Day 4 of 125

Day 4: A Tent with a New Hole

In a flat in Yekaterinburg in September, an engineer returns the tent he borrowed from his friend, a land surveyor, for a trip to the Urals.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
  2. Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Держи, возвращаю в целости и... почти в сохранности. Спасибо, без неё мы бы на Таганае пропали.

    Here you go, returned safe and... almost sound. Thanks, we'd have been lost on Taganay without it.

  2. B

    Погоди, что значит «почти»? У тебя такое лицо, будто в ней медведь ночевал.

    Hang on, what do you mean, 'almost'? You've got a face like a bear spent the night in it.

  3. A

    Даже говорить неловко. Сидели вечером у костра, поднялся ветер, и искрой, представляешь, прожгло тент прямо над входом.

    It's awkward even to say. We were sitting by the fire in the evening, the wind got up, and a spark, can you imagine, burned a hole in the flysheet right over the entrance.

  4. B

    Прожгло, говоришь... А палатку-то зачем было к костру так близко ставить, как тебя угораздило?

    Burned a hole, you say... And why on earth did you pitch the tent so close to the fire? What possessed you?

  5. A

    Сам не знаю как: метров пять было, не меньше. Дырка с пятирублёвую монету, я её пока скотчем заклеил.

    I don't know how myself: it was five metres away at least. The hole's the size of a five-rouble coin; I've taped it up for now.

  6. B

    Скотчем, значит... А я её пять сезонов берёг, ни одной затяжки, ни одной дырочки.

    With tape, huh... And I'd looked after it for five seasons, not a single snag, not a single little hole.

  7. A

    Знаю, потому мне и неудобно. Давай я всё возмещу: куплю новый тент или отдам в мастерскую.

    I know, that's why I feel so bad. Let me make it good: I'll buy a new flysheet or take it to a repair shop.

  8. B

    Да ладно, не делай из мухи слона, дело житейское. Я сам как-то в Карелии спальник спалил.

    Oh, come on, don't make a mountain out of a molehill, these things happen. I once burned a sleeping bag in Karelia myself.

  9. A

    Нет, так не пойдёт, совесть не позволит. Хотя бы латку поставлю за свой счёт, договорились?

    No, that won't do, my conscience won't let me. At least let me pay for a patch, deal?

  10. B

    Договорились. Но в следующий раз ставь палатку подальше от костра, а костёр подальше от палатки.

    Deal. But next time put the tent farther from the fire, and the fire farther from the tent.

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