Практичне заняття №1 (2 години). 34 страница

Julia gave him an affectionate smile (Джулия улыбнулась ему с нежностью).

"Are you going to pretend (ты что, собираешься делать вид) that you really don't

know (что ты действительно не знаешь) what's the matter with her (что с ней

такое)?"

"No, what (нет, а что)?"

delusion [dI'lu:Z(q)n] dither ['dIDq] sharp [SQ:p]

"You know how clever you are, Michael, I'm sure you can train her if you're

willing to take a little trouble."

"But that's just it, she doesn't seem able to take direction. I show her exactly how to

say a line and then she goes and says it in her own way. You wouldn't believe it,

but sometimes I can hardly help thinking she's under the delusion that she knows

better than I do."

"You make her nervous. When you tell her to do something she's in such a dither

she doesn't know what she's up to."

"Good lord, no one could be more easy than I am. I've never even been sharp with

her."

Julia gave him an affectionate smile.

"Are you going to pretend that you really don't know what's the matter with her?"

"No, what?"

He looked at her with a blank face (он взглянул на нее с ничего не

понимающим: «не выражающим» лицом).

"Come off it, darling (да брось ты, дорогой). Haven't you noticed (неужели ты

не заметил) that she's madly in love with you (что она безумно влюблена в

тебя)?"

"With me (в меня)? But I thought she was practically engaged to Tom (но я

думала, что она практически помолвлена с Томом). Nonsense (чепуха). You're

always fancying things like that (ты всегда выдумываешь подобные вещи)."

"But it's quite obvious (но это же совершенно очевидно). After all she isn't the

first who's fallen for your fatal beauty (в конце концов, она не первая, кто пал от

твоей роковой красоты; to fall (fell, fallen) for smth. — попасться на удочку),

and I don't suppose she'll be the last (и я так полагаю, что она и не последняя)."

"Heaven knows (видит Бог), I don't want to queer poor Tom's pitch (я не хочу

подложить бедняге Тому свинью; to queer smb.'s pitch — разрушить чьи-либо

планы, надежды)."

"It's not your fault, is it (это же не твоя вина, так)?"

"What d'you want me to do about it then (и что ты хочешь чтобы я сделал /с

этим/)?"

"Well, I think you ought to be nice to her (ну, я думаю, что тебе следует быть

милым с ней). She's very young, you know, poor thing (она очень молода, ты

знаешь, бедняжка). What she wants is a helping hand (что ей нужно — так это

рука помощи). If you took her alone a few times and went through the part with

her (если бы ты пригласил ее одну пару раз и прошел бы с ней роль; to go

through — зд. тщательно, пункт за пунктом разбирать что-либо) I believe

you could do wonders (я верю, что вы могли бы творить чудеса). Why don't you

take her out to lunch one day (почему бы тебе не пригласить ее к ланчу на

днях) and have a talk to her (и не поговорить с ней)?"

She saw the gleam in Michael's eyes (она увидела блеск в глазах Майкла) as he

considered the proposition (когда он обдумывал это предложение) and the

shadow of a smile that was outlined on his lips (и тень улыбки, что заиграла:

«наметилась» на его губах; to outline — нарисовать контур, оттенить).

blank [blxNk] fatal ['feItl] queer [kwIq] pitch [pItS]

He looked at her with a blank face.

"Come off it, darling. Haven't you noticed that she's madly in love with you?"

"With me? But I thought she was practically engaged to Tom. Nonsense. You're

always fancying things like that."

"But it's quite obvious. After all she isn't the first who's fallen for your fatal beauty,

and I don't suppose she'll be the last."

"Heaven knows, I don't want to queer poor Tom's pitch."

"It's not your fault, is it?"

"What d'you want me to do about it then?"

"Well, I think you ought to be nice to her. She's very young, you know, poor thing.

What she wants is a helping hand. If you took her alone a few times and went

through the part with her I believe you could do wonders. Why don't you take her

out to lunch one day and have a talk to her?"

