- •Immensely solid. On it stood in a massive silver frame a photograph of herself
- •In which he kept his private paper in case he wanted to write a letter in his
- •In point of fact there was grilled sole, grilled cutlets and spinach, and stewed
- •Italian chairs, and the young man in the middle on a chair that was not at all
- •Very different play we produced from the one the author submitted to us."
- •Very well play young lovers, and authors don't seem to write the parts they
- •In the same cupboard.
- •Very beginning pasted in a series of large books.
- •In the papers.
- •It was a pity she had never had a chance of playing Rosalind, she would have
- •Verse. Her voice, her rather low rich voice, with that effective hoarseness,
- •Very different matter when he rehearsed his cast; then he would suffer
- •It happened that when Michael kept the appointment he had asked for,
- •In love with her. Feel as if your bones were melting inside you and if an
- •It was two years later that Jimmie Langton discovered her. She was on tour in
- •In my life."
- •Information.
- •It was a well-known fact that it was one of the best houses of its period, one
- •Insisted on this.
- •It gave Julia a good deal of satisfaction to discover that Michael's father was a
- •In Benson's company, and golf when he got the chance, and that sort of thing
- •I wrote poetry."
- •Views on marriage.
- •Inspiration.
- •It was getting on for Easter, and Jimmie Langton always closed his theatre
- •Ingenuous girl who had lived a quiet country life.
- •In a moment the Colonel and Mrs. Gosselyn came in. They bore a look of
- •Indeed, that she was quite willing to become his mistress, but this he refused.
- •It was quite clear that he had accepted with alacrity. The thought of refusing
- •I'd go and live at home so as not to spend any money."
- •Very clever little trick.
- •Indifferent acting was little noticed, and in this he finished the season. There
- •Into the carriage he took her hand and patted it.
- •In the empty carriage and looked at herself in the glass.
- •It took Julia a second or two to understand what he meant.
- •It infuriated her that when she worked herself up into a passion of tears he
- •Italian organ-grinder."
- •Illustrated papers.
- •It was just before the end of the war that she fell out of love with him.
- •Very small, but taken altogether they amounted, in her shrewd, calculating
- •It were rather a joke, or a declaration as though he were laughing at himself,
- •In a manner that the audience found engaging. He never attempted to play
- •Inherited nearly four thousand pounds, and this with his own savings and
- •It was a warm beautiful night. Michael had bought options, though it wrung
- •It was disconcerting the way Julia knew what he was thinking. You couldn't
- •Vernon. And we can get him. I'll play George."
- •Ingenuity in disguising old sets so that they looked new, and by ringing the
- •Very profitable discoveries.
- •Interested in management.
- •Intolerable. He could describe nothing without circumstantial detail. Nor was
- •Into it.
- •It made Julia a little sad to think how much she had loved him. Because her
- •In a vase.
- •It. The only foundation for it was that Charles had been madly in love with
- •It was a large party and she was being made much of Lady Charles, a woman
- •Very good-looking but of distinguished appearance. He looked very well-bred,
- •Vitality which were outside his experience. He went to see her act several times
- •In love with Michael. When Charles realized that he loved her his manner
- •It's only common sense that we shouldn't see one another any more."
- •Into the bathroom to wash her face and eyes. She felt wonderfully exhilarated.
- •Idea of appearing as intervener. For two or three weeks she was very jittery.
- •It was a little more difficult when Charles, with his fine sensitiveness, saw that
- •In some hole in Italy!"
- •It had been long agreed, with all the delicacy that might be expected from his
- •It was nice of him to have suggested that. He might so easily have mentioned
- •In her life. She was so taken aback that she never thought of doing anything.
- •Incident would have no sequel.
- •I'm forty and I don't care who knows it."
- •Into her dressing-room.
- •Inquiry the whole story and gave him her opinion of the travel agency, the
- •It gave him a curious look. With his black hair, drooping eyelids and rather
- •In a quarter of an hour with a conductor and told her that he had got her a
Very clever little trick.
"Even me?" she said.
"I knew he didn't want women. They've got plenty of their own. It's men they
want who know how to wear their clothes and don't spit in the drawing-
room."
