That I never did!” said Tom. “It was you. ” “Two to one, so shut yer mouth!” said Bert. “Who are you a-talkin’ to?” said William.

“Now stop it!” said Tom and Bert together. “The night’s gettin’ on, and dawn comes early. Let’s get on with it!”

“Dawn take you all (рассвет возьмет вас всех), and be stone to you (и обратит вас в камень)!” said a voice that sounded like William’s (сказал некий голос, который звучал, как голос Вильяма). But it wasn’t (но это был не /его голос/). For just at that moment (так как именно в этот момент) the light came over the hill (/солнечный/ свет появился над холмом), and there was a mighty twitter in the branches (и ветви деревьев сильно задрожали; mighty — могущественный, громадный). William never spoke (Вильям ничего не говорил; never — никогда) for he stood turned to stone (так как он стоял, окаменевший) as he stooped (в тот момент, когда он наклонился); and Bert and Tom were stuck like rocks (и Берт, и Том застыли, как скалы) as they looked at him (в тот момент, когда они смотрели на него). And there they stand to this day (и там они стоят до сего дня), all alone (совсем одни), unless the birds perch on them (если только птицы не садятся на них, как на насест); for trolls (так как тролли), as you probably know (как вы, возможно, знаете), must be underground (должны быть под землей) before dawn (до рассвета), or they go back (или они обращаются назад) to the stuff of the mountains (в тот горный материал) they are made of (из которого они сделаны), and never move again (и никогда больше не двигаются). That is what had happened to Bert and Tom and William (именно это и случилось с Бертом, Томом и Вильямом).

“Excellent (превосходно)!” said Gandalf (сказал Гэндальф), as he stepped from behind a tree (делая шаг из-за дерева), and helped Bilbo (и помог Бильбо) to climb down out of a thorn-bush (спуститься с колючего кустарника). Then Bilbo understood (тогда и Бильбо понял). It was the wizard’s voice (это был голос волшебника) that had kept the trolls bickering and quarrelling (который заставлял троллей продолжать пререкаться и спорить), until the light came (до тех пор, пока не появился дневной свет) and made an end of them (и не положил им конец).

twitter [ˈtwɪtǝ] perch [pǝ: tʃ] underground [ˈʌndǝɡraʋnd] thorn-bush [ˈƟɔ: nbʋʃ]

Dawn take you all, and be stone to you!” said a voice that sounded like William’s. But it wasn’t. For just at that moment the light came over the hill, and there was a mighty twitter in the branches. William never spoke for he stood turned to stone as he stooped; and Bert and Tom were stuck like rocks as they looked at him. And there they stand to this day, all alone, unless the birds perch on them; for trolls, as you probably know, must be underground before dawn, or they go back to the stuff of the mountains they are made of, and never move again. That is what had happened to Bert and Tom and William.

Excellent!” said Gandalf, as he stepped from behind a tree, and helped Bilbo to climb down out of a thorn-bush. Then Bilbo understood. It was the wizard’s voice that had kept the trolls bickering and quarrelling, until the light came and made an end of them.

The next thing was (следующим действием было) to untie the sacks (развязать мешки) and let out the dwarves (и выпустить гномов). They were nearly suffocated (они были почти что задушены), and very annoyed (и очень раздражены): they had not at all enjoyed (им совсем не понравилось; to enjoy — любить, получать удовольствие, наслаждаться) lying there (лежать там) listening to the trolls making plans (слушая, как тролли строят планы) for roasting them (то поджарить их) and squashing them (и расплющить их) and mincing them (и перекрутить их на фарш). They had to hear Bilbo’s account (они вынуждены были выслушать отчет Бильбо) of what had happened to him (о том, что случилось с ним) twice over (два раза подряд), before they were satisfied (прежде, чем они были удовлетворены).

“Silly time (нашел время: «глупое время») to go practising pinching and pocket-picking (практиковаться в воровстве и карманных кражах), ” said Bombur, “when what we wanted was fire and food (когда то, что мы хотели, было огонь и еда)!”

“And that’s just what (и это как раз то, что) you wouldn’t have got (вы бы не смогли получить) of those fellows (у этих ребят) without a struggle (без борьбы), in any case (в любом случае), ” said Gandalf.

“Anyhow you are wasting time now (во всяком случае, сейчас вы попусту тратите время). Don’t you realize (неужели вы не понимаете) that the trolls must have a cave or a hole (что у троллей должна быть пещера или нора) dug somewhere near (вырытая где-то поблизости; to dig — рыть) to hide from the sun in (чтобы прятаться в ней от солнца)? We must look into it (мы должны заглянуть в нее)!”

untie [ʌnˈtaɪ] suffocate [ˈsʌfǝkeɪt] annoyed [ǝˈnɔɪd]

The next thing was to untie the sacks and let out the dwarves. They were nearly suffocated, and very annoyed: they had not at all enjoyed lying there listening to the trolls making plans for roasting them and squashing them and mincing them. They had to hear Bilbo’s account of what had happened to him twice over, before they were satisfied.

“Silly time to go practising pinching and pocket-picking, ” said Bombur, “when what we wanted was fire and food!”