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застать кого-либо, приобрести над кем-нибудь власть) and you can have a
four (и вы сможете сыграть вчетвером). "
" Oh, don't bother (о, не волнуйся). Singles are better fun really (играть вдвоем
гораздо веселее, на самом деле; single — холостяк, номер на одного, singles —
спорт. игра с участием двух противников) and one gets more exercise (и
получаешь больше нагрузки: «упражнений»). " Then to Tom (затем Тому). " I'll
race you to the boathouse (давай побежим наперегонки к эллингу: «лодочному
домику»; to race — состязаться в скорости, участвовать в скачках). "
indulgent [In'dAldZ(q)nt] exercise ['eksqsaIz] boathouse ['bqVthaVs]
Tom gave her a doubtful look. Roger saw it.
" Oh, it's all right, you needn't bother about my respected parents, they've got the
Sunday papers. Mummy's just given me a racing punt. "
(" I must keep my temper. I must keep my temper. Why was I such a fool as to give
him a racing punt? " )
" All right, " she said, with an indulgent smile, " go on the river, but don't fall in. "
" It won't hurt us if we do. We'll be back for tea. Is the court marked out, daddy?
We're going to play tennis after tea. "
" I dare say your father can get hold of somebody and you can have a four. "
" Oh, don't bother. Singles are better fun really and one gets more exercise. " Then
to Tom. " I'll race you to the boathouse. "
Tom leapt to his feet (Том вскочил на ноги) and dashed off with Roger in quick
pursuit (понесся вслед за Роджером по пятам: «в быстром преследовании»).
Michael took up one of the papers (Майкл взял в руки: «поднял» одну из газет)
and looked for his spectacles (и огляделся в поисках очков).
" They've clicked all right, haven't they (они хорошо поладили, не правда ли; to
click — щелкать; разг. пользоваться успехом, нравится)? "
" Apparently (по-видимому). "
" I was afraid (я боялся, что) Roger would be rather bored alone here with us
(Роджеру будет скучно /одному/ здесь с нами). It'll be fine for him (для него
будет здорово) to have someone to play around with (иметь друга: «кого-то» с
которым можно поиграть). "
" Don't you think Roger's rather inconsiderate (тебе не кажется: «ты не
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думаешь», что Роджер достаточно невнимателен к другим)? "
" You mean about the tennis (ты имеешь в виду теннис)? Oh, my dear, I don't
really care if I play or not (ну, дорогая моя, мне на самом деле все равно, буду
я играть или нет). It's only natural (/это/ совершенно естественно) that those
two boys should want to play together (что те двое /мальчишек/ хотят играть
вместе). From their point of view (с их точки зрения) I'm an old man (я старик),
and they think I'll spoil their game (и они думают, что я испорчу их игру). After
all (в конце концов) the great thing is that they should have a good time (это
здорово, что они вместе отлично проведут время). "
pursuit [pq'sju: t] apparently [q'pxrqntlI] inconsiderate [" Inkqn'sId(q)rIt]
Tom leapt to his feet and dashed off with Roger in quick pursuit. Michael took up
one of the papers and looked for his spectacles.
" They've clicked all right, haven't they? "
" Apparently. "
" I was afraid Roger would be rather bored alone here with us. It'll be fine for him
to have someone to play around with. "
" Don't you think Roger's rather inconsiderate? "
" You mean about the tennis? Oh, my dear, I don't really care if I play or not. It's
only natural that those two boys should want to play together. From their point of
view I'm an old man, and they think I'll spoil their game. After all the great thing is
that they should have a good time. "
Julia had a pang of remorse (Джулия почувствовала /внезапно/ угрызения
совести). Michael was prosy (Майкл был банален: «прозаичен»), near with his
money (с трудом расставался со своими деньгами; near — близкий, зд. разг.
скупой, прижимистый), self-complacent (самодовольный), but how
extraordinarily kind he was (но каким же удивительно добрым он был) and how
unselfish (и каким неэгоистичным)! He was devoid of envy (он был лишен
зависти). It gave him a real satisfaction (/это/ доставляло ему настоящее
удовлетворение), so long as it did not cost money (до тех пор, пока это не
стоило денег), to make other people happy (делать других людей
счастливыми). She read his mind like an open book (она читала его мысли, как
открытую книгу). It was true (было правдой то) that he never had any but a
commonplace thought (все его мысли были банальны: «он никогда не имел
никакой другой мысли, кроме банальной»); on the other hand (с другой
стороны) he never had a shameful one (у никого никогда не было и постыдной
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/мысли/). It was exasperating (это было несносно) that with so much to make
him worthy of her affection (что со столькими /положительными качествами/,
которые /должны были/ сделать его достойным ее расположения:
«привязанности»), she should be so excruciatingly bored by him (она так
мучительно скучала с ним: «он ей так надоел»).
