Like the jed who had brought me, he was frightfully scarred, and also decorated with the breastplate of human skulls and dried dead hands which seemed to mark all the greater warriors among the Warhoons, as well as to indicate their awful ferocity, which greatly transcends even that of the Tharks.
The jeddak, Bar Comas, who was comparatively young (который был сравнительно молод), was the object of the fierce and jealous hatred of his old lieutenant (был предметом лютой и ревнивой ненависти его более старого заместителя), Dak Kova, the jed who had captured me (Дака Ковы, того джеда, который захватил меня), and I could not but note the almost studied efforts (и я не мог не заметить те почти преднамеренные действия;
He entirely omitted the usual formal salutation (он полностью пренебрег обычным официальным приветствием;
"I have brought a strange creature wearing the metal of a Thark (я привел странное существо, носящее знаки различия тарков) whom it is my pleasure to have battle with a wild thoat at the great games (и которое мне будет приятно заставить сразиться с диким тотом во время больших игр)."
jealous ['dZelqs], lieutenant [lef'tenqnt], exclaim [Iks'kleIm]
The jeddak, Bar Comas, who was comparatively young, was the object of the fierce and jealous hatred of his old lieutenant, Dak Kova, the jed who had captured me, and I could not but note the almost studied efforts which the latter made to affront his superior.
He entirely omitted the usual formal salutation as we entered the presence of the jeddak, and as he pushed me roughly before the ruler he exclaimed in a loud and menacing voice:
"I have brought a strange creature wearing the metal of a Thark whom it is my pleasure to have battle with a wild thoat at the great games."
"He will die as Bar Comas, your jeddak, sees fit, if at all (он умрет так, как Бар Комас, твой джеддак, посчитает нужным, если умрет вообще)," replied the young ruler, with emphasis and dignity (ответил более молодой правитель со значением и достоинством;
"If at all?" roared (если вообще /умрет/, заревел;