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guilty conscience that made her think so (это /было/ только ее нечистая:
«виноватая» совесть, что заставляла ее думать так); at Taplow there had been
nothing (в Тэплоу ничего не было); it was incredible that any of the horrid gossip
had reached his ears (это было невероятным, что какие-нибудь отвратительные
слухи дошли до его ушей); and yet there was something in his expression (и все
же, было нечто в его выражении /лица/) that made her certain that he knew (что
убедило ее, что он знал /наверняка/; to make certain — удостовериться). She
was ashamed (ей было стыдно).
" I only asked him to come down to Taplow (я единственно пригласила его
приехать в Тэплоу) because I thought it would be nice for you (из-за того, что я
думала, что это было бы прятно для тебя) to have a boy of that age to play
around with (иметь юношу твоего возраста, с котором можно было бы
поразвлечься). "
" It was (так и было). "
calm [kQ: m] horrid ['hOrId] ashamed [q'SeImd]
He looked at her with his calm, reflective eyes, and on a sudden Julia had a
sickening fear that he knew that Tom had been her lover. It was impossible, she
told herself, it was only her guilty conscience that made her think so; at Taplow
there had been nothing; it was incredible that any of the horrid gossip had reached
his ears; and yet there was something in his expression that made her certain that
he knew. She was ashamed.
" I only asked him to come down to Taplow because I thought it would be nice for
you to have a boy of that age to play around with. "
" It was. "
There was in his eyes a faint twinkle of amusement (был в его глазах легкий
веселый огонек; amusement — забава, развлечение; изумление). She felt
desperate (она почувствовала отчаяние). She would have liked to ask him (ей
очень бы хотелось спросить у него) what he was grinning at (над чем это он
ухмылялся), but dared not (но не посмела); for she knew (так как она знала /над
чем/); he was not angry with her (он не сердился на нее), she could have borne
that (она могла бы это вынести), he was merely diverted (он просто забавлялся;
to divert — отклонять, отводить, зд. развлекать, увеселять). She was bitterly
hurt (она была горько обижена). She would have cried (она бы заплакала), but
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that he would only laugh (но он же просто засмеется). And what could she say to
him (и что она могла бы сказать ему)? He believed nothing she said (он не
верил ни во что, о чем она говорила). Acting (актерство)! For once she was at a
loss (на этот раз она была в замешательстве; for once — в виде исключения; to
be at a loss — растеряться, смешаться) how to cope with a situation (как же
/ей/ справиться с этой ситуацией). She was up against something (она
столкнулась с чем-то; to be up against smth. — встретить отпор) that she did
not know (чего она не знала), something mysterious and rather frightening (чем-
то непостижимым и довольно пугающим). Could that be reality (могла ли это
быть реальность)?
twinkle ['twINk(q)l] merely ['mIqlI] mysterious [mI'stI(q)rIqs]
There was in his eyes a faint twinkle of amusement. She felt desperate. She would
have liked to ask him what he was grinning at, but dared not; for she knew; he was
not angry with her, she could have borne that, he was merely diverted. She was
bitterly hurt. She would have cried, but that he would only laugh. And what could
she say to him? He believed nothing she said. Acting! For once she was at a loss
how to cope with a situation. She was up against something that she did not know,
something mysterious and rather frightening. Could that be reality?
At that moment they heard a car drive up (в этот момент они услышали, как
подъехала машина).
" There's your father (это твой отец), " she exclaimed (воскликнула она).
What a relief (какое облегчение)! The scene was intolerable (сцена была
невыносимой), and she was thankful that his arrival must end it (и она была
благодарна, что его приезд должен положить ей конец). In a moment Michael,
very hearty (через мгновение Майкл, очень радушный), with his chin thrust out
and his belly pulled in (с выставленным вперед подбородком и втянутым
животом), looking for all his fifty odd years incredibly handsome (выглядевший
для своих пятидесяти с лишним лет невероятно красивым), burst into the room
(ворвался в комнату) and, in his manly way (и, в своей мужественной манере),
thrust out his hand (протянул свою руку) to greet (чтобы поприветствовать),
after a six months' absence (после шестимесячного отсутствия), his only
begotten son (своего единственного сына; begotten — рожденный; to beget —
производить, рождать; быть отцом).
exclaim [Ik'skleIm] intolerable [In'tOl(q)rqb(q)l] absence ['xbs(q)ns]
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At that moment they heard a car drive up.
" There's your father, " she exclaimed.
What a relief! The scene was intolerable, and she was thankful that his arrival must
end it. In a moment Michael, very hearty, with his chin thrust out and his belly
pulled in, looking for all his fifty odd years incredibly handsome, burst into the
room and, in his manly way, thrust out his hand to greet, after a six months'
absence, his only begotten son.