remorse [rI'mO: s] unselfish [An'selfIS] excruciating [Ik'skru: SIeItIN]
Julia had a pang of remorse. Michael was prosy, near with his money, self-
complacent, but how extraordinarily kind he was and how unselfish! He was
devoid of envy. It gave him a real satisfaction, so long as it did not cost money, to
make other people happy. She read his mind like an open book. It was true that he
never had any but a commonplace thought; on the other hand he never had a
shameful one. It was exasperating that with so much to make him worthy of her
affection, she should be so excruciatingly bored by him.
" I think you're a much better man than I am a woman (я думаю, что ты гораздо
лучший мужчина, чем я женщина), my sweet (мой любимый), " she said.
He gave her his good, friendly smile (он одарил ее своей приятной,
дружелюбной улыбкой) and slightly shook his head (и слегка покачал головой).
" No, dear, I had a wonderful profile (нет, дорогая, у меня был прекрасный
профиль), but you've got genius (а у тебя есть талант). "
Julia giggled (Джулия хихикнула). There was a certain fun (это было даже
забавным; certain — определенный, некоторый) to be got out of a man
(разговаривать с человеком; to get out — зд. произносить, издавать) who
never knew what you were talking about (который никогда не знал, о чем речь
идет: «о чем ты говоришь»). But what did they mean (но что имеют в виду)
when they said an actress had genius (когда говорят, что у актрисы талант)?
Julia had often asked herself (Джулия часто спрашивала себя) what it was that
had placed her (что же /это было/, что поставило ее в положение) at last head
and shoulders above her contemporaries (по крайней мере на голову /и плечи/
выше, чем ее современниц; to stand head and shoulders above smb. — намного
превосходить кого-либо).
profile ['prqVfaIl] genius ['dZi: nIqs] giggle ['gIg(q)l]
" I think you're a much better man than I am a woman, my sweet, " she said.
He gave her his good, friendly smile and slightly shook his head.
" No, dear, I had a wonderful profile, but you've got genius. "
Julia giggled. There was a certain fun to be got out of a man who never knew what
you were talking about. But what did they mean when they said an actress had
genius? Julia had often asked herself what it was that had placed her at last head
and shoulders above her contemporaries.
She had had detractors (раньше у нее были хулители). At one time (одно время)
people had compared her unfavourably with some actress or other (люди
сравнивали ее, и не в ее пользу, с той или иной актрисой; unfavourably —
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неблагоприятный, неблагосклонный) who at the moment enjoyed the public
favour (которые в
тот момент пользовались: «наслаждались»
благосклонностью публики), but now no one disputed her supremacy (но теперь
никто и не обсуждал ее превосходства). It was true (правда) that she had not the
world-wide notoriety of the film-stars (у нее не было всемирной /сомнительной/
славы звезд кино); she had tried her luck on the pictures (она попытала счастья
в кино; picture — картина, рисунок, the pictures — кино), but had achieved no
success (но не добилась: «не достигла» успеха); her face on the stage so mobile
and expressive (ее лицо, на сцене такое подвижное и выразительное:
«мобильное и экспрессивное») for some reason lost on the screen (по какой-то
причине терялось на экране), and after one trial (и после одной попытки) she
had with Michael's approval (она, с одобрения Майкла) refused to accept any of
the offers (она отказывалась принимать любые предложения /в кино/) that
were from time to time made her (которые ей время от времени делали). She
had got a good deal of useful publicity (она получила хорошую: «много» и
полезную рекламу) out of her dignified attitude (от этого своего отношения /к
съемкам в кино/, полного собственного достоинства). But Julia did not envy
the film-stars (но Джулия не завидовала звездам экрана); they came and went;
she stayed (они приходили и уходили, она оставалась).
detractor [dI'trxktq] supremacy [sq'premqsI] notoriety [" nqVtq'raIqtI]
She had had detractors. At one time people had compared her unfavourably with
some actress or other who at the moment enjoyed the public favour, but now no
one disputed her supremacy. It was true that she had not the world-wide notoriety
of the film-stars; she had tried her luck on the pictures, but had achieved no
success; her face on the stage so mobile and expressive for some reason lost on the
screen, and after one trial she had with Michael's approval refused to accept any of
the offers that were from time to time made her. She had got a good deal of useful
publicity out of her dignified attitude. But Julia did not envy the film-stars; they
came and went; she stayed.
