Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит

Dori was really a decent fellow (Дори был, на самом деле, приличным парнем) in spite of his grumbling (несмотря на его ворчание). Poor Bilbo could not reach his hand (бедный Бильбо не мог дотянуться до его руки) even when he climbed down to the bottom branch (даже когда тот опустился до нижней ветки) and hung his arm down (и свесил свою руку вниз) as far as ever he could (настолько, сколько он только смог; far — далеко). So Dori actually climbed out of the tree (тогда Дори на самом деле слез с дерева) and let Bilbo scramble up (и позволил Бильбо вскарабкаться) and stand on his back (и встать на его спину). Just at that moment (как раз в этот момент) the wolves trotted howling into the clearing (волки вбежали рысцой, завывая, на прогалину). All of a sudden (совсем внезапно) there were hundreds of eyes looking at them (сотни глаз уставились на них). Still Dori did not let Bilbo down (и все же Дори не бросил Бильбо в беде; to let down — опускать; подводить). He waited till he had clambered off his shoulders (он подождал, до того, как тот вскарабкался цепляясь с его плеч) into the branches (на ветви), and then he jumped for the branches himself (и тогда прыгнул на ветки сам). Only just in time (и как раз вовремя)!

porter ['p: t] grumbling ['rmbl] clearing ['kl r]

And Bilbo? He could not get into any tree, and was scuttling about from trunk to trunk, like a rabbit that has lost its hole and has a dog after it.

“You’ve left the burglar behind again!” said Nori to Dori looking down.

“I can’t be always carrying burglars on my back, ” said Dori, “down tunnels and up trees! What do you think I am? A porter?”

“He’ll be eaten if we don’t ‘do something, ” said Thorin, for there were howls all around them now, getting nearer and nearer.

“Dori!” he called, for Dori was lowest down in the easiest tree, “be quick, and give Mr. Baggins a hand up!”

Dori was really a decent fellow in spite of his grumbling. Poor Bilbo could not reach his hand even when he climbed down to the bottom branch and hung his arm down as far as ever he could. So Dori actually climbed out of the tree and let Bilbo scramble up and stand on his back. Just at that moment the wolves trotted howling into the clearing. All of a sudden there were hundreds of eyes looking at them. Still Dori did not let Bilbo down. He waited till he had clambered off his shoulders into the branches, and then he jumped for the branches himself. Only just in time!

A wolf snapped at his cloak (волк схватил его за плащ) as he swung up (когда тот прыгнул; to swing (swung) — качаться, подвешивать), and nearly got him (и чуть не схватил его). In a minute there was a whole pack of them (через мгновение там уже была целая стая) yelping all round the tree (потявкивая вокруг дерева) and leaping up at the trunk (и запрыгивали на ствол /дерева/), with eyes blazing (их глаза пылали; to blaze — ореть ярким пламенем; сверкать, сиять, блистать) and tongues hanging out (и языки свешивались /из пастей/). But even the wild Wargs (но даже дикие Варги) (for so the evil wolves (так как так злые волки) over the Edge of the Wild (за Гранью Дикого Края) were named (назывались)) cannot climb trees (не могут взбираться по деревьям). For a time they were safe (на какое-то время они были в безопасности). Luckily it was warm and not windy (к счастью, погода была теплая и безветреная). Trees are not very comfortable to sit in for long (деревья не очень-то удобны для сидения на них) at any time (в любое время); but in the cold and the wind (но в холода и при ветре), with wolves all round below waiting for you (когда волки вокруг внизу ожидают тебя), they can be perfectly miserable places (они могут быть действительно отвратительными местами).