Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса
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throw [Trou], velocity [vI'lOsItI], traverse ['trxvWs]
As I rose above the city I circled several times, as I had seen Kantos Kan do, and then throwing my engine into top speed I raced at terrific velocity toward the south, following one of the great waterways which enter Zodanga from that direction.
I had traversed perhaps two hundred miles in a little less than an hour when I descried far below me a party of three green warriors racing madly toward a small figure on foot which seemed to be trying to reach the confines of one of the walled fields.
Dropping my machine rapidly toward them (резко бросив /вниз/ свою машину к ним; to drop — капать; падать; ронять; бросать /вниз, отпустив/), and circling to the rear of the warriors (и описывая круги в тылу зеленых воинов), I soon saw that the object of their pursuit was a red Martian (я вскоре увидел,
drop [drOp], squadron ['skwOdr(q)n], surprise [sq'praIz]
Dropping my machine rapidly toward them, and circling to the rear of the warriors, I soon saw that the object of their pursuit was a red Martian wearing the metal of the scout squadron to which I was attached. A short distance away lay his tiny flier, surrounded by the tools with which he had evidently been occupied in repairing some damage when surprised by the green warriors.
They were now almost upon him (они были уже почти около него); their flying mounts charging down on the relatively puny figure at terrific speed (их летящие = мчащиеся тоты настигали относительно маленькую фигурку со страшной быстротой; to charge — атаковать), while the warriors leaned low to the right (в то время как воины низко наклонились вправо), with their great metal-shod spears (/держа/ длинные копья с металлическими наконечниками; to shoe — подбивать, обшивать). Each seemed striving to be the first to impale the poor Zodangan (каждый, казалось, стремился первым пронзить бедного зодангианца; to impale — протыкать, прокалывать, пронзать; /ист./ сажать на кол; pale — кол) and in another moment his fate would have been sealed (еще мгновение — и его судьба была бы решена; to seal — ставить печать; окончательно решать; seal — печать) had it not been for my timely arrival (если бы не мое своевременное появление: «прибытие»).
figure ['fIgq], impale [Im'peIl], seal [si: l]
They were now almost upon him; their flying mounts charging down on the relatively puny figure at terrific speed, while the warriors leaned low to the right, with their great metal-shod spears. Each seemed striving to be the first to impale the poor Zodangan and in another moment his fate would have been sealed had it not been for my timely arrival.
Driving my fleet air craft at high speed directly behind the warriors (направляя свой быстрый летательный аппарат на высокой скорости к воинам точно сзади; fleet — быстрый) I soon overtook them (я вскоре догнал их; to overtake — догнать, наверстать, нагнать; обогнать) and without diminishing my speed (и, не снижая скорости) I rammed the prow of my little flier between the shoulders of the nearest (я протаранил носом моего маленького летуна спину «между плечами» ближайшего /воина/; to ram — таранить, вколачивать; ram — баран; таран; prow — нос /корабля/). The impact sufficient to have torn through inches of solid steel (удар, достаточно сильный, чтобы пробить несколько дюймов сплошной стали; impact — удар, толчок; sufficient — достаточный), hurled the fellow's headless body into the air over the head of his thoat (перебросил обезглавленное тело этого парня в воздух через голову его тота), where it fell sprawling upon the moss (где оно упало, вытянувшись, на мох). The mounts of the other two warriors turned squealing in terror (верховые животные двух других воинов повернули, визжа от ужаса), and bolted in opposite directions (и рванули в противоположных направлениях).
Reducing my speed I circled (уменьшив скорость и описав круг) and came to the ground at the feet of the astonished Zodangan (я опустился на землю к ногам изумленного зодангианца). He was warm in his thanks (он горячо благодарил меня; warm — теплый; сердечный; warm thanks — горячая благодарность) for my timely aid (за мою своевременную помощь) and promised that my day's work (и пообещал, что мой поступок в этот день; work — труд; поступок) would bring the reward it merited (принесет мне такую награду, которую он заслуживает; to merit — заслуживать, быть достойным), for it was none other than a cousin of the jeddak of Zodanga (так
sprawl [sprO: l], squeal [skwi: l], reduce [rI'dju: s]
Driving my fleet air craft at high speed directly behind the warriors I soon overtook them and without diminishing my speed I rammed the prow of my little flier between the shoulders of the nearest. The impact sufficient to have torn through inches of solid steel, hurled the fellow's headless body into the air over the head of his thoat, where it fell sprawling upon the moss. The mounts of the other two warriors turned squealing in terror, and bolted in opposite directions.
