Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр
Шрифт:
мешать, препятствовать кому-либо делать что-либо, rusty — покрытый
ржавчиной, запущенный)."
Tom was very pleasant about the house (Том был очень полезен: «Том был
очень приятен по дому»). He would play backgammon with Michael (он играл в
триктрак с Майклом), or patience with Julia (или /раскладывал/ пасьянс
Джулией; patience — терпение, настойчивость; карт. пасьянс), and when
they turned on the gramophone (и когда они слушали: «включали» граммофон)
he was always there to change the records (он всегда был на месте, чтобы
сменить пластинки; record — запись, учет, рекорд, звукозапись).
suburb ['sAbq:b] performance [pq'fO:mqns] rusty ['rAstI] patience ['peIS(q)ns]
gramophone ['grxmqfqVn]
Michael, looking for new talent, often took him to the play in the evenings, either
in London or the suburbs; they would fetch Julia after the performance, and the
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three of them supped together. Now and then Michael asked Tom to play golf with
him on Sundays and then if there was no party would bring him home to dinner.
"Nice to have a young fellow like that around," he said. "It keeps one from
growing rusty."
Tom was very pleasant about the house. He would play backgammon with
Michael, or patience with Julia, and when they turned on the gramophone he was
always there to change the records.
"He'll be a nice friend for Roger (он будет хорошим другом Роджеру)," said
Michael. "Tom's got his head screwed on his shoulders the right way (у Тома есть
голова на плечах: «у Тома голова прикручена на плечах правильным
способом»; to screw — прикручивать, привинчивать), and he's a lot older than
Roger (и он гораздо старше Роджера). He ought to have a good influence on him
(он будет оказывать на него положительное влияние). Why don't you ask him
(почему ты не попросишь его) to come and spend his holiday with us (поехать с
нами и провести /его/ отпуск вместе)?"
("Lucky I'm a good actress (/какое/ счастье, что я хорошая актриса).") But it
wanted an effort (но /ей/ потребовалось усилие) to keep the joy out of her voice
(чтобы
to prevent her face from showing the exultation (и помешать отразиться на ее
лице ликованию) that made her heart beat so violently (которое заставило ее
сердце столь бешено забиться; violently — неистово, яростно, ожесточенно).
"That's not a bad idea (/это/ не плохая идея)," she answered (ответила она).'I’ll
ask him if you like (я спрошу его, если ты хочешь)."
Their play was running through August (/их/ спектакль шел до конца августа),
and Michael had taken a house at Taplow (и Майкл снял дом в Тэплоу) so that
they could spend the height of the summer there (чтобы они могли провести там
разгар лета; height — высота, вершина). Julia was to come up for her
performances (Джулия должна была ездить в город на /свои/ спектакли; to
come up — зд. приезжать в столицу, приезжать с периферии в центр) and
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Michael when business needed it (и Майкл, когда того требовал бизнес:
«дела»), but she would have the day in the country and Sundays (но у нее будет
/возможность проводить/ день за городом: «в деревне», и /все/ воскресенья).
Tom had a fortnight's holiday (у Тома был двухнедельный отпуск); he accepted
the invitation with alacrity (он принял приглашение с готовностью).
screwed [skru:d] influence ['InflVqns] exultation ["egzAl'teIS(q)n]
alacrity [q'lxkrItI]
"He'll be a nice friend for Roger," said Michael. "Tom's got his head screwed on
his shoulders the right way, and he's a lot older than Roger. He ought to have a
good influence on him. Why don't you ask him to come and spend his holiday with
us?"
("Lucky I'm a good actress.") But it wanted an effort to keep the joy out of her
voice and to prevent her face from showing the exultation that made her heart beat
so violently. "That's not a bad idea," she answered. "I’ll ask him if you like."
Their play was running through August, and Michael had taken a house at Taplow
so that they could spend the height of the summer there. Julia was to come up for
her performances and Michael when business needed it, but she would have the