"Oh, Jimmie, don't let Michael go. I can't bear it."
"How can I prevent it? His contract's up at the end of the season. It's a
wonderful chance for him."
"But I love him (но я же люблю его). I want him (я хочу его). Supposing he sees
someone else in America (предположим, что он встретит кого-то еще в
Америке). Supposing some American heiress (предположим, что какая-нибудь
американская наследница) falls in love with him (влюбится в него)."
"If he doesn't love you any more than that (если он не любит тебя до такой
степени) I should have thought (я так думаю) you'd be well rid of him (что тебе
повезет, и ты избавишься от него)."
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The remark revived Julia's fury (это замечание вновь разбудило ярость
Джулии).
"You rotten old eunuch (ты чертов старый евнух), what do you know about love
(да что ты знаешь о любви)?"
"These women (о, женщины)," Jimmie sighed (вздохнул Джимми). "If you try to
go to bed with them (если ты пытаешься затащить их в постель: «отправиться
с ними в кровать») they say you're a dirty old man (они говорят, что ты грязный
старикашка), and if you don't (а если не пытаешься) they say you're a rotten old
eunuch (они говорят, что ты чертов старый евнух)."
heiress ['eqrIs, 'eqres] revive [rI'vaIv] eunuch ['ju:nqk]
"But I love him. I want him. Supposing he sees someone else in America.
Supposing some American heiress falls in love with him."
"If he doesn't love you any more than that I should have thought you'd be
well rid of him."
The remark revived Julia's fury.
"You rotten old eunuch, what do you know about love?"
"These women," Jimmie sighed. "If you try to go to bed with them they say
you're a dirty old man, and if you don't they say you're a rotten old eunuch."
"Oh, you don't understand (о, ты же не понимаешь). He's so frightfully handsome
(он так ужасно красив), they'll fall for him (они все будут без ума от него; to
fall for smb. — увлечься кем-либо, влюбиться в кого-либо) like a row of
ninepins (одна за одной: «как ряд кеглей»), and poor lamb (и бедный
ягненочек), he's so susceptible to flattery (он так падок на лесть; susceptible —
восприимчивый, чувствительный). Anything can happen in two years (всякое
может случиться за два года)."
"What's this about two years (что это такое, насчет двух лет)?"
"If he's a success (если он будет успешен) he's to stay another year (он останется
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там, еще на один год)."
"Well, don't worry your head about that (о, не забивай себе голову). He'll be back
at the end of the season (он вернется в конце сезона) and back for good (и
вернется навсегда; for good — навсегда, окончательно). That manager only
saw him in Candida (тот импресарио видел его только в «Кандиде»). It's the
only part (это единственная роль) he's half-way decent in (в которой он хоть
наполовину прилично /играет/). Take my word for it (поверь мне на слово; take
my word for it — уверяю вас, уж можете мне поверить), it won't be long (не
долго времени понадобится: «это не будет долгим») before they find out
(чтобы они поняли: «до того, как они поймут, что») they've been sold a pup
(что их надули; to sell smb. a pup — надуть кого-либо при продаже; pup —
щенок). He's going to be a flop (он потерпит неудачу; flop — шлепанье, глухой
удар при падении; фиаско, провал, кто-то не оправдавший надежд,
неудачник)."
frightfully ['fraItf(q)lI] susceptible [sq'septqb(q)l] decent ['di:s(q)nt]
"Oh, you don't understand. He's so frightfully handsome, they'll fall for him
like a row of ninepins, and poor lamb, he's so susceptible to flattery. Anything
can happen in two years."
"What's this about two years?"
"If he's a success he's to stay another year."
"Well, don't worry your head about that. He'll be back at the end of the
season and back for good. That manager only saw him in Candida. It's the
only part he's half-way decent in. Take my word for it, it won't be long before
they find out they've been sold a pup. He's going to be a flop."
"What do you know about acting (да что ты знаешь об актерской игре)?"
"Everything (все)."
"I'd like to scratch your eyes out (как бы я хотела выцарапать тебе глаза)."
