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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Russian A1-B2 Students

The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Russian A1-B2 Students

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THEPREFACE
Theartististhe
создатель
creatorofbeautifulthings.
Torevealart
и
andconcealtheartistisart’s
цель
aim.
Thecriticishe
кто
whocantranslateintoanothermanner
или
oranewmaterialhis
впечатление
impressionofbeautifulthings.
Thehighestasthelowest
форма
formofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.
Те
Thosewhofinduglymeaningsinbeautifulthingsarecorruptwithoutbeingcharming.
Это
Thisisafault.
Those
кто
whofindbeautifulmeaningsin
красивые
beautifulthingsarethecultivated.
Forthese
есть
thereishope.
Theyaretheelecttowhom
красивые
beautifulthingsmeanonlybeauty.
Thereis
не
nosuchthingasamoral
или
oranimmoralbook.
Booksare
хорошо
wellwritten,orbadlywritten.
Thatis
все
all.
Thenineteenthcenturydislikeofrealismisthe
ярость
rageofCalibanseeinghisownfaceinaglass.
Thenineteenth
века
centurydislikeofromanticismisthe
ярость
rageofCalibannotseeinghisownfaceinaglass.
Themoral
жизнь
lifeofmanformspartofthesubject-matteroftheartist,
но
butthemoralityofartconsistsintheperfectuseofan
несовершенной
imperfectmedium.
Noartistdesirestoprove
ничего
anything.
Eventhingsthataretrue
может
canbeproved.
Noartisthasethicalsympathies.
Anethical
симпатия
sympathyinanartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.
Не
Noartistisevermorbid.
The
художник
artistcanexpresseverything.
Thought
и
andlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofan
искусства
art.
Viceandvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsforan
искусства
art.
Fromthepointofviewof
формы
form,thetypeofalltheartsisthe
искусство
artofthemusician.
Fromthe
точки
pointofviewoffeeling,theactor’s
ремесло
craftisthetype.
All
искусство
artisatoncesurface
и
andsymbol.
Thosewhogo
под
beneaththesurfacedosoattheirperil.
Те
Thosewhoreadthesymboldosoattheirperil.
Itisthespectator,andnot
жизнь
life,thatartreallymirrors.
Diversityofopinion
о
aboutaworkofartshows
что
thattheworkisnew,complex,
и
andvital.
Whencriticsdisagree,the
художник
artistisinaccordwithhimself.
Wecan
простить
forgiveamanformakinga
полезную
usefulthingaslongashedoesnotadmireit.
Theonly
оправдание
excuseformakingauselessthingisthatoneadmiresitintensely.
Все
Allartisquiteuseless.
CHAPTERI.
The
студия
studiowasfilledwiththerichodourofroses,
и
andwhenthelightsummer
ветер
windstirredamidstthetreesofthegarden,therecame
через
throughtheopendoortheheavy
аромат
scentofthelilac,orthe
более
moredelicateperfumeofthepink-floweringthorn.
FromthecornerofthedivanofPersiansaddle-bagsonwhichhewaslying,smoking,aswashiscustom,innumerablecigarettes,
Лорд
LordHenryWottoncouldjustcatchthegleamofthehoney-sweet
и
andhoney-colouredblossomsofalaburnum,
чьи
whosetremulousbranchesseemedhardlyableto
нести
beartheburdenofa
красоты
beautysoflamelikeastheirs;
и
andnowandthenthefantasticshadowsofbirdsinflightflittedacrossthelongtussore-silkcurtainsthatwerestretchedin
перед
frontofthehugewindow,producingakindofmomentaryJapaneseeffect,
и
andmakinghimthinkof
тех
thosepallid,jade-facedpaintersofTokyowho,throughthemediumofan
искусства
artthatisnecessarilyimmobile,seektoconveythe
ощущение
senseofswiftnessandmotion.
