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The Great Gatsby | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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I
Inmyyounger
и
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
отец
fathergavemesomeadvice
которые
thatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindever
с
since.
“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justremember
что
thatallthepeopleinthis
мире
worldhaven’thadtheadvantages
что
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’tsayany
больше
more,butwe’vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,
и
andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdeal
больше
morethanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
все
alljudgements,ahabitthathasopenedup
многие
manycuriousnaturestomeand
также
alsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.
Theabnormal
ум
mindisquicktodetect
и
andattachitselftothisquality
когда
whenitappearsinanormalperson,
и
andsoitcameabout
что
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,
потому что
becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Большинство
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
сон
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
когда
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesign
что
thatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,
или
oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpress
их
them,areusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsisa
вопрос
matterofinfinitehope.
Iam
все еще
stillalittleafraidofmissing
то
somethingifIforgetthat,asmy
отец
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.
И
And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmission
что
thatithasalimit.
Conduct
может
maybefoundedonthehardrock
или
orthewetmarshes,but
после
afteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfounded
на
on.
WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfelt
что
thatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniform
и
andatasortofmoralattentionforever;
Iwanted
не
nomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehuman
сердце
heart.
OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshis
имя
nametothisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresented
все
everythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.
Если
Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewas
то
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesof
жизни
life,asifhewererelatedtooneof
тех
thoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.
Thisresponsivenesshad
ничего
nothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasI
у
haveneverfoundinanyotherperson
и
andwhichitisnotlikelyIshalleverfind
снова
again.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
и
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
семья
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeopleinthisMiddleWesterncityfor
трех
threegenerations.
TheCarrawaysaresomethingofaclan,
и
andwehaveatraditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
но
buttheactualfounderofmy
линии
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,
который
whocamehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivilWar,
и
andstartedthewholesalehardware
бизнес
businessthatmyfathercarrieson
сегодня
today.
Ineversawthisgreat-uncle,
но
butI’msupposedtolook
как
likehim—withspecialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’soffice.
Igraduatedfrom
Нью
NewHavenin1915,justaquarterofacentury
после
aftermyfather,anda
немного
littlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonicmigrationknownastheGreat
Война
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
что
thatIcamebackrestless.
Insteadofbeingthewarmcentreoftheworld,theMiddleWest
теперь
nowseemedliketheraggededgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedtogoEast
и
andlearnthebondbusiness.
Все
EverybodyIknewwasinthebondbusiness,soIsupposeditcouldsupportone
еще
moresingleman.
Allmyaunts
и
andunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosingaprepschoolfor
меня
me,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”
с
withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Отец
Fatheragreedtofinancemefora
год
year,andaftervariousdelaysIcameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthespringoftwenty-two.
Thepracticalthingwasto
найти
findroomsinthecity,
но
butitwasawarmseason,
и
andIhadjustleftacountryofwidelawns
и
andfriendlytrees,sowhena
молодой
youngmanattheofficesuggestedthatwetakea
дом
housetogetherinacommutingtown,itsounded
как
likeagreatidea.
Hefoundthe
дом
house,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateightyamonth,
но
butatthelastminutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,andIwentouttothecountry
один
alone.
Ihadadog—at
крайней мере
leastIhadhimfora
несколько
fewdaysuntilheranaway—andan
старый
oldDodgeandaFinnish
женщина
woman,whomademybed
и
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnishwisdomtoherselfovertheelectricstove.
Itwaslonelyfora
дня
dayorsountilonemorningsomeman,
более
morerecentlyarrivedthanI,stoppedmeontheroad.
“Howdoyou
добраться
gettoWestEggvillage?”
heaskedhelplessly.
Itold
ему
him.
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonely
не
nolonger.
Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehadcasuallyconferredonmethefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
И
Andsowiththesunshine
и
andthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowinfastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
жизнь
lifewasbeginningoveragain
с
withthesummer.
Therewasso
много
muchtoread,foronething,
и
andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutoftheyoungbreath-giving
воздуха
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumesonbanking
и
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
и
andtheystoodonmyshelfinred
и
andgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecrets
которые
thatonlyMidasandMorgan
и
andMaecenasknew.
AndIhadthehighintentionofreading
много
manyotherbooksbesides.
Iwasratherliteraryincollege—one
год
yearIwroteaseriesof
очень
verysolemnandobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
теперь
nowIwasgoingtobringback
все
allsuchthingsintomy
жизнь
lifeandbecomeagainthatmostlimitedof
все
allspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Это
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeis
намного
muchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow,afterall.
ItwasamatterofchancethatIshouldhaverenteda
дом
houseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.
Itwasonthatslenderriotousisland
который
whichextendsitselfdueeastof
Нью
NewYork—andwherethereare,among
других
othernaturalcuriosities,twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
города
cityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
и
andseparatedonlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothemostdomesticatedbodyofsalt
воды
waterintheWesternhemisphere,the
большой
greatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbusstory,theyarebothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheirphysicalresemblancemustbeasourceofperpetualwondertothegulls
которые
thatflyoverhead.
