Словарик по алфавиту (725 слов) с примерами

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a lot of

ə lɒt ɒv

много

We now had a lot of food and water, and we sailed on.
There was a lot of water in the ship, but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place.
It is a lot of work to make bread from corn.

1632

sɪkˈsti:n ˈθɜ:ti tu:

1632

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.

1659

sɪkˈsti:n ˈfɪfti naɪn

1659

How stupid I was! I had an easy, comfortable life in Brazil, but, of course, I agreed. And so, in 1659, I went to sea again.
So, on a long piece of wood, I cut these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659.

1694

sɪkˈsti:n ˈnaɪnti fɔ:

1694

And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures.

a little

ə ˈlɪtl̩

немного

Before I begin my story, I would like to tell you a little about myself.

a long way

ə ˈlɒŋ ˈweɪ

далеко

It was a very clear day and we could see a long way. Suddenly, Friday began to jump up and down, very excited.

about

əˈbaʊt

около; приблизительно; о; по поводу, в отношении, насчет

Before I begin my story, I would like to tell you a little about myself.
But I couldn’t forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town.
For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, down the coast of Africa.
‘I want to be a sailor and go to sea,’ I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.

accident

ˈæksɪdənt

несчастный случай; травма

But I had troubles and accidents too.

across

əˈkrɒs

через, от берега до берега

When I travelled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, ‘Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.’
‘If you have a boat,’ I thought, ‘it’s easy to sail across to this island.

adventure

ədˈventʃə

приключение

At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, after all our dangerous adventures together.
No more adventures and dangers by sea for me!
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures.

afraid

əˈfreɪd

боящийся; опасающийся; испуганный

I was afraid to sleep on the shore.
I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.
‘Don’t be afraid,’ I said.

Africa

ˈæfrɪkə

Африка

So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed.
For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, down the coast of Africa.
One day some friends came to me and said, ‘We’re going to Africa to do business.

African

ˈæfrɪkən

африканский

Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.

after

ˈɑ:ftə

через, спустя, за, после

After a few days with my friend, I felt better. I forgot about the danger and decided not to go home.
Moely was swimming after the boat and I shouted to him: ‘Go back to the shore!
At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, after all our dangerous adventures together.

after a time

ˈɑ:ftər ə ˈtaɪm

через некоторое время

After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill. In front of it, there was a good place to make a home.

after a while

ˈɑ:ftər ə waɪl

через некоторое время

After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.

after that

ˈɑ:ftə ðæt

затем; после того

There were two smaller islands a few miles away, and after that, only the sea.
I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
Soon after that, he married my mother, who was English.

again

əˈɡen

вновь, снова, опять

‘Oh, I don’t want to die!’ I cried. ‘I want to live! If I live, I’ll go home and never go to sea again!’
When I was stronger, I began to go out again.
It was good to see him again, and he helped me with my business.

ago

əˈɡəʊ

тому назад

In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain, who took me in his ship to Brazil, all those years ago.

agree

əˈɡri:

соглашаться

He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me, but he wanted nothing for his help.
The captain agreed immediately and thanked me very warmly for my help.
Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.

alive

əˈlaɪv

живой

At first I was very thankful to be alive.
‘Why am I alive, and why are all my friends dead?’ I asked myself.
They were happy to learn that I was alive, and I was pleased to find some family.

all

ɔ:l

всю, все, всё

So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.
When I saw that, I was very unhappy. ‘Why am I alive, and why are all my friends dead?’ I asked myself.
Their life would be easy because of all my hard work for so many years.

all around

ɔ:l əˈraʊnd

со всех сторон, кругом, повсюду

That day I was lucky, and the sea carried me to the shore. I could not see the land, only mountains of water all around me.

all over

ɔ:l ˈəʊvə

повсюду

‘I’ll go all over the world with you,’ he cried.
Just blood and bones all over the sand.

all right

ɔ:l raɪt

хорошо

‘All right,’ I said. ‘We’ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, you must take me back to England.’

all the time

ɔ:l ðə ˈtaɪm

все время

There was no hurry. I had all the time in the world.
The next June, it rained all the time, and I couldn’t go out very often. I was also ill for some week, but slowly, I got better.

alone

əˈləʊn

один; в одиночестве

But when my master arrived, he was alone.
What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends?
But, after fifteen years alone on the island, I was afraid, and I did not leave my cave for three days.

along

əˈlɒŋ

вдоль; по

First, I walked along the side of a little river.
We went carefully along the beach, but there were no boats and no wild men.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us.

also

ˈɔ:lsəʊ

так же

I also wanted to make places to put all my food, and all my tools and guns.
By then, I also had my own bread.
I also worked hard in my cornfields.

always

ˈɔ:lweɪz

всегда

I also went out every day, and I always had my gun with me.
Then I made him a little tent to sleep in, but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me.
In his country it was always hot, and he did not like cold weather.

America

əˈmerɪkə

Америка

But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.
I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

and so

ənd ˈsəʊ

и, и так, и затем, следовательно, поэтому, итак

And so, on September 1st, 1651, I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.
The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, and so I called it my ‘kitchen’.
Then I saw that Friday was a true friend, and so I agreed to go with him. We began work on the canoe at once.

angrily

anɡrəli

сердито; гневно; рассерженно; в сердцах

‘The next time they come, I’m going to kill them,’ I said angrily.

angry

ˈæŋɡri

разгневанный; сердитый

Half an hour later the angry sea turned our boat over and we were all in the water.
I was angry and afraid.
‘Why are you angry with me?’ he asked.

animal

ˈænɪml̩

животное

We had very little water, and it was dangerous country here, with many wild animals.
I gave them the meat of the dead animal, and they gave us more food and water.
The first time I killed a wild animal, and the second time I caught a bit turtle.

another

əˈnʌðə

другой, еще один

Another mountain of water came, pushed me up the beach, and I fell on the wet sand.
I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island, and I did not want to be there for another year.
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures. Perhaps one day I’ll write another book about them.

answer

ˈɑ:nsə

отвечать

‘Yes, master,’ I answered quietly, but inside I was excited.
They did not answer at once; they were too surprised.
‘Only two,’ he answered, ‘and they’ve left those on the boat.’

anything

ˈeniθɪŋ

что-то, что-нибудь

For many months I watched carefully for the smoke from fires, but I didn’t see anything.
I was a rich man now, but what use was money to me? I could not buy anything with it.

anywhere

ˈeniweə

везде, всюду, куда-либо

For two years I never went anywhere without my gun. I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.

arm

ɑ:m

рука (от кисти до плеча)

There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.
Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk.
I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together. How happy I was to leave the island!

around

əˈraʊnd

поблизости, около, вокруг, всюду, кругом

There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
I cut down young trees and put them in the ground, in a half-circle around the front of my tent.
I began to move more freely around the island again, and built myself a third house.

arrive

əˈraɪv

прибыть; достичь; приходить

But when my master arrived, he was alone.
When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, I said goodbye to the captain and Xury, left the ship, and went to begin a new life.

as … as

əz … æz

так … как

We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could.
I used many of the ship’s ropes too, and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall.
As fast as I could, I ran down the hill and jumped out of the trees between the prisoner and the two wild men.

ask

ɑ:sk

просить; спрашивать

So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed.
Sometimes he talked to it, and asked it not to kill him.
‘Could a boat like this sail to your country, Friday?’ I asked him.

at first

ət ˈfɜ:st

вначале; сначала

At first, they were afraid of us, too.
It was a good ship and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again.
At first, Friday was very afraid of my gun.

at once

ət wʌns

сейчас же; тотчас же; немедленно; сразу

I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once.
How happy I was to hear words again! I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.
They did not answer at once; they were too surprised.

at that time

ət ðət ˈtaɪm

в то время

Then, when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate ship came after us. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time.

at the back of

ət ðə ˈbæk ɒv

позади, сзади

The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, and so I called it my ‘kitchen’.

away

əˈweɪ

на расстоянии

There were two smaller islands a few miles away, and after that, only the sea. Just the sea, for mile after mile after mile.

back

ˈbæk

задняя часть; киль; обратно; назад

The back of the ship was high out of the water, and I was very thankful for this because all the ship’s food was there.
Back in England I found a house and began to live a quiet life. My two nephews came to live with me.

back to

ˈbæk tu:

обратно к

So Moely turned, and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could.
Then I decided to take some of it back to the shore with me.

bad (worse, worst)

bæd (wɜ:s, wɜ:st)

сильный, скверный, плохой (еще хуже; самый худший)

I saw that my house was on the worst side of the island.
This man, Tom Smith, was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship.
One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.

bag

bæɡ

мешок, сумка

By then, I also had my own bread. That was luck, too. One day I found a little bag.
There was still some of the food in the bag, and I dropped some of it onto the ground.

be going to have to

bi ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə həv tu:

придется

I still needed a lot of things. ‘Well,’ I said, ‘I’m going to have to make them.’ So, every day, I worked.

be\am\is\are (was\were, been)

bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)

быть

When we were on the ship, the Portuguese captain listened to my story.
I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island, and I did not want to be there for another year.
The three men turned and looked at me. They did not answer at once; they were too surprised.

be\am\is\are (was\were, been) born

bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n) bɔ:n

рождаться

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.
Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

be\am\is\are (was\were, been) over

bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n) ˈəʊvə

приехать навестить; приходить в

One day, a year later, I was over on the west side of the island.

beach

bi:tʃ

пляж; отмель; пологий морской берег

Another mountain of water came, pushed me up the beach, and I fell on the wet sand.
The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us.

bear (bore, born)

beə (bɔ:, bɔ:n)

рождать

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.
Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

beard

bɪəd

борода

Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

beautiful

ˈbju:təfl̩

красивый; прекрасный

The next day the wind dropped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.

because

bɪˈkɒz

потому что, оттого что, так как

And because I loved him, and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.
I was very unhappy, because I saw then that I was on an island.
‘Twenty-six,’ the captain replied, ‘and they will fight hard because they won’t want to go home.

because of

bɪˈkɒz ɒv

благодаря

Their life would be easy because of all my hard work for so many years.

bed

bed

кровать

Then I made him a little tent to sleep in, but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me.

before

bɪˈfɔ:

прежде чем

Before I begin my story, I would like to tell you a little about myself.
I was on the island for ten months before I visited other parts of it.
Why didn’t I think before I began work?

before long

bɪˈfɔ: ˈlɒŋ

скоро; вскоре

So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it.

begin (began, begun)

bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)

начать

We decided not to kill them; they could begin a new life on the island.
I cut down a bit tree, and then began to make a long hole in it.
We began work on the canoe at once.

behind

bɪˈhaɪnd

позади

For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.
Perhaps he’s watching me now from behind a tree…
Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, and called out to them in English.

between

bɪˈtwi:n

между

Sometimes there were fights between the wild men on the other islands.
I looked, and there to the north-west, between the sea and the sky, was a long thin piece of land.
We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

big

bɪɡ

большой

Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. I think they were leopards.
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it.
We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in.

bigger

ˈbɪɡə

больше

First of all, I wanted to make my cave bigger.

bird

bɜ:d

птица

There were also a lot of different birds and animals.

black

blæk

черный

He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.

black hair

blæk heə

темные волосы

He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.

blood

blʌd

кровь

I went down to the shore and saw the blood of the dead men on the sand.
Just blood and bones all over the sand.

boat

bəʊt

лодка

So I decided to make myself a boat.
If you have a boat,’ I thought, ‘it’s easy to sail across to this island.
We shot the two men at the boat, and the captain shot another man.

body

ˈbɒdi

тело

There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.
The bodies of the other sailors were lost in the sea.
Hurriedly, we hid the dead bodies under some leaves, and then left quickly.

bone

bəʊn

кость

Just blood and bones all over the sand.

book

bʊk

книга

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures. Perhaps one day I’ll write another book about them.

bored

bɔ:d

скучающий

By then I was rich… but also bored.

born

bɔ:n

рожденный, родившийся

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.
Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

both

bəʊθ

оба

I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats.

bottom

ˈbɒtəm

подножие

The prisoner ran like a wild goat, and soon I saw that he was coming near the bottom of my hill.

box

bɒks

коробка, ящик

There was a big box of food – rice, and salted meat, and hard ship’s bread.
I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.

boy

ˌbɔɪ

мальчик

‘But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.’
Then I said to the boy, ‘Xury, if you help me, I’ll be a good friend to you. If you don’t help me, I’ll push you into the sea too.’

