Those were perhaps the worst moments (те были, возможно, самые плохие/скверные моменты) they had been through yet (которые им пришлось к тому времени пережить; be through — закончить, завершить; yet — пока еще, до сих пор, к тому времени, все еще). The horrible sounds of Smaug’s anger (ужасные звуки гнева Смауга) were echoing in the stony hollows far above (раздавались отзвуками в каменных пещерах далеко наверху; hollow — пустота, дупло); at any moment he might come blazing down (в любой момент он мог спуститься вниз, сверкая/полыхая огнем) or fly whirling round (или облететь вихрем /Гору/: «или летать, кружась, вокруг»; whirl — кружение, вихрь, водоворот; to whirl — вертеть (ся), кружить (ся) ) and find them there (и обнаружить их), near the perilous cliff’s edge (рядом с опасным краем отвесной скалы) hauling madly on the ropes (тянущих веревки, как сумасшедшие; to haul — тащить, тянуть /сети, снасти/; буксировать, оттаскивать). Up came Bofur (/наверх/ поднялся Бофур), and still all was safe (и все еще было безопасно). Up came Bombur (/наверх/ поднялся Бомбур), puffing and blowing (пыхтя и отдуваясь) while the ropes creaked (пока веревки скрипели), and still all was safe (и все еще было безопасно). Up came some tools (/наверх/ подняли некоторые инструменты) and bundles of stores (и тюки с запасами), and then danger was upon them (и тогда-то и опасность настигла их; to be upon smb. — приближаться, особ. с целью нападения). A whirring noise was heard (послышался рычащий шум; to whirr — жужжать, шуметь, рычать, ворчать). A red light touched the points of standing rocks (красный свет коснулся вершин неподвижных: «стоящих» скал; point — точка, пункт; кончик, вершина /горы/). The dragon came (появился дракон; to come (came, come) — приходить, идти, наступать, появляться, возникать).
cousin ['kz n] dignity ['dnt] perilous ['perls]
There they would have all been killed, if it had not been for Bilbo once again. “Quick! Quick!” he gasped. “The door! The tunnel! It’s no good here. ” Roused by these words they were just about to creep inside the tunnel when Bifur gave a cry: “My cousins! Bombur and Bofur — we have forgotten them, they are down in the valley!”
“They will be slain, and all our ponies too, and all out stores lost, ” moaned the others. “We can do nothing. ”
“Nonsense!” said Thorin, recovering his dignity. “We cannot leave them. Get inside Mr. Baggins and Balin, and you two Fili and Kili — the dragon shan’t have all of us. Now you others, where are the ropes? Be quick!” Those were perhaps the worst moments they had been through yet. The horrible sounds of Smaug’s anger were echoing in the stony hollows far above; at any moment he might come blazing down or fly whirling round and find them there, near the perilous cliff’s edge hauling madly on the ropes. Up came Bofur, and still all was safe. Up came Bombur, puffing and blowing while the ropes creaked, and still all was safe. Up came some tools and bundles of stores, and then danger was upon them. A whirring noise was heard. A red light touched the points of standing rocks. The dragon came.