Task I
on one excuse and another – то под одним предлогом, то под другим
to confess to oneself – признаться себе
that was all to the good – все было к лучшему
shrewd – проницательный, хитрый, умный
vanity – тщеславие, суета
to have an affair with sb. – крутить с кем-либо роман
sallow - болезненный
to feel compassion for sb. – сочувствовать, сострадать
eminent persons – знаменитые люди
to lay no claims on sb. – не предъявлять притязаний на кого - либо
to use all her arts of cajolery – использовать все свое умение льстить (умасливать)
stale food – залежалая еда
to overcome one's scruples – преодолеть сомнения
to find someone a trifle dull – считать кого-то глупой безделушкой
to have no inclination – не иметь склонности
a man of the world – светский человек
she was modest about herself – быть о себе скромного мнения
a smack in the face - пощечина
sulkily - мрачно
Julia's heart was wrung – сердце Джулии сжалось
chivalrous courtesy - рыцарский
a vile disposition – гнусный нрав
alacrity – готовность, рвение, живость
wistful - задумчивый
to act with great naturalness – поступать очень естественно
to make a scene – устраивать сцену
she was in a black rage – быть вне себя от ярости
she'd get even with him – она бы ужилась даже с ним
to rack one's brains – ломать голову
Task II
1. Was Julia really in love with Tom Fennell? And he?
Julia was really in love with him. She herself could hardly believe in it. And Tom Fennel was not in love in her.
2. How old was Tom? What did he do? Why was he a success with women?
Tom was 22. He was a highly-sexed young man and enjoyed sexual exercise. From stories that she had dragged out of him, Julia discovered that since he was seventeen he had had a great many women. He loved the act rather than the person. He looked upon it as the greatest lark in the world. And she could understand why he had so much success. There was something appealing in his slightness, his body was just skin and bone, that was why his clothes sat on him so well, and something charming in his clean freshness.
3. How can you characterize Roger? Where was he educated? What were his relations like with his parents? Did he know what he wanted to be? Did he want to go on the stage?
Roger was 17. He attended Eton. He was a nice-looking boy, with reddish hair and blue eyes, but that was the best you could say of him. He had neither his mother's vivacity and changing expression nor his father's beauty of feature. The relationship between him and the parents were rather cold. As the family,they didn't spent a lot of time together. Julia only acted a good mother, but really wasn't interested in her son's brining up. He did not yet know what he wanted to be. Both Julia and Michael had from the first been obsessed by the fear that he would go on the stage, but for this apparently he had no inclination.
4. How did Tom and Roger get on together?
Right from the begining they started to spend much time together. They were peers, that's why they easily found common language.
5. Was Julia as successful in the movies as in the theatre? Did she envy the film-stars?
She was not successful in the movies. Her face on the stage so mobile and expressive for some reason lost on the screen, and after one trial she had with Michael's approval refused to accept any of the offers that were from time to time made her. She had got a good deal of useful publicity out of her dignified attitude. But Julia did not envy the film-stars; they came and went; she stayed.
6. Describe in detail how Julia managed to play different characters on the stage. What thrilled her? Why did she sometimes fell like God?
Julia was not aware that she deliberately observed people, but when she came to study a new part vague recollections surged up in her from she knew not where, and she found that she knew things about the character she was to represent that she had had no inkling of. It helped her to think of someone she knew or even someone she had seen in the street or at a party; she combined with this recollection her own personality, and thus built up a character founded on fact but enriched with her experience, her knowledge of technique and her amazing magnetism. People thought that she only acted during the two or three hours she was on the stage; they did not know that the character she was playing dwelt in the back of her mind all day long, when she was talking to others with all the appearance of attention, or in whatever business she was engaged.
7. How did Julia revenge herself on Tom?
Julia revenged on Tom by leaving some money in the envelope.
Task III
Tom's description:
- young, fresh and ingenuous
- his body was just skin and bone
- a highly-sexed young man
- his clothes sat on him so well
The author uses the repetition "young man"to show that Julia admired Tom’s youth and through it she remembered her times when she was a young woman.
Yes, Julia’s opinion changed. She realized that he was a womanizer.
Task IV
Julia:
- really beautiful eyebrows
- smiled charmingl
- acted with great naturalness
- a beautiful performance
- amazing magnetism
- the best-dressed woman in London
Michael:
- smiled in his friendly way
- extraordinarily kind
- good, friendly smile
The author underlines that they were much older experiences than their son and Tom. And also we see the juxtoposition of Michael and a young man Tom.
