Following him they found themselves in a wide hall (следуя за ним, они очутились в просторном зале) with a fire-place in the middle (с очагом посередине). Though it was summer (хотя было лето) there was a wood-fire burning (там горел костер) and the smoke was rising to the blackened rafters (и дымок поднимался к закопченным стропилам) in search of the way out (в поисках выхода) through an opening in the roof (сквозь отверстие в крыше). They passed through this dim hall (они прошли сквозь этот полутемный зал), lit only by the fire (освещенный только светом огня) and the hole above it (и отверстием над ним), and came through another smaller door (и вошли, через другую, меньшую дверь) into a sort of veranda (в что-то вроде веранды) propped on wooden posts (подпертой деревянными столбами) made of single tree-trunks (изготовленных из цельных стволов деревьев;
Here they sat on wooden benches (здесь они присели на деревянные лавки) while Gandalf began his tale (пока Гэндальф начал свой рассказ), and Bilbo swung his dangling legs (и Бильбо качал болтающимися ногами) and looked at the flowers in the garden (и смотрел на цветы в саду), wondering what their names could be (задаваясь вопросом, как они могут называться;
fireplace [ˈfaɪǝpleɪs] rafter [ˈrɑ: ftǝ] veranda [vǝˈrændǝ]
Following him they found themselves in a wide hall with a fire-place in the middle. Though it was summer there was a wood-fire burning and the smoke was rising to the blackened rafters in search of the way out through an opening in the roof. They passed through this dim hall, lit only by the fire and the hole above it, and came through another smaller door into a sort of veranda propped on wooden posts made of single tree-trunks. It faced south and was still warm and filled with the light of the westering sun which slanted into it, and fell golden on the garden full of flowers that came right up to the steps.
Here they sat on wooden benches while Gandalf began his tale, and Bilbo swung his dangling legs and looked at the flowers in the garden, wondering what their names could be, as he had never seen half of them before.
“I was coming over the mountains (я шел через горы) with a friend or two (с одним или двумя друзьями) …” said the wizard (сказал волшебник).
“Or two (или двумя)? I can only see one (я вижу только одного), and a little one at that (да и маленького, к тому же), ” said Beorn.
“Well to tell you the truth (ну, сказать вам по правде), I did not like to bother you with a lot of us (я не хотел вам надоедать всей нашей оравой;
“Go on, call away (давайте, подавайте;
“One or three you meant, I see (/с/ одним или тремя вы имели в виду, я вижу)!” said Beorn. “But these aren’t hobbits (но эти-то не хоббиты), they are dwarves (это гномы)!”