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

I fell beside a huge monster who was engaged with three antagonists, and as I glanced at his fierce face, filled with the light of battle, I recognized Tars Tarkas the Thark. He did not see me, as I was a trifle behind him, and just then the three warriors opposing him, and whom I recognized as Warhoons, charged simultaneously. The mighty fellow made quick work of one of them, but in stepping back for another thrust he fell over a dead body behind him and was down and at the mercy of his foes in an instant. Quick as lightning they were upon him, and Tars Tarkas would have been gathered to his fathers in short order had I not sprung before his prostrate form and engaged his adversaries. I had accounted for one of them when the mighty Thark regained his feet and quickly settled the other.

He gave me one look, and a slight smile touched his grim lip (он взглянул на меня, и легкая улыбка тронула его мрачные губы) as, touching my shoulder, he said (когда, прикоснувшись к моему плечу, он сказал),

"I would scarcely recognize you (я вряд ли узнал бы тебя), John Carter, but there is no other mortal upon Barsoom (но нет другого такого смертного на Барсуме) who would have done what you have for me (который бы сделал то, что ты сделал для меня). I think I have learned that there is such a thing as friendship (я думаю, что я узнал, что существует такая вещь, как дружба), my friend."

He said no more (он больше ничего не сказал), nor was there opportunity (да и не было возможности), for the Warhoons were closing in about us (потому что ворхунцы окружали нас; to close in — наступать, сближаться), and together we fought, shoulder to shoulder (и вместе мы сражались, плечом к плечу; to fight) during all that long, hot afternoon (в течение всего этого долгого, жаркого дня), until the tide of battle turned (пока ход боя не изменился; tide — течение, направление; tide of battle — ход боя; to turn — поворачивать) and the remnant of the fierce Warhoon horde (и остатки свирепого ворхунского племени; remnant — след; остаток) fell back upon their thoats, and fled into the gathering darkness (не вскочили на своих тотов и не сбежали в сгущающейся темноте; to flee — бежать, спасаться бегством).

friendship ['frendSIp], opportunity ["Opq'tju: nItI], remnant ['remnqnt]

He gave me one look, and a slight smile touched his grim lip as, touching my shoulder, he said,

"I would scarcely recognize you, John Carter, but there is no other mortal upon Barsoom who would have done what you have for me. I think I have learned that there is such a thing as friendship, my friend."

He said no more, nor was there opportunity, for the Warhoons were closing in about us, and together we fought, shoulder to shoulder, during all that long, hot afternoon, until the tide of battle turned and the remnant of the fierce Warhoon horde fell back upon their thoats, and fled into the gathering darkness.