Английский язык с Ф. Скоттом Фитцджеральдом. Алмаз величиной в отель «Риц» / Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Diamond As Big As The Ritz
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"I do too," said John heartily (я тоже /так считаю/, — искренне сказал Джон).
Kismine was cheerful again (снова была весела). She smiled at him, and a still-born tear dripped from the corner of one blue eye (улыбнулась ему, и из уголка одного /ее/ синего глаза капнула = выкатилась запоздалая слезинка; still-born — мертворождённый).
chemistry ['kemIstrI], persist [pq'sIst], wholesome ['hqVlsqm]
She was so distressed that her lip was trembling. John was impelled to protest:
"I didn't mean that; I only said it to tease you."
"Because I wouldn't mind if I were," she persisted, "but I'm not. I'm very innocent and girlish. I never smoke, or drink, or read anything except poetry. I know scarcely any mathematics or chemistry. I dress very simply — in fact, I scarcely dress at all. I think sophisticated is the last thing you can say about me. I believe that girls ought to enjoy their youths in a wholesome way."
"I do too," said John heartily.
Kismine was cheerful again. She smiled at him, and a still-born tear dripped from the corner of one blue eye.
"I like you," she whispered, intimately (ты
Deeply flattered, John bowed from the hips (глубоко польщенный, Джон поклонился от пояса; hip — бедро) as he had been taught at dancing school in Hades (как его учили в танцевальной школе в Гадесе; to teach).
"We'd better go now," said Kismine sweetly (нам лучше уже пойти, — ласково сказала Кисмин). "I have to be with mother at eleven (мне надо в одиннадцать быть у мамы). You haven't asked me to kiss you once (ты даже не попросил меня поцеловаться). I thought boys always did that nowadays (я думала, теперь мальчики всегда это делают)." John drew himself up proudly (горделиво расправил плечи; to draw oneself up — выпрямляться, вытягиваться /во весь рост/).
"Some of them do," he answered, "but not me (некоторые из них /так/ поступают, — ответил он, — но не я). Girls don't do that sort of thing — in Hades (/и/ девушки такого не делают — /у нас/ в Гадесе)."
Side by side they walked back toward the house (они пошли рядышком обратно к дому).
intimately ['IntImqtlI], allowed [q'laVd], nowadays ['naVqdeIz]
"I like you," she whispered, intimately. "Are you going to spend all your time with Percy while you're here, or will you be nice to me? Just think — I'm absolutely fresh ground. I've never had a boy in love with me in all my life. I've never been allowed even to see boys alone — except Percy. I came all the way out here into this grove hoping to run into you, where the family wouldn't be around."
Deeply flattered, John bowed from the hips as he had been taught at dancing school in Hades.
"We'd better go now," said Kismine sweetly. "I have to be with mother at eleven. You haven't asked me to kiss you once. I thought boys always did that nowadays." John drew himself up proudly.
"Some of them do," he answered, "but not me. Girls don't do that sort of thing — in Hades."
Side by side they walked back toward the house.
VI
John stood facing Mr. Braddock Washington in the full sunlight (Джон и мистер Брэддок Вашингтон стояли друг против друга в ярком солнечном свете; to face — стоять лицом к лицу, встречаться). The elder man was about forty with a proud, vacuous face (старшему мужчине было около сорока
"The slaves' quarters are there (/вон/ там жилье рабов)." His walking-stick indicated a cloister of marble on their left (его трость указывала на крытую мраморную аркаду слева от них) that ran in graceful Gothic along the side of the mountain (которая тянулась в изящной готике = изящных готических очертаниях вдоль горного склона). "In my youth I was distracted for a while from the business of life by a period of absurd idealism (в юности я на некоторое время был отвлечен от деловой стороны жизни периодом абсурдного идеализма). During that time they lived in luxury (в то время они жили в роскоши). For instance, I equipped every one of their rooms with a tile bath (к примеру, я снабдил каждую из их комнат кафельной ванной)."
vacuous ['vxkjVqs], quarters ['kwLtqz], equipped [I'kwIpt]
John stood facing Mr. Braddock Washington in the full sunlight. The elder man was about forty with a proud, vacuous face, intelligent eyes, and a robust figure. In the mornings he smelt of horses — the best horses. He carried a plain walking-stick of gray birch with a single large opal for a grip. He and Percy were showing John around.
"The slaves' quarters are there." His walking-stick indicated a cloister of marble on their left that ran in graceful Gothic along the side of the mountain. "In my youth I was distracted for a while from the business of life by a period of absurd idealism. During that time they lived in luxury. For instance, I equipped every one of their rooms with a tile bath."
"I suppose," ventured John, with an ingratiating laugh (полагаю, — решился /вставить/ Джон c заискивающей улыбкой), "that they used the bathtubs to keep coal in (они использовали ванны, для того чтобы держать в них уголь). Mr. Schnlitzer-Murphy told me that once he (рассказывал мне, что однажды он…) —"
"The opinions of Mr. Schnlitzer-Murphy are of little importance, I should imagine (полагаю, что мнения мистера Шнлицера-Мэрфи не имеют большой важности)," interrupted Braddock Washington, coldly (холодно прервал /его/ Брэддок Вашингтон). "My slaves did not keep coal in their bathtubs (мои рабы не держали уголь в своих ваннах). They had orders to bathe every day, and they did (им было приказано принимать ванну каждый день, и они так и делали; order — приказ; распоряжение; предписание). If they hadn't I might have ordered a sulphuric acid shampoo (если бы они этого не делали, я мог бы назначить шампунь из серной кислоты). I discontinued the baths for quite another reason (я прекратил = отменил ванны по совсем иной причине). Several of them caught cold and died (несколько из них простудились и умерли). Water is not good for certain races — except as a beverage (для определенных рас вода не хороша = вредна — кроме как в качестве напитка)."
venture ['venCq], ingratiating [In'greISIeItIN], beverage ['bevqrIG]
"I suppose," ventured John, with an ingratiating laugh, "that they used the bathtubs to keep coal in. Mr. Schnlitzer-Murphy told me that once he —"
"The opinions of Mr. Schnlitzer-Murphy are of little importance, I should imagine," interrupted Braddock Washington, coldly. "My slaves did not keep coal in their bathtubs. They had orders to bathe every day, and they did. If they hadn't I might have ordered a sulphuric acid shampoo. I discontinued the baths for quite another reason. Several of them caught cold and died. Water is not good for certain races — except as a beverage."