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расставленную для нее; to set a trap — поставить капкан, силки ). She gave a

rippling laugh (она залилась смехом: «покатилась со смеху»).

"Not at all (совсем и нет)," she answered (ответила она). "He was a vet (он был

ветеринаром). He used to go to your house (он хаживал в ваш дом) to deliver the

bitches (чтобы принимать роды у сук; to deliver — зд. рожать, разрешиться

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от бремени, принимать роды ). The house was full of them (дом был полон

ими)."

Lady Charles for a moment did not quite know what to say (какое-то мгновение

леди Чарльз даже не знала, что ответить: «что сказать»).

"My mother was very fond of dogs (моя мать очень любила собак; to be fond of

smb., smth. — любить, быть поклонником )," she answered (ответила она).

stomach ['stAmqk] laugh [lQ:f] deliver [dI'lIvq]

Julia felt a slight sickness in the pit of her stomach; she remembered now who

Lady Charles was before she married, and she saw the trap that was being set

for her. She gave a rippling laugh.

"Not at all," she answered. "He was a vet. He used to go to your house to

deliver the bitches. The house was full of them."

Lady Charles for a moment did not quite know what to say.

"My mother was very fond of dogs," she answered.

Julia was glad that Michael was not there (Джулия радовалась тому, что Майкла

не было рядом: «там»). Poor lamb (бедный ягненок), he would have been

terribly mortified (он был бы ужасно унижен). He always referred to her father as

Dr. Lambert (он всегда упоминал об ее отце как о докторе Лэмберте; to refer

to — называть, отсылать, давать ссылку) , pronouncing it as though it were a

French name (произнося /его/ так, как будто это было французское имя), and

when soon after the war he died (и когда, вскоре после войны, он умер) and her

mother went to live with her widowed sister at St. Malo (и ее мать отправилась к

своей овдовевшей сестре, чтобы жить вместе в Сен-Мало) he began to speak

of her as Madame de Lambert (он начал говорить о ней как о мадам де

Лэмберт).

lamb [lxm] pronounce [prq'naVns] widowed ['wIdqVd]

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Julia was glad that Michael was not there. Poor lamb, he would have been

terribly mortified. He always referred to her father as Dr. Lambert,

pronouncing it as though it were a French name, and when soon after the war

he died and her mother went to live with her widowed sister at St. Malo he

began to speak of her as Madame de Lambert.

At the beginning of her career (в самом начале своей карьеры) Julia had been

somewhat sensitive on the point (Джулия была немного чувствительна: «слегка

обижалась» в отношении этого /момента/), but when once she was established

as a great actress (но когда ее положение как великой актрисы укрепилось) she

changed her mind (она изменила свою точку зрения). She was inclined,

especially among the great (она имела склонность, особенно среди знати; the

great — собират. сильные мира сего ), to insist on the fact that her father had

been a vet (настаивать на том факте, что ее отец был ветеринаром). She could

not quite have explained why (она не могла точно объяснить почему), but she

felt (но /она/ чувствовала) that by so doing (что поступая так) she put them in

their place (она ставила их на место; to put smb. in his place — осадить кого-

либо ).

career [kq'rIq] sensitive ['sensItIv] especially [I'speS(q)lI]

At the beginning of her career Julia had been somewhat sensitive on the point,

but when once she was established as a great actress she changed her mind.

She was inclined, especially among the great, to insist on the fact that her

father had been a vet. She could not quite have explained why, but she felt

that by so doing she put them in their place.

But Charles Tamerley knew (но Чарльз Тэмерли знал) that his wife had

deliberately tried to humiliate the young woman (что его жена намеренно

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пыталась унизить молодую актрису), and angered (и рассердившись), went out

of his way to be nice to her (изо всех сил старался быть милым с ней

/Джулией/; to go out of one's way to do smth. — прилагать все усилия, чтобы

сделать что-либо ). He asked her (он спросил у нее) if he might be allowed to

call (можно ли ему навестить ее; to be allowed to do smth. — иметь

разрешение сделать что-либо ) and brought her some beautiful flowers (и

преподнес ей прекрасные цветы).

He was then a man of nearly forty (ему тогда было почти сорок: «он был тогда

мужчиной около сорока лет»), with a small head on an elegant body (с

небольшой головой на элегантном теле), not very good-looking (не очень

красивый) but of distinguished appearance (но с аристократической

внешностью; distinguished — известный, выдающийся, изысканный ). He

looked very well-bred (он выглядел исключительно хорошо воспитанным),

which indeed he was (каковым он и был на самом деле), and he had exquisite

manners (и обладал уточненными манерами).

deliberately [dI'lIb(q)rItlI] elegant ['elIgqnt] exquisite [Ik'skwIzIt, 'ekskwIzIt]

But Charles Tamerley knew that his wife had deliberately tried to humiliate

the young woman, and angered, went out of his way to be nice to her. He

asked her if he might be allowed to call and brought her some beautiful

flowers.

He was then a man of nearly forty, with a small head on an elegant body, not

very good-looking but of distinguished appearance. He looked very well-bred,

which indeed he was, and he had exquisite manners.

He was an amateur of the arts (он был поклонником искусства: «всех

искусств»; amateur — любитель ). He bought modern pictures (он покупал

современные картины) and collected old furniture (и коллекционировал старую

мебель). He was a lover of music (он был любителем музыки) and exceedingly

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well read (и был исключительно начитанным) At first it amused him (поначалу

его это забавляло) to go to the tiny flat off the Buckingham Palace Road (идти в

крошечную квартирку за пределами Бэкингем-палас-роуд) in which these two

young actors lived (в которой жили /эти/ двое молодых актера). He saw that

they were poor (он видел, что они были бедны) and it excited him (и его

возбуждало) to get into touch with what he fondly thought was Bohemia

(прикосновение к тому, что он наивно считал, богемой; to get into touch —

устанавливать контакты, связаться с кем-либо ). He came several times (он

приходил несколько раз) and he thought it quite an adventure (и он считал это

настоящим приключением) when they asked him to have a luncheon with them

(когда они просили его с ними отобедать) which was cooked and served

(который готовила и подавала) by a scarecrow of a woman whom they called

Evie (пугало, а не женщина, которую они называли Эви; scarecrow — пугало

на огород, scare — испуг, паника, crow — ворона ).

amateur ['xmqt(S)q, 'xmqtq:] exceedingly [Ik'si:dINlI] Bohemia [bqV'hi:mIq]

scarecrow ['skeqkrqV]

He was an amateur of the arts. He bought modern pictures and collected old

furniture. He was a lover of music and exceedingly well read. At first it amused

him to go to the tiny flat off the Buckingham Palace Road in which these two

young actors lived. He saw that they were poor and it excited him to get into touch

with what he fondly thought was Bohemia. He came several times and he thought

it quite an adventure when they asked him to have a luncheon with them which

was cooked and served by a scarecrow of a woman whom they called Evie.

This was life (это была жизнь). He did not pay much attention to Michael (он не

обращал особого внимания на Майкла) who seemed to him, notwithstanding his

too obvious beauty (который казался ему, несмотря на его слишком

очевидную красоту), a somewhat ordinary young man (немного

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посредственным молодым человеком), but he was taken by Julia (но он был

очарован Джулией: «Джулия увлекла его»). She had a warmth (она обладала

теплотой), a force of character (силой характера), and a bubbling vitality (и

бьющей ключом жизненной энергией; bubble — пузырек воздуха, бульканье ),