Английский язык с М. Муркоком
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Beldan looked questioningly at Corum who continued to remain silent.
`Vadhagh! You see we have destroyed your demon familiar! Now we are going to destroy you — and those most despicable of Mabden who have given you shelter. Vadhagh! Speak!
Corum murmured to Beldan.
`We must stretch this pause as far as it will go. Every second brings the tide back to cover our causeway.
`They will strike soon (они атакуют скоро), Beldan said. `Well before the tide returns (задолго до того, как прилив вернется).
`Vadhagh! Oh, you are the most cowardly of a cowardly race (ты самый трусливый
Corum now saw Glandyth begin to turn his head back towards his men (Корум теперь увидел, что Гландит начал поворачивать голову назад = повернулся к своим людям), as if to give the order to attack (как будто чтобы отдать приказ атаковать). He emerged from his cover and raised his voice (он вышел из своего укрытия и окликнул /Гландита/; to raise one`s voice — возвышать, поднимать голос).
His speech, even in cold anger, was liquid music compared with Glandyth's rasping tones (его речь, даже в холодном гневе, была мелодичной музыкой по сравнению со скрипучим голосом Гландита; liquid — жидкий, текучий; мелодичный, плавный; rasping — режущий, скрежещущий; tone — тон, звук; интонация).
`Here I am, Glandyth-a-Krae, most wretched and pitiable of Mabden (вот и я, Гландит-а-Краэ, самый жалкий и ничтожный из мабденов)!
Disconcerted, Glandyth turned his head back (в замешательстве, Гландит обернулся). Then he burst into raucous laughter (затем он разразился хриплым смехом).
cowardly ['kaudl] liquid ['lkwd] wretched ['red] pitiable ['ptbl] raucous ['r:ks]
`They will strike soon, Beldan said. `Well before the tide returns.
`Vadhagh! Oh, you are the most cowardly of a cowardly race!
Corum now saw Glandyth begin to turn his head back towards his men, as if to give the order to attack. He emerged from his cover and raised his voice.
His speech, even in cold anger, was liquid music compared with Glandyth's rasping tones.
`Here I am, Glandyth-a-Krae, most wretched and pitiable of Mabden!
Disconcerted, Glandyth turned his head back. Then he burst into raucous laughter.
`I am not the wretch (я не жалкий; wretch — несчастный, жалкий человек)! He reached inside his furs and drew something out that was on a string round his neck (он сунул /руку/ под меха = за пазуху и вытащил что-то, что было = висело на веревке вокруг его шеи; to reach — протягивать; доставать; проникать). `Would you come and fetch this back from me (может быть, ты придешь = спустишься и заберешь это обратно у меня; to fetch — приносить, доставать)?
Corum felt bile come when he saw what Glandyth ported (Корум почувствовал, как желчь подступила /к горлу/, когда увидел, что Гландит держит; to port — переносить; porter — носильщик; грузчик). It was Corum's own mummified hand (это была мумифицированная/высохшая рука Корума), still bearing the ring that his sister had given him (по-прежнему носившая кольцо, которое его сестра подарила ему).
`And look (а /вот/, посмотри)! Glandyth took a small leather bag from his furs and waved it at Corum (Гландит достал маленький кожаный мешочек из мехов = из-за пазухи и помахал им Коруму). `I have also saved your eye (я
Corum controlled his hatred and his nausea and called (сдержал свою ненависть и тошноту и крикнул):
`You may have the rest, Glandyth, if you will turn back your horde and depart from Moidel's Castle in peace (ты можешь получить остальные /части моего тела/, Гландит, если развернешь свою орду и покинешь замок Мойдел в мире = мирно; horde — орда; полчище, банда; to depart — отправляться; уходить, покидать).
mummified ['mmfad] nausea ['n:z] horde [h:d]
`I am not the wretch! He reached inside his furs and drew something out that was on a string round his neck. `Would you come and fetch this back from me?
Corum felt bile come when he saw what Glandyth ported. It was Corum's own mummified hand, still bearing the ring that his sister had given him.
`And look! Glandyth took a small leather bag from his furs and waved it at Corum. `I have also saved your eye!
Corum controlled his hatred and his nausea and called:
`You may have the rest, Glandyth, if you will turn back your horde and depart from Moidel's Castle in peace.
Glandyth flung his chin towards the sky and roared with laughter (Гландит задрал подбородок к небу и расхохотался; to fling — бросать/ся/, кидать/ся/; совершать резкие движения; to roar with laughter — хохотать во все горло; покатываться со смеху).
`Oh, no, Vadhagh! They would not let me rob them of a fight — let alone their prize (они не позволят мне лишить их боя — не говоря уже об их награде/добыче). They have waited many months for this (они ждали этого много месяцев). They are going to slay all their ancient enemies (они собираются убить всех своих старых/заклятых врагов). And I am going to slay you (а я собираюсь убить тебя). I had planned to spend the winter in the comfort of Lyr-a-Brode's court (я запланировал провести зиму в уюте при дворе Лир-а-Брода). Instead I have had to camp in skin tents with our friends here (вместо этого мне пришлось встать здесь лагерем в палатках из кож со своими друзьями). I intend to slay you quickly, Vadhagh, I promise you (я намерен убить тебя быстро, вадаг, обещаю тебе). I have no more time to spend on a crippled piece of offal, such as yourself (у меня нет больше времени /чтобы тратить/ на покалеченный кусок падали = на всякую падаль, вроде тебя; offal — требуха; падаль, мертвечина). He laughed again (он снова засмеялся). `Who is the half-thing now (ну и кто теперь получеловек)?
ancient ['en nt] court [k:t] promise ['prms]
Glandyth flung his chin towards the sky and roared with laughter.
`Oh, no, Vadhagh! They would not let me rob them of a fight — let alone their prize. They have waited many months for this. They are going to slay all their ancient enemies. And I am going to slay you. I had planned to spend the winter in the comfort of Lyr-a-Brode's court. Instead I have had to camp in skin tents with our friends here. I intend to slay you quickly, Vadhagh, I promise you. I have no more time to spend on a crippled piece of offal, such as yourself. He laughed again. `Who is the half-thing now?