Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит
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It was a weary journey (это было утомительное путешествие), and a quiet and stealthy one (а также однообразное и потайное/происходящее украдкой; quiet — тихий, бесшумный, спокойный). There was no laughter or song (не было ни смеха, ни песен) or sound of harps (или звуков арф), and the pride and hopes (и та гордость и надежды) which had stirred in their hearts (которые зашевелились в их сердцах) at the singing of old songs by the lake (при пении старых песен у озера) died away to a plodding gloom (постепенно исчезли в тяжелом мраке/унынии; plod — тяжелая походка, тяжелый, трудный путь или работа; to plod — тащиться, упорно работать). They knew (они знали) that they were drawing near to the end of their journey (что они приближались к концу своего путешествия), and that it might be a very horrible end (и что это может быть очень ужасный конец). The land about them (земля вокруг них) grew bleak and barren (становилась лишенной растительности и неплодородной; bleak — не защищенный от ветра, суровый /о погоде/, лишенный растительности, унылый; barren — бесплодный, неплодородный), though once, as Thorin told them (хотя когда-то, как сказал им Торин), it had been green and fair (она была зеленой и прекрасной). There was little grass (травы
stealthy ['stel] die away ['da'we] vanished ['vaent]
It was a weary journey, and a quiet and stealthy one. There was no laughter or song or sound of harps, and the pride and hopes which had stirred in their hearts at the singing of old songs by the lake died away to a plodding gloom. They knew that they were drawing near to the end of their journey, and that it might be a very horrible end. The land about them grew bleak and barren, though once, as Thorin told them, it had been green and fair. There was little grass, and before long there was neither bush nor tree, and only broken and blackened stumps to speak of ones long vanished. They were come to the Desolation of the Dragon, and they were come at the waning of the year.
They reached the skirts of the Mountain (они достигли окраин Горы) all the same (тем не менее) without meeting any danger (не встретившись ни с какой опасностью) or any sign of the Dragon (или с каким-либо признаком /присутствия/ Дракона) other than the wilderness (кроме как пустынное пространство; wilderness — дикая местность, пустыня) he had made about his lair (что он создал вокруг своего логова). The Mountain lay dark and silent before them (темная и молчаливая Гора лежала перед ними: «Гора лежала темно и молчаливо») and ever higher above them (и бесконечно выше над ними). They made their first camp (они расположились своим первым лагерем) on the western side of the great southern spur (на западной стороне огромного южного отрога), which ended in a height called Ravenhill (который заканчивался вершиной под названием Вороний Холм; raven — ворон; hill — холм, возвышенность). On this there had been an old watch-post (на нем располагался старый пост охраны); but they dared not climb it yet (но они пока не осмелились вскарабкаться на него), it was too exposed (он был уж слишком открыт для наблюдения; to expose — выставлять /тж. напоказ/, подвергать /опасности/). Before setting out (до того, как отправиться в путь) to search the western spurs of the Mountain (чтобы обыскать западные отроги Горы) for the hidden door (в поисках скрытой двери), on which all their hopes rested (на которой и покоились все их надежды; to rest — отдыхать, лежать; возлагать), Thorin sent out a scouting expedition (Торин выслал разведывательную экспедицию) to spy out the land to the South (чтобы обследовать землю к Югу; to spy — заниматься шпионажем, выслеживать, осматривать) where the Front Gate stood (где располагались Главные Ворота; to stand (stood) — стоять, находиться, быть расположенным). For this purpose (для этой цели) he chose Balin and Fili and Kili (он выбрал Балина, Фили и Кили), and with them went Bilbo (с ними же пошел и Бильбо).
wilderness ['wldns] climb [klam] expedition [eksp'd n]
They reached the skirts of the Mountain all the same without meeting any danger or any sign of the Dragon other than the wilderness he had made about his lair. The Mountain lay dark and silent before them and ever higher above them. They made their first camp on the western side of the great southern spur, which ended in a height called Ravenhill. On this there had been an old watch-post; but they dared not climb it yet, it was too exposed. Before setting out to search the western spurs of the Mountain for the hidden door, on which all their hopes rested, Thorin sent out a scouting expedition to spy out the land to the South where the Front Gate stood. For this purpose he chose Balin and Fili and Kili, and with them went Bilbo.
