Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр
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grown very sophisticated.
He told Julia at once (он немедленно сообщил Джулии) that he desired to leave
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Eton at Christmas (что он хочет оставить Итон на Рождество), he thought he
had got everything out of it that he could (он
мог; to get out of — получить деньги, сведения у кого-либо, извлечь выгоду из
чего-либо), and he wanted to go to Vienna for a few months (и он хочет поехать
в Вену на несколько месяцев) and learn German before going up to Cambridge
(и выучить немецкий до того, как поступить: «экзаменоваться» в Кембридж).
Michael had wished him to go into the army (Майкл хотел, чтобы он стал
военным: «поступил на военную службу»), but this he had set his face against
(но он решительно воспротивился этому; face — лицо, выражение лица,
внешний вид; to set oneself against (doing) smth — быть категорически
против). He did not yet know what he wanted to be (он еще не совсем знал, кем
он хочет быть). Both Julia and Michael had from the first been obsessed by the
fear (и Джулия и Майкл: «оба» были сперва одержимы страхом) that he would
go on the stage (что он станет актером: «пойдет на сцену»), but for this
apparently he had no inclination (но к этому, очевидно, у него склонности не
было).
"Anyhow he wouldn't be any good (в любом случае, он не достиг бы ничего:
«толку бы от него не было»)," said Julia.
desire [dI'zaIq] obsess [qb'ses] apparently [q'pxrqntlI]
He told Julia at once that he desired to leave Eton at Christmas, he thought he had
got everything out of it that he could, and he wanted to go to Vienna for a few
months and learn German before going up to Cambridge. Michael had wished him
to go into the army, but this he had set his face against. He did not yet know what
he wanted to be. Both Julia and Michael had from the first been obsessed by the
fear that he would go on the stage, but for this apparently he had no inclination.
"Anyhow he wouldn't be any good," said Julia.
He led his own life (он вел /за городом/ свою собственную жизнь). He went out
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on the river (он
читая). On his seventeenth birthday (на его семнадцатый день рождения) Julia
had given him a very smart roadster (Джулия подарила ему очень быстрый
дорожный велосипед), and in this he careered about the country (и на нем он
носился что было духу: «во весь опор» по окрестностям) at breakneck speeds
(с головокружительной быстротой: «на опасной скорости»; breakneck —
опасный, to break — ломать, neck — шея).
"There's one comfort (есть одно утешение)," said Julia. "He's no bother (он не
причиняет беспокойства; bother — хлопоты; надоедливый человек). He seems
quite capable of amusing himself (он, кажется, совершенно способен развлечь
себя сам)."
On Sundays they had a good many people down for the day (по воскресеньям, к
ним приезжали /из города/ довольно много народу на целый день), actors and
actresses (актеры и актрисы), an occasional writer (случайный писатель), and a
sprinkling of some of their grander friends (и избранные из их знатных друзей;
sprinkling — разбрызгивание, мелкий дождик, небольшое количество; to
sprinkle — брызгать, кропить, опрыскивать). Julia found these parties very
amusing (Джулия считала эти приемы очень занимательными) and she knew
that people liked to come to them (и она знала, что людям нравится приезжать к
ним).
roadster ['rqVdstq] career about [kq'rIq(r)q'baVt] sprinkling ['sprINklIN]
He led his own life. He went out on the river and lay about the garden reading. On
his seventeenth birthday Julia had given him a very smart roadster, and in this he
careered about the country at breakneck speeds.
"There's one comfort," said Julia. "He's no bother. He seems quite capable of
amusing himself."
On Sundays they had a good many people down for the day, actors and actresses,
an occasional writer, and a sprinkling of some of their grander friends. Julia found
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