She saw the gleam in Michael's eyes as he considered the proposition and the

shadow of a smile that was outlined on his lips.

"Of course the great thing is (конечно же, самое главное: «большое дело») to

get the play as well acted as we can (сыграть спектакль так хорошо, как только

возможно: «как мы можем»; to get smth. done — сделать что-либо, о

действии, совершаемым кем-то по приказу или указанию говорящего)."

"I know it'll be a bore for you (я знаю, тебе будет ужасно скучно; bore — скука,

зануда), but honestly, for the sake of the play (но честно, ради спектакля) I think

it'll be worth while (я думаю, это того стоит)."

"You know that I would never do anything to upset you, Julia (ты же знаешь, что

я никогда не сделаю ничего, что может расстроить тебя, Джулия). I mean, I'd

much sooner fire the girl (я имею в виду, что я бы скорее уволил девчонку) and

get someone else in her place (и взял бы кого-то еще на ее место)."

"I think that would be such a mistake (я думаю, что это будет /такой/ ошибкой).

I'm convinced that if you'll only take enough trouble with her (я убеждена, что

если бы ты только приложишь достаточно усилий, с ней /вместе/) she'll give a

very good performance (она даст очень хорошее представление)."

He walked up and down the room once or twice (он прошелся взад и вперед по

комнате пару раз: «один или два раза»). He seemed to be considering the matter

from every side (он, казалось, обдумывал эту проблему со всех сторон: «с

каждой стороны»).

honestly ['OnIstlI] enough [I'nAf] twice [twaIs]

"Of course the great thing is to get the play as well acted as we can."

"I know it'll be a bore for you, but honestly, for the sake of the play I think it'll be

worth while."

"You know that I would never do anything to upset you, Julia. I mean, I'd much

sooner fire the girl and get someone else in her place."

"I think that would be such a mistake. I'm convinced that if you'll only take enough

trouble with her she'll give a very good performance."

He walked up and down the room once or twice. He seemed to be considering the

matter from every side.

"Well, I suppose it's my job (ну, я полагаю это моя работа) to get the best

performance I can (добиться наилучшей игры, которой я только могу) out of

every member of my cast (от каждого члена моей труппы). In every case you

have to find out (в каждом случае приходится искать) which is the best method

of approach (какой самый лучший метод /подхода/; approach — зд. подход к

изучению, рассмотрению чего-либо)."

He threw out his chin (он выдвинул вперед подбородок) and drew in his belly (и

втянул живот). He straightened his back (он выпрямил спину). Julia knew that

Avice Crichton would hold the part (Джулия поняла, что Эвис Крайтон

останется: «удержится» в этой роли), and next day at rehearsal he took her aside

(и на следующий день, на репетиции, он отвел ее в сторону) and had a long

talk with her (и долго с ней беседовал). She knew by his manner exactly what he

was saying (она знала, по его поведению, что именно он ей говорил) and,

watching them out of the corner of her eye (и, наблюдая за ними краешком

глаза: «из уголка своего глаза»), presently she saw Avice nod and smile (вскоре

она увидела, что Эвис кивнула и улыбнулась). He had asked her to lunch with

him (он пригласил ее к ланчу /с собой/). With a contented mind (с

успокоенными: «довольными» мыслями) Julia went on studying her part

(Джулия продолжила изучать свою роль).

approach [q'prqVtS] straighten ['streItn] exactly [Ig'zxktlI]

"Well, I suppose it's my job to get the best performance I can out of every member

of my cast. In every case you have to find out which is the best method of

approach."

He threw out his chin and drew in his belly. He straightened his back. Julia knew

that Avice Crichton would hold the part, and next day at rehearsal he took her

aside and had a long talk with her. She knew by his manner exactly what he was

saying and, watching them out of the corner of her eye, presently she saw Avice

nod and smile. He had asked her to lunch with him. With a contented mind Julia

went on studying her part.

