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theatre. Then I shall take her to a West End theatre. She will make the
world as mad as she has made me."
"That would be impossible, my dear boy."
"Yes, she will."
"Well, what night shall we go?" .
"Let me see. Today is Tuesday. Let us go there tomorrow. She
plays Juliet that day."
"All right. At eight o'clock and I will get Basil."
"Not eight, Harry, please. Half-past six. We must be there before
the curtain rises. You must see her in the first act, where she meets
Romeo."
As he left the room, Lord Henry began to think. He thought of
his friend's young colourful life and wondered how it was all going to
end.
When he arrived home, about half-past twelve o'clock he saw a
telegram lying on the table. He opened it and found it was from Dorian
Gray. It told him that he was going to marry Sibyl Vane.
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1
That is a rather commonplace debut – Довольно банальное
начало.
2
dreadful = terrible, very bad
3
a beer-barrel – пивной бочонок
4
gentle = kind and lovely
5
Prince Charming – Прекрасный Принц; герой сказки «Зо-
лушка» французского писателя Шарля Перро
Exercises
1. Complete these sentences:
1. Men marry because .....
2. There are only five women in London who .….
3. I felt that there was ..…
4. The sounds of a cracked piano ..…
5. Harry! Why didn't you tell me that ..…
6. She will make the world as ..…
7. When he arrived home .....
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2. Answer the questions:
1. Read the description of lord Henry’s library again. What can
you say about the owner of this room?
2. What is Lord Henry’s attitude to women?
3. What attracted Dorian in Sibyl?
4. Why wasn’t Dorian interested in ordinary women?
5. Do you think Dorian will marry Sibyl? Why?
3. Who do these words belong to? When were they pro-
nounced?
1. «I don't think I will marry sometime.»
2. «You would not say so if you saw her, Harry.»
3. «I felt sorry for its great writer.»
4. «Miss Sibyl knows how to pay compliments.»
5. «That would be impossible, my dear boy.»
Chapter Six
Words:
huge – огромный
a dahlia – астра
petals – лепестки
a creature – создание, существо
disappointed – разочарован
a failure – провал
dreadful – terrible
indifferent – безразличный
That night the theatre was crowded. The heat was terrible, and
the huge lamp flamed like a monstrous dahlia with petals of yellow
fire. The youths in the gallery had taken off their coats and waistcoats.
They talked to each other across the theatre. Some women were laugh-
ing in the pit. Their voices sounded too loud.
A quarter of an hour afterwards, Sibyl Vane appeared on the
stage. Yes, she was certainly lovely to look at – one of the loveliest
creatures, Lord Henry thought, that he had ever seen. She stepped back
and her lips seemed to tremble. Basil Hallward leaped to his feet and
theatre. Then I shall take her to a West End theatre. She will make the 2. Answer the questions:
world as mad as she has made me." 1. Read the description of lord Henry’s library again. What can
"That would be impossible, my dear boy." you say about the owner of this room?
"Yes, she will." 2. What is Lord Henry’s attitude to women?
"Well, what night shall we go?" . 3. What attracted Dorian in Sibyl?
"Let me see. Today is Tuesday. Let us go there tomorrow. She 4. Why wasn’t Dorian interested in ordinary women?
plays Juliet that day." 5. Do you think Dorian will marry Sibyl? Why?
"All right. At eight o'clock and I will get Basil."
"Not eight, Harry, please. Half-past six. We must be there before 3. Who do these words belong to? When were they pro-
the curtain rises. You must see her in the first act, where she meets nounced?
Romeo." 1. «I don't think I will marry sometime.»
As he left the room, Lord Henry began to think. He thought of 2. «You would not say so if you saw her, Harry.»
his friend's young colourful life and wondered how it was all going to 3. «I felt sorry for its great writer.»
end. 4. «Miss Sibyl knows how to pay compliments.»
When he arrived home, about half-past twelve o'clock he saw a 5. «That would be impossible, my dear boy.»
telegram lying on the table. He opened it and found it was from Dorian
Gray. It told him that he was going to marry Sibyl Vane. Chapter Six
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1
That is a rather commonplace debut – Довольно банальное Words:
начало. huge – огромный
2
dreadful = terrible, very bad a dahlia – астра
3
a beer-barrel – пивной бочонок petals – лепестки
4
gentle = kind and lovely a creature – создание, существо
5
Prince Charming – Прекрасный Принц; герой сказки «Зо- disappointed – разочарован
лушка» французского писателя Шарля Перро a failure – провал
dreadful – terrible
Exercises indifferent – безразличный
1. Complete these sentences: That night the theatre was crowded. The heat was terrible, and
1. Men marry because ..... the huge lamp flamed like a monstrous dahlia with petals of yellow
2. There are only five women in London who .…. fire. The youths in the gallery had taken off their coats and waistcoats.
3. I felt that there was ..… They talked to each other across the theatre. Some women were laugh-
4. The sounds of a cracked piano ..… ing in the pit. Their voices sounded too loud.
5. Harry! Why didn't you tell me that ..… A quarter of an hour afterwards, Sibyl Vane appeared on the
6. She will make the world as ..… stage. Yes, she was certainly lovely to look at – one of the loveliest
7. When he arrived home ..... creatures, Lord Henry thought, that he had ever seen. She stepped back
and her lips seemed to tremble. Basil Hallward leaped to his feet and
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