Английский язык с М. Муркоком

He was back in the room in which he had originally met Shool (он был = очнулся снова в зале, в котором сначала = впервые встретил Шула). There was a fierce pain in the socket of his blind eye (ощущалась сильная боль в глазнице его незрячего глаза). There was a terrible agony in the stump of his left hand (ужасная боль в культе левой руки; agony — агония; мука, страдание, сильная боль). He felt drained of energy (он чувствовал себя лишенным сил; to feel drained — чувствовать себя опустошенным, как выжатый лимон; to drain — осушать; истощать /силы, средства и т. д. /). He tried to look about him, but his vision would not clear (он попробовал оглядеться /вокруг себя/, но его зрение было неясным).

sardonically [s:'dnkl] drowsy ['drauz] agony ['aen]

Corum drew deeply of the musty air. He made up his mind.

`Very well, I will accept your gifts.

`I am honoured, Shool said sardonically. He pointed a finger at Corum and Corum reeled backwards, fell among a pile of bones and tried to rise. But he felt drowsy.

`Continue your slumbers, Master Corum, Shool said.

He was back in the room in which he had originally met Shool. There was a fierce pain in the socket of his blind eye. There was a terrible agony in the stump of his left hand. He felt drained of energy. He tried to look about him, but his vision would not clear.

He heard a scream (он услышал /пронзительный/ крик). It was Rhalina.

`Rhalina! Where are you (где ты)?

`I–I am here — Corum (я здесь, Корум). What has been done to you (что с тобой сделали)? Your face — your hand…

With his right hand he reached up to touch his blind socket (правой рукой он потянулся вверх потрогать слепую = пустую глазницу). Something warm shifted beneath his fingers (что-то теплое шевельнулось под его пальцами). It was an eye (это был глаз)! But it was an eye of an unfamiliar texture and size (но это был глаз необычного строения и размера; texture — строение, текстура). He knew then that it was Rhynn's eye (тут он понял, что это глаз Ринна). His vision began to clear then (затем его зрение начало проясняться).

He saw Rhalina's horrified face (он увидел испуганное лицо Ралины; to horrify — ужасать; шокировать). She was sitting up in bed, her back stiff with horror (она сидела на постели, /держа/ спину жестко = застыв от ужаса).

beneath [b'ni:] texture ['teks] vision ['v n]

He heard a scream. It was Rhalina.

`Rhalina! Where are you?

`I–I am here — Corum. What has been done to you? Your face — your hand…

With his right hand he reached up to touch his blind socket. Something warm shifted beneath his fingers. It was an eye! But it was an eye of an unfamiliar texture and size. He knew then that it was Rhynn's eye. His vision began to clear then.

He saw Rhalina's horrified face. She was sitting up in bed, her back stiff with horror.

He looked down at his left hand (он посмотрел /вниз/ на свою левую руку). It was of similar proportions to the old (она была подобна по пропорциям старой), but it was six-fingered and the skin was like that of a jewelled snake (но на ней было шесть пальцев, а кожа походила на /кожу/ украшенной драгоценностями змеи).

He staggered as he strove to accept what had happened to him (он содрогнулся, когда попытался принять/признать /то/, что произошло с ним; to stagger — шататься; потрясать, поражать; to strive — стараться, бороться). `They are Shool's gifts (это дары Шула), he murmured inanely (пробормотал он глупо).

`They are the Eye of Rhynn and the Hand of Kwll (это глаз Ринна и рука Кулла). They were Gods — the Lost Gods, Shool said (они были богами — исчезнувшими богами, /как/ сказал Шул). Now I am whole again, Rhalina (теперь я снова целый, Ралина).

similar ['sml] accept [k'sept] inanely ['nenl]

He looked down at his left hand. It was of similar proportions to the old, but it was six-fingered and the skin was like that of a jewelled snake.

He staggered as he strove to accept what had happened to him. `They are Shool's gifts, he murmured inanely.

`They are the Eye of Rhynn and the Hand of Kwll. They were Gods — the Lost Gods, Shool said. Now I am whole again, Rhalina.

`Whole? You are something more and something less than whole, Corum (какой же ты целый, Корум). Why did you accept such terrible gifts (зачем ты принял столь ужасные дары)? They are evil (они — зло). They will destroy you (они погубят тебя)!