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"I warn you (я предупреждаю тебя) that if you attempt to touch me (что если ты
попытаешься тронуть меня) I shan't give you a little bit of a slap (я не буду тебя
слегка шлепать: «не дам тебе легкий шлепок»), I shall give you such a biff on
the jaw (я нанесу тебе такой удар в челюсть) that you won't be able to eat in
comfort (что ты не сможешь есть с комфортом) for a week (целую неделю)."
"By God, I believe you'd do it (ей-богу, верю, что ты можешь так поступить:
«сделать это»). Do you call yourself a gentleman (и ты называешь себя
джентльменом)?"
"Not even when I'm drunk (нет, даже когда я пьян)."
Julia giggled (Джулия хихикнула), and Jimmie felt the worst of the scene was
over (и Джимми почувствовал, что худшая /часть/ сцены миновала; to be over
— окончиться, завершиться).
scratch [skrxtS] jaw [dZO:] drunk [drANk] worst [wq:st]
"What do you know about acting?"
"Everything."
"I'd like to scratch your eyes out."
"I warn you that if you attempt to touch me I shan't give you a little bit of a
slap, I shall give you such a biff on the jaw that you won't be able to eat in
comfort for a week."
"By God, I believe you'd do it. Do you call yourself a gentleman?"
"Not even when I'm drunk."
Julia giggled, and Jimmie felt the worst of the scene was over.
"Now you know (теперь и ты знаешь) just as well as I do (так же хорошо, как и
я) that you can act him off his head (что ты с легкостью можешь переиграть
его). I tell you (говорю тебе), you're going to be the greatest actress since Mrs.
Kendal (ты будешь величайшей актрисой со времен миссис Кендал). What do
you want to go and hamper yourself with a man (почему же ты хочешь стеснить
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себя человеком; to hamper — мешать, препятствовать, затруднять) who'll
always be a millstone round your neck (который всегда будет камнем:
«жерновом» у тебя на шее; mill — мельница)? You want to go into management
(ты захочешь иметь свой театр: «заняться бизнесом»); he'll want to play
opposite you (он захочет играть с тобой; opposite — напротив, против). He'll
never be good enough (он никогда не будет достаточно хорош), my dear (моя
дорогая)."
"He's got looks (у него есть красивая внешность). I can carry him (я могу
вытянуть его; to carry — нести, вести, выдерживать нагрузку)."
"You've got a pretty good opinion of yourself (ты слишком хорошего мнения о
себе), haven't' you (не так ли)? But you're wrong (но ты ошибаешься). If you
want to make a success (если ты хочешь добиться успеха) you can't afford (ты
не можешь себе позволить) to have a leading man (иметь партнера /на главные
роли/) who's not up to the mark (который не соответствует; up to the mark — на
должной высоте, на должном уровне, быть на высоте положения)."
hamper ['hxmpq] millstone ['mIlstqVn] opinion [q'pInjqn] success [sqk'ses]
"Now you know just as well as I do that you can act him off his head. I tell
you, you're going to be the greatest actress since Mrs. Kendal. What do you
want to go and hamper yourself with a man who'll always be a millstone
round your neck? You want to go into management; he'll want to play
opposite you. He'll never be good enough, my dear."
"He's got looks. I can carry him."
"You've got a pretty good opinion of yourself, haven't' you? But you're
wrong. If you want to make a success you can't afford to have a leading man
who's not up to the mark."
"I don't care (мне все равно). I'd rather marry him (я уж лучше выйду за него
замуж) and be a failure (и буду неудачницей; failure — неудача,
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несостоятельность, оплошность) than be a success (чем быть успешной) and
married to somebody else (и замужем за кем-нибудь еще)."
"Are you a virgin (ты девственница)?" Julia giggled again (Джулия снова
хихикнула).
"I don't know (не думаю) that it's any business of yours (что это твое дело; that's
no business of yours — это вас не касается, это не ваше дело), but in point of
fact I am (но на самом деле, я /девственница/)."
