Day 38 of 125

Day 38: Visiting Hours on the Trauma Ward

In a hospital in Irkutsk, a man visits his friend, who broke his leg skiing on Lake Baikal and shares a ward with an outspoken old man.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Здорово, горнолыжник! Держи передачку: котлеты от Ленки и пирожки, только прячь скорее, пока сестра не увидела.

    Hey there, champion skier! Here's a care package: cutlets from Lena and some pies, only hide them quick before the nurse sees.

  2. B

    Спасибо, спаситель! А то здешним супом можно окна мыть, такой он прозрачный.

    Thanks, you're a lifesaver! The soup here is so clear you could wash windows with it.

  3. C

    Суп ему, понимаешь, не угодил! А кто на Байкале с горы на лыжах летел, как лось молодой, я, что ли?

    The soup's not good enough for him, if you please! And who was flying down a mountain on skis at Baikal like a young elk, me?

  4. B

    Знакомься, это Пётр Ильич, мой сосед по палате. Воспитывает меня с утра до вечера.

    Meet Pyotr Ilyich, my neighbour on the ward. He brings me up from morning till night.

  5. A

    Очень приятно, Пётр Ильич. Вы уж с ним построже, а то он у нас сорвиголова.

    Nice to meet you, Pyotr Ilyich. Do be strict with him, he's a real daredevil.

  6. C

    Куда уж строже? Я ему каждый день твержу: тише едешь, дальше будешь. А он лежит в гипсе и про новые лыжи мечтает.

    How much stricter can I be? Every day I tell him: slow and steady wins the race. And there he lies in plaster, dreaming about new skis.

  7. B

    Да ладно вам, Пётр Ильич. Врач на обходе сказал: перелом чистый, без смещения, через неделю выпишут на костылях. Правда, потом месяц на больничном.

    Oh, come on, Pyotr Ilyich. On the ward round the doctor said it's a clean break, no displacement, they'll discharge me on crutches in a week. Then a month of sick leave, mind you.

  8. A

    Месяц на больничном, с котлетами и пирожками? Признайся, ты эту ногу специально сломал.

    A month of sick leave, with cutlets and pies? Admit it, you broke that leg on purpose.

  9. C

    Эх, молодёжь... Я в его годы в леспромхозе ногу ломал, так через три дня уже на делянку ковылял.

    Ah, young people... When I was his age I broke my leg at the timber works, and three days later I was hobbling back to the felling site.

  10. A

    Пётр Ильич, а может, пирожок? С капустой, домашний, не чета больничному супу.

    Pyotr Ilyich, how about a pie? Cabbage, home-made, no comparison with the hospital soup.

  11. C

    Ну, если с капустой... Давай, только сестре ни слова, а то и меня в разбалованные запишут.

    Well, if it's cabbage... Go on then, only not a word to the nurse, or she'll put me down as spoilt too.

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