Английский язык с Конаном-варваром
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piping ['pap], grass [r: s], flute [flu: t]
Down the slope, the demoniac piping continued. Feng sat cross-legged on the grass of the slope, tweedling away on his flute as if absorbed in some inhuman ecstasy.
Conan ripped off and threw away the gag. He pounced like a striking leopard. He came down upon the little duke; the pair rolled down the rest of the slope in a tangle of silken robe and thrashing limbs. A blow to the side of the head subdued Feng’s struggles. Conan groped into the Khitan’s wide sleeves and tore out the ivory cylinder containing the documents.
Then Conan lurched back up the hill, dragging Feng after him (затем Конан, шатаясь, вернулся на холм, таща Фэна за собой; to lurch —
air [], duke [dju: k], utter ['t]
Then Conan lurched back up the hill, dragging Feng after him. As he reached the level section around the base of the monolith, he heaved Feng into the air over his head. Seeing what was happening to him, the duke uttered one high, thin scream as Conan hurled him at the shaft. The Khitan struck the column with a thud and slid unconscious to the ground at its base.
The blow was merciful (удар был милостив), for the duke never felt the slimy touch of the haunter of the monolith as the glassy tentacles reached his face (ибо князь никогда = так и не почувствовал слизистого касания завсегдатая монолита, когда прозрачные щупальца достигли его лица). For a moment,
Conan grimly watched (в течение минуты Конан мрачно наблюдал). Feng’s features blurred as the rippling jelly slid over them (черты Фэна расплылись, когда пульсирующий студень скользнул по ним). Then the flesh faded away, and the skull and teeth showed through in a ghastly grin (затем плоть исчезла, а череп и зубы проступили в жутком оскале). The abomination flushed pink as it fed (мерзость = мерзкая тварь окрасилась в розовый цвет/покраснела, когда она насытилась).
Conan strode back to camp on stiff legs (Конан зашагал назад в лагерь на негнущихся ногах). Behind him, like a giant’s torch, the monolith stood against the sky, wrapped in smoky, scarlet flames (за ним, как гигантский факел, монолит стоял на фоне неба, охваченный дымными алыми языками пламени).
stiff [stf], torch [t: t], scarlet [sk: lt]
The blow was merciful, for the duke never felt the slimy touch of the haunter of the monolith as the glassy tentacles reached his face. For a moment, Conan grimly watched. Feng’s features blurred as the rippling jelly slid over them. Then the flesh faded away, and the skull and teeth showed through in a ghastly grin. The abomination flushed pink as it fed.
Conan strode back to camp on stiff legs. Behind him, like a giant’s torch., the monolith stood against die sky, wrapped in smoky, scarlet flames.
It had been the work of moments only to strike fire into dry tinder with his flint and steel (это было работой нескольких моментов = минутным делом высечь огонь в = поджечь сухой трут кремнем и огнивом). He had watched with grim satisfaction as the oily surface of the slime-monster ignited and blazed (он наблюдал с мрачным удовлетворением, когда маслянистая поверхность слизистого чудища зажглась и запылала) as it squirmed in voiceless agony (когда оно извивалось в безмолвной агонии). Let them both burn, he thought; the half-digested corpse of that treacherous dog and his loathsome pet! (позволь им обоим сгореть = пусть сгорят они оба, думал он, полупереваренный труп этого вероломного пса и его омерзительного любимца!)
fire ['fa], tinder ['tnd], burn [b: n]
It had been the work of moments only to strike fire into dry tinder with his flint and steel. He had watched with grim satisfaction as the oily surface of the slime-monster ignited and blazed as it squirmed in voiceless agony. Let them both burn, he thought; the half-digested corpse of that treacherous dog and his loathsome pet!
As Conan neared the camp, he saw that the last of his warriors had not yet retired (когда
distant ['dstnt], appeared ['pd], upon ['pn]
As Conan neared the camp, he saw that the last of his warriors had not yet retired. Instead, several stood staring curiously at the distant firelight. As he appeared, they turned upon him, crying out: ‘Where have you been, Captain? What is that blaze? Where is the duke?’
‘Ho, you gaping oafs!’ he roared as he strode into the firelight (эй, вы, зевающие олухи! — он проревел, когда вошел в свет костра; to stride — шагать (большими шагами)). ‘Wake the boys and saddle up to run for it (будите парней и седлайте коней, чтобы мчаться изо всех сил). The Jaga headhunters caught us, and they’ll be here any time (джага — охотники за головами — заманили нас, и они будут здесь в любой момент). They got the duke, but I broke free (они схватили князя, но я освободился; to break free — освободиться). Khusro! Mulai! Hop to it, if you do not want your heads hung up in their devil-devil huts! (Кхусро! Мулай! Пошевеливайтесь, если вы не хотите, /чтобы/ ваши головы висели в их нечистых: «дьявольских» хижинах!) And I hope to Crom you’ve left me some of that wine!’ (и я надеюсь на Крома, /что/ вы оставили мне немного того вина!)
caught [k: t], hope [hup], some [sm]
‘Ho, you gaping oafs!’ he roared as he strode into the firelight. ‘Wake the boys and saddle up to run for it. The Jaga headhunters caught us, and they’ll be here any time. They got the duke, but I broke free. Khusro! Mulai! Hop to it, if you do not want your heads hung up in their devil-devil huts! And I hope to Crom you’ve left me some of that wine!’
The Castle of Terror
(Замок ужаса)
1. Burning Eyes
(Горящие глаза)
Beyond the trackless deserts of Stygia lay the vast grasslands of Kush (за непроходимыми пустынями Стигии лежали огромные луга Куша; to lie — лежать). For over a hundred leagues, there was naught but endless stretches of thick grass (на протяжении более сотни лиг /не/ было ничего, кроме бесконечных просторов густой травы). Here and there a solitary tree rose to break the gently rolling monotony of the veldt (тут и там одинокое дерево поднималось, чтобы разрушить мерно волнующуюся монотонность степи): spiny acacias, sword-leaved dragon trees (колючие акации, драконники с мечевидными листьями), emerald-spired lobelias, and thick-fingered, poisonous spurges (изумрудные заостренные лобелии и густо-пальчатый ядовитый молочай; poison — яд). Now and then a rare stream cut a shallow dell across the prairie (время от времени редкий ручей прорезал мелкую лощину через прерию), giving rise to a narrow gallery forest along its banks (давая начало узкому припойменному леску вдоль его берегов; to give rise — давать начало, вызывать). Herds of zebra, antelope, buffalo, and other denizens of the savanna drifted athwart the veldt, grazing as they went (стада зебр, антилоп, буйволов и других обитателей саванны проносились через степь, пасясь по мере того, как они проходили = по ходу).