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

If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realise that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to Old Took’s great — granduncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Golfimbul’s head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf invented at the same moment.

In the meanwhile, however (тем временем, однако), Bullroarer’s gentler descendant (более кроткий потомок Трещотки) was reviving in the drawing — room (приходил в себя в гостиной). After a while and a drink (спустя какое-то время, и /выпив/ стаканчик) he crept nervously (он нервозно прокрался) to the door of the parlour (к двери небольшого зала). This is what he heard (и вот что он услышал), Gloin speaking (говорил Глойн):

“Humph (хм)!” (or some snort (или другое какое фырканье) more or less like that (более или менее похожее на это)). “Will he do, do you think (подойдет ли он, как вы думаете)? It is all very well for Gandalf to talk (легко Гэндальфу говорить; it's all very well — это все очень хорошо = /ирон. / легко сказать) about this hobbit being fierce (о том, что этот хоббит свирепый), but one shriek like that (но одного пронзительного крика, подобного этому) in a moment of excitement (в момент возбуждения) would be enough (будет достаточно) to wake the dragon (чтобы разбудить дракона) and all his relatives (и всех его сородичей: «родственников»), and kill the lot of us (и убить всех нас скопом). I think (мне кажется) it sounded more like fright (он звучал больше как /крик/ испуга) than excitement (а не возбуждения)! In fact (на самом-то деле), if it had not been for the sign on the door (если бы не тот самый знак на двери), I should have been sure (я был бы полностью уверен) we had come to the wrong house (что мы пришли в не тот дом; wrong — неправильный, ошибочный). As soon as I clapped eyes on the little fellow (как только я увидел этого коротышку: «малыша»; toclap—хлопать) bobbing and puffing on the mat (подпрыгивающего и пыхтящего на коврике /у двери/), I had my doubts (я засомневался: «имел свои сомнения»). He looks more like a grocer (он больше похож: «выглядит как» на бакалейщика) — than a burglar (чем на ночного грабителя)!”

descendant [d'sendnt] nervous ['n: vs] parlour ['p: l] doubt [dat]

In the meanwhile, however, Bullroarer’s gentler descendant was reviving in the drawing-room. After a while and a drink he crept nervously to the door of the parlour. This is what he heard, Gloin speaking:

“Humph!” (or some snort more or less like that). “Will he do, do you think? It is all very well for Gandalf to talk about this hobbit being fierce, but one shriek like that in a moment of excitement would be enough to wake the dragon and all his relatives, and kill the lot of us. I think it sounded more like fright than excitement! In fact, if it bad not been for the sign on the door, I should have been sure we had come to the wrong house. As soon as I clapped eyes on the little fellow bobbing and puffing on the mat, I had my doubts. He looks more like a grocer than a burglar!”