38. Vivian, what is it you want?

Вивиан, что ты хочешь?

apartment [ə’pɑːtmənt] комната
arrange [ə’reɪnʤ] устраивать, организовывать
attic [‘ætɪk] чердак
capable [‘keɪpəbl] (of) способный на что-л.
charge [ʧɑːʤ] атаковать (особенно в конном строю); нападать, атаковать
climb [klaɪm] взбираться, влезать, карабкаться
condo(minium) [ˌkɔndə’mɪnɪəm] кондоминиум, совладение, жилищное товарищество
draw [drɔː] вытаскивать
geography [ʤɪ’ɔgrəfɪ] география
guarantee [ˌgærən’tiː] гарантировать
knight [naɪt] рыцарь
pretend [prɪ’tend] притворяться, делать вид
princess [prɪn’ses] принцесса
prostitute [‘prɔstɪtjuːt] проститутка
queen [kwiːn] королева
rescue [‘reskjuː] спасать
rid [rɪd] (rid of) освобождать, избавлять (от чего-л. / кого-л.)
sword [sɔːd] меч
tough [tʌf] тяжело, трудно
tower [‘tauə] башня
trap [træp] ловить, заманивать
treat [triːt] вести себя (по отношению к кому-л.); относиться
variety [və’raɪətɪ] многообразие
wave [weɪv] махать, размахивать
wicked [‘wɪkɪd] злой

1VIV: What are you thinking about sitting here all by yourself?
   2ED: The fact that this will be our last night together, and you’ll finally be rid of me.
1VIV: Well, you’ve been pretty tough to take.
   2ED: My business is almost over, so I’ll be going back to New York. I’d really like to see you again.
1VIV: You would?
   2 ED: Yes. Yes, I would, so I’ve arranged for you to have an apartment, to have a car, a wide variety of stores guaranteed to suck up to you anytime you want to go shopping. Everything’s done.
1VIV: What else? You gonna leave some money by the bed when you pass through town?
   2 ED: Vivian, it really wouldn’t be like that.
1VIV: How would it be?

   2 ED: Well, for one thing, it would get you off the streets.
1VIV: That’s just geography.
   2ED: Vivian, what is it you want? What do you see happening between us?
1VIV: I don’t know. When I was a little girl, my mama used to lock me in the attic when I was bad, which was pretty often. And I would pretend I was a princess trapped in a tower by a wicked queen. And then suddenly this knight on a white horse with these colors flying would come charging up and draw his sword. And I would wave. And he would climb up the tower and rescue me. But never in all the time that I had this dream did the knight say to me, “Come on, baby, I’ll put you up in a great condo.”
   2ED: I have to go now, but I want you to understand. I heard everything you said. This is all I’m capable of right now. It’s a very big step for me.
1VIV: I know. It’s a really good offer for a girl like me.
   2ED: I’ve never treated you like a prostitute.
1VIV: You just did.

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