What fun they had had in rooms very like that (
: , ; to have fun ,
) and how they had enjoyed the fantastic meals they had had (
, ), things in paper
bags (// ) and eggs and bacon fried on the gas-ring (
, ; egg ; bacon
, )! He came in with the tea in a brown pot (
). She ate a square sponge-cake (
; sponge , , ,
) with pink icing on it ( ). That was a thing
she had not done for years (: ,
). The Ceylon tea, very strong, with milk and sugar in it (
, , / /; strong ,
, , / /), took her back to days she
thought she had forgotten ( // , , ,
). She saw herself as a young, obscure, struggling actress (
, , / / ;
obscure , , , ). It was rather delicious
( ). It needed a gesture (//
- ), but she could only think of one (
): she took off her hat ( ) and gave her head a
shake ( ).
sponge [ |
] sugar ['SVgq] obscure [qb'skjVq]
What fun they had had in rooms very like that and how they had enjoyed the
Fantastic meals they had had, things in paper bags and eggs and bacon fried
on the gas-ring! He came in with the tea in a brown pot. She ate a square
Sponge-cake with pink icing on it. That was a thing she had not done for
Years. The Ceylon tea, very strong, with milk and sugar in it, took her back to
Days she thought she had forgotten. She saw herself as a young, obscure,
Struggling actress. It was rather delicious. It needed a gesture, but she could
only think of one: she took off her hat and gave her head a shake.
They talked ( ). He seemed shy ( ),
much shyer than he had seemed over the telephone ( ,
); well, that was not to be wondered at (,
), now she was there (, ) he must be rather
overcome (, , //), and she set herself to
put him at his ease ( ; to set oneself to do
/doing/ smth. -). He told her that his parents
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lived at Highgate ( , ), his
father was a solicitor ( ), and he had lived there too (
: ), but he wanted to be his own master
( ) and now in the last year of his articles
( , ) he had broken away (
//) and taken this tiny flat ( ).
He was working for his final examination (
).
solicitor [sq'lIsItq] article ['Q:tIk(q)l] examination [Ig"zxmI'neIS(q)n]
They talked. He seemed shy, much shyer than he had seemed over the
Telephone; well, that was not to be wondered at, now she was there he must be
Rather overcome, and she set herself to put him at his ease. He told her that
His parents lived at Highgate, his father was a solicitor, and he had lived there
Too, but he wanted to be his own master and now in the last year of his articles
He had broken away and taken this tiny flat. He was working for his final
Examination.
They talked of the theatre ( ). He had seen her in every
play she had acted in ( , )
since he was twelve years old ( , ).
He told her ( ) that once when he was fourteen ( ,
) he had stood outside the stage door after a
matinee ( ) and
when she came out ( ) had asked her to sign her name in his
autograph-book ( :
). He was sweet ( ) with his blue eyes (
) and pale brown hair ( - ; pale
, ). It was a pity ( ) he plastered it down like that (
//). He had a white skin (
) and rather a high colour ( ); she wondered if he was
consumptive ( // , ; consumptive
). Although his clothes were cheap (
: ) he wore them well ( ), she
liked that ( ), and he looked incredibly clean (
).
autograph ['O:tqgrQ:f] plaster ['plQ:stq] consumptive [kqn'sAmptIv]
