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

beard [bɪǝd] frightfully [ˈfraɪtf (ǝ) lɪ] troop [tru: p] offend [ǝˈfend]

“O no! As a matter of fact there were more than six ponies, for there were more than six of us — and well, here are two more!”

Just at that moment Balin and Dwalin appeared and bowed so low that their beards swept the stone floor. The big man was frowning at first, but they did their very best to be frightfully polite, and kept on nodding and bending and bowing and waving their hoods before their knees (in proper dwarf-fashion), till he stopped frowning and burst into a chuckling laugh; they looked so comical.

“Troop, was right, ” he said. “A fine comic one. Come in my merry men, and what are your names? I don’t want your service just now, only your names; and then sit down and stop wagging!”

“Balin and Dwalin, ” they said not daring to be offended, and sat flop on the floor looking rather surprised.

“Now go on again!” said Beorn to the wizard.

“Where was I (на чем же я остановился)? O yes (ах да) — I was not grabbed (я не был схвачен). I killed a goblin or two with a flash (я убил одного или двух гоблинов вспышкой) —“

“Good (хорошо)!” growled Beorn (проворчал Беорн). “It is some good being a wizard, then (значит, есть какая-то польза от того, что ты волшебник). ”

“ — and slipped inside the crack (и проскользнул внутрь щели) before it closed (до того, как она захлопнулась). I followed down into the main hall (я последовал вниз в главный зал), which was crowded with goblins (который был переполнен гоблинами). The Great Goblin was there (там был Великий Гоблин) with thirty or forty armed guards (с тридцатью или сорока вооруженными стражниками). I thought to myself (я подумал про себя) ‘even if they were not all chained together (даже если бы они не были скованы цепью воедино), what can a dozen do against so many (что может сделать дюжина против такого большинства)?’ “

“A dozen (дюжина)! That’s the first time I’ve heard (это первый раз, когда я слышу) eight called a dozen (чтобы восьмерых называли дюжиной). Or have you still got some more jacks (или у вас все еще есть несколько Джеков) that haven’t yet come out of their boxes (которые еще не выпрыгнули из своих коробочек)?”

“Well, yes, there seem to be a couple more here now (ну, да, а вот, кажется, еще парочка здесь) — Fili and Kili, I believe (Фили и Кили, я полагаю), ” said Gandalf, as these two now appeared (как эти двое теперь появились) and stood smiling and bowing (и стояли, улыбаясь и кланяясь).

“That’s enough (хватит)!” said Beorn. “Sit down and be quiet (присаживайтесь и замолчите)! Now go on, Gandalf (ну-ка, продолжайте, Гэндальф)!” So Gandalf went on with the tale (тогда Гэндальф продолжил рассказывать историю), until he came to the fight in the dark (пока он не дошел до битвы в темноте), the discovery of the lower gate (обнаружения нижних ворот), and their horror (и их ужасе) when they found that Mr. Baggins had been mislaid (когда они обнаружили, что мистер Бэггинс пропал; to mislay — положить не на место, заложить, затерять; to lay — положить ).

“We counted ourselves (мы посчитались) and found that there was no hobbit (и обнаружили, что хоббита нет). There were only fourteen of us left (нас осталось только четырнадцать)!”

chain [tʃeɪn] dozen [ˈdʌz (ǝ) n] couple [ˈkʌp (ǝ) l] mislaid [mɪsˈleɪd]

“Where was I? O yes — I was not grabbed. I killed a goblin or two with a flash —“

“Good!” growled Beorn. “It is some good being a wizard, then. ”

“ — and slipped inside the crack before it closed. I followed down into the main hall, which was crowded with goblins. The Great Goblin was there with thirty or forty armed guards. I thought to myself ‘even if they were not all chained together, what can a dozen do against so many?’ “

“A dozen! That’s the first time I’ve heard eight called a dozen. Or have you still got some more jacks that haven’t yet come out of their boxes?”

“Well, yes, there seem to be a couple more here now — Fili and Kili, I believe, ” said Gandalf, as these two now appeared and stood smiling and bowing.

“That’s enough!” said Beorn. “Sit down and be quiet! Now go on, Gandalf!” So Gandalf went on with the tale, until he came to the fight in the dark, the discovery of the lower gate, and their horror when they found that Mr.

Baggins had been mislaid.

“We counted ourselves and found that there was no hobbit. There were only fourteen of us left!”

