Джон Рональд – Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит (страница 30)
“Here it is at last!” he called, and the others gathered round him and looked over the edge. They saw a valley far below. They could hear the voice of hurrying water in rocky bed at the bottom; the scent of trees was in the air; and there was a light on the valley-side across the water.
Bilbo never forgot (Бильбо никогда не мог забыть) the way they slithered and slipped in the dusk (то, как они скользили и соскальзывали в сумерках;
slither [ˈslɪðǝ] zigzag [ˈzɪɡzæɡ] drowsy [ˈdraʋzɪ]
Bilbo never forgot the way they slithered and slipped in the dusk down the steep zig-zag path into the secret valley of Rivendell. The air grew warmer as they got lower, and the smell of the pine-trees made him drowsy, so that every now and again he nodded and nearly fell off, or bumped his nose on the pony’s neck. Their spirits rose as they went down and down. The trees changed to beech and oak, and here was a comfortable feeling in the twilight. The last green had almost faded out of the grass, when they came at length to an open glade not far above the banks of the stream.
“Hmmm (гм)! it smells like elves (пахнет эльфами)!” thought Bilbo (подумал Бильбо), and he looked up at the stars (и он поднял глаза к звездам). They were burning bright and blue (они горели ярким голубым /светом/). Just then there came a burst of song (и как раз тогда раздалась внезапно песня;
O! What are you doing (о, что вы делаете),
And where are you going (и куда вы идете)?
Your ponies need shoeing (ваши пони нуждаются в подковах;
The river is flowing (речка течет)!
O! tra-la-la-lally (о, тра-ля-ля-ля-ли)
here down in the valley (здесь, прямо в долине)!
O! What are you seeking (о, что вы ищете),
And where are you making (и куда вы направляетесь)?
The faggots are reeking (вязанки хвороста дымятся),
The bannocks are baking (большие лепешки пекутся)!
O! tril-lil-lil-lolly (о, три-лил-лил-ло-ли)
the valley is jolly (долина чудесна), ha (ха)! ha (ха)!
O! Where are you going (о, куда вы идете)
With beards all a-wagging (с бородами качающимися)?
No knowing (неизвестно), no knowing (неизвестно)
What brings Mister Baggins (что привело Мистера Бэггинса),
And Balin and Dwalin (и Балина и Двалина)
down into the valley (сюда, в долину) in June (в июне) ha (ха)! ha (ха)!
O! Will you be staying (о, останетесь ли вы),
Or will you be flying (или вы умчитесь: «улетите»)?
Your ponies are straying (ваши пони сбились с пути)!
The daylight is dying (и свет дневной угасает;
To fly would be folly (умчаться — будет глупо),
To stay would be jolly (остаться — будет весело)
And listen and hark (и слушать и прислушиваться)
Till the end of the dark (до конца темноты)
to our tune (к нашей мелодии) ha (ха)! ha (ха)!
burning [ˈbǝ: nɪŋ] laughter [ˈlɑ: ftǝ] shoeing [ˈʃu: ɪŋ] faggot [ˈfæɡǝt] bannock
[ˈbænǝk] dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]
“Hmmm! it smells like elves!” thought Bilbo, and he looked up at the stars. They were burning bright and blue. Just then there came a burst of song like laughter in the trees:
So they laughed and sang in the trees (так кто-то: «они» смеялся и пел в деревьях); and pretty fair nonsense (и довольно порядочную чепуху /несли они/) I daresay (как я полагаю) you think it (вы думаете /об этом/). Not that they would care (не то чтобы им уж было это так важно;