I. Find in the text the following words and phrases and translate them into Russian:
on one excuse and another – то под одним,то под другим предлогом
II. Answer the following questions:
1. Was Julia really in love with Tom Fennell? And he?
To my mind,Julia was really in love with him,she felt a strange passion to him. She tried to hide this felling from herself . As for Tom Fennel, he didn't love her.To have an affair with her flattered his vanity.
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 hints, 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. His shyness and his effrontery combined to make him irresistible.
4. How did Tom and Roger get on together?
They were almost at the same age and spent all the time together. They spend a good time together.
5. Was Julia as successful in the movies as in the theatre? Did she envy the film-stars?
She had no success 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?
on one excuse and another – то под одним,то под другим предлогом
to confess to oneself – признаться кому-либо
that was all to the good – все, что не делается - все к лучшему
shrewd – проницательный
vanity – тщеславие
to have an affair with sb. – иметь интрижку с кем-либо
sallow – болезненный, землистого цвета
to feel compassion for sb. – чувствовать сострадание к кому-либо
eminent persons – выдающиеся личности
to lay no claims on sb. – ничего не предъявлять
to use all her arts of cajolery -призывать все свое искусство обольщения
stale food – несвежая еда
to overcome one's scruples – преодолеть сомнения
to find someone a trifle dull – находить кого-либо немного скучным
to have no inclination – не иметь склонностей
a man of the world – светский человек
she was modest about herself – она была скромного мнения о себе
a smack in the face – прямо в лицо (как пощечина)
sulkily – сердито
Julia's heart was wrung – сердце Джулии екнуло
chivalrous courtesy – рыцарская учтивость
a vile disposition – отвратительный ,ужасный нрав
alacrity – готовность
wistful – тоскливый
to act with great naturalness – играть очень естественно
to make a scene – закатывать сцену
she was in a black rage – ее душила черная ярость
she'd get even with him – расплатиться с ним
to rack one's brains – ломать головуII. Answer the following questions:
1. Was Julia really in love with Tom Fennell? And he?
To my mind,Julia was really in love with him,she felt a strange passion to him. She tried to hide this felling from herself . As for Tom Fennel, he didn't love her.To have an affair with her flattered his vanity.
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 hints, 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. His shyness and his effrontery combined to make him irresistible.
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 was educated in 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?
They were almost at the same age and spent all the time together. They spend a good time together.
5. Was Julia as successful in the movies as in the theatre? Did she envy the film-stars?
She had no success 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?
Her revenge was refined: knowing how to hurt his feelings, she reminded him to leave the maid tips, leaving the money in the envelope.
III. Make up a list of words and phrases describing Tom Fennell. Comment on the repetition of "a young man" in the text. First "he was a blushing young man" for Julia. Did her attitude change when she was better aquainted with him? Prove it by giving examples from the text.- 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. His shyness and his effrontery combined to make him irresistible.
- What he's got, of course, is sex appeal.
- He was so conventional
- Very commonplace
- Young, fresh and ingenuous
- He was so deceitful
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. She understood that he wasn't in love with her.
Sometimes she felt like God – Julia realize how powerful and important she was
He reminded Julia of an old dog lying in the sun and gently beating his tail on the ground as he looked at a pair of puppies gambolling about him.-The author underlines that Michael was old.
She read his mind like an open book. – she understands him perfectly
V. What stylistic device did Maugham employ at large to characterize Julia? Illustrate your answer with the examples from the text. Comment on the lexicon used by Julia. To what stylistic layer of the vocabulary does it belong? How does it characterize Julia?
Julia was very polite with other people,and the choice of words characterizes her as an intelligent woman. In her internal monologues she uses vulgar words (“The blasted fool, why does he talk all that rot?”, “Gosh, I’m going down like a barrel of oysters.”) It is not characterized her as a person of high society.
VI. Give a summary of chapter 14.
Julia understood that she fell in love with Tom Fennel.She tried to attract his attention using different things:gave him expensive presents,payed off his debts.Julia forgot about her age, but on vacation Tom so obviously and naturally prefered to spend his time with her son, Roger, that it really hurted her. That’s why Julia decided to revenge on Tom, but later, she felt she couldn’t lose him and did her best to make it up.
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