Атрымаўшы гэтую ўзнагароду з відавочнай насмешкай, вучні выстрайваліся ў лінію і з шумам перадавалі з рук у рукі абшарпаную кніжку. У кніжцы былі:азбука, табліца множання і склады, гэта значыць некалі былі.
Atrymawšy hetuju wznaharódu z vidavóčnaj nasmješkaj, vučni vystrajvalisja w liniju i z šumam pjeradavali z ruk u ruki abšarpanuju knižku. U knižcy byli:azbuka, tablica mnóžannja i sklady, heta značycʹ njekali byli.
[original:After receiving the charge with every mark of derision, the pupils formed in line and buzzingly passed a ragged book from hand to hand. The book had analphabet in it, some figures and tables, and a little spelling,—that is to say, it had had once.]
After receiving this reward with every mark of derision, the pupils formed in line and buzzingly passed a ragged book from hand to hand. The book had analphabet in it, a multiplication table, and a little spelling,—that is to say, it had had once.
ABC book,primer(a children's book intended to teach literacy)
З дапамогаюазбукі, якая ляжала для справак на падлозе ля маіх ног, мне ўдалося гадзіны за дзве надрапаць друкаванымі літарамі наступнае пасланне: «мІл моІ Жо СПодзяЮс ты зДароф [...]».
Z dapamóhajuazbuki, jakaja ljažala dlja spravak na padlózje lja maix noh, mnje wdalósja hadziny za dzvje nadrapacʹ drukavanymi litarami nastupnaje paslannje: “mIl móI Žo SPódzjaJus ty zDaróf [...]”.
[original:With analphabet on the hearth at my feet for reference, I contrived in an hour or two to print and smear this epistle:—“MI DEER JO i OPE U R KRWITE WELL [...].”]
With anABC book on the hearth at my feet for reference, I contrived in an hour or two to scribble the following epistle in block letters:—“MI DEER JO i OPE U R KRWITE WELL [...].”
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