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Английский язык с Агатой Кристи. Убийства по алфавитуI realized that myself quite soon. I wasn't the sort of person to get on in life. I was always doing foolish things making myself look ridiculous. And I was timid afraid of people. I had a bad time at school the boys found out my Christian names they used to tease me about them. I did very badly at school in games and work and everything." He shook his head. "Just as well poor mother died. She'd have been disappointed Even when I was at the Commercial College I was stupid it took me longer to learn typing and shorthand than anyone else. And yet I didn't feel stupid if you know what I mean." He cast a sudden appealing look at the other man (он бросил неожиданный умоляющий взгляд на другого человека). "I know what you mean," said Poirot (я знаю, что вы имеете в виду). "Go on (продолжайте)." "It was just the feeling (это просто было чувство) that everybody else thought me stupid (что все остальные думали, что я тупой). Very paralysing (это очень обескураживающе; to paralyze парализовывать; лишать сил). It was the same thing later in the office (все то же было и позднее, на работе/в офисе)." "And later still in the war?" prompted Poirot (а еще позднее, на войне? подсказал Пуаро). Mr ...» |
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