Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса - Эдгар Берроуз

"And there among the hills she met a young warrior, whose duty it was to guard the feeding zitidars and thoats and see that they roamed not beyond the hills. They spoke at first only of such things as interest a community of Tharks, but gradually, as they came to meet more often, and, as was now quite evident to both, no longer by chance, they talked about themselves, their likes, their ambitions and their hopes. She trusted him and told him of the awful repugnance she felt for the cruelties of their kind, for the hideous, loveless lives they must ever lead, and then she waited for the storm of denunciation to break from his cold, hard lips; but instead he took her in his arms and kissed her.

"They kept their love a secret for six long years (они держали свою любовь в тайне в течение шести долгих лет). She, my mother, was of the retinue of the great Tal Hajus (она, моя мать, была из свиты великого Тала Хаджуса), while her lover was a simple warrior (в то время как ее возлюбленный был простым воином), wearing only his own metal (который носил только собственные знаки). Had their defection from the traditions of the Tharks been discovered (если бы их отступничество от традиций тарков было обнаружено; defection — нарушение, отступничество) both would have paid the penalty in the great arena (то оба они понесли бы наказание на большой арене; penalty — наказание; to pay the penalty — расплачиваться) before Tal Hajus and the assembled hordes (перед Талом Хаджусом и собравшимися толпами людей; horde — орда; куча людей).

penalty ['penltI], horde [hO: d]

"They kept their love a secret for six long years. She, my mother, was of the retinue of the great Tal Hajus, while her lover was a simple warrior, wearing only his own metal. Had their defection from the traditions of the Tharks been discovered both would have paid the penalty in the great arena before Tal Hajus and the assembled hordes.

"The egg from which I came (яйцо, из которого я появилась) was hidden beneath a great glass vessel (было спрятано под большим стеклянным сосудом) upon the highest and most inaccessible of the partially ruined towers of ancient Thark (на самой высокой и самой недоступной из частично разрушенных башен древнего Тарка). Once each year my mother visited it (один раз каждый год моя мать навещала его) for the five long years it lay there in the process of incubation (пять долгих лет оно лежало там в процессе инкубации). She dared not come oftener (она не осмеливалась приходить чаще), for in the mighty guilt of her conscience (так как, /чувствуя/ огромную вину на совести) she feared that her every move was watched (она опасалась, что за каждым ее шагом следят). During this period my father gained great distinction as a warrior (за это время мой отец достиг большой известности как воин; distinction — почет; знатность, известность) and had taken the metal from several chieftains (и забрал знаки различия у нескольких вождей). His love for my mother had never diminished (его любовь к моей матери нисколько не уменьшилась), and his own ambition in life (а его собственным честолюбивым желанием в жизни) was to reach a point where he might wrest the metal from Tal Hajus himself (было достичь такого положения, когда бы он мог вырвать знаки различия у самого Тала Хаджуса; to wrest — вырывать; получать ценой больших усилий), and thus, as ruler of the Tharks (и, таким образом, как правитель тарков), be free to claim her as his own (получить свободу, чтобы объявить ее своей = смочь объявить ее своей), as well as, by the might of his power (а также, силой своей власти), protect the child which otherwise would be quickly dispatched (защитить ребенка, с которым бы быстро расправились; to dispatch — посылать; отсылать; /книжн./ отправлять на тот свет, убивать) should the truth become known (если бы правда стала известна).

inaccessible ["Inqk'sesqbl], distinction [dIs'tINkS(q)n], diminish [dI'mInIS]

"The egg from which I came was hidden beneath a great glass vessel upon the highest and most inaccessible of the partially ruined towers of ancient Thark. Once each year my mother visited it for the five long years it lay there in the process of incubation. She dared not come oftener, for in the mighty guilt of her conscience she feared that her every move was watched. During this period my father gained great distinction as a warrior and had taken the metal from several chieftains. His love for my mother had never diminished, and his own ambition in life was to reach a point where he might wrest the metal from Tal Hajus himself, and thus, as ruler of the Tharks, be free to claim her as his own, as well as, by the might of his power, protect the child which otherwise would be quickly dispatched should the truth become known.

"It was a wild dream (это была безумная мечта; wild — дикий; необузданный), that of wresting the metal from Tal Hajus in five short years (вырвать у Тала Хаджуса знаки за пять коротких лет), but his advance was rapid (но его продвижение было стремительным), and he soon stood high in the councils of Thark (и он вскоре занял высокое положение в совете тарков). But one day the chance was lost forever (но однажды этот шанс был утрачен навсегда), in so far as it could come in time to save his loved ones (по крайней мере в том, чтобы это могло произойти вовремя, чтобы спасти его любимых), for he was ordered away upon a long expedition to the ice-clad south (так как ему было приказано отправиться прочь в длительную экспедицию к покрытому льдом югу; to order — приказывать, распоряжаться), to make war upon the natives there and despoil them of their furs (чтобы вести войну с местными племенами и отобрать у них их меха; to despoil — грабить; to despoil of — отбирать, лишать), for such is the manner of the green Barsoomian (ибо таков образ действий зеленого барсумианца); he does not labor for what he can wrest in battle from others (он не трудится ради того, что он может добыть в бою у других).

expedition ["ekspI'dIS(q)n], wrest [rest], native ['neItIv], despoil [dI'spOIl]

"It was a wild dream, that of wresting the metal from Tal Hajus in five short years, but his advance was rapid, and he soon stood high in the councils of Thark. But one day the chance was lost forever, in so far as it could come in time to save his loved ones, for he was ordered away upon a long expedition to the ice-clad south, to make war upon the natives there and despoil them of their furs, for such is the manner of the green Barsoomian; he does not labor for what he can wrest in battle from others.