THREE days later Roger went up to Scotland (тремя днями позже Роджер уехал
в Шотландию). By the exercise of some ingenuity (проявив некоторую
изобретательность; exercise — упражнение, осуществление) Julia had
managed (Джулия сделала так) that they should not again spend any length of
time alone together (что они не смогли снова провести хоть какое-то время
наедине /вместе/; length — длина, расстояние, протяженность). When they
happened to be by themselves for a few minutes (когда они оказывались наедине
на несколько минут) they talked of indifferent things (они говорили об
отвлеченных вещах; indifferent — безразличный, нейтральный). Julia was not
really sorry to see him go (Джулия не была на самом-то деле расстроена
увидеть, что он уезжает). She could not dismiss from her mind (она не могла
выбросить из головы; to dismiss — распускать, увольнять) the curious
conversation she had had with him (тот странный: «любопытный» разговор, что
у нее состоялся с ним). There was one point in particular (был один момент, в
особенности) that unaccountably worried her (что непостижимо беспокоил ее;
to account — отчитываться); this was his suggestion that if she went into an
empty room (это было его предположение, что если он войдет в пустую
комнату) and someone suddenly opened the door (и кто-нибудь внезапно
откроет дверь) there would be nobody there (то там никого не окажется). It
made her feel very uncomfortable (это заставляло ее чувствовать себя очень
неуютно).
ingenuity [" IndZI'nju: ItI] unaccountable [" Anq'kaVntqb(q)l]
THREE days later Roger went up to Scotland. By the exercise of some ingenuity
Julia had managed that they should not again spend any length of time alone
together. When they happened to be by themselves for a few minutes they talked of
indifferent things. Julia was not really sorry to see him go. She could not dismiss
from her mind the curious conversation she had had with him. There was one point
in particular that unaccountably worried her; this was his suggestion that if she
went into an empty room and someone suddenly opened the door there would be
nobody there. It made her feel very uncomfortable.
" I never set out to be a raving beauty (я никогда не считала себя красавицей,
способной свести с ума; to set out — /редк. / претендовать на что-либо;
raving — бредовый, буйный, сногсшибательный), but the one thing no one has
ever denied me is personality (но единственное, в чем мне никто никогда не
отказывал, так это индивидуальность; to deny — отрицать, отвергать, не
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признавать существование). It's absurd to pretend (это нелепо — делать вид)
that because I can play a hundred different parts in a hundred different ways (что
из-за того, что я могу сыграть сотню различных ролей сотней различных
способов) I haven't got an individuality of my own (что у меня нет своей
собственной индивидуальности). I can do that because I'm a bloody good actress
(я могу сыграть это потому, что я чертовски хорошая актриса). "
She tried to think what happened to her (она попыталась представить, что
случалось с ней) when she went alone into an empty room (когда она заходила
одна в пустую комнату).
" But I never am alone (но я никогда не бываю одна), even in an empty room
(даже и в пустой комнате). There's always Michael, or Evie, or Charles, or the
public (всегда есть Майкл, или Эви, или Чарльз, или публика); not in the flesh,
of course (не в плоти, конечно), but in the spirit, as it were (но мысленно: «в
душе», так сказать). I must speak to Charles about Roger (я должна поговорить
с Чарльзом о Роджере). "
raving ['reIvIN] absurd [qb'sq: d] individuality [" IndI" vIdZV'xlItI]
" I never set out to be a raving beauty, but the one thing no one has ever denied me
is personality. It's absurd to pretend that because I can play a hundred different
parts in a hundred different ways I haven't got an individuality of my own. I can do
that because I'm a bloody good actress. "
She tried to think what happened to her when she went alone into an empty room.
" But I never am alone, even in an empty room. There's always Michael, or Evie, or
Charles, or the public; not in the flesh, of course, but in the spirit, as it were. I must
speak to Charles about Roger. "
Unfortunately he was away (к сожалению, его не было на месте; to be away —
отсутствовать). But he was coming back for the dress-rehearsal and the first
night (но он должен был вернуться к генеральной репетиции: «репетиции в
костюмах» и премьере); he had not missed these occasions for twenty years (он
никогда не пропускал эти события за двадцать лет), and they had always had
supper together after the dress-rehearsal (и они всегда ужинали вместе после
генеральной репетиции). Michael would remain in the theatre (Майкл останется
в театре), busy with the lights and so on (занятый освещением и все такое), so
that they would be alone (так, что они останутся одни). They would be able to
have a good talk (они смогут хорошенько поговорить).