Brazil

brəˈzɪl

Бразилия

He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me, but he wanted nothing for his help.
I had an easy, comfortable life in Brazil, but, of course, I agreed.
In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain, who took me in his ship to Brazil, all those years ago.

bread

bred

хлеб

By then, I also had my own bread.
It is a lot of work to make bread from corn.
Many people eat bread, but how many people can take corn from a field and make bread out of it without help?

break (broke, broken)

breɪk (brəʊk, ˈbrəʊkən)

разбиваться; ломаться; разбить; разрушить

The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces, and we had very little time.
But I wanted very much to make a harder, stronger pot – a pot that would not break in a fire.
They changed colour, but did not break.

bright

braɪt

блестящий; сияющий; яркий

A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.
He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.

brother

ˈbrʌðə

брат

I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers. I did find the two sons of one of my brothers.

brown

braʊn

смуглый, загорелый, коричневый

He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.

build (built, built)

bɪld (bɪlt, bɪlt)

строить

There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
I began to move more freely around the island again, and built myself a third house.
I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

build (built, built) up

bɪld (bɪlt, bɪlt) ʌp

воздвигать; отстраивать; создавать

I had to build it up again with many pieces of wood.

building

ˈbɪldɪŋ

строительство

Making tents and building fences is hard work. I needed many tools to help me.

business

ˈbɪznəs

бизнес; коммерческая деятельность; дело

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school.
We’re going to Africa to do business.
It was good to see him again, and he helped me with my business.

busy

ˈbɪzi

занятый; работающий

My life was still busy from morning to night.
The two men ran after him, but the other wild men were busy round the fire and did not see what was happening.

buy (bought, bought)

ˈbaɪ (ˈbɔ:t, ˈbɔ:t)

купить

I could not buy anything with it.

by land

baɪ lænd

по суше; сухопутным путем

Soon I was ready to go home again – by land.

by now

baɪ naʊ

к этому времени

By now we had very little food, and we really needed help.
It was a long hard fight, but by now it was dark and this helped us very much.

by then

baɪ ðen

к тому времени

By then I was rich… but also bored.
By then, I also had my own bread.

call

kɔ:l

звать; обращаться; называть; кричать; окликать

Suddenly Xury called to me, ‘Look, a ship!’
We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could.
We ran here and there in the trees, calling and shouting.

call after

kɔ:l ˈɑ:ftə

называть в честь (кого-либо)

Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

call out

kɔ:l aʊt

обратиться

Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, and called out to them in English.

called

kɔ:ld

именуемый; называемый; под именем

A man called Moely, and a young boy also went with us.
The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, and so I called it my ‘kitchen’.

can (could)

kən (kʊd)

мочь, иметь возможность

You can swim there – it’s not too far. I won’t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, I’ll shoot you through the head!’
But how could I get on to it? In the end, I got in through a hole in the side, but it wasn’t easy.
Slowly, I went home, but I was very angry. How could men do this?

Canary Islands

kəˈneəri ˈaɪləndz

Канарские острова

Then, when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate ship came after us.
I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands, but I was afraid to go too far from the shore.

canoe

kəˈnu:

каноэ; челнок

It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe.
In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it.
‘Then we’ll make another canoe like it, and you can go home in it,’ I said.

Cape Verde Islands

keɪp ˈvɜ:di ˈaɪləndz

Острова Зеленого мыса; Кабо-Верде

Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands.

captain

ˈkæptɪn

капитан

So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed.
When we were on the ship, the Portuguese captain listened to my story.
Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.

carefully

ˈkeəfəli

внимательно; осторожно

Slowly and carefully, I went back to the shore.
For many months I watched carefully for the smoke from fires, but I didn’t see anything.
We went carefully along the beach, but there were no boats and no wild men.

carry

ˈkæri

нести; относить; переводить

We carried the food to our boat, and they watched us.
That day I was lucky, and the sea carried me to the shore.
A boat like this can carry a lot of food and drink.

carry out

ˈkæri ˈaʊt

выносить

I carried out stone from the cave, and after many day’s hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill.

cat

kæt

кошка

Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. I think they were leopards.
The people were afraid of these wild cats, and the women cried out.
But they were happy about the dead wild cat.

catch (caught, caught)

kætʃ (ˈkɔ:t, ˈkɔ:t)

ловить; поймать

But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.
‘I’ll try to catch one of the prisoners of the wild men,’ I said to myself.
The first time I killed a wild animal, and the second time I caught a bit turtle.

cave

keɪv

пещера

After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill. In front of it, there was a good place to make a home.
The roof of my cave fell in, and nearly killed me!
Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.

chair

tʃeə

стул

Then I needed a table and a chair, and that was my next job.

change

tʃeɪndʒ

перемена; изменение; менять

This was a sudden and terrible change in my life.
They changed colour, but did not break.

chicken

ˈtʃɪkɪn

куриный; курица

We used it on the ship, to keep the chickens’ food in.

child (children)

tʃaɪld (ˈtʃɪldrən)

ребенок (дети)

After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.

choose (chose, chosen)

tʃu:z (tʃəʊz, ˈtʃəʊzən)

выбрать

Friday chose the tree himself – he understood wood better than I did – and we cut it down.

city

ˈsɪti

город

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.

clear day

klɪə deɪ

ясный день; безоблачный день

It was a very clear day and we could see a long way.

clever

ˈklevə

ловкий; искусный

It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.

clothes

kləʊðz

одежда

I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals.
I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.
Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

coast

kəʊst

побережье; морской берег

For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, down the coast of Africa.
Ships did not often come down this coast, and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to be on this island for a long time.’
I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

coat

ˈkəʊt

пиджак; куртка; верхняя одежда

When we got to my house, I gave Man Friday some trousers, and I made him a coat and a hat.

cold

kəʊld

холодный

I left them there for many hours, and when they were cold again, I found that they were hard and strong.
Poor Friday was very afraid of the snow. In his country it was always hot, and he did not like cold weather.

colour

ˈkʌlə

цвет

They changed colour, but did not break.

come (came, come)

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)

наступить; подходить; прийти; поехать; прибыть; приехать; приплыть; идти; пойти; приближаться

Why don’t you come with me?
My father was German, but he came to live and work in England.
My two nephews came to live with me.

come (came, come) after

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈɑ:ftə

преследовать

Then, when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate ship came after us.

come (came, come) back

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈbæk

возвращаться; вернуться

Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.
When I came back to England, I felt like a stranger in the country.

come (came, come) down

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) daʊn

спускаться; приходить

Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains.
Ships did not often come down this coast, and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to be on this island for a long time.’

come (came, come) home

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) həʊm

приходить домой, прибыть домой

But I didn’t want to move from there. It was my home now. I stayed away for three days, and then I came home.
Then my wife died, and my nephew, who was now the captain of a ship, came home to see me.

come (came, come) near

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) nɪə

приближаться

The prisoner ran like a wild goat, and soon I saw that he was coming near the bottom of my hill.

come (came, come) up

kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ʌp

подниматься; взойти; появиться; подходить; приблизиться

Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, and called out to them in English.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

comfortable

ˈkʌmftəbl̩

удобный; комфортабельный; спокойный

He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.
How stupid I was! I had an easy, comfortable life in Brazil, but, of course, I agreed.

cook

kʊk

готовить

I had a lot of food now. I cooked it over a fire or dried it in the sun.
Then they came here to my island with their prisoners, to kill them, cook them, and eat them.
Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal.

corn

kɔ:n

зерно; кукуруза; пшеница

A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.
It is a lot of work to make bread from corn.
We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread.

cornfield

ˈkɔ:nfi:ld

кукурузное поле; поле; нива

I also worked hard in my cornfields.
He helped me with the goats and with the work in the cornfields, and soon we were good friends.
I showed them my three houses, my cornfields and my goats, and all my tools.

country

ˈkʌntri

местность; территория; страна

We had very little water, and it was dangerous country here, with many wild animals.
I was alive, but in a strange wild country, with no food, no water, and no gun.
I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England, and he told me about his country and his people.

cross

krɒs

пересечь

We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

cry (cried)

kraɪ (kraɪd)

восклицать; кричать; вскричать

‘Oh, I don’t want to die!’ I cried.
‘I’ll go all over the world with you,’ he cried.
‘Look, Master, look!’ Friday cried.

cry out

kraɪ (kraɪd) ˈaʊt

вскрикнуть; вопить

The people were afraid of these wild cats, and the women cried out.

cut

kʌt

надрез

After that, I decided to make a cut for each day.

cut (cut, cut)

kʌt (kʌt, kʌt)

вырезать

So, on a long piece of wood, I cut these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659.

cut (cut, cut) down

kʌt (kʌt, kʌt) daʊn

срубать

I cut down young trees and put them in the ground, in a half-circle around the front of my tent.
But every time I wanted a piece of wood, I had to cut down a tree.
I cut down a bit tree, and then began to make a long hole in it.

cut (cut, cut) off

kʌt (kʌt, kʌt) ɒf

отрезать; отрубить; отсечь 

I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.

dance

dɑ:ns

танцевать

Then these wild men danced round the fire, singing and shouting.
They made their fire on the sand and danced round it.

danger

ˈdeɪndʒə

опасность

I forgot about the danger and decided not to go home.
The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island.
No more adventures and dangers by sea for me!

dangerous

ˈdeɪndʒərəs

опасный; рискованный

Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.
The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down.
At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, after all our dangerous adventures together.

dark

dɑ:k

темно; темный

It was dark now and I was tired.
It was a long hard fight, but by now it was dark and this helped us very much.

daughter

ˈdɔ:tə

дочь

After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.

day

deɪ

день

The next day the wind dropped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.
I watched day and night, but for a year and a half there were no boats.
And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

day and night

deɪ ənd naɪt

постоянно, круглые сутки

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible. I thought about it day and night.
‘He’ll be happy to be alive and perhaps he’ll help me to escape.’ I watched day and night, but for a year and a half there were no boats.

day by day

deɪ baɪ deɪ

день за днем, с каждым днем

Friday was a quick learner and his English got better day by day.

dead

ded

мертвый

I gave them the meat of the dead animal, and they gave us more food and water.
I went down to the shore and saw the blood of the dead men on the sand.
I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers.

dear

dɪə

дорогой

‘My dear friend,’ he cried. ‘There’s your ship! I’ll take you to the ends of the world in it!’

death

deθ

смерть

It is death for all mutineers in England.

