I. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:
condescending letter – снисходительное письмо
pearl studs – жемчужные запонки
peevish – капризный,раздражительный
make head or tail of it – ничего не понимать
fatuous irony – глупая ирония
to get back on sb – отделаться от кого-то
song and dance – сцена, скандал
to spend a lot on green fees – тратиться на аренду поля для гольфа
despicable – презренный
to give sb a treat – доставить кому либо удовольствие
to wheedle sb into –впутывать кого-то во что-то
prudishness –ханженство
to take liberties with sb – вести себя развязно с кем-то
to grudge sb – завидовать,жаловаться
conspicuous – очевидный
to take the rough with the smooth – стойко переносить превратности судьбы
to have a joke up your sleeve – держать шутку наготове
to mortify sb – усмирять
disconcerted –смущенный
II. Explain the following metaphors. Who do they refer to?
1)It won't hurt him to discover that I'm not all milk and honey.
This metaphor refers to Julia, when she wanted to hurt and humiliate him by leaving money to pay for the maid. After she had a fear now that she had gone too far.
2)I'm not the woman to desert a sinking ship.
This metaphor refers to Dolly de Vries, who used it while speaking to Michael about his wife, Julia, and her affairs with this young man. She worried that Julia's reputation would be ruined because of her bound with Tom.
III. Give a character sketch of Dolly de Vries. Pay special attention to the description of hr appearance: "Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. …and a slight cockney accent revealed itself." Dwell on her relationship with Michael and Julia. How did she feel about Tom?
Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. She was very fat, and her face, with its large nose and heavy red lips, seemed larger than life. There was a slightly masculine touch in her black satin dress, but she wore a double string of pearls round her neck, a diamond brooch at her waist and another in her hat. Her short hair was dyed a rich copper. Her lips and her finger-nails were bright red. Her voice was loud and deep, but when she got excited the words were apt to tumble over one another and a slight cockney accent revealed itself. She was a very rich admirer of Julia. She loved her and felt jealous when found out her affairs with Tom. She was frightened to speak about it with Julia that's why went to her husband. Michael didn't like Dolly de Vries as well as she didn't like him. The old woman didn’t like Tom, she even gave necessary inquiries and learned that he, in turn, had love affairs with an incompetent debutante Evis Crichton.
IV. Speak on Julia's reputation and talent. Do you agree that no one expects an actress to be a pattern of propriety ?
No doubt, Julia was a very talented actress. Her reputation was perfect,she was a devoted wife and a good mother.Being a really great actress of her time, Julia didn’t find any difficulty for her to think over every detail, every scene of her life, not only on the stage: the way she was dressed, the way she turned her head and what she sayed. The woman 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. I think that the profession of actress associates with intrigues,casual affairs,so a lot of people don't expect an actress to be a pattern of propriety.
V. Answer the questions:1. Why did Julia offer Tom the money for servants' tips? Do you think she made the right decision?
While they were in Taplow the young Tom didn’t notice Julia as his lover, what hurt her, and for what she decided to take revenge on him. Her revenge was refined: knowing how to hurt his feelings, she reminded him to leave the maid tips, leaving the money in the envelope. If the woman wanted to hurt the man, she succeeded, but I don’t think it was a right decision, as that money were the most humiliating thing the man could receive.
2. Did Julia manage to induce Tom to see her again after that?
Yes, Julia managed to induce Tom to see her again saying that they had been too much to one another to part like that.
3. Did Dolly believe that Julia didn't have a lover? Why?
No, Dolly didn’t believe that Julia didn’t have a lover, as people were saying rather disagreeable things about her.
4. Whom did Dolly finally decide to talk to about Julia's cheating?
Even after all these years Dolly was a little frightened of Julia, as there was something about her that prevented you from taking liberties with her. The woman at last came to the conclusion that Michael had to speak to his wife. She had never liked Michael, but after all he was Julia's husband and it was her duty to tell him at least enough to make him put a stop to whatever was going on.
