contend [kqn'tend], gunnery ['gAn(q)rI], effective [I'fektIv]
The vessels carrying our green warriors were kept circling above the contending fleets of Helium and Zodanga, since their batteries were useless in the hands of the Tharks who, having no navy, have no skill in naval gunnery. Their small-arm fire, however, was most effective, and the final outcome of the engagement was strongly influenced, if not wholly determined, by their presence.
At first the two forces circled at the same altitude (Π²Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π΅ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π²ΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅), pouring broadside after broadside into each other (ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π½Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π° ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π·Π°Π»ΠΏ Π·Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌ; broadside β Π±ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉΠ·Π°Π»ΠΏ; to pour βΠ»ΠΈΡΡ, Π²ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ). Presently a great hole was torn in the hull of one of the immense battle craft from the Zodangan camp (Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ° Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π½Π° Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ· Π³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π·ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π½Π³ΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ; camp β Π»Π°Π³Π΅ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π°); with a lurch she turned completely over (Π½Π°ΠΊΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΡΡ, ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ; lurch β ΠΊΡΠ΅Π½), the little figures of her crew plunging, turning and twisting toward the ground a thousand feet below (ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ°ΠΆΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²Π½ΠΈΠ·, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΡΡΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Π΅ Π² ΡΡΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ² Π²Π½ΠΈΠ·Ρ; to plunge β Π½ΡΡΡΡΡ; ΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡΡ); then with sickening velocity she tore after them (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ /ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ/ Ρ Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ Π·Π° Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ; to tear β ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ³Π»Π°Π²), almost completely burying herself in the soft loam of the ancient sea bottom (ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ»ΡΡ Π² ΠΌΡΠ³ΠΊΡΡ Π³Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π½Π°; loam β ΡΡΠ³Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΊ /clay loam/; ΠΊΡΡΠΏΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΊ; ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°Ρ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Ρ; Π³Π»ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΊ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π³Π½ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ; Π³ΡΡΠ½Ρ).
altitude ['xltItju:d], broadside ['brO:dsaId], lurch [lWtS], sickening ['sIkqnIN]
At first the two forces circled at the same altitude, pouring broadside after broadside into each other. Presently a great hole was torn in the hull of one of the immense battle craft from the Zodangan camp; with a lurch she turned completely over, the little figures of her crew plunging, turning and twisting toward the ground a thousand feet below; then with sickening velocity she tore after them, almost completely burying herself in the soft loam of the ancient sea bottom.
A wild cry of exultation arose from the Heliumite squadron (Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊ Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π°Π»ΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΡ Π³Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΡΠ΅Π²; exultation β Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠΎΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ; to arise β Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡ; ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡΡΡ), and with redoubled ferocity they fell upon the Zodangan fleet (ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠ΄Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° Π·ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π½Π³ΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ»ΠΎΡ). By a pretty maneuver two of the vessels of Helium gained a position above their adversaries (Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅Π²ΡΡ Π΄Π²Π° ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ° Π·Π°Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°Π΄ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ; pretty β ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ, ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΠΉ; Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ), from which they poured upon them (ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° Π½ΠΈΡ ) from their keel bomb batteries (ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ Π±ΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ Π±Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Ρ ΠΊΠΈΠ»Ρ) a perfect torrent of exploding bombs (Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π³ΡΠ°Π΄: Β«Π»ΠΈΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΒ» Π²Π·ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠΌΠ±).
exultation ["egzAl'teIS(q)n], redouble [ri:'dAbl], pour [pO:]
A wild cry of exultation arose from the Heliumite squadron, and with redoubled ferocity they fell upon the Zodangan fleet. By a pretty maneuver two of the vessels of Helium gained a position above their adversaries, from which they poured upon them from their keel bomb batteries a perfect torrent of exploding bombs.
