Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. На окраине империи. Рассказы / W. S. Maugham: Stories

Their work forced them to see one another for a few minutes now and then during the day (/их/ работа вынуждала их видеться друг с другом время от времени по несколько минут в течение дня; now and then — время от времени), and they met at six to have a drink on Mr. Warburton`s verandah (а в шесть они встречались, чтобы выпить /по стаканчику/ на веранде мистера Уорбертона). This was an old-established custom of the country (это было давнишним обычаем страны) which Mr. Warburton would not for the world have broken (который мистер Уорбертон ни за что бы не нарушил; to break — ломать; нарушать). But they ate their meals separately (но обедали: «ели свои приемы пищи» они отдельно). Cooper in his bungalow and Mr. Warburton at the Fort (Купер — в своем бунгало, мистер Уорбертон — в Форте). After the office work was over they walked till dusk fell, but they walked apart (когда работа в канцелярии заканчивалась, они гуляли дотемна: «пока сумрак не падал», но шли они врозь). There were but few paths in this country, where the jungle pressed close upon the plantations of the village (было лишь несколько дорожек в этой = той местности, где джунгли давили = наступали на плантации поселения), and when Mr. Warburton caught sight of his assistant passing along with his loose stride (и когда мистер Уорбертон заметил своего помощника, идущего размашистой походкой; to catch sight of — заметить кого-либо, что-либо: «поймать вид»;stride — большой шаг; походка; loose — свободный;не привязанный, не прикрепленный), he would make a circuit in order to avoid him (он делал круг, чтобы избежать его). Cooper, with his bad manners, his conceit in his own judgement and his intolerance, had already got on his nerves (Купер, с его дурными манерами, кичливостью в его собственном суждении = с его самомнением и его нетерпимостью уже действовал ему на нервы; bad manners — грубость, невежливость; дурные манеры; to get on smb.'s nerves — действовать кому-либо на нервы); but it was not till Cooper had been on the station for a couple of months that an incident happened (но лишь после того, как Купер провел на станции несколько месяцев, произошел случай) which turned the Resident`s dislike into bitter hatred (который превратил неприязнь резидента в горькую ненависть).

dusk [dAsk], jungle [GANgl], conceit [kqn'sIt], incident ['InsIdqnt]

Their work forced them to see one another for a few minutes now and then during the day, and they met at six to have a drink on Mr. Warburton`s verandah. This was an old-established custom of the country which Mr. Warburton would not for the world have broken. But they ate their meals separately. Cooper in his bungalow and Mr. Warburton at the Fort. After the office work was over they walked till dusk fell, but they walked apart. There were but few paths in this country, where the jungle pressed close upon the plantations of the village, and when Mr. Warburton caught sight of his assistant passing along with his loose stride, he would make a circuit in order to avoid him. Cooper, with his bad manners, his conceit in his own judgement and his intolerance, had already got on his nerves; but it was not till Cooper had been on the station for a couple of months that an incident happened which turned the Resident`s dislike into bitter hatred.