Maugham_Theatre_M

underlined it with a farcical emphasis (но подчеркивала его шутовскими акцентами: «шутовской выразительностью»), so that the effect was incredibly funny (так, что производимый эффект был невероятно смешным). She put into her performance the real anguish of her heart (она вложила в свое представление действительные мучения своего сердца), and with her lively sense of the ridiculous (и со своим обостренным чувством юмора: «чувством смешного»; lively — живой, быстрый, яркий) made a mock of it (высмеивала их

/мучения/).

laughter ['lQ:ftq] emphasis ['emfqsIs] ridiculous [rI'dIkjVlqs]

After that, with intense seriousness, while their little audience shook with laughter, they did Mrs. Alving in Ghosts trying to seduce Pastor Manders. They finished with a performance that they had given often enough before at theatrical parties to enable them to do it with effect. This was a Chekhov play in English, but in moments of passion breaking into something that sounded exactly like Russian. Julia exercised all her great gift for tragedy, but underlined it with a farcical emphasis, so that the effect was incredibly funny. She put into her performance the real anguish of her heart, and with her lively sense of the ridiculous made a mock of it.

The audience rolled about in their chairs (публика покатывалась /со смеху/ в креслах; to roll — катить, вертеть); they held their sides (они держались за бока), they groaned in an agony of laughter (они стонали от неудержимого смеха: «агонии смеха»). Perhaps Julia had never acted better (возможно, Джулия никогда не играла лучше). She was acting for Tom and for him alone (она играла для Тома и только для него одного).

"I've seen Bernhardt and Rejane (я видел Бернар и Режан)," said the Chancellor (сказал канцлер /казначейства/); "I've seen Duse and Ellen Terry and Mrs. Kendal (я видел Дузе и Эллен Терри и миссис Кендал). Nunc dimittis (теперь я

могу спокойно уйти = умереть; Nunc dimittis — /лат./ ныне отпущаеши)." Julia, radiant, sank back into a chair (Джулия, сияющая, опустилась в кресло) and swallowed at a draught a glass of champagne (и осушила залпом бокал шампанского; to swallow — глотать).

"If I haven't cooked Roger's goose I'll eat my hat (если я не испортила Роджеру обедню: «не расправилась с Роджером», то я съем свою шляпу)," she thought (думала она).

radiant ['reIdIqnt] draught [drQ:ft]

The audience rolled about in their chairs; they held their sides, they groaned in an agony of laughter. Perhaps Julia had never acted better. She was acting for Tom and for him alone.

"I've seen Bernhardt and Rejane," said the Chancellor; "I've seen Duse and Ellen Terry and Mrs. Kendal. Nunc dimittis."

Julia, radiant, sank back into a chair and swallowed at a draught a glass of champagne.

"If I haven't cooked Roger's goose I'll eat my hat," she thought.

But for all that (и все же, несмотря на все это) the two lads had gone to play golf (молодые люди: «двое молодых людей» ушли играть в гольф) when she came downstairs next morning (когда она спустилась вниз на следующее утро). Michael had taken the Dennorants up to town (Майкл уже повез Деннорантов в город). Julia was tired (Джулия чувствовала усталость: «была усталой»). She found it an effort to be bright and chatty (ей потребовалось приложить усилия,

чтобы быть веселой и разговорчивой) when Tom and Roger came in to lunch (когда Том и Роджер вернулись: «вошли» к ланчу). In the afternoon the three of them went on the river (днем, /они/ все втроем пошли к реке), but Julia had the feeling that they took her (но у Джулии было такое чувство, что они взяли ее), not because they much wanted to (не потому, что очень этого хотели), but

because they could not help it (а потому, что не могли этого избежать). She stifled a sigh when she reflected (она подавила вздох, когда вспоминала: «размышляла») how much she had looked forward to Tom's holiday (как сильно она ожидала отпуска Тома). Now she was counting the days that must pass (теперь она считала дни, которые должны пройти) till it ended (пока он не закончится).

downstairs ["daVn'steqz] chatty ['tSxtI] stifle ['staIf(q)l]

But for all that the two lads had gone to play golf when she came downstairs next morning. Michael had taken the Dennorants up to town. Julia was tired. She found it an effort to be bright and chatty when Tom and Roger came in to lunch. In the afternoon the three of them went on the river, but Julia had the feeling that they took her, not because they much wanted to, but because they could not help it. She stifled a sigh when she reflected how much she had looked forward to Tom's holiday. Now she was counting the days that must pass till it ended.

