‘Isn’t that great?’ Phil hurried on, ‘because you could come and share my flat. We needn’t let anything get too heavy, so we could still lead our separate grown-up lives.’
So that was what it had been all about
(так вот что ему было нужно: «о чем все это было»), thought Stacey (подумала Стейси; to think). To find a woman (найти женщину) to share his rent and warm his bed (чтобы разделить с ним арендную плату и согреть его постель)!‘No thank you
(нет, спасибо), I’ll stay put (я останусь у себя; to put – класть, ставить; помещать, определять),’ Stacey had replied coldly (холодно ответила Стейси).
So that was what it had been all about, thought Stacey. To find a woman to share his rent and warm his bed!
‘No thank you, I’ll stay put,’ Stacey had replied coldly.
In the end none of the girls at the salon took up Phil’s offer
(в итоге никто из девушек в салоне не принял предложение Фила; to take up), and he had to take in a bearded student type (и ему пришлось взять к себе бородатого студента; to take – брать; to take in – принимать гостя, предоставлять приют; брать жильцов; type – тип; представитель, образчик).
In the end none of the girls at the salon took up Phil’s offer, and he had to take in a bearded student type.
And tomorrow
(а завтра) – no, today (нет, сегодня), thought Stacey (подумала Стейси) as she glanced at her watch (взглянув на свои часы) showing 2 am (которые показывали 2 часа ночи), either she or Phil would be the salon’s new manager (или она, или Фил станет новым управляющим салона). The owner, Mr Southgate (владелец, мистер Саутгейт), was interviewing them at his house (проводил собеседование с ними у себя дома; to interview – брать интервью; проводить собеседование).Stacey hammered on Phil’s door
(Стейси заколотила в дверь Фила; hammer – молоток; to hammer – бить, ударять; колотить, барабанить, громко стучать). He opened it and grinned (он открыл ее и ухмыльнулся).
And tomorrow – no, today, thought Stacey as she glanced at her watch showing 2 am, either she or Phil would be the salon’s new manager. The owner, Mr Southgate, was interviewing them at his house. Stacey hammered on Phil’s door. He opened it and grinned.