She fell in love with Michael ( ) at first sight (
). She had never seen a more beautiful young man (
), and she pursued him
relentlessly ( : ; to pursue
, , ; to relent , ,
). In due course ( ; due ; ,
) Jimmie put on Ghosts ( ),
braving the censure of respectable Middlepool ( /
/ ; to brave ,
), and Michael played the boy ( ) and she
played Regina ( ). They heard one another their parts (
: ) and
after rehearsals lunched, very modestly, together ( ,
, ) so that they might talk of them (,
//). Soon they were inseparable (
; inseparable , ; to separate
, ). Julia had little reserve ( :
; reserve , , ,
); she flattered Michael outrageously (
; outrageous , ). He was not vain of his
good looks ( ; to be vain of smth.
-), he knew he was handsome ( , ) and
accepted compliments ( ), not exactly with indifference
( ), but as he might have accepted a compliment (,
) on a fine old house (
) that had been in his family for generations (
: ; generation ,
, , ).
pursue [pq'sju:] relentless [rI'lentlIs] inseparable [In'sep(q)rqb(q)l]
outrageously [aVt'reIdZqslI]
She fell in love with Michael at first sight. She had never seen a more beautiful
Young man, and she pursued him relentlessly. In due course Jimmie put on
Ghosts, braving the censure of respectable Middlepool, and Michael played
The boy and she played Regina. They heard one another their parts and after
rehearsals lunched, very' modestly, together so that they might talk of them.
Soon they were inseparable. Julia had little reserve; she flattered Michael
Outrageously. He was not vain of his good looks, he knew he was handsome
And accepted compliments, not exactly with indifference, but as he might have
Accepted a compliment on a fine old house that had been in his family for
Generations.
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It was a well-known fact ( :
) that it was one of the best houses of its period (
, ), one was proud of it (
; to be proud ; one , , , :
- ) and took care of it ( ; to
take care , ), but it was just there ( ),
as natural to possess ( ; to possess
, ) as the air one breathed ( :
, ). He was shrewd ( ) and
ambitious ( ). He knew ( ) that his beauty was at present (
) his chief asset (
), but he knew ( //) it could not last for ever (
// ) and was determined ( ) to
become a good actor ( ) so that he should have something
( -) besides his looks ( ) to depend on (
). He meant to learn all he could (
, ) from Jimmie Langton (
) and then go to London ( ).
"If I play my cards well ( ; to
play one's cards well , ,
) I can get some old woman (
- : ) to back me (
; to back , , )
and go into management ( : ). One's
got to be one's own master ( ; master
, , ). That's the only way ( ) to
make a packet ( ; packet , ; )."
period ['pI(q)rIqd] breathe [bri:D] ambitious [xm'bISqs]
