A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
pohodlně
comfortably
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
zadní
back
,adoortothe
vpravo
right
leadstotheentrance-hall,
další
another
totheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Mezi
Between
thedoorsstandsa
klavír
piano
.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
stěny
wall
isadoor,and
za
beyond
itawindow.
Nearthe
okna
window
arearoundtable,arm-chairs
a
and
asmallsofa.
Intheright-hand
stěně
wall
,atthefartherend,
další
another
door;
andonthesame
straně
side
,nearerthefootlights,a
sporák
stove
,twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
mezi
between
thestoveandthe
dveřmi
door
,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
a
skříň
cabinet
withchinaandothersmallobjects;
a
malá
small
book-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itis
zima
winter
.
Abellringsinthehall;
krátce
shortly
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humminga
melodii
tune
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoor
oblečení
dress
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthe
stůl
table
totheright.
NORA.
Hidethe
Vánoční
Christmas
Treecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
děti
children
donotseeit
until
thisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Tu
There
isashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
a
and
goesout.
NORAshutsthe
dveře
door
.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
klobouk
hat
andcoat.
Shetakesa
balíček
packet
ofmacaroonsfromher
kapsy
pocket
andeatsoneor
dva
two
;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
a
and
listens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
malý
little
larktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Ano
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
malá
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ano
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
veverka
squirrel
comehome?
NORA.
Just
teď
now
.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
a
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
sem
here
,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
.
[Alittlelater,heopensthe
dveře
door
andlooksintotheroom,
perem
pen
inhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Všechny
All
thesethings?
Hasmy
malý
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
zase
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
opravdu
really
canletourselvesgoalittle.
Thisisthe
první
first
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Přesto
Still
,youknow,wecan’t
utrácet
spend
moneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebitmorereckless
teď
now
,mayn’twe?
Justa
malý
tiny
weebit!
Youaregoingto
mít
have
abigsalaryandearnlots
a
and
lotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ano
Yes
,aftertheNewYear;
ale
but
thenitwillbea
celý
whole
quarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecan
půjčit
borrow
untilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
a
and
takesherplayfullybytheear.]Thesame
malá
little
featherhead!
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
dnes
today
,andyouspentitallintheChristmas
týdne
week
,andthenonNewYear’sEveaslatefellonmyhead
a
and
killedme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
přes
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’tsay
takové
such
horridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
předpokládejme
suppose
thathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
že
that
weretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
peníze
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
ale
but
whataboutthepeople
kteří
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
Oni
They
?
Whowouldbotherabout
them
?
Ishouldnotknow
kdo
who
theywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
jako
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
Therecanbe
žádná
no
freedomorbeautyaboutahomelife
který
that
dependsonborrowingand
dluzích
debt
.
Wetwohavekept
odvážně
bravely
onthestraightroadsofar,
a
and
wewillgoonthesamewayfortheshort
dobu
time
longerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[moving
k
towards
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Pojď
Come
,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismy
malá
little
squirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkIhavegot
tady
here
?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Peníze
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Deset
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
díky
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
dlouho
long
time.
HELMER.
Indeedit
musí
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
bude
will
.
Butcomehereand
nech
let
meshowyouwhatIhavebought.
A
And
allsocheap!
Look,
tady
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
a
and
asword;
anda
koně
horse
andatrumpetforBob;
a
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
velmi
very
plain,butanywayshewill
brzy
soon
breaktheminpieces.
A
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stará
old
Anneoughtreallyto
mít
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
vidět
see
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Velmi
Very
well.
Butnowtell
mi
me
,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,IamsureIdon’twant
nic
anything
.
HELMER.
Yes,butyoumust.
Řekni
Tell
mesomethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
mít
have
.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
No
Well
?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
a
and
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Ifyou
opravdu
really
wanttogiveme
něco
something
,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
No
Well
,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dát
give
memoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyoucan
dovolit
afford
;
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillbuy
něco
something
withit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
drahý
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
a
and
hangitonthe
Vánoční
Christmas
Tree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
zábavné
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
lidé
people
calledthatarealwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
vím
know
.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
a
and
thenIshallhave
čas
time
tothinkwhatIammostinwantof.
Že
That
isaverysensible
plán
plan
,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
pokud
if
youwerereallyto
ušetřit
save
outofthemoneyIgiveyou,
a
and
thenreallybuysomethingforyourself.
Ale
But
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
a
and
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
platit
pay
upagain.
NORA.
Oh
ale
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
popřít
deny
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweet
malá
little
spendthrift,butsheusesupadealof
peněz
money
.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
jak
how
expensivesuchlittlepersons
jsou
are
!
NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
opravdu
really
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ale
But
youcan’tsaveanything!
NORA.
[smiling
tiše
quietly
andhappily].
Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
a
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanodd
malá
little
soul.
Verylikeyour
otci
father
.
Youalwaysfindsome
nový
new
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
me
,and,assoonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nikdy
never
knowwhereithasgone.
Přesto
Still
,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krvi
blood
;
forindeeditis
pravda
true
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
mnoho
many
ofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
A
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobe
cokoliv
anything
butjustwhatyouare,mysweet
malý
little
skylark.
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
že
that
youarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
dnes
today
?
NORA.