Task V
Julia is characterized thorough the interior monologue. In her thoughts Julia sometimes uses vulgar words, which underline that she is a real actress. ('The blasted fool, why does he talk all that rot?”, “Gosh, I’m going down like a barrel of oysters')
Task VI
Julia had understood that she fell in love with Tom Fennel. She gave him a lot of expensive presents, as he was poor. And even invited him to spend holidays with her family. While in their house, Tom got on well with Julia’s son Roger, so he spent no time with her. She was hurt and revenged on him by sending him money to pay off servants.
on one excuse and another – то под одним предлогом, то под другим
to confess to oneself – признаться себе
that was all to the good – все было к лучшему
shrewd – проницательный, хитрый, умный
vanity – тщеславие, суета
to have an affair with sb. – крутить с кем-либо роман
sallow - болезненный
to feel compassion for sb. – сочувствовать, сострадать
eminent persons – знаменитые люди
to lay no claims on sb. – не предъявлять притязаний на кого - либо
to use all her arts of cajolery – использовать все свое умение льстить (умасливать)
stale food – залежалая еда
to overcome one's scruples – преодолеть сомнения
to find someone a trifle dull – считать кого-то глупой безделушкой
to have no inclination – не иметь склонности
a man of the world – светский человек
she was modest about herself – быть о себе скромного мнения
a smack in the face - пощечина
sulkily - мрачно
Julia's heart was wrung – сердце Джулии сжалось
chivalrous courtesy - рыцарский
a vile disposition – гнусный нрав
alacrity – готовность, рвение, живость
wistful - задумчивый
to act with great naturalness – поступать очень естественно
to make a scene – устраивать сцену
she was in a black rage – быть вне себя от ярости
she'd get even with him – она бы ужилась даже с ним
to rack one's brains – ломать голову
Task II
1. Was Julia really in love with Tom Fennell? And he?
Julia was really in love with him. She herself could hardly believe in it. And Tom Fennel was not in love in her.
2. How old was Tom? What did he do? Why was he a success with women?
Tom was 22. He was a highly-sexed young man and enjoyed sexual exercise. From stories that she had dragged out of him, Julia discovered that since he was seventeen he had had a great many women. He loved the act rather than the person. He looked upon it as the greatest lark in the world. And she could understand why he had so much success. There was something appealing in his slightness, his body was just skin and bone, that was why his clothes sat on him so well, and something charming in his clean freshness.
3. How can you characterize Roger? Where was he educated? What were his relations like with his parents? Did he know what he wanted to be? Did he want to go on the stage?
Roger was 17. He attended Eton. He was a nice-looking boy, with reddish hair and blue eyes, but that was the best you could say of him. He had neither his mother's vivacity and changing expression nor his father's beauty of feature. The relationship between him and the parents were rather cold. As the family,they didn't spent a lot of time together. Julia only acted a good mother, but really wasn't interested in her son's brining up. He did not yet know what he wanted to be. Both Julia and Michael had from the first been obsessed by the fear that he would go on the stage, but for this apparently he had no inclination.
4. How did Tom and Roger get on together?
Right from the begining they started to spend much time together. They were peers, that's why they easily found common language.
5. Was Julia as successful in the movies as in the theatre? Did she envy the film-stars?
She was not successful in the movies. Her face on the stage so mobile and expressive for some reason lost on the screen, and after one trial she had with Michael's approval refused to accept any of the offers that were from time to time made her. She had got a good deal of useful publicity out of her dignified attitude. But Julia did not envy the film-stars; they came and went; she stayed.
6. Describe in detail how Julia managed to play different characters on the stage. What thrilled her? Why did she sometimes fell like God?
Julia was not aware that she deliberately observed people, but when she came to study a new part vague recollections surged up in her from she knew not where, and she found that she knew things about the character she was to represent that she had had no inkling of. It helped her to think of someone she knew or even someone she had seen in the street or at a party; she combined with this recollection her own personality, and thus built up a character founded on fact but enriched with her experience, her knowledge of technique and her amazing magnetism. People thought that she only acted during the two or three hours she was on the stage; they did not know that the character she was playing dwelt in the back of her mind all day long, when she was talking to others with all the appearance of attention, or in whatever business she was engaged.
7. How did Julia revenge herself on Tom?
Julia revenged on Tom by leaving some money in the envelope.
Task III
Tom's description:
- young, fresh and ingenuous
- his body was just skin and bone
- a highly-sexed young man
- his clothes sat on him so well
The author uses the repetition "young man"to show that Julia admired Tom’s youth and through it she remembered her times when she was a young woman.
Yes, Julia’s opinion changed. She realized that he was a womanizer.
Task IV
Julia:
- really beautiful eyebrows
- smiled charmingl
- acted with great naturalness
- a beautiful performance
- amazing magnetism
- the best-dressed woman in London
Michael:
- smiled in his friendly way
- extraordinarily kind
- good, friendly smile
The author underlines that they were much older experiences than their son and Tom. And also we see the juxtoposition of Michael and a young man Tom.
Task V
Julia is characterized thorough the interior monologue. In her thoughts Julia sometimes uses vulgar words, which underline that she is a real actress. ('The blasted fool, why does he talk all that rot?”, “Gosh, I’m going down like a barrel of oysters')
Task VI
Julia had understood that she fell in love with Tom Fennel. She gave him a lot of expensive presents, as he was poor. And even invited him to spend holidays with her family. While in their house, Tom got on well with Julia’s son Roger, so he spent no time with her. She was hurt and revenged on him by sending him money to pay off servants.
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