Английский язык с М. Муркоком

Corum wandered through the streets of a strange city (Корум бродил по улицам странного города; to wander — бродить, странствовать). The buildings were high and seemed but recently built (здания были высокими и казались совсем недавно построенными; but — лишь, только, единственно; to build), though already they were grimed and smeared with slime (хотя они уже были грязными и покрылись пылью; to grime — грязнить, пачкать; to smear — намазывать, мазать /толстым слоем/; марать).

There was still pain, but it was remote, dull (все еще была = чувствовалась боль, но она была отдаленной и тупой). He was blind in one eye (Корум был слепым на один глаз). From a balcony a woman's voice called him (с балкона женский голос окликнул его). He looked around (он оглянулся). It was his sister, Pholhinra (это была его сестра, Фолинра). When she saw his face, she cried out in horror (когда она увидела его лицо, /то/ вскрикнула в ужасе). Corum tried to put his hand to his injured eye, but he could not (Корум попытался положить руку на = коснуться своего изуродованного глаза, но не смог). Something held him (что-то мешало ему; to hold — держать; сдерживать/ся/, удерживать/ся/). He tried to wrench his left hand free from whatever gripped it (он попробовал вырвать левую руку из того, что сжимало ее; whatever — какой бы ни; любой; что бы ни). He pulled harder and harder (он тянул все сильнее и сильнее). Now the wrist began to pulse with pain as he tugged (запястье начало пульсировать с болью, когда он тянул = в кисти появилась пульсирующая боль; to tug — тащить, дергать с усилием).

buildings ['bldz] smeared [smd] balcony ['baelkn] wrench [ren] wrist [rst]

Corum wandered through the streets of a strange city. The buildings were high and seemed but recently built, though already they were grimed and smeared with slime.

There was still pain, but it was remote, dull. He was blind in one eye. From a balcony a woman's voice called him. He looked around. It was his sister, Pholhinra. When she saw his face, she cried out in horror. Corum tried to put his hand to his injured eye, but he could not. Something held him. He tried to wrench his left hand free from whatever gripped it. He pulled harder and harder. Now the wrist began to pulse with pain as he tugged.

Pholhinra had disappeared (Фолинра исчезла), but Corum was now absorbed with trying to free his hand (но Корум был поглощен попыткой освободить свою руку; to absorb — всасывать, впитывать; поглощать /внимание/). For some reason (по какой-то причине), he could not turn to see what it was that held him (он не мог /повернуться/ посмотреть, что же держит его). Some kind of beast, perhaps, holding on to his hand with its jaws (какой-то зверь, наверное = словно зверь вцепился в его руку зубами; to hold on to — держаться за что-либо, кого-либо; jaws — челюсти).

Corum gave one last, huge tug and his wrist came free (Корум дернул сильно в последний раз, и его запястье освободилось).

He put up the hand to touch the blind eye, but still felt nothing (он поднял руку, чтобы потрогать невидящий глаз, но однако ничего не почувствовал).

He looked at the hand (он посмотрел на руку).

There was no hand (/у него/ не было руки). Just a wrist (только запястье). Just a stump (только культя; stump — обрубок; культя, ампутированная конечность).

Then he screamed again (потом он снова закричал) …

absorbed [b'z:bd] reason [ri:zn] touch [t]

Pholhinra had disappeared, but Corum was now absorbed with trying to free his hand. For some reason, he could not turn to see what it was that held him. Some kind of beast, perhaps, holding on to his hand with its jaws.

Corum gave one last, huge tug and his wrist came free.

He put up the hand to touch the blind eye, but still felt nothing.

He looked at the hand.

There was no hand. Just a wrist. Just a stump.

Then he screamed again…

…and he opened his eyes and saw the Mabden (он открыл глаза и увидел мабденов) holding the arm and bringing down white-hot swords on the stump to seal it (державших /его/ руку и тыкавших раскаленными добела клинками в культю, /как будто/ клеймя ее; to seal — ставить печать; герметически закрывать; клеймить).

They had cut off his hand (они отрезали ему руку).