But he was obstinate

Julia came across a photograph of herself as Beatrice (Джулия натолкнулась на

свою фотографию в роли Беатриче). It was the only Shakespearean part (эта

была единственная роль в /пьесе/ Шекспира) she had ever played (которую она

сыграла). She knew (она знала) that she didn't look well in costume (что ей не

шел /исторический/ костюм: «она не хорошо выглядела в костюме»); she

could never understand why (она никак: «никогда» не могла понять, почему),

because no one could wear modern clothes (ведь: «потому что» никто не мог

носить современную одежду) as well as she could (настолько хорошо, как

могла она). She had her clothes made in Paris (она шила свою одежду в

Париже), both for the stage (как для сцены; both — оба, и тот и другой, тоже)

and for private life (так и для частной жизни), and the dressmakers said (и

портные говорили; dress — платье, одежда, maker — творец, создатель,

изготовитель) that no one brought them more orders (что никто не заказывал у

них больше: «не приносил им больше заказов»). She had a lovely figure (у нее

была очаровательная фигура), everyone admitted that (каждый признавал это);

she was fairly tall for a woman (она была довольно высокой для женщины), and

she had long legs (и у нее были длинные ноги).

costume ['kOstjVm] dress-maker ['dres"meIkq] fairly ['feqlI]

Julia came across a photograph of herself as Beatrice. It was the only

Shakespearean part she had ever played. She knew that she didn't look well in

Costume; she could never understand why, because no one could wear modern

Clothes as well as she could. She had her clothes made in Paris, both for the

Stage and for private life, and the dressmakers said that no one brought them

More orders. She had a lovely figure, everyone admitted that; she was fairly