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

“Yes, you have! Twice now. My pardon. I give it you. In fact I will go so far as to send you on this adventure. Very amusing for me, very good for you and profitable too, very likely, if you ever get over it. ”

“Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not today. Good morning! But please come to tea — any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Good-bye!”

With that the hobbit turned (на этом хоббит повернулся) and scuttled inside his round green door (и поспешно скрылся за своей круглой зеленой дверью; inside — внутрь), and shut it (и закрыл ее) as quickly as he dared (так быстро, как он только посмел), not to be seen rude (чтобы не выглядеть грубым). Wizards after all are wizards (волшебники, в конце-то концов, все же волшебники).

“What on earth did I ask him to tea for (чего это ради я позвал его к чаю; earth — земля; мир)!” he said to himself (сказал он сам себе), as he went to the pantry (когда он отправился в кладовку). He had only just had breakfast (он только что позавтракал), but he thought a cake or two and a drink of something (но он подумал, что один или два кекса и какой-нибудь напиток) would do him good (пойдут ему на пользу) after his fright (после /его/ такого испуга). Gandalf in the meantime (Гэндальф тем временем) was still standing outside the door (все еще стоял за дверью снаружи), and laughing long but quietly (и долго, но спокойно, смеялся). After a while he stepped up (спустя некоторое время он сделал шаг вперед), and with the spike of his staff (и острием своего посоха) scratched a queer sign (нацарапал странный знак) on the hobbit’s beautiful green front-door (на красивой зеленой входной двери /дома/ хоббита). Then he strode away (затем он ушел большими шагами; to stride — шагать /большими шагами/), just about the time (как раз в то самое время) when Bilbo was finishing his second cake (когда Бильбо доедал: «заканчивал» свой второй кекс) and beginning to think (и начинал думать) that he had escape adventures very well (что он очень удачно избежал приключений).

pantry [ˈpæntrɪ] fright [fraɪt] laughing [ˈlɑ: fɪŋ] staff [stɑ: f]

With that the hobbit turned and scuttled inside his round green door, and shut it as quickly as he dared, not to seen rude. Wizards after all are wizards.

“What on earth did I ask him to tea for!” he said to himself, as he went to the pantry. He had only just had breakfast, but he thought a cake or two and a drink of something would do him good after his fright. Gandalf in the meantime was still standing outside the door, and laughing long but quietly. After a while he stepped up, and with the spike of his staff scratched a queer sign on the hobbit’s beautiful green front-door. Then he strode away, just about the time when Bilbo was finishing his second cake and beginning to think that he had escape adventures very well.