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

The combat was soon over (поединок вскоре закончился), and, with his foot upon the neck of the dead monster (и наступив ногой на шею мертвого чудовища), Tars Tarkas became jeddak among the Tharks (Тарс Таркас стал джеддаком тарков).

His first act was to make me a full-fledged chieftain (его первым поступком стало то, что он сделал меня полноправным вождем) with the rank I had won by my combats the first few weeks of my captivity among them (такого ранга, который я заслужил благодаря моим поединкам в первые несколько недель моего плена у них).

full-fledged ["ful'fledZd], captivity [kxp'tIvItI]

The combat was soon over, and, with his foot upon the neck of the dead monster, Tars Tarkas became jeddak among the Tharks.

His first act was to make me a full-fledged chieftain with the rank I had won by my combats the first few weeks of my captivity among them.

Seeing the favorable disposition of the warriors toward Tars Tarkas, as well as toward me (видя благоприятное расположение воинов к Тарсу Таркасу, а также и ко мне; disposition — расположение), I grasped the opportunity to enlist them in my cause against Zodanga (я ухватился за возможность заручиться их поддержкой в моем противостоянии Зоданге; to enlist — вербовать на военную службу; заручиться поддержкой; привлечь на свою сторону; to enlist in a cause — сделать сторонником; cause — причина; общее дело). I told Tars Tarkas the story of my adventures (я рассказал Тарсу Таркасу историю моих приключений), and in a few words had explained to him the thought I had in mind (и в нескольких словах объяснил ему замысел, который сложился у меня в голове: «в уме»).

"John Carter has made a proposal," he said, addressing the council (Джон Картер сделал предложение, — сказал он, обращаясь к совету), "which meets with my sanction (которое получило мое одобрение; sanction — поддержка, одобрение). I shall put it to you briefly (я кратко изложу его вам). Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium, who was our prisoner, is now held by the jeddak of Zodanga (которая была нашей пленницей, сейчас во власти джеддака Зоданги: «удерживается джеддаком Зоданги»), whose son she must wed to save her country from devastation at the hands of the Zodangan forces (за сына которого она должна выйти замуж, чтобы спасти свою страну от разорения войсками Зоданги; devastation — опустошение, разорение; at the hands of — со стороны).

favorable ['feIvrqbl], sanction ['sxNkS(q)n], devastation ["devq'steIS(q)n]

Seeing the favorable disposition of the warriors toward Tars Tarkas, as well as toward me, I grasped the opportunity to enlist them in my cause against Zodanga. I told Tars Tarkas the story of my adventures, and in a few words had explained to him the thought I had in mind.

"John Carter has made a proposal," he said, addressing the council, "which meets with my sanction. I shall put it to you briefly. Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium, who was our prisoner, is now held by the jeddak of Zodanga, whose son she must wed to save her country from devastation at the hands of the Zodangan forces.