When it was possible (когда появлялась возможность: «это было возможно»)
she went to see the performance of actresses (она шла посмотреть на игру:
«выступления» актрис) who played leading parts on the London stage (которые
/тоже/ играли ведущие роли в лондонских театрах: «на лондонской сцене»).
She was generous in her praise of them (она была щедра на свою похвалу им)
and her praise was sincere (и ее похвала была искренней). Sometimes she
honestly thought them so very good (иногда она искренне считала их настолько
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хорошими /актрисами/) that she could not understand why people made so much
fuss over her (что не могла понять, почему она вызывала у людей такой
интерес: «такую шумиху»). She was much too intelligent not to know (она была
очень умной для того, чтобы не понимать: «не знать») in what estimation the
public held her (какую /высокую/ оценка публика давала ей), but she was
modest about herself (но она сама скромно оценивала себя). It always surprised
her (ее всегда удивляло) when people raved over something she had done (когда
люди восхищались /отдельными/ элементами ее игры: «чем-то, что она
сделала»; to rave — бредить, быть в исступлении, бесноваться) that came to
her so naturally (все это давалось ей настолько естественно: «что приходило к
ней так естественно») that she had never thought it possible to do anything else
(что ей и в голову не приходило сыграть как-то по-другому = «что она
никогда и не думала возможным сделать что-нибудь еще»). The critics
admired her variety (критиков восхищало ее разнообразие). They praised
especially her capacity (они хвалили особенно ее способность) for insinuating
herself into a part (вжиться в роль: «проникнуть в роль»).
generous ['dZen(q)rqs] insinuating [In'sInjVeItIN] variety [vq'raIqtI]
When it was possible she went to see the performance of actresses who played
leading parts on the London stage. She was generous in her praise of them and her
praise was sincere. Sometimes she honestly thought them so very good that she
could not understand why people made so much fuss over her. She was much too
intelligent not to know in what estimation the public held her, but she was modest
about herself. It always surprised her when people raved over something she had
done that came to her so naturally that she had never thought it possible to do
anything else. The critics admired her variety. They praised especially her capacity
for insinuating herself into a part.
She was not aware that she deliberately observed people (она не то чтобы
специально наблюдала за людьми; aware — осознающий, осведомленный), but
when she came to study a new part (но когда она начинала изучать новую роль)
vague recollections surged up in her (неопределенные воспоминания нарастали
в ней: «нахлынули на нее») from she knew not where (неизвестно откуда: «она
не знала откуда»), and she found that she knew things about the character (и она
понимала: «обнаруживала», что она знала такое: «знала вещи» о своей
героине: «персонаже») she was to represent (которую она собиралась
представить /публике/: «изображать») that she had had no inkling of (о чем она
раньше и понятия не имела; inkling — намек, отдаленное представление). It
helped her (ей помогало /войти в роль/) to think of someone she knew (подумать
о ком-то, кого она знала) or even someone she had seen in the street or at a party
(или даже о ком-то, кого она видела на улице или на приеме); she combined
with this recollection her own personality (она совмещала: «объединяла» со
этими воспоминаниями свои собственную личность), and thus built up a
character (и таким образом строила /образ своего/ персонажа) founded on fact
but enriched with her experience (основанный на реальности, но обогащенный
ее собственным опытом; fact — факт, событие, явление, истина), her
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knowledge of technique (ее знанием /актерской/ техники) and her amazing
magnetism (и ее удивительным обаянием: «магнетизмом»).
deliberately [dI'lIb(q)rItlI] vague [veIg] enriched [In'rItSt] technique [tek'ni: k]
She was not aware that she deliberately observed people, but when she came to
study a new part vague recollections surged up in her from she knew not where,
and she found that she knew things about the character she was to represent that
she had had no inkling of. It helped her to think of someone she knew or even
someone she had seen in the street or at a party; she combined with this
recollection her own personality, and thus built up a character founded on fact but
enriched with her experience, her knowledge of technique and her amazing
magnetism.
People thought (люди думали) that she only acted (что она играла только)
during the two or three hours she was on the stage (в течение тех двух или трех
часов, что она была на сцене); they did not know (они не знали) that the
character she was playing (что образ героини, которую она играла) dwelt in the
back of her mind all day long (довлел над ней: «пребывал в глубине ее души» в
течение всего дня), when she was talking to others (когда она разговаривала с
людьми: «с другими») with all the appearance of attention (с видом полного
внимания), or in whatever business she was engaged (или занимаясь своими
делами: «или в каком-либо деле, в которое она была вовлечена»). It often
seemed to her (ей часто казалось) that she was two persons (что она состояла из
двух личностей), the actress, the popular favourite, the best-dressed woman in
London (актрисы, популярной любимицы /публики/, самой хорошо одетой
женщины в Лондоне), and that was a shadow (и она была тенью); and the
woman she was playing at night, and that was the substance (и героини:
«женщины», которую она играла вечером, и она была истинной сущностью).
