Английский язык с Конаном-варваром
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Before them, the shaft rose from the center of the gently convex surface of the hilltop (перед ними колонна поднималась из центра мягко округлой поверхности вершины холма). The hill, thought Conan, was probably an artificial mound (холм, подумал Конан, был, вероятно, искусственным курганом), such as were sometimes piled up over the remains of great chiefs in his own country (таким, какие были иногда нагромождены = иногда нагромождали над останками великих вождей в его собственной стране). If the treasure were at the bottom of such a pile, it would take more than one night’s digging to uncover i t (если / бы / сокровище был о на дне тако й кучи, это заняло бы более одной ночи копания = ушло бы более одной ночи на работу, чтобы откопать ег о ) …
thought [: t], country [kntr], were [w:]
Before them, the shaft rose from the center of the gently convex surface of the hilltop. The hill, thought Conan, was probably an artificial mound, such as were sometimes piled up over the remains of great chiefs in his own country. If the treasure were at the bottom of such a pile, it would take more than one night’s digging to uncover it…
With a startled oath, Conan clutched at his shovel and crowbar (с
pull [pl], away ['we], saw [s:]
With a startled oath, Conan clutched at his shovel and crowbar. Some invisible force had seized upon them and pulled them toward the shaft. He leaned away from the shaft, his powerful muscles bulging under his mail shirt. Inch by inch, however, the force dragged him toward the monolith. When he saw that he would be drawn against the shaft willy-nilly, he let go of the tools, which flew to the stone. They struck it with a loud double clank and stuck fast to it.
But releasing the tools did not free Conan from the attraction of the monument (но, отпустив инструменты, не освободился Конан от притяжения монумента), which now pulled on his mail shirt as powerfully as it had on the shovel and the crowbar (который теперь тянул за его кольчугу так же сильно, как он /тянул/ за лопату и лом). Staggering and cursing, Conan was slammed against the monolith with crushing force (шатающийся и ругающийся Конан был брошен на монолит с сокрушительной силой). His back was pinned to the shaft, as were his upper arms where the short sleeves of the mail shirt covered them (его спина была пригвождена к колонне, как /и/ его плечи /там/, где короткие рукава кольчуги покрывали их). So was his head inside the spired Turanian helmet, and so was the scabbarded sword at his waist (так же /была/ /пригвождена/ /и/ его голова внутри остроконечного туранского шлема, и так же /был/ /пригвожден/ меч в ножнах на его поясе; so + служебный глагол + подлежащее = тоже (да), то есть согласие с положительным высказыванием: I like music. — So do I. — Я люблю музыку. — Я тоже.).
tool [tu: l], free [fri: ], cover ['kv]
But releasing the tools did not free Conan from the attraction of the monument, which now pulled on his mail shirt as powerfully as it had on the shovel and the crowbar. Staggering and cursing, Conan was slammed against the monolith with crushing force. His back was pinned to the shaft, as were his upper arms where the short sleeves of the mail shirt covered them. So was his head inside die spired Turanian helmet, and so was the scabbarded sword at his waist.
Conan struggled to tear himself free but found that he could not (Конан боролся, чтобы оторваться /свободным/ = освободиться, но обнаружил, что /он/ не мог = не может). It was as if unseen chains bound him securely to the column of dark stone (это было, как будто = казалось, /словно/ невидимые цепи приковали его надежно к колонне из темного камня).
‘What devil’s trick is this, you treacherous dog (что это за дьявольский трюк, ты, вероломный пес)?’ he ground out (выдавил он из себя; to grind out — вымучивать из себя, выполнять с большим трудом; to grind out — молоть, перемалывать; растирать (в порошок); толочь).
could [kd], found [faund], column ['klm]
Conan struggled to tear himself free but found that he could not. It was as if unseen chains bound him securely to the column of dark stone.
‘What devil’s trick is this, you treacherous dog?’ he ground out.
Smiling and imperturbable, Feng strolled up to where Conan stood pinned against the pillar (улыбающийся и невозмутимый Фэн подошел /к/ туда, где стоял Конан, пригвожденный к столбу). Seemingly impervious to the mysterious force (по-видимому, невосприимчивый к таинственной силе), the Khitan took a silken scarf from one of the baggy sleeves of his silken coat (кхитаец вытащил шелковый шарф из одного из мешковатых рукавов его шелкового одеяния). He waited until Conan opened his mouth to bellow for help, then adroitly jammed a bunch of the silk into Conan’s mouth (он дождался, пока Конан открыл /свой/ рот, чтобы заорать = позвать на помощь, затем ловко впихнул комок шелка в рот Конана). While Conan gagged and chewed on the cloth, the little man knotted the scarf securely around Conan’s head (пока Конан давился и жевал ткань, человечек завязал шарф надежно вокруг головы Конана). At last Conan stood, panting but silent, glaring venomously down into the courteous smile of the little duke (наконец, Конан стоял, тяжело дыша, но молча, уставясь злобно: «ядовито» /сверху/ вниз в = на учтивую улыбку маленького князя; venom — яд).
pillar [pl], coat [kut], took [tk]
Smiling and imperturbable, Feng strolled up to where Conan stood pinned against the pillar. Seemingly impervious to the mysterious force, the Khitan took a silken scarf from one of the baggy sleeves of his silken coat. He waited until Conan opened his mouth to bellow for help, then adroitly jammed a bunch of the silk into Conan’s mouth. While Conan gagged and chewed on the cloth, the little man knotted the scarf securely around Conan’s head. At last Conan stood, panting but silent, glaring venomously down into the courteous smile of the little duke.
‘Forgive the ruse, О noble savage!’ lisped Feng (прости /за/ эту уловку, о благородный дикарь! — прошепелявил Фэн). ‘It was needful that this person concoct some tale to appeal to your primitive lust for gold, in order to allure you hither alone (это было необходимо, чтобы сия персона [11] сочинила какую- нибудь сказку, чтобы воззвать к твоей примитивной жажде /для/ золота, для того чтобы завлечь тебя сюда одного).’
Conan’s eyes blazed with volcanic fury as he hurled all the might of his powerful body against the invisible bonds that held him against die monolith (глаза Конана пылали вулканической яростью, когда он бросил все мощь своего могучего тела против невидимых уз, которые удерживали его у монолита). It did no good; he was helpless (это не принесло пользы: «сделало никакого добра», он был беспомощен). Sweat trickled down his brow and soaked the cotton haqueton beneath his mail (пот струился вниз /по/ его лбу и пропитывал хлопчатобумажную рубаху под его кольчугой). He tried to shout, but only grunts and gurgles came forth (он пытался кричать, но лишь хрюканье и бульканье вырвались = но вырвались лишь хрюканье и бульканье; to come forth — выступать, выдвигаться, выходить вперед).
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brow [brau], shout [aut], forth [f: ]
‘Forgive the ruse, О noble savage!’ lisped Feng. ‘It was needful that this person concoct some tale to appeal to your primitive lust for gold, in order to allure you hither alone.’
Conan’s eyes blazed with volcanic fury as he hurled all the might of his powerful body against the invisible bonds that held him against die monolith. It did no good; he was helpless. Sweat trickled down his brow and soaked the cotton haqueton beneath his mail. He tried to shout, but only grunts and gurgles came forth.