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Days in the Month
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone.
All the rest have thirty-one,
But leap year coming once in four
Gives February one day more.

hath - устар. = has
alone - один;
только all the rest - все остальные
leap year coming once in four - високосный год, приходящий один раз в четыре года

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It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man's snoring;
He got into bed
And bumped his head
And couldn't get up in the morning.

it's (= it is) pouring - льет как из ведра
to snore - храпеть
to bump - ударять(ся)

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It's raining, it's raining,
There's pepper in the box,
And all the little ladies
Are picking up their frocks.

pepper - перец
lady - дама, госпожа
to pick up - поднимать, подбирать
frock - платье

The Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

twinkle - мерцать, сверкать
to wonder - желать знать
above - над
diamond - алмаз, бриллиант

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When the wind blows,
Then the mill goes;
When the wind drops,
Then the mill stops.

the wind blows - дует ветер
mill - мельница
the wind drops - ветер прекращается

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March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.

shower - ливень
to bring forth - производить, рождать

ПРИМЕТА
Ветрено в марте,
В апреле дожди -
В мае
Фиалок и ландышей жди.
Перевод С. Маршака

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When clouds appear
Like rocks and towers,
The earth's refreshed
By frequent showers.

clouds appear - облака появляются
like rocks and towers - похожие на скалы и башни
the earth's refreshed - земля обновляется, освежается
frequent - частый

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Cut thistles in May,
They grow in a day;
Cut them in June,
That is too soon;
Cut them in July,
Then they will die.

to cut - резать, срезать
thistle - бот. Чертополох
to die - умирать, погибать

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