Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

allowing Julia to make love to him (позволяя Джулии ухаживать за ним).

principle ['prInsIp(q)l] casual ['kxZVql] trifle ['traIf(q)l]

"I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honour more," he quoted.

He felt sure that when they were married they would bitterly regret it if they

had lived together before as man and wife. Julia was proud of his principles.

He was a kind and affectionate lover, but in a very short while seemed to take

her a trifle for granted; by his manner, friendly but casual, you might have

thought they had been married for years. But he showed great good nature in

allowing Julia to make love to him.

She adored to sit cuddled up to him (она обожала сидеть, прижавшись к нему;

to cuddle — прижимать, крепко обнимать, прижиматься друг к другу) with

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his arm round her waist (его рука на ее: «вокруг» талии), her face against his (ее

лицо рядом: «напротив» его), and it was heaven (и это было райским

блаженством; heaven — небеса, небо, царство небесное, рай) when she could

press her eager mouth (когда она могла прижать с готовностью свои губы:

«рот»; eager — жадно стремящийся, энергичный) against his rather thin lips (к

его довольно тонким губам). Though when they sat side by side like that (хотя,

когда они сидели рядышком вот так; side by side — бок о бок, рядом, на одной

линии) he preferred to talk of the parts they were studying (он предпочитал

разговаривать о ролях, к которым они готовились: «которые они изучали») or

make plans for the future (или строить: «делать» планы на будущее), he made

her very happy (он делал ее очень счастливой). She never tired (она никогда не

уставала; to tire — уставать, утомлять, надоедать, наскучить) of praising

his beauty (восхвалять его красоту). It was heavenly (это было божественно),

when she told him (когда она говорила ему) how exquisite his nose was (какой

изящный у него нос) and how lovely his russet, curly hair (и какие /у/ него

прекрасные каштановые кудрявые волосы), to feel (чувствовать) his hold on

her tighten a little (/как/ его объятия сжимают ее чуть сильнее; to tighten —

сжимать, напрягать, натягивать, усиливать) and to see the tenderness in his

eyes (и видеть нежность в его глазах).

"Darling (дорогая), you'll make me (ты сделаешь меня) as vain as a peacock

(таким же тщеславным, как павлин)."

"It would be so silly (это было бы так глупо) to pretend (притворяться, что) you

weren’t divinely handsome (ты не так божественно красив)."

waist [weIst] prefer [prI'fq:] praise [preIz] russet ['rAsIt]

She adored to sit cuddled up to him with his arm round her waist, her face

against his, and it was heaven when she could press her eager mouth against

his rather thin lips. Though when they sat side by side like that he preferred

to talk of the parts they were studying or make plans for the future, he made

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her very happy. She never tired of praising his beauty. It was heavenly, when

she told him how exquisite his nose was and how lovely his russet, curly hair,

to feel his hold on her tighten a little and to see the tenderness in his eyes.

"Darling, you'll make me as vain as a peacock."

"It would be so silly to pretend you weren't divinely handsome."

Julia thought he was (Джулия думала так /что он был красив/), and she said it

because she liked saying it (и она говорила так, потому, что ей нравилось так

говорить), but she said it also because she knew (но она говорила так еще и

потому, что знала) he liked to hear it (что ему нравится слышать это). He had

affection and admiration for her (он испытывал привязанность и восхищение к

ней), he felt at ease with her (он чувствовал себя с ней легко: to be at ease —

чувствовать себя свободно, непринужденно, не стесняться), and he had

confidence in her (и он был в ней уверен; confidence — доверие, секрет,

уверенность), but she was well aware (но она хорошо осознавала) that he was

not in love with her (что он не был влюблен в нее). She consoled herself by

thinking (она утешала себя, думая; to console — утешать, успокаивать) that

he loved her as much as he was capable of loving (что он любил ее настолько,

насколько он способен был любить; capable — способный, одаренный,