They marched under the grey and silent cliffs (они шли строем под серыми и молчаливыми утесами) to the feet of Ravenhill (к подножию Вороньего Холма). There the river (в том месте: «там» река), after winding a wide loop (после того, как она делала виток широкой петлей; to wind (wound) — виться, извиваться, обвивать) over the valley of Dale (вокруг долины города Дейла), turned from the Mountain (отворачивалась от Горы) on its road to the Lake (по своему пути к Озеру; road — дорога, шоссе, путь), flowing swift and noisily (и текла: «протекая» быстро и шумно). Its bank was bare and rocky (ее берега были голые и скалистые), tall and steep above the stream (высокие и крутые над потоком); and gazing out from it (и пристально вглядываясь с них) over the narrow water (над узким потоком), foaming and splashing among many boulders (пенящимся и разлетающимся брызгами меж многочисленных валунов; foam — пена; to foam — пениться, покрываться пеной), they could see (они могли увидеть) in the wide valley (в широкой долине) shadowed by the Mountain’s arms (затененной хребтами Горы; arm — рука, власть, рукав) the grey ruins of ancient houses, towers, and walls (серые руины древних домов, башен и стен).
noisily ['nzl] foaming ['fm] boulder ['bld]
They marched under the grey and silent cliffs to the feet of Ravenhill. There the river, after winding a wide loop over the valley of Dale, turned from the Mountain on its road to the Lake, flowing swift and noisily. Its bank was bare and rocky, tall and steep above the stream; and gazing out from it over the narrow water, foaming and splashing among many boulders, they could see in the wide valley shadowed by the Mountain’s arms the grey ruins of ancient houses, towers, and walls.
“There lies all that is left of Dale (вот:
“Let us return (давайте вернемся)!” he said. “We can do no good here (мы ничего не можем здесь сделать)! And I don’t like these dark birds (и мне не нравятся эти темные птицы), they look like spies of evil (они выглядят, словно лазутчики зла). ”
cavernous ['kaevns] vapour ['vep] ominous ['mns]
“There lies all that is left of Dale, ” said Balin. “The mountain’s sides were green with woods and all the sheltered valley rich and pleasant in the days when the bells rang in that town. ” He looked both sad and grim as he said this: he had been one of Thorin’s companions on the day the Dragon came. They did not dare to follow the river much further towards the Gate; but they went on beyond the end of the southern spur, until lying hidden behind a rock they could look out and see the dark cavernous opening in a great cliff-wall between the arms of the Mountain. Out of it the waters of the Running River sprang; and out of it too there came a steam and a dark smoke. Nothing moved in the waste, save the vapour and the water, and every now and again a black and ominous crow. The only sound was the sound of the stony water, and every now and again the harsh croak of a bird. Balin shuddered. “Let us return!” he said. “We can do no good here! And I don’t like these dark birds, they look like spies of evil. ”
“The dragon is still alive (дракон все еще жив) and in the halls under the Mountain then (и /живет он/ в залах под Горой в таком случае) — or I imagine so from the smoke (или я так думаю, судя по дыму; to imagine — воображать, предполагать), ” said the hobbit.
“That does not prove it (это ничего не доказывает: «то не доказывает это»), ” said Balin, “though I don’t doubt you are right (хотя я и не сомневаюсь, что вы правы). But he might be gone away some time (но он, может быть, улетел уже некоторое время /назад/), or he might be lying out (или он, может быть, лежит где-нибудь снаружи) on the mountain-side (на склоне горы) keeping watch (и подкарауливает /жертв/; to keep watch — наблюдать, следить, сторожить, караулить, нести вахту), and still I expect (но все же, я думаю) smokes and steams would come out of the gates (дым и пар все равно бы выходили из ворот): all the halls within (все залы внутри) must be filled with his foul reek (должно быть заполнены его зловонным запахом; foul—грязный, отвратительный, вонючий; reek — вонь, дурной запах, затхлость). ” With such gloomy thoughts (с такими мрачными мыслями), followed ever by croaking crows above them (преследуемые все время каркающими воронами над ними), they made their weary way back to the camp (они проделали свой утомительный путь назад в лагерь). Only in June (еще только в июне) they had been guests (они были гостями) in the fair house of Elrond (в прекрасном доме Элронда), and though autumn was now crawling towards winter (и хотя осень теперь уже медленно приближалась к зиме; to crawl — ползать, тащиться) that pleasant time now seemed years ago (то прекрасное время казалось /прошло/ много лет назад). They were alone in the perilous waste (они были одни в опасной пустыне; waste — пустынное пространство) without hope of further help (без надежды на дальнейшую помощь). They were at the end of their journey (они подобрались к концу: «были в конце» своего путешествия), but as far as ever (и были настолько же далеко, чем когда-либо раньше), it seemed (казалось), from the end of their quest (от конца своих поисков). None of them had much spirit left (ни у кого из них не осталось много силы духа).
thought [: t] perilous ['perls] quest [kwest]
“The dragon is still alive and in the halls under the Mountain then — or I imagine so from the smoke, ” said the hobbit.
“That does not prove it, ” said Balin, “though I don’t doubt you are right. But he might be gone away some time, or he might be lying out on the mountain-side keeping watch, and still I expect smokes and steams would come out of the gates: all the halls within must be filled with his foul reek. ” With such gloomy thoughts, followed ever by croaking crows above them, they made their weary way back to the camp. Only in June they had been guests in the fair house of Elrond, and though autumn was now crawling towards winter that pleasant time now seemed years ago. They were alone in the perilous waste without hope of further help. They were at the end of their journey, but as far as ever, it seemed, from the end of their quest. None of them had much spirit left.