She drew a deep breath of relief (она с облегчением вздохнула; to draw a (deep) breath — сделать глубокий вдох) when she got into the car to go to London (когда села в машину, чтобы ехать в Лондон). She was not angry with Tom (она не сердилась на Тома), but deeply hurt (но была глубоко обижена); she was exasperated with herself (она была вне себя от раздражения; exasperated — раздраженный, выведенный из себя) because she had so lost control over her feelings (потому что она настолько потеряла контроль над своими чувствами). But when she got into the theatre (но, когда она вошла в театр) she felt that she shook off the obsession of him (она почувствовала, что стряхнула /с себя свою/ одержимость им) like a bad dream from which one awoke (как кошмар: «плохой сон», от которого проснулся; to awake — просыпаться); there, in her dressing-room, she regained possession of herself (там, в своей грим-

уборной, она вновь обрела контроль над собой: «владение собой») and the

affairs of the common round of daily life (и дела обыденного течения повседневной жизни) faded to insignificance (померкли /и стали/ ничтожными; to fade — вянуть, выгорать, выцветать). Nothing really mattered (ничто, на самом деле, не имело значения) when she had within her grasp (пока в ее власти: «пока она обладала в своей власти»; grasp — крепкое сжатие,

господство) this possibility of freedom (эта возможность /обрести/ свободу).

relief [rI'li:f] exasperated [Ig'zQ:spqreItId] possession [pq'zeS(q)n]

She drew a deep breath of relief when she got into the car to go to London. She was not angry with Tom, but deeply hurt; she was exasperated with herself because she had so lost control over her feelings. But when she got into the theatre she felt that she shook off the obsession of him like a bad dream from which one awoke; there, in her dressing-room, she regained possession of herself and the affairs of the common round of daily life faded to insignificance. Nothing really mattered when she had within her grasp this possibility of freedom.

Thus the week went by (таким образом прошла неделя). Michael, Roger and Tom enjoyed themselves (Майкл, Роджер и Том хорошо проводили время; to enjoy — получать удовольствие). They bathed, they played tennis, they played golf (они купались, /они/ играли в теннис, /они играли/ в гольф) they lounged about on the river (они слонялись праздно у реки). There were only four days more (оставалось только четыре дня). There were only three days more (оставалось только три дня).

("I can stick it out now (теперь я смогу это вытерпеть; to stick out — бросаться в глаза, стоять до конца). It'll be different when we're back in London again (все будет по-другому, когда мы снова вернемся в Лондон). I mustn't show how miserable I am (я не должна подавать виду: «показывать», как я несчастна). I must pretend it's all right (я должна делать вид: «притворяться», что все в порядке).")

"A snip having this spell of fine weather (повезло нам с погодой: «имеем верный шанс с периодом хорошей погоды»; spell of fine weather — период хорошей погоды, spell — период времени, срок, время; snip — /зд. сленг./ «верняк»)," said Michael. "Tom's been a success, hasn't he (Том имел успех, не так ли)? Pity he can't stay another week (жаль, что он не может остаться еще на одну неделю)."

"Yes, a terrible pity (да, ужасно жаль)."

"I think he's a nice friend for Roger to have (я думаю, что он хороший товарищ Роджеру: «Роджеру хорошо иметь такого товарища»). A thoroughly normal, clean-minded English boy (совершенно нормальный, молодой англичанин: «английский юноша» с чистыми помыслами)."

"Oh, thoroughly (о, совершенно)." ("Bloody fool (чертов дурак), bloody fool").

lounge [laVndZ] miserable ['mIz(q)rqb(q)l] thoroughly ['TArqlI]

Thus the week went by. Michael, Roger and Tom enjoyed themselves. They bathed, they played tennis, they, played golf, they lounged about on the river. There were only four days more. There were only three days more.

("I can stick it out now. It'll be different when we're back in London again. I mustn't show how miserable I am. I must pretend it's all right.")

"A snip having this spell of fine weather," said Michael. "Tom's been a success, hasn't he? Pity he can't stay another week."

"Yes, a terrible pity."

"I think he's a nice friend for Roger to have. A thoroughly normal, clean-minded English boy."

"Oh, thoroughly." ("Bloody fool, bloody fool").

"To see the way they eat is a fair treat (смотреть, как они едят — это чистой

/воды/ удовольствие)."

"Yes, they seem to have enjoyed their food (да, они, кажется, едят с аппетитом:

«получают удовольствие от еды»)." ("My God, I wish it could have choked them (мой Бог, как бы мне хотелось, чтобы они подавились ей /едой/: «чтобы она задушила их»; to choke — душить, задыхаться)."

