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

The poor little hobbit sat down in the hall and put his head in his hands, and wondered what had happened, and what was going to happen, and whether they would all stay to supper. Then the bell rang again louder than ever, and he had to run to the door. It was not four after all, it was FIVE. Another dwarf had come along while he was wondering in the hall. He had hardly turned the knob, before they were all inside, bowing and saying “at your service” one after another. Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, and Gloin were their names; and very soon two purple hoods, a grey hood, a brown hood, and a white hood were hanging on the pegs, and off they marched with their broad hands stuck in their gold and silver belts to join the others. Already it had almost become a throng. Some called for ale, and some for porter, and one for coffee, and all of them for cakes; so the hobbit was kept very busy for a while. A big jug of coffee had just been set in the hearth, the seed-cakes were gone, and the dwarves were starting on a round of buttered scones, when there came a loud knock. Not a ring, but a hard rat-tat on the hobbit’s beautiful green door. Somebody was banging with a stick!

Bilbo rushed along the passage (Бильбо понесся по проходу), very angry (очень сердитый), and altogether bewildered (и одновременно смущенный) and bewuthered (и взволнованный, и взбешенный; bewuthered — авторск.: be — + wuthered (север. англ. диал) = о ветре: дующий сильно, с ревом, о месте: характеризуемый таким ревом: т. е. зд. = встревоженный и рассерженный шумом) — this was the most awkward Wednesday (это была самая нескладная среда) he ever remembered (какую он когда-либо помнил). He pulled open the door with a jerk (он потянул дверь и открыл ее рывком), and they all fell in (и все они ввалились в дом; to fall (fell, fallen) — падать), one on top of the other (один поверх другого; top — верхушка, верхняя часть). More dwarves (еще больше гномов), four more (аж четверо)! And there was Gandalf behind (и за ними стоял Гэндальф), leaning on his staff and laughing (опиравшийся на свой посох и хохочущий). He had made quite a dent (он сделал целую вмятину) on the beautiful door (на красивой двери); he had also, by the way (он также, между прочим), knocked out the secret mark (сбил тот самый секретный знак) that he had put there the morning before (который он нанес туда /на дверь/ предыдущим утром).

bewildered [bɪˈwɪldǝd] awkward [ˈɔ: kwǝd] jerk [dʒǝ: k]

Bilbo rushed along the passage, very angry, and altogether bewildered and bewuthered — this was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered. He pulled open the door with a jerk, and they all fell in, one on top of the other. More dwarves, four more! And there was Gandalf behind, leaning on his staff and laughing. He had made quite a dent on the beautiful door; he had also, by the way, knocked out the secret mark that he had put there the morning before.