"Ask her yourself then," said Julia impatiently. "I tell you, I'm not going to."
"She wouldn't do it for me. You can twist her round your little finger."
"We know a thing or two about financing plays now (
: ). People finance plays
for two reasons ( ), either
because they want notoriety ( ), or because
they're in love with someone ( , -). A lot
of people talk about art ( ), but you don't often
find them paying out hard cash ( ,
: ) unless they're going to get something out of it for
themselves ( -
)."
"Well, we'll give Dolly all the notoriety she wants (, :
, )."
"That doesnt happen to be what she's after ( ,
; to happen , , ; to be
after smth -, -)."
"What do you mean ( )?"
"Can't you guess ( )?"
notoriety ["nqVtq'raIqtI] happen ['hxpqn] guess [ges]
"We know a thing or two about financing plays now. People finance plays for
two reasons, either because they want notoriety, or because they're in love
with someone. A lot of people talk about art, but you don't often find them
paying out hard cash unless they're going to get something out of it for
themselves."
"Well, we'll give Dolly all the notoriety she wants."
"That doesn't happen to be what she's after."
"What do you mean?"
"Can't you guess?"
Light dawned on him ( = ), and he was so
surprised ( ) that he slowed down (
). Was it possible that ( ) what Julia suspected
was true ( , )? He had never even thought
( ) that Dolly liked him much (
), and as for supposing she was in love with him (,
, ) why (), the notion had
never crossed his mind ( ; to cross
one's mind , ). Of course Julia had sharp eyes (,
: ), not much got by her
( : ), but she was a jealous little
thing ( ), she was always thinking women were
making a dead set at him ( ,
|
|
|
; to make a dead-set at smb. , -
, ). It was true (:
) that Dolly had given him a pair of cuff links at Christmas (
/ / ), but he thought that
was only ( , ) so that he shouldn't feel
left out in the cold ( ; to
leave smb. out in the cold -,
) because she had given Julia a brooch (
) that must have cost at least two hundred pounds (, ,
).
suspect [sA'spekt] sharp [SQ:p] brooch [brqVtS]
Light dawned on him, and he was so surprised that he slowed down. Was it
possible that what Julia suspected was true? He had never even thought that
Dolly liked him much, and as for supposing she was in love with him why,
The notion had never crossed his mind. Of course Julia had sharp eyes, not
