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

He laughed a good deal, but with restraint, and his sense of humour was tickled by simple jokes. A commonplace man. I did not forget the odd remark he had made during the first short dial we had had by ourselves, but he never so much as approached the topic again. One day on our return from the beach, dismissing the cab at the Piazza, my friend and I told the driver to be ready to take us up to Anacapri at five.

We were going to climb Monte Solaro (мы собирались подняться на /гору/ Монте-Соларо; to climb — карабкаться; взбираться;подниматься), dine at a tavern we favoured (пообедать в понравившейся нам таверне: «в таверне, которой мы отдавали предпочтение»; to favour — благоволить; оказыватьпредпочтение, проявлятьпристрастие), and walk down in the moonlight (и спуститься вниз пешком при лунном свете), for it was full moon and the views by night were lovely (потому как была полная луна = былополнолуние, и ночью пейзаж был прекрасен). Wilson was standing by while we gave the cabman instructions (Уилсон стоял рядом, пока мы давали извозчику указания; instruction — обучение, преподавание; инструкции, указания, приказания), for we had given him a lift to save him the hot dusty walk (потому как мы подвезли его, чтобы избавить его от необходимости идти пешком по жаре и пыли; to save — спасать, уберегать; hot — горячий, жаркий; dust — пыль; dusty — пыльный), and more from politeness than for any other reason (и больше из вежливости, чем по какой-либо другой причине) I asked him if he would care to join us (я спросил его, не хочет ли он присоединиться к нам; to care — заботиться, ухаживать; иметьжелание, хотеть; to join — соединять, связывать; присоединяться, входитьвкомпанию).

"It’s my party (это я устраиваю вечер; party— отряд, команда; прием гостей, вечер, пикник)," I said.

"I’ll come with pleasure (я пойду с удовольствием)," he answered (ответил он).

climb [klaIm], tavern ['txvqn], view [vju: ], pleasure ['pleZq]

We were going to climb Monte Solaro, dine at a tavern we favoured, and walk down in the moonlight, for it was full moon and the views by night were lovely. Wilson was standing by while we gave the cabman instructions, for we had given him a lift to save him the hot dusty walk, and more from politeness than for any other reason I asked him if he would care to join us.

"It’s my party," I said.

"I’ll come with pleasure," he answered.