" Damned if I know what genius is (черт меня побери, если я знаю, что такое
талант), " she said to herself (сказала она себе). " But I know this (но я точно
знаю: «но я знаю это»), I'd give all I have to be eighteen (я бы отдала все, что у
меня есть, чтобы /снова/ быть восемнадцатилетней). "
character ['kxrIktq] dwelt [dwelt] shadow ['SxdqV] substance ['sAbstqns]
People thought that she only acted during the two or three hours she was on the
stage; they did not know that the character she was playing dwelt in the back of her
mind all day long, when she was talking to others with all the appearance of
attention, or in whatever business she was engaged. It often seemed to her that she
was two persons, the actress, the popular favourite, the best-dressed woman in
London, and that was a shadow; and the woman she was playing at night, and that
was the substance.
" Damned if I know what genius is, " she said to herself. " But I know this, I'd give
all I have to be eighteen. "
But she knew that wasn't true (но она знала, что это было неправдой). If she
were given the chance to go back again (если бы ей представился шанс
вернуться снова назад) would she take it (воспользовалась бы она им)? No. Not
really (нет, нет, право слово). It was not the popularity the celebrity if you like,
that she cared for (не популярностью, если хотите, славой, дорожила она:
«волновалась она») nor the hold she had over audiences (не той властью,
которую она имела над публикой), the real love they bore her (не той
настоящей любовью, которую они /зрители/ питали к ней; to bear (bore, born)
— переносить, зд. питать, таить чувства), it was certainly not the money this
had brought her (и конечно же не деньги, которые ей принесла /ее
профессия/); it was the power she felt in herself (это была сила, которую она
чувствовала в себе), her mastery over the medium (ее господство над
материалом /используемым в искусстве/), that thrilled her (это заставляло ее
трепетать). She could step into a part (она могла взяться за роль; to step —
шагать, ступать), not a very good one perhaps (не очень хорошую роль,
может быть), with silly words to say (с глупыми словами /которые нужно/
говорить), and by her personality (и с помощью /силы/ ее личности), by the
dexterity which she had at her finger-tips (с помощью способностей:
«ловкости», которыми она владела в совершенстве: «имела на своих
кончиках пальцев»; finger-tip — кончик пальца), infuse it with life (наполнить
ее жизнью; to infuse — вливать, вселять). There was no one (не было никого)
who could do what she could with a part (способного сыграть роль так, как она:
«кто мог бы сделать то, что она могла, с ролью»). Sometimes she felt like God
(иногда она /даже/ чувствовала себя Богом).
" And besides (и, кроме всего), " she chuckled (усмехнулась она), " Tom wouldn't
be born (Том еще тогда не родился бы). "
popularity [" pOpjV'lxrItI] celebrity [sI'lebrItI] medium ['mi: dIqm]
But she knew that wasn't true. If she were given the chance to go back again would
she take it? No. Not really. It was not the popularity the celebrity if you like, that
she cared for, nor the hold she had over audiences, the real love they bore her, it
was certainly not the money this had brought her; it was the power she felt in
herself, her mastery over the medium, that thrilled her. She could step into a part,
not a very good one perhaps, with silly words to say, and by her personality, by the
dexterity which she had at her finger-tips, infuse it with life. There was no one who
could do what she could with a part. Sometimes she felt like God.
" And besides, " she chuckled, " Tom wouldn't be born. "
After all it was very natural (в конце концов, это было совершенно
естественно) that he should like to play about with Roger (что он хочет
развлекаться вместе с Роджером). They belonged to the same generation (они
принадлежали к одному и тому же поколению). It was the first day of his
holiday (это был первый день его отпуска), she must let him enjoy himself (и
она должна позволить ему получать удовольствие); there was a whole fortnight
more (целые две недели были впереди). He would soon get sick (скоро ему до
чертиков надоест: «ему будет тошнить») of being all the time with a boy of
seventeen (проводить все время с мальчишкой семнадцати лет). Roger was
sweet, but he was dull (Роджер был мил, но /он был/ туп); she wasn't going to let
maternal affection blind her to that (она не собиралась позволить материнской
любви: «привязанности» обмануть ее относительно этого; to blind —
ослеплять, затмевать). She must be very careful not to show (она должна быть
очень осмотрительной, чтобы не показать /окружающим/) that she was in the
least put out (что она была хоть в малейшей степени расстроена: «выбита из
колеи»). From the beginning (с самого начала) she had made up her mind (она
приняла решение) that she would never make any claim on Tom (что она
никогда не предъявит Тому никаких претензий: «требований»); it would be
fatal (это будет губительно: «фатально») if he felt that he owed something to her
(если он почувствует, что он обязан ей хоть чем-то).
