I. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:
to make a clean breast of sth – сделать что-либо от чистого сердца
to tear sb limb from limb – перемывать кому-то кости
a sleeping-draught - снотворное
to and fro –ходить взад и вперед
curtain calls - поклон
pull oneself together - собраться,взять себя в руки
magnanimous - щедрый
to cramp one's style - мешать
contrition - раскаяние
a succinct account of sth – краткое содержание
a bereavement - лишение
an austere and snug little town – чистый и уютный маленький город
to adhere to sth – придерживаться чего-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?
It was the great difference between them. Charles was fond of art,he was the representative of high society?his love to Julie was pure and innocent. Tom had been an obsession and she saw now that it had been hurtful.
3. Was Michael right when criticizing Julie's acting?
At first she was shocked by his criticizing but that she realized that he was right.
5. How did the breakup with Tom influence Julie's attitude to Michael and Charles?
Julia began to love them more than before. This woman really appreciated all what they had done for her.
6. Why did Julie decide to spend the summer with her mother and aunt?
She wanted to change the environment, relax and forget about her broken heart.
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.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?
They treated her well and with respect but they didn’t’ approve of her profession and life style on the whole.
9. How did Julie imagine Charles's love for her?
It was a new role for her like on the stage,she considered it to be a new pleasant game.
10. When in Paris, what did Julie mean when saying, 'I feel like a queen returning from an exile?'
She was happy to come back to her usual life-style.
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?
There were only two solutions: one is that he is homosexual and the other is that he is impotent.
to make a clean breast of sth – сделать что-либо от чистого сердца
to tear sb limb from limb – перемывать кому-то кости
a sleeping-draught - снотворное
to and fro –ходить взад и вперед
curtain calls - поклон
pull oneself together - собраться,взять себя в руки
magnanimous - щедрый
to cramp one's style - мешать
contrition - раскаяние
a succinct account of sth – краткое содержание
a bereavement - лишение
an austere and snug little town – чистый и уютный маленький город
to adhere to sth – придерживаться чего-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?
It was the great difference between them. Charles was fond of art,he was the representative of high society?his love to Julie was pure and innocent. Tom had been an obsession and she saw now that it had been hurtful.
3. Was Michael right when criticizing Julie's acting?
At first she was shocked by his criticizing but that she realized that he was right.
5. How did the breakup with Tom influence Julie's attitude to Michael and Charles?
Julia began to love them more than before. This woman really appreciated all what they had done for her.
6. Why did Julie decide to spend the summer with her mother and aunt?
She wanted to change the environment, relax and forget about her broken heart.
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.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?
They treated her well and with respect but they didn’t’ approve of her profession and life style on the whole.
9. How did Julie imagine Charles's love for her?
It was a new role for her like on the stage,she considered it to be a new pleasant game.
10. When in Paris, what did Julie mean when saying, 'I feel like a queen returning from an exile?'
She was happy to come back to her usual life-style.
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?
There were only two solutions: one is that he is homosexual and the other is that he is impotent.
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