Джон Рональд – Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит (страница 87)
“Dori is the strongest (Дори самый сильный), but Fili is the youngest (но Фили — самый молодой) and still has the best sight (и все еще обладает наилучшим зрением), ” said Thorin. “Come here Fili (подойди сюда, Фили), and see if you can see the boat Mr. Baggins is talking about (и посмотри, видишь ли ты лодку, о которой говорит мистер Бэггинс). ”
yard [jɑ: d] youngest [ˈjʌŋɡɪst] tied [taɪd]
“Not at all far. I shouldn’t think above twelve yards. ”
“Twelve yards! I should have thought it was thirty at least, but my eyes don’t see as well as they used a hundred years ago. Still twelve yards is as good as a mile. We can’t jump it, and we daren’t try to wade or swim. ” “Can any of you throw a rope?”
“What’s the good of that? The boat is sure to be tied up, even if we could hook it, which I doubt. ”
“I don’t believe it is tied, ” said Bilbo, “though of course I can’t be sure in this light; but it looks to me as if it was just drawn up on the bank, which is low just there where the path goes down into the water. ” “Dori is the strongest, but Fili is the youngest and still has the best sight, ” said Thorin. “Come here Fili, and see if you can see the boat Mr. Baggins is talking about. ”
Fili thought he could (Фили показалось, что он может); so when he had stared a long while (и тогда, пока он пристально смотрел долгое время) to get an idea of the direction (чтобы хоть как-то представить направление;
Splash it fell in the water (с всплеском она упала в воду)!
“Not far enough (недолет: «недостаточно далеко»)!” said Bilbo who was peering forward (сказал Бильбо, который вглядывался вперед). “A couple of feet (пара футов) and you would have dropped it on to the boat (и вы попали бы ей: «и вы уронили бы ее» в лодку;
Fili picked up the hook (Фили поднял крюк) when he had drawn it back (когда он притянул веревку назад), rather doubtfully all the same (тем не менее несколько с сомнением). This time (на этот раз) he threw it (он бросил ее;
“Steady (осторожно;
Fili hauled the rope back slowly (Фили медленно потащил веревку назад), and after a while Bilbo said (и через какое-то время Бильбо сказал):
fasten [ˈfɑ: s (ǝ) n] balance [ˈbælǝns] doubtful [ˈdaʋtf (ǝ) l]
Fili thought he could; so when he had stared a long while to get an idea of the direction, the others brought him a rope. They had several with them, and on the end of the longest they fastened one of the large iron hooks they had used for catching their packs to the straps about their shoulders. Fili took this in his hand, balanced it for a moment, and then flung it across the stream.
Splash it fell in the water! “Not far enough!” said Bilbo who was peering forward. “A couple of feet and you would have dropped it on to the boat. Try again. I don’t suppose the magic is strong enough to hurt you, if you just touch a bit of wet rope. ”
Fili picked up the hook when he had drawn it back, rather doubtfully all the same. This time he threw it with greater strength. “Steady!” said Bilbo, “you have thrown it right into the wood on the other side now. Draw it back gently. ” Fili hauled the rope back slowly, and after a while Bilbo said:
“Carefully (осторожно)! It is lying on the boat (она лежит на лодке); let’s hope the hook will catch (давайте надеяться, что крючок зацепится). ” It did (он зацепился). The rope went taut (веревка туго натянулась;
“Help (на помощь)!” he shouted (закричал он), and Balin was just in time (и Балин оказался как раз во время) to seize the boat (чтобы схватить лодочку) before it floated off down the current (пока она не унеслась /вниз/ по течению;
“It was tied after all (она была привязана все же), ” said he (сказал он), looking at the snapped painter (смотря на оборванный носовой фалинь;
“Who’ll cross first (кто первый переправится)?” asked Bilbo (спросил Бильбо).
“I shall (я), ” said Thorin, “and you will come with me (и вы пойдете со мной), and Fili and Balin (и Фили и Балин). That’s as many as the boat will hold at a time (именно столько /людей/ лодка выдержит за один раз;
“I’m always last (я всегда последний) and I don’t like it (и мне это не нравится), ” said Bombur. “It’s somebody else’s turn today (сегодня это чья-нибудь еще очередь /быть последним/). ”
carefully [ˈkeǝf (ǝ) lɪ] caught [kɔ: t] dangling [ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ]
“Carefully! It is lying on the boat; let’s hope the hook will catch. ” It did. The rope went taut, and Fili pulled in vain. Kili came to his help, and then Oin and Gloin. They tugged and tugged, and suddenly they all fell over on their backs. Bilbo was on the look-out, however, caught the rope, and with a piece of stick fended off the little black boat as it came rushing across the stream. “Help!” he shouted, and Balin was just in time to seize the boat before it floated off down the current.
“It was tied after all, ” said he, looking at the snapped painter that was still dangling from it. “That was a good pull, my lads; and a good job that our rope was the stronger. ”
“Who’ll cross first?” asked Bilbo.
“I shall, ” said Thorin, “and you will come with me, and Fili and Balin. That’s as many as the boat will hold at a time. After that Kili and Oin and Gloin and Dori; next Ori and Nori, Bifur and Bofur; and last Dwalin and Bombur. ” “I’m always last and I don’t like it, ” said Bombur. “It’s somebody else’s turn today. ”
“You should not be so fat (тебе не следовало бы быть таким толстым). As you are (а так как ты /толстый/), you must be with the last (и поэтому ты должен быть в последней) and lightest boatload (и самой легкой лодке;
“There aren’t any oars (весел-то нет). How are you going to push the boat back to the far bank (как вы собираетесь толкать лодку назад, к дальнему берегу)?” asked the hobbit (спросил хоббит).
“Give me another length of rope (дайте мне другую веревку;