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

That night he was very miserable (в ту ночь он чувствовал себя: «был» совершенно несчастным) and hardly slept (и едва поспал). Next day the dwarves all went wandering off (на следующий день все гномы разбрелись) in various directions (в разных направлениях); some were exercising the ponies down below (некоторые из них выгуливали пони далеко внизу; to exercise — упражнять (ся), тренировать (ся) ), some were roving about the mountain-side (некоторые бесцельно скитались по склону горы; to rove — скитаться, бродить без цели). All day Bilbo sat gloomily in the grassy bay (весь день Бильбо сидел мрачно в покрытом травой изгибе горы) gazing at the stone (уставившись на камень), or out west through the narrow opening (или вдаль, на запад, сквозь узкое отверстие). He had a queer feeling (у него было странное чувство) that he was waiting for something (что он чего-то ожидал).

“Perhaps the wizard will suddenly come back today (возможно, волшебник внезапно вернется сегодня), ” he thought (думал он). If he lifted his head (если он поднимал голову) he could see a glimpse of the distant forest (то мог видеть проблеск удаленного леса). As the sun turned west (когда солнце повернуло на запад) there was a gleam of yellow upon its far roof (на его /леса/ дальней стороне крыши /из крон деревьев/ оказался желтый отблеск: «был отблеск желтого цвета»), as if the light caught the last pale leaves (словно свет поймал последние бледные листья). Soon he saw the orange ball of the sun (вскоре он увидел, как оранжевый мяч солнца) sinking towards the level of his eyes (опускается /по направлению к/ уровню его глаз). He went to the opening (он пошел к отверстию) and there pale and faint was a thin new moon above the rim of Earth (и над краем Земли оказался бледный и слабый, молодой месяц: «тонкая новая луна»; rim — ободок, край). At that very moment (в тот самый момент) he heard a sharp crack behind him (он услышал резкий треск позади себя). There on the grey stone (там, на сером камне) in the grass was an enormous thrush (в траве, был огромнейший дрозд), nearly coal black (почти что угольно черный; coal — каменный уголь), its pale yellow breast freckled dark spots (его бледно-желтую грудь покрывали темные пятнышки; to freckle — покрывать веснушками, пятнышками; freckle — веснушка). Crack (щелк)! It had caught a snail (он поймал улитку) and was knocking it on the stone (и стучал/колотил ею о камень). Crack! Crack!

miserable [ˈmɪz (ǝ) rǝb (ǝ) l] various [ˈve (ǝ) rɪǝs] queer [kwɪǝ] thrush [Ɵrʌʃ] breast [brest] freckled [ˈfrek (ǝ) ld]

That night he was very miserable and hardly slept. Next day the dwarves all went wandering off in various directions; some were exercising the ponies down below, some were roving about the mountain-side. All day Bilbo sat gloomily in the grassy bay gazing at the stone, or out west through the narrow opening. He had a queer feeling that he was waiting for something.

“Perhaps the wizard will suddenly come back today, ” he thought. If he lifted his head he could see a glimpse of the distant forest. As the sun turned west there was a gleam of yellow upon its far roof, as if the light caught the last pale leaves. Soon he saw the orange ball of the sun sinking towards the level of his eyes. He went to the opening and there pale and faint was a thin new moon above the rim of Earth. At that very moment he heard a sharp crack behind him. There on the grey stone in the grass was an enormous thrush, nearly coal black, its pale yellow breast freckled dark spots. Crack! It had caught a snail and was knocking it on the stone. Crack! Crack!