Английский язык с М. Муркоком

/украшенный/ плетеной платиной; to carry — /пере/носить, /пере/возить; иметь с собой; staff — посох, палка, клюка; plaited — заплетенный, переплетенный) in which ruby metal had been woven (в который ярко-красный металл был инкрустирован; ruby — ярко-красный, рубиновый цвет; to weave — ткать, вплетать, соединять/ся/, сливаться; to weave-wove-woven), his bearing was still proud (его осанка была по-прежнему гордой; bearing — поведение, осанка, манера держаться) and his back was not bent (и его спина не была согнута = он держался прямо; back — спина, спинка; оборотная сторона; to bend — сгибать/ся/, наклонять/ся/; to bend-bent- bent).

veins [veInz] muscles [`mAslz] beneath [bI`nJT] enfeeble [In`fJbl] inhaling [In`heIlIN] vapour [`veIpq] proud [praud]

Prince Khlonskey's skin was almost milk-white and so thin that all the veins and muscles were clearly displayed beneath. He had lived for over a thousand years and only recently had age begun to enfeeble him. When his weakness became unbearable, when his eyes began to dim, he would end his life in the manner of the Vadhagh, by going to the Chamber of Vapours and laying himself on the silk quilts and cushions and inhaling the various sweet-smelling gases until he died. His hair had turned a golden brown with age and the colour of his eyes had mellowed to a kind of reddish purple with pupils of dark orange. His robes were now rather too large for his body, but, although he carried a staff of plaited platinum in which ruby metal had been woven, his bearing was still proud and his back was not bent.

One day he sought his son, Prince Corum (однажды: «/в/ один день» он нашел своего сына, принца Корума; to seek — искать, разузнавать; to seek-sought-sought), in a chamber where music was formed (в зале, где слагалась музыка) by the arranging of hollow tubes (на инструменте из тонкостенных трубок; to arrange — приводить в порядок, расставлять, классифицировать; hollow — пустой, полый; ввалившийся), vibrating wires (вибрирующих струн; wire — провод, проволока) and shifting stones (и движущихся самоцветов; shifting — непостоянный, меняющийся, подвижный; stone — камень, драгоценный камень). The very simple (очень простая), quiet music (тихая музыка) was almost drowned (была почти заглушена; to drown — тонуть, заглушать; подавлять) by the sound of Khlonskey's feet on the tapestries (звуком шагов Клонски по коврам; foot — ступня, стопа, подножие; походка; tapestry — затканная от руки материя, гобелен), the tap of his staff (стуком его посоха; tap — легкий стук, барабанная дробь) and the rustle of the breath in his thin throat (и шумом выдыхаемого воздуха в его худом горле = хриплым дыханием; rustle — шелест, шорох, шуршание; breath — дыхание, вздох; thin — тонкий, худощавый; throat — горло, глотка, гортань).

Prince Corum withdrew his attention from the music (оторвался: «отвел свое внимание» от музыки; to withdraw — отдергивать /руку/, забирать, отказываться; извлекать /из кармана и т. д. /; to withdraw-withdrew-withdrawn) and gave his father a look of polite enquiry (и посмотрел на своего отца: «дал отцу взгляд» с вежливым вопросом; to give a look — взглянуть; enquiry — вопрос, исследование, наведение справок; to give-gave-given).

`Father (/да/, отец)?

`Corum. Forgive the interruption (прости прерывание = что отвлекаю тебя; to forgive- forgave-forgiven; interruption — перерыв, пауза, помеха).

vibrating [vaI`breItIN] tapestries [`txpIstrIz] rustle [rAsl] breath [breT] enquiry [In`kwaIqrI]

One day he sought his son, Prince Corum, in a chamber where music was formed by the arranging of hollow tubes, vibrating wires and shifting stones. The very simple, quiet music was almost drowned by the sound of Khlonskey's feet on the tapestries, the tap of his staff and the rustle of the breath in his thin throat.

Prince Corum withdrew his attention from the music and gave his father a look of polite enquiry.

`Father?

`Corum. Forgive the interruption.

'Of course (конечно = ничего). Besides (кроме того), I was not satisfied with the work (я не был доволен произведением = музыка не шла; work — работа, труд, занятие; произведение, сочинение). Corum rose from his cushions (поднялся с подушек; to rise — вставать, всходить, подниматься; to rise-rose-risen) and drew his scarlet robe about him (и накинул свой алый плащ /на плечи/; to draw — тащить, волочить; натягивать).

`It occurs to me, Corum (думаю, Корум; to occur to somebody — приходить на ум /о мыслях, словах/; to occur — случаться, происходить), that I will soon visit the Chamber of Vapours (что скоро посещу Зал Туманов), said Prince Khlonskey (сказал принц Клонски; to say-said- said), `and, in reaching this decision (и, в принятии этого решения = но до того; to reach a decision — принять решение; to reach — достигать, добираться), I had it in mind to indulge a whim of mine (я намереваюсь позволить себе некую прихоть; to have in mind — иметь в виду, подразумевать, учитывать; mind — разум, мышление, память; to indulge — потворствовать, не отказывать себе в чем-то; whim — прихоть, каприз). However (тем не менее), I will need your help (мне понадобится твоя помощь; to need — иметь потребность, нуждаться, быть необходимым).

Now Prince Corum loved his father (любил своего отца) and respected his decision (и уважал его решение), so he said gravely (поэтому сказал серьезно):

decision [dI`sIZn] satisfied [`sxtIsfaId] gravely [`greIvlI]

'Of course. Besides, I was not satisfied with the work. Corum rose from his cushions and drew his scarlet robe about him.

`It occurs to me, Corum, that I will soon visit the Chamber of Vapours, said Prince Khlonskey, `and, in reaching this decision, I had it in mind to indulge a whim of mine. However, I will need your help.

Now Prince Corum loved his father and respected his decision, so he said gravely:

`That help is yours (эта помощь — твоя = разумеется, я помогу), Father. What can I do (что я могу сделать /для тебя/)?

`I would know something (я бы узнал = хотелось бы узнать что-нибудь) of the fate of my kinsmen (о судьбе моих родственников). Of Prince Opash (о принце Опаше), who dwells at Castle Sarn in the East (который живет в замке Сарн на востоке). Of Princess Lorim (о принцессе Лорим), who is at Castle Crachah in the South (на юге). And of Prince Faguin of Castle Gal in the North (на севере).

Prince Corum frowned (нахмурился; to frown — хмурить брови, смотреть неодобрительно).

`Very well, Father, if… (очень хорошо, отец, если…)

east [Jst] south [sauT] north [nLT] frowned [fraund]

`That help is yours, Father. What can I do?

`I would know something of the fate of my kinsmen. Of Prince Opash, who dwells at Castle Sarn in the East. Of Princess Lorim, who is at Castle Crachah in the South. And of Prince Faguin of Castle Gal in the North.

Prince Corum frowned.

`Very well, Father, if…