Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр
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somewhat of a shock to Julia (были для Джулии некоторым потрясением:
«шоком»). They rankled (они мучили /ее/). It was disconcerting (приводило в
замешательство то) that gossip had so nearly reached the truth (что слухи были
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настолько
значение)? Plenty of women had lovers and who bothered (большое количество
женщин имело любовников, и кого это волновало)? And an actress (а
актриса). No one expected an actress to be a pattern of propriety (никто же не
ожидает, что актриса будет образцом правильности поведения).
"It's my damned virtue (это все моя чертова добродетель). That's at the bottom
of the trouble (вот в чем причина всей этой проблемы; bottom — низ, нижняя
часть; суть, основа)."
lipstick ['lIp"stIk] coldly ['kqVldlI] disconcert ["dIskqn'sq:t]
propriety [prq'praIqtI]
Dolly slipped her feet back into her shoes and getting her lipstick out of her bag
did her lips.
"Well, dear, you're old enough to know your own mind."
They parted coldly.
But one or two of Dolly's remarks had been somewhat of a shock to Julia. They
rankled. It was disconcerting that gossip had so nearly reached the truth. But did it
matter? Plenty of women had lovers and who bothered? And an actress. No one
expected an actress to be a pattern of propriety.
"It's my damned virtue. That's at the bottom of the trouble."
She had acquired the reputation of a perfectly virtuous woman (она приобрела
репутацию идеально добродетельной женщины), whom the tongue of scandal
could not touch (которую не могут коснуться скандальные языки), and now it
looked as though her reputation was a prison (и теперь, все выглядело так, что ее
репутация была тюрьмой) that she had built round herself (которую она сама
возвела: «построила» вокруг себя). But there was worse (но было еще хуже).
What had Tom meant by saying that she ate out of his hand (что это Том имел в
виду, когда говорил, что она ест с его руки)? That deeply affronted her (это
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глубоко оскорбило ее). Silly little fool (глупый
смеет)? She didn't know what to do about it either (она не знала, что ей делать и
с этим тоже). She would have liked to tax him with it (ей хотелось бы упрекнуть
его /за эти слова/; to tax smb. with smth. — делать выговор, обвинять). What
was the good (но какой в этом смысл)? He would deny it (он будет все
отрицать). The only thing was to say nothing (единственное что оставалось —
ничего не говорить); it had all gone too far now (все зашло теперь уже
слишком далеко), she must accept everything (она должна мириться со всем:
«принимать все»). It was no good not facing the truth (не было смысла не
признавать правды; to face the truth — смотреть правде в лицо), he didn't love
her (он не любил ее), he was her lover because it gratified his self-esteem (он был
ее любовником из-за того, что это потворствовало его самомнению:
«удовлетворяло его самоуважение»; esteem — уважение, почтение), because
it brought him various things he cared for (потому, что это приносило ему
различные вещи, которые были для него важны: «к которым он стремился»)
and because in his own eyes at least (и потому, что, по крайней мере, в его
собственных глазах) it gave him a sort of position (это давало ему некое
/солидное/ положение).
virtuous ['vq:tSVqs] tongue [tAN] affront [q'frAnt] various ['ve(q)rIqs]
She had acquired the reputation of a perfectly virtuous woman, whom the tongue
of scandal could not touch, and now it looked as though her reputation was a
prison that she had built round herself. But there was worse. What had Tom meant
by saying that she ate out of his hand? That deeply affronted her. Silly little fool.
How dare he? She didn't know what to do about it either. She would have liked to
tax him with it. What was the good? He would deny it. The only thing was to say
nothing; it had all gone too far now, she must accept everything. It was no good
not facing the truth, he didn't love her, he was her lover because it gratified his
self-esteem, because it brought him various things he cared for and because in his
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own eyes at least it gave him a sort of position.