Номер 1, страница 71 - гдз по английскому языку 4 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

1. It is a well-known fact that Prince Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow. Would you like to know how it happened? Then read the Russian legend.

HOW MOSCOW BEGAN

New words:

wise [waiz] — мудрый

deep [di:p] — глубокий; зд. дремучий

to cross [kros] — пересекать

a cloud [klaud] — облако

to point [point] — указывать, показывать

huge [hju:dз] — огромный

a skin [skin] — шкура

in amazement [ə'meizmənt] — в удивлении

forward [fɔ:wəd] — вперёд

to disappear [disə'piə] — исчезать

a fortress [fɔ:tris] — крепость

Prince Yuri Dolgoruky was Prince of Vladimir and Suzdal and was a clever man. He was strong and brave and he fought a lot. Some years passed and he became Kiev Prince too. Vladimir was in the north of the country and Kiev was in the south. Kiev was the main city of the country then. It was the capital of Kievskaya Russ. It was certainly difficult to live and rule in Kiev and in Vladimir at the same time. The cities were very far from each other. So Yuri Dolgoruky was ruling in Kiev and his favourite son Andrei (Andrew) was ruling in Vladimir.

Once Prince Yuri Dolgoruky asked the old wise man, his adviser, to come and talk to him. This is what the Prince said, “My old man, I’m getting old. Before I die I would like to visit my native lands. I would like to speak to my son Andrei. I would like to walk the streets of Vladimir. Let's travel to the north.” “That's a great idea,” said the old man. “When shall we start? When are we leaving for Suzdal and Vladimir?”

Soon they started out. Prince Yuri Dolgoruky always travelled with a lot of people. They travelled on their horses through wide fields and deep forests. On the way they passed many settlements. They went up small hills and big mountains and crossed large and small rivers too.

One day, when they were in a dark forest, Prince Yuri suddenly saw a large white cloud in front of them.

“What's that?” he asked. “Slow down. You never know what can happen. What's that?” he asked again and pointed to the cloud.

Suddenly the cloud became a huge animal with three heads. Its skin was of many colours. The Prince's men stood still in amazement. “We have been to many countries. We have seen a lot of wonders. We have heard of many things, but we have never seen anything like that, we have never heard of anything like that,” they thought.

Nobody could speak or move. But one young brave man moved his horse and forward he went. At once the wonderful animal became pale and then disappeared altogether.

Only after a few minutes could the Prince's men speak. They began to discuss the wonderful animal. Prince Yuri turned to the old wise man and said, “Could you explain to us what it means?”

The old man looked into the dark forest. There was something deep and bright in his eyes when he said, “All right. I'll try to explain. This wonderful animal showed that this is the place for a great city.”

“Do you mean to say that there will be a great city in this empty place, in the middle of this deep forest?” asked Prince Yuri in amazement. “What are you talking about, old man? What great city?”

“I know what I'm saying,” the old man answered. “There will be a great and strong city here because the animal is big and strong. The city will have three sides because the animal has got three heads. And the colours on the animal's skin mean that people from different places will come to live here.”

After these words the Prince's men moved on. The men were discussing the animal and the adviser's words. And Prince Yuri was thinking of the future city. “I have founded many cities,” Yuri thought, “because if I have strong cities my country is strong. The greatest cities I've founded are Pereslavl-Zalesski (it is behind the forest), Yuriev-Polski and Dmitrov.

Dmitrov is in the place where my son Dmitri was born. I have always tried to make these cities beautiful. My men built churches, made towers and walls. What will the new city be like?”

A few hours later the Prince and his men reached a small settlement on the bank of the Moskva River. The host of the place was boyarin Stepan Kuchka. He lived there with his family and his men. However, the doors didn't open and nobody asked the Prince and his men to come in. Prince Dolgoruky understood that this meant that boyarin Kuchka was not his friend any more but was his enemy.

Prince Yuri began a fight with Kuchka's men and killed many of them. After the fight he went up to the top of the hill where Kuchka's fortress was situated. He looked at the forests and fields in front of him as if he saw them for the first time. He looked at the Moskva River with its beautiful banks and clean waters and at the rich settlement nearby. “Well, this is the place for a new city,” Yuri said, “the city with three sides will be situated on this hill. I will found a beautiful city in this most beautiful place and I'll give it the same name as the river. Let the city be called MOSCOW.”

1. Общеизвестно, что князь Юрий Долгорукий основал Москву. Хотели бы вы узнать, как это произошло?

Ответ: Yes, I would. According to the Russian legend, this is how Moscow began:

(Да, я бы хотел. Согласно русской легенде, Москва началась так:)

Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, a clever and brave man, wanted to visit his native lands in the north. He travelled with his adviser, an old wise man, and many people.

(Князь Юрий Долгорукий, умный и храбрый человек, хотел посетить свои родные земли на севере. Он путешествовал со своим советником, старым мудрецом, и множеством людей.)

One day, in a dark forest, they saw a large white cloud that suddenly transformed into a huge animal with three heads and multi-colored skin. After a few moments, the animal disappeared, leaving the Prince and his men in amazement.

(Однажды в темном лесу они увидели большое белое облако, которое внезапно превратилось в огромное животное с тремя головами и разноцветной шкурой. Через несколько мгновений животное исчезло, оставив князя и его людей в изумлении.)

The old wise man explained that this animal was a sign from God. He said the three heads meant there would be a great and strong city with three sides in that empty place, and its multi-colored skin signified that people from different places would come to live there.

(Старый мудрец объяснил, что это животное было знаком от Бога. Он сказал, что три головы означают, что на этом пустом месте будет великий и сильный город с тремя сторонами, а его разноцветная шкура означает, что сюда приедут жить люди из разных мест.)

Later, the Prince and his men arrived at a small settlement on the bank of the Moskva River. The owner of the settlement was boyarin Stepan Kuchka, who was an enemy of the Prince. After a fight, Prince Yuri went up to the hill where Kuchka’s fortress was located.

(Позже князь и его люди прибыли в небольшое поселение на берегу реки Москвы. Владельцем поселения был боярин Степан Кучка, который был врагом князя. После битвы князь Юрий поднялся на холм, где располагалась крепость Кучки.)

Seeing the beautiful view of the forests, fields, and the Moskva River, Prince Yuri declared that this was the perfect place for a new city. He decided to build a city with three sides on that very hill and name it MOSCOW, after the river.

(Увидев прекрасный вид на леса, поля и реку Москву, князь Юрий заявил, что это идеальное место для нового города. Он решил построить город с тремя сторонами на этом самом холме и назвать его МОСКВОЙ, в честь реки.)