5. Why did Dolly not confess to Michael that she suspected Julia of having a love affair?
Dolly had no proof; she only had an intuition that she could not mistrust; she wanted to say yes, but she controlled it. The woman couldn’t give Julia away. Her husband might go and tell her and Julia would never speak to her again. He might have Julia watched and catch her out. No one could tell what might happen if she told the truth.
6. Why did Michael suggest buying Dolly's share out?
Michael suggested buying Dolly’s share out, as he thought the woman could suffer from Julia’s broken reputation. The man didn’t mind admitting that if his wife got herself unpleasantly talked about it might have some effect on the takings. He was her husband and he had to put up with it. But Dolly was in a different position altogether.
7. What was the reason for Dolly's desperate jealousy?
When Dolly got into her magnificent and very expensive car and drove back to Montagu Square she could not hold back the heavy, painful tears that filled her eyes. She felt old, lonely, unhappy, and desperately jealous, because there was somebody else who loved and wanted to help Julia, her husband Michael.
8. How did Dolly try to convince Julia that Tom was not very discreet?
Dolly knew that Tom’s father bought him a share in the firm and he became a junior partner. Then it seems a little strange that on that the young man should be able to have a flat, dress the way he does and take people to night clubs, as if his father bought him a partnership he wasn’t making him an allowance as well.
9. Why couldn't Julia fall asleep after the lunch with Dolly?
She had often felt that her talent, genius the critics called it, but that was a very grand word, her gift, if you like, was not really herself, not even part of her, but something outside that used her, Julia Lambert the woman, in order to express itself.
VI. Summarize the events of chapters 15-18.
During vacation Julia expected to spend a lot of time with her lover Tom but the latter preferred to be with her son Roger who was nearly at the same age as Tom. Julia was so jealous and his actions make her disappointed so much. The woman decided to revenge her lover. She knew that Tom was poor but she left him money. The man gave her money back and Julia realized that she made a mistake. She loved Tom and wanted him to return. Julia met Dolly who told her the gossips about the actress and Nom but Julia tried to make Dolly sure that was not true. However Julia did not believe her and told Michael that.
condescending letter – снисходительное письмо
pearl studs – жемчужные запонки
peevish – капризный,раздражительный
make head or tail of it – ничего не понимать
fatuous irony – глупая ирония
to get back on sb – отделаться от кого-то
song and dance – сцена, скандал
to spend a lot on green fees – тратиться на аренду поля для гольфа
despicable – презренный
to give sb a treat – доставить кому либо удовольствие
to wheedle sb into –впутывать кого-то во что-то
prudishness –ханженство
to take liberties with sb – вести себя развязно с кем-то
to grudge sb – завидовать,жаловаться
conspicuous – очевидный
to take the rough with the smooth – стойко переносить превратности судьбы
to have a joke up your sleeve – держать шутку наготове
to mortify sb – усмирять
disconcerted –смущенный
II. Explain the following metaphors. Who do they refer to?
1)It won't hurt him to discover that I'm not all milk and honey.
This metaphor refers to Julia, when she wanted to hurt and humiliate him by leaving money to pay for the maid. After she had a fear now that she had gone too far.
2)I'm not the woman to desert a sinking ship.
This metaphor refers to Dolly de Vries, who used it while speaking to Michael about his wife, Julia, and her affairs with this young man. She worried that Julia's reputation would be ruined because of her bound with Tom.
III. Give a character sketch of Dolly de Vries. Pay special attention to the description of hr appearance: "Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. …and a slight cockney accent revealed itself." Dwell on her relationship with Michael and Julia. How did she feel about Tom?
Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. She was very fat, and her face, with its large nose and heavy red lips, seemed larger than life. There was a slightly masculine touch in her black satin dress, but she wore a double string of pearls round her neck, a diamond brooch at her waist and another in her hat. Her short hair was dyed a rich copper. Her lips and her finger-nails were bright red. Her voice was loud and deep, but when she got excited the words were apt to tumble over one another and a slight cockney accent revealed itself. She was a very rich admirer of Julia. She loved her and felt jealous when found out her affairs with Tom. She was frightened to speak about it with Julia that's why went to her husband. Michael didn't like Dolly de Vries as well as she didn't like him. The old woman didn’t like Tom, she even gave necessary inquiries and learned that he, in turn, had love affairs with an incompetent debutante Evis Crichton.