December

dɪˈsembə

Декабрь

And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

decide

dɪˈsaɪd

решить

So I decided to build a very strong fence.
After that, I decided to make a cut for each day.
After some months I decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal.

deep

di:p

глубокий

We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

die

daɪ

умереть, погибнуть

‘Oh, I don’t want to die!’ I cried. ‘I want to live! If I live, I’ll go home and never go to sea again!’
The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea.
Then my wife died, and my nephew, who was now the captain of a ship, came home to see me.

different

ˈdɪfrənt

разный; различный; другой

Later, I came to more trees with many different fruits.
There were also a lot of different birds and animals.
Many things were different, and not many people remembered me.

difficult

ˈdɪfɪkəlt

сложный; трудный

Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.
It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea, but in the end I got everything on to the shore.
It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.

do business

du: ˈbɪznəs

вести торговые дела, вести коммерческую деятельность

One day some friends came to me and said, ‘We’re going to Africa to do business.

do\does (did, done)

dʊ\dʌz (dɪd, dʌn)

делать

For a long time, I didn’t know what to do. But in the end, I learnt how to use the fat of dead animals to make a light.
It was easy to say, but not so easy to do. It is a lot of work to make bread from corn.
I tried many times, but I could not do it. Then one day I was lucky.

do\does (did, done) well

dʊ\dʌz (dɪd, dʌn) wel

успешно вести дела, добиваться успеха

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.

down

daʊn

вниз, вдоль по

The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down. I was very ill, and very afraid.
For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, down the coast of Africa.
I went down to the shore to meet him.

dried fruit

draɪd fru:t

сухофрукты

We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread. We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in.

drink

ˈdrɪŋk

напиток, питьё

‘Just a little wind. Forget it. Come and have a drink.’
So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends.
I took my prisoner to my secret cave on the other side of the island and gave him food and drink. After that, he went to sleep.

drink (drank, drunk)

ˈdrɪŋk (ˈdræŋk, ˈdrəŋk)

пить

They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.
Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink.

drop

drɒp

опускать; стихать; бросать

The next day the wind dropped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.
There was still some of the food in the bag, and I dropped some of it onto the ground.

dry

draɪ

сухой; сушить

I decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.
They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

during

ˈdjʊərɪŋ

в течение; на протяжении; во время

It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.
So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun.
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape.

each

i:tʃ

каждый

After that, I decided to make a cut for each day.

east

i:st

восточный

I’m going out to the East Indies – India, Malaya, the Philippines…

East Indies

i:st ˈɪndɪz

Ост-Индия

I’m going out to the East Indies – India, Malaya, the Philippines…

eat (ate, eaten)

i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)

есть

I had to learn and to make many new things, and it was a year before I cooked and ate my first bread.
Perhaps this man was one of those wild people who killed and ate other men!
Would Friday still be my friend, or would his people kill me and eat me?

egg

eɡ

яйцо

One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

eleven

ɪˈlevn̩

одиннадцать

We now had a lot of food and water, and we sailed on. Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands.
There were eleven men in the boat, but three of them were prisoners. 

end

end

конец

I hit the first man with the wooden end of my gun and he fell down, but I had to shoot the second man.

enemy

ˈenəmi

враг; неприятель

I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.

England

ˈɪŋɡlənd

Англия

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.
It is death for all mutineers in England.
When I came back to England, I felt like a stranger in the country.

English

ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ

англичанка, английский, английский язык

Soon after that, he married my mother, who was English.
I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore. To my great surprise, I saw that it was an English ship!
Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, and called out to them in English.

Englishman

ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən

англичанин

‘Don’t be afraid,’ I said. ‘I’m an Englishman. Perhaps I can help you.’

enjoy

ɪnˈdʒoɪ

получать удовольствие; хорошо проводить время; наслаждаться

I enjoyed teaching him and, most of all, having a friend to talk to.

escape

ɪˈskeɪp

вырваться; сбежать; побег; спасение

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible.
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape.
He’ll be happy to be alive and perhaps he’ll help me to escape.

evening

ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ

вечер

One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

ever

ˈevə

когда-нибудь, когда-либо

‘What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends? How can I ever escape from it?’
It was a very secret place in a cave. ‘No wild man will ever find that,’ I said to myself.

every

ˈevri

каждый

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible.
I also went out every day, and I always had my gun with me.
They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.

everything

ˈevrɪθɪŋ

всё

It was a good ship and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again.
It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea, but in the end I got everything on to the shore.
I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

everywhere

ˈevrɪweə

всюду, везде

Soon I came to an opening in the hills. In front of me, everything was green, and there were flowers everywhere.
I looked everywhere, but there was nobody, and no other footprint.
There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.

excited

ɪkˈsaɪtɪd

взволнованный; возбужденный; оживленный

‘Yes, master,’ I answered quietly, but inside I was excited.
Suddenly, Friday began to jump up and down, very excited.

exciting

ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ

захватывающий; увлекательный

I wanted adventure and an exciting life.

explain

ɪkˈspleɪn

объяснить

Perhaps that explains the footprint – it was a visitor from one of the other islands.

eyes

aɪz

глаза

He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.

face

feɪs

лицо

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.
He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.

fall (fell, fallen)

fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən)

падать; упасть

Another mountain of water came, pushed me up the beach, and I fell on the wet sand.

fall (fell, fallen) down

fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən) daʊn

упасть

I hit the first man with the wooden end of my gun and he fell down, but I had to shoot the second man.

fall (fell, fallen) in

fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən) ɪn

обвалиться

The roof of my cave fell in, and nearly killed me!

falling

ˈfɔ:lɪŋ

падение

It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea, but in the end I got everything on to the shore.

family

ˈfæməli

семья

Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.
I didn’t want my friends and family to laugh at me!
They were happy to learn that I was alive, and I was pleased to find some family.

family name

ˈfæməli ˈneɪm

фамилия

Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

famous

ˈfeɪməs

знаменитый; известный

They were famous thieves of the sea at that time.

far out

fɑ:r aʊt

на большом расстоянии, далеко

From there I could see the other islands, and I could also see a boat, far out to sea.

fast

fɑ:st

быстро

We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could.
As fast as I could, I ran down the hill and jumped out of the trees between the prisoner and the two wild men.

fat

fæt

жир; сало

But in the end, I learnt how to use the fat of dead animals to make a light.

father

ˈfɑ:ðə

отец

My father was German, but he came to live and work in England.
‘Please don’t go,’ my father said. ‘You won’t be happy, you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.’
I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers.

feel (felt, felt)

fi:l (felt, felt)

чувствовать; ощущать

After a few days with my friend, I felt better.
I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.

feel (felt, felt) ill

fi:l (felt, felt) ɪl

почувствовать себя больным

Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill.

fence

fens

забор; изгородь; ограда

I used many of the ship’s ropes too, and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall.
Making tents and building fences is hard work.
There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in.

few

fju:

несколько

But, a few days later, there was a strong wind.
I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.
Then I made him a little tent to sleep in, but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me.

field

fi:ld

поле

A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.
Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.
I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.

fifteen

ˌfɪfˈti:n

15

But, after fifteen years alone on the island, I was afraid, and I did not leave my cave for three days.

fifty

ˈfɪfti

пятьдесят

‘Put down your guns and stop fighting! The captain has fifty island people to help him. We can kill you all!’

fight

faɪt

борьба; схватка; драка; сражаться; драться; бороться

There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners.
The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight.

fight (fought, fought)

faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔ:t)

сражаться, драться, бороться

Put down your guns and stop fighting!

find (found, found)

faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)

найти; обнаружить

‘No wild man will ever find that,’ I said to myself.
I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.
In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain, who took me in his ship to Brazil, all those years ago.

find (found, found) out

faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd) aʊt

узнать; выяснить

Now I was ready to find out more about the rest of the island.

fine

faɪn

хороший, славный

So, I used the ship’s sails, rope, and pieces of wood, and after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.
He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.
He knew that I did not really like a quiet life. ‘I have a fine ship, uncle,’ he said.

finish

ˈfɪnɪʃ

закончиться, завершиться

There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners.

finished

ˈfɪnɪʃt

законченный

We worked hard and in a month the boat was finished.

fire

ˈfaɪə

огонь, костер

I had a lot of food now. I cooked it over a fire or dried it in the sun.
There were nine men around the fire, and they were cooking their terrible food.
The two men ran after him, but the other wild men were busy round the fire and did not see what was happening.

first

ˈfɜ:st

первый, сперва, сначала, впервые

My first sea journey
First, I walked along the side of a little river. There, I found open ground without trees.
I decided to give him the name of ‘Man Friday’, because I first saw him on a Friday.

first of all

ˈfɜ:st əv ɔ:l

прежде всего

First of all, I wanted to make my cave bigger.

fish

fɪʃ

рыба, удить рыбу, ловить рыбу

‘But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.’
For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.

fishing

ˈfɪʃɪŋ

рыбалка

My master liked to go fishing in a little boat, and he always took me with him.
Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow.
‘My friends don’t want to go fishing today,’ he said to me.

five

faɪv

пять

Then one day five boats came. There were about thirty men and they had two prisoners.
Then the captain talked to the other five men, and they agreed to help him.

flower

ˈflaʊə

цветок

In front of me, everything was green, and there were flowers everywhere.

food

fu:d

еда

So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends.
There was a big box of food – rice, and salted meat, and hard ship’s bread.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats.

foot (feet)

fʊt (fi:t)

нога (ноги)

I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.
Then, suddenly, I felt the ground under my feet.
There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.

footprint

ˈfʊtprɪnt

след (ноги)

It was a footprint – the footprint of a man!
I looked everywhere, but there was nobody, and no other footprint.
I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.

for a long time

fər ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm

долго, в течение длительного времени

Ships did not often come down this coast, and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to be on this island for a long time.’
Then I needed a table and a chair, and that was my next job. I had to work on them for a long time.
I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

for a time

fər ə ˈtaɪm

некоторое время, на некоторое время

For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.
I decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time. Then I could keep it for many months.

for some time

fə səm ˈtaɪm

в течение некоторого времени

I stayed in London for some time, but I still wanted to go to sea.

forget (forgot, forgotten)

fəˈɡet (fəˈɡɒt, fəˈɡɒtn̩)

забыть

I forgot about the danger and decided not to go home.
But I couldn’t forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town.
Then one year something happened which I can never forget.

fourth

fɔ:θ

четвертый

That happened in my fourth year on the island.

