Английский язык с Конаном-варваром

At a word from Zabibi, Conan gave the limp body into the black's arms (при слове /от/ Забиби = по указанию Забиби Конан отдал безвольное тело в руки черного) and saw the young officer laid on a velvet divan (и увидел, /как/ молодого офицера положили на бархатный диван). He showed no signs of returning consciousness (он /не/ проявлял никаких признаков возвращения в сознание). The blow that had rendered him senseless might have felled an ox (удар, который сделал его бессознательным = лишил его чувств, вероятно, свалил бы быка). Zabibi bent over him for an instant, her fingers nervously twining and twisting (Забиби склонилась над ним на мгновение, ее пальцы нервно переплетались и изгибались). Then she straightened and beckoned the Cimmerian (затем он выпрямилась и поманила киммерийца).

officer ['fs], straighten ['stretn], took [tk]

At a word from Zabibi, Conan gave the limp body into the black's arms and saw the young officer laid on a velvet divan. He showed no signs of returning consciousness. The blow that had rendered him senseless might have felled an ox. Zabibi bent over him for an instant, her fingers nervously twining and twisting. Then she straightened and beckoned the Cimmerian.

The door closed softly (дверь мягко закрылась), the locks clicked behind them (замки защелкнулись за ними), and the closing wicket shut off the glow of the lamps (и смотровое окошко закрыло свет ламп). In the starlight of the street Zabibi took Conan's hand (в звездном свете улицы Забиби взяла руку Конана). Her own hand trembled a little (ее собственная рука немного дрожала).

"You will not fail me (ты не подведешь меня)?"

He shook his maned head, massive against the stars (он тряхнул своей патлатой головой, массивной на фоне звезд).

"Then follow me to Hanuman's shrine, and the gods have mercy on our souls (тогда следуй за мной в храм Ханумана, и /да/ смилостивятся боги над нашими душами)."

own [un], head [hed], soul [sul]

The door closed softly, the locks clicked behind them, and the closing wicket shut off the glow of the lamps. In the starlight of the street Zabibi took Conan's hand. Her own hand trembled a little.

"You will not fail me?"

He shook his maned head, massive against the stars.

"Then follow me to Hanuman's shrine, and the gods have mercy on our souls."

Among the silent streets they moved like phantoms of antiquity (среди безмолвных улиц они двигались, как призраки древности). They went in silence (они шли молча: «в безмолвии»). Perhaps the girl was thinking of her lover lying senseless on the divan under the copper lamps (возможно, девушка думала о своем любовнике, лежащим бесчувственным на диване под медными лампами) or was shrinking with fear of what lay ahead of them in the demon-haunted shrine of Hanuman (или сжималась от страха перед тем, что предстояло им в населенном демонами храме Ханумана). The barbarian was thinking only of the woman moving so supplely beside him (варвар думал лишь о женщине, двигающейся так гибко возле него). The perfume of her scented hair was in his nostrils (аромат ее надушенных волос был в его ноздрях), the sensuous aura of her presence filled his brain and left room for no other thoughts (чувственная аура ее присутствия заполняла его мозг и не оставляла места для других мыслей).

demon ['di: mn], perfume ['p: fju: m], thought [: t]

Among the silent streets they moved like phantoms of antiquity. They went in silence. Perhaps the girl was thinking of her lover lying senseless on the divan under the copper lamps or was shrinking with fear of what lay ahead of them in the demon-haunted shrine of Hanuman. The barbarian was thinking only of the woman moving so supplely beside him. The perfume of her scented hair was in his nostrils, the sensuous aura of her presence filled his brain and left room for no other thoughts.

Once they heard the clank of brass-shod feet (один раз они услышали лязг ног, обутых в подкованную медью обувь; brass — медь), and drew into the shadows of a gloomy arch (и втянулись в тени мрачной арки) while a squad of Pelishti watchmen swung past в то время как отряд пелиштинских стражников прошагал мимо). There were fifteen of them (их было пятнадцать); they marched in close formation (они маршировали тесным строем), pikes at the ready (пики наготове), and the rearmost men had their broad, brass shields slung on their backs (а самые задние солдаты имели /свои/ широкие медные щиты, подвешенные на их спинах = а у самых задних солдат были повешены на спины медные щиты), to protect them from a knife stroke from behind (/чтобы/ защитить их от удара ножом сзади). The skulking menace of the black maneaters was a threat even to armed men (крадущаяся угроза черных людоедов была угрозой даже для вооруженных людей).

gloomy ['lu: m], protect [pr'tekt], threat [ret]