THEY had been rehearsing for a fortnight (они репетировали уже две недели)

when Roger arrived from Austria (когда Роджер вернулся: «приехал» из

Австрии). He had been spending a few weeks on a Carinthian lake (он провел

несколько недель на Коринфском озере), and after a day or two in London (и,

проведя пару дней: «после одного или двух дней» в Лондоне) was to go and

stay with friends in Scotland (должен был поехать в гости к друзьям: «поехать

и остановиться у друзей» в Шотландию). Since Michael had to dine early to go

to the theatre (так как Майклу надо было пообедать пораньше, чтобы ехать в

театр) Julia went to meet him by herself (Джулия поехала встречать его одна).

When she was dressing, Evie, sniffing as usual told her (когда она одевалась,

Эви, шмыгая, как обычно, носом, сказала ей), that she was taking as much pains

to make herself look nice (что она прилагала также много усилий, что бы

выглядеть красиво; pain — боль, страдание, pains — старания, труды) as if

she were going to meet a young man (как если бы она собиралась встретиться с

молодым человеком). She wanted Roger to be proud of her (она хотела, чтобы

Роджер гордился ей), and certainly she looked very young and pretty in her

summer frock (и, действительно, она выглядела очень молодой и

хорошенькой в своем летнем платье) as she strolled up and down the platform

(пока она прогуливалась взад и вперед по платформе). You would have

thought (можно было подумать), but wrongly (но совершенно ошибочно), that

she was perfectly unconscious of the attention she attracted (что она совершенно

не осознавала, какое внимание она привлекала). Roger, after a month in the

sun, was very brown (Роджер, после месяца /проведенного/ под солнцем, был

очень загорелым), but he was still rather spotty (но он был все еще довольно

прыщав) and he seemed thinner than when he had left London at the New Year (и

казался тоньше, чем когда он покидал Лондон на Новый Год). She hugged him

with exuberant affection (она обняла его с преувеличенной нежностью). He

smiled slightly (он слегка улыбнулся).

Scotland ['skOtlqnd] thinner ['TInq] exuberant [Ig'zju:b(q)rqnt]

THEY had been rehearsing for a fortnight when Roger arrived from Austria. He

had been spending a few weeks on a Carinthian lake, and after a day or two in

London was to go and stay with friends in Scotland. Since Michael had to dine

early to go to the theatre Julia went to meet him by herself. When she was

dressing, Evie, sniffing as usual, told her that she was taking as much pains to

make herself look nice as if she were going to meet a young man. She wanted

Roger to be proud of her, and certainly she looked very young and pretty in her

summer frock as she strolled up and down the platform. You would have thought,

but wrongly, that she was perfectly unconscious of the attention she attracted.

Roger, after a month in the sun, was very brown, but he was still rather spotty and

he seemed thinner than when he had left London at the New Year. She hugged him

with exuberant affection. He smiled slightly.

They were to dine by themselves (они должны были пообедать вдвоем). Julia

asked him if he would like to go to a play afterwards or to the pictures (Джулия

спросила его, не хочет ли он пойти на спектакль после этого или в кино), but

he said he preferred to stay at home (но он сказал, что он предпочел бы остаться

дома).

"That'll be much nicer (так будет гораздо приятнее)," she answered (ответила

она), "and we'll just talk (и мы просто поболтаем)."

