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

The chamber rang with applause (зал разразился аплодисментами) and as there was nothing better to do than to allay the fears of the people by our example (и так как ничего лучшего не оставалось, чем унять страхи народа своим примером; to allay — успокаивать, подавлять /страх, волнение, боль/) we went our ways with smiles upon our faces (мы разошлись /каждый/ своей дорогой с улыбками на лицах) and sorrow gnawing at our hearts (и тревогой, терзающей наши души; to gnaw — грызть; терзать).

When I returned to my palace (когда я вернулся к себе во дворец) I found that the rumor already had reached Dejah Thoris (я узнал, что слух уже достиг ушей Дежи Торис; rumor — слух, молва), so I told her all that I had heard (и поэтому я рассказал ей все, что я услышал).

"We have been very happy (мы были очень счастливы), John Carter," she said, "and I thank whatever fate overtakes us that it permits us to die together (и я благодарна любой судьбе, которая постигнет нас, за то, что она позволит нам умереть вместе)."

example [Ig'zQ: mpl], gnaw [nO: ], rumor ['ru: mq]

"The men of Helium have prided themselves that they have ever shown Barsoom how a nation of red men should live, now is our opportunity to show them how they should die. Let us go about our duties as though a thousand useful years still lay before us."

The chamber rang with applause and as there was nothing better to do than to allay the fears of the people by our example we went our ways with smiles upon our faces and sorrow gnawing at our hearts.

When I returned to my palace I found that the rumor already had reached Dejah Thoris, so I told her all that I had heard.

"We have been very happy, John Carter," she said, "and I thank whatever fate overtakes us that it permits us to die together."

The next two days brought no noticeable change in the supply of air (следующие два дня не внесли заметных изменений в подачу воздуха), but on the morning of the third day breathing became difficult (но на утро третьего дня стало трудно дышать: «дыхание стало затрудненным») at the higher altitudes of the rooftops (на большей высоте на крышах). The avenues and plazas of Helium were filled with people (улицы и площади Гелиума были заполнены людьми). All business had ceased (все дела прекратились). For the most part the people looked bravely into the face of their unalterable doom (по большей части люди храбро смотрели в лицо неизбежной судьбе; unalterable — неизменный, непреложный; to alter — изменять; менять). Here and there, however, men and women gave way to quiet grief (однако, то тут, то там, мужчины и женщины давали волю тихой печали; to give way — предаваться, давать волю).

Toward the middle of the day many of the weaker commenced to succumb (к середине дня многие из более слабых начали не выдерживать; to succumb — поддаваться, уступать) and within an hour the people of Barsoom were sinking by thousands into the unconsciousness (и в течение часа люди Барсума начали тысячами впадать в бессознательное состояние) which precedes death by asphyxiation (которое предшествует смерти от удушья).

rooftop ['ru: ftOp], unalterable [An'O: ltrqbl], succumb [sq'kAm], asphyxiate [xs'fIkSIeIt], unconsciousness [An'kOnSqsnIs]

The next two days brought no noticeable change in the supply of air, but on the morning of the third day breathing became difficult at the higher altitudes of the rooftops. The avenues and plazas of Helium were filled with people. All business had ceased. For the most part the people looked bravely into the face of their unalterable doom. Here and there, however, men and women gave way to quiet grief.