Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит - Джон Толкиен

barrel [ˈbærǝl] despairing [dɪsˈpeǝrɪŋ] torch [tɔ: tʃ] spear [spɪǝ] captured [ˈkæptʃǝd]

The day after the battle with the spiders Bilbo and the dwarves made one last despairing effort to find a way out before they died of hunger and thirst. They got up and staggered on in the direction which eight out of the thirteen of them guessed to be the one in which the path lay; but they never found out if they were right. Such day as there ever was in the forest was fading once more into the blackness of night, when suddenly out sprang the light of many torches all round them, like hundreds of red stars. Out leaped Wood-elves with their bows and spears and called the dwarves to halt. There was no thought of a fight. Even if the dwarves had not been in such a state that they were actually glad to be captured, their small knives, the only weapons they had, would have been of no use against the arrows of the elves that could hit a bird’s eye in the dark. So they simply stopped dead and sat down and waited — all except Bilbo, who popped on his ring and slipped quickly to one side.

That is why (вот почему), when the elves bound the dwarves in a long line (когда эльфы связали гномов в длинную цепочку; to bind (bound) — вязать, связывать; line — линия, черта; граница; очередь), one behind the other (одного за другим), and counted them (и пересчитали их), they never found or counted the hobbit (они так и не нашли и не сосчитали хоббита). Nor did they hear or feel him (они также и не слышали и не чувствовали его) trotting along well behind their torch-light (поспешно семенившего достаточно позади, за светом их факелов) as they led off their prisoners into the forest (когда они увели своих узников в лес). Each dwarf was blindfold (каждому гному завязали глаза; blindfold — с завязанными глазам; blind — слепой, незрячий), but that did not make much difference (но это не имело большого значения: «но это не сделало большого различия»), for even Bilbo (так как даже Бильбо) with the use of his eyes (своими собственными глазами; use—употребление, использование) could not see (не мог видеть) where they were going (куда же они шли; where — где, куда), and neither he (и ни он) nor the others knew (ни другие не знали) where they had started from anyway (откуда они начали свой путь, в любом случае). Bilbo had all he could do (Бильбо вынужден был делать все возможное) to keep up with the torches (чтобы поспевать за факелами; to keep up with — не отставать), for the elves were making the dwarves (так как эльфы заставляли гномов) go as fast as ever they could (идти изо всех сил: «идти так быстро, как они только могли»), sick and weary as they were (хотя они и были больными и уставшими). The king had ordered them to make haste (король приказал им поторопиться; haste — торопливость, спешка). Suddenly the torches stopped (внезапно факелы остановились), and the hobbit had just time (и у хоббита только и было время) to catch them up (чтобы догнать их; to catch up — подхватить; нагнать, не отставать) before they began to cross the bridge (прежде чем они начали переходить мост). This was the bridge (это был мост) that led across the river (что вел через реку) to the king’s doors (к дверям /пещеры/ короля). The water flowed dark and swift and strong beneath (внизу текла река — темная, быстрая и сильная); and at the far end were gates (и на дальнем /его/ краю были ворота) before the mouth of a huge cave (перед отверстием огромной пещеры; mouth — рот, уста; вход, выход) that ran into the side of a steep slope (что простиралась вглубь крутого склона; to run (ran, run) — бежать; идти, тянуться) covered with trees (покрытого деревьями).

blindfold [ˈblaɪndfǝʋld] bridge [brɪdʒ] beneath [bɪˈni: Ɵ]

That is why, when the elves bound the dwarves in a long line, one behind the other, and counted them, they never found or counted the hobbit. Nor did they hear or feel him trotting along well behind their torch-light as they led off their prisoners into the forest. Each dwarf was blindfold, but that did not make much difference, for even Bilbo with the use of his eyes could not see where they were going, and neither he nor the others knew where they had started from anyway. Bilbo had all he could do to keep up with the torches, for the elves were making the dwarves go as fast as ever they could, sick and weary as they were. The king had ordered them to make haste. Suddenly the torches stopped, and the hobbit had just time to catch them up before they began to cross the bridge. This was the bridge that led across the river to the king’s doors. The water flowed dark and swift and strong beneath; and at the far end were gates before the mouth of a huge cave that ran into the side of a steep slope covered with trees.