There was indeed a subject (был, на самом деле, некий предмет для разговора)

that Michael had invited her to discuss with Roger (который Майкл просил ее

обсудить с Роджером; to invite — приглашать, провоцировать, призывать)

when the opportunity arose (когда появится такая возможность; to arise (arose,

arisen) — возникать). Now that he was going to Cambridge so soon (теперь,

когда он собирался в Кембридж так рано) he ought to make up his mind what he

wanted to do (ему следовало бы решить, чем он хочет заниматься). Michael

was afraid that he would drift through his time there (Майкл боялся, что он

бездумно проведет там /свое/ время; to drift — дрейфовать, плыть по

течению, бездействовать) and then go into a broker's office (и затем

отправиться в брокерскую контору) or even on the stage (или даже в театр: «на

сцену»). Thinking that Julia had more tact than he (думая, что Джулия обладает

большим тактом, чем он сам), and more influence with the boy (и имеет на

юношу больше влияния), he had urged her to put before him the advantages of

the Foreign Office (он настаивал, чтобы она рассказала ему: «изложила,

представила на рассмотрение» о преимуществах /работы в/ Министерстве

иностранных дел) and the brilliant possibilities of the Bar (и о блестящих

возможностях, что предлагает адвокатура). Julia thought it would be strange

(Джулия подумала, что было бы странным) if in the course of two or three

hours' conversation (если бы в течении двух или трехчасового разговора) she

could not find a way to lead to this important topic (она не смогла бы найти

возможность: «путь» подвести к этой важной теме). At dinner she tried to get

him to talk about Vienna (во время обеда она пыталась разговорить о Вене).

But he was reticent (но он был сдержан: «молчалив»).

prefer [prI'fq:] afraid [q'freId] broker ['brqVkq] influence ['InflVqns]

reticent ['retIs(q)nt]

They were to dine by themselves. Julia asked him if he would like to go to a play

afterwards or to the pictures, but he said he preferred to stay at home.

"That'll be much nicer," she answered, "and we'll just talk."

There was indeed a subject that Michael had invited her to discuss with Roger

when the opportunity arose. Now that he was going to Cambridge so soon he ought

to make up his mind what he wanted to do. Michael was afraid that he would drift

through his time there and then go into a broker's office or even on the stage.

Thinking that Julia had more tact than he, and more influence with the boy, he had

urged her to put before him the advantages of the Foreign Office and the brilliant

possibilities of the Bar. Julia thought it would be strange if in the course of two or

three hours' conversation she could not find a way to lead to this important topic.

At dinner she tried to get him to talk about Vienna. But he was reticent.

"Oh, I just did the usual things, you know (о, я просто делал обычные дела,

знаешь ли). I saw the sights (я осматривал достопримечательности) and worked

hard at my German (и упорно работал над /своим/ немецким). I knocked about

in beer places (я шлялся по пивнушкам: «пивным местам»; to knock —

стучать, ударять, to knock about — слоняться, вести беспутную жизнь). I

went to the opera a good deal (я ходил в оперу очень часто)."

She wondered if he had had any love affairs (ей было интересно, были ли у него

еще любовные интрижки).

"Anyhow, you haven't come back engaged to a Viennese maiden (в любом

случае, ты не вернулся домой, помолвленный с какой-нибудь молодой

венкой; maiden — /поэт./ девушка, девица)," she said, thinking to draw him out

(сказала она, думая вытащить из него /информацию/; to draw out — зд.

вызывать на разговор, откровенность).

He gave her a reflective, but faintly amused look (он посмотрел на нее

задумчивым, но слегка улыбающимся: «забавляющимся» взглядом). You

might almost have thought (можно было почти подумать) that he had seen what

she was driving at (что он догадался: «увидел», к чему она клонила). It was

strange (это было странно); though he was her own son she did not feel quite at

home with him (хотя он был ее собственным сыном, она не чувствовала себя с

ним как дома).

"No (нет)," he answered (ответил он), "I was too busy to bother with that sort of

thing (я был слишком занят, чтобы заниматься: «беспокоить /себя/» такой

ерундой: «вещами такого рода»)."

"I suppose you went to all the theatres (/я/ полагаю, что ты ходил во все

театры)."

"I went two or three times (я был два или три раза)."

usual ['ju:ZVql, 'ju:Z(q)l] Viennese ["vIq'ni:z] reflective [rI'flektIv]

"Oh, I just did the usual things, you know. I saw the sights and worked hard at my

German. I knocked about in beer places. I went to the opera a good deal."