Tom was to go up to town by an early train on Monday morning (Том должен был уезжать в город утренним: «ранним» поездом в понедельник /утром/). The Dexters, who had a house at Bourne End (супруги Декстеры, у которых был дом в Борн-энде), had asked them all to lunch on Sunday (пригласили их всех к ланчу в воскресенье). They were to go down, in the launch (они собирались поехать к ним на моторной лодке). Now that Tom's holiday was nearly over (теперь, когда отпуск Тома был уже почти закончен) Julia was glad that she had never (что она ни разу: «никогда») by so much as a lifted eyebrow (кроме как поднятием брови) betrayed her irritation (не выдала своего раздражения). She was certain (она была уверенна) that he had no notion (что он и понятия не имел) how deeply he had wounded her (как глубоко он задел ее: «ранил ее»). After all she must be tolerant (в конце концов, ей следует быть снисходительной), he was only a boy (он всего лишь юноша), and if you must cross your t's (и если уж расставить все точки над «i»; to cross one's t's and dot one's i's — перечеркивать букву «t» и ставить точку над «i», т.е. быть скурпулезным, педантично точным), she was old enough to be his mother (она была достаточно стара, что могла бы быть его матерью).

choke [tSqVk] irritation ["IrI'teIS(q)n] wounded ['wu:ndId]

"To see the way they eat is a fair treat."

"Yes, they seem to have enjoyed their food." ("My God, I wish it could have choked them.")

Tom was to go up to town by an early train on Monday morning. The Dexters, who had a house at Bourne End, had asked them all to lunch on Sunday. They were to go down, in the launch. Now that Tom's holiday was nearly over Julia was glad that she had never by so much as a lifted eyebrow betrayed her irritation. She was

certain that he had no notion how deeply he had wounded her. After all she must be tolerant, he was only a boy, and if you must cross your t's, she was old enough to be his mother.

It was a bore that she had a thing about him (как досадно, что она помешалась на нем; to have a thing about smb — боготворить кого-либо), but there it was (но так оно и было), she couldn't help it (она ничего не могла поделать с этим); she had told herself from the beginning (она сказала себе с самого начала) that she must never let him feel (что она не должна дать ему почувствовать) that she had any claims on him (что она имеет на него виды: «притязания»). No one was coming to dinner on Sunday (к воскресному обеду /они/ никого не приглашали: «никто не приезжал к обеду в воскресенье»). She would have liked to have Tom to herself on his last evening (она бы с удовольствием провела время наедине с Томом в его последний вечер); that was impossible (это было невозможно), but at all events they could go for a stroll by themselves in the garden (но, в любом случае, они могли бы отправиться вдвоем на прогулку по саду).

"I wonder if he's noticed (интересно, заметил ли он) that he hasn't kissed me since he came here (что он /ни разу/ не поцеловал меня, с того самого момента, как приехал сюда)?"

They might go out in the punt (они могли бы отправиться /покататься/ на ялике). It would be heavenly (было бы просто изумительно) to lie in his arms for a few minutes (полежать в его объятиях несколько минут); it would make up for everything (это компенсировало бы все; to make up for smth —

наверстать, заменить).

impossible [Im'pOsqb(q)l] minute ['mInIt] everything ['evrITIN]

It was a bore that she had a thing about him, but there it was, she couldn't help it; she had told herself from the beginning that she must never let him feel that she had any claims on him. No one was coming to dinner on Sunday. She would have

liked to have Tom to herself on his last evening; that was impossible, but at all events they could go for a stroll by themselves in the garden.

"I wonder if he's noticed that he hasn't kissed me since he came here?"

They might go out in the punt. It would be heavenly to lie in his arms for a few minutes; it would make up for everything.

The Dexters' party was theatrical (прием у Декстеров был для актеров: «театральным»). Grace Hardwill, Archie's wife, played in musical comedy (Грейс Хардуил, жена Арчи, играла в оперетте: «музыкальной комедии»), and there was a bevy of pretty girls (и /была приглашена к ланчу/ компания хорошеньких девушек) who danced in the piece in which she was then appearing (которые танцевали в той пьесе, где она на тот момент выступала). Julia acted with great naturalness (Джулия играла с превеликой естественностью) the part of a leading lady (роль ведущей актрисы) who put on no frills (которая совершенно не задавалась; frill — оборка, жабо; ужимки). She was charming to the young ladies (она была очаровательна с этими молодыми леди), with their waved platinum hair (с завитыми платиновыми волосами; to wave — развеваться /о

