I. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:
to make a clean breast of sth – чистосердечно признаться в чем-то, to tear sb limb from limb — перетирать кому-то кости, to give sb a peep at your feet of clay — обнаруживать перед кем-то свое слабое мето, a sleeping-draught — снотворное, to and fro — ворочаться, curtain calls — выход на поклон, pull oneself together — взять себя в руки, magnanimous — благородный, to cramp one's style — мешать кому-то, contrition — раскаяние, a succinct account of sth — краткое изложение чего-то, a bereavement — тяжелая утрата, an austere and snug little town — суровый и уютный город, to adhere to sth — сдерживать/выполнять что-то.
VII. Answer the questions:
to make a clean breast of sth – чистосердечно признаться в чем-то, to tear sb limb from limb — перетирать кому-то кости, to give sb a peep at your feet of clay — обнаруживать перед кем-то свое слабое мето, a sleeping-draught — снотворное, to and fro — ворочаться, curtain calls — выход на поклон, pull oneself together — взять себя в руки, magnanimous — благородный, to cramp one's style — мешать кому-то, contrition — раскаяние, a succinct account of sth — краткое изложение чего-то, a bereavement — тяжелая утрата, an austere and snug little town — суровый и уютный город, to adhere to sth — сдерживать/выполнять что-то.
VII. Answer the questions:
1. Why couldn't Julie take her troubles to Charles or Dolly as usual?
Charles would give her all the sympathy she needed, but it would be a terrible blow to him, after all he had loved her to distraction for twenty years, and it would be cruel to tell him that she had given to a very ordinary young man what he would gladly have sacrificed ten years of his life for. At the same time, Dolly would be delighted if she confided in her. But the woman was so shrewd, she would never get away with the lie that julia had chucked him.
2. How different was Charles's circle from that of Tom's?
Charles spoke of politics, of art, of books; and peace entered into her soul. Tom had been an obsession and she saw now that it had been hurtful
3. Was Michael right when criticizing Julie's acting?
Yes, Michael was right, as for actors theatre is the only reality, while she had let her emotion run away with her; she had been feeling, not acting.
4. How did Julie react to her husband's criticism?
At first Michael's words infuriated, as she thought she had never acted better in her life, as felt every word of the play. But later the woman understood what had happened: he had let her emotion run away with her; she had been feeling, not acting
5. How did the breakup with Tom influence Julie's attitude to Michael and Charles?
Her heart was filled with a great love for Michael.
6. Why did Julie decide to spend the summer with her mother and aunt?
Julia was tired out; she felt low and miserable and felt all empty inside. The only thing was to go away. And after Julia had made up her mind to that she was glad. The prospect of getting away from the misery that tormented her at once made it easier to bear.
7. What kind of lifestyle did Aunt Carrie and Mrs Lambert have?
Aunt Carrie and Mrs Lambert lived a quiet and familiar for them life: they went to Mass every morning and to High Mass on Sundays. Otherwise they seldom went out. When they did it was to pay a ceremonious call on some old lady who had had a bereavement in the family or one of whose grandchildren was become engaged. They read their papers, and their magazine, did a great deal of sewing for charitable purposes, played dominoes and listened to the radio that Julia had given them. Indeed a great part of their lives was devoted to avoiding draughts.
8. How did the old ladies treat Julie? How did they feel about her occupation?
The old women made a fuss of Julia, not because she was a great actress, but because she was in poor health and needed rest. Moreover,to them Julia's celebrity was an embarrassment rather than an asset.
9. How did Julie imagine Charles's love for her?
Charles had been wonderful to her during the first two weeks of her bereavement, she did not know what she would have done without him. He had always been at her beck and call* His conversation, by taking her into a different world, had soothed her nerves. Her soul had been muddied, and in his distinction of spirit she had washed herself clean.
10. When in Paris, what did Julie mean when saying, "I feel like a queen returning from an exile?"
For Julia it was a treat to get back to luxury. She returned to usual for her society: so gay, so civilized and so expensive, it was grand to see once more well-dressed women, decently made-up, and tanned men in dinner-jackets.
