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

The dead jeddak's hands and head were removed to be added to the ornaments of his conqueror, and then his women cremated what remained, amid wild and terrible laughter.

The injuries to Dak Kova had delayed the march so greatly (раны Дака Ковы настолько задержали поход) that it was decided to give up the expedition (что было решено отложить экспедицию), which was a raid upon a small Thark community (которая должна была стать набегом на небольшую общину тарков) in retaliation for the destruction of the incubator (в отместку за разрушение инкубатора; retaliation — отплата, возмездие), until after the great games (до окончания больших игр), and the entire body of warriors, ten thousand in number (и весь отряд воинов, числом десять тысяч), turned back toward Warhoon (повернул назад к Ворхуну).

My introduction to these cruel and bloodthirsty people (мое знакомство с этим жестоким и кровожадным народом) was but an index to the scenes I witnessed almost daily while with them (было только показательным для тех сцен, которые я наблюдал почти ежедневно, пока я был с ними). They are a smaller horde than the Tharks but much more ferocious (это племя малочисленнее тарков, но гораздо более жестокое). Not a day passed but that some members of the various Warhoon communities met in deadly combat (не проходило и дня без того, чтобы какие-нибудь члены различных ворхунских общин не встречались в смертельном бою). I have seen as high as eight mortal duels within a single day (мне довелось увидеть до восьми смертельных поединков в течение только одного дня).

retaliation [rI" txlI'eIS(q)n], bloodthirsty ['blAd" TWstI], duel ['djuql]

The injuries to Dak Kova had delayed the march so greatly that it was decided to give up the expedition, which was a raid upon a small Thark community in retaliation for the destruction of the incubator, until after the great games, and the entire body of warriors, ten thousand in number, turned back toward Warhoon.

My introduction to these cruel and bloodthirsty people was but an index to the scenes I witnessed almost daily while with them. They are a smaller horde than the Tharks but much more ferocious. Not a day passed but that some members of the various Warhoon communities met in deadly combat. I have seen as high as eight mortal duels within a single day.