Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

Франк Илья

marriage state.

Michael never liked to have a crowd at a dress-rehearsal, and this time, anxious to

keep the secret of the play till the first night, he had admitted besides Charles only

the people, photographers and dressmakers, whose presence was necessary. Julia

spared herself. She had no intention of giving all she had to give till the first night.

It was enough if her performance was adequate (было

достаточным, если ее

исполнение соответствовало требованиям: «было адекватным»). Under

Michael's business-like direction (под деловым управлением Майкла)

everything went off without a hitch (все прошло без сучка без задоринки;

without a hitch — гладко, без задержки, hitch — зд. помеха, препятствие), and

by ten o'clock Julia and Charles were sitting in the Grill Room of the Savoy (и уже

к десяти часам Джулия и Чарльз сидели в гриль-баре «Савой»). The first thing

she asked him was what he thought of Avice Crichton (первое, что она спросила

у него /было/, что он думает об Эвис Крайтон).

"Not at all bad and wonderfully pretty (совсем не плоха и удивительно

хорошенькая). She really looked lovely in that second-act dress (она на самом

деле выглядела миленько в том платье для второго акта)."

"I'm not going to wear the dress I wore in the second act (я не буду в том же

платье: «не буду носить то же платье», что было на мне во втором акте).

Charley Deverill has made me another (Чарли Деверил сшил: «сделал» мне

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другое)."

adequate ['xdIkwIt] hitch [hItS] wonderful ['wAndqf(q)l]

It was enough if her performance was adequate. Under Michael's business-like

direction everything went off without a hitch, and by ten o'clock Julia and Charles

were sitting in the Grill Room of the Savoy. The first thing she asked him was

what he thought of Avice Crichton.

"Not at all bad and wonderfully pretty. She really looked lovely in that second-act

dress."

"I'm not going to wear the dress I wore in the second act. Charley Deverill has

made me another."

He did not see the slightly humorous glance she gave him (он не заметил:

«увидел» тот слегка веселый взгляд, которым она на него посмотрела), and if

he had (и, если бы он заметил) would not have guessed what it meant (не

догадался

бы, что он означал). Michael, having taken Julia's advice (Майкл,

последовав совету Джулии), had gone to a good deal of trouble with Avice

(приложил огромное количество усилий с Эвис). He had rehearsed her by

herself (он репетировал с ней одной) upstairs in his private room (наверху, в

своем личном кабинете) and had given her every intonation and every gesture (и

научил ее: «дал ей» каждой интонации и каждому жесту). He had also, Julia

had good reason to believe (он так же, Джулия имела полное право верить в

это), lunched with her several times and taken her out to supper (обедал с ней

несколько раз и приглашал ее на ужин в ресторан). The result of all this was

that she was playing the part uncommonly well (результатом этого было то, что

она играла свою роль необычайно хорошо). Michael rubbed his hands (Майкл

потирал /свои/ руки).

humorous ['hju:m(q)rqs] intonation ["Intq'neIS(q)n]

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uncommonly [An'kOmqnlI]

He did not see the slightly humorous glance she gave him, and if he had would not

have guessed what it meant. Michael, having taken Julia's advice, had gone to a

good deal of trouble with Avice. He had rehearsed her by herself upstairs in his

private room and had given her every intonation and every gesture. He had also,

Julia had good reason to believe, lunched with her several times and taken her out

to supper. The result of all this was that she was playing the part uncommonly

well. Michael rubbed his hands.

"I'm very pleased with her (я очень ею доволен). I think she'll make quite a hit (я

думаю, что она будет настоящим успехом). I've half a mind to give her a

contract (я уже почти решил подписать: «дать» с ней контракт; to have half a

mind to do smth — быть не прочь сделать что-либо)."

"I wouldn't (я бы не стала)," said Julia. "Not till after the first night (до тех пор,

пока не пройдет премьера). You can never really tell (никогда нельзя на самом-

то деле сказать) how a performance is going to pan out (как пройдет спектакль;