She was pleased that they liked her (ей было приятно, что она нравилась им),
these smart, idle women (этим элегантным, праздным женщинам), but she
laughed at them up her sleeve (но она смеялась над ними про себя; to laugh up
one's sleeve —смеяться исподтишка, украдкой, sleeve — рукав) because they
were dazzled by her glamour (из-за того, что они были ослеплены ее
романтическим ореолом). She wondered what they would think (хотела бы она
знать, что бы они подумали) if they really knew (если бы они действительно
знали) how unromantic the life of a successful actress was (насколько
неромантичной была жизнь успешной актрисы), the hard work it entailed
(какой тяжелой работы требовала; to entail — влечь за собой, вызывать), the
constant care one had to take of oneself (постоянные заботы /о собственной
внешности/ которым надо постоянно следовать) and the regular, monotonous
habits which were essential (и /о тех/ постоянных, монотонных привычках,
которые были просто необходимы). But she good-naturedly offered them advice
on make-up (но она добродушно предлагала им советы по макияжу) and let
them copy her clothes (и позволяла им копировать /фасон своих/ платьев:
«одежды»). She was always beautifully dressed (она была всегда великолепно
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idle [aIdl] glamour ['glxmq] entail [In'teIl] monotonous [mq'nOt(q)nqs]
essential [I'senS(q)l]
She was pleased that they liked her, these smart, idle women, but she laughed
At them up her sleeve because they were dazzled by her glamour. She
Wondered what they would think if they really knew how unromantic the life
Of a successful actress was, the hard work it entailed, the constant care one
Had to take of oneself and the regular, monotonous habits which were
Essential. But she good-naturedly offered them advice on make-up and let