She wondered if he had had any love affairs.

"Anyhow, you haven't come back engaged to a Viennese maiden," she said,

thinking to draw him out.

He gave her a reflective, but faintly amused look. You might almost have thought

that he had seen what she was driving at. It was strange; though he was her own

son she did not feel quite at home with him.

"No," he answered, "I was too busy to bother with that sort of thing."

"I suppose you went to all the theatres."

"I went two or three times."

"Did you see anything that would be any use to me (ты видел что-нибудь, что

могло бы быть мне полезно)?"

"You know, I never thought about that (ты знаешь, я никогда не думал об

этом)."

His answer might have seemed a little ungracious (его ответ мог бы показаться

немного невежливым) but that it was accompanied by a smile (но он

сопровождался улыбкой), and his smile was very sweet (и его улыбка была

очень милой). Julia wondered again (Джулия снова задумалась) how it was that

he had inherited so little of Michael's beauty and of her charm (как такое

случилось: «там было», что он унаследовал так мало от красоты Майкла и от

ее очарования). His red hair was nice (ее рыжие волосы были красивыми), but

his pale lashes gave his face a sort of empty look (но его бледные ресницы

придавали его лицу почти пустое выражение; a sort of — нечто вроде).

Heaven only knew (одним небесам было известно) where with such a father and

such a mother (где, с таким отцом и такой матерью) he had got his rather lumpy

figure (он заполучил такую довольно грузную фигуру; lumpy — комковатый,

неуклюжий; lump — глыба, ком; крупный кусок).

ungracious [An'greISqs] inherited [In'herItId] lumpy ['lAmpI]

"Did you see anything that would be any use to me?"

"You know, I never thought about that." His answer might have seemed a little

ungracious but that it was accompanied by a smile, and his smile was very sweet.

Julia wondered again how it was that he had -inherited so little of Michael's beauty

and of her charm. His red hair was nice, but his pale lashes gave his face a sort of

empty look. Heaven only knew where with such a father and such a mother he had

got his rather lumpy figure.

He was eighteen now (сейчас ему было восемнадцать лет); it was time he fined

down (/это было/ самое время ему стать стройнее; to fine — очищаться;

становиться тоньше). He seemed a trifle apathetic (он казался немного

апатичным); he had none of her sparkling vitality (у него не было ни капли ее

искрящейся энергии); she could picture the vividness (она представляла:

«могла описать» ту живость) with which she would have narrated her

experiences (с которой она бы рассказывала о своих впечатлениях) if she had

just spent six months in Vienna (если бы она только что провела шесть месяцев

в Вене). Why, already she had made a story about her stay at St. Malo with Aunt

Carrie and her mother (ба, ранее она выдумала историю о том, как она гостила:

«о своем пребывании» в Сен-Мало с тетей Кэрри и своей матерью) that made

people roar with laughter (которая заставляла людей хохотать во все горло; to

roar — реветь, рычать, вопить, оглушительно хохотать). They all said it was

as good as a play (все они говорили, что она /история/ была так же хороша,

как спектакль), and her own impression was that it was much better than most (и

ее собственное впечатление было такое, что ее /история/ была гораздо лучше,

чем большинство /спектаклей/). She told it to Roger now (она рассказывала ее

теперь Роджеру). He listened with his slow, quiet smile (он слушал со /своей/

вялой: «медленной», спокойной улыбкой); but she had an uneasy feeling (но у

нее было такое беспокойное чувство) that he did not think it quite so funny as

she did (что он не думал, что история была настолько забавной, как ей

казалось: «как она делала»). She sighed in her heart (она вздохнула в душе).

Poor lamb, he could have no sense of humour (бедный ягненочек, у него,

должно быть, нет чувства юмора).

apathetic ["xpq'TetIk] sparkling ['spQ:klIN] laughter ['lQ:ftq]

He was eighteen now; it was time he fined down. He seemed a trifle apathetic; he

had none of her sparkling vitality; she could picture the vividness with which she

would have narrated her experiences if she had just spent six months in Vienna.