France

frɑ:ns

Франция

We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

free

fri:

свободный

Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk.

freely

ˈfri:li

свободно

I began to move more freely around the island again, and built myself a third house.

Friday

ˈfraɪdeɪ

Пятница

I decided to give him the name of ‘Man Friday’, because I first saw him on a Friday.
At first, Friday was very afraid of my gun.
Friday chose the tree himself – he understood wood better than I did – and we cut it down.

friend

ˈfrend

друг

But I couldn’t forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town.
One day my master said to us, ‘Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. Get the boat ready.’
But what then? Would Friday still be my friend, or would his people kill me and eat me?

friendly

ˈfrendli

дружелюбный

Then one day we saw some people on the shore – strange, wild people, who did not look friendly.
I called to him and tried to show him that I was friendly.

from behind

frəm bɪˈhaɪnd

из-за

Perhaps he’s watching me now from behind a tree…

from there

frəm ðeə

оттуда

From there, I looked out to sea. I could see our ship, but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it.
But I didn’t want to move from there. It was my home now. I stayed away for three days, and then I came home.
From there I could see the other islands, and I could also see a boat, far out to sea.

front

frʌnt

фасад; передняя часть

I cut down young trees and put them in the ground, in a half-circle around the front of my tent.

fruit

fru:t

фрукт; плод

Later, I came to more trees with many different fruits.
I decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.
We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in.

garden

ˈɡɑ:dn̩

сад

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible.

German

ˈdʒɜ:mən

немец

My father was German, but he came to live and work in England.

get (got, got)

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt)

взять; доставать; получать; достичь; добраться; попасть; становиться

We were afraid, but we often had to go on shore to get more water.
We could see them, but we couldn’t get near because there was no wind.
Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship.

get (got, got) a job

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ə dʒɒb

найти работу

He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.

get (got, got) back

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈbæk

возвращать; возвращаться

Perhaps I can get back to England one day.
We’ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, you must take me back to England.
‘Now,’ I said to the captain, ‘we must get back your ship.

get (got, got) better

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈbetə

становиться лучше

I was also ill for some week, but slowly, I got better.
Friday was a quick learner and his English got better day by day.

get (got, got) dark

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) dɑ:k

темнеть

But when it got dark, I had to go to bed because I had no light.

get (got, got) down

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) daʊn

пригнуться

When he woke up in the morning, he ran out to me. I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.

get (got, got) in

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ɪn

попасть; войти; влезть; сажать семена; убирать урожай

We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread.
In the end, I got in through a hole in the side, but it wasn’t easy.

get (got, got) into

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə

садиться (в лодку)

This went on for about two hours, and then they got into their boats and sailed away.

get (got, got) off

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ɒf

сойти; спасаться

Quickly, we put a boat into the sea and got off the ship.

get (got, got) on

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ɒn

забраться; взбираться

So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it. But how could I get on to it?

get (got, got) over

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈəʊvə

перелезть

I used many of the ship’s ropes too, and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall. Nobody could get over it, through it, or round it.

get (got, got) ready

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈredi

подготовить; подготовиться

Get the boat ready.
The next day I got all my guns ready and I put more wood and young trees around my house.
Two weeks later it was in the sea, and we began to get ready for our long journey.

get (got, got) to feet

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) tə fi:t

встать на ноги

At first I was very thankful to be alive. Slowly, I got to my feet and went higher up the shore.

get (got, got) up

ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ʌp

подняться; вставать

Slowly, he moved nearer to me, but just then the first wild man began to get up from the ground.

give (gave, given)

ɡɪv (ɡeɪv, ɡɪvn̩)

давать; отдавать

I tried to thank them, but I had nothing to give them.
I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.
When we got to my house, I gave Man Friday some trousers, and I made him a coat and a hat.

go (went, gone)

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)

идти; пойти; отправляться; уходить

Soon I was ready to go home again – by land.
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures.
I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers.

go (went, gone) back

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈbæk

вернуться; возвращаться

So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things.
Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners, while the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship.
Later that day we went back to my first house.

go (went, gone) by

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) baɪ

проходить (о времени)

And so many years went by.

go (went, gone) down

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) daʊn

спуститься

The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down.
I went down to the shore and saw the blood of the dead men on the sand.

go (went, gone) fishing

ˈɡoʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈfɪʃɪŋ

пойти на рыбалку, отправиться на рыбалку

My master liked to go fishing in a little boat, and he always took me with him.
One day my master said to us, ‘Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. Get the boat ready.’
But when my master arrived, he was alone. ‘My friends don’t want to go fishing today,’ he said to me.

go (went, gone) free

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) fri:

быть свободным, освободиться

But Xury was happy to go to the captain, and the captain was a good man. ‘In ten years’ time,’ he said, ‘Xury can go free.’

go (went, gone) home

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) həʊm

направляться домой, отправляться домой

‘Oh, I don’t want to die!’ I cried. ‘I want to live! If I live, I’ll go home and never go to sea again!’
Slowly, I went home, but I was very angry. How could men do this?
I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers.

go (went, gone) on

ɡəʊ ˈ(went, ɡɒn) ɒn

идти вперед; продолжать; продолжаться

This went on for about two hours, and then they got into their boats and sailed away.
And so my life went on.
That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time, and the next day I went on with my journey.

go (went, gone) on shore

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ɒn ʃɔ:

высаживаться, сходить на берег

We were afraid, but we often had to go on shore to get more water. Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal.
By now we had very little food, and we really needed help. We were afraid, but we had to go on shore.

go (went, gone) out

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) aʊt

выходить; делать обход; отплывать

In the end, I had to go out to milk my goats.
So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun.
One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

go (went, gone) over

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈəʊvə

пойти; подойти

I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise.

go (went, gone) to

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tu:

доставаться, быть проданным

But Xury was happy to go to the captain, and the captain was a good man. ‘In ten years’ time,’ he said, ‘Xury can go free.’

go (went, gone) to bed

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed

ложиться спать

But when it got dark, I had to go to bed because I had no light. I couldn’t read or write because I couldn’t see.

go (went, gone) to sea

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə si:

отправиться в плавание, выходить в плавание

‘I want to be a sailor and go to sea,’ I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.
So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed. And so I went to sea for the second time.
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures. Perhaps one day I’ll write another book about them.

go (went, gone) to sleep

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə sli:p

засыпать

After that, he went to sleep.
That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time, and the next day I went on with my journey.
That night, I went to sleep in my new home.

go (went, gone) up

ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ʌp

подниматься

Quickly, I went up the hill to watch.
So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.

goat

ɡəʊt

коза

There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in.
They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.
I showed them my three houses, my cornfields and my goats, and all my tools.

going to

ɡəʊɪŋ tu:

собираться что-то сделать

We lost three men in the sea, and soon the ship had holes in its sides. ‘We’re all going to die this time,’ I said to myself.
Ships did not often come down this coast, and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to be on this island for a long time.’
‘The next time they come, I’m going to kill them,’ I said angrily.

gold

ɡəʊld

золото; золотой

I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.

good (better, best)

ɡʊd (ˈbetə, best)

хороший (лучше; лучше всего)

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school.
After a few days with my friend, I felt better.
Friday chose the tree himself – he understood wood better than I did – and we cut it down.

great

ˈɡreɪt

большой, огромный

‘Master! Master!’ he cried. ‘There’s a great ship near the island, and men are coming to the shore in a boat!’

green

ɡri:n

зеленый

Soon I came to an opening in the hills. In front of me, everything was green, and there were flowers everywhere.
A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.

greener

ˈɡri:nə

более зеленый

But I often went back to the other, greener side of the island.

ground

ɡraʊnd

земля; грунт; почва; дно

Then, suddenly, I felt the ground under my feet.
There, I found open ground without trees.
Slowly, he moved nearer to me, but just then the first wild man began to get up from the ground.

Guinea

ˈɡɪni

Гвинея

So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed.

gun

ɡʌn

ружье; огнестрельное оружие

Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal.
Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.
Then I made him a little tent to sleep in, but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me.

hair

ˈheə

волосы

He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.
Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

half

hɑ:f

половина

I watched day and night, but for a year and a half there were no boats.

half an hour

hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə

полчаса

Half an hour later the angry sea turned our boat over and we were all in the water.

half-circle

hɑ:f ˈsɜ:kl̩

полукруг

I cut down young trees and put them in the ground, in a half-circle around the front of my tent.

hand

hænd

рука (кисть)

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.

happen

ˈhæpən

происходить; случаться

What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends?
Then one year something happened which I can never forget.
The two men ran after him, but the other wild men were busy round the fire and did not see what was happening.

happier

ˈhæpiə

счастливее

I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.

happily

ˈhæpɪli

благополучно; счастливо

Friday and I lived together happily for three years.

happy

ˈhæpi

счастливый, довольный

‘You won’t be happy, you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.’
That night I was very happy. I had hot water for the first time on the island.
I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together. How happy I was to leave the island!

hard

hɑ:d

сильно; усиленно; интенсивно; суровый; тяжелый; твердый; трудный; усердный; усердно; , упорно, жестоко

There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners.
Their life would be easy because of all my hard work for so many years.
I also worked hard in my cornfields.

hard bread

hɑ:d bred

галета

There was a big box of food – rice, and salted meat, and hard ship’s bread.

harder

ˈhɑ:də

более твердый

But I wanted very much to make a harder, stronger pot – a pot that would not break in a fire.

hat

hæt

шляпа

When we got to my house, I gave Man Friday some trousers, and I made him a coat and a hat.

have\has (had, had)

həv\hæz (həd, hæd)

иметь, владеть, испытывать, получать

But I had troubles and accidents too. Once there was a terrible storm with very heavy rain.
It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe. Next, I had to get it down to the sea.
They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.

have\has (had, had) a drink

həv\hæz (həd, hæd) ə drɪŋk

выпить

‘Just a little wind. Forget it. Come and have a drink.’

have\has (had, had) to

həv\hæz (həd, hæd) tu:

быть должным

We were afraid, but we often had to go on shore to get more water.
I had to learn and to make many new things, and it was a year before I cooked and ate my first bread.
In the end, I had to go out to milk my goats. But for two years I was afraid.

head

ˈhed

голова

You can swim there – it’s not too far. I won’t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, I’ll shoot you through the head!’
I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.
I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.

hear (heard, heard)

hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)

