Книга популярной английской писательницы П. Л. Трэверс принадлежит к числу лучших образцов детской литературы и, вместе с тем, является одной из немногих детских книг, которые с равным интересом читаются и взрослыми.
Данное издание книги сопровождается реальным грамматическим и лексическим комментариями.
Издание предназначено для учащихся старших классов гимназий с углубленным изучением английского языка, студентов-филологов университетов, а также для широкого круга читателей, владеющих английским языком.
Оглавление
Памела Трэверс. More about Mary Poppins / И снова о Мэри Поппинз
Book One. Mary Poppins (unabridged)
East Wind
The Day Out*
Laughing Gas*
Miss Lark’s Andrew
The Dancing Cow
Bad Tuesday
The Bird Woman
Mrs Corry
John and Barbara’s Story
Full Moon
Christmas Shopping
West Wind
Book Two. Mary Poppins Comes Back (abridged)
The Kite
Miss Andrew’s Lark
Bad Wednesday
The New One
Balloons and Balloons
Nellie-Rubina
Merry-go-round
Book Three. Mary Poppins Opens the Door (abridged)
The Fifth of November*
The Cat That Looked at a King*
The Marble Boy
The Other Door
Book Four. Mary Poppins in the Park (abridged)
Hallowe’en*
Grammar Notes
Notes
Book One. Mary Poppins (unabridged)
Book Two. Mary Poppins Comes Back (abridged)
Book Three. Mary Poppins Opens the Door (abridged)
Book Four. Mary Poppins in the Park (abridged)
Отрывок из книги
If you want to find Cherry-Tree Lane* all you have to do is ask the Policeman* at the cross-roads. He will push his helmet slightly to one side, scratch his head thoughtfully, and then he will point his huge white-gloved finger and say: “First to your right, second to your left, sharp right again, and you’re there. Good-morning.”
And sure enough, if you follow his directions exactly, you will be there – right in the middle of Cherry-Tree Lane, where the houses run down one side and the Park runs down the other and the cherry-trees go dancing right down the middle.
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“I was only saying,” began Michael, meekly, “that we hoped you wouldn’t be going away soon – ” He stopped, feeling very red and confused.
Mary Poppins stared from him to Jane in silence. Then she sniffed.