Thesullenmurmurofthebeesshoulderingtheirwaythroughthelongunmowngrass,
или
orcirclingwithmonotonousinsistenceroundthedustygilthornsofthestragglingwoodbine,seemedtomakethestillness
более
moreoppressive.
ThedimroarofLondonwas
как
likethebourdonnoteofadistantorgan.
Inthecentreoftheroom,clampedtoanuprighteasel,stoodthefull-length
портрет
portraitofayoungmanofextraordinarypersonal
красоты
beauty,andinfrontofit,
несколько
somelittledistanceaway,wassittingthe
художник
artisthimself,BasilHallward,whosesudden
исчезновение
disappearancesomeyearsagocaused,atthe
время
time,suchpublicexcitementandgaverisetosomanystrangeconjectures.
Asthe
художник
painterlookedatthegracious
и
andcomelyformhehadsoskilfullymirroredinhisart,a
улыбка
smileofpleasurepassedacrosshisface,
и
andseemedabouttolinger
там
there.
Buthesuddenlystartedup,
и
andclosinghiseyes,placedhisfingersuponthelids,asthoughhesoughttoimprisonwithinhisbrain
некоторые
somecuriousdreamfromwhichhefearedhemightawake.
“Itisyourbest
работа
work,Basil,thebestthingyouhaveeverdone,”said
Лорд
LordHenrylanguidly.
“Youmust
безусловно
certainlysenditnextyeartotheGrosvenor.
The
Академия
Academyistoolargeand
слишком
toovulgar.
WheneverIhavegonethere,therehavebeen
либо
eithersomanypeoplethatIhavenotbeenableto
видеть
seethepictures,whichwas
ужасно
dreadful,orsomanypicturesthatIhavenotbeenableto
видеть
seethepeople,whichwas
хуже
worse.
TheGrosvenorisreallytheonlyplace.”
“Idon’t
думаю
thinkIshallsenditanywhere,”heanswered,tossinghis
голову
headbackinthatoddway
что
thatusedtomakehisfriends
смеяться
laughathimatOxford.
“No,Iwon’tsenditanywhere.”
Лорд
LordHenryelevatedhiseyebrows
и
andlookedathiminamazement
через
throughthethinbluewreathsofsmokethatcurledupinsuchfancifulwhorlsfromhisheavy,opium-tainted
сигареты
cigarette.
“Notsenditanywhere?
My
дорогой
dearfellow,why?
Haveyouanyreason?
Whatoddchapsyoupaintersare!
Youdo
все
anythingintheworldtogaina
репутацию
reputation.
Assoonasyouhaveone,youseemtowanttothrowitaway.
Itissillyofyou,for
есть
thereisonlyonethinginthe
мире
worldworsethanbeingtalked
о
about,andthatisnotbeingtalked
о
about.
AportraitlikethiswouldsetyoufarabovealltheyoungmeninEngland,
и
andmaketheoldmenquite
ревновать
jealous,ifoldmenareever
способны
capableofanyemotion.”
“I
знаю
knowyouwilllaughatme,”hereplied,“butI
действительно
reallycan’texhibitit.
Ihaveput
слишком
toomuchofmyselfintoit.”
Лорд
LordHenrystretchedhimselfoutonthedivan
и
andlaughed.
“Yes,Iknewyouwould;
но
butitisquitetrue,
все
allthesame.”
“Toomuchofyourselfinit!
Uponmyword,
Василий
Basil,Ididn’tknowyouweresovain;
и
andIreallycan’tseeanyresemblance
между
betweenyou,withyourruggedstrongface
и
andyourcoal-blackhair,andthisyoungAdonis,
который
wholooksasifhewasmadeoutof
слоновой кости
ivoryandrose-leaves.
Why,my
дорогой
dearBasil,heisaNarcissus,
и
andyou—well,ofcourseyouhaveanintellectual
выражение
expressionandallthat.
But
красота
beauty,realbeauty,endswhereanintellectual
выражение
expressionbegins.
