Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

Франк Илья

at the same time the virgin's anticipation (и, в то же самое время, предвкушение

девственницы) that she was about to enter into her kingdom (которая собирается

войти в свое царство; to be about to do smth. — намереваться сделать что-

либо). Julia gave a sigh that was ever so slightly voluptuous (Джулия вздохнула

слегка чувственным вздохом: «испустила вздох, который был таким слегка

сладострастным»).

drawing ['drO:IN] Circassian [sq:'kxsIqn] eunuch ['ju:nqk] vizier [vI'zIq]

"Isn't it ravishing?" she cried.

"I knew you'd like it. A good drawing, isn't it?"

"Amazing."

He put the little picture back on its nail. When he turned round again she was

standing near the bed with her hands behind her back, a little like a Circassian

slave introduced by the chief eunuch to the inspection of the Grand Vizier; there

was a hint of modest withdrawal in her bearing, a delicious timidity, and at the

same time the virgin's anticipation that she was about to enter into her kingdom.

Julia gave a sigh that was ever so slightly voluptuous.

"My dear, it's been such a wonderful evening (мой

дорогой, это был такой

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удивительный вечер). I've never felt so close to you before (я никогда не

чувствовала себя так близко к тебе)."

She slowly raised her hands from behind her back (она медленно подняла /свои/

руки из-за спины) and with the exquisite timing that came so naturally to her

moved them forwards (и, с тем совершенным чувством времени, что было в

ней столь естественным, она подняла: «выдвинула» их вперед; to come

natural to smb. — быть естественным для кого-либо), stretching out her arms

(протягивая /свои/ руки), and held them palms upward (и держала их ладонями

кверху) as though there rested on them, invisibly, a lordly dish (как если бы на

них покоилось, невидимое, роскошное блюдо), and on the dish lay her

proffered heart (и на этом блюде лежало ее предложенное /ему/ сердце). Her

beautiful eyes were tender and yielding (ее прекрасные глаза были нежны и

податливы) and on her lips played a smile of shy surrender (и на ее губах играла

улыбка стыдливой капитуляции; surrender — сдача, отказ, уступка).

She saw Charles's smile freeze on his face (она увидела,

как улыбка Чарльза

застыла на /его/ лице). He had understood all right (он все понял, несомненно;

all right — /зд. разг./ разумеется, конечно).

("Christ, he doesn't want me (Боже, он не хочет меня). It was all a bluff (все это

было блефом).") The revelation for a moment staggered her (это откровение на

какой-то момент ошеломило ее). ("God, how am I going to get out of it (Боже,

как же мне выпутаться из этого; to get out — /разг./ найти выход из трудного

или неприятного положения)? What a bloody fool I must look (какой чертовой

дурехой я, должно быть, выгляжу).")

revelation ["revq'leIS(q)n] surrender [sq'rendq] stagger ['stxgq]

"My dear, it's been such a wonderful evening. I've never felt so close to you

before."

She slowly raised her hands from behind her back and with the exquisite timing

that came so naturally to her moved them forwards, stretching out her arms, and

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held them palms upward as though there rested on them, invisibly, a lordly dish,

and on the dish lay her proffered heart. Her beautiful eyes were tender and yielding

and on her lips played a smile of shy surrender.

She saw Charles's smile freeze on his face. He had understood all right.

("Christ, he doesn't want me. It was all a bluff.") The revelation for a moment

staggered her. ("God, how am I going to get out of it? What a bloody fool I must

look.")

She very nearly lost her poise (Джулия чуть было не потеряла: «почти что

потеряла» самообладание). She had to think like lightning (она должна была

думать /со скоростью/ молнии). He was standing there (он стоял /там/), looking

at her with an embarrassment that he tried hard to conceal (смотря на нее со

смущением, которое он с трудом пытался скрыть; to try hard — очень

стараться). Julia was panic-stricken (Джулия была охвачена паникой). She

could not think what to do with those hands (она не могла придумать, что же