. And he pulled them both off their horses.
«Don't hurt us! Don't hurt us!» the fat monks cried.
«No! No! I won't hurt you (я не причиню вам вреда),» said Robin Hood. «I won't hurt you. You don't have any money (у вас нет денег), and so I am sorry for you (и поэтому мне жаль вас). Listen (послушайте). This is what we must do (вот что мы должны сделать). We want money, all three of us (нам нужны деньги, всем троим /из нас/). So we'll go down on our knees on the grass here — all three of us — and we'll pray (поэтому мы опустимся на колени здесь, на траве, все трое, и будем молиться). We'll ask Heaven to send us some money (мы попросим небеса послать нам немного денег; heaven — небеса, небо; Heaven — возв. небеса, провидение, Бог). Pray (молитесь)!»
down [daun], knee [ni:], grass [grQ:s], heaven [hevn], pray [preI]
«No! No! I won't hurt you,» said Robin Hood. «I won't hurt you. You don't have any money, and so I am sorry for you. Listen. This is what we must do. We want money, all three of us. So we'll go down on our knees on the grass here — all three of us — and we'll pray. We'll ask Heaven to send us some money. Pray!»