She studied her part (Джулия изучала свою роль). Julia did not deliberately
create the character she was going to act by observation (Джулия не намерено
создавала героиню, которую она собиралась играть, по наблюдениям); she
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had a knack of getting into the shoes of the woman she had to portray (она
обладала особой способностью забраться в шкуру: «ботинки» той женщины,
что она собиралась изображать) so that she thought with her mind and felt with
her senses (так, что она думала ее мыслями и чувствовала ее чувствами). Her
intuition suggested to her a hundred small touches (ее интуиция подсказывала ей
сотни маленьких черточек: «характерных черт») that afterwards amazed people
by their verisimilitude (что впоследствии поражали публику: «людей» своим
правдоподобием); but when they asked her where she had got them she could not
say (но когда ее спрашивали, где она взяла их, она не могла сказать).
deliberately [dI'lIb(q)rItlI] portray [pO: 'treI] verisimilitude [" verIsI'mIlItju: d]
Unfortunately he was away. But he was coming back for the dress-rehearsal and
the first night; he had not missed these occasions for twenty years, and they had
always had supper together after the dress-rehearsal. Michael would remain in the
theatre, busy with the lights and so on, so that they would be alone. They would be
able to have a good talk.
She studied her part. Julia did not deliberately create the character she was going to
act by observation; she had a knack of getting into the shoes of the woman she had
to portray so that she thought with her mind and felt with her senses. Her intuition
suggested to her a hundred small touches that afterwards amazed people by their
verisimilitude; but when they asked her where she had got them she could not say.
Now she wanted to show the courageous yet uneasy breeziness of the Mrs. Marten
(теперь ей хотелось показать бесстрашную, но в тоже время тревожную
беззаботность миссис Мартен) who played golf and could talk to a man like one
good chap to another (которая играла в гольф и могла поговорить с мужчиной
по-свойски: «как один хороший малый с другим») and yet, essentially a
respectable, middle-class woman (и, в тоже время, /была/ по существу,
почтенной женщиной среднего класса), hankered for the security of the
marriage state (страстно жаждущей безопасности замужнего статуса:
«состояния»).
Michael never liked to have a crowd at a dress-rehearsal (Майклу никогда не
нравилось когда собиралась толпа: «иметь толпу» на генеральной
репетиции), and this time, anxious to keep the secret of the play till the first night
(и на этот раз, стремясь сохранить спектакль в секрете до премьеры), he had
admitted besides Charles only the people, photographers and dressmakers (он
допустил, кроме Чарльза, только тех людей, фотографов и костюмеров:
«портных»), whose presence was necessary (чье присутствие было
необходимым). Julia spared herself (Джулия не сильно утруждалась; to spare
oneself — жалеть силы, быть нетребовательным к себе; to spare —
сберегать, экономить). She had no intention of giving all she had to give till the
first night (у нее не было никакого желания: «намерения» дать все, что она
должна дать, до премьеры).
courageous [kq'reIdZqs] essentially [I'senS(q)lI] hanker ['hxNkq]
Now she wanted to show the courageous yet uneasy breeziness of the Mrs. Marten
who played golf and could talk to a man like one good chap to another and yet,
essentially a respectable, middle-class woman, hankered for the security of the
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
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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
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]
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;
to pan out — /зд. разг. / преуспевать, удаваться) till you've got an audience
(пока не будет публики). "
" She's a nice girl and a perfect lady (она милая девушка и истинная:
«совершенная» леди). "
" A nice girl, I suppose, because she's madly in love with you (милая девушка, я
полагаю, из-за того, что она безумно влюблена в тебя), and a perfect lady
because she's resisting your advances till she's got a contract (и истинная леди,
из-за того, что сопротивляется твоим ухаживаниям до тех пор, пока у нее нет:
«она не получила» контракта). "
" Oh, my dear, don't be so silly (о, моя дорогая, не глупи). Why, I'm old enough
to be her father (я достаточно стар, что мог бы быть ее отцом = я ей в отцы
гожусь). "
audience ['O: dIqns] perfect ['pq: fIkt] silly ['sIlI]
" I'm very pleased with her. I think she'll make quite a hit. I've half a mind to give
her a contract. "
" I wouldn't, " said Julia. " Not till after the first night. You can never really tell how
a performance is going to pan out till you've got an audience. "
" She's a nice girl and a perfect lady. "
" A nice girl, I suppose, because she's madly in love with you, and a perfect lady
because she's resisting your advances till she's got a contract. "
" Oh, my dear, don't be so silly. Why, I'm old enough to be her father. "
But he smiled complacently (но он улыбнулся самодовольно). She knew very
well that his love-making went no farther than holding hands (она знала очень
хорошо, что его ухаживания не шли дальше, чем держание за руки) and a kiss
or two in a taxi (и пары: «одного или двух» поцелуев в такси), but she knew
also that it flattered him to imagine (но она знала также, что это льстило ему,
воображать) that she suspected him capable of infidelity (что она подозревала,
что он способен на супружескую неверность).