"I thought you were (я так и думал: «я думала, что ты и есть»). Well (ну), unless
it means something to you (если для тебя это что-то значит), why don't you go
over to Paris with him (почему ты не сбежишь с ним в Париж) for a fortnight
(на пару недель) when we close (когда мы закроемся)? He won't be sailing till
August (он не уедет до августа; to sail — плавать, совершать плавание,
плыть на корабле). It might get him out of your system (это, возможно,
/поможет/ тебе избавиться от него: «выкинет его из твоей головы»; to get
smth. out of one's system — избавиться от какого-либо чувства, навязчивой
идеи)."
"Oh, he wouldn't (о, он не /пойдет на это/). He's not that sort of man (он не тот
человек). You see (видишь ли), he's by way of being a gentleman (он вроде как
джентльмен; to be by way of being smb — считаться кем-либо, относиться к
какой-либо категории людей)."
"Even the upper classes (даже высшие классы; the upper class — дворянство,
аристократия, высшее сословие, высшие классы общества) propagate their
species (продолжают свой род; species — род, порода, вид, разновидность;
propagate — размножаться, разводить)."
"You don't understand (тебе этого не понять: «ты не понимаешь»)," said Julia
haughtily (сказала Джулия надменно).
"I bet you don't either (поспорю, что и тебе тоже /этого не понять/; to bet —
держать пари, биться об заклад)."
failure ['feIljq] virgin ['vq:dZIn] propagate ['prOpqgeIt] species ['spi:Si:z]
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haughtily ['hO:tIlI]
"I don't care. I'd rather marry him and be a failure than be a success and
married to somebody else."
"Are you a virgin?" Julia giggled again.
"I don't know that it's any business of yours, but in point of fact lam."
"I thought you were. Well, unless it means something to you, why don't you
go over to Paris with him for a fortnight when we close? He won't be sailing
till August. It might get him out of your system."
"Oh, he wouldn't. He's not that sort of man. You see, he's by way of being a
gentleman."
"Even the upper classes propagate their species."
"You don't understand," said Julia haughtily.
"I bet you don't either."
Julia did not condescend to reply (Джулия не снизошла до ответа). She was
really very unhappy (она действительно была очень несчастна).
"I can't live without him (я не могу жить без него), I tell you (говорю тебе).
What am I to do with myself (что я буду делать) when he's away (когда он
уедет)?"
"Stay on with me (оставайся со мной). I'll give you a contract for another year (я
дам тебе контракт на следующий год). I've got a lot of new parts (у меня много
новых ролей) I want to give you (которых я хочу тебе дать) and I've got a
juvenile in my eye (и у меня есть актер на роли молодых героев на примете: «в
моем глазу») who's a find (который просто находка; find — находка,
открытие). You'll be surprised (ты будешь удивлена) how much easier you'll
find it (насколько легче тебе окажется: «ты обнаружишь это») when you've got
a chap opposite you (когда напротив тебя парень: «когда у тебя есть парень
напротив тебя») who'll really give you something (который действительно тебе
что-то дает). You can have twelve pounds a week (ты сможешь получать
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двенадцать фунтов в неделю)."
Julia went up to him (Джулия подошла к нему) and stared into his eyes
searchingly (и уставилась на него: «в его глаза» пристально; searchingly —
тщательно, проницательно, глубоко изучающий).
"Have you done all this (ты сделал все это) to get me to stay on (чтобы заставить
меня остаться) for another year (на еще один год)? Have you broken my heart
(ты разбил мое сердце) and ruined my whole life (и разрушил всю мою жизнь)
just to keep me in your rotten theatre (только для того, чтобы оставить меня в
своем гнилом театре)?"
condescend ["kOndI'send] opposite ['OpqzIt] ruin ['ru:In]
Julia did not condescend to reply. She was really very unhappy.
"I can't live without him, I tell you. What am I to do with myself when he's
away?"
"Stay on with me. I'll give you a contract for another year. I've got a lot of
new parts I want to give you and I've got a juvenile in my eye who's a find.
You'll be surprised how much easier you'll find it when you've got a chap
opposite you who'll really give you something. You can have twelve pounds a
week."
Julia went up to him and stared into his eyes search.
"Have you done all this to get me to stay on for another year? Have you
broken my heart and ruined my whole life just to keep me in your rotten
theatre?"
