Perhaps you think, last night being Friday, with no classes today, that I passed a nice quiet, readable evening with the set of Stevenson that I bought with my prize money? But if so, you've never attended a girls' college, Daddy dear. Six friends dropped in to make fudge, and one of them dropped the fudge — while it was still liquid — right in the middle of our best rug. We shall never be able to clean up the mess.
I haven't mentioned any lessons of late (я не упоминала о занятиях в последнее время); but we are still having them every day (но у нас они все еще идут: «есть» каждый день). It's sort of a relief though, to get away from them (однако это своего рода облегчение/перемена — /возможность/ удрать =
I've been writing this letter off and on for three days (я писала это письмо время от времени целых три дня;
Good-by, nice Mr. Man (до свидания, любезный мистер Мужчина),
Judy
relief [rI'li:f], discussion [dIs'kAS(q)n], fault [fO:lt]
I haven't mentioned any lessons of late; but we are still having them every day. It's sort of a relief though, to get away from them and discuss life in the large — rather one-sided discussions that you and I hold, but that's your own fault. You are welcome to answer back any time you choose.
I've been writing this letter off and on for three days, and I fear by now
Good-by, nice Mr. Man,
Judy
SIR: Having completed the study of argumentation (сэр, завершив изучение аргументации) and the science of dividing a thesis into heads (и науки о разделении сочинения на разделы;
I. We had written examinations this week in (у нас были письменные экзамены на этой неделе по):
A. Chemistry (химии).
B. History (истории).
II. A new dormitory is being built (новое студенческое общежитие строится).
A. Its material is (/его/ строительный материал):
(a) red brick (красный кирпич).
(b) grey stone (серый камень).
B. Its capacity will be (его вместимость будет = оно будет вмещать):
(a) one dean (одного декана;
(b) two hundred girls (двести девушек).
(c) one housekeeper (одну экономку = заведующую хозяйством), three cooks (трех кухарок), twenty waitresses (двадцать официанток), twenty chambermaids (двадцать горничных).
science ['saIqns], thesis ['Ti:sIs], verbiage ['vq:bIIdZ], chambermaid ['tSeImbqmeId]
SIR: Having completed the study of argumentation and the science of dividing a thesis into heads, I have decided to adopt the following form for letter-writing. It contains all necessary facts, but no unnecessary verbiage.
I. We had written examinations this week in:
A. Chemistry.
B. History.
II. A new dormitory is being built.
A. Its material is:
(a) red brick.
(b) grey stone.
B. Its capacity will be:
(a) one dean, five instructors.
(b) two hundred girls.
(c) one housekeeper, three cooks, twenty waitresses, twenty chambermaids.
III. We had junket for dessert tonight (у нас был сладкий сырок со сливками на десерт сегодня вечером).