Irritably, Jenny peered into her glass, swilling the dregs of her orange juice. All men were the same, only after one thing. So what was his problem? Did he need another drink before he took the plunge? Oh, do hurry up. This is getting boring.
‘Mind if I join you
(не возражаете, если я к вам присоединюсь)?’ asked a rich, bass voice at her elbow (спросил глубокий, низкий голос со стороны ее локтя; rich – богатый; густой; глубокий; bass – басовый, низкий).Jenny looked up
(Дженни подняла глаза), startled (вздрогнув; to startle – испугать; поразить, сильно удивить; вздрагивать), and there he was (и он был там)! Ten minutes later they were chatting like old friends (десять минут спустя они болтали, как старые друзья).
‘Mind if I join you?’ asked a rich, bass voice at her elbow.
Jenny looked up, startled, and there he was! Ten minutes later they were chatting like old friends.
He said his name was Damon
(он сказал, что его зовут Дэймон), and naturally he wanted to know (и, естественно, он хотел узнать) what had reduced a classy woman like her (что заставило такую элегантную леди, как она; to reduce – ослаблять, понижать; доводить; вынуждать, заставлять; classy – отличный, высокого качества, высокопробный; стильный, модный; изящный, элегантный, утонченный) to picking up men in pub bars (знакомиться с мужчинами в баре; to pick up – подбирать; подцепить, познакомиться с кем-л.).
He said his name was Damon, and naturally he wanted to know what had reduced a classy woman like her to picking up men in pub bars.
‘I’ve been working on the continent for awhile
(я какое-то время работала в Европе[22]). You know programming (знаешь, программирование)… contract work (работа по контракту),’ explained Jenny (объяснила Дженни). ‘I got back a couple of days ago (я вернулась пару дней назад; to get back), and my old friends work too hard (а мои старые друзья работают слишком много) to find much time during the week (чтобы найти много времени в течение недели). So here I am (и вот я здесь) starting up my own social life (начинаю мою собственную социальную жизнь).’
‘I’ve been working on the continent for awhile. You know programming… contract work,’ explained Jenny. ‘I got back a couple of days ago, and my old friends work too hard to find much time during the week. So here I am starting up my own social life.’