Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

Gray, following close behind me (Грей, следовавший за мной по пятам), had cut down the big boatswain ere he had time to recover from his lost blow (зарубил рослого боцмана, прежде чем тот успел оправиться от своего потерянного удара = прежде чем тот успел замахнуться снова). Another had been shot at a loophole in the very act of firing into the house (другого застрелили у бойницы, как раз когда он стрелял: «в то самое действие стрельбы» внутрь дома), and now lay in agony (и /он/ теперь лежал в /предсмертной/ агонии), the pistol still smoking in his hand (пистолет все еще дымился в его руке). A third, as I had seen, the doctor had disposed of at a blow (с третьим, как я видел, доктор расправился одним ударом; to dispose of — ликвидировать, избавиться от, покончить

). Of the four who had scaled the palisade (из четырех /человек/, которые перелезли через частокол), one only remained unaccounted for (только один остался «неучтенным» = в живых), and he, having left his cutlass on the field (и он, оставив свой кортик на поле /сражения/), was now clambering out again with the fear of death upon him (теперь перелезал обратно со страхом смерти = трепеща от ужаса).

“Fire — fire from the house (стреляйте, стреляйте из дома)!” cried the doctor

(кричал доктор). “And you, lads, back into cover (а вы, молодцы, обратно под прикрытие).”

But his words were unheeded (но эти слова остались незамеченными), no shot was fired (ни одного выстрела не было сделано), and the last boarder made good his escape (и последний нападавший благополучно перелез через ограду; to make good — осуществить, выполнить; escape — бегство, побег) and disappeared with the rest into the wood

(и исчез вместе с остальными в лесу). In three seconds nothing remained of the attacking party but the five who had fallen (через минуту: «три секунды» ничто не напоминало о нападающей стороне, кроме пятерых павших), four on the inside, and one on the outside, of the palisade (четверо внутри /укрепления/ и один снаружи частокола).

аgony [`ægənɪ] unaccounted [ʌnə`kauntɪd] field [fi:ld] party [`pɑ:tɪ]

Gray, following close behind me, had cut down the big boatswain ere he had time to recover from his lost blow. Another had been shot at a loophole in the very act of firing into the house, and now lay in agony, the pistol still smoking in his hand. A third, as I had seen, the doctor had disposed of at a blow. Of the four who had scaled the palisade, one only remained unaccounted for, and he, having left his cutlass on the field, was now clambering out again with the fear of death upon him.

“Fire — fire from the house!” cried the doctor. “And you, lads, back into cover.”

But his words were unheeded, no shot was fired, and the last boarder made good his escape, and disappeared with the rest into the wood. In three seconds nothing remained of the attacking party but the five who had fallen, four on the inside, and one on the outside, of the palisade.

The doctor and Gray and I ran full speed for shelter (доктор, Грей и я помчались со всех ног: «на полной скорости» к укрытию). The survivors would soon be back where they had left their muskets (выжившие могли вскоре вернуться /к тому месту/, где оставили свои мушкеты), and at any moment the fire might recommence (и в любой момент огонь мог возобновиться).