Edgar Burroughs - Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

accompany [q'kAmpnI], astonishment [q'stOnISmqnt], dejection [dI'dZekS(q)n], intuitively [In'tju:ItIvlI]

She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure.

As her gaze rested on me her eyes opened wide in astonishment, and she made a little sign with her free hand; a sign which I did not, of course, understand. Just a moment we gazed upon each other, and then the look of hope and renewed courage which had glorified her face as she discovered me, faded into one of utter dejection, mingled with loathing and contempt. I realized I had not answered her signal, and ignorant as I was of Martian customs, I intuitively felt that she had made an appeal for succor and protection which my unfortunate ignorance had prevented me from answering. And then she was dragged out of my sight into the depths of the deserted edifice.

As I came back to myself I glanced at Sola (когда я пришел в себя, я взглянул на Солу), who had witnessed this encounter (которая была свидетелем этой встречи) and I was surprised to note a strange expression upon her usually expressionless countenance (и я с удивлением заметил странное выражение на ее обычно бесстрастном лице; countenance — выражениелица, лицо ). What her thoughts were I did not know (какими были ее мысли, я не знал), for as yet I had learned but little of the Martian tongue (так как пока я лишь немного изучил марсианский язык); enough only to suffice for my daily needs (достаточно только для того, чтобы удовлетворять мои повседневные потребности; to suffice — бытьдостаточным, хватать; to suffice for daily needs — бытьдостаточнымдляежедневныхпотребностей ).

As I reached the doorway of our building (когда я подошел к двери нашего здания) a strange surprise awaited me (странный сюрприз ожидал меня). A warrior approached bearing the arms, ornaments, and full accouterments of his kind (/ко мне/ приблизился воин, который нес оружие, украшения и полное снаряжение, полагающееся воину: «присущее таким, как он»). These he presented to me with a few unintelligible words (все это он вручил мне, /сопроводив/ несколькими невнятными словами; to present — преподносить; вручать; unintelligible — неразборчивый, неясный ), and a bearing at once respectful and menacing (и манерой поведения одновременно уважительной и угрожающей; bearing — поведение, манерадержаться ).

expressionless [Ik'spreSnlIs], countenance ['kauntInqns], unintelligible ["AnIn'telIdZqbl]

As I came back to myself I glanced at Sola, who had witnessed this encounter and I was surprised to note a strange expression upon her usually expressionless countenance. What her thoughts were I did not know, for as yet I had learned but little of the Martian tongue; enough only to suffice for my daily needs.

As I reached the doorway of our building a strange surprise awaited me. A warrior approached bearing the arms, ornaments, and full accouterments of his kind. These he presented to me with a few unintelligible words, and a bearing at once respectful and menacing.

Later, Sola, with the aid of several of the other women (позднее Сола с помощью нескольких других женщин), remodeled the trappings to fit my lesser proportions (переделала амуницию, чтобы она подходила моим меньшим размерам), and after they completed the work (и после того, как они завершили работу) I went about garbed in all the panoply of war (я стал выходить, облаченный во все военные доспехи; to garb — одевать, облачать; panoply — доспехи; одеяние ).

From then on Sola instructed me in the mysteries of the various weapons (с той поры Сола /стала/ посвящать меня в тайны различного оружия), and with the Martian young I spent several hours each day practicing upon the plaza (и вместе с молодым марсианином я ежедневно проводил на площади несколько часов, тренируясь). I was not yet proficient with all the weapons (я еще не был искусен /в обращении/ со всеми видами оружия; proficient — искусный, умелый, опытный ), but my great familiarity with similar earthly weapons (но мое близкое знакомство с подобным земным оружием) made me an unusually apt pupil (сделало меня необычайно способным учеником; apt — подходящий; способный ), and I progressed in a very satisfactory manner (и я делал успехи вполне удовлетворительным образом).

remodel ['ri:'mOdl], proficient [prq'fIS(q)nt], familiarity [fq"mIlI'xrItI]

Later, Sola, with the aid of several of the other women, remodeled the trappings to fit my lesser proportions, and after they completed the work I went about garbed in all the panoply of war.

