Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Театр

"A fat lot I care (мне наплевать: «толстую долю/кучу я беспокоюсь = очень

меня волнует»)."

swear [sweq] prove [pru:v] pocket ['pOkIt]

"I swear I haven't. I like you and I admire you. And we've done better

business the last two years than we've ever done before. But damn it, I

wouldn't play you a dirty trick like that."

"You liar, you filthy liar."

"I swear it's the truth."

"Prove it then," she said violently.

"How can I prove it? You know I'm decent really."

"Give me fifteen pounds a week and I'll believe you."

"Fifteen pounds a week? You know what our takings are. How can I? Oh

well, all right. But I shall have to pay three pounds out of my own pocket."

"A fat lot I care."

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AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals (после двух недель репетиций), Michael was

thrown out of the part (Майкла вышвырнули с роли) for which he had been

engaged (на которую его ангажировали), and for three or four weeks (и три или

четыре недели) was left to kick his heels about (он томился в ожидании; to kick

one's heels —

тратитьвремявожидании,торчатьгде-либо; to kick —

ударятьногой,пинать,лягать, heel —пятка,пята,каблук) till something

else (до тех самых пор, пока какая-нибудь еще роль: «что-нибудь еще») could

be found for him (нашлась бы для него). He opened in due course (он начал

сезон /начал выступать/, со временем; to open — театр. открывать,

начинать театральный сезон; due — должное, что причитается) in a play

that ran less than a month in New York (в постановке, которая шла меньше

месяца в Нью-Йорке). It was sent on the road (и она была отправлена в турне);

but languished (но успеха не имела: «зачахла») and was withdrawn (и была

отменена; to withdraw —

отнимать, забирать назад, аннулировать). After

another wait (после следующего периода ожидания) he was given a part (ему

дали роль) in a costume play (в исторической костюмированной постановке)

where his good looks shone to such advantage (где его прекрасные внешние

данные засияли в таком выгодном свете: «с таким преимуществом»; to shine

(shone) —светить,сиять,блистать) that his indifferent acting (что его

посредственная игра) was little noticed (была почти не заметна: «мало

заметна»), and in this (и в этой /роли/) he finished the season (он закончил

сезон). There was no talk (и разговора не было) of renewing his contract (о

продлении его контракта; to renew — обновить, восстановить, повторить).

Indeed (на самом деле) the manager who had engaged him (импресарио,

который пригласил его) was caustic in his comments (был язвителен в своих

комментариях; caustic — едкий, колкий, разъедающий).

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thrown [TrqVn] heel [hi:l] languish ['lxNgwIS] caustic ['kO:stIk]

AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals, Michael was thrown out of the part for

which he had been engaged, and for three or four weeks was left to kick his

heels about till something else could be found for him. He opened in due

course in a play that ran less than a month in New York. It was sent on the

road; but languished and was withdrawn. After another wait he was given a

part in a costume play where his good looks shone to such advantage that his

indifferent acting was little noticed, and in this he finished the season. There

was no talk of renewing his contract. Indeed the manager who had engaged

him was caustic in his comments.