Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр
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They drove the rest of the journey in stormy silence. Mrs. de Vries was
waiting up for them.
"I didn't want to go to bed till I'd seen you," she said as she folded Julia in her
arms and kissed her on both cheeks. She gave Michael a brisk handshake.
Julia spent a happy morning in bed reading the Sunday papers. She read first
the theatrical news, then the gossip columns, after that the woman's pages,
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and finally cast an eye over the headlines of the world's news. The book
reviews she ignored; she could never understand why so much space was
wasted on them. Michael, who had the room next hers, had come in to say
good morning, and then gone out into the garden. Presently there was a timid
little knock at her door and Dolly came in. Her great black eyes were shining.
She sat on the bed and took Julia's hand.
"Darling (дорогая), I've been talking to Michael (я разговаривала с Майклом).
I'm going to put up the money (я собираюсь дать деньги) to start you in
management (чтобы помочь вам начать свой театр: «свое дело»; to start smb.
in smth. — помогать кому-либо начать что-либо)."
Julia's heart gave a sudden beat (сердце Джулии внезапно забилось; beat —
удар, бой, ритм).
"Oh, you mustn't (о, но ты не должна: «не обязана»). Michael shouldn't have
asked you (Майклу не следовало просить тебя). I won't have it (я не приму их).
You've been far, far too kind to us already (ты уже была очень, очень добра у
нам; far — далеко, гораздо, намного)."
Dolly leant over (Долли нагнулась) and kissed Julia on the lips (и поцеловала
Джулию в губы). Her voice was lower than usual (ее голос был ниже, чем
обычно) and there was a little tremor in it (и он немного дрожал: «и было
легкое дрожание в нем»).
"Oh, my love, don't you know (о, моя любовь, неужели ты не знаешь) there isn't
anything in the world (что в мире нет ничего, что) I wouldn't do for you (я бы не
сделала для тебя)? It'll be so wonderful (это будет так удивительно); it'll bring
us so close together (это так сблизит нас) and I shall be so proud of you (и я буду
так гордиться тобой)."
darling ['dQ:lIN] mustn't ['mAs(q)nt] tremor ['tremq]
"Darling, I've been talking to Michael. I'm going to put up the money to start
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you in management."
Julia's heart gave a sudden beat.
"Oh, you mustn't. Michael shouldn't have asked you. I won't have it. You've
been far, far too kind to us already."
Dolly leant over and kissed Julia on the lips. Her voice was lower than usual
and there was a little tremor in it.
"Oh, my love, don't you know there isn't anything in the world I wouldn't do
for you? It'll be so wonderful; it'll bring us so close together and I shall be so
proud of you."
They heard Michael come whistling along the passage (они слышали, как Майкл
приближается, насвистывая по коридору; to whistle — свистеть), and when he
came into the room (и когда он вошел в комнату) Dolly turned to him (Дороти
повернулась к нему) with her great eyes misty with tears (ее большие глаза
были затуманены слезами; mist — туман, дымка, мгла).
"I've just told her (я только что сказала ей)."
He was brimming over with excitement (его переполняло восхищение; to brim
— наполнять до краев).
"What a grand woman (какая великая женщина)!" He sat down on the other side
of the bed (он присел с другой стороны кровати) and took Julia's disengaged
hand (и взял Джулию за свободную руку; disengaged — свободный,
незанятый). "What d'you say, Julia (что ты скажешь, Джулия)?"
She gave him a little reflective look (она взглянула на него быстро и
задумчиво).
"Vous l'avez voulu, Georges Dandin (фр. = You wanted this, Georges Dandin: ты
этого хотел, Жорж Данден)."
"What's that (что это)?"
"Moliere (Мольер)."
whistling ['wIslIN] misty ['mIstI] disengaged ["dIsIn'geIdZd]
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