They were the personification of cordiality and hospitality (они были воплощением сердечности и гостеприимства); and I spent several days with them (и я провел у них несколько дней), resting and recuperating from my long and arduous experiences (отдыхая и приходя в себя после моих долгих и трудных приключений;
delinquent [dI'lINkwqnt], personification [pW" sOnIfI'keIS(q)n], recuperate [rI'kju: pqreIt]
These brothers, with their wives and children, occupied three similar houses on this farm. They did no work themselves, being government officers in charge. The labor was performed by convicts, prisoners of war, delinquent debtors and confirmed bachelors who were too poor to pay the high celibate tax which all red-Martian governments impose.
They were the personification of cordiality and hospitality and I spent several days with them, resting and recuperating from my long and arduous experiences.
When they had heard my story (когда они выслушали мою историю) — I omitted all reference to Dejah Thoris and the old man of the atmosphere plant (я опустил только всякое упоминание о Деже Торис и старике на атмосферной фабрике) — they advised me to color my body (они посоветовали мне покрасить мое тело) to more nearly resemble their own race (чтобы как можно больше походить на человека их собственной расы), and then attempt to find employment in Zodanga, either in the army or the navy (и затем попробовать поискать /себе/ службу в Зоданге — или в армии, или во флоте).
omit [q'mIt], reference ['ref(q)rqns], employment [Im'plOImqnt]
When they had heard my story — I omitted all reference to Dejah Thoris and the old man of the atmosphere plant — they advised me to color my body to more nearly resemble their own race and then attempt to find employment in Zodanga, either in the army or the navy.
"The chances are small that your tale will be believed (слишком мало шансов, чтобы вашему рассказу поверили), until after you have proven your trustworthiness (пока вы не докажете, что вы достойны доверия;
trustworthy ['trAst" wWDI], warlike ['wO: laIk], fighting ['faItIN]
"The chances are small that your tale will be believed until after you have proven your trustworthiness and won friends among the higher nobles of the court. This you can most easily do through military service, as we are a warlike people on Barsoom," explained one of them, "and save our richest favors for the fighting man."