Английский язык с М. Муркоком

Мойдел в мире = мирно; horde — орда; полчище, банда; to depart — отправляться; уходить, покидать).

mummified [`mAmIfaId] nausea [`nLzIq] horde [hLd]

`I am not the wretch! He reached inside his furs and drew something out that was on a string round his neck. `Would you come and fetch this back from me?

Corum felt bile come when he saw what Glandyth ported. It was Corum's own mummified hand, still bearing the ring that his sister had given him.

`And look! Glandyth took a small leather bag from his furs and waved it at Corum. `I have also saved your eye!

Corum controlled his hatred and his nausea and called:

`You may have the rest, Glandyth, if you will turn back your horde and depart from Moidel's Castle in peace.

Glandyth flung his chin towards the sky and roared with laughter (Гландит задрал подбородок к небу и расхохотался; to fling — бросать/ся/, кидать/ся/; совершать резкие движения; to roar with laughter — хохотать во все горло; покатываться со смеху).

`Oh, no, Vadhagh! They would not let me rob them of a fight — let alone their prize (они не позволят мне лишить их боя — не говоря уже об их награде/добыче). They have waited many months for this (они ждали этого много месяцев). They are going to slay all their ancient enemies (они собираются убить всех своих старых/заклятых врагов). And I am going to slay you (а я собираюсь убить тебя). I had planned to spend the winter in the comfort of Lyr-a-Brode's court (я запланировал провести зиму в уюте при дворе Лир-а-Брода). Instead I have had to camp in skin tents with our friends here (вместо этого мне пришлось встать здесь лагерем в палатках из кож со своими друзьями). I intend to slay you quickly, Vadhagh, I promise you (я намерен убить тебя быстро, вадаг, обещаю тебе). I have no more time to spend on a crippled piece of offal, such as yourself (у меня нет больше времени /чтобы тратить/ на покалеченный кусок падали = на всякую падаль, вроде тебя; offal — требуха; падаль, мертвечина). He laughed again (он снова засмеялся). `Who is the half-thing now (ну и кто теперь получеловек)?

ancient [`eInS (q) nt] court [kLt] promise [`prOmIs]

Glandyth flung his chin towards the sky and roared with laughter.

`Oh, no, Vadhagh! They would not let me rob them of a fight — let alone their prize. They have waited many months for this. They are going to slay all their ancient enemies. And I am going to slay you. I had planned to spend the winter in the comfort of Lyr-a-Brode's court. Instead I have had to camp in skin tents with our friends here. I intend to slay you quickly, Vadhagh, I promise you. I have no more time to spend on a crippled piece of offal, such as yourself. He laughed again. `Who is the half-thing now?

`Then you would not be afraid to fight me alone (тогда ты не побоишься сразиться со мной в одиночку), Corum called. `You could do battle on this causeway with me and doubtless kill me very quickly (ты можешь сразишься на этой дамбе со мной и, безусловно, убить меня очень быстро). Then you could leave the castle to your friends and return to your own land the faster (потом ты можешь оставить замок своим друзьям и быстрее вернуться в свою землю).

Glandyth frowned, debating this with himself (Гландит нахмурился, обдумывая это: «споря с собой»; to debate with oneself — обдумывать, убеждать самого себя).

`Why should you sacrifice your life a little earlier than you need to (зачем тебе жертвовать своей жизнью немного раньше, чем нужно)?

`I am tired of living as a cripple (я устал жить калекой). I am tired of fearing you and your men (я устал бояться тебя и твоих людей).

quickly [`kwIklI] frowned [fraund] sacrifice [`sxkrIfaIs]

`Then you would not be afraid to fight me alone, Corum called. `You could do battle on this causeway with me and doubtless kill me very quickly. Then you could leave the castle to your friends and return to your own land the faster.

Glandyth frowned, debating this with himself.

`Why should you sacrifice your life a little earlier than you need to?

`I am tired of living as a cripple. I am tired of fearing you and your men.

Glandyth was not convinced (не был уверен). Corum was trying to buy time with his talk and his suggestion (Корум пытался оттянуть/выиграть время своим разговором и предложением), but on the other hand it did not matter to Glandyth how much trouble the Pony Tribesmen would be forced (но, с другой стороны, Гландиту было неважно, сколько усилий потребуется приложить варварам на пони; trouble — беспокойство, волнение; усилие, хлопоты; tribesman — член племени, рода, сородич; to force — заставлять, вынуждать) to go to to take the castle after he had killed Corum (чтобы взять замок, после того как он убьет Корума; to go to — расходоваться, тратиться /на что-либо/).

Eventually he nodded, shouting back (в конце концов он кивнул, крича обратно = в ответ):

`Very well, Vadhagh, come down to the causeway (хорошо, вадаг, спускайся на дамбу). I will tell my men to stand off until we have had our fight (я прикажу моим людям держаться подальше, пока мы не /закончим/ бой; to stand off — держаться на расстоянии от). If you kill me, I will have my charioteers leave the battle to the others (если убьешь меня, мои колесницы оставят битву остальным = покинут поле боя, а остальные) …

`I do not believe that part of your bargain (я не верю этой части твоей сделки = этим твоим словам), Corum replied. `I am not interested in it, either (мне не интересна она также = все равно, что будет потом). I will come down (я спущусь).

convinced [kqn`vInst] bargain [`bRgIn] either [`aIDq]

Glandyth was not convinced. Corum was trying to buy time with his talk and his suggestion, but on the other hand it did not matter to Glandyth how much trouble the Pony Tribesmen would be forced to go to to take the castle after he had killed Corum.

Eventually he nodded, shouting back:

`Very well, Vadhagh, come down to the causeway. I will tell my men to stand off until we have had our fight. If you kill me, I will have my charioteers leave the battle to the others…

`I do not believe that part of your bargain, Corum replied. `I am not interested in it, either. I will come down.

Corum took his time descending the steps (Корум не спешил, спускаясь по лестнице/ступеням; to take time — требовать времени; дать себе достаточно времени, мешкать, копаться). He did not want to die at Glandyth's hand and he knew that if Glandyth did, by some luck, fall to him (он не хотел умирать от руки Гландита и знал, что если тот, волею судьбы, погибнет от его /руки/; luck — судьба, случай; удача; to fall — падать; пасть, сдаваться; гибнуть; to fall a victim to — пасть жертвой), the Earl of Krae's men would swiftly leap to their master's assistance (люди графа поспешно = сразу кинутся своему хозяину на помощь; to leap — прыгать; бросаться делать что- либо). All he hoped for was to gain a few hours for the defenders (все, на что он надеялся, — выиграть несколько часов для защитников /замка/; to gain time — выигрывать время).

Rhalina met him outside their apartments (Ралина встретила его снаружи их покоев = в коридоре).