Why, already she had made a story about her stay at St. Malo with Aunt Carrie and

her mother that made people roar with laughter. They all said it was as good as a

play, and her own impression was that it was much better than most. She told it to

Roger now. He listened with his slow, quiet smile; but she had an uneasy feeling

that he did not think it quite so funny as she did. She sighed in her heart. Poor

lamb, he could have no sense of humour.

Then he made some remark (затем он сделал какое-то замечание) that led her to

speak of Nowadays (которое заставило ее заговорить о /спектакле/ «В наши

дни»; to lead — вести, подводить, быть причиной, повлиять). She told him its

story (она рассказала ему его сюжет), and explained what she was doing with her

part (и объяснила, как она работала над своей ролью); she talked to him of the

cast (она поговорила с ним о составе актеров) and described the sets (и описала

декорации). At the end of dinner it suddenly struck her (в конце обеда ей

внезапно пришло в голову) that she had been talking entirely of herself and her

own interests (что она проговорила исключительно о себе и своих

собственных интересах). She did not know how she had been led to do this (она

не знала, как так вышло: «как она была заставлена делать это»), and the

suspicion flashed across her mind (и такое подозрение пронеслось /молнией/ в

ее голове) that Roger had guided the conversation in that direction (что Роджер

повел разговор в таком направлении; to guide — быть проводником,

направлять, стимулировать) so that it should be diverted from him and his

affairs (так, чтобы он /разговор/ был отвлечен от него и его дел; to divert —

отклонять, направлять в другую сторону). But she put it aside (но она

отбросила эту /мысль/; to put aside — откладывать в сторону, стараться не

замечать). He really wasn't intelligent enough for that (он, действительно, не

был достаточно умным для этого). It was later when they sat in the drawing-

room (/это было/ позже, когда они сидели в гостиной) listening to the radio and

smoking (слушали радио и курили), that Julia found the chance to slip in

(Джулия нашла возможность: «удобный случай», чтобы вставить в разговор;

to slip in — прокрасться, вкрасться, упоминать как бы к случаю), apparently

in the most casual fashion (по внешнему виду в совершенно естественной

манере), the question she had prepared (тот вопрос, который она заготовила).

suspicion [sq'spIl(q)n] divert [daI'vq:t] intelligent [In'telIdZ(q)nt]

Then he made some remark that led her to speak of Nowadays. She told him its

story, and explained what she was doing with her part; she talked to him of the cast

and described the sets. At the end of dinner it suddenly struck her that she had been

talking entirely of herself and her own interests. She did not know how she had

been led to do this, and the suspicion flashed across her mind that Roger had

guided the conversation in that direction so that it should be diverted from him and

his affairs. But she put it aside. He really wasn't intelligent enough for that. It was

later when they sat in the drawing-room listening to the radio and smoking, that

Julia found the chance to slip in, apparently in the most casual fashion, the

question she had prepared.

"Have you made up your mind (ты уже решил) what you're going to be yet (кем

ты хочешь быть)?"

"No (нет). Is there any hurry (а что, надо поторопиться: «есть какая-то

спешка»; hurry — спешка, торопливость)?"

"You know how ignorant I am about everything (ты же знаешь, какая я

несведущая во всем; ignorant — невежественный, необразованный, не

информированный). Your father says that if you're going to be a barrister (твой

отец говорит, что если ты собираешься быть барристером /адвокатом/) you

ought to work at law when you go to Cambridge (то тебе следует работать над

правоведением, когда ты поступишь: «пойдешь» в Кембридж; law — закон,

право, суд, профессия юриста). On the other hand (с другой стороны), if you

fancy the Foreign Office (если тебе больше нравится работа дипломата:

«министерство иностранных дел») you should take up modern languages (тебе