"I swear I haven't (клянусь, что не делал этого). I like you (ты мне нравишься)
and I admire you (и я восхищаюсь тобой). And we've done better business (и мы
делали лучшие сборы: «занимались лучшим бизнесом») the last two years (в
последние два года) than we've ever done before (чем когда-либо раньше). But
damn it (но, черт возьми), I wouldn't play you a dirty trick like that (я бы не
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сыграл с тобой такую грязную шутку)."
"You liar (ты лжец), you filthy liar (ты грязный лжец)."
"I swear it's the truth (я клянусь, что это правда)."
"Prove it then (тогда докажи это)," she said violently (сказала она яростно).
"How can I prove it (как я могу доказать это)? You know I'm decent really (ты
же знаешь, что я порядочный, на самом-то деле)."
"Give me fifteen pounds a week (плати мне: «дай мне» пятнадцать фунтов в
неделю) and I'll believe you (и я поверю тебе)."
"Fifteen pounds a week (пятнадцать фунтов в неделю)? You know what our
takings are (ты же знаешь, какие у нас сборы; takings — барыши, выручка,
сбор). How can I (как я могу)? Oh well, all right (ну хорошо, ладно). But I shall
have to pay three pounds (но мне придется платить три фунта) out of my own
pocket (из моего собственного кармана)."
"A fat lot I care (мне наплевать: «толстую долю/кучу я беспокоюсь = очень
меня волнует»)."
swear [sweq] prove [pru:v] pocket ['pOkIt]
"I swear I haven't. I like you and I admire you. And we've done better
business the last two years than we've ever done before. But damn it, I
wouldn't play you a dirty trick like that."
"You liar, you filthy liar."
"I swear it's the truth."
"Prove it then," she said violently.
"How can I prove it? You know I'm decent really."
"Give me fifteen pounds a week and I'll believe you."
"Fifteen pounds a week? You know what our takings are. How can I? Oh
well, all right. But I shall have to pay three pounds out of my own pocket."
"A fat lot I care."
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6
AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals (после двух недель репетиций), Michael was
thrown out of the part (Майкла вышвырнули с роли) for which he had been
engaged (на которую его ангажировали), and for three or four weeks (и три или
четыре недели) was left to kick his heels about (он томился в ожидании; to kick
one's heels — тратить время в ожидании, торчать где-либо; to kick —
ударять ногой, пинать, лягать, heel — пятка, пята, каблук) till something
else (до тех самых пор, пока какая-нибудь еще роль: «что-нибудь еще») could
be found for him (нашлась бы для него). He opened in due course (он начал
сезон /начал выступать/, со временем; to open — театр. открывать,
начинать театральный сезон; due — должное, что причитается) in a play
that ran less than a month in New York (в постановке, которая шла меньше
месяца в Нью-Йорке). It was sent on the road (и она была отправлена в турне);
but languished (но успеха не имела: «зачахла») and was withdrawn (и была
отменена; to withdraw — отнимать, забирать назад, аннулировать). After
another wait (после следующего периода ожидания) he was given a part (ему
дали роль) in a costume play (в исторической костюмированной постановке)
where his good looks shone to such advantage (где его прекрасные внешние
данные засияли в таком выгодном свете: «с таким преимуществом»; to shine
(shone) — светить, сиять, блистать) that his indifferent acting (что его
посредственная игра) was little noticed (была почти не заметна: «мало
заметна»), and in this (и в этой /роли/) he finished the season (он закончил
сезон). There was no talk (и разговора не было) of renewing his contract (о
продлении его контракта; to renew — обновить, восстановить, повторить).
Indeed (на самом деле) the manager who had engaged him (импресарио,
который пригласил его) was caustic in his comments (был язвителен в своих
комментариях; caustic — едкий, колкий, разъедающий).
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thrown [TrqVn] heel [hi:l] languish ['lxNgwIS] caustic ['kO:stIk]
AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals, Michael was thrown out of the part for
which he had been engaged, and for three or four weeks was left to kick his
heels about till something else could be found for him. He opened in due
course in a play that ran less than a month in New York. It was sent on the
road; but languished and was withdrawn. After another wait he was given a
part in a costume play where his good looks shone to such advantage that his