Мюриэль Спарк - Английский язык с Мюриэль Спарк (рассказы)

courageous [kq'reIGqs] nasty ['nа: stI] courage ['kArIG] boring ['bO: rIN]

experienced [Ik'spI(q)rIqnst] profit ['prOfIt]

"Very courageous," Gwen said.

"What do you mean?''

"That you are brave."

"Don't you think you're being a bit nasty?"

"No. It takes courage to start again and again. That's all I mean. Some women would find it boring."

"Oh. I'm not an experienced girl at all," Trudy said. "Whatever made you think I was experienced?"

"It's true," Gwen said, "you show no signs of having profited by experience. Have you ever found it a successful tactic to remain twenty-two?'

"I believe you're jealous (я просто уверена, что ты ревнуешь; to believe — верить, полагать, считать; jealous — ревнивый, завистливый )," Trudy said. "One expects this sort of thing from most older women (как-то ожидаешь нечто подобное от большинства стареющих женщин ; to expect — ожидать, рассчитывать ), but somehow I didn't expect it from you (но как-то я не ожидала этого от тебя)."

"One is always learning (век живи…: «человек все время учится»; to learn — учить, изучать ),'' Gwen said.

Trudy fingered her curls (Труди теребила пальцами свои локоны; to finger — прикасатьсяпальцами, вертетьвруках, curl — локон, завиток ). "Yes, I have got a lot to learn from life (да, мне многому надо научиться в жизни)," she said, looking out of the window (сказала она, выглядывая в окно).

"God (Боже)," said Gwen, "you haven't begun to believe that you're still twenty-two, have you (ты же не начала верить, что тебе все еще двадцать два, так или нет)?"

"Not quite twenty-two is how I put it to Richard (мне не совсем двадцать два — так я сказала Ричарду)," Trudy said (сказала Труди), "and yes (и да). I do feel it (я действительно чувствую это). That's my point (это моя точка зрения). I don't feel a day older (я не чувствую себя ни на день старше)."

The last day of their holidays (в последний день их отпуска; holidays— отпуск, каникулы ) Richard took Trudy rowing on the lake (Ричард взял Труди с собой на лодочную прогулку по озеру; torow— грести, кататься на лодке ), which reflected a grey low sky ( которое /озеро/ отражало серое низкое небо ;toreflect— отражать) .

"It looks like Windermere today, doesn't it (сегодня оно похоже на /озеро/ Виндермир, не так ли; Windermere— самое большое природное озеро Англии, популярное место отдыха с 1847 г. )?" he said.

Trudy had not seen Windermere (Труди /никогда/ не видела Виндермир), but she said, yes it did (но она сказала, что да, оно похоже), and gazed at him with shining twenty-two-year-old eyes (и уставилась на него блистающими глазами двадцатидвухлетней /девушки/; togaze— пристально глядеть, уставиться;shining— блестящий, сияющий ).

jealous ['Gelqs] curl [kq: l] holiday ['hOlIdI]

"I believe you're jealous," Trudy said "One expects this sort of thing from most older women, but somehow I didn't expect it from you."

"One is always learning,'' Gwen said.

Trudy fingered her curls. "Yes, I have got a lot to learn from life," she said, looking out of the window.

"God," said Gwen, "you haven't begun to believe that you're still twenty-two, have you?"

"Not quite twenty-two is how I put it to Richard," Trudy said, "and yes. I do feel it. That's my point. I don't feel a day older."

The last day of their holidays Richard took Trudy rowing on the lake which reflected agreylow sky.

"It looks like Windermere today, doesn't it?" he said.

Trudy had not seen Windermere, but she said, yes it did, and gazed at him with shining twenty-two-year-old eyes.

''Sometimes this place, (иногда это место)" he said (сказал он), "is very like Yorkshire (очень похоже на Йоркшир; Yorkshire — графствовАнглии ), but only when the weather's bad (но только когда погода плохая). Or, over on the mountain side, Wales (или, там, со стороны горы, /очень похоже на/ Уэльс)."

''Exactly what I told Gwen (именно это я сказала Гвен)," Trudy said. "I said Wales (я сказала Уэльс). I said, it's like Wales (я сказала, /это место/ похоже на Уэльс)."

"Well, of course, there's quite a difference, really (ну, конечно, на самом деле, есть значительная разница). It — (оно —)"

"But Gwen simply squashed the idea (а Гвен просто отбросила эту идею; tosquash— расплющивать, раздавливать ). You see, she's an older woman (видишь ли, она старше: «она более старая женщина), and being a schoolmistress (и, опять же, школьная учительница) — it's so much different when a man's a teacher (это такая большая разница, когда учитель — мужчина) — being a woman teacher (так вот, как женщина-учитель), she feels she can treat me like a kid (она чувствует, что может обращаться со мной, как с ребенком) I suppose I must expect it (я полагаю, я должна /была/ ожидать этого).'"

"Oh well — (ну знаешь)"

"How long have you known Gwen (как долго ты знаешь Гвен)?"

"Several years (несколько лет)," he said (сказал он). "Gwen's all right, darling (Гвен совершенно в порядке = хорошая, дорогая). A great friend of my mother, is Gwen (большая подруга моей матери, она, Гвен). Quite a member of the family (совершенно как член семьи)."

weather ['weDq] squashed [skwOSt] schoolmistress ['sku: l" mIstrIs]

darling ['dQ: lIN] member ['membq]

''Sometimes this place," he said, "is very like Yorkshire, but only when the weather's bad. Or, over on the mountain side, Wales."

''Exactly what I told Gwen," Trudy said. "I said Wales. I said, it's like Wales."

"Well, of course, there's quite a difference, really. It —"

"But Gwen simply squashed the idea. You see, she's an older woman, and being a schoolmistress — it's so much different when a man's a teacher — being a woman teacher, she feels she can treat me like a kid I suppose I must expect it.'"

"Oh well —"

"How long have you known Gwen?"