Gulnurrakulova1981

02.10.2022 21:40 •  Английский язык

Справильным переводом, я имею ввиду не с переводчика. может кто-нибудь может найти перевод. 15 ! under the high treesit was six o’clock when ben smith, dreadfully tired, arrivedhome from the school where he was a teacher. he had had a lotof work and trouble that day. he dreamed of a quiet evening at home. june, his wife, met him at the door smiling radiantly. sheasked ben to be quick with his supper and change after that.she said she had got everything arranged and they would go tothe theatre.only then did ben remember it was the very night that hadbeen settled for their going out. so june was realizing herdream. he envied his daughter penny, a sixteenyear old girl,who said she would stay indoors and watch television. but suddenly he was sorry for june who got too little entertainmenteven at weekends.it was already past seven when they started for the theatre.the weather was unusually nasty. ben’s nose and feet werecold. after 20 minutes a number 64 bus stopped. they got on,but the seats were full. unfortunately the bus conductor told bento get off as only seven people could stand in the bus. ben did soforgetting that his wife had got the tickets.it was pouring now. the road was wet and there was a hole inhis shoe. luckily he got on the next number 64 bus soonenough and found a seat. ben shut his eyes. when he openedthem again, the bus was past the theatre. it was still raining ashe walked back to it feeling unhappy. over the doors were thewords, “under the high trees”.the man at the door said he could not let him in without aticket. ben was about to leave when a girl behind the ticketoffice window said: “are you mr. smith? your wife left your ticketwith me.”ben squeezed to his seat in the dark, stepping on people’sfeet. he asked june what the play was about. she whispered shecould not understand much as one actor, an old man, spoke veryquietly, and the other, a young man, spoke very quickly.as soon as the play was over, they ran out. there were nobuses and it was raining. they waited and waited and theirclothes got wetter. at last ben lost his patience and shouted: “taxi! ”a passing taxi stopped. ben pushed his wife in.“two pounds,” said the driver when they arrived.“what? ”“after ten o’clock in the evening the fare is higher.”unwillingly ben paid the driver. besides all the trouble itturned out to be too expensive for them.“did you watch television, penny? ” ben asked his daughter.“yes,” she said. “you can’t imagine how brilliant the playwas.”“what was the name of it? ” asked ben as he picked up hiscup of coffee.“under the high trees” was the answer. ben smith put hiscup of coffee on the kitchen table and went slowly upstairs tobed.​