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

The master of the house was an elf-friend (хозяином дома был друг эльфов) — one of those people (один из тех людей) whose fathers came into the strange stories (чьи отцы попадали в странные истории) before the beginning of History (еще до начала Истории), the wars of the evil goblins and the elves (войн между злыми гоблинами и эльфами) and the first men in the North (и /одними из/ первых людей на Севере). In those days of our tale (в те дни, о которых наша история) there were still some people (были все еще некоторые люди) who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors (которые имели и эльфов, и героев Севера в качестве предков), and Elrond the master of the house was their chief (и Элронд, хозяин дома, был их предводителем). He was as noble (он был также благороден) and as fair in face (и также приятен лицом) as an elf — lord (как властелин эльфов), as strong as a warrior (так же силен как воин), as wise as a wizard (мудр, как волшебник), as venerable as a king of dwarves (так же почитаем, как король гномов), and as kind as summer (и добр, как лето). He comes into many tales (он присутствует во многих историях), but his part in the story of Bilbo’s great adventure (но его роль в истории о великих приключениях Бильбо) is only a small one (только совсем маленькая), though important (хотя важная), as you will see (как вы увидите), if we ever get to the end of it (если мы когда-нибудь доберемся до ее конца). His house was perfect (его дом был совершенным), whether you liked food (нравилось ли вам поесть), or sleep (или поспать), or work (или поработать), or story-telling (или рассказывать истории), or singing (или петь), or just sitting and thinking best (или больше всего /вам нравилось/ сидеть и думать), or a pleasant mixture of them all (или приятная смесь из всех этих /занятий/). Evil things did not come into that valley (злые дела не входили в эту долину).

ancestor ['aensst] venerable ['ven rb l] mixture ['mkst]

The master of the house was an elf-friend — one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stories before the beginning of History, the wars of the evil goblins and the elves and the first men in the North. In those days of our tale there were still some people who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors, and Elrond the master of the house was their chief. He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer. He comes into many tales, but his part in the story of Bilbo’s great adventure is only a small one, though important, as you will see, if we ever get to the end of it. His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story — telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Evil things did not come into that valley.