Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

The nearer moon, hurtling suddenly above the horizon and lighting up the Barsoomian scene (ближняя луна, взметнувшаяся внезапно над горизонтом и осветившая барсумианский пейзаж), showed me that my preserver was Woola (показала мне, что моим спасителем был Вула), but from whence he had come, or how found me (но откуда он появился или как нашел меня), I was at a loss to know (я затруднялся ответить: «знать»; to be at a loss — растеряться, быть в затруднении). That I was glad of his companionship it is needless to say (то, что я был рад его обществу, нет нужды и говорить), but my pleasure at seeing him was tempered by anxiety (но мое удовольствие при виде его умерялось беспокойством; to temper — умерять, сдерживать) as to the reason of his leaving Dejah Thoris (по поводу причины, по которой он оставил Дежу Торис). Only her death I felt sure, could account for his absence from her (только ее смерть, я был уверен, могла объяснить то, что он оставил ее: «его отcутствие от нее»), so faithful I knew him to be to my commands (настолько преданно, я знал, он повиновался моим приказаниям).

needless ['ni: dlIs], temper ['tempq], absence ['xbsqns]

The nearer moon, hurtling suddenly above the horizon and lighting up the Barsoomian scene, showed me that my preserver was Woola, but from whence he had come, or how found me, I was at a loss to know. That I was glad of his companionship it is needless to say, but my pleasure at seeing him was tempered by anxiety as to the reason of his leaving Dejah Thoris. Only her death I felt sure, could account for his absence from her, so faithful I knew him to be to my commands.

By the light of the now brilliant moons (при свете теперь уже ярко /светивших/ лун) I saw that he was but a shadow of his former self (я увидел, что он был лишь тенью прежнего себя), and as he turned from my caress and commenced greedily to devour the dead carcass at my feet (и когда он отвернулся от моих ласк и начал жадно пожирать мертвое тело у моих ног) I realized that the poor fellow was more than half starved (я осознал, что бедолага чуть не умер от голода; half — наполовину; в значительной степени, почти; to starve — умирать от голода). I, myself, was in but little better plight (я и сам был в ненамного лучшем состоянии; plight — состояние, положение /обычно тяжелое/) but I could not bring myself to eat the uncooked flesh (но я не мог заставить себя есть сырое мясо; uncooked — неготовый, сырой; to cook — варить, жарить, готовить /еду/) and I had no means of making a fire (и я не имел никаких приспособлений, чтобы развести огонь). When Woola had finished his meal (когда Вула закончил свою трапезу) I again took up my weary and seemingly endless wandering (я опять возобновил свое утомительное и кажущееся бесконечным странствие; to take up — продолжить начатое) in quest of the elusive waterway (в поисках неуловимого водного пути; elusive — неуловимый, ускользающий).

greedily ['gri: dIlI], uncooked [An'kukt], seemingly ['si: mINlI]

By the light of the now brilliant moons I saw that he was but a shadow of his former self, and as he turned from my caress and commenced greedily to devour the dead carcass at my feet I realized that the poor fellow was more than half starved. I, myself, was in but little better plight but I could not bring myself to eat the uncooked flesh and I had no means of making a fire. When Woola had finished his meal I again took up my weary and seemingly endless wandering in quest of the elusive waterway.