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"Who are the wizards (а кто такие волшебники)?" asked Dorothy.

account [q'kaunt], wizard ['wIzqd], magician [mq'dZIS(q)n], therefore ['DeqfO:]

"Then that accounts for it. In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world.

Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us."

"Who are the wizards?" asked Dorothy.

"Oz himself is the Great Wizard (сам Оз — Великий Волшебник)," answered the Witch, sinking her voice to a whisper (ответила Ведьма, понижая голос до шепота; to sink — тонуть, утопать; to sink to a state — опускаться, доходить до какого-либо состояния). "He is more powerful than all the rest of us together (он более могущественный, чем все /остальные/ из нас вместе /взятые/). He lives in the City of Emeralds (он живет в Городе Изумрудов = в Изумрудном Городе)." Dorothy was going to ask another question (Дороти собиралась задать другой = следующий вопрос), but just then the Munchkins, who had been standing silently by (но как раз тогда = в тот момент Манчкины, которые стояли молча рядом), gave a loud shout (издали громкий крик = громко закричали) and pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying (и /стали/ указывать на угол дома, где лежала Злая Ведьма).

"What is it (в чем дело)?" asked the little old woman (спросила маленькая старушка), and looked, and began to laugh (а взглянув, начала смеяться). The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared entirely (ноги мертвой Ведьмы полностью исчезли; to disappear — исчезать, пропадать), and nothing was left but the silver shoes (и ничего не осталось: «не было оставлено», кроме серебряных башмаков; to leave).

voice [vOIs], city ['sItI], emerald ['em(q)rqld], question ['kwestS(q)n], laugh [lQ:f], disappear ["dIsq'pIq], entirely [In'taIqlI]

"Oz himself is the Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking her voice to a whisper. "He is more powerful than all the rest of us together. He lives in the City of Emeralds." Dorothy was going to ask another question, but just then the Munchkins, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying.

"What is it?" asked the little old woman, and looked, and began to laugh. The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared entirely, and nothing was left but the silver shoes.

"She was so old (она была настолько старой)," explained the Witch of the North (объяснила Ведьма Севера), that she dried up quickly in the sun (что она быстро высохла на солнце; to dry /up/ — сушить, сохнуть; высыхать). That is the end of her (это ее конец; end — конец, край; конец, исчезновение, кончина). But the silver shoes are yours (а серебряные башмаки — твои), and you shall have them to wear (и ты можешь их носить: «они будут у тебя, чтобы носить»)." She reached down and picked up the shoes (она нагнулась и подняла башмаки; to reach down — доставать, снимать; тянуться /вытягивать руку/ вниз), and after shaking the dust out of them handed them to Dorothy (и, вытряхнув из них пыль, вручила их Дороти; dust — пыль; прах, тлен; hand — рука /кисть/; to hand — передавать, вручать).