Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

ее груди были маленькими и упругими; firm — крепкий, твердый); they might

have been a girl's (они могли бы быть девичьими). Her belly was flat (ее живот

был плоским), her hips were small (ее бедра были узкими: «небольшими»),

there was a very small roll of fat there (там был очень небольшой валик жира;

roll —рулон,свиток), like a long sausage (наподобие длинной сосиски:

«колбасы»), but everyone had that (но у каждого был там жир: «было это»),

and anyhow Miss Phillips could have a go at it (и, в любом случае, мисс

Филлипс может попытаться /убрать его/; to have a go at smth — попытать

счастья, рискнуть).

modesty ['mOdIstI] ageing ['eIdZIN] breast [brest]

Though she smiled at him affectionately, it gave her quite a turn. Was he afraid

that she would catch cold or was it that his English modesty was shocked at her

nakedness? Or could it be that, his boyish lust satisfied, he was a trifle disgusted at

the sight of her ageing body? When she got home she again took all her clothes off

and examined herself in the looking-glass. She determined not to spare herself. She

looked at her neck, there was no sign of age there, especially when she held her

chin up; and her breasts were small and firm; they might have been a girl's. Her

belly was flat, her hips were small, there was a very small roll of fat there, like a

long sausage, but everyone had that, and anyhow Miss Phillips could have a go at

it.

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No one could say that her legs weren't good (никто не мог сказать, что ее ноги

не были хороши), they were long and slim and comely (они были длинными и

стройными, и хорошей формы: «миловидные»); she passed her hands over her

body (она провела руками по телу), her skin was as soft as velvet (ее кожа была

мягкой, как бархат) and there wasn't a blemish on it (и на ней не было изъянов:

«пятен»). Of course there were a few wrinkles under her eyes (конечно, было

несколько морщинок под глазами), but you had to peer to see them (но нужно

было вглядываться, чтобы заметить: «увидеть» их); they said there was an

operation now (говорили, теперь можно сделать операцию: «есть такая

операция») by which you could get rid of them (с помощью которой можно

избавиться от них), it might be worth while to inquire into that (возможно стоит

узнать об этом подробнее; to be worth while — стоить труда, затраченного

времени); it was lucky that her hair had retained its colour (как удачно, что ее

волосы сохранили свой цвет); however well hair was dyed (как бы хорошо не

были прокрашены волосы, /а все-таки/), to dye hardened the face (окраска

волос утяжеляет лицо; to harden — делать твердым, затвердевать); hers

remained a rich, deep brown (ее /волосы/ остались насыщенного, глубокого

каштанового /цвета/; rich — богатый, изобилующий, о цвете — густой,

интенсивный

). Her teeth were all right too (и ее зубы тоже были в порядке).

"Prudishness, that's all it was (излишняя стыдливость, вот что это такое было)."

She had a moment's recollection (она на мгновение вспомнила) of the Spaniard

with the beard in the wagon-lit (того самого испанца с бородой в спальном

вагоне) and she smiled roguishly at herself in the glass (и она улыбнулась

шаловливо своему отражению: «себе» в зеркале).

"No damned modesty about him (никакой чертовской скромности у него /не

было/)."

comely ['kAmlI] blemish ['blemIS] inquire [In'kwaIq] prudish ['pru:dIS]

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No one could say that her legs weren't good, they were long and slim and comely;

she passed her hands over her body, her skin was as soft as velvet and there wasn't

a blemish on it. Of course there were a few wrinkles under her eyes, but you had to

peer to see them; they said there was an operation now by which you could get rid

of them, it might be worth while to inquire into that; it was lucky that her hair had

retained its colour; however well hair was dyed, to dye hardened the face; hers

remained a rich, deep brown. Her teeth were all right too.

"Prudishness, that's all it was."

She had a moment's recollection of the Spaniard with the beard in the wagon-lit

and she smiled roguishly at herself in the glass.

"No damned modesty about him."

But all the same (но, во всяком случае) from that day on (с того самого дня /и

дальше/) she took care to act up to Tom's standards of decency (она заботилась о

том, чтобы соответствовать: «отвечать» стандартам приличий Тома).

Julia's reputation was so good (репутация Джулии была настолько доброй:

«хорошей») that she felt (что она чувствовала, что) she need not hesitate to show

herself with Tom in public places (она могла без колебаний показываться с