слышать

How happy I was to hear words again!
One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.
I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.

heavy

ˈhevi

тяжелый

Of course, the canoe was too heavy.

heavy rain

ˈhevi reɪn

сильный дождь; ливень

The weather on my island was usually very hot, and there were often storms and heavy rain.
Once there was a terrible storm with very heavy rain.

help

help

помогать, помощь

Then I said to the boy, ‘Xury, if you help me, I’ll be a good friend to you. If you don’t help me, I’ll push you into the sea too.’
By now we had very little food, and we really needed help. We were afraid, but we had to go on shore.
‘Don’t be afraid,’ I said. ‘I’m an Englishman. Perhaps I can help you.’

here and there

hɪər ənd ðeə

туда и сюда; там и сям

We ran here and there in the trees, calling and shouting.

hide (hid, hidden)

haɪd (hɪd, ˈhɪdn̩)

прятать

We’ll hide in the trees and watch.
Hurriedly, we hid the dead bodies under some leaves, and then left quickly.

high

haɪ

высокий

The back of the ship was high out of the water, and I was very thankful for this because all the ship’s food was there.
There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in.

higher

ˈhaɪə

выше

Slowly, I got to my feet and went higher up the shore.

hill

hɪl

холм; возвышение

There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
Soon I came to an opening in the hills.
One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island, and we were looking out to sea.

hit (hit, hit)

hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)

удариться; ударить; бить

Then one morning one of the sailors saw land, but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea.
I hit the first man with the wooden end of my gun and he fell down, but I had to shoot the second man.
The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them.

hold (held, held)

həʊld (held, held)

держать; удерживать

There was a lot of water in the ship, but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place.

hole

həʊl

пробоина; дыра; отверстие

We lost three men in the sea, and soon the ship had holes in its sides.
In the end, I got in through a hole in the side, but it wasn’t easy.
I cut down a bit tree, and then began to make a long hole in it.

home

həʊm

дом

In front of it, there was a good place to make a home.
I looked everywhere, but there was nobody, and no other footprint. I turned and hurried home.
And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

homemade

ˈhomˈmeɪd

самодельный

Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

hot

hɒt

жаркий; горячий

The weather on my island was usually very hot, and there were often storms and heavy rain.
I made some new pots and put them in a very hot fire.
I had hot water for the first time on the island.

hour

ˈaʊə

час

I left them there for many hours, and when they were cold again, I found that they were hard and strong.
This went on for about two hours, and then they got into their boats and sailed away.
But in less than an hour he was back, and he looked very afraid.

house

ˈhaʊs

дом

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats.
Back in England I found a house and began to live a quiet life. My two nephews came to live with me.

how

ˈhaʊ

как

‘Well, Bob,’ my friend laughed. ‘How do you feel now? The wind wasn’t too bad.’
How stupid I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it!
I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together. How happy I was to leave the island!

how many

ˈhaʊ məni

сколько

Many people eat bread, but how many people can take corn from a field and make bread out of it without help?
‘Now,’ I said to the captain, ‘we must get back your ship. How many men are on it?’
The seamen could not see us and did not know how many men they were fighting.

Hull

hʌl

скорлупа; корпус (корабля)

And so, on September 1st, 1651, I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.

hungry

ˈhʌŋɡri

голодный

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.
I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once.

hurriedly

ˈhʌrɪdli

поспешно; торопливо

Hurriedly, we hid the dead bodies under some leaves, and then left quickly.

hurry

ˈhʌri

спешить; спешка

It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools. There was no hurry. I had all the time in the world.

hurt (hurt, hurt)

hɜ:t (hɜ:t, hɜ:t)

поранить; причинить вред/боль

I won’t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, I’ll shoot you through the head!

ill

ɪl

больной; нездоровый

It was a good ship and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again.
I was also ill for some week, but slowly, I got better.
I felt ill, but Friday wanted to eat the pieces of men’s bodies which were still on the ground.

immediately

ɪˈmi:dɪətli

незамедлительно; тотчас же; немедленно

The captain agreed immediately and thanked me very warmly for my help.

in front of

ɪn frʌnt ɒv

перед; перед чем-либо

In front of it, there was a good place to make a home.
In front of me, everything was green, and there were flowers everywhere.

in one piece

ɪn wʌn pi:s

целиком; в целости и сохранности

I looked for our ship and, to my surprise, it was still there and still in one piece.

in the end

ɪn ði end

в итоге; в конце концов

But in the end the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him.
I used many of the ship’s ropes too, and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall.
In the end, I had to go out to milk my goats.

in the morning

ɪn ðə ˈmɔ:nɪŋ

утром

When he woke up in the morning, he ran out to me.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

India

ˈɪndɪə

Индия

I’m going out to the East Indies – India, Malaya, the Philippines… Why don’t you come with me?

inside

ɪnˈsaɪd

внутри

‘Yes, master,’ I answered quietly, but inside I was excited.

job

dʒɒb

работа

Then I needed a table and a chair, and that was my next job. I had to work on them for a long time.

journey

ˈdʒɜ:ni

путешествие

We’ll all be rich after this journey!
The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea.
Two weeks later it was in the sea, and we began to get ready for our long journey.

jump out

dʒʌmp aʊt

выпрыгнуть

As fast as I could, I ran down the hill and jumped out of the trees between the prisoner and the two wild men.

jump up

dʒʌmp ʌp

подпрыгивать

I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore. To my great surprise, I saw that it was an English ship!

jump up and down

dʒʌmp ʌp ənd daʊn

подпрыгивать

It was a very clear day and we could see a long way. Suddenly, Friday began to jump up and down, very excited.

June

dʒu:n

Июнь

The next June, it rained all the time, and I couldn’t go out very often. I was also ill for some week, but slowly, I got better.

just

dʒəst

лишь, просто, всего лишь, прямо

‘Just a little wind. Forget it. Come and have a drink.’
Then one morning one of the sailors saw land, but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea.
The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.

just then

dʒəst ðen

в этот момент

Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. I think they were leopards.
Slowly, he moved nearer to me, but just then the first wild man began to get up from the ground.
Just then we saw another boat, which was coming from the ship to the shore.

keep (kept, kept)

ki:p (kept, kept)

оставлять; хранить; беречь; содержать; держать

They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats.
But in the end the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him.

kill

ˈkɪl

убивать

Sometimes I killed a wild animal, and then I had meat to eat.
‘The next time they come, I’m going to kill them,’ I said angrily.
‘Put down your guns and stop fighting! The captain has fifty island people to help him. We can kill you all!’

kind

kaɪnd

добрый, доброжелательный

He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.

kitchen

ˈkɪtʃɪn

кухня

The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, and so I called it my ‘kitchen’.

knife (knives)

naɪf (naɪvz)

нож (ножи)

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.

knock

nɒk

сбить; толкать

For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.

know (knew, known)

nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)

знать

But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.
He knew that I did not really like a quiet life.
Perhaps he knows about me…

land

lænd

суша; берег; земля

Then one morning one of the sailors saw land, but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea.
I looked, and there to the north-west, between the sea and the sky, was a long thin piece of land.
I had friends there who could help me to sell my land in Brazil, and I needed the money.

language

ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ

язык

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.

large

lɑ:dʒ

крупный; большой

I carried out stone from the cave, and after many day’s hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill.

last

lɑ:st

прошлый

Last night there was a mutiny, and the seamen took the ship from me.

later

ˈleɪtə

позже; спустя

But I couldn’t forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town.
Later, I came to more trees with many different fruits.
I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

laugh

lɑ:f

смеяться; сказать со смехом

I didn’t want my friends and family to laugh at me!
The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them.
I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together.

laugh at

lɑf æt

смеяться над

I didn’t want my friends and family to laugh at me!

lay

leɪ

лежать

It still lay under the trees.

leaf (leaves)

li:f (li:vz)

лист (листья)

Hurriedly, we hid the dead bodies under some leaves, and then left quickly.

learn (learnt\learned, learnt\learned)

lɜ:n (lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd, lɜ:nt\lɜ:nd)

узнавать; учиться

Learning to live alone
They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.
I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals.

learning

ˈlɜ:nɪŋ

обучение, научение, изучение

Chapter 5 – Learning to live alone

leave (left, left)

li:v (left, left)

оставлять; покидать; уходить

Now they’re going to leave the three of us here, to die on this island.
How happy I was to leave the island!
I left them there for many hours, and when they were cold again, I found that they were hard and strong.

leg

leɡ

нога (от бедра до ступни)

Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk.

leopard

ˈlepəd

леопард

Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. I think they were leopards.

less than

les ðæn

менее чем

One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs. But in less than an hour he was back, and he looked very afraid.

let (let, let)

let (let, let)

позволять

‘Don’t let them see you, Friday!’ I called. ‘We’ll hide in the trees and watch.’

lie (lying)

laɪ (ˈlaɪɪŋ)

лежать

It was lying on its side not far from the shore.

life

laɪf

жизнь

He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.
And so my life went on. Every month I learnt to do or to make something new.
Their life would be easy because of all my hard work for so many years.

light

laɪt

свет

But when it got dark, I had to go to bed because I had no light.
But in the end, I learnt how to use the fat of dead animals to make a light.

like

ˈlaɪk

нравится, любить, как, подобно кому-то\чему-то

The prisoner ran like a wild goat, and soon I saw that he was coming near the bottom of my hill.
When we got to my house, I gave Man Friday some trousers, and I made him a coat and a hat. He liked his new clothes very much.
He knew that I did not really like a quiet life. ‘I have a fine ship, uncle,’ he said.

Lisbon

ˈlɪzbən

Лиссабон

After some months I decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal.
In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain, who took me in his ship to Brazil, all those years ago.

listen

ˈlɪsn̩

слушать

When we were on the ship, the Portuguese captain listened to my story.
Who could this be? Afraid, I looked around me. I listened. I waited. Nothing. I was more and more afraid.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

little (less, least)

ˈlɪtl̩ (les, li:st)

небольшой, маленький, небольшое количество (меньше, самое малое)

We had very little water, and it was dangerous country here, with many wild animals.
There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
First, I walked along the side of a little river. There, I found open ground without trees.

live

lɪv

жить, выдерживать

My father was German, but he came to live and work in England.
Friday and I lived together happily for three years.
Back in England I found a house and began to live a quiet life. My two nephews came to live with me.