From then on Sola instructed me in the mysteries of the various weapons, and with the Martian young I spent several hours each day practicing upon the plaza. I was not yet proficient with all the weapons, but my great familiarity with similar earthly weapons made me an unusually apt pupil, and I progressed in a very satisfactory manner.

The training of myself and the young Martians was conducted solely by the women (обучение меня и молодых марсиан проводилось исключительно женщинами; to conduct — вести; руководить ), who not only attend to the education of the young in the arts of individual defense and offense (которые не только занимаются обучением молодежи искусству индивидуальной защиты и нападения), but are also the artisans who produce every manufactured article wrought by the green Martians (но одновременно являются мастерицами, которые производят все промышленные изделия, изготовляемые зелеными марсианами; artisan — ремесленник, мастеровой; to manufacture — производить, изготовлять ). They make the powder, the cartridges, the firearms (они делают порох, патроны, огнестрельное оружие); in fact everything of value is produced by the females (фактически все, имеющее цену, изготавливается женщинами; value — ценность; of value — ценный ). In time of actual warfare they form a part of the reserves (во время реальных/действительных военных действий они составляют часть резерва), and when the necessity arises fight with even greater intelligence and ferocity than the men (и когда возникает необходимость, сражаются даже с большей сообразительностью и жестокостью, чем мужчины).

conduct [kqn'dAkt], manufacture ["mxnju'fxktSq], cartridge ['kQ:trIdZ]

The training of myself and the young Martians was conducted solely by the women, who not only attend to the education of the young in the arts of individual defense and offense, but are also the artisans who produce every manufactured article wrought by the green Martians. They make the powder, the cartridges, the firearms; in fact everything of value is produced by the females. In time of actual warfare they form a part of the reserves, and when the necessity arises fight with even greater intelligence and ferocity than the men.

The men are trained in the higher branches of the art of war (мужчины обучаются высшим военным дисциплинам; branch — ветка; отрасль ), in strategy and the maneuvering of large bodies of troops (стратегии и маневрированию больших групп войск; body — группалюдей; отряд; body of troops — отрядвойск ). They make the laws as they are needed (они создают законы, когда они нужны); a new law for each emergency (новый закон для каждого чрезвычайного обстоятельства). They are unfettered by precedent in the administration of justice (они не стеснены /правилом/ прецедента в отправлении правосудия; to unfetter — сниматьоковы, освобождать; unfettered — освобожденный, неограниченный ). Customs have been handed down by ages of repetition (обычаи передаются путем повторения веками; to hand down — передавать ), but the punishment for ignoring a custom is a matter for individual treatment by a jury of the culprit's peers (однако наказание за нарушение обычая — это предмет для индивидуального рассмотрения судом равных обвиняемому по положению; treatment — обращение; рассмотрение; culprit — виновный, обвиняемый; peer — ровня ), and I may say that justice seldom misses fire (и я должен сказать, что правосудие редко ошибается; to misfire — даватьосечку; to miss fire — потерпетьнеудачу, недостичьцели ), but seems rather to rule in inverse ratio to the ascendency of law (хотя, как кажется, часто действует противоположно букве: «власти» закона; inverse — обратный, противоположный; ratio — отношение, пропорция; ascendency — власть, господство ). In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people (по крайней мере, в одном отношении марсиане — счастливый народ); they have no lawyers (у них нет юристов).

maneuvering [mq'nu:vrIN], unfetter [An'fetq], justice ['dZAstIs], ascendency [q'sendqnsI]

The men are trained in the higher branches of the art of war, in strategy and the maneuvering of large bodies of troops. They make the laws as they are needed; a new law for each emergency. They are unfettered by precedent in the administration of justice. Customs have been handed down by ages of repetition, but the punishment for ignoring a custom is a matter for individual treatment by a jury of the culprit's peers, and I may say that justice seldom misses fire, but seems rather to rule in inverse ratio to the ascendency of law. In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people; they have no lawyers.