That she very soon went back to Dorking.

There was an Old Man who supposed (который полагал),

That the street door was partially closed (что дверь на улицу частично закрыта

= прикрыта);

But some very large rats (но несколько очень крупных крыс),

Ate his coats and his hats (съели его пальто и его шляпы; eat – кушать),

While that futile (пока тот несерьезный, поверхностный) old gentleman dozed

(дремал).

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There was an Old Man who supposed,

That the street door was partially closed;

But some very large rats,

Ate his coats and his hats,

While that futile old gentleman dozed.

There was an Old Man of the West (с Запада),

Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest (носил бледную сливового цвета

нижнюю рубашку; wear – носить);

When they said (когда сказали = спросили), 'Does it fit (она /рубашка/ впору)? '

He replied (он отвечал), 'Not a bit (ничуть)! '

That uneasy (беспокойный: «нелегкий») Old Man of the West.

There was an Old Man of the West,

Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest;

When they said, 'Does it fit? '

He replied, 'Not a bit! '

That uneasy Old Man of the West.

There was an Old Man of the Wrekin

Whose shoes made a horrible creaking (чьи ботинки издавали ужасный скрип)

But they said (но [ему] сказали = его спросили), 'Tell us whether,

Your shoes are of leather (скажи нам, твои ботинки из кожи ли; whether – ли),

Or of what (или из чего), you Old Man of the Wrekin? '

There was an Old Man of the Wrekin

Whose shoes made a horrible creaking

But they said, 'Tell us whether,

Your shoes are of leather,

Or of what, you Old Man of the Wrekin? '

There was a Young Lady whose eyes (чьи глаза),

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There was a Young Lady whose eyes,

Were unique as to colour and size;

When she opened them wide,

People all turned aside,

And started away in surprise.

There was a Young Lady of Norway (из Норвегии),

Who casually sat on a doorway (случайно = как-то сидела в проходе);

When the door squeezed her flat (когда дверь сжала ее плоской = стиснула ее

так, что она стала плоской),

She exclaimed (воскликнула), 'What of that ([ну и] что с того)? '

This courageous (эта храбрая) Young Lady of Norway.

There was a Young Lady of Norway,

Who casually sat on a doorway;

When the door squeezed her flat,

She exclaimed, 'What of that? '