Day 21 of 125

Day 21: A Wallet on the Kazan Tram

On a tram in Kazan, a student and his friend, a courier, find a wallet with cash and a business card on the seat.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Глянь, кошелёк на сиденье, пухлый какой, налички небось полно. Давай водителю отдадим, так положено.

    Look, a wallet on the seat, a fat one too, probably stuffed with cash. Let's give it to the driver, that's the proper way.

  2. B

    В депо он неделю проваляется. Смотри, тут визитка, давай я сам хозяину наберу.

    It'll lie around at the depot for a week. Look, there's a business card, let me call the owner myself.

  3. A

    А если визитка не его? Хоть намерения у нас и добрые, но чужого не бери, как бабушка говаривала.

    And what if the card isn't his? Our intentions may be good, but don't take what isn't yours, as my grandmother used to say.

  4. B

    Никто и не берёт. А если бы это был твой кошелёк, ты бы хотел, чтобы он в депо валялся?

    Nobody's taking anything. And if it were your wallet, would you want it lying around at the depot?

  5. A

    Ладно, звони. Только скажи сразу, что вознаграждения нам не надо, а то подумает, что мы вымогатели.

    All right, call. Only tell him straight away we don't want a reward, or he'll think we're extortionists.

  6. B

    Алло, добрый день, это Сафин? Мы с другом нашли в трамвае ваш кошелёк, куда вам его привезти?

    Hello, good afternoon, is this Mr. Safin? My friend and I found your wallet on a tram; where shall we bring it?

  7. A

    Ну что? Ты сияешь, будто тебе премию выписали.

    Well? You're beaming like someone just gave you a bonus.

  8. B

    Будет ждать у главного корпуса. А услышав твою фамилию, расхохотался и просил передать, что ждёт от тебя ещё и главу диплома.

    He'll wait at the main building. And when he heard your surname, he burst out laughing and asked me to tell you he's also expecting a chapter of your thesis from you.

  9. A

    Сафин... Рустам Ильдарович?! Это же мой научный руководитель, я от него месяц прячусь с этой главой.

    Safin... Rustam Ildarovich?! That's my thesis supervisor, I've been hiding from him with that chapter for a month.

  10. B

    Как бы то ни было, совесть у тебя теперь чиста, по крайней мере насчёт кошелька.

    Be that as it may, your conscience is clear now, at least as far as the wallet goes.

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