«Never (никогда)!» said Robin. And he took the big man on his back (и он взвалил высокого мужчину себе на спину). All the way from Nottingham to the Lee he carried Little John (весь путь от Ноттингема до Ли он нес Малыша Джона).
run away ['rAnq'weI], fight [faIt], wound [wu:nd], wounded ['wu:ndId], badly ['bxdlI], alive [q'laIv], kill [kIl], leave [li:v], dead [ded], never ['nevq], Nottingham ['nOtINqm], Lee [li:]
Some of the sheriff's men began to run away, but some of them stayed. A fight began.
An arrow hit Little John's knee and wounded him badly.
«Please, Robin,» he said, «don't let the sheriff take me alive. Kill me with your sword, and leave me dead.»
«Never!» said Robin. And he took the big man on his back. All the way from Nottingham to the Lee he carried Little John.
Sometimes he had to put him on the ground (иногда ему приходилось опускать: «класть» того на землю) to shoot at the men who came after them (чтобы стрелять в людей, которые гнались за ними; to come after — следовать за кем-либо; преследовать, гнаться). Then he took him up again and went on (затем он снова поднимал его и продолжал путь).
They came to a strong castle just inside the forest (они подошли к укрепленному замку, стоящему в лесу: «внутри леса»; strong — сильный, обладающий большой физической силой; неприступный, хорошо защищенный /о городах, фортах, крепостях, укреплениях и т. д./). It was Sir Richard's castle (это был замок сэра Ричарда), and the knight welcomed Robin Hood and all his men (и рыцарь радушно принял Робина Гуда и всех его товарищей; to welcome — приветствовать, радушно принимать).
«I'm not afraid of the Sheriff of Nottingham (я не боюсь шерифа Ноттингемского),» he said. «Come in, and we'll shut up the castle and shoot from the walls (входите, и мы запрем замок и будем стрелять со стен; to shut — закрывать, запирать, затворять; to shut up — плотно закрыть).»
sometimes ['sAmtaImz], ground [graund], just [dZAst], inside [In'saId], shut up ['SAt'Ap], wall [wO:l]
Sometimes he had to put him on the ground to shoot at the men who came after them. Then he took him up again and went on.
They came to a strong castle just inside the forest. It was Sir Richard's castle, and the knight welcomed Robin Hood and all his men.
«I'm not afraid of the Sheriff of Nottingham,» he said. «Come in, and we'll shut up the castle and shoot from the walls.»
Chapter 12
ROBIN HOOD SAVES SIR RICHARD OF THE LEE
(Робин Гуд спасает сэра Ричарда из Ли)
The Sheriff of Nottingham got more men from his friends (шериф из Ноттингема заполучил еще больше людей от своих друзей). He led them to the castle of Sir Richhard of the Lee (он повел их к замку сэра Ричарда из Ли;