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

“Poor little blighter, ” said William. He had already had as much supper as he could hold; also he had had lots of beer. “Poor little blighter! Let him go!”

“Not till he says what he means by lots and none at all, ” said Bert. “I don’t want to have me throat cut in me sleep. Hold his toes in the fire, till he talks!”

“I won’t have it, ” said William. “I caught him anyway. ”

“You’re a fat fool, William, ” said Bert, “as I’ve said afore this evening. ” “And you’re a lout!”

“And I won’t take that from you. Bill Huggins, ” says Bert, and puts his fist in William’s eye.

Then there was a gorgeous row (и тогда случилась великолепная шумная драка). Bilbo had just enough wits left (у Бильбо осталось как раз достаточно ума), when Bert dropped him on the ground (когда Берт уронил его на землю), to scramble out of the way of their feet (выкарабкаться с их пути из-под их ног), before they were fighting like dogs (до того, как они стали драться, как собаки), and calling one another (и обзывать друг друга) all sorts of perfectly true and applicable names (всякого рода совершенно правдивыми и подходящими именами) in very loud voices (очень громкими голосами). Soon they were locked in one another’s arms (вскоре они сцепились в объятиях друг друга; to lock — запирать на замок, сжимать), and rolling nearly into the fire (и катались /по земле, закатываясь/ почти что в костер) kicking and thumping (брыкаясь и дубася /друг друга/), while Tom whacked at then both with a branch (пока Том бил их обоих веткой) to bring them to their senses (чтобы привести их в чувства) and that of course (и это, конечно же) only made them madder than ever (только сделало их еще более бешенными, чем раньше: «когда либо»).

gorgeous [ˈɡɔ: dʒǝs] scramble [ˈskræmb (ǝ) l] applicable [ǝˈplɪkǝb (ǝ) l]

Then there was a gorgeous row. Bilbo had just enough wits left, when Bert dropped him on the ground, to scramble out of the way of their feet, before they were fighting like dogs, and calling one another all sorts of perfectly true and applicable names in very loud voices. Soon they were locked in one another’s arms, and rolling nearly into the fire kicking and thumping, while Tom whacked at then both with a branch to bring them to their senses and that of course only made them madder than ever.

That would have been the time for Bilbo to have left (это было как раз самое время для Бильбо, чтобы уйти). But his poor little feet (но его бедные маленькие ножки) had been very squashed (были сильно расплющены) in Bert’s big paw (в огромной лапище Берта), and he had no breath in his body (и он совершенно не дышал: «у него в теле не было дыхания»), and his head was going round (и его голова кружилась); so there he lay for a while panting (и так лежал он там какое-то время, задыхаясь), just outside the circle of firelight (как раз за пределами круга света, исходящего от костра).