Then, one by one, the battleships of Helium succeeded in rising above the Zodangans (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π·Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌ, Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΡΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»ΡΠΌ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄ Π·ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π½Π³ΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ), and in a short time a number of the beleaguering battleships (ΠΈ Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π²ΡΠΈΡ /Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄/ Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Π΅ΠΉ; to beleaguer β ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡ) were drifting hopeless wrecks (Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ /Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅/ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΌΠΊΠΎΠ²) toward the high scarlet tower of greater Helium (ΠΏΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π°Π»ΠΎΠΉ Π±Π°ΡΠ½Π΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ°). Several others attempted to escape (Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ Π±Π΅Π³ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ), but they were soon surrounded by thousands of tiny individual fliers (Π½ΠΎ Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²), and above each hung a monster battleship of Helium ready to drop boarding parties upon their decks (ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡ Π³ΠΈΠ³Π°Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ°, Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΡΠ±ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΄Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Ρ Π½Π° ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΠ±Ρ; boarding β Π²Π·ΡΡΠΈΠ΅Π½Π°Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΄Π°ΠΆ).
succeed [sqk'si:d], beleaguer [bI'li:gq], flier ['flaIq]
Then, one by one, the battleships of Helium succeeded in rising above the Zodangans, and in a short time a number of the beleaguering battleships were drifting hopeless wrecks toward the high scarlet tower of greater Helium. Several others attempted to escape, but they were soon surrounded by thousands of tiny individual fliers, and above each hung a monster battleship of Helium ready to drop boarding parties upon their decks.
Within but little more than an hour (ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠ°) from the moment the victorious Zodangan squadron (Ρ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π·ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π½Π³ΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΠ°) had risen to meet us from the camp of the besiegers (ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π½Π°Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π»Π°Π³Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π²ΡΠΈΡ /Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄/) the battle was over (ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΠΈΡΠ²Π° Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½Π°), and the remaining vessels of the conquered Zodangans (ΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΈΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ Π·ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π½Π³ΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅Π²) were headed toward the cities of Helium under prize crews (Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΉ).
There was an extremely pathetic side to the surrender of these mighty fliers (Π±ΡΠ» ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΈΡ Π»Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²; side β Π°ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°; surrenderβ ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ), the result of an age-old custom (ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ°Ρ) which demanded that surrender should be signalized (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π», ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½Π°; to signalize β ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ) by the voluntary plunging to earth of the commander of the vanquished vessel (Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΡΠΆΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΈΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΄Π½Π°). One after another the brave fellows (ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π·Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌ ΡΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΡΠ΅ΡΡ), holding their colors high above their heads (Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°Π΄ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ), leaped from the towering bows of their mighty craft to an awful death (ΠΏΡΡΠ³Π°Π»ΠΈ Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π½ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ² Π½Π°Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ; towering β Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π²ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΡ).
surrender [sq'rendq], signalize ['sIgnqlaIz], awful ['O:ful], towering ['tauqrIN]
Within but little more than an hour from the moment the victorious Zodangan squadron had risen to meet us from the camp of the besiegers the battle was over, and the remaining vessels of the conquered Zodangans were headed toward the cities of Helium under prize crews.
There was an extremely pathetic side to the surrender of these mighty fliers, the result of an age-old custom which demanded that surrender should be signalized by the voluntary plunging to earth of the commander of the vanquished vessel. One after another the brave fellows, holding their colors high above their heads, leaped from the towering bows of their mighty craft to an awful death.
Not until the commander of the entire fleet took the fearful plunge (ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ» ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΡΠΆΠΎΠΊ), thus indicating the surrender of the remaining vessels (ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ² ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²), did the fighting cease (ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ), and the useless sacrifice of brave men come to an end (ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»Π° ΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΠΉ Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²; sacrifice β ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°; ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅).
