Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. На окраине империи. Рассказы
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Bateman thanked his stars it was. He felt that he must look prodigiously foolish in his blue serge suit and high collar — very neat and gentlemanly — with that ridiculous wreath of flowers on his head.
He was seething with indignation (он просто кипел от негодования; to seethe — кипеть, бурлить; быть охваченным/каким-каким-либо чувством), and he had never in his life exercised more self-control than now (и никогда в жизни он не проявлял большей сдержанности: «самоконтроля», чем сейчас) when he presented an affable exterior (когда сохранял приветливую наружность; to present — преподносить, дарить; являть, представлять/собою/). He was furious with that old man (он был возмущен этим стариком; furious — разъяренный, взбешенный), sitting at the head of the table (сидящим
indignation ["IndIg'neIS(q)n], affable ['xfqb(q)l], exterior [Ik'stI(q)rIq], furious ['fju(q)rIqs], monstrous ['mOnstrqs]
He was seething with indignation, and he had never in his life exercised more self-control than now when he presented an affable exterior. He was furious with that old man, sitting at the head of the table, half-naked, with his saintly face and the flowers on his handsome white locks. The whole position was monstrous.
Then dinner came to an end (ужин подошел к концу), and Eva and her mother remained to clear away (Эва с матерью остались убирать посуду со стола) while the three men sat on the verandah (в то время как трое мужчин уселись на веранде). It was very warm (было очень тепло) and the air was scented with the white flowers of the night (и воздух был наполнен благоуханием белых ночных цветов). The full moon, sailing across an unclouded sky (полная луна, что плыла по безоблачному небу; sail — парус;to sail — плавать/под парусом/,совершать плавание; плыть, парить/в воздухе/), made a pathway on the broad sea (проложила по широкому /простору/ моря лунную дорожку) that led to the boundless realms of Forever (которая вела к безграничному царству вечности).
unclouded [An'klaudId], realm [relm], forever [fq'revq]
Then dinner came to an end, and Eva and her mother remained to clear away while the three men sat on the verandah. It was very warm and the air was scented with the white flowers of the night. The full moon, sailing across an unclouded sky, made a pathway on the broad sea that led to the boundless realms of Forever.
Arnold Jackson began to talk (Арнольд Джексон начал разговор). His voice was rich and musical (голос его был глубокий /грудной/ и мелодичный; rich — богатый; низкий, глубокий/о звуке/). He talked now of the natives and of the old legends of the country (теперь он говорил о местных жителях и древних легендах этой страны). He told strange stories of the past (он рассказывал удивительные истории о прошлом; strange — незнакомый; необычный, удивительный), stories of hazardous expeditions into the unknown (истории о рискованных экспедициях к неизведанному), of love and death (о любви и смерти), of hatred and revenge (о ненависти и мести). He told of the adventurers who had discovered those distant islands (он рассказывал о тех искателях приключений, которые открыли те отдаленные острова; adventurer — авантюрист; искатель приключений), of the sailors who, settling in them, had married the daughters of great chieftains (о тех моряках, которые обосновавшись на них, женились на дочерях великих вождей), and of the beach-combers who had led their varied lives on those silvery shores (о пестрой жизни бродяг, промышлявших на этом серебристом побережье: «которые вели свои разнообразные жизни на этих серебристых берегах»; shore — берег, побережье; beach-comber — /белый/ житель тихоокеанских островов, перебивающийся случайной работой; бродяга на побережье). Bateman, mortified and exasperated, at first listened sullenly (Бейтман, обиженный и раздраженный, поначалу слушал с недовольным видом; sullen — угрюмый, замкнутый, сердитый; to mortify — подавлять /страсти, чувства и т. п./; умерщвлять /плоть/; обижать, унижать, оскорблять; to exasperate — сердить; возмущать, раздражать; изводить; бесить, приводить в ярость), but presently some magic in the words possessed him and he sat entranced (но вскоре какая-то магия тех слов овладела им, и он сидел как завороженный).
hazardous ['hxzqdqs], expedition ["ekspI'dIS(q)n], hatred ['heItrId], revenge [rI'vendZ], adventurer [qd'ventS(q)rq], chieftain ['tSi: ftqn], beachcomber ['bi: tS" kqVmq], exasperated [Ig'zQ: spqreItId]
Arnold Jackson began to talk. His voice was rich and musical. He talked now of the natives and of the old legends of the country. He told strange stories of the past, stories of hazardous expeditions into the unknown, of love and death, of hatred and revenge. He told of the adventurers who had discovered those distant islands, of the sailors who, settling in them, had married the daughters of great chieftains, and of the beach-combers who had led their varied lives on those silvery shores. Bateman, mortified and exasperated, at first listened sullenly, but presently some magic in the words possessed him and he sat entranced.
The mirage of romance obscured the light of common day (мираж
"Well, you two boys haven't seen one another for a long time (что ж, вы ребята не видели друг друга очень долго). I shall leave you to have a yarn (я оставлю вас, чтобы вы могли поболтать). Teddie will show you your quarters when you want to go to bed (Тедди покажет вам вашу комнату, когда вы захотите отправиться спать; quarters — помещение, жилье, квартира)."
mirage [amir's: Z], obscure [quieter's], tongue [tAN], credulous [credulous], eloquence [welkins], climax [quitclaims], quarters [oakwood: tizzy]
The mirage of romance obscured the light of common day. Had he forgotten that Arnold Jackson had a tongue of silver, a tongue by which he had charmed vast sums out of the credulous public, a tongue which very nearly enabled him to escape the penalty of his crimes? No one had a sweeter eloquence, and no one had a more acute sense of climax. Suddenly he rose.
"Well, you two boys haven't seen one another for a long time. I shall leave you to have a yarn. Teddie will show you your quarters when you want to go to bed."
"Oh, but I wasn't thinking of spending the night, Mr. Jackson (о, но я не собирался /здесь/ ночевать, мистер Джексон)," said Bateman.
"You'll find it more comfortable (вам здесь будет удобнее: «вы найдете /ночевку здесь/ более удобной»). We'll see that you're called in good time (мы проследим, чтобы вас вовремя: «своевременно» разбудили; to call— кричать; звать; будить, разбудить)."
Then with a courteous shake of the hand (затем, вежливо пожав руку), stately as though he were a bishop in canonicals (величественный, словно он был епископом в церковном облачении), Arnold Jackson took leave of his guest (Арнольд Джексон простился со своим гостем; leave— разрешение, позволение; прощание, расставание).
"Of course I'll drive you back to Papeete if you like (конечно же, если ты хочешь, я отвезу тебя назад в Папеэте)," said Edward, "but I advise you to stay (но я советую тебе остаться). It's bully driving in the early morning (это чудно — ехать рано утром; bully — первоклассный, великолепный, высокого качества, высокопробный)."
courteous ['kWtIqs], bishop ['bISqp], canonicals [kq'nOnIk(q)lz], guest [gest]
"Oh, but I wasn't thinking of spending the night, Mr. Jackson," said Bateman.