Легкое чтение на английском языке. Легенды Нового Света / North American Indian Legends - стр. 4
) until they came to a hole in the side of the mountain (пока не пришли к берлоге в склоне горы; hole – дыра; отверстие; нора, берлога; side – край, сторона), and the bear said (и медведь сказал), “This is not where I live (это не /то место/, где я живу), but there is going to be a council here (но здесь будет проходить совет) and we will see what they do (и мы посмотрим, что они сделают).” They went in (они вошли), and the hole widened as they went (и берлога расширялась по мере продвижения внутрь: «когда они шли/продвигались»), until they came to a large cave (пока они не добрались до большой пещеры) like a townhouse (как городской дом). It was full of bears (он был полон медведей) – old bears (старых медведей), young bears (молодых медведей), and cubs (и детенышей), white bears (белых медведей), black bears (черных медведей), and brown bears (и бурых медведей) – and a large white bear was the chief (и большой белый медведь был /их/ вождем).
council ['kaunsl], widen ['waɪdn], cave [keɪv]
They went on together until they came to a hole in the side of the mountain, and the bear said, “This is not where I live, but there is going to be a council here and we will see what they do.” They went in, and the hole widened as they went, until they came to a large cave like a townhouse. It was full of bears – old bears, young bears, and cubs, white bears, black bears, and brown bears – and a large white bear was the chief.
They sat down in a corner (они уселись в углу; to sit down), but soon the bears scented the hunter (но вскоре медведи учуяли охотника) and began to ask (и начали спрашивать; to begin), “What is it that smells bad (что это, что так воняет: «дурно пахнет»)?” The chief said (вождь сказал), “Don't talk so (не говорите так); it is only a stranger came to see us (это просто чужак пришел повидать нас = к нам в гости; to come to see – навестить). Let him alone (оставьте его одного = в покое).”
down [daʋn], talk [tɔ:k], so [sǝʋ], alone [ǝ'lǝʋn]
They sat down in a corner, but soon the bears scented the hunter and began to ask, “What is it that smells bad?” The chief said, “Don't talk so; it is only a stranger came to see us. Let him alone.”
Food was getting scarce in the mountains (пропитание становилось скудным в горах), and the council was to decide (и совет должен быть решить) what to do about it (что делать с этим: «насчет этого»). They had sent out messengers all over (они разослали посыльных повсюду), and while they were talking (и пока они беседовали) two bears came in and reported