bustle [ˈbʌs (ǝ) l] awkward [ˈɔ: kwǝd] pole [pǝʋl]
He woke again with a specially loud sneeze. It was already grey morning, and there was a merry racket down by the river. They were making up a raft of barrels, and the raft-elves would soon be steering it off down the stream to Lake-town. Bilbo sneezed again. He was no longer dripping but he felt cold all over. He scrambled down as fast as his stiff legs would take him and managed just in time to get on to the mass of casks without being noticed in the general bustle. Luckily there was no sun at the time to cast an awkward shadow, and for a mercy he did not sneeze again for a good while. There was a mighty pushing of poles. The elves that were standing in the shallow water heaved and shoved. The barrels now all lashed together creaked and fretted.
“This is a heavy load (это же тяжелый груз)!” some grumbled (некоторые из них заворчали). “They float too deep (они плывут слишком глубоко) — some of these are never empty (некоторые из этих /бочонков/ вовсе не пустые). If they had come ashore in the daylight (если бы их прибило к берегу при свете дня; to come ashore — сходить на берег), we might have had a look inside (мы могли бы заглянуть внутрь), ” they said.
“No time now (теперь нет времени)!” cried the raftman (закричал сплавщик). “Shove off (отталкивайте)!”
And off they went at last (и наконец они отошли /от берега/), slowly at first (поначалу медленно), until they had passed the point of rock (до тех пор, пока они не прошли то место на скале) where other elves stood (где стояли другие эльфы) to fend them off with poles (чтобы отогнать их с помощью багров; to fend — отражать, парировать, отгонять), and then quicker and quicker (а затем все быстрее и быстрее) as they caught the main stream (когда они подхватили основной поток) and went sailing away (и поплыли) down, down towards the Lake (вниз и вниз /по течению/ по направлению к Озеру).
They had escaped the dungeons of the king (они сбежали из подземной тюрьмы короля) and were through the wood (и выбрались из леса; to be through — закончить, завершит ь), but whether alive or dead (но живыми или мертвыми) still remains to be seen (это еще неизвестно: «остается быть увиденным = это еще надо посмотреть»; to remain — оставаться).
load [lǝʋd] shove [ʃʌv] sailing [ˈseɪlɪŋ]
“This is a heavy load!” some grumbled. “They float too deep — some of these are never empty. If they had come ashore in the daylight, we might have had a look inside, ” they said.
“No time now!” cried the raftman. “Shove off!”
And off they went at last, slowly at first, until they had passed the point of rock where other elves stood to fend them off with poles, and then quicker and quicker as they caught the main stream and went sailing away down, down towards the Lake.
They had escaped the dungeons of the king and were through the wood, but whether alive or dead still remains to be seen.
Chapter 10. A Warm Welcome
(Глава 10. Теплый прием)
welcome — прием /гостя/, гостеприимство
The day grew lighter and warmer (день становился все светлее и теплее) as they floated along (пока они плыли /несомые течением/; to float — плавать; всплывать; держаться на поверхности воды). After a while (спустя какое-то время) the river rounded a steep shoulder of land (река огибала крутой склон /земли/; shoulder — плечо, лопатка) that came down upon their left (что спускался с /их/ левой стороны). Under its rocky feet (под его скалистым подножием) like an inland cliff (похожим на внутренний утес; inland — расположенный внутри страны) the deepest stream had flowed (протекал глубочайший ручей) lapping and bubbling (плескаясь и пузырясь; to lap — лакать, жадно пить, плескаться — о волнах; to bubble — пузыриться, бить ключом, журчать). Suddenly the cliff fell away (внезапно утес обрывался; to fall (fell, fallen) away — покидать, уменьшаться, отпадать). The shores sank (берега понизились; to sink (sank, sunk) — тонуть, утопать, опускаться, падать). The trees ended (деревья закончились). Then Bilbo saw a sight (и тогда Бильбо открылся: «увидел» вид): The lands opened wide about him (земли, раскинувшиеся вокруг него), filled with the waters of the river (наполненные водами реки) which broke up (что распадалась) and wandered in a hundred winding courses (и продолжала движение: «блуждала» сотней извилистых проток; course — курс; течение, направление), or halted in marshes and pools (или прекращалась в болотах и прудиках) dotted with isles on every side (испещренных со всех сторон островками; to dot — ставить точки, отмечать пунктиром; усеивать, испещрять): but still a strong water flowed on steadily (но все же сильный водный /поток/ продолжал течь неуклонно) through the midst (прямо по середине). And far away (и вдалеке), its dark head in a torn cloud (с темной вершиной в разорванном облаке; head — голова; верхняя часть чего-либо, to tear (tore, torn) — разрывать (ся), рвать (ся) ), there loomed the Mountain (неясно вырисовывалась Гора; to loom — неясно вырисовываться, появляться в тумане)! Its nearest neighbours to the North-East (ее ближайшие соседки на северо-востоке) and the tumbled land (и лежащие в беспорядке земли; tumbled — помятый, взъерошенный) that joined it to them (что прилегали к ним: «присоединяли ее к ним») could not be seen (не были видны). All alone it rose (она высилась совершенно одиноко) and looked across the marshes to the forest (и смотрела через болота на лес). The Lonely Mountain (Одинокая Гора)! Bilbo had come far (Бильбо пришел издалека) and through many adventures (и /прошел/ сквозь многочисленные приключения) to see it (чтобы увидеть ее), and now he did not like the look of it in the least (и теперь ему ни в малейшей степени не понравился ее вид).
