rehearsals."
"I don't say we rewrote the play ( , )," said
Michael, "but I can tell you ( : ) it was a very
different play we produced (, ,
: , ) from the
one the author submitted to us ( , : ,
)."
"You're simply wonderful in it ( //)," the
young man said ( ).
("He has a certain charm ( ).") "I'm glad you liked
me ( , : )," she answered
( ).
"If you're very nice to Julia ( ) I dare say
( ) she'll give you a photograph of herself (
) when you go ( )."
"Would you ( / / )?"
rewrote ["ri:'rqVt] submit [sqb'mIt] charm [tSQ:m]
"I don't say we rewrote the play," said Michael, "but I can tell you it was a
very different play we produced from the one the author submitted to us."
"You're simply wonderful in it," the young man said.
("He has a certain charm.") "I'm glad you liked me," she answered.
"If you're very nice to Julia I dare say she'll give you a photograph of herself
when you go."
"Would you?"
He blushed again ( ) and his blue eyes shone (
). ("He's really rather sweet ( ).") He
was not particularly good-looking ( ), but he
had a frank, open face ( , ; frank
, ) and his shyness was attractive (
: ). He had curly light brown hair (
; brown ), but it was
plastered down ( ; to plaster down one's
hair , to plaster , )
and Julia thought how much better he would look ( ,
) if, instead of trying to smooth out the wave with
brilliantine ( , ,
: ), he made the most of it (
:
). He had a fresh colour ( ; fresh ,
, ), a good skin ( ) and small well-shaped teeth
( ; shape , , ). She
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noticed with approval ( ) that his clothes fitted (
) and that he wore them well (
; to wear / /). He looked nice and clean (
/ /).
particularly [pq'tIkjVlqlI] shyness ['SaInIs] brilliantine ['brIlIqnti:n]
He blushed again and his blue eyes shone. ("He's really rather sweet.") He
