«It was really wonderful, when you came to think of it, that just to have lunch with her and talk to her for three quaters of an hour, perhaps, could make a man quite important in his own scrubby little circle.» / Lingvo Live

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yuliya achilovaasked for translation 7 years ago

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It was really wonderful, when you came to think of it, that just to have lunch with her and talk to her for three quaters of an hour, perhaps, could make a man quite important in his own scrubby little circle.

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Здорово, что тебя осенило, что просто обед с ней и разговор в течение 45 минут, могли бы придать тебе веса в твоём жалком окружении.
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when you come to the end of relationship and you always find yourself seeing that person one last timeкогда вы подходите к концу отношений и вы осознаёте, что видите этого человека в последний раз

You are entitled to think of him as a man who has wasted every gift he possesses. I'm with you.Вы вправе думать о нем, как о человеке растерявшем все способности, которыми он обладал. Я с вами согласен.

I didn't talk to him for a weekЯ не говорил с ним неделю.

she can come up to a stranger and talk to himона может подойти и поговрить с незнакомцем

come to think of itесли вдуматься

When you came to work on Wednesday and had three more days to go(work)...Когда ты вышел на работу в среду и осталось работать три дня

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