Of considerable organizing capacity and the last three years of the war he

Passed at G.H.Q. He ended it as a major, with the Military Cross and the

Legion of Honour.

Meanwhile (тем временем) Julia had been playing a succession of important parts

(Джулия сыграла вереницу: «последовательность» важных ролей) and was

recognized (и была признана) as the best of the younger actresses (самой лучшей

молодой актрисой: «из молодых актрис»). Throughout the war (во время

войны) the theatre was very prosperous (театр /очень/ процветал), and she

profited (и она получила выгоду: «прибыль») by being seen in plays (выступая

в спектаклях: «будучи замеченной в спектаклях») that had long runs (которые

долго держались на сцене; long run — более или менее длительный период

времени). Salaries went up (зарплаты выросли: «пошли вверх»), and with

Michael to advise her (и с /помощью/ советов Майкла: «с Майклом,

советующим ей») she was able to extort eighty pounds a week (она смогла

выжать: «вымогать» восемьдесят фунтов в неделю) from reluctant managers

(из сопротивляющихся импресарио; reluctant — делающий что-либо с

неохотой, вынужденный). Michael came over to England on his leaves (Майкл

приезжал в Англию на /его/ побывки; leave — отпуск, воен. увольнение) and

Julia was divinely happy (и Джулия была божественно счастлива). Though he

was in no more danger (хотя он был не в большей опасности) than if he had

been sheep-farming in New Zealand (чем если бы он пас овец в Новой

Зеландии; sheep-farm — овцеводческая ферма), she acted as though the brief

periods he spent with her (она вела себя так, как если бы те короткие периоды,

что он проводил с ней) were the last days the doomed man (были последними

днями, которыми обреченный человек) would ever enjoy on earth (/в

последний раз = когда бы то еще/ наслаждается на земле).

succession [sqk'seS(q)n] prosperous ['prOsp(q)rqs] reluctant [rI'lAktqnt]

doomed [du:md]

Meanwhile Julia had been playing a succession of important parts and was

Recognized as the best of the younger actresses. Throughout the war the

Theatre was very prosperous, and she profited by being seen in plays that had

Long runs. Salaries went up, and with Michael to advise her she was able to

Extort eighty pounds a week from reluctant managers. Michael came over to

England on his leaves and Julia was divinely happy. Though he was in no

More danger than if he had been sheep-farming in New Zealand, she acted as

Though the brief periods he spent with her were the last days the doomed man