"He was gone for four years (его не было четыре года), and when he returned all had been over for three (и когда он вернулся, то /прошло/ уже три года, с тех пор, как со всем было покончено); for about a year after his departure (так как примерно через год после его отъезда), and shortly before the time for the return of an expedition (и незадолго до того, как /наступило/ время возвращения экспедиции) which had gone forth to fetch the fruits of a community incubator (которая отправилась дальше, чтобы привезти детенышей из общественного инкубатора; to fetch — сходить и принести, привести; fruits — плоды; отпрыск, детеныш), the egg had hatched (яйцо вылупилось). Thereafter my mother continued to keep me in the old tower (после этого моя мать продолжала держать меня в старой башне), visiting me nightly and lavishing upon me the love (навещая меня по ночам и изливая на меня любовь; to lavish — щедро раздавать; расточать) the community life would have robbed us both of (которую жизнь в общине лишила бы нас обоих; to rob — грабить; лишать, отнимать). She hoped, upon the return of the expedition from the incubator (она надеялась после возвращения экспедиции от инкубатора), to mix me with the other young assigned to the quarters of Tal Hajus (смешать меня с другой молодежью, назначенной в казармы Тала Хаджуса; to mix — смешивать, примешивать; соединять), and thus escape the fate (и таким образом избегнуть судьбы) which would surely follow discovery of her sin against the ancient traditions of the green men (которая непременно воспоследовала бы при разоблачении ее греха в отношении древних традиций зеленых людей).

lavish ['lxvIS], assign [q'saIn], surely ['SuqlI]

"He was gone for four years, and when he returned all had been over for three; for about a year after his departure, and shortly before the time for the return of an expedition which had gone forth to fetch the fruits of a community incubator, the egg had hatched. Thereafter my mother continued to keep me in the old tower, visiting me nightly and lavishing upon me the love the community life would have robbed us both of. She hoped, upon the return of the expedition from the incubator, to mix me with the other young assigned to the quarters of Tal Hajus, and thus escape the fate which would surely follow discovery of her sin against the ancient traditions of the green men.

"She taught me rapidly the language and customs of my kind (она быстро научила меня языку и традициям мне подобных), and one night she told me the story I have told to you up to this point (и однажды ночью она рассказала мне историю, которую я тебе рассказала до этого момента), impressing upon me the necessity for absolute secrecy and the great caution (внушая мне необходимость соблюдать абсолютную секретность и большую осторожность) I must exercise after she had placed me with the other young Tharks (которую я должна буду соблюдать после того, как она поместит меня среди других молодых тарков) to permit no one to guess (чтобы никому не дать возможности догадаться) that I was further advanced in education than they (что я дальше продвинулась в образовании, чем они), nor by any sign to divulge in the presence of others my affection for her (и не проявить никаким знаком в присутствии других мою привязанность к ней; to divulge — разглашать, обнародовать), or my knowledge of my parentage (или мое знание о моем происхождении; parentage — происхождение, родословная) and then drawing me close to her (и затем, притянув меня близко к себе) she whispered in my ear the name of my father (она прошептала мне на ухо имя моего отца).

guess [ges], knowledge ['nOlIdZ], parentage ['peqrqntIdZ]

"She taught me rapidly the language and customs of my kind, and one night she told me the story I have told to you up to this point, impressing upon me the necessity for absolute secrecy and the great caution I must exercise after she had placed me with the other young Tharks to permit no one to guess that I was further advanced in education than they, nor by any sign to divulge in the presence of others my affection for her, or my knowledge of my parentage; and then drawing me close to her she whispered in my ear the name of my father.

"And then a light flashed out upon the darkness of the tower chamber (а затем свет озарил тьму башенной комнаты), and there stood Sarkoja (и там стояла Саркоджа), her gleaming, baleful eyes fixed in a frenzy of loathing and contempt upon my mother (ее сверкающие, злобные глаза пристально смотрели на мою мать с бешеным отвращением и презрением; baleful — злобный, мрачный; frenzy — безумие, неистовство). The torrent of hatred and abuse she poured out upon her (тот поток ненависти и брани, который она обрушила на нее; abuse — брань, оскорбления) turned my young heart cold in terror (заставил мое юное сердце похолодеть от ужаса). That she had heard the entire story was apparent (то, что она слышала всю историю, было очевидно), and that she had suspected something wrong (и то, что она подозревала что-то дурное) from my mother's long nightly absences from her quarters (из-за длительных ночных отлучек моей матери из своего жилья) accounted for her presence there on that fateful night (объясняло ее присутствие там в эту роковую ночь).