Фрэнсис Фитцджеральд - Английский язык с Ф. Скоттом Фитцджеральдом. Алмаз величиной в отель «Риц» / Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Diamond As Big As The Ritz
penniless ['penIlIs], fiancé [fI'OnseI], [fI'RnseI], chemical ['kemIk(q)l]
After supper they folded up the table-cloth and spread their blankets for the night.
"What a dream it was," Kismine sighed, gazing up at the stars. "How strange it seems to be here with one dress and a penniless fiancé!"
"Under the stars," she repeated. "I never noticed the stars before. I always thought of them as great big diamonds that belonged to some one. Now they frighten me. They make me feel that it was all a dream, all my youth."
"It was a dream," said John quietly. "Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness."
"How pleasant then to be insane (как приятно тогда быть сумаcшедшей)!"
"So I'm told," said John gloomily (так мне говорили, — хмуро сказал Джон). "I don't know any longer (я теперь: «больше/дольше» не знаю). At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me (во всяком случае, давай /будем/ любить /друг друга/ какое-то время, может год: «год или около того», ты и я). That's a form of divine drunkenness (это форма божественного опьянения) that we can all try (которую все могут испробовать/испытать). There are only diamonds in the whole world (в целом мире существуют только алмазы), diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion (алмазы и, может быть, убогий дар разочарования). Well, I have that last (что ж, второе: «последнее /из названного/» у меня есть) and I will make the usual nothing of it (и, как водится, я им не воспользуюсь; make nothing of smth. — не воспользоваться чем-л., никак не использовать чего-л.; usual — обыкновенный, обычный)." He shivered (поежился). "Turn up your coat collar, little girl (подними: «поверни вверх» воротник пальто, девочка), the night's full of chill (ночь холодная: «полна прохлады») and you'll get pneumonia (ты получишь = схватишь воспаление легких). His was a great sin who first invented consciousness (велик грех того, кто первый изобрел/придумал сознание). Let us lose it for a few hours (давайте потеряем его на несколько часов)."
So wrapping himself in his blanket he fell off to sleep (и завернувшись в одеяло, он заснул).
shiver ['SIvq], pneumonia [njH'mqVnIq], consciousness ['kOnSqsnqs]
"How pleasant then to be insane!"
"So I'm told," said John gloomily. "I don't know any longer. At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That's a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try. There are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion. Well, I have that last and I will make the usual nothing of it." He shivered. "Turn up your coat collar, little girl, the night's full of chill and you'll get pneumonia. His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours."
So wrapping himself in his blanket he fell off to sleep.