London

ˈlʌndən

Лондон

His father had a ship, and my friend said to me, ‘We’re sailing to London tomorrow. Why don’t you come with us?’
And so, on September 1st, 1651, I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.
I stayed in London for some time, but I still wanted to go to sea.

lonely

ˈləʊnli

одинокий

I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.

long

ˈlɒŋ

далекий; длинный; долгий

For two long years I lived the life of a slave.
I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.
It was a very clear day and we could see a long way.

look

ˈlʊk

выглядеть, смотреть, глядеть

Then one day we saw some people on the shore – strange, wild people, who did not look friendly.
One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island, and we were looking out to sea.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us. They looked very unhappy.

look around

lʊk əˈraʊnd

оглядеться; осмотреться

I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.
Afraid, I looked around me. I listened. I waited. Nothing.

look at

ˈlʊk ət

смотреть на

I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise.
Others walked away to look at the island, and two men stayed to watch the boat. 
The three men turned and looked at me. They did not answer at once; they were too surprised.

look for

lʊk fɔ:

искать

I looked for our ship and, to my surprise, it was still there and still in one piece.
One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

look out

lʊk ˈaʊt

смотреть, высматривать

From there, I looked out to sea. I could see our ship, but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it.
The next morning, when I looked out to sea, there was no ship.

look round

lʊk ˈraʊnd

осмотреться; оглядеться

I looked round for my friends, but I could see nobody.

lose (lost, lost)

lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)

терять

We lost three men in the sea, and soon the ship had holes in its sides.
The bodies of the other sailors were lost in the sea.

lost

lɒst

пропавший; затерянный

The bodies of the other sailors were lost in the sea.

loud

laʊd

громкий

Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.

love

lʌv

любить

And because I loved him, and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.

luck

lʌk

удача

By then, I also had my own bread. That was luck, too.

lucky

ˈlʌki

удачливый

That day I was lucky, and the sea carried me to the shore.
Then I told myself that I was lucky – lucky to be alive, lucky to have food and tools, lucky to be young and strong.

make (made, made)

ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)

становиться, создавать, делать, изготовлять, сделать, являться причиной чего-либо

I don’t know what animal it was, but it made a good meal.
And so my life went on. Every month I learnt to do or to make something new.
Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill.

make (made, made) a plan

ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd) ə plæn

составить план

One morning I woke up and made a plan.
Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns, and the captain and I made a plan.

making

ˈmeɪkɪŋ

изготовление

Making tents and building fences is hard work. I needed many tools to help me.

Malaya

məˈleɪə

Малайя (западная часть Малайзии)

I’m going out to the East Indies – India, Malaya, the Philippines… Why don’t you come with me?

man (men)

mæn (men)

человек; мужчина; (люди; мужчины)

But Xury was happy to go to the captain, and the captain was a good man.
The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco.
The three men turned and looked at me.

many

ˈmeni

множество, много

We had very little water, and it was dangerous country here, with many wild animals.
Later, I came to more trees with many different fruits.
I was angry and afraid. I wanted to shoot them all, but there were many of them and only one of me.

market

ˈmɑ:kɪt

рынок; базар

They wanted to sell us as slaves in the markets there.

marry

ˈmæri

жениться

Soon after that, he married my mother, who was English.
After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.

master

ˈmɑ:stə

хозяин; господин

I was now a slave and this Turkish captain was my master.
My master liked to go fishing in a little boat, and he always took me with him.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

meal

mi:l

еда; пища; блюдо

I don’t know what animal it was, but it made a good meal.
Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal.

meat

mi:t

мясо

Sometimes I killed a wild animal, and then I had meat to eat.
I gave them the meat of the dead animal, and they gave us more food and water.
One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

meet (met, met)

mi:t (met, met)

встречать

I went down to the shore to meet him.

mile

maɪl

миля

There were two smaller islands a few miles away, and after that, only the sea. Just the sea, for mile after mile after mile.

milk

mɪlk

доить; молоко

They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goat’s milk to drink every day.
In the end, I had to go out to milk my goats.
I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.

minute

ˈmɪnɪt

минута

Then one morning one of the sailors saw land, but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea.
I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.
For a minute, I couldn’t think, and then I understood.

money

ˈmʌni

деньги

But he gave me money for my boat, and for Xury, too.
I was a rich man now, but what use was money to me? I could not buy anything with it.
I had friends there who could help me to sell my land in Brazil, and I needed the money.

month

mʌnθ

месяц

It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.
So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun.
After some months I decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal.

more

mɔ:

больше, более, еще

We were afraid, but we often had to go on shore to get more water.
I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise.
And so, in 1694, I went to sea again, and had many more adventures. 

morning

ˈmɔ:nɪŋ

утро

So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends.
Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.
One morning I woke up and made a plan. ‘I’ll try to catch one of the prisoners of the wild men,’ I said to myself.

Morocco

məˈrɒkəʊ

Марокко

The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves in the markets there.

most of all

məʊst əv ɔ:l

более всего, больше всего

I enjoyed teaching him and, most of all, having a friend to talk to. This was the happiest of all my years on the island.

mother

ˈmʌðə

мать

Soon after that, he married my mother, who was English.
‘I want to be a sailor and go to sea,’ I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.
I went home to York, but my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers.

mountain

ˈmaʊntɪn

множество; напоминающий гору; гора

The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains.
I could not see the land, only mountains of water all around me.
We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

mouth

maʊθ

устье 

I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

move

mu:v

двигаться, переезжать, сдвигать, передвигать, двигаться, сдвигаться, передвигаться

For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.
But I didn’t want to move from there. It was my home now. I stayed away for three days, and then I came home.
How stupid I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it!

move away

mu:v əˈweɪ

отойти

They came with food for us, but then they moved away quickly.

must

mʌst

должен

‘Yes. But you must come with me. Kill me if you want, but don’t send me away from you!’
‘All right,’ I said. ‘We’ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, you must take me back to England.’
‘Now,’ I said to the captain, ‘we must get back your ship. How many men are on it?’

mutineer

ˌmju:tɪˈnɪə

бунтовщик; мятежник

‘Do these mutineers have guns?’
They did not really want to be mutineers, but they were afraid of Tom Smith.
My good friend Friday came with me, of course, but we left the mutineers on the island.

mutiny

ˈmju:tɪni

бунт; мятеж; восстание

Last night there was a mutiny, and the seamen took the ship from me.
This man, Tom Smith, was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship.

name

ˈneɪm

имя

Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.
I decided to give him the name of ‘Man Friday’, because I first saw him on a Friday.
I began to teach him to speak English, and soon he could say his name, ‘Master’, and ‘Yes’ and ‘No’.

near

nɪə

близко; возле; рядом; , близкий; возле; подле

I won’t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, I’ll shoot you through the head!
I could see our ship, but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it.
There’s a great ship near the island, and men are coming to the shore in a boat!

nearly

ˈnɪəli

почти

The roof of my cave fell in, and nearly killed me!

need

ni:d

нуждаться, требоваться, нуждаться в

By now we had very little food, and we really needed help.
I still needed a lot of things. ‘Well,’ I said, ‘I’m going to have to make them.’ So, every day, I worked.
Then I needed a table and a chair, and that was my next job. I had to work on them for a long time.

nephew

ˈnevju:

племянник

My two nephews came to live with me.
Then my wife died, and my nephew, who was now the captain of a ship, came home to see me.

never

ˈnevə

никогда

‘Oh, I don’t want to die!’ I cried. ‘I want to live! If I live, I’ll go home and never go to sea again!’
Then one year something happened which I can never forget.
For two years I never went anywhere without my gun. I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.

new

nju:

новый

Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.
I made some new pots and put them in a very hot fire. They changed colour, but did not break.
We decided not to kill them; they could begin a new life on the island.

next

nekst

следующий, далее, затем

And so, on September 1st, 1651, I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.
The next morning, when I looked out to sea, there was no ship.
It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe. Next, I had to get it down to the sea.

nice

naɪs

приятный, милый

He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.

night

ˈnaɪt

ночь

So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.
One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

nine

naɪn

девять

Quickly, I went up the hill to watch. There were nine men around the fire, and they were cooking their terrible food.

nineteen

ˌnaɪnˈti:n

19

And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

nineteenth

ˌnaɪnˈti:nθ

девятнадцатое

And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

no more

nəʊ mɔ:

больше не

Soon I was ready to go home again – by land. No more adventures and dangers by sea for me!

no one

nəʊ wʌn

никто

There were two dead men on the ship, but no one alive. The bodies of the other sailors were lost in the sea.

nobody

nəʊbədi

никто

From there, I looked out to sea. I could see our ship, but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it.
Nobody could get over it, through it, or round it.
Nobody could see me now. But, after fifteen years alone on the island, I was afraid, and I did not leave my cave for three days.

noise

nɔɪz

шум

Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.
I stayed near my home and I never used my guns because I didn’t want to make a noise.
He was afraid of the noise of my gun.

north

nɔ:θ

север

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York in the north of England.
I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

north-west

nɔ:θˈwest

северо-запад

I looked, and there to the north-west, between the sea and the sky, was a long thin piece of land.

nothing

ˈnʌθɪŋ

ничего

We carried the food to our boat, and they watched us. I tried to thank them, but I had nothing to give them.
Who could this be? Afraid, I looked around me. I listened. I waited. Nothing. I was more and more afraid.
I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.

now

naʊ

сейчас, теперь

‘Well, Bob,’ my friend laughed. ‘How do you feel now? The wind wasn’t too bad.’
I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island, and I did not want to be there for another year.
Then my wife died, and my nephew, who was now the captain of a ship, came home to see me.

of course

əv kɔ:s

разумеется, конечно

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.
How stupid I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it!
My good friend Friday came with me, of course, but we left the mutineers on the island.

off the coast

ɒf ðə kəʊst

у побережья

But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.

officer

ˈɒfɪsə

помощник капитана

‘I am the captain of that ship,’ he said, ‘and these two men are my first and second officers.
In the end the first officer shouted to them: ‘Put down your guns and stop fighting!

often

ˈɒfn̩

часто

Ships did not often come down this coast, and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to be on this island for a long time.’
The next June, it rained all the time, and I couldn’t go out very often.
I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand.

old

əʊld

старый

It was very old now, and there were holes in the wood.

once

wʌns

однажды

We were afraid, but we often had to go on shore to get more water. Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal.
But I had troubles and accidents too. Once there was a terrible storm with very heavy rain.

one

wʌn

один

My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat. Quickly, I took one of these guns.
Quickly, I took a gun, and shot one of the animals. The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains.
One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

one day

wʌn deɪ

однажды

One day my master said to us, ‘Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. Get the boat ready.’
I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand.
One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island, and we were looking out to sea.

only

ˈəʊnli

только, лишь

I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands, but I was afraid to go too far from the shore. It was only a small boat.
There were two smaller islands a few miles away, and after that, only the sea. Just the sea, for mile after mile after mile.
‘Do these mutineers have guns?’ ‘Only two,’ he answered, ‘and they’ve left those on the boat.’

open ground

ˈəʊpən ɡraʊnd

открытая местность

There, I found open ground without trees.

opening

ˈəʊpənɪŋ

проход

Soon I came to an opening in the hills.

