Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

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to consume — истреблять, потреблять, съедать), the jealousy she had stifled

(ревность, которую она подавляла; to stifle — душить), the ecstasy of surrender

(восторг сдачи: «капитуляции»), it had no more reality (были не более

реальными: «это имело не больше реальности») than one of the innumerable

parts (чем одна из тех бесчисленных ролей) she had played in the past (что она

сыграла в прошлом).

precede [prI'si:d] toddle ['tOdl] consume [kqn'sju:m] ecstasy ['ekstqsI]

They turned into the mews and she preceded him up the narrow staircase.

"You toddle along to the sitting-room and I'll put the water on to boil."

She went in and sat down. She looked round the room that had been the scene of so

many emotions for her. Nothing was changed. Her photograph stood in its old

place, but on the chimney piece was a large photograph also of Avice Crichton. On

it was written for Tom from Avice. Julia took everything in. The room might have

been a set in which she had once acted; it was vaguely familiar, but no longer

meant anything to her. The love that had consumed her then, the jealousy she had

stifled, the ecstasy of surrender, it had no more reality than one of the innumerable

parts she had played in the past.

She relished her indifference (она наслаждалась своим безразличием). Tom

came in (вошел Том), with the tea-cloth she had given him (с небольшой чайной

скатертью, что она ему подарила; tea — чай, cloth — ткань, сукно,

скатерть), and neatly set out the tea-service which she had also given him (и

аккуратно расставил чайный сервиз, который она также подарила ему). She

did not know why the thought of his casually using still all her little presents (она

не знала почему мысль о том, что он обыденно использует все еще все ее

маленькие подарки) made her inclined to laugh (заставила ее почувствовать

желание рассмеяться; inclined — наклонный, склонный к чему-либо). Then he

came in with the tea (затем он вошел с чаем) and they drank it sitting side by side

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on the sofa (и они выпили его, сидя бок о бок на диване). He told her more

about his improved circumstances (он рассказал ей еще: «больше» о его

улучшившемся /материальном/ положении). In his pleasant, friendly way he

acknowledged (в своей приятной, дружеской манере он признал) that it was

owing to the work that through her he had been able to bring the firm (что /это

было/ благодаря тем клиентам: «той работе», которых он с ее помощью:

«через нее» смог привести в фирму: «принести фирме») that he had secured a

larger share in the profits (/что/ он получил большую долю в прибылях; to

secure — обеспечиватьбезопасность,гарантировать,приобретать). He

told her of the holiday from which he had just returned (он рассказал ей об

отпуске, из которого он только что вернулся). It was quite clear to Julia that he

had no inkling (это было совершенно ясно для Джулии, что он не имел ни

малейшего понятия: «отдаленного представления») how much he had made her

suffer (насколько сильно он заставил ее страдать). That too made her now

inclined to laugh (это также заставило ее теперь быть склонной к тому, чтобы

рассмеяться = это также возбуждало ее смех).

indifference [In'dIf(q)rqns] acknowledge [qk'nOlIdZ] secure [sI'kjVq]

She relished her indifference. Tom came in, with the tea-cloth she had given him,

and neatly set out the tea-service which she had also given him. She did not know

why the thought of his casually using still all her little presents made her inclined

to laugh. Then he came in with the tea and they drank it sitting side by side on the

sofa. He told her more about his improved circumstances. In his pleasant, friendly

way he acknowledged that it was owing to the work that through her he had been

able to bring the firm that he had secured a larger share in the profits. He told her

of the holiday from which he had just returned. It was quite clear to Julia that he

had no inkling how much he had made her suffer. That too made her now inclined

to laugh.

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"I hear you're going to have an enormous success tonight (я слышал, что у тебя

будет грандиозный успех сегодня вечером)."

"It would be nice, wouldn't it (это было бы приятно, не так ли)?"

"Avice says that both you and Michael have been awfully good to her (Эвис

говорит, что вы оба, ты и Майкл, были ужасно добры к ней). Take care she

doesn't romp away with the play (берегись: «осторожно», как бы она не обошла

тебя с легкостью в спектакле; to romp away — /зд. разг./ сделать что-либо без

особого труда)."