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шестьдесят: «была женщина шестидесяти лет»). She was very fat (она была
очень толстой), and her face, with its large nose and heavy red lips (и ее лицо, с
большим носом и полными: «крупными, тяжелыми» красными губами),
seemed larger than life (казалась великаншей; larger-than-life — больше
натуральной величины, колоссальный). There was a slightly masculine touch
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(было что-то слегка мужское; touch — прикосновение, зд. черта, стиль,
манера) in her black satin dress (в ее черном атласном платье), but she wore a
double string of pearls round her neck (но она также носила двойную нить
жемчуга на шее: «вокруг шеи»), a diamond brooch at her waist (бриллиантовую
брошь на талии) and another in her hat (и еще одну /брошь/ на шляпе). Her
short hair was dyed a rich copper (ее короткие волосы были окрашены в яркий
медно-красный цвет). Her lips and her finger-nails were bright red (ее губы и
ногти были ярко-красными). Her voice was loud and deep (ее голос был
громким и низким), but when she got excited (но, когда она волновалась) the
words were apt to tumble over one another (слова имели свойство спотыкаться
одно о другое) and a slight cockney accent revealed itself (и легкий акцент
кокни проявлялся /в голосе/; to reveal — обнаруживать, разоблачать).
"Michael, I'm upset about Julia (Майкл, я расстроена из-за Джулии)."
masculine ['mxskjVlIn] brooch [brqVtS] tumble ['tAmb(q)l] cockney ['kOknI]
Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. She was very fat, and her face, with its
large nose and heavy red lips, seemed larger than life. There was a slightly
masculine touch in her black satin dress, but she wore a double string of pearls
round her neck, a diamond brooch at her waist and another in her hat. Her short
hair was dyed a rich copper. Her lips and her finger-nails were bright red. Her
voice was loud and deep, but when she got excited the words were apt to tumble
over one another and a slight cockney accent revealed itself.
"Michael, I'm upset about Julia."
Michael, always the perfect gentleman (Майкл, всегда идеальный джентльмен),
slightly raised his eyebrows (слегка поднял брови) and compressed his thin lips
(и сжал тонки губы). He was not prepared to discuss his wife even with Dolly (он
не был готов обсуждать свою жену, даже с Долли).
"I think she's doing a great deal too much (я
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занята: «много всего делает слишком»). I don't know what's come over her (я не
знаю, что на нее нашло). All these parties she's going to now (все эти
вечеринки, на которые она теперь ходит). These night clubs and things (эти
ночные клубы, и все такое). After all, she's not a young woman any more (в
конце концов, она уже больше не молодая женщина); she'll just wear herself
out (она просто изнурит себя; to wear out — изнашивать, истощать)."
"Oh, nonsense (о, ерунда). She's as strong as a horse (она сильна как лошадь)
and she's in the best of health (и она в самом лучшем состоянии здоровья). She's
looking younger than she has for years (она выглядит моложе, чем когда-либо
за долгие годы). You're not going to grudge her a bit of fun (ты же не
собираешься пожалеть для нее чуточку веселья; to grudge — жалеть,
неохотно давать) when her day's work is over (после того, как = когда ее
рабочий день закончен). The part she's playing just now (роль, которую она
сейчас играет) doesn't take it out of her (не очень-то утомляет ее; to take it out
of smb. — лишать кого-то сил); I'm very glad (я очень рад) that she should want
to go out (что ей хочется выйти в люди) and amuse herself (и развлечься). It
only shows how much vitality she has (это только /лишний раз/ показывает, как
много у нее жизненной энергии)."
compress [kqm'pres] prepared [prI'peqd] vitality [vaI'txlItI]
Michael, always the perfect gentleman, slightly raised his eyebrows and
compressed his thin lips. He was not prepared to discuss his wife even with Dolly.
"I think she's doing a great deal too much. I don't know what's come over her. All
these parties she's going to now. These night clubs and things. After all, she's not a
young woman any more; she'll just wear herself out."
"Oh, nonsense. She's as strong as a horse and she's in the best of health. She's
looking younger than she has for years. You're not going to grudge her a bit of fun
when her day's work is over. The part she's playing just now doesn't take it out of
her; I'm very glad that she should want to go out and amuse herself. It only shows
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