We now signaled the flagship of Helium's navy to approach (ΡΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΌΡ Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π» ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΡΡΡ), and when she was within hailing distance (ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» Π² ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈ; hailβ ΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊ; within hailing distance β Π²ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈ) I called out that we had the Princess Dejah Thoris on board (Ρ ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠ½ΡΠ», ΡΡΠΎ Ρ Π½Π°Ρ Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° ΠΠ΅ΠΆΠ° Π’ΠΎΡΠΈΡ), and that we wished to transfer her to the flagship (ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΡ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΡ Π΅Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ; to transferβ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ) that she might be taken immediately to the city (ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π΅Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ Π² Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄).
sacrifice ['sxkrIfaIs], hailing distance ['heIlIN"dIstqns], transfer [trxns'fW]
Not until the commander of the entire fleet took the fearful plunge, thus indicating the surrender of the remaining vessels, did the fighting cease, and the useless sacrifice of brave men come to an end.
We now signaled the flagship of Helium's navy to approach, and when she was within hailing distance I called out that we had the Princess Dejah Thoris on board, and that we wished to transfer her to the flagship that she might be taken immediately to the city.
As the full import of my announcement bore in upon them (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ» ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ; import β Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠΌΡΡΠ»; to bear in β ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ, ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ) a great cry arose from the decks of the flagship (ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊ Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΠ± ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ), and a moment later the colors of the Princess of Helium broke from a hundred points upon her upper works (ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· ΠΌΠ³Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΡΠΎΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π½Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ; upper worksβ Π½Π°Π΄Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΡΠ΄Π½Π°; Π²Π΅ΡΡ Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ). When the other vessels of the squadron (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΡ) caught the meaning of the signals flashed them (ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ ΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ²; to flash β ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ) they took up the wild acclaim and unfurled her colors in the gleaming sunlight (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ° Π² ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ°; acclaim β ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅).
arose [q'rouz], acclaim [q'kleIm], unfurl [An'fWl]
As the full import of my announcement bore in upon them a great cry arose from the decks of the flagship, and a moment later the colors of the Princess of Helium broke from a hundred points upon her upper works. When the other vessels of the squadron caught the meaning of the signals flashed them they took up the wild acclaim and unfurled her colors in the gleaming sunlight.
The flagship bore down upon us (ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ ΡΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ ΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΌ), and as she swung gracefully to us and touched our side (ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ½ Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΊ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π±ΠΎΡΡΡ; to swing β ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ) a dozen officers sprang upon our decks (Π΄ΡΠΆΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΡΠ³Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΠ±Ρ). As their astonished gaze fell upon the hundreds of green warriors (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΌΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π²Π·Π³Π»ΡΠ΄ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²), who now came forth from the fighting shelters (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΡΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΡΡ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ), they stopped aghast (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π² ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ; aghast β ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ, ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΡΠΉΡΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠΌ), but at sight of Kantos Kan, who advanced to meet them (Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ ΠΠ°Π½ΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΠ°Π½Π°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΈΠΌ Π½Π°Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ), they came forward, crowding about him (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ).
Dejah Thoris and I then advanced (ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠ΅ΠΆΠ° Π’ΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Ρ = ΠΌΡ Ρ ΠΠ΅ΠΆΠΎΠΉ Π’ΠΎΡΠΈΡ), and they had no eyes for other than her (ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π΅). She received them gracefully (ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»Π° ΠΈΡ Π»ΡΠ±Π΅Π·Π½ΠΎ), calling each by name (Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ), for they were men high in the esteem and service of her grandfather (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Π΅ Ρ Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠΊΠΈ; esteem β ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅), and she knew them well (ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π° Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΈΡ Π·Π½Π°Π»Π°).
gracefully ['greIsfulI], shelter ['Seltq], aghast [q'gQ:st], esteem [Is'ti:m]
The flagship bore down upon us, and as she swung gracefully to us and touched our side a dozen officers sprang upon our decks. As their astonished gaze fell upon the hundreds of green warriors, who now came forth from the fighting shelters, they stopped aghast, but at sight of Kantos Kan, who advanced to meet them, they came forward, crowding about him.