Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса / Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars

amity ['xmItI], extinction [Ik'stINkSn], eon ['i: qn], granddaughter ['grxn" dO: tq]

"Why, oh, why will you not learn to live in amity with your fellows, must you ever go on down the ages to your final extinction but little above the plane of the dumb brutes that serve you! A people without written language, without art, without homes, without love; the victim of eons of the horrible community idea. Owning everything in common, even your women and children, has resulted in your owning nothing in common. You hate each other as you hate all else except yourselves. Come back to the ways of our common ancestors, come back to the light of kindliness and fellowship. The way is open to you, you will find the hands of the red men stretched out to aid you. Together we may do still more to regenerate our dying planet. The granddaughter of the greatest and mightiest of the red jeddaks has asked you. Will you come?"

Lorquas Ptomel and the warriors sat looking silently and intently at the young woman for several moments after she had ceased speaking (Лорквас Птомель и воины сидели, молча и сосредоточенно глядя на молодую женщину еще несколько минут после того, как она закончила говорить; intently — сосредоточенно, пристально). What was passing in their minds no man may know (что происходило у них в головах, никто не мог знать), but that they were moved I truly believe (но я искренне верю, что они были тронуты), and if one man high among them had been strong enough to rise above custom (и если бы среди них был хоть один человек высокого положения и достаточно сильный, чтобы подняться над обычаем; high — высокий; главный; persons in high position — люди, занимающие высокое положение), that moment would have marked a new and mighty era for Mars (то этот момент ознаменовал бы новую и великую эпоху для Марса; mighty — могущественный, величественный).

I saw Tars Tarkas rise to speak (я увидел, как Тарс Таркас поднимается, чтобы заговорить), and on his face was such an expression (и на его лице было такое выражение) as I had never seen upon the countenance of a green Martian warrior (которого я еще никогда не видел на обличье зеленого марсианского воина). It bespoke an inward and mighty battle with self (оно свидетельствовало о сильной внутренней борьбе с собой; to bespeak — свидетельствовать, означать), with heredity, with age-old custom (с наследственностью, с вековыми обычаями), and as he opened his mouth to speak (и когда он открыл рот, чтобы заговорить), a look almost of benignity, of kindliness (выражение, почти похожее на добросердечие и доброту; benignity — добросердечие, доброта), momentarily lighted up his fierce and terrible countenance (на мгновение осветило его жестокое и ужасное лицо).

mighty ['maItI], heredity [hI'redItI], benignity [bI'nIgnItI]

Lorquas Ptomel and the warriors sat looking silently and intently at the young woman for several moments after she had ceased speaking. What was passing in their minds no man may know, but that they were moved I truly believe, and if one man high among them had been strong enough to rise above custom, that moment would have marked a new and mighty era for Mars.