I VISIT THE WRECK (я посещаю разбитое судно)

WHEN I awoke (когда я проснулся; to awake — просыпаться) it was broad daylight (было совсем светло; broad — широкий; daylight — дневной свет; дневное время суток). The sun was up (солнце светило: «было наверху»). The sky was clear (небо было ясным). The air seemed soft and mild (воздух казался мягким и тихим; mild — безветренный, тихий, спокойный, ясный). A fine day was beginning (начинался прекрасный день).

It did not take me long (это не заняло у меня много времени) to come down from my lodging place (спуститься с моего места расположения; to lodge — располагаться).

I looked out toward the sea (я взглянул на море; toward — по направлению).

To my great wonder (к моему большому удивлению), I saw that the ship was now much closer to the shore (я увидел, что корабль был теперь намного ближе к берегу). The high tide had lifted her off the sand (высокий прилив приподнял его с песка). It had carried her toward the land (он отнес его к земле) and left her on a huge rock (и оставил на огромном рифе; rock — скала, утес; подводный камень, риф) less than a mile away (меньше чем в миле /о берега/).

I could see that the good ship stood upright (я мог видеть, что /мой/ добрый корабль стоял прямо/вертикально) and was firmly wedged into the rock (и был крепко насажен на риф; wedge — клин; to wedge — втискивать, загонять).

The waves had not broken her up (волны не сломали его), but her masts had been snapped off (но его мачты были отломаны; to snap off — отломать /резко/; to snap — щелкать, лязгать, хлопать; порвать, сломать), and all her rigging was gone (и все снасти исчезли).

The sea was quite smooth (море было довольно ровным; smooth — гладкий), and the tide was still going out (и все еще был отлив: «поток все еще выходил»). Soon the beach was bare (вскоре берег стал открыт: «обнажен»), and I could walk a long way out (и я смог пройти далеко /к морю/).

I was now within a quarter of a mile of the ship (я был теперь на расстоянии четверти мили от корабля; within — в, внутри; в пределах).

As I looked at her, a sad thought came to my mind (когда я посмотрел на нее, грустная мысль пришла мне на ум). For if we had all kept on board when she stuck in the sand (так как если бы мы остались на борту, когда он застрял в песке), we would now have been safe (мы бы сейчас были невредимы).

But there was no use (не было пользы = толку) in thinking of what might have been (обдумывать то, что могло бы быть).

I waded out (я пошел вброд; to wade — переходить вброд) as far as I could (настолько далеко, насколько смог), and then swam for the ship (а затем поплыл к кораблю; to swim — плыть).

As I came near her (когда я приблизился к нему), I saw that she was lying high out of the water (я увидел, что он лежал высоко из воды = возвышался над водой). The part of the rock that was uncovered (та часть рифа, которая была открыта: to cover — покрывать; to uncover —открывать) rose steep and straight into the air (поднималась круто и прямо в воздух). There was no place for me to set my feet (не было места, /куда/ поставить ноги).

I swam round the ship twice (я проплыл вокруг корабля дважды). How could I ever climb up her smooth sides (как я смогу когда-нибудь = как же мне взобраться по гладким сторонам/бокам)?

I was about to give up (я готов был сдаться), when I saw a small piece of rope (когда увидел небольшой кусок веревки) hanging down from the deck (свисающей с палубы). It reached almost to the water (он почти достигал = доставал до воды). How strange that I did not see it at first (как странно, что я не увидел его сначала)!

I seized hold of the rope (я ухватился: «схватил ухват» за веревку; to seize — хватать, схватывать; hold — схватывание, захват; сжатие; удержание), and climbed hand over hand to the deck (и проворно взобрался на палубу; hand over hand — быстро, проворно: «руку поверх руки»).

I went into the ship's cabin (я вошел в корабельную каюту). I looked all through the unlucky vessel (я осмотрел все несчастное судно; through — через; насквозь; от начала до конца).

awoke [q'wquk], clear ['klIq], air ['eq], mild ['maIld], toward [tq'wO:d], huge [hjHG], upright ['Ap'raIt], bare ['beq], quarter ['kwO:tq], use /сущ./ ['ju:s], climb ['klaIm], strange ['streInG], seize [si:z], hold ['hquld]

I VISIT THE WRECK

WHEN I awoke it was broad daylight. The sun was up. The sky was clear. The air seemed soft and mild. A fine day was beginning. It did not take me long to come down from my lodging place.

I looked out toward the sea.

To my great wonder, I saw that the ship was now much closer to the shore. The high tide had lifted her off the sand. It had carried her toward the land and left her on a huge rock less than a mile away.

I could see that the good ship stood upright and was firmly wedged into the rock.

The waves had not broken her up, but her masts had been snapped off, and all her rigging was gone.

The sea was quite smooth, and the tide was still going out. Soon the beach was bare, and I could walk a long way out.

I was now within a quarter of a mile of the ship.

As I looked at her, a sad thought came to my mind. For if we had all kept on board when she stuck in the sand, we would now have been safe.

But there was no use in thinking of what might have been.

I waded out as far as I could, and then swam for the ship.

As I came near her, I saw that she was lying high out of the water. The part of the rock that was uncovered rose steep and straight into the air. There was no place for me to set my feet.

I swam round the ship twice. How could I ever climb up her smooth sides?

I was about to give up, when I saw a small piece of rope hanging down from the deck. It reached almost to the water. How strange that I did not see it at first!

I seized hold of the rope, and climbed hand over hand to the deck.

I went into the ship's cabin. I looked all through the unlucky vessel.