Роберт Говард – Английский язык с Конаном-варваром (страница 18)
He staggered free of the column and stood for an instant on trembling legs (он шатался свободный от колонны и стоял какое-то мгновение на дрожащих ногах). The moonlit world swam before his eyes (освещенный луной мир поплыл перед его глазами).
Glancing back, he saw that the jelly-beast had now engulfed his helmet (посмотрев назад, он увидел, что студенистая тварь уже поглотила его шлем). Baffled in its quest for flesh (сбитая с толку в своих поисках плоти), it was sending more pseudopods down and outward, wavering and questing in the watery light (она выбрасывала ложноножки вниз и наружу, колыхаясь и ища =
beast [bi: st], quest [kwest], pseudopod [ˈsju: dəupɔd]
He staggered free of the column and stood for an instant on trembling legs. The moonlit world swam before his eyes.
Glancing back, he saw that the jelly-beast had now engulfed his helmet. Baffled in its quest for flesh, it was sending more pseudopods down and outward, wavering and questing in the watery light.
Down the slope, the demoniac piping continued (внизу склона продолжалась демоническая игра /на флейте/). Feng sat cross-legged on the grass of the slope, tweedling away on his flute (Фэн сидел скрестив ноги на траве склона, наигрывая на своей флейте) as if absorbed in some inhuman ecstasy (как будто погруженный в какой-то нечеловеческий экстаз).
Conan ripped off and threw away the gag (Конан выругался и выбросил кляп). He pounced like a striking leopard (он прыгнул, как атакующий леопард). He came down upon the little duke; the pair rolled down the rest of the slope in a tangle of silken robe and thrashing limbs (он набросился на маленького князя, пара покатилась вниз /по/ остальной /части/ склона в клубке шелкового одеяния и молотящих конечностей). A blow to the side of the head subdued Feng’s struggles (удар в бок головы =
piping [ˈpaɪpɪŋ], grass [ɡrɑ: s], flute [flu: t]
Down the slope, the demoniac piping continued. Feng sat cross-legged on the grass of the slope, tweedling away on his flute as if absorbed in some inhuman ecstasy.
Conan ripped off and threw away the gag. He pounced like a striking leopard. He came down upon the little duke; the pair rolled down the rest of the slope in a tangle of silken robe and thrashing limbs. A blow to the side of the head subdued Feng’s struggles. Conan groped into the Khitan’s wide sleeves and tore out the ivory cylinder containing the documents.
Then Conan lurched back up the hill, dragging Feng after him (затем Конан, шатаясь, вернулся на холм, таща Фэна за собой;
air [ɛə], duke [dju: k], utter [ˈʌtə]
Then Conan lurched back up the hill, dragging Feng after him. As he reached the level section around the base of the monolith, he heaved Feng into the air over his head. Seeing what was happening to him, the duke uttered one high, thin scream as Conan hurled him at the shaft. The Khitan struck the column with a thud and slid unconscious to the ground at its base.
The blow was merciful (удар был милостив), for the duke never felt the slimy touch of the haunter of the monolith as the glassy tentacles reached his face (ибо князь никогда =
Conan grimly watched (в течение минуты Конан мрачно наблюдал). Feng’s features blurred as the rippling jelly slid over them (черты Фэна расплылись, когда пульсирующий студень скользнул по ним). Then the flesh faded away, and the skull and teeth showed through in a ghastly grin (затем плоть исчезла, а череп и зубы проступили в жутком оскале). The abomination flushed pink as it fed (мерзость =
Conan strode back to camp on stiff legs (Конан зашагал назад в лагерь на негнущихся ногах). Behind him, like a giant’s torch, the monolith stood against the sky, wrapped in smoky, scarlet flames (за ним, как гигантский факел, монолит стоял на фоне неба, охваченный дымными алыми языками пламени).
stiff [stɪf], torch [tɔ: tʃ], scarlet [skɑ: lɪt]
The blow was merciful, for the duke never felt the slimy touch of the haunter of the monolith as the glassy tentacles reached his face. For a moment, Conan grimly watched. Feng’s features blurred as the rippling jelly slid over them. Then the flesh faded away, and the skull and teeth showed through in a ghastly grin. The abomination flushed pink as it fed.
Conan strode back to camp on stiff legs. Behind him, like a giant’s torch., the monolith stood against die sky, wrapped in smoky, scarlet flames.
It had been the work of moments only to strike fire into dry tinder with his flint and steel (это было работой нескольких моментов =
fire [ˈfaɪə], tinder [ˈtɪndə], burn [bə: n]
It had been the work of moments only to strike fire into dry tinder with his flint and steel. He had watched with grim satisfaction as the oily surface of the slime-monster ignited and blazed as it squirmed in voiceless agony. Let them both burn, he thought; the half-digested corpse of that treacherous dog and his loathsome pet!
As Conan neared the camp, he saw that the last of his warriors had not yet retired (когда Конан приблизился /к/ лагерю, он увидел, что последние из его воинов еще не легли спать;
distant [ˈdɪstənt], appeared [əˈpɪəd], upon [əˈpɔn]
As Conan neared the camp, he saw that the last of his warriors had not yet retired. Instead, several stood staring curiously at the distant firelight. As he appeared, they turned upon him, crying out: ‘Where have you been, Captain? What is that blaze? Where is the duke?’
‘Ho, you gaping oafs!’ he roared as he strode into the firelight (эй, вы, зевающие олухи! — он проревел, когда вошел в свет костра;
caught [kɔ: t], hope [həup], some [sʌm]
‘Ho, you gaping oafs!’ he roared as he strode into the firelight. ‘Wake the boys and saddle up to run for it. The Jaga headhunters caught us, and they’ll be here any time. They got the duke, but I broke free. Khusro! Mulai! Hop to it, if you do not want your heads hung up in their devil-devil huts! And I hope to Crom you’ve left me some of that wine!’
The Castle of Terror
(Замок ужаса)
1. Burning Eyes
(Горящие глаза)
Beyond the trackless deserts of Stygia lay the vast grasslands of Kush (за непроходимыми пустынями Стигии лежали огромные луга Куша;