IV. Speak on Julia's reputation and talent. Do you agree that no one expects an actress to be a pattern of propriety ?
No doubt, Julia was a very talented actress. Her reputation was perfect,she was a devoted wife and a good mother.Being a really great actress of her time, Julia didn’t find any difficulty for her to think over every detail, every scene of her life, not only on the stage: the way she was dressed, the way she turned her head and what she sayed. The woman 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. I think that the profession of actress associates with intrigues,casual affairs,so a lot of people don't expect an actress to be a pattern of propriety.
V. Answer the questions:1. Why did Julia offer Tom the money for servants' tips? Do you think she made the right decision?
While they were in Taplow the young Tom didn’t notice Julia as his lover, what hurt her, and for what she decided to take revenge on him. Her revenge was refined: knowing how to hurt his feelings, she reminded him to leave the maid tips, leaving the money in the envelope. If the woman wanted to hurt the man, she succeeded, but I don’t think it was a right decision, as that money were the most humiliating thing the man could receive.
2. Did Julia manage to induce Tom to see her again after that?
Yes, Julia managed to induce Tom to see her again saying that they had been too much to one another to part like that.
3. Did Dolly believe that Julia didn't have a lover? Why?
No, Dolly didn’t believe that Julia didn’t have a lover, as people were saying rather disagreeable things about her.
4. Whom did Dolly finally decide to talk to about Julia's cheating?
Even after all these years Dolly was a little frightened of Julia, as there was something about her that prevented you from taking liberties with her. The woman at last came to the conclusion that Michael had to speak to his wife. She had never liked Michael, but after all he was Julia's husband and it was her duty to tell him at least enough to make him put a stop to whatever was going on.
5. Why did Dolly not confess to Michael that she suspected Julia of having a love affair?
Dolly had no proof; she only had an intuition that she could not mistrust; she wanted to say yes, but she controlled it. The woman couldn’t give Julia away. Her husband might go and tell her and Julia would never speak to her again. He might have Julia watched and catch her out. No one could tell what might happen if she told the truth.
6. Why did Michael suggest buying Dolly's share out?
Michael suggested buying Dolly’s share out, as he thought the woman could suffer from Julia’s broken reputation. The man didn’t mind admitting that if his wife got herself unpleasantly talked about it might have some effect on the takings. He was her husband and he had to put up with it. But Dolly was in a different position altogether.
7. What was the reason for Dolly's desperate jealousy?
When Dolly got into her magnificent and very expensive car and drove back to Montagu Square she could not hold back the heavy, painful tears that filled her eyes. She felt old, lonely, unhappy, and desperately jealous, because there was somebody else who loved and wanted to help Julia, her husband Michael.
8. How did Dolly try to convince Julia that Tom was not very discreet?
Dolly knew that Tom’s father bought him a share in the firm and he became a junior partner. Then it seems a little strange that on that the young man should be able to have a flat, dress the way he does and take people to night clubs, as if his father bought him a partnership he wasn’t making him an allowance as well.
9. Why couldn't Julia fall asleep after the lunch with Dolly?
She had often felt that her talent, genius the critics called it, but that was a very grand word, her gift, if you like, was not really herself, not even part of her, but something outside that used her, Julia Lambert the woman, in order to express itself.
VI. Summarize the events of chapters 15-18.
During vacation Julia expected to spend a lot of time with her lover Tom but the latter preferred to be with her son Roger who was nearly at the same age as Tom. Julia was so jealous and his actions make her disappointed so much. The woman decided to revenge her lover. She knew that Tom was poor but she left him money. The man gave her money back and Julia realized that she made a mistake. She loved Tom and wanted him to return. Julia met Dolly who told her the gossips about the actress and Nom but Julia tried to make Dolly sure that was not true. However Julia did not believe her and told Michael that.
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