There the great beeches (там огромные буки) came right down to the bank (спускались прямо к берегу), till their feet were in the stream (а их корни: «до /того, как/ их ноги» оказывались в потоке; foot (pl. feet) — нога, ступня). Across this bridge the elves thrust their prisoners (через этот мост эльфы, подталкивая, провели своих пленников; tothrust (thrust) — толкать, тыкать), but Bilbo hesitated in the rear (но Бильбо замешкался позади; rear — тыл, задняя сторона). He did not at all like the look of the cavern-mouth (ему совершенно не понравился вид входа в пещеру) and he only made up his mind (и он только решился) not to desert his friends (не бросать своих друзей; to desert — бросать, покидать, бежать, дезертировать) just in time (как раз во время) to scuttle over at the heels of the fast elves (чтобы поспешить по пятам за быстрыми эльфами), before the great gates of the king (прежде чем огромные ворота короля) closed behind them with a clang (закрылись за ними с лязгом). Inside the passages were lit with red torch-light (внутри проходы были освещены красным светом факелов), and the elf-guards sang (и эльфы—стражники пели) as they marched along (пока они шли строем по) the twisting (петляющим; totwist—крутить, скручивать, виться), crossing (пересекающимся), and echoing paths (и гулким: «отвечающим эхо» тропинкам; to echo — повторять, отражать звук, вторить). These were not like those of the goblin-cities (эти /тропки/ не были похожи на те /тропки/ в городах гоблинов): they were smaller (они были меньше), less deep underground (уходили не так глубоко под землю: «менее глубокими под землей»), and filled with a cleaner air (и были заполнены более чистым воздухом). In a great hall (в огромном зале) with pillars hewn out of the living stone (с колоннами, высеченными из натурального камня; to hew (hewed, hewn) — рубить, разрубать; тесать; living — живой; яркий, естественный) sat the Elvenking (сидел Король эльфов) on a chair of carven wood (на кресле из резного дерева; to carve — вырезать, резать, выпиливать из дерева). On his head was a crown (на его голове была корона) of berries and red leaves (из ягод и красных листьев), for the autumn was come again (так как снова наступила осень). In the spring (весной) he wore a crown (он носил корону) of woodland flowers (из лесных цветов). In his hand he held (в своей руке он держал) a carven staff of oak (резной жезл из дуба; staff — посох, палка).

echoing [ˈekǝʋɪŋ] pillar [ˈpɪlǝ] carven [ˈkɑ: v (ǝ) n]

There the great beeches came right down to the bank, till their feet were in the stream. Across this bridge the elves thrust their prisoners, but Bilbo hesitated in the rear. He did not at all like the look of the cavern-mouth and he only made up his mind not to desert his friends just in time to scuttle over at the heels of the fast elves, before the great gates of the king closed behind them with a clang. Inside the passages were lit with red torch-light, and the elf-guards sang as they marched along the twisting, crossing, and echoing paths. These were not like those of the goblin-cities: they were smaller, less deep underground, and filled with a cleaner air. In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves, for the autumn was come again. In the spring he wore a crown of woodland flowers. In his hand he held a carven staff of oak.

The prisoners were brought before him (узники предстали: «были приведены» перед ним); and though he looked grimly at them (и хотя он взглянул на них сурово), he told his men (он сказал своим слугам; man (pl. men) — мужчина, человек; слуга) to unbind them (развязать их), for they were ragged and weary (так как они были изодранные = в оборванной одежде и уставшие; ragged — неровный; рваный; изнуренный; rag — лоскут, тряпка, тряпица).

“Besides they need no ropes in here (кроме того, им не понадобятся здесь веревки), ” said he (сказал он). “There is no escape from my magic doors (от моих волшебных дверей нет спасения; escape — бегство, побег; избавление) for those who are once brought inside (для тех, кто однажды попал сюда: «кто однажды приведен внутрь»). ”

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