Intellectisinitselfamodeofexaggeration,
и
anddestroystheharmonyofanyface.
Themomentonesitsdownto
думать
think,onebecomesallnose,
или
orallforehead,orsomethinghorrid.
Посмотрите
Lookatthesuccessfulmenin
любой
anyofthelearnedprofessions.
Как
Howperfectlyhideoustheyare!
За исключением
Except,ofcourse,inthe
Церкви
Church.
Buttheninthe
Церкви
Churchtheydon’tthink.
A
епископ
bishopkeepsonsayingattheageofeightywhathewastoldtosay
когда
whenhewasaboyofeighteen,
и
andasanaturalconsequencehe
всегда
alwayslooksabsolutelydelightful.
Your
таинственный
mysteriousyoungfriend,whosenameyouhavenevertold
меня
me,butwhosepicturereallyfascinates
меня
me,neverthinks.
Ifeelquite
уверен
sureofthat.
Heissomebrainlessbeautiful
существо
creaturewhoshouldbealways
здесь
hereinwinterwhenwe
у
havenoflowerstolookat,
и
andalwayshereinsummer
когда
whenwewantsomethingto
охладить
chillourintelligence.
Don’tflatteryourself,
Василий
Basil:
youarenotintheleastlikehim.”
“Youdon’tunderstand
меня
me,Harry,”answeredtheartist.
“Of
конечно
courseIamnotlikehim.
I
знаю
knowthatperfectlywell.
Indeed,Ishouldbesorrytolook
как
likehim.
Youshrugyourshoulders?
Iamtellingyouthetruth.
Thereisafatalityaboutallphysical
и
andintellectualdistinction,thesortoffatalitythatseemstodogthrough
истории
historythefalteringstepsofkings.
Itis
лучше
betternottobedifferentfromone’sfellows.
Theugly
и
andthestupidhavethebestofitinthis
мире
world.
Theycansitattheirease
и
andgapeattheplay.
Если
Iftheyknownothingofvictory,theyareat
крайней мере
leastsparedtheknowledgeofdefeat.
Theyliveaswe
все
allshouldlive—undisturbed,indifferent,andwithoutdisquiet.
Theyneitherbringruinuponothers,noreverreceiveitfromalienhands.
Your
ранг
rankandwealth,Harry;
mybrains,
такой
suchastheyare—myart,whateveritmaybeworth;
DorianGray’sgoodlooks—weshall
все
allsufferforwhatthegodshavegiven
нам
us,sufferterribly.”
“DorianGray?
Is
это
thathisname?”
askedLordHenry,walking
через
acrossthestudiotowardsBasilHallward.
“Yes,thatishisname.
Ididn’tintendtotellittoyou.”
“But
почему
whynot?”
“Oh,Ican’t
объяснить
explain.
WhenIlikepeopleimmensely,Inevertelltheirnamestoanyone.
Itis
как
likesurrenderingapartofthem.
Ihavegrownto
любить
lovesecrecy.
Itseemstobetheone
вещь
thingthatcanmakemodern
жизнь
lifemysteriousormarvellousto
нас
us.
Thecommonestthingisdelightful
если
ifoneonlyhidesit.
Когда
WhenIleavetownnowInevertellmypeoplewhereIamgoing.
Если
IfIdid,Iwouldlose
все
allmypleasure.
Itisasilly
привычка
habit,Idaresay,but
то
somehowitseemstobringagreatdealofromanceintoone’s
жизнь
life.
Isupposeyouthinkme
ужасно
awfullyfoolishaboutit?”
“Notatall,”answered
Лорд
LordHenry,“notatall,my
дорогой
dearBasil.
Youseemtoforget
что
thatIammarried,andtheonecharmofmarriageis
что
thatitmakesalifeofdeception
абсолютно
absolutelynecessaryforbothparties.
Inever
знаю
knowwheremywifeis,
и
andmywifeneverknowswhatIamdoing.
