Английский язык с Ф. Скоттом Фитцджеральдом. Алмаз величиной в отель «Риц» / Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Diamond As Big As The Ritz

anger ['xNgq], decency ['dJs(q)nsI], affair [q'fFq]

"Much rather. Besides, I've always heard that a girl can have more fun with a man whom she knows she can never marry. Oh, why did I tell you? I've probably spoiled your whole good time now, and we were really enjoying things when you didn't know it. I knew it would make things sort of depressing for you."

"Oh, you did, did you?" John's voice trembled with anger. "I've heard about enough of this. If you haven't any more pride and decency than to have an affair with a fellow that you know isn't much better than a corpse, I don't want to have any more to do with you!"

"You're not a corpse!" she protested in horror (ты не труп! — запротестовала она в ужасе). "You're not a corpse! I won't have you saying that I kissed a corpse (не смей говорить, что я целовалась с трупом)!"

"I said nothing of the sort (я не говорил ничего подобного)!"

"You did! You said I kissed a corpse!"

"I didn't (нет, не говорил)!"

Their voices had risen (их голоса возвысились = они оба уже кричали), but upon a sudden interruption (но при внезапной помехе = но вдруг им что-то послышалось; interruption — прерывание; помеха; вмешательство; то, что прерывает: шум, чей-то вопрос или действие) they both subsided into immediate silence (оба тут же умолкли: «погрузились в немедленное молчание»; to subside — опускаться, понижаться, убывать; затихать, стихать, умолкать). Footsteps were coming along the path in their direction (/чьи-то/ шаги приближались к ним по тропинке/дорожке), and a moment later the rose bushes were parted displaying Braddock Washington (через мгновение розовые кусты раздвинулись, показав Брэддока Вашингтона), whose intelligent eyes set in his good-looking vacuous face were peering in at them (чьи умные = проницательные глаза на: «посаженные на» красивом ясном лице изучающе/пытливо взглянули на них).

both [bqVT], subside [sqb'saId], peering ['pIqrIN]

"You're not a corpse!" she protested in horror. "You're not a corpse! I won't have you saying that I kissed a corpse!"

"I said nothing of the sort!"

"You did! You said I kissed a corpse!"

"I didn't!"

Their voices had risen, but upon a sudden interruption they both subsided into immediate silence. Footsteps were coming along the path in their direction, and a moment later the rose bushes were parted displaying Braddock Washington, whose intelligent eyes set in his good-looking vacuous face were peering in at them.

"Who kissed a corpse?" he demanded in obvious disapproval (кто целовался с трупом? — с явным неодобрением спросил он).

"Nobody," answered Kismine quickly. "We were just joking (никто, — быстро ответила Кисмин, — мы просто шутили)."

"What are you two doing here, anyhow (что вы тут вообще делаете)?" he demanded gruffly (резко/грубо). "Kismine, you ought to be — to be reading or playing golf with your sister (ты должна… должна /сейчас/ читать или играть в гольф с твоей сестрой). Go read (иди читать)! Go play golf! Don't let me find you here when I come back (чтобы, когда я вернусь, тебя тут не было; «не позволяй мне найти/обнаружить тебя здесь, когда…»)!"

Then he bowed at John and went up the path (кивнул Джону и пошел по тропе дальше; to bow — гнуть/ся/, сгибать/ся/; кланяться; кивать /в знак приветствия и т. п./; наклонять голову).

"See?" said Kismine crossly, when he was out of hearing (видишь! — сердито сказала Кисмин, когда он отошел подальше: «был за пределами слышимости»). "You've spoiled it all (ты все испортил). We can never meet any more (мы не сможем больше встречаться/видеться). He won't let me meet you (он не позволит/даст мне видеться с тобой). He'd have you poisoned if he thought we were in love (он приказал бы тебя отравить, если бы думал = подозревал, что мы влюблены /друг в друга/)."

disapproval ["dIsq'prHv(q)l], ought [Lt], bowed [baVd]

"Who kissed a corpse?" he demanded in obvious disapproval.

"Nobody," answered Kismine quickly. "We were just joking."

"What are you two doing here, anyhow?" he demanded gruffly. "Kismine, you ought to be — to be reading or playing golf with your sister. Go read! Go play golf! Don't let me find you here when I come back!"

Then he bowed at John and went up the path.

"See?" said Kismine crossly, when he was out of hearing. "You've spoiled it all. We can never meet any more. He won't let me meet you. He'd have you poisoned if he thought we were in love."

"We're not, any more!" cried John fiercely (уже не влюблены! — с яростью воскликнул Джон; we're not — здесь кратко вместо: we are not in love), "so he can set his mind at rest upon that (так что на этот счет он может быть спокоен; mind — разум; мышление; дух, душа; at rest — в состоянии покоя, спокойный). Moreover, don't fool yourself that I'm going to stay around here (более того, не воображай, что я собираюсь здесь оставаться; fool — дурак; глупец; to fool oneself — обманываться; вводить себя в заблуждение). Inside of six hours I'll be over those mountains (через шесть часов я буду /уже/ за теми горами), if I have to gnaw a passage through them, and on my way East (даже если мне придется прогрызать их /зубами/, и буду ехать: «на пути» на Восток)."

They had both got to their feet (они оба уже стояли: «встали на ноги»), and at this remark Kismine came close and put her arm through his (и при этих словах Кисмин подошла /к нему/ вплотную и взяла его под руку: «положила = просунула свою руку через его /руку/»).

"I'm going, too (я тоже пойду)."

"You must be crazy (ты с ума сошла; crazy — сумасшедший) —"

"Of course I'm going," she interrupted impatiently (нетерпеливо прервала она).

"You most certainly are not (ни в коем случае не пойдешь). You —»

"Very well," she said quietly (ну хорошо, — сказала она спокойно), "we'll catch up with father now and talk it over with him (сейчас мы догоним папу и обсудим это с ним)."

Defeated, John mustered a sickly smile (побежденный, Джон выдавил из себя болезненную = бледную улыбку).

"Very well, dearest," he agreed, with pale and unconvincing affection, "we'll go together (хорошо, милая, — согласился он с бледной = вялой и неубедительной нежностью, — мы пойдем вместе; affection — любовь, чувство близости, привязанность)."

fiercely ['fIqslI], gnaw [nL], close /как наречие и прил./ [klqVs]

"We're not, any more!" cried John fiercely, "so he can set his mind at rest upon that. Moreover, don't fool yourself that I'm going to stay around here. Inside of six hours I'll be over those mountains, if I have to gnaw a passage through them, and on my way East."

They had both got to their feet, and at this remark Kismine came close and put her arm through his.

"I'm going, too."

"You must be crazy —"

"Of course I'm going," she interrupted impatiently.

"You most certainly are not. You —"

"Very well," she said quietly, "we'll catch up with father now and talk it over with him."

Defeated, John mustered a sickly smile.

"Very well, dearest," he agreed, with pale and unconvincing affection, "we'll go together."

His love for her returned and settled placidly on his heart (его любовь вернулась и безмятежно поселилась в его сердце). She was his — she would go with him to share his dangers (она = Кисмин принадлежала ему — она пойдет с ним, чтобы разделить /с ним/ опасности). He put his arms about her and kissed her fervently (он обнял ее: «положил = обвил вокруг нее руки» и пылко поцеловал). After all she loved him; she had saved him, in fact (в конце концов, она его любит; она, в сущности, спасла его).