короткие стихи на английском

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Days in the Month
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone.
All the rest have thirty-one,
But leap year coming once in four
Gives February one day more.
hath - устар. = has
alone - один;
только all the rest - все остальные
leap year coming once in four - високосный год, приходящий один раз в четыре года
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It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man's snoring;
He got into bed
And bumped his head
And couldn't get up in the morning.
it's (= it is) pouring - льет как из ведра
to snore - храпеть
to bump - ударять (ся)
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It's raining, it's raining,
There's pepper in the box,
And all the little ladies
Are picking up their frocks.
pepper - перец
lady - дама, госпожа
to pick up - поднимать, подбирать
frock - платье
The Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
twinkle - мерцать, сверкать
to wonder - желать знать
above - над
diamond - алмаз, бриллиант
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When the wind blows,
Then the mill goes;
When the wind drops,
Then the mill stops.
the wind blows - дует ветер
mill - мельница
the wind drops - ветер прекращается
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March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.
shower - ливень
to bring forth - производить, рождать
ПРИМЕТА
Ветрено в марте,
В апреле дожди -
В мае
Фиалок и ландышей жди.
Перевод С. Маршака
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When clouds appear
Like rocks and towers,
The earth's refreshed
By frequent showers.
clouds appear - облака появляются
like rocks and towers - похожие на скалы и башни
the earth's refreshed - земля обновляется, освежается
frequent - частый
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Cut thistles in May,
They grow in a day;
Cut them in June,
That is too soon;
Cut them in July,
Then they will die.
to cut - резать, срезать
thistle - бот. Чертополох
to die - умирать, погибать
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A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.
a swarm of bees - пчелиный рой
is worth - стоит
a load of hay - воз сена
a silver spoon - серебряная ложка
fly - муха
About Weather
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If bees stay at home,
Rain will soon come;
If they fly away,
Fine will be the day.
bee - пчела
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Evening red and morning grey,
Send the traveller on his way;
Evening grey and morning red,
Bring the rain upon his head.
send the traveller on his way - посылают путешественника в дорогу
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Red sky at night,
Shepherd's delight;
Red sky in the morning,
Shepherd's warning.
shepherd -пастух
delight - восторг, восхищение
warning - предостережение, предупреждение
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When the dew is on the grass,
Rain will never come to pass.
A sunshiny shower
Won't last half an hour.
dew - роса
will never come to pass - никогда не придет
a sunshiny shower - грибной дождь
to last - продолжаться, длиться
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Mackerel sky,
Mackerel sky,
Not long wet
And not long dry.
mackerel sky - небо барашками
wet - дождливый, сырой
dry - засушливый, сухой