Английский язык с Мюриэль Спарк (рассказы)

He was able to have his nervousbreakdown at the same time as Kathleen had hers,and they recovered together and got married, longafter the police had shifted their inquiries to an AirForce camp five miles from Kathleen's aunt's home. Only a lot of excitement and drinks came of those investigations. The Haystack Murder was one of the unsolved crimes that year.

Shortly afterwards (вскоре после этого) the byre-hand (дояр) emigrated to Canada (иммигрировал в Канаду) to start afresh (чтобы начать все заново; afresh — снова, сызнова, fresh — свежий), with the help of Skinny (с помощью Скинни) who felt sorry for him (которому было его жалко; to feel sorry for smb — жалеть кого-либо).

After seeing George taken away home by Kathleen (после того, как я увидела Джорджа, уведенного домой Кэтлин) that Saturday in the Portobello Road (в ту субботу на Портобелло Роуд), I thought that perhaps (я подумала, что, возможно) I might be seeing more of him (я увижу его опять: «больше его») in similar circumstances (при схожих обстоятельствах). The next Saturday (в следующую субботу) I looked out for him (я высматривала его; to look out for smb/smth — выглядывать, высматривать), and at last there he was (и в конце он пришел: «там он был»), without Kathleen (без Кэтлин), half-worried (наполовину испуганный; to worry — волноваться, беспокоиться), half-hopeful (наполовину обнадеженный; to hope — надеяться).

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Shortly afterwards the byre-hand emigrated to Canada to start afresh, with the help of Skinny who felt sorry for him.

After seeing George taken away home byKathleen that Saturday in the Portobello Road, I thought that perhaps I might be seeing more of himin similar circumstances. The next Saturday I lookedout for him, and at last there he was, withoutKathleen, half-worried, half-hopeful.

I dashed his hopes (я вдребезги разбила его надежды). I said, "Hallo, George!" (Я сказала, привет, Джордж!)

He looked in my direction (он посмотрел в моем направлении), rooted (пригвожденный к месту; to root — пускать корни) in the midst (по среди) of the flowing (толпящихся: «текущих») market-mongers (рыночных торговцев; market (рынок) + monger (продавец)) in that convivial street (на этой оживленной: «праздничной» улице). I thought to myself (я подумала про себя). "He looks as if he had a mouthful of hay (он выглядит так, будто у него полон рот соломы)." It was the new bristly maize-coloured beard and moustache surrounding his great mouth suggested the thought (эту идею подкинула мне неухоженная щетина странного желтого цвета: «это новая щетинистая борода и усы кукурузного цвета, окружавшие его большой рот, предложили эту мысль») gay and lyrical as life (идею веселую и лирическую, как сама жизнь).

rooted ['ru: tId] monger ['mANgq] convivial [kqn'vIvIql] maize [meIz]

beard [bIqd]

I dashed his hopes. I said, "Hallo, George!"

He looked in my direction, rooted in the midst ofthe flowing market-mongers in that convivial street.I thought to myself. "He looks as if he had a mouthful of hay." It was the new bristly maize-colouredbeard and moustache surrounding his great mouthsuggested the thought gay and lyrical as life.

"Hallo, George!" I said again. (Привет, Джордж! — сказала я снова)