Джон Толкиен - Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит

vex [veks] chance [tʃɑ: ns] thrush [Ɵrʌʃ]

“What do they say?” asked Gandalf and Thorin together, a bit vexed perhaps that even Elrond should have found this out first, though really there had not been a chance before, and there would not have been another until goodness knows when.

“Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, ” read Elrond, “and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the key-hole. ”

“Durin, Durin!” said Thorin. “He was the father of the fathers of the eldest race of Dwarves, the Longbeards, and my first ancestor: I am his heir. ”

“Then what is Durin’s Day?” asked Elrond.

“The first day of the dwarves’ New Year, ” said Thorin, “is as all should know the first, day of the last moon of Autumn on the threshold of Winter.

We still call it Durin’s Day when the last moon of Autumn and the sun are in the sky together. But this will not help us much, I fear, for it passes our skill in these days to guess when such a time will come again. ”

“That remains to be seen (это мы еще посмотрим; to remain — оставаться ), ” said Gandalf. “Is there any more writing (есть там еще какие-либо письмена)?”

“None to be seen by this moon (никаких больше не видно при этой луне), ” said Elrond, and he gave the map back to Thorin (и он отдал карту обратно Торину); and then they went down to the water (и тогда они пошли к воде) to see the elves (посмотреть, как эльфы) dance and sing upon the midsummer’s eve (танцуют и поют в день накануне летнего солнцестояния).

The next morning was a midsummer’s morning (следующее утро было утром дня летнего солнцестояния) as fair and fresh as could be dreamed (такое ясное и свежее, о каком только можно было мечтать): blue sky (синее небо) and never a cloud (и ни облачка), and the sun dancing on the water (и солнечные /блики/ танцевали на воде). Now they rode away (в тот момент они отправились в путь: «ускакали прочь»; to ride (rode, ridden) — ездить верхом, скакать ) amid songs of farewell (среди прощальных песен) and good speed (и пожеланий успеха; speed — скорость, быстрота; /арх. / удача, выгода ), with their hearts ready for more adventure (с сердцами, готовыми к дальнейшим приключениям), and with a knowledge of the road (и со знанием дороги) they must follow (которой они должны следовать) over the Misty Mountains (за Мглистыми Горами) to the land beyond (к стране, /лежащей/ за ними).

remain [rɪˈmeɪn] farewell [feǝˈwel] beyond [bɪˈjɔnd]

“That remains to be seen, ” said Gandalf. “Is there any more writing?”

“None to be seen by this moon, ” said Elrond, and he gave the map back to Thorin; and then they went down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer’s eve.

The next morning was a midsummer’s morning as fair and fresh as could be dreamed: blue sky and never a cloud, and the sun dancing on the water. Now they rode away amid songs of farewell and good speed, with their hearts ready for more adventure, and with a knowledge of the road they must follow over the Misty Mountains to the land beyond.

There were many paths (было много тропинок) that led up into those mountains (которые вели вверх по этим горам), and many passes over them (и много проходов /что вели/ сквозь них). But most of the paths were cheats (но большинство из тропок были обманками; cheat—мошенничество, жульничество ) and deceptions (и иллюзиями) and led nowhere (и вели в никуда) or to bad ends (или в тупик: «к плохим концам»); and most of the passes (и большая часть из проходов) were infested by evil things (кишмя кишели злобными тварями; to infest — кишеть; наводнять, заполнять ) and dreadful dangers (и ужасными опасностями). The dwarves and the hobbit (гномы и хоббит), helped by the wise advice of Elrond (с помощью мудрого совета Элронда) and the knowledge and memory of Gandalf (и /благодаря/ знаниям и памяти Гэндальфа), took the right road to the right pass (выбрали правильную дорогу к правильному проходу).

