Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр
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family to keep up; her purity was a pearl of great price; she also felt that she
was making a wonderfully good impression: of course he was a great
gentleman, and "damn it all" it behoved her to be a great lady. She was so
pleased with her performance that when she had got into her room and
somewhat noisily locked the door, she paraded up and down bowing right and
left graciously to her obsequious retainers. She stretched out her lily white
hand for the trembling old steward to kiss (as a baby he had often dandled
her on his knee), and when he pressed it with his pallid lips she felt something
fall upon it. A tear.
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THE first year of their marriage (первый год их супружеской жизни) would
have been stormy (был бы бурным; stormy — грозовой, штормовой,
предвещающий бурю) except for Michael's placidity (если бы не спокойствие
Майкла). It needed the excitement of getting a part (требовалось возбуждение от
получения роли) or a first night (или /от/ премьеры), the gaiety of a party
(веселье вечеринки) where he had drunk several glasses of champagne (на
которой: «где» он выпил несколько бокалов шампанского), to turn his practical
mind to thoughts of love (чтобы он, такой практичный, сосредоточил свои
мысли на любви; to turn one's mind to smth. — обратить свое внимание на
что-либо, practical mind — практичный ум). No flattery (никакая лесть), no
allurements (никакое очарование), could tempt him (/не/ могли соблазнить его)
when he had an engagement next day (когда у него была назначена встреча на
следующий день) for which he had to keep his brain clear (ради которой его ум
должен был сохранять ясность: «он должен был сохранить свой ум ясным»)
or a round of golf (или партия в гольф; round — шар, круг, окружность,
спорт. — игра, партия, тур игры) for which he needed a steady eye (для
которой
твердый). Julia made him frantic scenes (Джулия устраивала ему бурные
сцены).
placidity [plq'sIdItI] allurement [q'l(j)Vqmqnt] frantic ['frxntIk]
THE first year of their marriage would have been stormy except for Michael's
placidity. It needed the excitement of getting a part or a first night, the gaiety
of a party where he had drunk several glasses of champagne, to turn his
practical mind to thoughts of love. No flattery, no allurements, could tempt
him when he had an engagement next day for which he had to keep his brain
clear or a round of golf for which he needed a steady eye. Julia made him
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frantic scenes.
She was jealous of his friends at the Green Room Club (она ревновала его к
друзьям из «Клуба Грин Рум» (Зеленая комната = Артистическое фойе); to be
jealous of smb. — ревновать кого-либо к кому-либо), jealous of the games that
took him away from her (ревновала к играм, которые забирали его от нее), and
jealous of the men's luncheons (/и/ ревновала к ланчам в мужской компании: «к
мужским ланчам») he went to under the pretext (на которые он ходил под тем
предлогом) that he must cultivate people (что он должен поддерживать дружбу
с людьми; to cultivate smb.'s /friendship/ — искать дружбы, дружить) who
might be useful to them (которые могли бы быть полезными им). It infuriated
her (/это/ приводило ее в ярость) that when she worked herself up (что когда
она доводила себя; to work oneself up — возбуждаться, разжигать свои
чувства, страсти) into a passion of tears (до слез: «приступа /гневных/ слез»)