Английский язык с Р. Э. Говардом

Crouching in the deep, velvet-black shadows of the bushes, he scrutinized the great jut of rock which stood out in bold relief in the moonlight. It was covered with strange, grotesque carvings, depicting men and animals, and half-bestial creatures that might have been gods or devils. The style of art differed so strikingly from that of the rest of the valley, that Conan wondered if it did not represent a different era and race, and was itself a relic of an age lost and forgotten at whatever immeasurably distant date the people of Alkmeenon had found and entered the haunted valley.

A great door stood open in the sheer curtain of the cliff (громадная дверь стояла открытой на отвесном барьере утеса; curtain — занавес; барьер), and a gigantic dragon's head was carved about it so that the open door was like the dragon's gaping mouth (и вокруг нее была высечена гигантская голова дракона так, что открытая дверь была, словно разверстая пасть дракона; to carve — вырезать; высекать). The door itself was of carven bronze and looked to weigh several tons (сама дверь была из резной бронзы и на вид весила несколько тонн; to look — смотреть; выглядеть, казаться). There was no lock that he could see (не было замка, который он мог видеть = который бы он видел), but a series of bolts showing along the edge of the massive portal (но ряд засовов, видневшихся вдоль края массивной двери; to show — показывать; виднеться), as it stood open (пока она стояла открытой), told him that there was some system of locking and unlocking (сообщил ему, что есть какая-то система запирания и отпирания = система запоров) — a system doubtless known only to the priests of Keshan (система, несомненно известная только жрецам Кешана).

dragon ['draen], weigh [we], ton [tn]

A great door stood open in the sheer curtain of the cliff, and a gigantic dragon's head was carved about it so that the open door was like the dragon's gaping mouth. The door itself was of carven bronze and looked to weigh several tons. There was no lock that he could see, but a series of bolts showing along the edge of the massive portal, as it stood open, told him that there was some system of locking and unlocking — a system doubtless known only to the priests of Keshan.

The trail showed that Gorulga and his henchmen had gone through that door (следы показывали, что Горулга и его приспешники прошли через эту дверь). But Conan hesitated (но Конан колебался). To wait until they emerged would probably mean to see the door locked in his face (ждать, пока они появятся, означало бы, возможно, увидеть, как дверь закроется перед самым его носом; to shut/lock the door in smb.’s face — закрыть дверь перед самым носом у кого-л.), and he might not be able to solve the mystery of its unlocking (а он, возможно, не сумеет решить = раскрыть тайну ее отпирания; to be able to — уметь, мочь). On the other hand, if he followed them in (с другой стороны, если бы он последовал за ними внутрь; on the other hand — с другой стороны), they might emerge and lock him in the cavern (они могли бы выйти и запереть его в пещере).

Throwing caution to the winds (отбросив всякую осторожность; to throw caution to the winds — отбросить всякую осторожность), he glided through the great portal (он скользнул сквозь огромный портал). Somewhere in the cavern were the priests, the Teeth of Gwahlur, and perhaps a clue to the fate of Muriela (где-то в пещере были жрецы, Зубы Гвалура и, возможно, ключ к судьбе Муриелы). Personal risks had never yet deterred him from any purpose (личный риск = соображения личной безопасности никогда еще не отпугивали его от какой-либо цели; to deter — удерживать; отпугивать).

caution ['k:n], cavern ['kaevn], deter [d't:]

The trail showed that Gorulga and his henchemen had gone through that door. But Conan hesitated. To wait until they emerged would probably mean to see the door locked in his face, and he might not be able to solve the mystery of its unlocking. On the other hand, if he followed them in, they might emerge and lock him in the cavern.

Throwing caution to the winds, he glided through the great portal. Somewhere in the cavern were the priests, the Teeth of Gwahlur, and perhaps a clue to the fate of Muriela. Personal risks had never yet deterred him from any purpose.