“Do you now (теперь веришь)?” said the dragon somewhat flattered (сказал дракон, немного польщенный;
“Truly songs and tales (действительно, песням и сказкам) fall utterly short of the reality (чрезвычайно уступают действительности;
“You have nice manners for a thief and a liar (у тебя приятные манеры для вора и лжеца), ” said the dragon. “You seem familiar with my name (ты, кажется, хорошо знаком с моим именем), but I don’t seem to remember smelling you before (но я, кажется, не помню, что нюхал /твой запах/ раньше). Who are you (кто ты) and where do you come from (и откуда ты пришел), may I ask (позволь спросить)?”
thief [Ɵi: f] breath [breƟ] present [ˈprez (ǝ) nt] utterly [ˈʌtǝlɪ]
“Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare!” But Bilbo was not quite so unlearned in dragon-lore as all that, and if Smaug hoped to get him to come nearer so easily he was disappointed.
“No thank you, O Smaug the Tremendous!” he replied. “I did not come for presents. I only wished to have a look at you and see if you were truly as great as tales say. I did not believe them. ”
“Do you now?” said the dragon somewhat flattered, even though he did not believe a word of it.
“Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities, ” replied Bilbo.
You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, ” said the dragon. “You seem familiar with my name, but I don’t seem to remember smelling you before. Who are you and where do you come from, may I ask?”
“You may indeed (конечно можешь)! I come from under the hill (я пришел из—под холма), and under hills and over the hills my paths led (и мои пути/тропинки лежали: «вели» под холмами и за: «над, через» холмами;
“So I can well believe (в это я могу хорошо = вполне поверить), ” said Smaug, “but that is hardly your usual name (но это вряд ли твое обычное имя). ”
“I am the clue-finder (я — отыскавший ключ к разгадке;
“Lovely titles (очаровательные звания;
“I am he that buries his friends alive (я тот, который хоронит своих друзей заживо;