Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит
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A very good thing too (это тоже было очень хорошим делом)! Dreadful things had been going on down there (ужасные вещи свершались там внизу). The wolves that had caught fire (те волки, что загорелись) and fled into the forest (и убежали в лес) had set it alight in several places (подожгли его в нескольких местах). It was high summer (стояла середина лета; high summer — разгар лета: «высокое лето»), and on this eastern side of the mountains (и на восточной стороне гор) there had been little rain for some time (некоторое время было мало дождей). Yellowing bracken (желтеющие папоротники), fallen branches (опавшие ветви), deep-piled pine-needles (высокие кучи сосновых иголок; deep — глубокий, широкий), and here and there dead trees (здесь и там сухие деревья; dead — мертвый), were soon in flames (вскоре были /объяты/
curiosity [kj r'st] alight ['lat] caught [k: t]
Tonight the Lord of the Eagles was filled with curiosity to know what was afoot; so he summoned many other eagles to him, and they flew away from the mountains, and slowly circling ever round and round they came down, down, down towards the ring of the wolves and the meeting-place of the goblins. A very good thing too! Dreadful things had been going on down there. The wolves that had caught fire and fled into the forest had set it alight in several places. It was high summer, and on this eastern side of the mountains there had been little rain for some time. Yellowing bracken, fallen branches, deep-piled pine-needles, and here and there dead trees, were soon in flames. All round the clearing of the Wargs fire was leaping.
But the wolf-guards did not leave the trees (но волки-стражники не покидали деревья). Maddened and angry (обезумевшие и рассерженные) they were leaping and howling round the trunks (они подпрыгивали и завывали вокруг стволов деревьев), and cursing the dwarves (и проклинали гоблинов) in their horrible language (на своем ужасном языке), with their tongues hanging out (их языки /были при этом/ высунуты), and their eyes shining as red and fierce as the flames (и их глаза светились таким же красным /светом/ и такой же свирепостью, как и пламя). Then suddenly goblins came running up yelling (затем внезапно появились гоблины, которые бежали и пронзительно кричали). They thought a battle with the woodmen was going on (они думали, что идет битва с лесорубами); but they soon learned what had really happened (но они вскоре поняли, что же произошло на самом деле; to learn — изучать, учить). Some of them actually sat down and laughed (некоторые из них даже сели и захохотали). Others waved their spears (другие замахали своими копьями) and clashed the shafts (и забряцали древками) against their shields (о свои щиты). Goblins are not afraid of fire (гоблины не боятся огня), and they soon had a plan (и вскоре у них был план) which seemed to them most amusing (который им показался очень забавным; to amuse — забавлять). Some got all the wolves together in a pack (некоторые из них собрали всех волков в одну стаю). Some stacked fern (некоторые сложили в кучи папоротник) and brushwood (и валежник) round the tree-trunks (вокруг стволов деревьев). Others rushed round (другие разбежались вокруг) and stamped and beat (и топали ногами и стучали), and beat and stamped (и хлопали и топали), until nearly all the flames were put out (до тех пор, пока все пламя не было потушено) — but they did not put out the fire (но они не затушили тот огонь) nearest to the trees (который был ближе всего к деревьям) where the dwarves were (где были гномы).
fierce [fs] yell [jel] brushwood ['brwd]
But the wolf-guards did not leave the trees. Maddened and angry they were leaping and howling round the trunks, and cursing the dwarves in their horrible language, with their tongues hanging out, and their eyes shining as red and fierce as the flames. Then suddenly goblins came running up yelling. They thought a battle with the woodmen was going on; but they soon learned what had really happened. Some of them actually sat down and laughed. Others waved their spears and clashed the shafts against their shields. Goblins are not afraid of fire, and they soon had a plan which seemed to them most amusing. Some got all the wolves together in a pack. Some stacked fern and brushwood round the tree-trunks. Others rushed round and stamped and beat, and beat and stamped, until nearly all the flames were put out — but they did not put out the fire nearest to the trees where the dwarves were.
That fire they fed with leaves (этот огонь они поддерживали листьями; to feed (fed) — кормить, давать пищу) and dead branches and bracken (и сухими ветвями и папоротником). Soon they had a ring of smoke and flame (вскоре они создали
branch [br: nt] outwards ['atwdz] warrior ['wr]
That fire they fed with leaves and dead branches and bracken. Soon they had a ring of smoke and flame all round the dwarves, a ring which they kept from spreading outwards; but it closed slowly in, till the running fire was licking the fuel piled under the trees. Smoke was in Bilbo’s eyes, he could feel the heat of the flames; and through the reek he could see the goblins dancing round and round in a circle like people round a midsummer bonfire. Outside the ring of dancing warriors with spears and axes stood the wolves at a respectful distance, watching and waiting.
He could hear the goblins beginning a horrible song (он мог слышать, как гоблины затянули: «начали» ужасную песню):
Fifteen birds in five firtrees (пятнадцать птичек на пяти елях /сидели/),
their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze (их перья развивались на огненном ветерке)!
But, funny little birds (но, забавные мелкие пташки), they had no wings (нет у них крыльев)!
O what shall we do (о, что же нам сделать) with the funny little things (с забавными малютками)?
Roast ‘em alive (зажарить /на гриле/ их живьем; ‘em = them), or stew them in a pot (или потушим их в кастрюле), fry them (зажарим их), boil them (сварим их) and eat them hot (и съедим их горячими)?
Then they stopped (затем они остановились) and shouted out (и закричали): “Fly away little birds (улетайте, маленькие пташки)! Fly away if you can (улетайте, если сможете)! Come down little birds (спускайтесь, маленькие птички), or you will get roasted in your nests (или вы зажаритесь в своих гнездышках)! Sing, sing little birds (пойте, пойте, маленькие птички)! Why don’t you sing (почему же вы не поете)?”
breeze [bri: z] roast [rst] stew [stju: ] bird [b: d] fir-tree ['f: tri:]
He could hear the goblins beginning a horrible song:
Fifteen birds in five firtrees, their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze! But, funny little birds, they had no wings! O what shall we do with the funny little things? Roast ‘em alive, or stew them in a pot, fry them, boil them and eat them hot?”Then they stopped and shouted out: “Fly away little birds! Fly away if you can! Come down little birds, or you will get roasted in your nests! Sing, sing little birds! Why don’t you sing?”
“Go away (убирайтесь)! little boys (мальчишки)!” shouted Gandalf in answer (закричал Гэндальф в ответ). “It isn’t bird-nesting time (сейчас не время охотиться за птичьими гнездами; nest — гнездо). Also naughty little boys (а также, непослушные мальчишки) that play with fire (которые играют с огнем) get punished (всегда наказываются). ” He said it to make them angry (он сказал это, чтобы разозлить их), and to show them (и чтобы показать им) he was not frightened of them (что он не боялся их) — though of course he was (хотя, конечно же, он был испуган), wizard though he was (хотя он и был волшебником). But they took no notice (но они не обратили внимания), and they went on singing (и они продолжали петь).