Первая сцена
Hey, Bridge, what’s your love life? Oh. Still going out without publishing, chubby? Uh, no, no. Never dip your nib in the office ink. Right. You really ought to hurry up and get sprogged up, you know, old girl. Times are running out. Tick tock. Yes, yes. Tell me, is it one in four marriages that end in divorce now, or one in three? One in three. Seriously, though. Offices full of single girls in their 30s. Fine physical specimens, but they just can’t seem to hold down a chap. Yes. Why is it there are so many unmarried women in their 30s these days, Bridget? Well, I don’t know. I suppose it doesn’t help that underneath our clothes our entire bodies are covered in scales.
- fix smbdy up with smbdy – to arrange a romantic meeting or date between two people
- (expression) never dip your nib in the office ink – advise against getting romantically involved with colleagues or people you work closely with
- (informal) sprog – a child or baby
- get sprogged up – get pregnant
- (phrasal verb) time is running out – there is not much time left in which to achieve something
- a fine specimen – a person or thing regarded as the ideal or best among its peers
- (phrase) it doesn’t help that – phrase used to indicate that a particular situation makes an already difficult or negative circumstance worse
Вторая сцена
So… So? Are you staying at your parents’ for New Year? Yes. You? Oh, no, no, no, no. I was in London. I had a party last night, so I’m afraid I’m a bit hungover. Wish I could be lying with my head in the toilet like all normal people. New Year’s resolution, drink less. Oh, and quit smoking. Oh! And keep New Year’s resolutions. And stop talking total nonsense to strangers. In fact, stop talking full stop. Yes, well, perhaps it’s time to eat.
Unfortunately, he just happens to be my boss, editor-in-chief Daniel Cleaver. And for various slightly unfair reasons relating to this year’s Christmas party, I suspect he does not fantasize about me.
- to be hungover – experience physical and mental symptoms after drinking too much alcohol
- New Year’s resolutions – commitments or goals that individuals set for themselves at the beginning of the new year
- editor-in-chief – the highest-ranking editor in a publication, such as a newspaper, magazine, or online platform.
- happens to be – a phrase used to indicate that something is true or occurs by chance, often in a way that may be surprising or noteworthy
- (for) various (reasons) – more than one; several
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