Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

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"What does she wear then (что же она тогда носит)?"

"Panties (трусики)," said Julia (сказала Джулия).

"And a soutien-gorge, I suppose (и бюстгальтер, я полагаю; a soutien-gorge (фр)

= brassiere, bra — лифчик)."

"Certainly not (конечно же нет)," cried Julia tartly (вскричала Джулия колко).

"Then, my niece, under your dress you are naked (в таком случае, /моя/

племянница, под платьем ты голая)?"

"Practically (практически)."

"C'est de la folie (/фр., = that is stupid —

но это же безумие)," said Aunt Carrie

(сказала тетя Кэрри).

"C'est vraiment pas raisonnable, ma fille (/фр./ = that is really not reasonable, my

daughter — это действительно неразумно, дочь моя)," said Mrs. Lambert

(сказала миссис Лэмберт).

"And without being a prude (и, не будучи ханжой; prude — скромница,

недотрога)," added Aunt Carrie (добавила тетя Кэрри), "I must say that it is

hardly decent (я должна сказать, что вряд ли это прилично)."

reason ['ri:z(q)n] chemise [Sq'mi:z] prude [pru:d]

They reasoned with her about the clothes she wore. Those silk stockings that were

so thin you could see through them; and what did she wear next to her skin? Aunt

Carrie would not have been surprised to learn that she wore nothing but a chemise.

"She doesn't even wear that," said Mrs. Lambert.

"What does she wear then?"

"Panties," said Julia. "And a soutien-gorge, I suppose."

"Certainly not," cried Julia tartly.

"Then, my niece, under your dress you are naked?"

"Practically."

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"C'est de la folie," said Aunt Carrie.

"C'est vraiment pas raisonnable, ma fille," said Mrs. Lambert.

"And without being a prude," added Aunt Carrie, "I must say that it is hardly

decent."

Julia showed them her clothes (Джулия показала им свои наряды), and on the

first Thursday after her arrival (и, в первый четверг после ее приезда) they

discussed what she should wear for dinner (они обсуждали, что ей следует одеть

к обеду). Aunt Carrie and Mrs. Lambert grew rather sharp with one another (тетя

Кэрри и миссис Лэмберт даже повздорили между собой; sharp — зд. колкий,

язвительный, раздражительный). Mrs. Lambert thought that since her daughter

had evening dresses with her (миссис Лэмберт

считала: «думала», что так как у

ее дочери были с собой вечерние платья) she ought to wear one (ей и следует

одеть одно из них), but Aunt Carrie considered it quite unnecessary (но тетя

Кэрри полагала, что это совершенно необязательно).

"When I used to come and visit you in Jersey, my dear (когда я бывало

приезжала с визитами к тебе на Джерси), and gentlemen were coming to dinner

(и джентльмены приходили к обеду), I remember you would put on a tea-gown

(я помню, что ты надевала нарядное платье; tea-gown — дамское платье,

надеваемое к чаю, на неофициальный прием)."

"Of course a tea-gown would be very suitable (конечно же, нарядное платье

было бы очень кстати: «подходящим»)."

They looked at Julia hopefully (они посмотрели на Джулию с надеждой). She

shook her head (она покачала головой).

"I would sooner wear a shroud (я скорее надену саван)."

unnecessary [An'nesqs(q)rI] tea-gown ['ti:gaVn] shroud [SraVd]

Julia showed them her clothes, and on the first Thursday after her arrival they

discussed what she should wear for dinner. Aunt Carrie and Mrs. Lambert grew

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rather sharp with one another. Mrs. Lambert thought that since her daughter had

evening dresses with her she ought to wear one, but Aunt Carrie considered it quite

unnecessary.

"When I used to come and visit you in Jersey, my dear, and gentlemen were

coming to dinner, I remember you would put on a tea-gown."

"Of course a tea-gown would be very suitable."

They looked at Julia hopefully. She shook her head.

"I would sooner wear a shroud."

Aunt Carrie wore a high-necked dress of heavy black silk (на тете Кэрри было

закрытое платье из тяжелого черного шелка; high-necked — с воротником-

стойкой), with a string of jet (с бусами из гагата: «с ниткой черного янтаря»),

and Mrs. Lambert a similar one (и на миссис Лэмберт было подобное платье),

but with her lace shawl and a paste necklace (но со /своей/ кружевной шалью и