As they issued from the valley, the half moon rose over the cliffs behind them (когда они вышли из долины, полумесяц поднялся над утесами позади них). In the misty air, it looked as if the viewer were seeing it from under water (в туманном воздухе /это/ казалось, как будто наблюдатель видит его из-под воды). The wan, illusive light of this moon shone upon a small, rounded hill, which rose out of the sward directly before them (бледный, призрачный свет этой луны светил на маленький/небольшой округлый холм, который поднимался из дерна прямо перед ними). Beyond it, steep-sided, forest-crested hills stood up blackly in the watery moonlight (за ним опоясанные лесом холмы с крутыми склонами поднимались черным =
issue ['u: ], half [h: f], water [w: t]
As they issued from the valley, the half moon rose over the cliffs behind them. In the misty air, it looked as if the viewer were seeing it from under water. The wan, illusive light of this moon shone upon a small, rounded hill, which rose out of the sward directly before them. Beyond it, steep-sided, forest-crested hills stood up blackly in the watery moonlight.
As the moon cast a powdering of silver over the hill before them, Conan forgot his premonitions (когда луна усыпала серебром: «бросила посыпание из серебра» — /небо/ над холмом перед ними, Конан забыл /о/ своих предчувствиях;
moon [mu: n], here [h], shaft [: ft]
As the moon cast a powdering of silver over the hill before them, Conan forgot his premonitions. For here rose the monolith of which Feng had spoken. It was a smooth, dully glistening shaft of dark stone, which rose from the top of the hill and soared up until it pierced the layer of mist that overhung the land. The top of the shaft appeared as a mere blur.
Here, then, was the tomb of the long-dead King Hsia, just as Feng had foretold (здесь тогда была могила давно умершего короля Ся, в точности, как предсказал Фэн;
With Feng’s crowbar and shovel on his shoulder, Conan pushed forcefully through a clump of tough, elastic rhododendron bushes and (с ломом и лопатой Фэна на /его/ плече Конан с силой протиснулся сквозь заросли крепкого эластичного рододендрона) started up the hill (и начал /подниматься/ на холм). He paused to give his small companion a hand up (он остановился, /чтобы/ подать своему маленькому компаньону руку /наверх/). After a brief scramble, they gained the top of the slope (после недолгого карабканья они достигли вершины склона).
tomb [tu: m],just [st], shovel [vl]
Here, then, was the tomb of the long-dead King Hsia, just as Feng had foretold. The treasure must be buried either directly beneath it or to one side. They would soon find out which.
With Feng’s crowbar and shovel on his shoulder, Conan pushed forcefully through a clump of tough, elastic rhododendron bushes and started up the hill. He paused to give his small companion a hand up. After a brief scramble, they gained the top of the slope.
Before them, the shaft rose from the center of the gently convex surface of the hilltop (перед ними колонна поднималась из центра мягко округлой поверхности вершины холма). The hill, thought Conan, was probably an artificial mound (холм, подумал Конан, был, вероятно, искусственным курганом), such as were sometimes piled up over the remains of great chiefs in his own country (таким, какие были иногда нагромождены =
thought [: t], country [kntr], were [w:]