Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

несчастно, /эмоц.-усил./ очень).

cautious ['kO:Sqs] guess [ges] marvellously ['mQ:v(q)lqslI]

The moment he had gone she turned out the lights and went to the window. She

peered cautiously through the curtains. She heard him slam the front door and saw

him come out. He looked right and left. She guessed at once that he was looking

for a taxi. There was none in sight and he started to walk in the direction of the

Park. She knew that he was going to join Avice Crichton at the supper party and

tell her the glad news. Julia sank into a chair. She had acted, she had acted

marvellously, and now she felt all in. Tears, tears that nobody could see, rolled

down her cheeks. She was miserably unhappy.

There was only one thing that enabled her to bear her wretchedness (было одно-

единственное, что помогало ей вынести ее ужасное несчастье; to enable —

давать возможность, облегчать), and that was the icy contempt (и это было то

ледяное презрение) that she could not but feel for the silly boy (которое она не

могла не испытывать к этому глупому мальчишке) who could prefer to her a

small-part actress (который смог предпочесть ей какую-то незначительную

актриску) who didn't even begin to know how to act (которая и понятия не

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имела, как играть: «которая даже не начала узнавать, как играть»). It was

grotesque (это было нелепо: «гротескно»). She couldn't use her hands (она не

может пользоваться своими руками); why she didn't even know how to walk

across the stage (ба, она даже и не знает, как двигаться: «ходить» по сцене).

"If I had any sense of humour (если бы у меня осталась: «было» хоть чуточка

чувства юмора) I'd just laugh my head off (я бы со смеху лопнула; to laugh

one’s head off — хохотать как безумный)," she cried (плакала она), "It's the

most priceless joke I've ever heard (это самая бесподобная шутка, которую я

когда-либо слышала; priceless — бесценный, неоценимый)."

She wondered what Tom would do now (она задумалась, что Том будет теперь

делать). The rent of the flat (арендная плата за квартиру) would be falling due

on quarter-day (подлежит оплате, в день квартальных платежей; to fall due —

подлежать оплате, quarter-day — день, начинающий квартал года в

Великобритании — 25 марта, 24 июня, 29 сентября и 25 декабря). A lot of

the things in it belonged to her (куча вещей в квартире принадлежало ей). He

wouldn't much like going back to his bed-sitting room in Tavistock Square (ему не

очень-то понравится, /что ему придется/ возвращаться в свою жилую

комнату на Тэвисток-сквер). She thought of the friends he had made through her

(она подумала о тех друзьях, которыми он обзавелся благодаря ей; to make

friends — заводить друзей, подружиться с кем-либо). He'd been clever with

them (он был умным с ними = вел себя хитро, рассчетливо). They found him

useful (они считали, что он полезен) and he'd keep them (и он сохранит:

«удержит» их). But it wouldn't be so easy for him to take Avice about (но не

очень-то легко ему будет выводить Эвис в свет; to take a girl about — гулять с

девушкой, сопровождать ее).

wretched ['retSId] grotesque [grqV'tesk] quarter-day ['kwO:tqdeI]

There was only one thing that enabled her to bear her wretchedness, and that was

the icy contempt that she could not but feel for the silly boy who could prefer to

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her a small-part actress who didn't even begin to know how to act. It was

grotesque. She couldn't use her hands; why she didn't even know how to walk

across the stage.

"If I had any sense of humour I'd just laugh my head off," she cried, "It's the most

priceless joke I've ever heard."

She wondered what Tom would do now. The rent of the flat would be falling due

on quarter-day. A lot of the things in it belonged to her. He wouldn't much like

going back to his bed-sitting room in Tavistock Square. She thought of the friends

he had made through her. He'd been clever with them. They found him useful and

he'd keep them. But it wouldn't be so easy for him to take Avice about.

She was a hard, mercenary little thing (она алчная, корыстная малышка; hard —

твердый, жесткий, тж. жадный, скупой) Julia was sure of that (Джулия была

уверена в этом), she wouldn't be much inclined to bother about him (она не

очень-то будет склонна беспокоиться о нем) when his money flowed less freely

(когда его денежки будут литься не так свободно; to flow — течь, литься,

струиться). The fool to be taken in (дурак — поверить; to be taken in — быть