Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

Несен Ирина

"The fact that you wore no ornaments (тот факт, что на тебе не было украшений) is a strong proof of your un-Barsoomian origin (является веским доказательством твоего небарсумианского происхождения), while the absence of grotesque coverings (в то время как отсутствие причудливых покровов) might cause a doubt as to your earthliness (может вызвать сомнение относительно твоего земного происхождения)."

I then narrated the details of my departure from the Earth (затем я рассказал подробности моей отправки с Земли), explaining that my body there lay fully clothed (объяснив, что мое тело лежало там полностью одетым) in all the, to her, strange garments of mundane dwellers (во все странные для нее одеяния земных обитателей; mundane — земной). At this point Sola returned with our meager belongings (в это время вернулась Сола с нашими скудными пожитками) and her young Martian protйgй (и

со своим юным марсианским протеже), who, of course, would have to share the quarters with them (которому, конечно же, придется делить с ними жилье).

narrate [nq'reIt], departure [dI'pQ: tSq], belongings [bI'lONINz]

"The fact that you wore no ornaments is a strong proof of your un-Barsoomian origin, while the absence of grotesque coverings might cause a doubt as to your earthliness."

I then narrated the details of my departure from the Earth, explaining that my body there lay fully clothed in all the, to her, strange garments of mundane dwellers. At this point Sola returned with our meager belongings and her young Martian protйgй, who, of course, would have to share the quarters with them.

Sola asked us if we had had a visitor during her absence (Сола спросила нас, были ли у нас посетители во время ее отсутствия), and seemed much surprised when we answered in the negative (и казалась очень удивленной, когда мы ответили отрицательно). It seemed that as she had mounted the approach to the upper floors (оказалось, что когда она поднималась по лестнице к верхним этажам; approach — подступ) where our quarters were located (где находилось наше жилье), she had met Sarkoja descending (она встретила спускающуюся вниз Саркоджу). We decided that she must have been eavesdropping (мы решили, что она, должно быть, подслушивала; to eavesdrop — подслушивать), but as we could recall nothing of importance (но так как мы не могли вспомнить ничего важного) that had passed between us (что было сказано между нами; to pass — высказать суждение), we dismissed the matter as of little consequence (мы не придали этому значения: «отбросили этот вопрос как не имеющий большого значения»; to dismiss — отвергать, отбрасывать; consequence — следствие; значение, важность; it is of no consequence — это не важно), merely promising ourselves to be warned to the utmost caution in the future (просто пообещали себе соблюдать: «быть предупрежденными» в будущем предельную осторожность; to warn — предупреждать, предостерегать).

descending [dI'sendIN],eavesdropping ['i: vz" drOpIN], caution ['kO: S(q)n]

Sola asked us if we had had a visitor during her absence, and seemed much surprised when we answered in the negative. It seemed that as she had mounted the approach to the upper floors where our quarters were located, she had met Sarkoja descending. We decided that she must have been eavesdropping, but as we could recall nothing of importance that had passed between us, we dismissed the matter as of little consequence, merely promising ourselves to be warned to the utmost caution in the future.

Dejah Thoris and I then fell to examining the architecture (Дежа Торис и я затем принялись осматривать архитектуру) and decorations of the beautiful chambers of the building we were occupying (и отделку прекрасных комнат здания, которое мы занимали). She told me that these people had presumably flourished over a hundred thousand years before (она рассказала мне, что этот народ, предположительно, процветал более ста тысяч лет назад). They were the early progenitors of her race (они были древними прародителями ее расы; early — ранний; древний), but had mixed with the other great race of early Martians (но смешались с другой великой расой древних марсиан), who were very dark, almost black (которые были очень темными, почти черными), and also with the reddish yellow race which had flourished at the same time (а также с красно-желтой расой, которая процветала в это же время).

examining [Ig'zxmInIN], presumably [prI'zju: mqblI], progenitor [prou'dZenItq]

Dejah Thoris and I then fell to examining the architecture and decorations of the beautiful chambers of the building we were occupying. She told me that these people had presumably flourished over a hundred thousand years before. They were the early progenitors of her race, but had mixed with the other great race of early Martians, who were very dark, almost black, and also with the reddish yellow race which had flourished at the same time.

These three great divisions of the higher Martians (эти

три больших = распространенных типа высших марсиан; division — деление; классификация; тип) had been forced into a mighty alliance (вынуждены были /создать/ могучий союз) as the drying up of the Martian seas (так как пересыхание марсианских морей) had compelled them to seek the comparatively few and always diminishing fertile areas (заставляло их искать сравнительно малочисленные и постоянно сокращающиеся плодородные участки; to compel — заставлять, принуждать), and to defend themselves, under new conditions of life (и защищать себя в новых условиях жизни), against the wild hordes of green men (против диких племен: «орд» зеленых людей).

Ages of close relationship and intermarrying (века тесных отношений и браков между собой) had resulted in the race of red men (привели к /формированию/ расы красных людей), of which Dejah Thoris was a fair and beautiful daughter (чьей прекрасной и великолепной дочерью была Дежа Торис). During the ages of hardships and incessant warring between their own various races (за время многовековых лишений и непрерывных войн между своими собственными различными расами), as well as with the green men (а также с зелеными людьми), and before they had fitted themselves to the changed conditions (и прежде чем они приспособились к изменившимся условиям), much of the high civilization (большая часть высшей цивилизации) and many of the arts of the fair-haired Martians had become lost (и многие виды искусств светловолосых марсиан были утрачены); but the red race of today has reached a point (но современная раса красных марсиан достигла такого уровня) where it feels that it has made up in new discoveries (когда они считают, что они возместили новыми открытиями; to make up — возмещать, восполнять) and in a more practical civilization for all (и более практичной цивилизацией все то) that lies irretrievably buried with the ancient Barsoomians (что лежит безвозвратно захороненное вместе с древними барсумианами; irretrievable — безвозвратный, непоправимый; to retrieve — восстанавливать, возвращать в прежнее состояние), beneath the countless intervening ages (под бесчисленными /наслоениями/ прошедших веков; to intervine — находиться, лежать между).

comparatively [kqm'pxrqtIvlI], intermarrying ["Intq'mxrIIN], irretrievably ["IrI'tri: vqblI], intervening ["Intq'vi: nIN]

These three great divisions of the higher Martians had been forced into a mighty alliance as the drying up of the Martian seas had compelled them to seek the comparatively few and always diminishing fertile areas, and to defend themselves, under new conditions of life, against the wild hordes of green men.

Ages of close relationship and intermarrying had resulted in the race of red men, of which Dejah Thoris was a fair and beautiful daughter. During the ages of hardships and incessant warring between their own various races, as well as with the green men, and before they had fitted themselves to the changed conditions, much of the high civilization and many of the arts of the fair-haired Martians had become lost; but the red race of today has reached a point where it feels that it has made up in new discoveries and in a more practical civilization for all that lies irretrievably buried with the ancient Barsoomians, beneath the countless intervening ages.

These ancient Martians had been a highly cultivated and literary race (эти древние марсиане были высокоразвитой и образованной расой; to cultivate — культивировать, развивать; cultivated — культурный, развитой; literary — образованный), but during the vicissitudes of those trying centuries (но за время превратностей этих трудных столетий; vicissitude — превратность, злоключения; trying — утомительный, трудный) of readjustment to new conditions (приспосабливания к новым условиям), not only did their advancement and production cease entirely (полностью прекратились не только их прогресс и производство; advancement — продвижение; успех, прогресс; to cease — прекращать), but practically all their archives, records, and literature were lost (но были утрачены практически все их архивы, записи и литература).