Топик: You are old, Father William

What made you (что сделало тебя) so awfully clever**?” (таким чрезвычайно ловким; so – так)

"Ihaveanswered (я ответил [уже к этому времени]) threequestions, andthatisenough," (на три вопроса, и этого достаточно)

Said his father, "Don't give yourself airs!*** (не задавайся; «не давай себе манерничать»)

Do you think I can listen (я могу слушать) all day to such stuff? (весь день такую ерунду)

Be off (исчезни), or I'll kick you down stairs!" (или я спущу тебя с лестницы; kick – ударять ногой, пинать)

*why:

почему

выражает самые разнообразные эмоции в зависимости от контекста: удивление, согласие или несогласие, нетерпение и т.п.

Why, what is the problem? — Ну и что!?

Why, it'seasy! — Да ведь это просто!

Why, of course I do! — Ну конечно, да!

**clever: сообразительный, хитрый; проворный, ловкий; искусный, умелый; способный, талантливый; остроумный

*** air:

воздух, атмосфера

внешний вид; airs – манерничание

"You are old, Father William," the young man said,

"And your hair has become very white;

And yet you incessantly stand on your head –

Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

"In my youth," Father William replied to his son,

"I feared it might injure the brain;

But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,

Why, I do it again and again."

"You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before,

And have grown most uncommonly fat;

Yet you turned a back somersault in at the door –

Pray, what is the reason of that?"

"In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his gray locks,

"I kept all my limbs very supple