"I dragged that out of him all right," thought Julia, and then aloud: "When
we read the play Michael was rather doubtful about it. He didn't think my
part was very good. You know, it's not really a star part. But I thought I could
make something out of it. Of course we had to cut the other woman a lot in
rehearsals."
"I don't say we rewrote the play (я не говорю, что мы переписали пьесу)," said
Michael, "but I can tell you (но я скажу вам: «могу сказать») it was a very
different play we produced (пьеса, которую мы поставили, значительно
отличалась: «это была совсем другая пьеса, которую мы поставили») from the
one the author submitted to us (от той, которую предложил нам автор: «от той,
которую автор прислал нам»)."
"You're simply wonderful in it (вы просто великолепны в ней /пьесе/)," the
young man said (сказал молодой человек).
("He has a certain charm (у него есть определенный шарм).") "I'm glad you liked
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me (я рада, что вам понравилось: «что вам понравилась я»)," she answered
(ответила она).
"If you're very nice to Julia (если вы будете любезны с Джулией) I dare say
(должен сказать) she'll give you a photograph of herself (она подарит вам свою
фотографию) when you go (когда вы будете уходить)."
"Would you (вы /в самом деле/ дадите)?"
rewrote ["ri:'rqVt] submit [sqb'mIt] charm [tSQ:m]
"I don't say we rewrote the play," said Michael, "but I can tell you it was a
very different play we produced from the one the author submitted to us."
"You're simply wonderful in it," the young man said.
("He has a certain charm.") "I'm glad you liked me," she answered.
"If you're very nice to Julia I dare say she'll give you a photograph of herself
when you go."
"Would you?"
He blushed again (он снова покраснел) and his blue eyes shone (и его голубые
глаза засияли). ("He's really rather sweet (он на самом деле очень мил).") He
was not particularly good-looking (он не был особо привлекательным), but he
had a frank, open face (но у него было честное, открытое лицо
привлекала: «была привлекательной»). He had curly light brown hair (у него
были вьющиеся светлые шатеновые волосы;
plastered down (но они были напомажены и приглажены;
and Julia thought how much better he would look (и Джулия думала, насколько
лучше он будет выглядеть) if, instead of trying to smooth out the wave with
brilliantine (если бы, вместо того, чтобы пытаться пригладить волнистые
волосы: «волну» с помощью бриллиантина), he made the most of it (он бы
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представил их в максимально выигрышном свете: «сделал бы наибольшее из
этого»). He had a fresh colour (у него был свежий цвет лица;
(и небольшие зубы хорошей формы;
noticed with approval (она с одобрением отметила) that his clothes fitted (что
его одежда была подогнана по фигуре) and that he wore them well (и он
хорошо ее носил;
выглядел приятным и чистеньким /молодым человеком/).
particularly [pq'tIkjVlqlI] shyness ['SaInIs] brilliantine ['brIlIqnti:n]
He blushed again and his blue eyes shone. ("He's really rather sweet.") He
was not particularly good-looking, but he had a frank, open face and his
shyness was attractive. He had curly light brown hair, but it was plastered
down and Julia thought how much better he would look if, instead of trying to