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

“I don’t need your service, thank you, ” said Beorn, “but I expect you need mine. I am not over fond of dwarves; but if it is true you are Thorin (son of Thrain, son of Thror, I believe), and that your companion is respectable, and that you are enemies of goblins and are not up to any mischief in my lands — what are you up to, by the way?”

“They are on their way to visit the land of their fathers, away east beyond Mirkwood, ” put in Gandalf, “and it is entirely an accident that we are in your lands at all. We were crossing by the High Pass that should have brought us to the road that lies to the south of your country, when we were attacked by the evil goblins — as I was about to tell you. ”

“Go on telling, then!” said Beorn, who was never very polite. “There was a terrible storm; the stone-giants were out hurling rocks, and at the head of the pass we took refuge in a cave, the hob bit and I and several of our companions…”

“Do you call two several?”

“Well, no. As a matter of fact there were more than two. ” “Where are they? Killed, eaten, gone home?”

“Well, no. They don’t seem all to have come when I whistled. Shy, I expect. You see, we are very much afraid that we are rather a lot for you to entertain. ”

“Go on, whistle again (продолжайте, свистните снова)! I am in for a party (я готов к приему гостей; party — группа; вечеринка), it seems (кажется), and one or two more (и еще один или двое) won’t make much difference (не сделают огромной разницы), ” growled Beorn (прорычал Беорн).

Gandalf whistled again (Гэндальф снова свистнул); but Nori and Ori were there almost before he had stopped (но Нори и Ори оказались на месте почти что до того, как он остановился), for, if you remember (так как, если вы помните), Gandalf had told them to come in pairs (Гэндальф сказал им приходить попарно) every five minutes (через каждые пять минут).

“Hullo (привет)!” said Beorn. “You came pretty quick (вы явились очень быстро) — where were you hiding (где вы прятались; to hide)? Come on my jack-in-the-boxes (фу-ты, прям как «Джек из коробочки»; jack-in-the-boxes — игрушка — коробочка с выскакивающей фигуркой)!”

“Nori at your service (Нори к вашим услугам), Ori at (Ори к…) …” they began (начали они); but Beorn interrupted them (но Беорн прервал их).

“Thank you (благодарю)! When I want your help (когда мне понадобится ваша помощь) I will ask for it (я попрошу ее). Sit down (присаживайтесь), and let’s get on with this tale (и давайте продолжим с этой историей), or it will be supper-time before it is ended (или уже время ужина наступит, прежде чем она закончится). ”

“As soon as we were asleep (как только мы заснули), ” went on Gandalf (продолжал Гэндальф), “a crack at the back of the cave opened (в задней стороне пещеры открылась трещина; back — спина, задняя, тыльная часть); goblins came out (вышли гоблины) and grabbed the hobbit and the dwarves (и схватили хоббита и гномов) and our troop of ponies (и наше стадо пони; troop — группа людей, отряд, стадо, стая, труппа актеров) —“

“Troop of ponies (стадо пони)? What were you — a travelling circus (да кто вы такие — бродячий цирк; to travel — путешествовать, ехать)? Or were you carrying lots of goods (или вы везли много вещей; goods — товары, имущество, багаж)? Or do you always call six a troop (или вы всегда называете шестерых стадом)?”

difference [ˈdɪf (ǝ) rǝns] pair [peǝ] hiding [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] jack-in-the-box [ˈdʒæk| ɪnðǝbɔks]