She made a useless scene ( // ; to
make a scene ). When the official had gone (
; official , ), the man at her table addressed
her (, // , ). Though he spoke
fluent, idiomatic French ( , :
), she recognized by his accent (
) that he was not a Frenchman ( ). She told
him in answer to his polite inquiry the whole story ( ,
, ) and gave him her opinion of the travel
agency ( ; to give an
opinion , ), the railway company (
), and the general inefficiency of the human race (
: ). He was
very sympathetic ( ). He told her that after dinner (
, ) he would go along the train (
) and see for himself if something could not be arranged ( ,
: , -
; to see for oneself - ). One never knew
( ) what one of the conductors could not manage for a tip (
: :
: ).
official [q'fIS(q)l] fluent ['flu:qnt] idiomatic ["IdIq'mxtIk]
inquiry [In'kwaI(q)rI]
She made a useless scene. When the official had gone, the man at her table
Addressed her. Though he spoke fluent, idiomatic French, she recognized by
His accent that he was not a Frenchman. She told him in answer to his polite
Inquiry the whole story and gave him her opinion of the travel agency, the
Railway company, and the general inefficiency of the human race. He was very
Sympathetic. He told her that after dinner he would go along the train and see
For himself if something could not be arranged. One never knew what one of
The conductors could not manage for a tip.
"I'm simply tired out ( ; tired out ,
, to tire , , )," she said. "I'd
willingly give five hundred francs for a sleeper ( :
)."
The conversation thus started (/ , /
), he told her that he was an attach at the Spanish Embassy in Paris (
, ) and was going
down to Cannes for Easter ( / / ). Though she had
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been talking to him for a quarter of an hour (
/ / ) she had not troubled to notice (
) what he was like ( ). She observed now (
) that he had a beard ( ), a black curly
beard and a black curly moustache (
), but the beard grew rather oddly on his face (
: ); there were two bare patches (
// ; bare , , ) under
the corners of his mouth ( // ).
attache [q'txSeI] embassy ['embqsI] beard [bIqd] moustache [mq'stQ:S]
"I'm simply tired out," she said. "I'd willingly give five hundred francs for a
sleeper."
The conversation thus started, he told her that he was an attach at the
Spanish Embassy in Paris and was going down to Cannes for Easter. Though
She had been talking to him for a quarter of an hour she had not troubled to
Notice what he was like. She observed now that he had a beard, a black curly