Orinoco

ˌɔ:əˈnokəʊ

Ориноко

I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

other

ˈʌðə

иные, другие, другой

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.
I took Friday to the other side of the island and showed him my big canoe. It still lay under the trees.
Then the captain talked to the other five men, and they agreed to help him.

others

ˈʌðəz

другие

Others walked away to look at the island, and two men stayed to watch the boat.
Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.

out

aʊt

любое место вне дома

Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.

out of

aʊt ɒv

вне, за пределами, снаружи, из

The back of the ship was high out of the water, and I was very thankful for this because all the ship’s food was there.
Many people eat bread, but how many people can take corn from a field and make bread out of it without help?

over

ˈəʊvə

над

I had a lot of food now. I cooked it over a fire or dried it in the sun.

over there

ˈəʊvə ðeə

туда

‘Look, Master, look!’ Friday cried. ‘I can see my country. Look over there!’

own

əʊn

свой

By then, I also had my own bread. That was luck, too. One day I found a little bag.
I was very excited. Perhaps now I could make my own bread!

paper

ˈpeɪpə

бумага

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.

part

pɑ:t

часть

I was on the island for ten months before I visited other parts of it.
The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight.

pay (paid, paid)

peɪ (peɪd, peɪd)

платить

‘No,’ he said, when I tried to pay him.

pen

pen

ручка

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.

people

ˈpi:pl̩

люди, народ

Then one day we saw some people on the shore – strange, wild people, who did not look friendly.
Many people eat bread, but how many people can take corn from a field and make bread out of it without help?
Many things were different, and not many people remembered me.

perhaps

pəˈhæps

возможно; может быть

‘Perhaps now I can escape,’ I said to myself.
Perhaps now I could make my own bread!
Perhaps Friday wanted to go home too. Perhaps together we could get to his country.

Philippines

ˈfɪlɪpi:nz

Филиппинские острова

I’m going out to the East Indies – India, Malaya, the Philippines… Why don’t you come with me?

piece

pi:s

кусок

The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces, and we had very little time.
So, I used the ship’s sails, rope, and pieces of wood, and after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.
I felt ill, but Friday wanted to eat the pieces of men’s bodies which were still on the ground.

pirate

ˈpaɪrət

пиратский; пират

Then, when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate ship came after us.
Perhaps they were pirates!

place

ˈpleɪs

место

In front of it, there was a good place to make a home.
I also wanted to make places to put all my food, and all my tools and guns.
The younger one wanted to be a sailor, and so I found him a place on a ship.

plan

plæn

планировать

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible. I thought about it day and night.

please

pli:z

пожалуйста

‘Please don’t go,’ my father said. ‘You won’t be happy, you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.’

pleased

pli:zd

довольный; радостный

They were happy to learn that I was alive, and I was pleased to find some family.

poor

pʊə

бедный

The poor prisoner did not move.
Poor Friday was very afraid of the snow.

Portugal

ˈpɔ:tʃʊɡl̩

Португалия

After some months I decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal.

Portuguese

ˌpɔ:tʃʊˈɡi:z

португалец; португальский

When we were on the ship, the Portuguese captain listened to my story.

possible

ˈpɒsəbl̩

возможный

I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never possible.
The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island.

pot

pɒt

горшок

I learnt to make pots to keep my food in.
But I wanted very much to make a harder, stronger pot – a pot that would not break in a fire.
I made some new pots and put them in a very hot fire.

prison

ˈprɪzn̩

тюрьма

The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.

prisoner

ˈprɪznə

пленник; узник

There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners.
The second prisoner waited under the trees, with two men to watch him.
There were eleven men in the boat, but three of them were prisoners.

pull

pʊl

тянуть

I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move.

push

pʊʃ

подтолкнуть; выкатывать; продвигать вперед; толкать; столкнуть

If you don’t help me, I’ll push you into the sea too.
Another mountain of water came, pushed me up the beach, and I fell on the wet sand.
The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them.

put (put, put)

ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt)

класть; положить; поместить; спустить; посадить

Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, and we put the others in my cave.
I was milking my goats in the fields, and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot.
Quickly, I put my little boat in the water and sailed out to it.

put (put, put) down

ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt) daʊn

положить; опустить

Put down your guns and stop fighting!

put (put, put) in

ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt) ɪn

вставить; поставить

I cut down young trees and put them in the ground, in a half-circle around the front of my tent.

quick learner

kwɪk ˈlɜ:nə

способный ученик

Friday was a quick learner and his English got better day by day.

quickly

ˈkwɪkli

быстро

Quickly, I took one of these guns.
They came with food for us, but then they moved away quickly.
Quickly, I put my little boat in the water and sailed out to it.

quiet

ˈkwaɪət

спокойный; мирный; тихий

He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.
When day came, the sea was quiet again.

quiet life

ˈkwaɪət laɪf

мирная жизнь

Back in England I found a house and began to live a quiet life.
He knew that I did not really like a quiet life.

quietly

ˈkwaɪətli

спокойно; тихо; молча

‘Yes, master,’ I answered quietly, but inside I was excited.
For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water.
Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, and called out to them in English.

rain

ˈreɪn

дождь, идет дождь

At first, all went well, but then there was a terrible storm. For twelve days the wind and the rain didn’t stop.
The next June, it rained all the time, and I couldn’t go out very often.
They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

rainy

ˈreɪni

дождливый

So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun.

read (read, read)

ri:d (red, red)

читать

But when it got dark, I had to go to bed because I had no light. I couldn’t read or write because I couldn’t see.

ready

ˈredi

готовый

The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight.
Now I needed a little sail from the ship, and then I was ready.
Soon I was ready to go home again – by land.

really

ˈrɪəli

действительно, на самом деле

By now we had very little food, and we really needed help. We were afraid, but we had to go on shore.
They did not really want to be mutineers, but they were afraid of Tom Smith.
He knew that I did not really like a quiet life. ‘I have a fine ship, uncle,’ he said.

remember

rɪˈmembə

вспоминать; помнить

Then I remembered the guns which made a lot of smoke.
Many things were different, and not many people remembered me.

reply

rɪˈplaɪ

отвечать

‘Twenty-six,’ the captain replied, ‘and they will fight hard because they won’t want to go home.

rest

rest

остальное

Now I was ready to find out more about the rest of the island.

rice

raɪs

рис

There was a big box of food – rice, and salted meat, and hard ship’s bread.

rich

rɪtʃ

богатый

By then I was rich… but also bored.
We’ll all be rich after this journey!
I was a rich man now, but what use was money to me?

right

raɪt

верный, правый, прав

Suddenly Xury called to me, ‘Look, a ship!’ He was right! We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could.

river

ˈrɪvə

река

First, I walked along the side of a little river. There, I found open ground without trees.
I learnt later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

Robinson (robin + son)

ˈrɑ:bənsən (ˈrɒbɪn + sʌn)

Робинзон; (дрозд, малиновка; разговорный язык: официант, полицейский + сын)

Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they called me Robinson, after her.

roof

ru:f

крыша

The roof of my cave fell in, and nearly killed me!

rope

rəʊp

веревка; трос; канат

I tied them together with rope.
So, I used the ship’s sails, rope, and pieces of wood, and after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.
Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk.

rough

rʌf

бурный; бушующий

The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down.
But the sea was very rough and our little boat could not live for long in that wild water.

round

ˈraʊnd

вокруг

‘I think I can swim to it,’ I said to myself. So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it.
Nobody could get over it, through it, or round it.
They made their fire on the sand and danced round it.

run (ran, run)

rʌn (ræn, rʌn

бежать

The two men ran after him, but the other wild men were busy round the fire and did not see what was happening.
I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore.
We ran into the trees and waited.

run (ran, run) back

rʌn (ræn, rʌn) ˈbæk

побежать обратно

The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains.
Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns, and the captain and I made a plan.

run (ran, run) down

rʌn (ræn, rʌn) daʊn

сбегать

As fast as I could, I ran down the hill and jumped out of the trees between the prisoner and the two wild men.

run (ran, run) out

rʌn (ræn, rʌn) aʊt

выбегать

When he woke up in the morning, he ran out to me.

sail

seɪl

плыть; идти под парусом; парус; отплывать

We’re sailing to London tomorrow.
I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.
‘Could a boat like this sail to your country, Friday?’ I asked him.

sail away

seɪl əˈweɪ

отчаливать, уплывать

This went on for about two hours, and then they got into their boats and sailed away.

sail on

seɪl ɒn

плыть дальше, продолжать плыть, продолжать идти под парусом

We now had a lot of food and water, and we sailed on. Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands.

sailor

ˈseɪlə

моряк; мореплаватель

‘I want to be a sailor and go to sea,’ I told my mother and father.
Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.
The younger one wanted to be a sailor, and so I found him a place on a ship.

salt

sɔ:lt

солить

We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in.

salted meat

ˈsɔ:ltɪd mi:t

мясные солености; консервированное мясо

There was a big box of food – rice, and salted meat, and hard ship’s bread.

sand

sænd

песок

Another mountain of water came, pushed me up the beach, and I fell on the wet sand.
I went down to the shore and saw the blood of the dead men on the sand.
Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink.

say (said, said)

ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)

сказать; говорить

It was easy to say, but not so easy to do.
‘We’re all going to die this time,’ I said to myself.
‘I am the captain of that ship,’ he said, ‘and these two men are my first and second officers.

say (said, said) goodbye

ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed) ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ

попрощаться

When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, I said goodbye to the captain and Xury, left the ship, and went to begin a new life.
And so, on the nineteenth of December 1686 – after twenty-seven years, two months and nineteen days – I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England.

school

sku:l

школа

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life.

sea

si:

море; морской

And because I loved him, and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.
We lost three men in the sea, and soon the ship had holes in its sides.
No more adventures and dangers by sea for me!

seabird

ˈsi:bɜ:d

морская птица

My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat.

seaman (seamen)

ˈsi:mən (ˈsi:mən)

матрос (матросы)

The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight.
The seamen could not see us and did not know how many men they were fighting.
So the seamen stopped fighting and we took their guns.

second

ˈsekənd

второй

And so I went to sea for the second time.
The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains.
I hit the first man with the wooden end of my gun and he fell down, but I had to shoot the second man.

secret

ˈsi:krɪt

тайный, скрытый

It was a very secret place in a cave. ‘No wild man will ever find that,’ I said to myself.
I took my prisoner to my secret cave on the other side of the island and gave him food and drink.

see (saw, seen)

ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)

видеть

I could not see the land, only mountains of water all around me.
Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.
Just then we saw another boat, which was coming from the ship to the shore.

sell (sold, sold)

sel (səʊld, səʊld)

продавать

They wanted to sell us as slaves in the markets there.
At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, after all our dangerous adventures together.
I had friends there who could help me to sell my land in Brazil, and I needed the money.

send (sent, sent)

send (sent, sent)

послать; отправить

Why do you want to send me home?
Kill me if you want, but don’t send me away from you!

send (sent, sent) away

send (sent, sent) əˈweɪ

отослать, прогнать

‘Yes. But you must come with me. Kill me if you want, but don’t send me away from you!’