Long days (в течение долгих дней) after they had climbed out of the valley (после того, как они вскарабкались из долины) and left the Last Homely House miles behind (и оставили Последнее Домашнее Жилище в милях = далеко позади себя), they were still going up and up and up (они все еще забирались вверх, вверх и вверх). It was a hard path (это была тяжелая тропа) and a dangerous path (и опасная тропа), a crooked way (кривая дорожка) and a lonely (и одинокая = безлюдная) and a long (и длинная). Now they could look back (теперь они могли оглянуться назад) over the lands they had left (на те земли, что они оставили), laid out behind them (что лежали за ними) far below (далеко внизу). Far, far away in the West (далеко, далеко на Западе), where things were blue and faint (где все выглядело: «вещи были» голубоватым и неясным), Bilbo knew there lay his own country (Бильбо знал, что там лежала его собственная страна) of safe and comfortable things (/полная/ безопасных и удобных вещей), and his little hobbit-hole (и /где была/ его собственная хоббитовская нора). He shivered (он поежился). It was getting bitter cold up here (становилось ужасно холодно здесь, наверху; bitter—горький; мучительный, резкий ), and the wind came shrill among the rocks (и пронзительный ветер дул между скалами). Boulders, too, at times (валуны, к тому же, время от времени) came galloping down the mountain-sides (быстро неслись вниз по склонам горы), let loose by midday sun upon the snow (вырвавшиеся, благодаря полуденному солнцу, из снега; to let loose — выпускать, освобождать; loose—свободный; непривязанный, неприкрепленный ), and passed among them (и проносились между них) (which was lucky (что было удачно)), or over their heads (или над их головами) (which was alarming (что было тревожным; alarm — боевая тревога, сигнал тревоги; to alarm — поднять тревогу, дать сигнал тревоги )).

dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒǝrǝs] shiver [ˈʃɪvǝ] boulder [ˈbǝʋldǝ]

There were many paths that led up into those mountains, and many passes over them. But most of the paths were cheats and deceptions and led nowhere or to bad ends; and most of the passes were infested by evil things and dreadful dangers. The dwarves and the hobbit, helped by the wise advice of Elrond and the knowledge and memory of Gandalf, took the right road to the right pass.

Long days after they had climbed out of the valley and left the Last Homely House miles behind, they were still going up and up and up. It was a hard path and a dangerous path, a crooked way and a lonely and a long. Now they could look back over the lands they had left, laid out behind them far below. Far, far away in the West, where things were blue and faint, Bilbo knew there lay his own country of safe and comfortable things, and his little hobbit-hole. He shivered. It was getting bitter cold up here, and the wind came shrill among the rocks. Boulders, too, at times came galloping down the mountain — sides, let loose by midday sun upon the snow, and passed among them (which was lucky), or over their heads (which was alarming).

The nights were comfortless and chill (ночи были неуютными и холодными), and they did not dare to sing (и они не осмеливались петь) or talk too loud (или разговаривать слишком громко), for the echoes were uncanny (так как эхо было жутким), and the silence seemed to dislike being broken (и тишине, как казалось не нравилось, когда ее нарушали) — except by the noise of water (кроме как шумом воды) and the wail of wind (или завываниями ветра) and the crack of stone (или треском камней).

“The summer is getting on (лето продолжается) down below (там, внизу), ” thought Bilbo (думал Бильбо), “and haymaking is going on (и сенокос продолжается; hay — сено ) and picnics (и пикники). They will be harvesting and blackberrying (все: «они» уже будут убирать урожай и собирать ягоды; blackberry — ежевика, диал. черная смородина; harvest — урожай ), before we even begin to go down the other side (до того, как мы даже начнем спускаться с другой стороны) at this rate (если так будет продолжаться ; rate — норма, размер ). ”

And the others were thinking equally gloomy thoughts (и другие думали такие же мрачные мысли), although when they had said good-bye to Elrond (хотя, когда они попрощались с Элрондом) in the high hope of a midsummer morning (в больших надеждах утра дня летнего солнцестояния; high — высокий ), they had spoken gaily (они весело говорили) of the passage of the mountains (о проходе через горы), and of riding swift (и о быстрой скачке) across the lands beyond (через земли, лежащие за ними).

harvesting [ˈhɑ: vɪstɪŋ] haymaking [ˈheɪmeɪkɪŋ] blackberry [ˈblækb (ǝ) rɪ]

The nights were comfortless and chill, and they did not dare to sing or talk too loud, for the echoes were uncanny, and the silence seemed to dislike being broken-except by the noise of water and the wail of wind and the crack of stone.

“The summer is getting on down below, ” thought Bilbo, “and haymaking is going on and picnics. They will be harvestin gand blackberrying, before we even begin to go down the other side at this rate. ”