Tothewinglessa
более
moreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticularexceptshape
и
andsize.
IlivedatWestEgg,the—well,thelessfashionableofthe
двух
two,thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagtoexpressthebizarre
и
andnotalittlesinistercontrast
между
betweenthem.
Myhousewasattheverytipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
и
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplaces
которые
thatrentedfortwelveorfifteenthousandaseason.
The
один
oneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactualimitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,
с
withatoweronone
стороне
side,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,
и
andamarbleswimmingpool,
и
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn
и
andgarden.
ItwasGatsby’smansion.
Или
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwas
в
amansioninhabitedbyagentlemanofthatname.
My
собственный
ownhousewasaneyesore,
но
butitwasasmalleyesore,
и
andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhadaviewofthewater,apartialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,
и
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsamonth.
AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglittered
вдоль
alongthewater,andthehistoryofthesummer
действительно
reallybeginsontheeveningIdroveover
туда
theretohavedinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmysecondcousinonceremoved,
и
andI’dknownTomincollege.
И
AndjustafterthewarIspent
два
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Her
муж
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeen
один
oneofthemostpowerfulendsthateverplayedfootballat
Нью
NewHaven—anationalfigureinaway,
один
oneofthosemenwhoreachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
все
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
семья
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehisfreedom
с
withmoneywasamatterforreproach—but
теперь
nowhe’dleftChicagoandcomeEastinafashionthatrathertookyourbreathaway:
forinstance,he’dbroughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
трудно
hardtorealizethatamaninmyowngenerationwaswealthy
достаточно
enoughtodothat.
WhytheycameEastIdon’t
знаю
know.
Theyhadspenta
год
yearinFrancefornoparticularreason,
и
andthendriftedhereand
туда
thereunrestfullywhereverpeopleplayedpolo
и
andwererichtogether.
Thiswasapermanentmove,saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
но
butIdidn’tbelieveit—Ihad
не
nosightintoDaisy’sheart,
но
butIfeltthatTomwoulddriftonforeverseeking,a
немного
littlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.
И
AndsoithappenedthatonawarmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggtoseetwooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.
Their
дом
housewasevenmoreelaborate
чем
thanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonialmansion,overlookingthebay.
Thelawnstartedatthebeach
и
andrantowardsthefrontdoorforaquarterofamile,jumpingoversundials
и
andbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
когда
whenitreachedthehousedrifting
вверх
upthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
ThefrontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
теперь
nowwithreflectedgoldandwideopentothewarmwindyafternoon,
и
andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstanding
с
withhislegsapartonthefrontporch.
Hehadchanged
с
sincehisNewHavenyears.
Теперь
Nowhewasasturdystraw-hairedmanofthirty,
с
witharatherhardmouth
и
andasuperciliousmanner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominance
над
overhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceof
всегда
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Not
даже
eventheeffeminateswankofhisridingclothescouldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedtofill
эти
thoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthetoplacing,
и
andyoucouldseeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
когда
whenhisshouldermovedunderhisthincoat.
Itwasa
тело
bodycapableofenormousleverage—acruel
тело
body.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedtotheimpressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewasa
прикосновение
touchofpaternalcontemptinit,
даже
eventowardpeopleheliked—andthereweremenat
Нью
NewHavenwhohadhatedhisguts.
“Now,don’tthinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedtosay,“just
потому что
becauseI’mstrongerandmoreofa
мужчина
manthanyouare.”
Wewereinthesameseniorsociety,
и
andwhilewewereneverintimateI
всегда
alwayshadtheimpressionthatheapprovedofme
и
andwantedmetolikehim
с
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
Wetalkedfora
несколько
fewminutesonthesunnyporch.
“I’vegotaniceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyonearm,hemovedabroadflathand
вдоль
alongthefrontvista,includinginitssweepasunkenItaliangarden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
и
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
снова
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’llgoinside.”
Wewalked
через
throughahighhallwayintoabrightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundintothehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
и
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrass
снаружи
outsidethatseemedtogrowa
немного
littlewayintothehouse.
Abreezeblewthroughtheroom,blewcurtainsinatoneend
и
andouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthem
вверх
uptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeoftheceiling,
и
andthenrippledoverthewine-colouredrug,makingashadowonitaswinddoesonthesea.
Theonlycompletelystationaryobjectintheroomwasanenormouscouchonwhich
две
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.
Theywerebothinwhite,
и
andtheirdresseswererippling
и
andflutteringasiftheyhad
только
justbeenblownbackin
после
afterashortflightaroundthehouse.
Imusthavestoodfora
несколько
fewmomentslisteningtothewhip
и
andsnapofthecurtains
и
andthegroanofapictureonthewall.
ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchananshuttherearwindows
и
andthecaughtwinddiedoutabouttheroom,
и
andthecurtainsandtherugs
и
andthetwoyoungwomenballoonedslowlytothefloor.
Theyoungerofthetwowasastrangerto
меня
me.
Shewasextendedfulllengthatherendofthedivan,completelymotionless,
и
andwithherchinraiseda
немного
little,asifshewerebalancing
то
somethingonitwhichwasquitelikelyto
упасть
fall.
Ifshesawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegave
не
nohintofit—indeed,Iwas
почти
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhavingdisturbedherbycomingin.
Theother
девушка
girl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleanedslightlyforward
с
withaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittlelaugh,
и
andIlaughedtooandcameforwardintotheroom.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
снова
again,asifshesaid
то
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
руку
handforamoment,lookingupintomyface,promising
что
thattherewasnooneinthe
мире
worldshesomuchwantedto
видеть
see.
Thatwasawayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmur
что
thatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwasBaker.
(I’vehearditsaid
что
thatDaisy’smurmurwasonlytomake
люди
peopleleantowardher;
anirrelevantcriticismthatmadeit
не
nolesscharming.)
Atanyrate,
Мисс
MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
почти
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
голову
headbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghadobviouslytottereda
немного
littleandgivenhersomethingofafright.
Опять
Againasortofapologyarosetomylips.
Почти
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydrawsastunnedtributefrom
меня
me.
Ilookedbackatmycousin,whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.
Itwasthekindofvoicethattheearfollows
вверх
upanddown,asifeachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthatwillneverbeplayed
снова
again.
Herfacewassad
и
andlovelywithbrightthingsinit,brighteyes
и
andabrightpassionatemouth,
но
buttherewasanexcitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfounddifficultto
забыть
forget:
asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
обещание
promisethatshehaddonegay,excitingthings
только
justawhilesinceand
что
thatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthenexthour.
Itoldher
как
howIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
день
dayonmywayEast,
и
andhowadozenpeoplehadsenttheir
любовь
lovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“The
весь
wholetownisdesolate.
Allthecars
есть
havetheleftrearwheelpaintedblackasamourningwreath,
и
andthere’sapersistentwail
все
allnightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’sgoback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
увидеть
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
три
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghttosee
ней
her.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabouttheroom,stopped
и
andrestedhishandonmyshoulder.
“Whatyoudoing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
Itold
ему
him.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Это
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”Iansweredshortly.
“Youwill
если
ifyoustayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’llstayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingatDaisyandthen
обратно
backatme,asifhewerealertfor
то
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGoddamnedfooltoliveanywhereelse.”
At
этот
thispointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
with
такой
suchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwas
в
thefirstwordshehadutteredsinceIcameinto
в
theroom.
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
меня
me,forsheyawnedand
с
withaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeenlyingonthatsofaforas
долго
longasIcanremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyouto
Нью
NewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”said
Мисс
MissBakertothefourcocktails
только
justinfromthepantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
Hetookdownhisdrinkas
если
ifitwereadropinthebottomofaglass.
“Howyouevergetanythingdoneisbeyondme.”
Ilookedat
Мисс
MissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingat
нее
her.
Shewasaslender,small-breastedgirl,
с
withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingher
тело
bodybackwardattheshoulders
как
likeayoungcadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatme
с
withpolitereciprocalcuriosityoutofawan,charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtome
теперь
nowthatIhadseen
ее
her,orapictureof
ее
her,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
знаю
knowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
знаю
knowasingle—”.
“YoumustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Прежде чем
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmyneighbour
ужин
dinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistensearmimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromtheroomasthoughheweremovingacheckertoanothersquare.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandssetlightlyontheirhips,the
две
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutontoarosy-colouredporch,opentowardthesunset,
где
wherefourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“In
две
twoweeksit’llbethelongest
день
dayintheyear.”
Shelookedatusallradiantly.
“Doyou
всегда
alwayswatchforthelongest
дня
dayoftheyearandthenmiss
его
it?
Ialwayswatchforthelongest
день
dayintheyearandthenmissit.”
“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawned
Мисс
MissBaker,sittingdownatthetableasifsheweregettinginto
постель
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
Sheturnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
люди
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcould
ответить
answerhereyesfastenedwithanawedexpressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
все
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
и
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
знаю
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
но
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetformarryingabruteofaman,agreat,big,hulkingphysicalspecimenofa—”.
“I
ненавижу
hatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”insistedDaisy.
Иногда
SometimessheandMissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
и
andwithabanteringinconsequencethatwasnever
совсем
quitechatter,thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
и
andtheirimpersonaleyesintheabsenceofalldesire.
Theywere
здесь
here,andtheyacceptedTom
и
andme,makingonlyapolitepleasantefforttoentertain
или
ortobeentertained.
Theyknew
что
thatpresentlydinnerwouldbeover
и
andalittlelatertheevening
тоже
toowouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.
ItwassharplydifferentfromtheWest,
где
whereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointedanticipation
или
orelseinsheernervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“Youmakemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmysecondglassofcorky
но
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyoutalk
о
aboutcropsorsomething?”
Imeant
ничего
nothinginparticularbythisremark,
но
butitwastakenupinanunexpected
образом
way.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimistaboutthings.
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’safine
книга
book,andeverybodyoughtto
прочитать
readit.
Theideais
если
ifwedon’tlookout
в
thewhiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
все
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”