Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

Bar Comas eyed the defiant and insubordinate chieftain for an instant (Бар Комас мгновение разглядывал своего дерзкого и непокорного вождя; defiant — вызывающий, дерзкий), his expression one of haughty, fearless contempt and hate (с выражением высокомерного и бесстрашного презрения и ненависти), and then without drawing a weapon and without uttering a word (а затем, не вытаскивая оружия и не произнеся ни слова; to utter — издавать, произносить) he hurled himself at the throat of his defamer (он кинулся к горлу клеветника; to defame — поносить, клеветать).

emphasis ['emfqsIs], maudlin ['mO: dlIn], insubordinate ["Insq'bO: dnIt], defame [dI'feIm]

"He will die as Bar Comas, your jeddak, sees fit, if at all," replied the young ruler, with emphasis and dignity.

"If at all?" roared Dak Kova. "By the dead hands at my throat but he shall die, Bar Comas. No maudlin weakness on your part shall save him. O, would that Warhoon were ruled by a real jeddak rather than by a water-hearted weakling from whom even old Dak Kova could tear the metal with his bare hands!"

Bar Comas eyed the defiant and insubordinate chieftain for an instant, his expression one of haughty, fearless contempt and hate, and then without drawing a weapon and without uttering a word he hurled himself at the throat of his defamer.

I never before had seen two green Martian warriors (я никогда прежде не видел, как два зеленых марсианских воина) battle with nature's weapons (сражаются тем оружием, /которое дала им/ природа) and the exhibition of animal ferocity which ensued (и та демонстрация звериной жестокости, которая за этим последовала; to ensue — следовать, являться результатом) was as fearful a thing as the most disordered imagination could picture (была настолько устрашающей «вещью», какое могло представить только самое расстроенное воображение; disordered — спутанный, расстроенный; to picture — изображать; представлять себе). They tore at each others' eyes and ears with their hands (они раздирали друг другу глаза и уши руками; to tear at smth. — раздирать; терзать что-либо) and with their gleaming tusks repeatedly slashed and gored (а их сверкающие клыки многократно полосовали и пронзали /плоть друг друга/; repeatedly — неоднократно, часто; to slash — порезать, глубоко ранить; to gore — бодать; пронзать /рогами, клыками или каким-либо заостренным предметом, например, ножом/) until both were cut fairly to ribbons from head to foot (пока они оба не были практически изрезаны в клочья с головы до ног; ribbon — лента; обрезок, обрывок).

ensue [In'sju: ], disordered [dIs'O: dqd], repeatedly [rI'pi: tIdlI]

I never before had seen two green Martian warriors battle with nature's weapons and the exhibition of animal ferocity which ensued was as fearful a thing as the most disordered imagination could picture. They tore at each others' eyes and ears with their hands and with their gleaming tusks repeatedly slashed and gored until both were cut fairly to ribbons from head to foot.