Reducing my speed I circled and came to the ground at the feet of the astonished Zodangan. He was warm in his thanks for my timely aid and promised that my day's work would bring the reward it merited, for it was none other than a cousin of the jeddak of Zodanga whose life I had saved.
We wasted no time in talk (мы не стали тратить много времени на разговоры) as we knew that the warriors would surely return (так как знали, что воины обязательно вернутся) as soon as they had gained control of their mounts (как только они вернут контроль над своими тотами). Hastening to his damaged machine (поспешив к его поврежденной машине) we were bending every effort to finish the needed repairs (мы cделали все возможное, чтобы завершить необходимый ремонт; to bend — согнуть; приложить, направить; to bend every effort — сделать все возможное) and had almost completed them (и почти завершили его) when we saw the two green monsters (когда увидели, что два зеленых чудовища) returning at top speed from opposite sides of us (возвращаются к нам на предельной скорости с двух «противоположных» сторон; top — верхушка; высшая степень). When they had approached within a hundred yards (когда они приблизились до расстояния в сто ярдов) their thoats again became unmanageable (их тоты вновь стали неуправляемыми) and absolutely refused to advance further toward the air craft (и решительно отказывались подходить ближе к летательному аппарату) which had frightened them (который напугал их).
The warriors finally dismounted (воины, наконец, спешились) and hobbling their animals (и, стреножив своих животных; to hobble — стреножить) advanced toward us on foot with drawn long-swords (направились к нам пешком с обнаженными: «вытащенными» длинными мечами; to draw — тащить).
surely ['SuqlI], unmanageable [An'mxnIdZqbl], hobble [hObl]
We wasted no time in talk as we knew that the warriors would surely return as soon as they had gained control of their mounts. Hastening to his damaged machine we were bending every effort to finish the needed repairs and had almost completed them when we saw the two green monsters returning at top speed from opposite sides of us. When they had approached within a hundred yards their thoats again became unmanageable and absolutely refused to advance further toward the air craft which had frightened them.
The warriors finally dismounted and hobbling their animals advanced toward us on foot with drawn long-swords.
I advanced to meet the larger (я направился навстречу более крупному), telling the Zodangan to do the best he could with the other (сказав зодангианцу, чтобы он сделал все, что может, с другим). Finishing my man with almost no effort (покончив со своим противником практически без всяких усилий), as had now from much practice become habitual with me (что благодаря большой практике теперь стало привычным для меня), I hastened to return to my new acquaintance (я поспешил вернуться к моему новому знакомцу) whom I found indeed in desperate straits (которого я, в самом деле, нашел в отчаянном положении; straits — пролив; затруднительное положение; to be in desperate straits — быть в отчаянном положении).
He was wounded and down (он был ранен и лежал на земле: «был внизу») with the huge foot of his antagonist upon his throat (при этом большущая нога его противника была на его горле) and the great long-sword raised to deal the final thrust (а огромный длинный меч занесен, чтобы нанести последний удар; thrust — выпад, удар; укол, колющий удар). With a bound I cleared the fifty feet intervening between us (прыжком я преодолел пятьдесят футов, разделяющих нас; to clear — взять / преодолеть препятствие; to intervene — вмешиваться; вклиниваться; находиться, лежать/между чем-либо: между объектами и между событиями/), and with outstretched point drove my sword completely through the body of the green warrior (и нацеленным вперед острием меча пронзил насквозь тело зеленого воина; to outstretch — протягивать). His sword fell, harmless, to the ground (его меч упал, /уже/ безопасный, на землю; harmless — безвредный) and he sank limply upon the prostrate form of the Zodangan (и сам он обессиленно рухнул на распростертое тело зодангианца).