Английский язык с Ф. Скоттом Фитцджеральдом. Алмаз величиной в отель «Риц» / Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Diamond As Big As The Ritz

"There go fifty thousand dollars' worth of slaves," cried Kismine, "at prewar prices (вот пропало на пятьдесят тысяч долларов рабов, — прокричала Кисмин, — по довоенным ценам; worth — ценность, значение; цена, стоимость, денежная сумма). So few Americans have any respect for property (так мало американцев имеют уважение к собственности)."

worth [wWT], prewar ["prJ'wL], geyser ['gJzq], ['gaIzq]

"Kismine," begged John, "you'll be glad when I tell you that this attack came on the eve of my murder. If I hadn't heard that guard shoot off his gun back by the pass I should now be stone dead —"

"I can't hear you!" cried Kismine, intent on the scene before her. "You'll have to talk louder!"

"I simply said," shouted John, "that we'd better get out before they begin to shell the Ch^ateau!"

Suddenly the whole portico of the negro quarters cracked asunder, a geyser of flame shot up from under the colonnades, and great fragments of jagged marble were hurled as far as the borders of the lake.

"There go fifty thousand dollars' worth of slaves," cried Kismine, "at prewar prices. So few Americans have any respect for property."

John renewed his efforts to compel her to leave (Джон возобновил свои попытки заставить ее уйти). The aim of the aeroplanes was becoming more precise minute by minute (с каждой минутой прицел аэропланов становился /все/ точнее), and only two of the anti-aircraft guns were still retaliating (только две из зениток продолжали отвечать; to retaliate — отвечать /на агрессию, обиду и т. п./; отплачивать, мстить). It was obvious that the garrison, encircled with fire, could not hold out much longer (было очевидно, что гарнизон, окруженный огнем, долго не продержится: «не сможет выдержать намного дольше»).

"Come on (давай/пойдем)!" cried John, pulling Kismine's arm (потянув Кисмин за руку), "we've got to go (мы должны идти). Do you realize that those aviators will kill you without question if they find you (ты понимаешь, что эти авиаторы убьют тебя без всяких разговоров: «вопросов», если найдут)?"

She consented reluctantly (с неохотой уступила; to consent — соглашаться, давать согласие; позволять, разрешать).

"We'll have to wake Jasmine (надо будет разбудить Жасмин)!" she said, as they hurried toward the lift (когда они бежали к лифту; to hurry — торопиться, спешить). Then she added in a sort of childish delight (добавила с ребяческим восторгом): "We'll be poor, won't we (мы будем бедными, правда)? Like people in books (как люди в книжках). And I'll be an orphan and utterly free (буду сиротой и совершенно свободна). Free and poor! What fun (как здорово; fun — веселье, забава)!" She stopped and raised her lips to him in a delighted kiss (остановилась и радостно поцеловала его: «подняла к нему губы в радостном поцелуе»).

retaliate [rI'txlIeIt], garrison ['gxrIs(q)n], realize ['rIqlaIz]

John renewed his efforts to compel her to leave. The aim of the aeroplanes was becoming more precise minute by minute, and only two of the anti-aircraft guns were still retaliating. It was obvious that the garrison, encircled with fire, could not hold out much longer.

"Come on!" cried John, pulling Kismine's arm, "we've got to go. Do you realize that those aviators will kill you without question if they find you?"

She consented reluctantly.

"We'll have to wake Jasmine!" she said, as they hurried toward the lift. Then she added in a sort of childish delight: "We'll be poor, won't we? Like people in books. And I'll be an orphan and utterly free. Free and poor! What fun!" She stopped and raised her lips to him in a delighted kiss.

"It's impossible to be both together (невозможно быть одновременно и бедным, и свободным: «и тем и этим вместе»)," said John grimly (мрачно). "People have found that out (люди это выяснили = в этом убедились). And I should choose to be free as preferable of the two (я бы предпочел свободу: «выбрал бы быть свободным, как более предпочтительное из двух»; to prefer — предпочитать). As an extra caution (на всякий случай: «в качестве дополнительной предосторожности») you'd better dump the contents of your jewel box into your pockets (ссыпь-ка лучше себе в карманы драгоценности из своей шкатулки; to dump — выгружать, разгружать, сваливать; content — содержание; содержимое)."