Джон Рональд – Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит (страница 96)
sword-blade [ˈsɔ: dbleɪd] giant [ˈdʒaɪǝnt] sheath [ʃi: Ɵ] explore [ɪkˈsplɔ:]
There was the usual dim grey light of the forest-day about him when he came to his senses. The spider lay dead beside him, and his sword-blade was stained black. Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put it back into its sheath.
“I will give you a name, ” he said to it, “and I shall call you
Bilbo felt (Бильбо чувствовал) that it was unsafe to shout (что было небезопасно кричать;
“O! why did we not remember Beorn’s advice, and Gandalf’s (о, почему же мы забыли: «не помнили» совет Беорна и Гэндальфа)!” he lamented (сокрушался он;
In the end (наконец) he made as good a guess as he could (он угадал настолько хорошо: «он сделал настолько хорошее предположение», насколько мог»;
unsafe [ʌnˈseɪf] lamented [lǝˈmentɪd] guess [ɡes]
Bilbo felt that it was unsafe to shout, and he stood a long while wondering in what direction the path lay, and in what direction he should go first to look for the dwarves. “O! why did we not remember Beorn’s advice, and Gandalf’s!” he lamented. “What a mess we are in now! We! I only wish it was
In the end he made as good a guess as he could at the direction from which the cries for help had come in the night — and by luck (he was born with a good share of it) he guessed more or less right, as you will see. Having made up his mind he crept along as cleverly as he could. Hobbits are clever at quietness, especially in woods, as I have already told you; also Bilbo had slipped on his ring before he started. That is why the spiders neither saw nor heard him coming.
He had picked his way stealthily (он двигался: «выбирал свой путь» украдкой/осторожно;
Suddenly he saw, too (внезапно он увидел также), that there were spiders huge and horrible (что огромнейшие и ужасные пауки) sitting in the branches above him (сидели в ветвях над ним), and ring or no ring (и, кольцо-то кольцом: «кольцо или без кольца») he trembled with fear (он задрожал от страха) lest they should discover him (как бы они не обнаружили его). Standing behind a tree (стоя за деревом) he watched a group of them for some time (он наблюдал за группой их = пауков некоторое время), and then in the silence and stillness of the wood (и затем, в тишине и спокойствии леса) he realized (он понял) that these loathsome creatures (что эти отвратительнейшие создания) were speaking one to another (разговаривали друг с другом: «один с другим»). Their voices were a sort of thin creaking and hissing (их голоса были подобны тонким поскрипываниям и шипениям;
“It was a sharp struggle (это была жестокая борьба;
“Aye (да), they’ll make fine eating (из них выйдет отличная еда;
“Don’t hang ‘em too long (не /держите/ их подвешенными слишком долго), ” said a third (сказал третий). “They’re not as fat as they might be (они не такие толстые, как могли бы быть). Been feeding none too well of late (их не очень-то хорошо кормили в последнее время;
“Kill’em, I say (убейте их, знаете ли: «я говорю»), ” hissed a fourth (прошипел четвертый); “kill ‘em now (убейте их сейчас) and hang ‘em dead for a while (и повесьте их /уже/ мертвыми на некоторое время). ”
“They’re dead now (они мертвы сейчас), I’ll warrant (я ручаюсь;
stealthily [stelƟɪlɪ] spider web [ˈspaɪdǝweb] tangled [ˈtæŋɡ (ǝ) ld] loathsome [ˈlǝʋƟs (ǝ) m] juice [dʒu: s] warrant [ˈwɔrǝnt]
He had picked his way stealthily ‘for some distance, when he noticed a place of dense black shadow ahead of him black even for that forest, like a patch of midnight that had never been cleared away. As he drew nearer, he saw that it was made by spider-webs one behind and over and tangled with another.
Suddenly he saw, too, that there were spiders huge and horrible sitting in the branches above him, and ring or no ring he trembled with fear lest they should discover him. Standing behind a tree he watched a group of them for some time, and then in the silence and stillness of the wood he realised that these loathsome creatures were speaking one to another. Their voices were a sort of thin creaking and hissing, but he could make out many of the words that they said. They were talking about the dwarves!
“It was a sharp struggle, but worth it, ” said one. “What nasty thick skins they have to be sure, but I’ll wager there is good juice inside. ”
“Aye, they’ll make fine eating, when they’ve hung a bit, ” said another.
“Don’t hang ‘em too long, ” said a third. “They’re not as fat as they might be. Been feeding none too well of late, I should guess. ”
“Kill’em, I say, ” hissed a fourth; “kill ‘em now and hang ‘em dead for a while. ”
“They’re dead now, I’ll warrant, ” said the first.
“That they are not (а вот и нет: «такие они нет»). I saw one a-struggling just now (я видел, как один ворочался, прямо сейчас;