September

sepˈtembə

Сентябрь

And so, on September 1st, 1651, I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.
So, on a long piece of wood, I cut these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659.

seven

ˈsevn̩

семь

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.

ship

ʃɪp

корабль

The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down.
There was a lot of water in the ship, but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place.
Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners, while the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship.

shipwreck

ˈʃɪprek

кораблекрушение

The storm and the shipwreck

shoot (shot, shot)

ʃu:t (ʃɒt, ʃɒt)

стрелять; застрелить

My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat.
Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal.
Quickly, I took a gun, and shot one of the animals.

shoot (shot, shot) through

ʃu:t (ʃɒt, ʃɒt) θru:

простреливать

I won’t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, I’ll shoot you through the head!

shore

ʃɔ:

берег

So Moely turned, and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could.
That day I was lucky, and the sea carried me to the shore.
Just then we saw another boat, which was coming from the ship to the shore.

shout

ʃaʊt

крикнуть; выкрикнуть; кричать; покрикивать

We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could.
The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them.
In the end the first officer shouted to them: ‘Put down your guns and stop fighting!'

shouting

ˈʃaʊtɪŋ

крики

All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

show (showed, shown)

ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd, ˈʃoʊn)

показать

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.
I showed him that this was terrible for me, and he understood.
I showed them my three houses, my cornfields and my goats, and all my tools.

side

saɪd

берег; край; борт; бок; сторона; склон

We lost three men in the sea, and soon the ship had holes in its sides.
After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
One day, a year later, I was over on the west side of the island.

silver

ˈsɪlvə

серебряный

I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.

sing (sang, sung)

sɪŋ (sæŋ, sʌŋ)

петь

Then these wild men danced round the fire, singing and shouting.

sit (sat, sat)

sɪt (sæt, sæt)

сидеть

Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us.

sit (sat, sat) down

sɪt (sæt, sæt) daʊn

сесть

Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us.

six

sɪks

шесть

A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.
It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe. Next, I had to get it down to the sea.

sixth

sɪksθ

шестой

That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it.

skin

skɪn

кожа

I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals.
He had a brown skin, black hair, bright eyes and strong white teeth.
Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

sky

skaɪ

небо

I looked, and there to the north-west, between the sea and the sky, was a long thin piece of land.

slave

sleɪv

раб

They wanted to sell us as slaves in the markets there.
For two long years I lived the life of a slave.
At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, after all our dangerous adventures together.

sleep (slept, slept)

sli:p (slept, slept)

спать

It was dark now and I was tired. I was afraid to sleep on the shore. Perhaps there were wild animals there.
That night I couldn’t sleep. The next day I got all my guns ready and I put more wood and young trees around my house.
Then I made him a little tent to sleep in, but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me.

sleepless

ˈsli:pləs

бессонный

I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights.

slow

sləʊ

медленный

It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.

slowly

ˈsləʊli

медленно; потихоньку

Slowly and carefully, I went back to the shore.
I could not forget the footprint, but I saw and heard nothing more, and slowly I began to feel happier.
The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us.

small

smɔ:l

маленький, небольшой

I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands, but I was afraid to go too far from the shore. It was only a small boat.
A month later I saw something bright green there, and after six months I had a very small field of corn.
The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea.

smaller

ˈsmɔ:lə

меньше

There were two smaller islands a few miles away, and after that, only the sea. Just the sea, for mile after mile after mile.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it.

smile

smaɪl

улыбка

He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.

Smith

smɪθ

фамилия Смит; дословный перевод «кузнец»

This man, Tom Smith, was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship.

smoke

sməʊk

дым

Guns were new to these African people, and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke.
For many months I watched carefully for the smoke from fires, but I didn’t see anything.
Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my fields and I saw the smoke from a fire.

snow

snəʊ

снег

We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.
Poor Friday was very afraid of the snow.

so

ˈsəʊ

вот поэтому, в связи с чем, так что, и поэтому, так

I stayed in London for some time, but I still wanted to go to sea. So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed.
So, I used the ship’s sails, rope, and pieces of wood, and after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.
So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun.

some

sʌm

несколько, некоторый, немного, какой-то, какой-нибудь

‘But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.’
There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.

some more

sʌm mɔ:

еще

So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things.

some of

səm ɒv

некоторая часть из

Then I decided to take some of it back to the shore with me. But how could I get it there?

somebody

ˈsʌmbədi

кто-то, кто-либо

I wanted people, a friend, somebody to talk to… somebody who could help me escape from my island.

somehow

ˈsʌmhaʊ

как-то, каким-то образом

Somehow the wild men came and went, and I never saw them.

someone

ˈsʌmwʌn

кто-то

‘No,’ he said, when I tried to pay him. ‘Perhaps, one day, someone will help me when I need it.’
‘There’s someone on my island,’ I said to myself.

something

ˈsʌmθɪŋ

что-то, нечто, кое-что

I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once.
Then, one year, something strange and terrible happened.
Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill. There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of men’s bodies everywhere.

sometimes

ˈsʌmtaɪmz

иногда

Sometimes I killed a wild animal, and then I had meat to eat.
For a minute, I couldn’t think, and then I understood. Sometimes there were fights between the wild men on the other islands.
At first, Friday was very afraid of my gun. Sometimes he talked to it, and asked it not to kill him.

somewhere

ˈsʌmweə

где-то

Now I needed somewhere to keep my things.
But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.

son

sʌn

сын

I did find the two sons of one of my brothers.
After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.

soon

su:n

вскоре

I went back twelve times, but soon after my twelfth visit there was another terrible storm.
The prisoner ran like a wild goat, and soon I saw that he was coming near the bottom of my hill.
Soon I was ready to go home again – by land.

sound

ˈsaʊnd

звук

One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

south

saʊθ

юг; южная

And so we sailed on south for some days.
But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.
For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, down the coast of Africa.

Spain

speɪn

Испания

We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep.

Spanish

ˈspænɪʃ

испанский

I took some clothes and tools, and also a box of Spanish gold and silver money.

speak (spoke, spoken)

spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)

разговаривать; говорить

We did not speak their language, of course, so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry.
Then the prisoner spoke and I understood that he wanted my sword.
Then the oldest man spoke.

stay

steɪ

оставаться

I stayed in London for some time, but I still wanted to go to sea.
I stayed near my home and I never used my guns because I didn’t want to make a noise.
Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners, while the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship.

stay away

steɪ əˈweɪ

отсутствовать

I stayed away for three days, and then I came home.

still

stɪl

по-прежнему; всё ещё

I still needed a lot of things.
I felt ill, but Friday wanted to eat the pieces of men’s bodies which were still on the ground.
Would Friday still be my friend, or would his people kill me and eat me?

stone

stəʊn

камень

I carried out stone from the cave, and after many day’s hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill.

stone wall

stəʊn wɔ:l

каменная стена

I used many of the ship’s ropes too, and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall.

stop

stɒp

прекращаться, остановить, удерживать, остановиться

At first, all went well, but then there was a terrible storm. For twelve days the wind and the rain didn’t stop.
It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea, but in the end I got everything on to the shore.
I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise.

storm

stɔ:m

шторм

At first, all went well, but then there was a terrible storm.
The weather on my island was usually very hot, and there were often storms and heavy rain.
One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.

story

ˈstɔ:ri

рассказ, история

Before I begin my story, I would like to tell you a little about myself.
When we were on the ship, the Portuguese captain listened to my story.
I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England, and he told me about his country and his people.

strange

streɪndʒ

странный; чужак

Then one day we saw some people on the shore – strange, wild people, who did not look friendly.
They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, in my strange homemade clothes of animals’ skin, and with my long hair and beard.

stranger

ˈstreɪndʒə

чужой; чужак

When I came back to England, I felt like a stranger in the country.

strong

strɒŋ

острый; прочный; крепкий

I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.
So I decided to build a very strong fence.
I left them there for many hours, and when they were cold again, I found that they were hard and strong.

strong wind

strɒŋ wɪnd

сильный ветер

But, a few days later, there was a strong wind.

stronger

ˈstrɒŋɡə

более крепкий; сильнее

When I was stronger, I began to go out again.
But I wanted very much to make a harder, stronger pot – a pot that would not break in a fire.

stupid

ˈstju:pɪd

глупый

How stupid I was!

sudden

ˈsʌdn̩

неожиданный

This was a sudden and terrible change in my life.
I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped in sudden surprise.

suddenly

sʌdn̩li

вдруг; неожиданно

Then, suddenly, I felt the ground under my feet.
Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill.
Suddenly, Friday began to jump up and down, very excited.

sun

sʌn

солнце

I decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.
I had a lot of food now. I cooked it over a fire or dried it in the sun.
All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, when the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again.

supper

ˈsʌpə

ужин

But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.

sure

ʃʊə

уверенный

It is death for all mutineers in England. But not all the men are bad. I’m sure that some of them will help me.’

surprised

səˈpraɪzd

изумленный, удивленный

The three men turned and looked at me. They did not answer at once; they were too surprised.

swim (swam, swum)

swɪm (swæm, swʌm)

плыть

So Moely turned, and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could.
Moely was swimming after the boat and I shouted to him: ‘Go back to the shore! You can swim there – it’s not too far.'
So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it.

sword

sɔ:d

меч; сабля

Then the prisoner spoke and I understood that he wanted my sword.
I gave him my sword, and at once he cut off the head of his enemy.

table

ˈteɪbl̩

стол

Then I needed a table and a chair, and that was my next job. I had to work on them for a long time.

take (took, taken)

teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)

брать; забрать; доставить; отводить; собирать (урожай)

I decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.
The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco.
Quickly, I took a gun, and shot one of the animals.
Many people eat bread, but how many people can take corn from a field and make bread out of it without help?

take (took, taken) back

teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) ˈbæk

отвозить

We’ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, you must take me back to England.

take (took, taken) from

teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) frɒm

отнимать у; брать у

Last night there was a mutiny, and the seamen took the ship from me.

take (took, taken) home

teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) həʊm

отвезти домой

But in the end the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him.

take (took, taken) out

teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) aʊt

выводить

My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea.

talk

ˈtɔ:k

говорить, разговаривать

I wanted people, a friend, somebody to talk to… somebody who could help me escape from my island.
I enjoyed teaching him and, most of all, having a friend to talk to.
Then the captain talked to the other five men, and they agreed to help him.

tall

tɔ:l

высокий

He was a fine young man, about twenty-five years old, tall and well-built, with a kind face and a nice smile.

teach (taught, taught)

ti:tʃ (tɔ:t, tɔ:t)

обучать, учить

I began to teach him to speak English, and soon he could say his name, ‘Master’, and ‘Yes’ and ‘No’.
I enjoyed teaching him and, most of all, having a friend to talk to.

tell (told, told)

tel (təʊld, təʊld)

рассказать; сказать

Before I begin my story, I would like to tell you a little about myself.
Then I told myself that I was lucky – lucky to be alive, lucky to have food and tools, lucky to be young and strong.
I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England, and he told me about his country and his people.