natural ['nxtS(q)rql] belong [bI'lON] generation [" dZenq'reIS(q)n]
After all it was very natural that he should like to play about with Roger. They to
the same generation. It was the first day of his holiday, she must let him enjoy
himself; there was a whole fortnight more. He would soon get sick of being all the
time with a boy of seventeen. Roger was sweet, but he was dull; she wasn't going
to let maternal affection blind her to that. She must be very careful not to show that
she was in the least put out. From the beginning she had made up her mind that she
would never make any claim on Tom; it would be fatal if he felt that he owed
something to her.
" Michael, why don't you let that flat in the mews to Tom (Майкл, почему бы тебе
не сдать ту квартиру над гаражом: «на конюшне» Тому)? Now that he's passed
his exam (теперь, когда он сдал свой /выпускной/ экзамен; to pass — идти,
проходить, сдать экзамен) and is a chartered accountant (и стал
дипломированным бухгалтером) he can't go on living in a bed-sitting room (он
не может дальше жить: «продолжать жить» в жилой комнате). "
" That's not a bad idea (а это не плохая идея). I'll suggest it to him (я предложу
ему). "
" It would save an agent's fees (/это/ сэкономит гонорар посредника: «агента /по
недвижимости/»). We could help him to furnish it (мы могли бы помочь ему с
меблировкой). We've got a lot of stuff stored away (у нас куча вещей,
сложенных на хранение). We might just as well let him use it (мы могли бы, с
таким же успехом, позволить ему пользоваться ей) moulder away in the attics
(/чем позволить ей/ превратиться в прах на чердаке: «верхнем этаже дома»). "
Tom and Roger came back to eat an enormous tea (Том и Роджер вернулись,
чтобы съесть огромное количество /еды/ с чаем) and then played tennis till the
light failed (и затем играли в теннис до тех пор, пока не стемнело: «пока не
погас свет»; to fail — терпеть неудачу, слабеть). After dinner they played
dominoes (после обеда они играли в домино). Julia gave a beautiful performance
of a still young mother (Джулия прекрасно играла роль: «давала прекрасное
представление» все еще молодой матери) fondly watching her son and his boy
friend (с любовью наблюдающей за своим сыном и его другом).
mews [mju: z] chartered ['tSQ: tqd] enormous [I'nO: mqs] domino ['dOmInqV]
" Michael, why don't you let that flat in the mews to Tom? Now that he's passed his
exam and is a chartered accountant he can't go on living in a bed-sitting room. "
" That's not a bad idea. I'll suggest it to him. "
" It would save an agent's fees. We could help him to furnish it. We've got a lot of
stuff stored away. We might just as well let him use it moulder away in the attics. "
Tom and Roger came back to eat an enormous tea and then played tennis till the
light failed. After dinner they played dominoes. Julia gave a beautiful performance
of a still young mother fondly watching her son and his boy friend.
She went to bed early (она отправилась спать рано). Presently they too went
upstairs (тем временем они оба отправились наверх). Their rooms were just
over hers (их комнаты были как раз над ее). She heard Roger go into Tom's
room (она слышала, как Роджер отправился в комнату Тома). They began
talking (они начали разговаривать), her windows and theirs were open (ее окно
и их /окна/ были открыты), and she heard their voices in animated conversation
(и она слышала их голоса в оживленном разговоре). She wondered with
exasperation (она думала с раздражением) what they found to say to one another
(что же они могли: «находили» сказать друг другу). She had never found either
of them very talkative (она никогда не считала ни одного из них
разговорчивыми). After a while Michael's voice interrupted them (немного
погодя их прервал голос Майкла).
" Now then, you kids, you go to bed (эй, сейчас же, вы мальчишки, идите спать).
You can go on talking tomorrow (вы сможете продолжить разговор завтра). "
She heard them laugh (она услышала, как они смеются).
" All right, daddy (хорошо, папочка), " cried Roger (закричал Роджер).
" A pair of damned chatterboxes (парочка балаболок, черт возьми; chatterbox —
болтунья, пустомеля), that's what you are (вот кто вы такие). "
She heard Roger's voice again (она снова услышала голос Роджера).
" Well, good night, old boy (ну, спокойной ночи, старик). "
And Tom's hearty answer (и сердечный ответ Тома): " So long, old man (пока,
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