Мистер Всезнайка. Рассказы
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idleness ['aIdlnIs], various ['ve(q)rIqs], cousin ['kAz(q)n]
But Riri did not get a job. His father, tired of keeping him in idleness, wrote to everyone he could think of, the members of his family and his friends in various parts of France, asking them if they could not find something, however modest, for Riri to do; and at last he got a letter from a cousin in Lyons who was in the silk business to say that his firm were looking for a young man to go out to Phnom-Penh, in Cambodia, where they had a branch, to buy native silk for them. If Riri was willing to take the job he could get it for him.
Though like all French parents Riri’s hated him to emigrate (хотя родители Рири, как и все родители во Франции, очень не хотели, чтобы тот уезжал; tohate— ненавидеть; очень сожалеть /о чем-либо/, очень не хотеть), there seemed no help for it (но, казалось, поделать было нечего; help— помощь; средство,
emigrate ['emIgreIt], disincline ["dIsIn'klaIn], familiar [fq'mIlIq]
Though like all French parents Riri’s hated him to emigrate, there seemed no help for it, and it was determined, although the salary was small, that he must go. He was not disinclined. Cambodia was not so far from Tonkin, and Marie-Louise must be familiar with the life. She had so often talked of it that he had come to the conclusion that she would be glad to go back to the East.
To his dismay she told him that nothing would induce her to (он растерялся, когда она сказала ему: «к его смятению она сказала ему», что ничто не заставит ее /вернуться туда/; dismay— смятение, тревога, испуг;toinduce— побуждать, склонять). In the first place she could not desert her mother (во-первых, она не могла оставить свою мать), whose health was obviously declining (чье здоровье явно ухудшалось; todecline— опускаться, идти вниз; приходить в расстройство, ухудшаться, ослабевать); and then, after having at last settled down in France, she was determined never again to leave it (и, кроме того, обосновавшись наконец во Франции, она была полна решимости больше никогда ее не покидать). She was sympathetic to Riri, but resolute (она была полна сочувствия к Рири, но непоколебима). With nothing else in prospect his father would not hear of his refusing the offer (поскольку других возможностей /получить место/ не представлялось, его отец и слушать не хотел о том, что он откажется от этого предложения; prospect— вид, панорама; перспективы, планы на будущее); there was no help for it, he had to go (ничего поделать было нельзя, ему необходимо было ехать). Jean hated losing him (Жану очень не хотелось потерять его), but from the moment Riri told him his bad news (но с того самого момента, когда Рири рассказал ему о своем трудном положении; badnews— дурные вести; разг. неприятность, трудное положение), he had realised with exulting heart that fate was playing into his hands (он понял, с ликованием в сердце, что сама судьба играет ему на руку; torealize— осуществить, выполнить; ясно понимать, осознавать).
induce [In'dju: s], obviously ['ObvIqslI], sympathetic ["sImpq'TetIk], resolute ['rezqlu: t], exult [Ig'zAlt]
To his dismay she told him that nothing would induce her to. In the first place she could not desert her mother, whose health was obviously declining; and then, after having at last settled down in France, she was determined never again to leave it. She was sympathetic to Riri, but resolute. With nothing else in prospect his father would not hear of his refusing the offer; there was no help for it, he had to go. Jean hated losing him, but from the moment Riri told him his bad news, he had realised with exulting heart that fate was playing into his hands.
With Riri out of his way for five years at least (поскольку Рири не будет на его пути, по меньшей мере, лет пять), and unless he were incompetent (и, если только он не окажется некомпетентным) with the probability that he would settle in the East for good (возможно, останется жить на Востоке навсегда; probability — вероятность), Jean could not doubt that after a while Marie-Louise would marry him (Жан уже не мог сомневаться, что спустя некоторое время Мария-Луиза выйдет за него замуж). His circumstances, his settled respectable position in Le Havre, where she could be near her mother (его обеспеченность, его устроенное, почитаемое положение в Гавре, где она сможет быть рядом со своей матерью; circumstances — обстоятельства, условия; материальноеилифинансовоеположение, состояние), would make her think it very sensible (заставят
ее посчитать /этот брак/ очень благоразумным); and when she was no longer under the spell of Riri’s charm (а когда она больше не будет находиться под чарующей силой обаяния Рири; spell — заклинание, заговор; чары, обаяние; charm — обаяние, очарование) there was no reason why her great liking for him should not turn to love (не было ни одной причины, чтобы ее большая симпатия к нему не превратилась бы в любовь; to turn to smth. — превращатьсявочто-либо, становитьсячем-либо).incompetent [In'kOmpIt(q)nt], probability ["prObq'bIlItI], sensible ['sensqb(q)l]
With Riri out of his way for five years at least, and unless he were incompetent with the probability that he would settle in the East for good, Jean could not doubt that after a while Marie-Louise would marry him. His circumstances, his settled respectable position in Le Havre, where she could be near her mother, would make her think it very sensible; and when she was no longer under the spell of Riri’s charm there was no reason why her great liking for him should not turn to love.