11. How did Julie slip out from the awkward situation with Charles?
Again in that situation Julia acted: she continued the gesture. Counting so that she should not go too fast, she drew her hands towards one another, till she could clasp them, and then throwing back her head, raised them, very slowly, to one side of her neck. The attitude she reached was as lovely as the other, and it was the attitude that suggested to her what she had to say.
12. How did Julie explain to herself the fact that her amorous advances had been declined by Charles?
When a woman's amorous advances are declined by a man she is apt to draw one of two conclusions; one is that he is homosexual and the other is that he is impotent.
Charles would give her all the sympathy she needed, but it would be a terrible blow to him, after all he had loved her to distraction for twenty years, and it would be cruel to tell him that she had given to a very ordinary young man what he would gladly have sacrificed ten years of his life for. At the same time, Dolly would be delighted if she confided in her. But the woman was so shrewd, she would never get away with the lie that julia had chucked him.
2. How different was Charles's circle from that of Tom's?
Charles spoke of politics, of art, of books; and peace entered into her soul. Tom had been an obsession and she saw now that it had been hurtful
3. Was Michael right when criticizing Julie's acting?
Yes, Michael was right, as for actors theatre is the only reality, while she had let her emotion run away with her; she had been feeling, not acting.
4. How did Julie react to her husband's criticism?
At first Michael's words infuriated, as she thought she had never acted better in her life, as felt every word of the play. But later the woman understood what had happened: he had let her emotion run away with her; she had been feeling, not acting
5. How did the breakup with Tom influence Julie's attitude to Michael and Charles?
Her heart was filled with a great love for Michael.
6. Why did Julie decide to spend the summer with her mother and aunt?
Julia was tired out; she felt low and miserable and felt all empty inside. The only thing was to go away. And after Julia had made up her mind to that she was glad. The prospect of getting away from the misery that tormented her at once made it easier to bear.
7. What kind of lifestyle did Aunt Carrie and Mrs Lambert have?
Aunt Carrie and Mrs Lambert lived a quiet and familiar for them life: they went to Mass every morning and to High Mass on Sundays. Otherwise they seldom went out. When they did it was to pay a ceremonious call on some old lady who had had a bereavement in the family or one of whose grandchildren was become engaged. They read their papers, and their magazine, did a great deal of sewing for charitable purposes, played dominoes and listened to the radio that Julia had given them. Indeed a great part of their lives was devoted to avoiding draughts.
8. How did the old ladies treat Julie? How did they feel about her occupation?
The old women made a fuss of Julia, not because she was a great actress, but because she was in poor health and needed rest. Moreover,to them Julia's celebrity was an embarrassment rather than an asset.
9. How did Julie imagine Charles's love for her?
Charles had been wonderful to her during the first two weeks of her bereavement, she did not know what she would have done without him. He had always been at her beck and call* His conversation, by taking her into a different world, had soothed her nerves. Her soul had been muddied, and in his distinction of spirit she had washed herself clean.
10. When in Paris, what did Julie mean when saying, "I feel like a queen returning from an exile?"
For Julia it was a treat to get back to luxury. She returned to usual for her society: so gay, so civilized and so expensive, it was grand to see once more well-dressed women, decently made-up, and tanned men in dinner-jackets.
11. How did Julie slip out from the awkward situation with Charles?
Again in that situation Julia acted: she continued the gesture. Counting so that she should not go too fast, she drew her hands towards one another, till she could clasp them, and then throwing back her head, raised them, very slowly, to one side of her neck. The attitude she reached was as lovely as the other, and it was the attitude that suggested to her what she had to say.
12. How did Julie explain to herself the fact that her amorous advances had been declined by Charles?
When a woman's amorous advances are declined by a man she is apt to draw one of two conclusions; one is that he is homosexual and the other is that he is impotent.
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