The Painted Veil

Clarify the following:
When she shook hands with him on leaving he gave her hand a pressure that she could not mistake.
“Hong-Kong is very small, isn’t it?” she said.

Answer the questions:
Why did Kitty keep Charlie at a distance at first?
How did Charlie treat Kitty?
Did the love affair renew her beauty?
How did she look like?
Did she love him?
What made Kitty hesitate before the final step?
Did Kitty change her attitude to Walter after their meeting with Charlie?
Why did Kitty feel sudden sympathy for the love that Walter bore her?
Were Charles and Kitty taking a risk?
Where did they meet?
Could anybody guess that Charles was Kitty’s lover?
Was Mr. Townsend an egoistic person?
Why did Kitty worship Charlie?
What did Kitty dream about?

Find in the text the following words and phrases, translate them into Russian:
to keep smb at a distance
to be angry with smb
to adore smb
to look tired and drawn
now and then
to take pains to do smth
to congratulate smb on smth
to wish that smb were/did smth
to go off
in friendly asides
Compose the sentences of your own using the words and word combinations suggested.

Find the English equivalents for the following:
в полном рассвете
недооценивать
ради кого-либо
обожать кого-либо
стараться вовсю
быть полным достоинств

Translate into English using words and phrases studied:
Джулия обожала своих детей и никогда на них не сердилась.
Время от времени мне приходилось прикладывать усилия в общении с ним.
Анна старалась держать его на расстоянии, и даже с днем рождения поздравила по телефону.

Choose the correct variant. Look closely
The best way to understand a man is to put yourself in his…
a) skin b) shoes c)coat
She kept her temper in…
a) control b) hand c) check
When angry she put her back…
a) over b) up c) off
It was next to impossible to get him off her…
a) neck b) hands c) mind
She was afraid to be put on the…
a) sill b) shelf c) bench
The remark put him of his…
a) guard b) place c) roof

Continue the sentences according to the text:
Who would have thought that…
He said that she looked like a…
Don’t you think you were very silly…
But there is all the difference between a girl…
He never ate…
She liked the care he took…
No one would think he was…
Oh, how she wished she were…

Agree or disagree with the statement.
Kitty knew Charlie was in love with her and didn’t try to keep him at a distance.
Now Kitty knew what love was, she had never been in love before.
When Charlie became Kitty’s lover the situation between her and Walter seemed to be the same.
Kitty had hesitated some time before the final step, because her upbringing intimidated her.
Kitty’s happiness wasn’t sometimes good for her, she began to loose her first freshness.
All Kitty’s women friends supposed she was going to have a baby.
Kitty saw Charlie a good deal here and there and he couldn’t speak to her in a formal way he used with everyone.
Charlie had a very good figure and he didn’t take any pains to keep it.
No one could believe Charlie was forty, he looked much older.
Charlie was clever, good-humored, and there wasn’t a thing he couldn’t do.

Express your opinion to the points. Give your reasons:
When Kitty knew what love was, she felt a sudden sympathy for the love that Walter bored her.
Kitty was really happy with Charlie.
Kitty was a perfect fool to waste so much time.
Kitty worshipped Charlie.