The first of these was M. Andr'e Fauvel (первым из них был мсье Андрэ Фовель), the young chief auditor (молодой главный аудитор). He was well set up and handsome in a blond way (он имел хорошую фигуру и был красивым блондином), in spite of a scar upon his cheek (несмотря на шрам на его щеке) honorably acquired (благородно приобретенный) and the source of a military medal won during his army service in Algeria (и источник военной награды, полученной во время его армейской службы в Алжире;
auditor ['O:dItq], scar [skQ:], acquired [q'kwaIqd]
The first of these was M. Andr'e Fauvel, the young chief auditor. He was well set up and handsome in a blond way, in spite of a scar upon his cheek honorably acquired and the source of a military medal won during his army service in Algeria.
It was sometimes necessary for him (ему было иногда необходимо) to descend from the chilling regions of his account books on the fourth floor (спускаться от удручающей сферы своих конторских книг на четвертом этаже;
occasion [q'keIZqn], sought [sO:t], excuse [Iks'kju:s]
It was sometimes necessary for him to descend from the chilling regions of his account books on the fourth floor to the warmth of the atmosphere of perfumes, silks and satins and the females they encased on the second. He welcomed these occasions and even sought excuses for them in the expectation of catching a glimpse of his goddess, the star model, with whom he was desperately and, of course, quite hopelessly in love.
For Mlle. Natasha (потому что мадемуазель Наташа), as she was known to press and public in the fashion world (как она была известна прессе и публике в мире моды), was the toast of Paris (была самой популярной красавицей Парижа;
beauty ['bju:tI], extraordinary [Iks'trO:dnrI], bachelor ['bxtSqlq]
For Mlle. Natasha, as she was known to press and public in the fashion world, was the toast of Paris, a dark-haired, dark-eyed beauty of extraordinary attraction and one who surely had a brilliant career before her either in films or in a rich and titled marriage. Every important bachelor in Paris, not to mention a considerable quota of married men, were paying her court.
M. Fauvel came from a good middle-class family (мсье Фовель происходил из хорошей семьи среднего класса); his was a good position with a good wage (его /должность/ была хорошим местом с хорошим жалованием), and he had a little money besides (и у него были небольшие деньги кроме этого), but his world was as far removed from the brilliant star of Natasha (но его мир был так же далеко удален от яркой звезды Наташи) as was the planet earth from the great Sirius (как /далека/ была планета Земля от великого Сириуса).
wage [weIdZ], earth [q:T], planet ['plxnIt]