Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. Мистер Всезнайка. Рассказы / W. S. Maugham. Mr. Know-All. Stories

But her dress was extraordinary (но ее платье было невероятным/исключительным). I had not seen often anything more audacious (не часто я видел что-нибудь более смелое/дерзкое; audacious— смелый, дерзкий). It was cut very low (с глубоким вырезом: «вырезано очень низко»), with short skirts, which were then the fashion (с короткими оборками, которые были тогда в моде), in black and yellow (черно-желтое); it had almost the effect of fancy-dress (оно казалось каким-то /театральным/ костюмом: «имело эффект маскарадного костюма») and yet so became her (и все же так было ей к лицу; tobecome— становиться, делаться; быть к лицу) that though on anyone else it would have been outrageous (что хотя оно на ком-то другом выглядело бы возмутительно/шокирующе), on her it had the inevitable simplicity of nature (на ней платье казалось чем-то само собой разумеющимся: «имело неизбежную простоту природы»). And to complete the impression of an eccentricity (и чтобы дополнить впечатление эксцентричности; toimpress— впечатлять) in which there was no pose (в которой не было никакой манерности/позирования) and of an extravagance (и экстравагантности) in which there was no ostentation (в которой не было рисовки; ostentation — уст. показ, демонстрация; показное проявление /чего-либо/; хвастовство; выставление напоказ, рисовка) she wore (на ней висел: «она носила»), attached by a broad black ribbon (прикрепленный широкой черной лентой = на широкой черной ленте), a single eyeglass (монокль).

"You’re not going to tell me that is your sister-in-law (вы же не хотие мне сказать, что это ваша золовка)," I gasped (ахнул я).

"That is Jane Napier (это Джейн Напир)," said Mrs. Tower icily (холодно).

audacious [L'deISqs], outrageous [aut'reIGqs], eccentricity [eksen'trIsqtI], extravagance [Iks'trxvqgqns]

But her dress was extraordinary. I had not seen often anything more audacious. It was cut very low, with short skirts, which were then the fashion, in black and yellow; it had almost the effect of fancy-dress and yet so became her that though on anyone else it would have been outrageous, on her it had the inevitable simplicity of nature. And to complete the impression of an eccentricity in which there was no pose and of an extravagance in which there was no ostentation she wore, attached by a broad black ribbon, a single eyeglass.

"You’re not going to tell me that is your sister-in-law," I gasped.

"That is Jane Napier," said Mrs. Tower icily.