Life changed for him (жизнь для него изменилась). After months of misery he was happy again (после месяцев страданий он снова был счастлив), and though he kept them to himself he too now made great plans for the future (и теперь он тоже строил большие планы на будущее, хотя никому не рассказывал о них; tokeepsmth.tooneself— не делиться чем-либо; умолчать о чем-либо: «держать при себе»). There was no need any longer to try not to love Marie-Louise (больше не было необходимости: «надобности» пытаться не любить Марию-Луизу).
misery ['mIz(q)rI], future ['fju: tSq]
Life changed for him. After months of misery he was happy again, and though he kept them to himself he too now made great plans for the future. There was no need any longer to try not to love Marie-Louise.
Suddenly his hopes were shattered (внезапно надежды его были разрушены; toshatter— разбить вдребезги; расстраивать, разрушать /надежды и т. п./). One of the shipping firms at Le Havre had a vacancy (в одной из транспортных фирм в Гавре появилась вакансия; toship— перевозить груз /по воде/; транспортировать /любым видом транспорта/), and it looked as though the application that Riri had quickly made would be favourably considered (и казалось, что заявление о работе, которое быстро подал Рири, будет рассмотрено в его пользу; favourable— благоприятный; одобрительный, положительный). A friend in the office told him that it was a certainty (друг по работе: «друг в конторе» сказал ему, что это был верный шанс; certainty— несомненный факт; разг. верный шанс, верняк). It would settle everything (тогда все бы решилось). It was an old and conservative house (это была старинная и консервативная фирма; old— старый; старинный, существующий издавна;house— дом, здание; фирма, торговый дом), and it was well known that when you once got into it you were there for life (и было хорошо известно, что когда ты единожды устраивался туда на работу: «попадал туда», ты оставался там на всю жизнь). Jean Charvin was in despair (Жан Шарвен был в отчаянии), and the worst of it was that he had to keep his anguish to himself (и наихудшим было то, что он должен был держать все свои муки при себе; anguish — боль, мука, страдание, мучение; тоска). One day the director of his own firm sent for him (однажды за ним послал директор его фирмы = однажды его пригласил директор его фирмы).
shatter ['Sxtq], favourably ['feIv(q)rqblI], conservative [kqn'sWvqtIv], despair [dIs'peq], anguish ['xNgwIS]
Suddenly his hopes were shattered. One of the shipping firms at Le Havre had a vacancy, and it looked as though the application that Riri had quickly made would be favourably considered. A friend in the office told him that it was a certainty. It would settle everything. It was an old and conservative house, and it was well known that when you once got into it you were there for life. Jean Charvin was in despair, and the worst of it was that he had to keep his anguish to himself. One day the director of his own firm sent for him.
When he reached this point Jean stopped (когда Жан дошел до этого места /в рассказе/, он замолчал; to reach — вытягивать/особ. руку/;достигать, доходить; to stop — останавливать; замолкать, делатьпаузу). A harassed look came into his eyes (в его глазах появилось встревоженное выражение; tocome— приходить, идти; появляться, возникать).
"I’m going to tell you something now that I’ve never told to anyone before (сейчас я собираюсь рассказать вам кое-что, о чем я никогда никому раньше не рассказывал). I’m an honest man, a man of principle (я честный человек, принципиальный); I’m going to tell you of the only discreditable action (я собираюсь рассказать вам о единственном позорном поступке; todiscredit— не доверять, ставить под сомнение; компрометировать, позорить) I’ve ever done in my life (который я совершил за /всю/ свою жизнь)."