Английский язык с Конаном-варваром

Perhaps Feng’s weird piping summoned it, or perhaps the odor of living flesh called it to feast. Whatever the cause, it had begun a slow, inching progress down the side of the shaft toward his face. The wet jelly sucked and slobbered as it slithered slowly toward him.

Despair gave new strength to his cramped, tired muscles (отчаяние придало новые силы его сведенным судорогой, усталым мускулам). He threw himself from side to side (он бросался из стороны в сторону), striving with every last ounce of strength to break the grip of the mysterious force (борясь каждой последней унцией = каплей силы, чтобы сломить захват таинственной силы). To his surprise, he found that, in one of his lunges, he slid to one side, partway around the column (к его удивлению он обнаружил, что в одном из своих рывков он соскользнул в одну сторону частично /пройдя путь/ вокруг колонны; to slide — скользить).

ounce [auns], break [breɪk], surprise [səˈpraɪz]

Despair gave new strength to his cramped, tired muscles. He threw himself from side to side, striving with every last ounce of strength to break the grip of the mysterious force. To his surprise, he found that, in one of his lunges, he slid to one

So the grip that held him did not forbid all movement! (итак хватка, которая держала его, не запрещала всякого движения!) This gave him food for thought (это дало ему пищу для мысли), though he knew that he could not long thus elude the monster of living jelly (хотя он знал, что /он/ не мог = не может долго таким образом ускользать /от/ чудища из живого студня).

Something prodded his mailed side (что-то кольнуло его окольчуженный бок = бок в кольчуге). Looking down, he saw the rust-eaten dagger he had glimpsed before (посмотрев вниз, он увидел изъеденный ржавчиной кинжал, /который/ он заметил прежде). His movement sideways had brought the hilt of the weapon against his ribs (его движение вбок принесло рукоятку оружия к его ребрам).

held [held], food [fu: d], thus [ðʌs]

So the grip that held him did not forbid all movement! This gave him food for thought, though he knew that he could not long thus elude the monster of living jelly.

Something prodded his mailed side. Looking down, he saw the rust-eaten dagger he had glimpsed before. His movement sideways had brought the hilt of the weapon against his ribs.

His upper arm was still clamped against the stone by the sleeve of his mail shirt, but his forearm and hand were free (его верхняя рука = рука выше локтя была все еще прижата к камню рукавом его кольчуги, но его предплечье и кисть были свободны). Could he bend his arm far enough to clasp the haft of the dagger? (мог ли он изогнуть /свою/ руку достаточно далеко, чтобы схватить рукоятку кинжала?)

He strained, inching his hand along the stone (он напрягся, медленно продвигая /свою/ кисть вдоль камня). The mail of his arm scraped slowly over the surface; sweat trickled into his eyes (кольчуга /на/ его руке царапала медленно по поверхности, пот сочился в = заливал его глаза). Bit by bit, his straining arm moved toward the handle of the dagger (понемножку его напряженная рука продвигалась к рукоятке кинжала). The taunting tune of Feng’s flute sang maddeningly in his ears (дразнящий мотив флейты Фэна пел, сводя с ума, в его ушах), while the ungodly stench of the slime-thing filled his nostrils (в то время как ужасное зловоние слизистой твари заполняло его ноздри).

along [əˈlɔŋ], over [ˈəuvə], while [waɪl]

His upper arm was still clamped against the stone by the sleeve of his mail shirt, but his forearm and hand were free. Could he bend his arm far enough to clasp the haft of the dagger?

He strained, inching his hand along the stone. The mail of his arm scraped slowly over the surface; sweat trickled into his eyes. Bit by bit, his straining arm moved toward the handle of the dagger. The taunting tune of Feng’s flute sang maddeningly in his ears, while the ungodly stench of the slime-thing filled his nostrils.