“Fourteen (четырнадцать)! That’s the first time I’ve heard (это первый раз, когда я слышу) one from ten leave fourteen (что десять минус один равняется четырнадцати: «что один из десяти оставляет четырнадцать»). You mean nine (вы имеете в виду девять), or else you haven’t told me yet (или, вы еще не рассказали мне) all the names of your party (все имена вашей компании). ”

“Well, of course you haven’t seen Oin and Gloin yet (ну, конечно, вы еще не видели Ойна и Глойна). And, bless me (и, Боже мой: «благослови меня»)! here they are (вот они). I hope you will forgive them (я надеюсь, вы простите их) for bothering you (что беспокоят вас; to bother ). ”

“O let ‘em all come (о, пусть все они заходят)! Hurry up (поторопитесь)! Come along, you two, and sit down (проходите, вы двое, и присаживайтесь)! But look here, Gandalf (но послушайте, Гэндальф), even now we have only got yourself (даже сейчас у нас есть вы) and ten dwarves (и десять гномов) and the hobbit that was lost (и хоббит, который был потерян). That only makes eleven (это получается одиннадцать) (plus one mislaid (плюс один затерявшийся)) and not fourteen (а не четырнадцать), unless wizards count differently to other people (если только волшебники не считают по другому, чем все люди). But now please get on with the tale (но сейчас, пожалуйста, продолжайте историю). ”

Beorn did not show it more than he could help (Беорн не показывал это, насколько мог; than one can help — не больше, чем требуется, to help — помогать, способствовать ), but really he had begun to get very interested (но на самом деле он очень заинтересовался: «начал становиться очень заинтересованным»). You see (видите ли), in the old days (в былые времена) he had known the very part of the mountains (он знал эту самую часть гор) that Gandalf was describing (которую описывал Гэндальф). He nodded and he growled (он кивал и ворчал), when he heard of the hobbit’s reappearance (когда он услышал о возвращении хоббита; to appear — появляться; to reappear — появляться снова ) and of their scramble down the stone-slide (и о том, как они катились вниз по оползню; to scramble — пробираться; stone — камень; slide — скольжение ) and of the wolf-ring in the woods (и о кольце волков в лесу). When Gandalf came to their climbing into trees (когда Гэндальф дошел до того, как они вскарабкались на деревья) with the wolves all underneath (и все волки остались внизу), he got up (тот поднялся; to get up ) and strode about (и прошелся большими шагами; to stride (strode; stridden) — шагать большими шагами ) and muttered (и пробормотал):

bother [ˈbɔðǝ] interested [ˈɪntrɪstɪd] reappearance [ˌri: ǝˈpɪ (ǝ) rǝns]

“Fourteen! That’s the first time I’ve heard one from ten leave fourteen. You mean nine, or else you haven’t told me yet all the names of your party. ” “Well, of course you haven’t seen Oin and Gloin yet. And, bless me! here they are. I hope you will forgive them for bothering you. ”

“O let ‘em all come! Hurry up! Come along, you two, and sit down! But look here, Gandalf, even now we have only got yourself and ten dwarves and the hobbit that was lost. That only makes eleven (plus one mislaid) and not fourteen, unless wizards count differently to other people. But now please get on with the tale. ” Beorn did not show it more than he could help, but really he had begun to get very interested. You see, in the old days he had known the very part of the mountains that Gandalf was describing. He nodded and he growled, when he heard of the hobbit’s reappearance and of their scramble down the stone-slide and of the wolf-ring in the woods. When Gandalf came to their climbing into trees with the wolves all underneath, he got up and strode about and muttered:

“I wish I had been there (желал бы я быть там)! I would have given them more than fireworks (я бы задал им нечто большее, чем фейерверки)!”

“Well (ну), ” said Gandalf very glad to see (сказал Гэндальф, очень довольный, увидев) that his tale was making a good impression (что его история производила хорошее впечатление), “I did the best I could (я старался изо всех сил: «сделал лучшее, что мог»). There we were (вот там мы и были) with the wolves going mad underneath us (/при том что/ все эти волки сходили с ума внизу под нами) and the forest beginning to blaze in places (и лес уже начинал пылать в некоторых местах), when the goblins came down from the hills (когда гоблины спустились с холмов) and discovered us (и обнаружили нас). They yelled with delight (они завопили от восторга) and sang songs making fun of us (и запели песни, высмеивая нас; to make fun of smb — дразнить кого-либо, шутить над кем-либо, fun — веселье, забава ). Fifteen birds in five firtrees (пятнадцать пташек на пяти соснах) …”