- Lizozavrikцитує2 роки тому
His aunt Polly stood surprised a moment, and then broke into a gentle laugh - Эльмира Латыповацитуєторік
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER BY MARK TWAIN (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) - yra040700цитує2 роки тому
The old lady pulled her spectacles downПожилая леди опустила очки на глаза
- yra040700цитує2 роки томуshe could have seen through a pair of stove–lids just as well
с таким же успехом она могла бы видеть сквозь пару крышек от плиты
- yra040700цитує2 роки томуI never did see the beat of that boy!
Beat is used here in the competitive sense.
Bill and John were in a race, Bill won, Bill beat John.
"I never did see a boy who was more infuriating than Tom!"
She means that Tom's always managed to outsmart her. - yra040700цитує2 роки томуHand me that switch.
She wants a twig in order to spank Tom.
- yra040700цитує2 роки томуthe peril was desperate
the danger of being hit with the switch (the peril - опасность) was going to happen almost immediately and it would hurt (was desperate)
- yra040700цитує2 роки томуThe lad fled on the instant, scrambled up the high board–fence, and disappeared over it.
Парень тут же бросился бежать, вскарабкался на высокий дощатый забор и исчез за ним.
- yra040700цитує2 роки томуHang the boy
damn it
- b4860528843цитує2 роки тому
Can't learn an old dog new tricks
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