Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
参考翻译：
比尔博·巴金斯正在寻找从可怕的龙斯马格手中夺回失落的矮人王国埃雷博尔。巫师甘道夫·格雷突然走近比尔博，他发现自己加入了一个由传奇战士托林·奥肯希尔德领导的十三个矮人组成的连队。他们的旅程将把他们带到野外；穿过充满地精和兽人、致命的狼和巨型蜘蛛、变形者和巫师的危险地带。虽然他们的目标是在东部和孤山的荒原，但他们必须首先逃离地精隧道，在那里比尔博遇到了将永远改变他的生活的生物。。。咕噜。在这里，与咕噜一道，在一个地下湖岸上，谦逊的比尔博·巴金斯不仅发现了连他都感到惊讶的诡计和勇气的深度，他还获得了咕噜的“珍贵”戒指，这枚戒指拥有意想不到和有用的品质。。。一枚简单的金戒指，以比尔博无法理解的方式与整个中土世界的命运联系在一起。
重点词汇释义
Bilbo比尔博; 〈古〉足械；足枷
out of the blue突然; 出乎意料地
a company of一伙人
Thorin托兰
swarming成群地来回移动; 成群地飞来飞去; swarm的现在分词
wastelands荒地; 荒原; 不毛之地; wasteland的复数
