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

My reply was a quick thrust which left me but three antagonists and I can assure you that they were worthy of my metal. They had me backed against the wall in no time, fighting for my life. Slowly I worked my way to a corner of the room where I could force them to come at me only one at a time, and thus we fought upward of twenty minutes; the clanging of steel on steel producing a veritable bedlam in the little room.

The noise had brought Dejah Thoris to the door of her apartment (шум заставил Дежу Торис подойти к дверям своей комнаты), and there she stood throughout the conflict (и там она стояла на протяжении всей схватки) with Sola at her back peering over her shoulder (а Сола /стояла/ у нее за спиной, выглядывая у нее из-за плеча). Her face was set and emotionless (ее лицо было неподвижно и безучастно) and I knew that she did not recognize me, nor did Sola (и я понял, что она не узнала меня, так же, как и Сола).

noise [nOIz], recognize ['rekqgnaIz]

The noise had brought Dejah Thoris to the door of her apartment, and there she stood throughout the conflict with Sola at her back peering over her shoulder. Her face was set and emotionless and I knew that she did not recognize me, nor did Sola.

Finally a lucky cut brought down a second guardsman (наконец удачный удар свалил другого стражника; cut — порез; удар /мечом/; to bring down — свалить) and then, with only two opposing me (и тогда, когда только двое противостояли мне), I changed my tactics (я сменил тактику) and rushed them down after the fashion of my fighting (и обрушился на них, применив такой прием борьбы; to rush — /воен./ брать стремительным натиском) that had won me many a victory (который принес мне много побед). The third fell within ten seconds after the second (третий упал через десять секунд после второго), and the last lay dead upon the bloody floor a few moments later (а через несколько мгновений и последний лежал на покрытом кровью полу). They were brave men and noble fighters (они были храбрые люди и превосходные бойцы; noble — благородный; прекрасный, замечательный) and it grieved me that I had been forced to kill them (и меня опечалило то, что я вынужден был убить их), but I would have willingly depopulated all Barsoom (но я бы охотно истребил весь Барсум; to depopulate — истреблять население) could I have reached the side of my Dejah Thoris in no other way (если бы не было иного способа оказаться рядом с моей Дежой Торис).

noble [noubl], grieve [gri: v], depopulate ["di:'pOpjuleIt]

Finally a lucky cut brought down a second guardsman and then, with only two opposing me, I changed my tactics and rushed them down after the fashion of my fighting that had won me many a victory. The third fell within ten seconds after the second, and the last lay dead upon the bloody floor a few moments later. They were brave men and noble fighters, and it grieved me that I had been forced to kill them, but I would have willingly depopulated all Barsoom could I have reached the side of my Dejah Thoris in no other way.

Sheathing my bloody blade (вложив свой окровавленный клинок в ножны; to sheathe — вкладывать в ножны; sheath — ножны) I advanced toward my Martian Princess (я подошел к своей марсианской принцессе), who still stood mutely gazing at me without sign of recognition (которая все еще стояла, безмолвно глядя на меня и не узнавая: «без признаков узнавания»; mute — немой).