But now Julia, having satisfied her appetite with proper regard for her figure (но
теперь Джулия, удовлетворив свой аппетит с надлежащим вниманием к
своей фигуре), attacked the subject which was on her mind (приступила к теме,
которая была у нее на уме; to attack — нападать, атаковать, энергично
браться за работу).
" Charles dear, I want to talk to you about Roger (Чарльз дорогой, я хочу
поговорить с тобой о Роджере). "
" Oh yes, he came back the other day, didn't he (о да, он вернулся на днях, не так
ли)? How is he (как он)? "
" My dear, a most terrible thing has happened (дорогой мой, случилась ужасная
вещь). He's come back a fearful prig (он вернулся ужасным педантом) and I
don't know what to do about it (и я не знаю, что с этим делать). "
complacent [kqm'pleIs(q)nt] infidelity [" InfI'delItI] appetite ['xpItaIt]
But he smiled complacently. She knew very well that his love-making went no
farther than holding hands and a kiss or two in a taxi, but she knew also that it
flattered him to imagine that she suspected him capable of infidelity.
But now Julia, having satisfied her appetite with proper regard for her figure,
attacked the subject which was on her mind.
" Charles dear, I want to talk to you about Roger. "
" Oh yes, he came back the other day, didn't he? How is he? "
" My dear, a most terrible thing has happened. He's come back a fearful prig and I
don't know what to do about it. "
She gave him her version of the conversation (она представила ему свою версию
того разговора). She left out one or two things that it seemed inconvenient to
mention (она опустила пару моментов, которые, как казалось, неудобно
упоминать; to leave (left) out — пропускать, не включать, упускать), but what
she told was on the whole accurate (но что она рассказала было, в целом,
точным).
" The tragic thing is that he has absolutely no sense of humour (самое трагическое
— так это то, что у него абсолютно нет чувства юмора), " she finished
(закончила она).
" After all he's only eighteen (в конце концов, ему всего лишь восемнадцать). "
" You could have knocked me down with a feather (я была настолько потрясена:
«ты бы мог сбить меня с ног с помощью перышка») when he said all those
things to me (когда он говорил все это мне). I felt just like Balaam (я
чувствовала себя почти как Валаам) when his ass broke into light conversation
(когда его ослица разразилась легким = напринужденным разговором). "
She gave him a gay look (она весело взглянула на него), but he did not even
smile (но он даже и не улыбнулся). He did not seem to think her remark as funny
as she did (он, как оказалось, не думал, что ее замечание было таким уж
забавным, как думала она).
" I can't imagine where he got his ideas (не могу представить, где он набрался
/своих/ мыслей). It's absurd to think (нелепо думать) that he could have thought
out all that nonsense for himself (что он мог выдумать всю эту ерунду сам; to
think out — продумать, додумать до конца). "
accurate ['xkjqrqt] remark [rI'mQ: k] idea [aI'dIq]
She gave him her version of the conversation. She left out one or two things that it
seemed inconvenient to mention, but what she told was on the whole accurate.
" The tragic thing is that he has absolutely no sense of humour, " she finished.
" After all he's only eighteen. "
" You could have knocked me down with a feather when he said all those things to
me. I felt just like Balaam when his ass broke into light conversation. "
She gave him a gay look, but he did not even smile. He did not seem to think her
remark as funny as she did.
" I can't imagine where he got his ideas. It's absurd to think that he could have
thought out all that nonsense for himself. "
" Are you sure that boys of that age (а ты уверена, что юноши в этом возрасте)
don't think more than we older people imagine (не размышляют больше, чем мы,
старшее поколение: «люди» можем представить)? It's a sort of puberty of the
spirit (своего рода взросление духа; puberty — возмужалость, половая
зрелость) and its results are often strange (и его результаты часто странные). "
" It seems so deceitful of Roger (это кажется таким вероломным со стороны
Роджера) to have harboured thoughts like those all these years (вынашивать
подобные мысли все эти годы; to harbour — становиться в гавань,
приютить, затаить) and never breathed a word about them (и никогда и
словом не обмолвиться о них; to breathe — дышать, жить). He might have
been accusing me (он, может быть, обвиняет меня). " She gave a chuckle (она
хмыкнула; chuckle — тихий смех; хихиканье). " To tell you the truth (сказать
тебе по правде), when Roger was talking to me (когда Роджер говорил со мной)
I felt just like Hamlet's mother (я чувствовала себя матерью Гамлета). " Then
with hardly a break (и затем, без перерыва: «едва ли с перерывом»): " I wonder
if I'm too old to play Hamlet (интересно, не слишком ли я стара, чтобы играть
Гамлета)? "
" Gertrude isn't a very good part, is it (Гертруда — не очень-то хорошая роль,
так ведь)? "
Julia broke into a laugh of frank amusement (Джулия залилась смехом
искреннего изумления).
puberty ['pju: bqtI] harbour ['hQ: bq] chuckle ['tSAk(q)l]
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