флаге/, волноваться /о ниве/, завивать /о волосах/), who earned three pounds a week in the chorus (которые зарабатывали по три фунта в неделю, /выступая/ в

хоре). A good many of the guests had brought kodaks (большая часть гостей принесла с собой фотоаппараты: «/фотоаппараты фирмы/ Кодак») and she submitted with affability to being photographed (и она дружелюбно/любезно позволяла себя фотографировать; to submit — подчиняться, покоряться; affability — приветливость; вежливость, любезность). She applauded enthusiastically when Grace Hardwill sang her famous song (она с энтузиазмом аплодировала, когда Грейс Хардуил исполнила: «спела» свою знаменитую песню) to the accompaniment of the composer (под аккомпанемент самого автора: «композитора»). She laughed as heartily as anyone (она также от души: «сердечно» смеялась, как и все остальные) when the comic woman did an imitation of her in one of her best-known parts (когда комедийная актриса

показала на нее /Джулию/ пародию, в одной из ее самых известных ролей).

theatrical [TI'xtrIk(q)l] chorus ['kO:rqs] composer [kqm'pqVzq]

The Dexters' party was theatrical. Grace Hardwill, Archie's wife, played in musical comedy, and there was a bevy of pretty girls who danced in the piece in which she was then appearing. Julia acted with great naturalness the part of a leading lady who put on no frills. She was charming to the young ladies, with their waved platinum hair, who earned three pounds a week in the chorus. A good many of the guests had brought kodaks and she submitted with affability to being photographed. She applauded enthusiastically when Grace Hardwill sang her famous song to the accompaniment of the composer. She laughed as heartily as anyone when the comic woman did an imitation of her in one of her best-known parts.

It was all very gay (все было очень весело), rather rowdy (довольно шумно), and agreeably light-hearted (и приятно беззаботно). Julia enjoyed herself (Джулия хорошо проводила время), but when it was seven o'clock was not sorry to go (но когда было семь часов, она без сожаления ушла). She was thanking her hosts effusively (она как раз шумно выражала признательность хозяевам дома) for the pleasant party (за такой приятный прием) when Roger came up to her (когда к ней подошел Роджер).

"I say, mum (слышь, мам), there's a whole crowd (здесь целая толпа /собралась/) going on to Maidenhead to dine and dance (поехать в Мейднхед,

чтобы пообедать и потанцевать; Maidenhead — /арх./ непорочность, зд.

название клуба), and they want Tom and me to go too (и они хотят, чтобы Том и я тоже поехали). You don't mind, do you (ты же не против, да)?"

The blood rushed to her cheeks (кровь прилила к ее щекам; to rush — броситься, мчаться, нахлынуть). She could not help answering rather sharply (она не смогла /сдержаться/ и ответила довольно резко).

"How are you to get back (как же вы вернетесь)?"

"Oh, that'll be all right (о, все будет хорошо). We'll get someone to drop us (мы найдем кого-нибудь, кто нас подбросит; to drop. smb. somewhere — высадить кого-либо где-либо, подвезти)."

She looked at him helplessly (она беспомощно посмотрела на него). She could not think what to say (она не смогла придумать, что сказать).

"It's going to be a tremendous lark (будет так потрясающе весело; lark —

веселая шутка, проказа). Tom's crazy to go (Том безумно хочет поехать)."

agreeably [q'gri:qblI] effusive [I'fju:sIv] tremendous [trI'mendqs]

It was all very gay, rather rowdy, and agreeably light-hearted. Julia enjoyed herself, but when it was seven o'clock was not sorry to go. She was thanking her hosts effusively for the pleasant party when Roger came up to her.

"I say, mum, there's a whole crowd going on to Maidenhead to dine and dance, and they want Tom and me to go too. You don't mind, do you?"

The blood rushed to her cheeks. She could not help answering rather sharply. "How are you to get back?"

"Oh, that'll be all right. We'll get someone to drop us."

She looked at him helplessly. She could not think what to say. "It's going to be a tremendous lark. Tom's crazy to go."

Her heart sank (ее сердце упало). It was with the greatest difficulty (с величайшим трудом) that she managed not to make a scene (ей удалось справиться и не устроить сцену). But she controlled herself (но она сдержалась; to control — управлять, руководить, контролировать).

"All right, darling (хорошо, дорогой). But don't be too late (но не задерживайтесь слишком поздно). Remember that Tom's got to rise with the lark (помни, что Тому надо вставать чуть свет; to rise with the lark — вставать с петухами; lark — жаворонок)."