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

“And next year after that (а затем и следующий год: «после этого»), ” said Dwalin, “and our beards will grow (и наши бороды отрастут) till they hang down the cliff to the valley (до тех пор, пока не свесятся с утеса прямо в долину) before anything happens here (прежде чем здесь что-то произойдет). What is our burglar doing for us (что же наш взломщик для нас делает)? Since he has got an invisible ring (раз уж у него есть кольцо-невидимка), and ought to be a specially excellent performer now (и теперь-то ему следует быть особенно отличным исполнителем), I am beginning to think (я начинаю подумывать) he might go through the Front Gate (что ему следовало бы: «он мог бы» отправится сквозь Главные Ворота) and spy things out a bit (и слегка все дела разведать)!”

afraid [ǝˈfreɪd] snail [sneɪl] excellent [ˈeks (ǝ) lǝnt]

But I am afraid he was not thinking much of the job, but of what lay beyond the blue distance, the quiet Western Land and the Hill and his hobbit-hole under it. A large grey stone lay in the centre of the grass and he stared moodily at it or watched the great snails. They seemed to love the little shut-in bay with its walls of cool rock, and there were many of them of huge size crawling slowly and stickily along its sides.

“Tomorrow begins the last week of Autumn, ” said Thorin one day. “And winter comes after autumn, ” said Bifur.

“And next year after that, ” said Dwalin, “and our beards will grow till they hang down the cliff to the valley before anything happens here. What is our burglar doing for us? Since he has got an invisible ring, and ought to be a specially excellent performer now, I am beginning to think he might go through the Front Gate and spy things out a bit!”

Bilbo heard this (Бильбо это слышал) — the dwarves were on the rocks (гномы были на скалах) just above the enclosure (что /были расположены/ как раз над тем самым отгороженным местом; enclosure — огражденное место, ограда) where he was sitting (где сидел он) — and “Good Gracious (Боже мой)!” he thought (думал он), “so that is what they are beginning to think, is it (так значит вот что они начинают подумывать, не так ли)? It is always poor me (это всегда значит я, бедный) that has to get them out (должен вытаскивать их) of their difficulties (из их трудностей), at least since the wizard left (по крайней мере с тех пор, как уехал волшебник). Whatever am I going to do (что же мне делать)? I might have known (я должен был знать) that something dreadful would happen to me in the end (что что-то ужасное случится со мной в самом конце). I don’t think I could bear to see the unhappy valley of Dale again (я как-то не думаю, что смогу вынести и увидеть эту несчастную долину города Дейла снова), and as for that steaming gate (а что уж /говорить/ о тех дымящихся воротах; steaming — дымящийся, курящийся, испускающий пар)!!!”

enclosure [ɪnˈklǝʋʒǝ] gracious [ˈɡreɪʃǝs] wizard [ˈwɪzǝd] dreadful [ˈdredf (ǝ) l]

Bilbo heard this — the dwarves were on the rocks just above the enclosure where he was sitting — and “Good Gracious!” he thought, “so that is what they are beginning to think, is it? It is always poor me that has to get them out of their difficulties, at least since the wizard left. Whatever am I going to do? I might have known that something dreadful would happen to me in the end. I don’t think I could bear to see the unhappy valley of Dale again, and as for that steaming gate!!!”