A Modern Comedy: Book 1: The White Monkey (Современная комедия: Т. 1: Белая обезьяна: Роман) (комм. Березовского А.М.) (на англ.яз.)

The house he had built (дом, который он построил) was of modern design (был современного дизайна/проекта) a white rectangle (белый прямоугольник) that was not unpleasing to the eye (который не был неприятен глазу). Apart from two big galleries (не считая двух больших галерей) that housed his collection (/в/ которых размещалась его коллекция; to house размещать) it was not a large house (это не был большой дом). Our arrival there took place about 8 A.M. (мы прибыли туда около восьми /часов/ утра: «наше прибытие туда произошло около восьми утра). A local police officer had met us at the station (офицер местной полиции встретил нас на станции) and had put us au courant of the situation (и ввел нас в курс дела: «ситуации» /фр./). acre ['eIk@], gallery ['g&l(@)rI], design [dI'zaIn] Sir Carmichael Clarke had purchased a site of some two acres commanding an uninterrupted view of the sea. The house he had built was of modern design a white rectangle that was not unpleasing to the eye. Apart from two big galleries that housed his collection it was not a large house ...»