Английский язык с Конаном-варваром

To lighten himself, he had cast aside the great hunting bow when he had spent his last shaft, although it wrenched his heart to throw away the splendid weapon (/чтобы/ облегчиться,[17] он отбросил /в сторону/ большой охотничий луг, когда потратил свою последнюю стрелу, хотя это причинило мучение его сердцу — выбросить отличное оружие; to wrench — вывертывать, вырывать; мучить, причинять страдание, боль). Quiver and straps soon followed (колчан и ремешки вскоре последовали /за луком/). He was now stripped to a mere loin- clout of leopard skin (он был теперь раздет до одной набедренной повязки из леопардовой шкуры; loins — поясница), the high-laced sandals that clad his feet (сандалий с высокой шнуровкой, которые укрывали его ступни), his goatskin water bag (его бурдюка для воды), and the heavy broadsword, which he now carried scabbarded in one fist (и тяжелого палаша, который он сейчас нес в ножнах в одном кулаке; scabbard — ножны). To part with these would mean surrendering his last hope (расстаться с этими = этим означало бы отказаться от последней надежды; to surrender — сдаться, капитулировать, отказаться от).

bow [bu], last [l: st], fist [fst]

To lighten himself, he had cast aside the great hunting bow when he had spent his last shaft, although it wrenched his heart to throw away the splendid weapon. Quiver and straps soon followed. He was now stripped to a mere loin-clout of leopard skin, the high-laced sandals that clad his feet, his goatskin water bag, and the heavy broadsword, which he now carried scabbarded in one fist. To part with these would mean surrendering his last hope.

The lions were now almost at his heels (львы были = шли теперь почти по пятам; to be at one’s heels — следовать по пятам). He could smell the strong reek of their lithe bodies and hear their panting breath (он мог чуять сильный /неприятный/ запах их гибких тел и слышать их тяжелое/пыхтящее дыхание; to pant — часто и тяжело дышать, задыхаться). Any moment, now, they would close in upon him, and he would be making his last furious fight for life before they pulled him down (/в/ любой момент теперь они приблизятся к нему, и он будет вести свой последний яростный бой за жизнь, прежде чем они доберутся до него; to close in upon — приблизиться с целью нападения).

heels [hi: lz], reek [ri: k], breath [bre]

The lions were now almost at his heels. He could smell the strong reek of their lithe bodies and hear their panting breath. Any moment, now, they would close in upon him, and he would be making his last furious fight for life before they pulled him down.

He expected his pursuers to follow their age-old tactics (он ожидал, /что/ его преследователи последовать = последуют их вековой тактике). The oldest male — the chief of the pride — would follow directly behind him, with the younger males on either flank (самый старший самец — глава прайда[18] — последует прямо за ним с более молодыми самцами на каждом фланге = на обоих флангах). The swifter lionesses would range ahead on either side in a crescent formation until they were far enough ahead of him to close the circle and trap him (более быстрые львицы выстроятся /в ряд/ впереди по обеим сторонам строем в виде полумесяца, пока они /не/ будут достаточно далеко впереди него, чтобы замкнуть круг и поймать его; ahead of — впереди). Then they would all rush in upon him at once, making any effective defense impossible (затем они все набросятся на него сразу, делая любую эффективную оборону невозможной).

chief [ti: f], flank [flaek], range [ren]

He expected his pursuers to follow their age-old tactics. The oldest male — the chief of the pride — would follow directly behind him, with the younger males on either flank. The swifter lionesses would range ahead on either side in a crescent formation until they were far enough ahead of him to close the circle and trap him. Then they would all rush in upon him at once, making any effective defense impossible.