"Tears are a strange sight upon Barsoom (слезы — необычное зрелище на Барсуме)," she continued (продолжила она), "and so it is difficult for me to interpret them (и поэтому мне трудно понять их;
"Your mother!" I exclaimed (воскликнул я), "but, Sola, you could not have known your mother, child (но ты же не могла знать свою мать, дитя)."
"But I did (но я знала). And my father also," she added (и своего отца тоже, — добавила она). "If you would like to hear the strange and un-Barsoomian story (если ты хочешь услышать необычную и /отнюдь/ не барсумианскую историю) come to the chariot tonight (приходи сегодня вечером к повозке), John Carter, and I will tell you that of which I have never spoken in all my life before (и я расскажу тебе о том, о чем я никогда не рассказывала за всю свою жизнь). And now the signal has been given to resume the march, you must go (а теперь уже подан сигнал возобновлять поход, ты должен идти)."
interpret [In'tWprIt], drag [drxg], resume [rI'zju: m]
"Tears are a strange sight upon Barsoom," she continued, "and so it is difficult for me to interpret them. I have seen but two people weep in all my life, other than Dejah Thoris; one wept from sorrow, the other from baffled rage. The first was my mother, years ago before they killed her; the other was Sarkoja, when they dragged her from me today."
"Your mother!" I exclaimed, "but, Sola, you could not have known your mother, child."
"But I did. And my father also," she added. "If you would like to hear the strange and un-Barsoomian story come to the chariot tonight, John Carter, and I will tell you that of which I have never spoken in all my life before. And now the signal has been given to resume the march, you must go."
"I will come tonight, Sola," I promised (я приду сегодня вечером, Сола, — пообещал я). "Be sure to tell Dejah Thoris I am alive and well (непременно скажи Деже Торис, что я жив и здоров). I shall not force myself upon her (я не стану навязываться ей), and be sure that you do not let her know I saw her tears (и ни в коем случае не дай ей знать, что я видел ее слезы). If she would speak with me I but await her command (если она захочет заговорить со мной, я просто жду ее приказания)."
Sola mounted the chariot (Сола взобралась на повозку), which was swinging into its place in line (которая разворачивалась, чтобы занять свое место в ряду), and I hastened to my waiting thoat (а я поспешил к ожидавшему меня тоту) and galloped to my station beside Tars Tarkas at the rear of the column (и галопом поскакал на свое место возле Тарса Таркаса сзади колонны).
force [fO: s], beside [bI'saId]
I will come tonight, Sola," I promised. "Be sure to tell Dejah Thoris I am alive and well. I shall not force myself upon her, and be sure that you do not let her know I saw her tears. If she would speak with me I but await her command."
Sola mounted the chariot, which was swinging into its place in line, and I hastened to my waiting thoat and galloped to my station beside Tars Tarkas at the rear of the column.