Английский язык с М. Муркоком
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visor ['vaz] leather ['led] trews [tru:z] forged [f:d]
Beldan raced away down the steps and Corum climbed the tower and opened the door and went out on to the battlements.
He saw that the tide was beginning to go out and that when it did the natural causeway between the mainland and the castle would be exposed. The sea was grey and chill, the shore was bleak. And the warriors were there.
They were shaggy men on shaggy ponies and they had helmets of iron with visors of brass beaten into the form of savage and evil faces. They had cloaks of wolfskin or wool, byrnies of iron, jackets of leather, trews of blue, red or yellow cloth bound around the feet and up to the knees with thongs. They were armed with spears, bows, axes, clubs. And each man had a sword strapped to the saddle of his pony. They were all new swords, Corum judged, for they glinted as if freshly forged, even in the dull light of that winter's day.
There were several ranks of them already on the beach (несколько
Corum drew his sheepskin coat about him with his good hand (Корум запахнул куртку из овечьей шкуры здоровой рукой; sheepskin coat — пальто-дубленка; sheepskin — овчина, тулуп; to draw — тащить, волочить; натягивать) and he kicked thoughtfully at one of the battlement stones (и ударил ногой задумчиво по одному из камней /зубчатой/ стены; to kick — ударять ногой, пинать), as if to reassure himself that the castle was solid (словно чтобы убедиться, что замок прочный; to reassure — заверять, убеждать; solid — твердый; прочный, крепкий).
He looked at the warriors on the beach again (он посмотрел снова на воинов на берегу).
He counted a thousand (насчитал тысячу).
A thousand riders with a thousand new-forged swords (тысяча всадников с тысячей только что выкованных мечей).
He frowned (он нахмурился).
reassure [, ri:'u] counted ['kauntd] frowned [fraund]
There were several ranks of them already on the beach and more were trotting from the forest.
Corum drew his sheepskin coat about him with his good hand and he kicked thoughtfully at one of the battlement stones, as if to reassure himself that the castle was solid.
He looked at the warriors on the beach again.
He counted a thousand.
A thousand riders with a thousand new-forged swords.
He frowned.
A thousand helmets of iron were turned towards Moidel's Castle (тысяча шлемов из железа повернулась в сторону замка Мойдел). A thousand brass masks glared at Corum across the water (тысяча латунных масок пристально смотрела на Корума через воду; to glare — ослепительно сверкать; уставляться взглядом /часто злым/, пристально смотреть) as the tide slowly receded and the causeway began to appear below the surface (по мере того, как течение медленно отступало = отлив усиливался, а дамба начинала виднеться под поверхностью /воды/).
Corum shivered (Корум вздрогнул; to shiver — дрожать, трепетать; вздрагивать). A gannet flew low over the silent throng (баклан пролетел низко над безмолвной толпой; throng — толпа, масса, множество) and it shrieked as if in startled terror and climbed high into the clouds (пронзительно крикнул, будто от ужаса, и взмыл высоко в облака; to startle — испугать/ся/; сильно удивить, поразить).
A deep drum began to sound from the forest (низкий барабанный бой зазвучал из леса; deep — глубокий; насыщенный; низкий /о звуке/). The metallic note was measured and slow and it echoed across the water (металлический звук = удары были размеренными и медленными и отголоском /эхо/ разносились
It seemed that the thousand riders did not come in peace (похоже, тысяча всадников не пришла в мире = войско явилось не с мирными намерениями).
receded [r'si:dd] surface ['s: fs] cloud [klaud] measured ['med] echoed ['ekud]
A thousand helmets of iron were turned towards Moidel's Castle. A thousand brass masks glared at Corum across the water as the tide slowly receded and the causeway began to appear below the surface.
Corum shivered. A gannet flew low over the silent throng and it shrieked as if in startled terror and climbed high into the clouds.
A deep drum began to sound from the forest. The metallic note was measured and slow and it echoed across the water.
It seemed that the thousand riders did not come in peace.
Beldan came out and joined Corum (Белдан вышел и присоединился к Коруму).
Beldan looked pale (казался бледным).
`I have spoken to the Margravine and I have alerted our warriors (я поговорил с маркграфиней и поднял по тревоге наших воинов; to speak). We have a hundred and fifty able men (у нас сто пятьдесят способных /сражаться/ людей; able — способный, умелый; крепкий, годный). The Margravine is consulting her husband's notes (маркграфиня справляется = просматривает записи мужа). He wrote a treatise on the best way to defend the castle in case of an attack of this kind (он написал трактат о наилучшем способе защиты замка в случае атаки этого вида = подобной атаки). He knew that the Pony Tribes would unite one day, it seems (кажется, он знал, что племена на пони объединятся однажды).
`I wish I had read that treatise (жаль, что я не прочел этот трактат: «я желаю, /чтобы/ я прочел этот трактат»), said Corum. He swallowed a deep breath of the freezing air (он проглотил глубокий вдох = глубоко вдохнул морозный воздух; freezing — замораживающий, охлаждающий; леденящий). `Is there none here with actual experience of war (неужели здесь нет никого с реальным опытом /ведения/ войны)?
treatise ['tri:ts] actual ['aekul] experience [k'sprns]
Beldan came out and joined Corum.
Beldan looked pale.
`I have spoken to the Margravine and I have alerted our warriors. We have a hundred and fifty able men. The Margravine is consulting her husband's notes. He wrote a treatise on the best way to defend the castle in case of an attack of this kind. He knew that the Pony Tribes would unite one day, it seems.
`I wish I had read that treatise, said Corum. He swallowed a deep breath of the freezing air. `Is there none here with actual experience of war?
`None, prince (никого, принц).
`Then we must learn rapidly (тогда мы /сами/ должны научиться быстро).
`Aye (да).
There was a noise on the steps within the tower (послышался какой-то шум на лестнице внутри башни) and brightly armoured men came out (и в блестящих доспехах /несколько/ человек вышло; brightly — ярко, блестяще; armoured — бронированный; в доспехах). Each was armed with a bow and many arrows (каждый был вооружен луком и множеством стрел). Each had a helmet on his head (у каждого на голове был шлем) that was made from the curly-spined pink shell of a giant murex (который был сделан из розовой, с изогнутыми шипами раковины гигантского моллюска; curly — вьющийся; изогнутый, скрученный; spine — хребет; игла, колючка, шип; shell — скорлупа; раковина; панцирь; murex — мурекс /игольчатый моллюск/). Each controlled his fear (каждый сдерживал свой страх).