Когда
Whenwemeet—wedomeet
иногда
occasionally,whenwedineout
вместе
together,orgodowntotheDuke’s—wetell
друг
eachotherthemostabsurdstories
с
withthemostseriousfaces.
My
жена
wifeisverygoodatit—much
лучше
better,infact,thanIam.
Shenevergetsconfusedoverherdates,andI
всегда
alwaysdo.
Butwhenshedoesfindmeout,shemakes
не
norowatall.
I
иногда
sometimeswishshewould;
butshemerelylaughsatme.”
“I
ненавижу
hatethewayyoutalk
о
aboutyourmarriedlife,Harry,”saidBasilHallward,strolling
к
towardsthedoorthatledinto
в
thegarden.
“Ibelievethatyouare
действительно
reallyaverygoodhusband,
но
butthatyouarethoroughly
стыдно
ashamedofyourownvirtues.
Youareanextraordinaryfellow.
Youneversayamoralthing,
и
andyouneverdoawrongthing.
Yourcynicismissimplyapose.”
“Beingnaturalissimplya
поза
pose,andthemostirritating
поза
poseIknow,”criedLordHenry,laughing;
и
andthetwoyoungmenwentoutintothe
сад
gardentogetherandensconcedthemselvesonalongbamboo
сиденье
seatthatstoodinthe
тени
shadeofatalllaurelbush.
Thesunlightslipped
над
overthepolishedleaves.
Inthegrass,whitedaisiesweretremulous.
После
Afterapause,LordHenrypulledouthis
часы
watch.
“IamafraidI
должен
mustbegoing,Basil,”hemurmured,“and
прежде чем
beforeIgo,Iinsistonyouransweringa
вопрос
questionIputtoyousome
время
timeago.”
“Whatisthat?”
saidthe
художник
painter,keepinghiseyesfixedonthe
земле
ground.
“Youknowquitewell.”
“Idonot,Harry.”
“Well,Iwilltellyouwhatitis.
I
хочу
wantyoutoexplaintome
почему
whyyouwon’texhibitDorianGray’s
картину
picture.
Iwanttherealreason.”
“Itoldyoutherealreason.”
“No,youdidnot.
Yousaiditwas
потому что
becausetherewastoomuchofyourselfin
это
it.
Now,thatischildish.”
“Harry,”said
Бэзил
BasilHallward,lookinghimstraightintheface,“every
портрет
portraitthatispaintedwithfeelingisa
портрет
portraitoftheartist,notofthesitter.
Thesitteris
всего лишь
merelytheaccident,theoccasion.
Itisnothewhoisrevealedbythe
художник
painter;
itisratherthe
художник
painterwho,onthecolouredcanvas,revealshimself.
The
причина
reasonIwillnotexhibit
эту
thispictureisthatIam
боюсь
afraidthatIhaveshowninitthe
секрет
secretofmyownsoul.”
Лорд
LordHenrylaughed.
“Andwhatisthat?”
heasked.
“Iwilltellyou,”saidHallward;
но
butanexpressionofperplexitycameoverhisface.
“Iam
все
allexpectation,Basil,”continuedhis
компаньон
companion,glancingathim.
“Oh,
есть
thereisreallyverylittleto
сказать
tell,Harry,”answeredthepainter;
“andIam
боюсь
afraidyouwillhardlyunderstand
это
it.
Perhapsyouwillhardlybelieveit.”
Лорд
LordHenrysmiled,andleaningdown,pluckedapink-petalleddaisyfromthegrass
и
andexaminedit.
“Iamquite
уверен
sureIshallunderstandit,”hereplied,gazingintentlyatthelittle
золотой
golden,white-feathereddisk,“andasforbelievingthings,Icanbelieve
все
anything,providedthatitisquiteincredible.”
The
ветер
windshooksomeblossomsfromthetrees,
и
andtheheavylilac-blooms,withtheirclusteringstars,movedto
и
andfrointhelanguidair.
