Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Мистер Всезнайка. Рассказы / W. S. Maugham. Mr. Know-All. Stories

Arrow went very slightly pale under her rouge (neither she nor Beatrice ever wet their faces when they bathed and they thought it absurd of Frank, a woman of her size, to pretend she liked diving) but she said nothing. The conversation was gay and easy, they all said the obvious things with gusto, and presently they strolled back to the villa for luncheon.

In each napkin were two little antifat rusks (в каждой салфетке были два небольших сухарика для похудания: «против ожирения»). Lena gave a bright smile (Лина широко улыбнулась: «подарила яркую улыбку») as she put them by the side of her plate (и положила их рядом со своей тарелкой: «у края своей тарелки»; as— как; когда; пока; в то время как).

"May I have some bread?" she asked (можно мне немного хлеба? спросила она).

The grossest indecency (самая наигрубейшая непристойность) would not have fallen on the ears of those three women with such a shock (и то бы так не шокировала этих трех женщин: «не упала бы на уши тех трех женщин таким потрясением»). Not one of them had eaten bread, for ten years (ни одна из них /не/ ела хлеба /уже/ в течение десяти лет). Even Beatrice, greedy as she was, drew the line there (даже Беатрис, какой /бы/ прожорливой она /ни/ была, проводила здесь: «там» черту). Frank, the good hostess, recovered herself first (Фрэнк, /как/ хорошая хозяйка, пришла /в/ себя первой).

"Of course, darling (конечно, дорогая)," she said and turning to the butler asked him to bring some (сказала она и, поворачиваясь к дворецкому, попросила его принести немного /хлеба/).

"And some butter (и немного масла)," said Lena in that pleasant easy way of hers (сказала Лина в своей милой, непринужденной манере).

There was a moment's embarrassed silence (/на/ мгновение наступила: «была» неловкая тишина; moment— миг, минута, момент;toembarrass— смущать; приводить в замешательство).

"I don't know if there's any in the house," said Frank (я не знаю, если ли в доме /масло/, — сказала Фрэнк; any— какой-нибудь; сколько-нибудь, какое-либо количество), "but I'll inquire (но я спрошу; toinquire— осведомляться, спрашивать, узнавать). There may be some in the kitchen (возможно, есть немного на кухне)."

indecency [In`dJsnsI], embarrass [em`bxrqs, Im`bxrqs], inquire [In`kwaIq]

In each napkin were two little antifat rusks. Lena gave a bright smile as she put them by the side of her plate.

"May I have some bread?" she asked.

The grossest indecency would not have fallen on the ears of those three women with such a shock. Not one of them had eaten bread, for ten years. Even Beatrice, greedy as she was, drew the line there. Frank, the good hostess, recovered herself first.

"Of course, darling," she said and turning to the butler asked him to bring some.

"And some butter," said Lena in that pleasant easy way of hers.

There was a moment's embarrassed silence.

"I don't know if there's any in the house," said Frank, "but I'll inquire. There may be some in the kitchen."

"I adore bread and butter, don't you (я обожаю хлеб с маслом, а вы: «/разве/ вы не /обожаете/»)?" said Lena turning to Beatrice (сказала Лина, поворачиваясь к Беатрис).