And now, shall I tell you about my vacation, or are you only interested in my education as such? I hope you appreciate the delicate shade of meaning in 'as such'. It is the latest…
And now, shall I tell you about my vacation, or are you only interested in my education as such? I hope you appreciate the delicate shade of meaning in 'as such'. It is the latest addition to my vocabulary. The girl from Texas is named Leonora Fenton. (Almost as funny as Jerusha, isn't it?) I like her, but not so much as Sallie McBride; I shall never like any one so much as Sallie except you. I must always like you the best of all, because you're my whole family rolled into one. Leonora and I and two Sophomores have walked 'cross country every pleasant day and explored the whole neighbourhood, dressed in short skirts and knit jackets and caps, and carrying shiny sticks to whack things with. Once we walked into town four miles - and stopped at a restaurant where the college girls go for dinner. Broiled lobster (35 cents), and for dessert, buckwheat cakes and maple syrup (15 cents). Nourishing and cheap. It was such a lark! Especially for me, because it was so awfully different from the asylum - 1 feel like an escaped convict every time I leave the campus. Before I thought, I started to tell the others what an experience I was having. The cat was almost out of the bag when I grabbed it by its tail and pulled it back. It's awfully hard for me not to tell everything I know. I'm a very confiding soul by nature; if I didn't have you to tell things to, I'd burst. We had a molasses candy pull last Friday evening, given by the house matron of Fergussen to the left-behinds in the other halls. There were twenty-two of us altogether, Freshmen and Sophomores and juniors and Seniors all united in amicable accord. The kitchen is huge, with copper pots and kettles hanging in rows on the stone wall - the littlest casserole among them about the size of a wash boiler. Four hundred girls live in Fergussen. The chef, in a white cap and apron, fetched out twenty-two other white caps and aprons I can't imagine where he got so many and we all turned ourselves into cooks. It was great fun, though I have seen better candy. When it was finally finished, and ourselves and the kitchen and the door-knobs all thoroughly sticky, we organized a procession and still in our caps and aprons, each carrying a big fork or spoon or frying pan, we marched through the empty corridors to the officers' parlour, where half-a-dozen professors and instructors were passing a tranquil evening. We serenaded them with college songs and offered refreshments. They accepted politely but dubiously. We left them sucking chunks of molasses candy, sticky and speechless. So you see, Daddy, my education progresses! Don't you really think that I ought to be an artist instead of an author? Vacation will be over in two days and I shall be glad to see the girls again. My tower is just a trifle lonely; when nine people occupy a house that was built for four hundred, they do rattle around a bit. Eleven pages - poor Daddy, you must be tired! I meant this to be just a short little thank-you note but when I get started I seem to have a ready pen. Goodbye, and thank you for thinking of me — I should be perfectly happy except for one little threatening cloud on the horizon. Examinations come in February. Yours with love, Judy PS. Maybe it isn’t proper to send love? If it isn’t, please excuse. But I must love somebody and there’s only you and Mrs. Lippett to choose between, so you see — you’ll HAVE to put up with it, Daddy dear, because I can’t love her. Подготовить пересказ в косвенной форме речи на английском с точным переводом!
Sure! Here’s a summary in reported speech along with a translation into Russian:
Judy wrote to her father, telling him about her vacation and her experiences at college. She expressed that while she liked a girl named Leonora Fenton from Texas, she liked her best friend, Sallie McBride, even more. Judy shared that she felt very attached to her father because he represented her whole family in one person.
She described how she and Leonora, along with two sophomores, had been exploring the countryside dressed in short skirts, knit jackets, and caps. They even walked four miles to a town where they enjoyed a cheap dinner of broiled lobster and buckwheat cakes with maple syrup. Judy felt liberated from the confines of her previous life, comparing her new experiences to those of an escaped convict.
She mentioned attending a molasses candy pull organized by the house matron for the girls who remained in the dormitory during the break. There were twenty-two girls participating, and they all donned white cooking caps and aprons provided by the chef. After making the candy, they marched in a procession to serenade some professors who accepted their confectionary offerings with bemusement.
Judy mused whether she should become an artist instead of a writer and mentioned that she would be glad to return to her friends at college after her vacation. She commented on the loneliness of her tower when only nine girls were occupying a space meant for four hundred.
Finally, she thanked her father for thinking of her and expressed her happiness despite the looming threat of upcoming examinations in February. In her postscript, she clarified that she wanted to send her love, and since there were only two people she could love, he would have to accept it.
Translation into Russian:
Джуди написала своему отцу, рассказывая о своем отдыхе и опыте в колледже. Она выразила, что, хотя ей нравилась девушка по имени Леонора Фентон из Техаса, она гораздо больше любила свою лучшую подругу Салли МакБрайд. Джуди поделилась, что чувствует глубокую связь с отцом, потому что он представляет ее всю семью в одном человеке.
Она описала, как она с Леонорой и двумя сокурсниками исследовали окрестности, одетые в короткие юбки, вязаные куртки и кепки. Они даже прошли четыре мили в город, где насладились недорогим ужином из запеченного омара и блинов с кленовым сиропом. Джуди чувствовала себя свободной от ограничений своей прежней жизни, сравнивая свои новые опыты с состоянием сбежавшего заключенного.
Она упомянула, что посещала приготовление молассовых конфет, организованное домоправительницей для девушек, оставшихся в общежитии во время перерыва. Участвовали двадцать две девушки, и они все надели белые кулинарные колпаки и фартуки, предоставленные шеф-поваром. После приготовления конфет они устроили процессию, чтобы спеть серенады профессорам, которые принимали их сладости с недоумением.
Джуди размышляла, не следует ли ей стать художником вместо писателя, и отметила, что будет рада вернуться к своим друзьям в колледже после отдыха. Она прокомментировала одиночество своей башни, когда только девять девушек занимали пространство, рассчитанное на четыреста.
В конце концов, она поблагодарила отца за то, что он думает о ней, и выразила свою радость, несмотря на приближающуюся угрозу предстоящих экзаменов в феврале. В своем постскриптуме она уточнила, что хочет отправить свою любовь, и так как у нее есть только два человека, которых она может любить, ему придется это принять.