Agrasshopperbegantochirrupbythe
стены
wall,andlikeabluethreadalongthindragon-flyfloated
мимо
pastonitsbrowngauzewings.
Лорд
LordHenryfeltasifhecouldhearBasilHallward’sheartbeating,
и
andwonderedwhatwascoming.
“Thestoryissimplythis,”saidthe
художник
painteraftersometime.
“Twomonths
назад
agoIwenttoacrushat
Леди
LadyBrandon’s.
Youknowwe
бедные
poorartistshavetoshowourselvesinsocietyfrom
время
timetotime,justto
напомнить
remindthepublicthatwearenotsavages.
С
Withaneveningcoatandawhitetie,asyoutoldme
однажды
once,anybody,evenastock-broker,
может
cangainareputationforbeing
цивилизованного
civilized.
Well,afterIhadbeenintheroomabouttenminutes,talkingtohugeoverdresseddowagers
и
andtediousacademicians,Isuddenlybecameconscious
что
thatsomeonewaslookingat
меня
me.
Iturnedhalf-wayround
и
andsawDorianGrayforthe
впервые
firsttime.
Whenoureyesmet,Ifelt
что
thatIwasgrowingpale.
Acurioussensationofterrorcameover
меня
me.
IknewthatIhadcomefacetoface
с
withsomeonewhosemere
личность
personalitywassofascinatingthat,
если
ifIalloweditto
сделать
doso,itwouldabsorbmy
всю
wholenature,mywholesoul,myvery
искусство
artitself.
Ididnotwantanyexternalinfluenceinmy
жизни
life.
Youknowyourself,Harry,howindependentIambynature.
Ihave
всегда
alwaysbeenmyownmaster;
hadat
крайней мере
leastalwaysbeenso,tillImetDorian
Грей
Gray.
Then—butIdon’tknow
как
howtoexplainittoyou.
То
Somethingseemedtotellme
что
thatIwasonthe
пороге
vergeofaterriblecrisisinmy
жизни
life.
Ihadastrangefeeling
что
thatfatehadinstoreformeexquisitejoys
и
andexquisitesorrows.
Igrewafraid
и
andturnedtoquittheroom.
Itwasnot
совесть
consciencethatmademedoso:
itwasa
рода
sortofcowardice.
Itake
не
nocredittomyselffortryingtoescape.”
“Conscience
и
andcowardicearereallythe
же
samethings,Basil.
Conscienceisthetrade-nameofthefirm.
Thatisall.”
“Idon’t
верю
believethat,Harry,andIdon’t
верю
believeyoudoeither.
However,
что
whateverwasmymotive—anditmayhavebeen
гордость
pride,forIusedtobe
очень
veryproud—Icertainlystruggledtothedoor.
Там
There,ofcourse,Istumbledagainst
Леди
LadyBrandon.
‘Youarenotgoingtorunawayso
скоро
soon,Mr.Hallward?’shescreamedout.
Youknowhercuriouslyshrillvoice?”
“Yes;
sheisa
павлин
peacockineverythingbutbeauty,”said
Лорд
LordHenry,pullingthedaisytobitswithhislongnervousfingers.
“Icouldnotgetridof
нее
her.
Shebroughtmeuptoroyalties,
и
andpeoplewithstarsandgarters,
и
andelderlyladieswithgigantictiaras
и
andparrotnoses.
Shespokeofmeasherdearestfriend.
Ihad
только
onlymetheroncebefore,
но
butshetookitintoher
голову
headtolionizeme.
I
верю
believesomepictureofminehadmadea
большой
greatsuccessatthetime,at
крайней мере
leasthadbeenchatteredaboutinthepennynewspapers,
что
whichisthenineteenth-centurystandardofimmortality.
Внезапно
SuddenlyIfoundmyselffacetoface
с
withtheyoungmanwhose
личность
personalityhadsostrangelystirred
меня
me.