float [flǝʋt] halt [hɔ: lt] inland [ˈɪnlǝnd] neighbour [ˈneɪbǝ]
The day grew lighter and warmer as they floated along. After a while the river rounded a steep shoulder of land that came down upon their left. Under its rocky feet like an inland cliff the deepest stream had flowed lapping and bubbling. Suddenly the cliff fell away. The shores sank. The trees ended. Then Bilbo saw a sight: The lands opened wide about him, filled with the waters of the river which broke up and wandered in a hundred winding courses, or halted in marshes and pools dotted with isles on every side: but still a strong water flowed on steadily through the midst. And far away, its dark head in a torn cloud, there loomed the Mountain! Its nearest neighbours to the North — East and the tumbled land that joined it to them could not be seen. All alone it rose and looked across the marshes to the forest. The Lonely Mountain! Bilbo had come far and through many adventures to see it, and now he did not like the look of it in the least.
As he listened to the talk of the raftmen (пока он слушал разговоры сплавщиков) and pieced together the scraps of information (и соединял в единое целое те отрывки информации; to piece — собирать в единое целое, собирать из кусочков; piece — кусок, часть) they let fall (что они роняли; to let fall smth. — выпустить, выронить, уронить), he soon realized (он вскоре понял) that he was very fortunate (что ему очень посчастливилось; fortunate — счастливый, удачливый) ever to have seen it at all (вообще ее увидеть), even from this distance (даже и с такого расстояния). Dreary as had been his imprisonment (и каким бы мрачным ни было его заточение в тюрьме /эльфов/) and unpleasant as was his position (и неприятным его нынешнее положение) (to say nothing of the poor dwarves underneath him (не говоря уже о бедных гномах под ним)) still (все же), he had been more lucky (ему гораздо больше повезло) than he had guessed (чем он предполагал). The talk was all of the trade (весь разговор был о торговле) that came and went on the waterways (что велась /взад и вперед/ на этих водных путях; to come and go — движение вперд и назад) and the growth of the traffic on the river (и о росте грузооборота на реке; traffic — движение, транспорт, перевозки), as the roads out of the East towards Mirkwood vanished (так как дороги с Востока по направлению к Мрачному Лесу исчезли) or fell into disuse (или вышли из употребления); and of the bickerings of the Lake-men and the Wood-elves (и о препирательствах между Людьми-с-Озера и Лесными Эльфами) about the upkeep of the Forest River (и о содержании в исправности Лесной Реки; upkeep—содержание, ремонт, уход; tokeepup — поддерживать в должном порядке) and the care of the banks (и об уходе за берегами).
scrap [skræp] unpleasant [ʌnˈplez (ǝ) nt] disuse [dɪsˈju: s]
As he listened to the talk of the raftmen and pieced together the scraps of information they let fall, he soon realized that he was very fortunate ever to have seen it at all, even from this distance. Dreary as had been his imprisonment and unpleasant as was his position (to say nothing of the poor dwarves underneath him) still, he had been more lucky than he had guessed. The talk was all of the trade that came and went on the waterways and the growth of the traffic on the river, as the roads out of the East towards Mirkwood vanished or fell into disuse; and of the bickerings of the Lake-men and the Wood-elves about the upkeep of the Forest River and the care of the banks.
